Chair Miller convened the Nevada Assembly Judiciary Committee work session in Carson City with remote participation from Las Vegas and advanced multiple Senate bills to the Assembly floor on motions to "do pass" or to "amend and do pass." Cesar Muddler, the committee policy analyst, introduced the measures and reminded members that LCB staff are nonpartisan: "As nonpartisan LCB staff, I can neither support nor oppose any of the measures that come before this committee."

Why it matters: The bills the committee advanced affect criminal justice procedures, victim services reimbursements, cannabis industry testing standards, limits on local removal of religious or cultural displays, and the statutory framework for executions. Several measures passed unanimously; a handful recorded named dissenting votes in committee, which are now part of the floor record.

Most significant actions and highlights

- Senate Bill 46 (gaming): Introduced on behalf of the Nevada Gaming Control Board with no amendments; the committee moved to do pass and the motion passed unanimously. The committee assigned the floor statement to Assembly member LaRue Hatch.

- Senate Bill 87 (forensic medical examinations): An amendment described reimbursement provisions for forensic and strangulation exams, including direction that state reimbursement occur at DHHS-established rates and that counties cover costs exceeding state funds; the committee moved to amend and do pass; the motion passed unanimously. The floor statement was assigned to Assembly member Gray.

- Senate Bill 157 (cannabis testing): The committee-submitted amendment aligns sample collection to the latest ASTM International standard, revises sample sizes and lot-weight categories, permits annual adjustments to lot-size limits based on scientific data, and establishes a public complaint portal; several members said they had initially opposed the bill but would vote yes after amendment work. The motion to amend and do pass carried unanimously; the floor statement was assigned to Assembly member Dalia.

- Senate Bill 201 (religious and cultural displays): Sponsors and committee amendments expanded locations and protections for religious or cultural items and added requirements for respectful notice and handling before removal; the committee moved to amend and do pass and recorded a unanimous committee vote. The floor statement was assigned to Assembly member Moore.

- Senate Bill 350 (death penalty): An amendment shortened timeframes for setting execution dates (reducing periods in statute from 180 to 120 days and from 270 to 180 days in the sections amended). The committee voted to amend and do pass; there were recorded nays from several members and a floor statement was assigned to Assembly member Dahlia.

- Other measures: The committee advanced bills revising administration of justice (SB 120), services to victims of crime (SB 125), juvenile court treatment programs (SB 140), detention facilities (SB 141), exemptions from execution (SB 142 — passed with recorded nays), peace-officer provisions (SB 298 — passed with recorded nays), offender-employment reporting changes (SB 334 — passed with recorded nays), guardianship reforms (SB 346), crimes and sentencing adjustments (SB 371), personal financial administration (SB 404), cannabis-related statutory updates (SB 168), unlawful dissemination of intimate images (SB 213) and others listed below. Most motions were phrased as "amend and do pass" where amendments existed; bills without amendments were taken as "do pass." Where members voiced reservations, comments were recorded and will appear on the committee and floor records.

Votes at a glance (committee action, assigned floor statement, notable roll-call nays where recorded)

- SB 46 (gaming): Do pass; assigned to Assembly member LaRue Hatch; committee vote: unanimous.
- SB 87 (forensic medical examinations): Amend and do pass (amendment addresses reimbursement language and county responsibility for excess costs); assigned to Assembly member Gray; committee vote: unanimous.
- SB 120 (administration of justice): Do pass; assigned to Assembly member Ordlicker; committee vote: unanimous.
- SB 125 (services to victims of crime): Do pass; assigned to Assembly member Cole; committee vote: unanimous.
- SB 140 (juvenile treatment programs): Amend and do pass (adds Assembly member Hanson as cosponsor); assigned to Assembly member Hanson; committee vote: unanimous.
- SB 141 (local detention facilities): Do pass; assigned to Assembly member Nadim; committee vote: unanimous.
- SB 142 (property exempt from execution): Amend and do pass; assigned to Assembly member Gonzales; committee recorded nays from Assembly members Hardy, Gray, Cole, Urich and Hanson; motion nevertheless passed and was advanced.
- SB 201 (religious and cultural displays): Amend and do pass (expands locations and protections, refines definitions and removal procedures); assigned to Assembly member Moore; committee vote: unanimous.
- SB 256 (gaming-related sponsor change): Amend and do pass (adds Assembly member Miller as a primary sponsor); assigned to Assembly member Gray; committee vote: unanimous.
- SB 298 (peace officers): Amend and do pass (committee noted amendment not in document; amendment clarifies a limiting exception); recorded nays from Assembly members Hardy, Gray, Cole, Urich and Hanson; assigned to Assembly member Moore.
- SB 334 (offender employment reports): Amend and do pass (adds prisoner educational attainment to reporting requirements); recorded nays from Assembly members Hardy, Gray, Cole, Hansen and Yurek; assigned to Assembly member Roth.
- SB 346 (guardianship): Amend and do pass (adds Assembly member Hanson as cosponsor); assigned to Assembly member Nadim; committee vote: unanimous.
- SB 350 (death penalty timeframes): Amend and do pass (shortens specified timeframes for setting execution dates); recorded nays from Assembly members Hardy, Gray, Urich and Hansen; assigned to Assembly member Dahlia.
- SB 371 (crimes): Do pass; assigned to Assembly member Hardy; committee vote: unanimous.
- SB 404 (personal financial administration): Amend and do pass (deletes sections related to homestead dollar amounts and adjusts references); assigned to Assembly member Urich; committee vote: unanimous.
- SB 157 (cannabis testing): Amend and do pass (aligns sample collection to ASTM, updates lot size rules, establishes public complaint portal); several members said they had shifted from no to yes after amendments; assigned to Assembly member Dalia; committee vote: unanimous.
- SB 168 (cannabis provisions): Amend and do pass (various cleanups and sponsor-proposed changes); assigned to Assembly member Cole; committee vote: unanimous.
- SB 213 (unlawful dissemination of intimate images): Amend and do pass (amendments include public-figure exclusion removal and a clarification about persons 18 years of age); assigned to Assembly member Roth; committee vote: unanimous.

Discussion vs. decisions: Most items were moved on motions to "amend and do pass" or "do pass" with limited oral debate in committee. On several bills members recorded policy concerns or signaled they would revisit language on the floor; on SB 157 members described negotiating the amendments as addressing industry and consumer-protection aims before voting yes in committee. The committee formally approved each measure it considered and assigned floor authors for the Assembly record.

Procedure and next steps: Each advanced bill will appear on the Assembly floor with the committee's floor statement. Committee members and staff noted that where amendments and sponsor changes were filed, additional refinements may appear on the floor. Public comment for this work session was scheduled for the end of the meeting; the committee stood in recess at the conclusion of the work session.

Ending: The committee recessed after concluding its work session and assigning floor statements for the advanced bills.