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SB 13 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to the disposition of bail. (BDR 14-471)

SB 13 (Revises provisions relating to the disposition of bail) changes how courts handle returned bail money. It replaces the existing rule requiring automatic bail exoneration (returning funds) when charges are dismissed or not filed, with a new rule allowing courts to dispose of bail based on agreement between all parties involved. This directly affects defendants released on bail, courts, and bail bond providers by shifting from a mandatory process to a negotiated one. The key provision eliminates the requirement for courts to exonerate bail automatically, instead permitting parties to reach mutual agreements on bail disposition. The bill became law on May 26, 2025.
Issues: ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill replaces mandatory bail return with discretionary agreement, potentially reducing defendant rights in criminal justice system.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Oct 30, 2024 Signed May 26, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 1 → As Enrolled · 3 edits · May 26, 2025
MINOR
This bill modifies the rules for when courts must release bail money (exoneration). It allows courts to keep bail money if all parties agree, even if a case is dismissed, and removes the requirement to automatically release bail if no new legal action is filed against the defendant.
Scope change
The bill expands the circumstances under which bail can be retained by the court, shifting from a mandatory release policy to one that allows for retention based on party agreement.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the rule for releasing bail upon dismissal from a mandatory requirement to a discretionary one, allowing courts to keep the money if all parties agree.

Deleted the specific requirement that courts must exonerate (release) bail if no formal legal action is instituted against the defendant.

Removed the 30-day delay provision for releasing bail when a case is dismissed, as the new agreement-based rule supersedes this automatic timeline.

Floor votes · Assembly May 19, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
2
May 26, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate. To enrollment.
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: 1.) To Assembly.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
upper
Oct 30, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.