SB 416 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to the statewide sobriety and drug monitoring program. (BDR 43-423)

SB 416 changes Nevada's statewide sobriety and drug monitoring program by replacing "restricted driver's licenses" with a new "24/7 privilege" for participants. This privilege, issued by the DMV upon court notice, allows participants to drive unrestricted to any destination while complying with program requirements - removing prior restrictions that limited driving to work, testing sites, or medical appointments. The bill also expands allowable sanctions for program violations to include increased monitoring, treatment, or testing, and updates technical definitions related to testing methods. This directly affects individuals in Nevada's sobriety/drug monitoring program who currently hold restricted licenses.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 20, 2025 Signed May 30, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 1 As Enrolled · 4 edits · May 30, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates the Nevada 24/7 Sobriety and Drug Monitoring Program by replacing the term 'restricted driver's license' with '24/7 privilege' to reflect that participants can now drive freely to any destination, rather than being limited to specific locations like work or court. It also clarifies legal definitions regarding testing methods and expands the list of potential sanctions for non-compliance to include increased monitoring, supervision, treatment, or testing.
Scope change
The bill broadens the driving privileges for program participants from a restricted license with specific destination limits to a 24/7 privilege allowing travel to any location, provided the participant remains compliant with program requirements.
ELIGIBILITY

Replaced 'restricted driver's license' with '24/7 privilege' to indicate that participants can drive to any destination without the previous geographic limitations.

DEFINITION

Clarified that 'testing' includes methods approved under federal regulations, even if they do not require testing at a physical location.

ENFORCEMENT

Expanded the list of authorized sanctions for program violations to include increased monitoring, supervision, treatment, or testing, in addition to existing penalties like incarceration.

REQUIREMENT

Made technical corrections to statutory language to align with the new 24/7 privilege terminology and federal testing guidelines.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2025 · Assembly May 21, 2025

How they voted

200
Passed
Total votes 20
Apr 21, 2025
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican8
8 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
3
May 30, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 135.
executive
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
To enrollment.
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 243.) Reprinting dispensed with. Placed on General File.
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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