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SB 428 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to public office. (BDR 23-955)

SB 428 updates residency requirements for public officials, requiring them to maintain actual residence in their district for the entire term - not just at election time. It allows any voter to file a challenge if an incumbent no longer resides there, and makes proof of a candidate’s residency a public record (excluding confidential details). These changes apply to all state and local elected officials, including legislators, county officers, and city leaders. The bill modifies existing rules about vacancies, candidate qualifications, and challenge procedures for public office.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Vetoed
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 24, 2025 Vetoed Jun 9, 2025
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Reprint 2 → As Enrolled · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates Nevada's election laws to require public officials to maintain their actual residence within the jurisdiction of their office for their entire term. It introduces new requirements for officials to take additional oaths of office and allows voters to directly challenge incumbents who lose residency, shifting some enforcement power from the Attorney General to the public.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of residency enforcement to cover the entire term of office rather than just at the time of election, and extends the requirement for additional oaths to all public officers, not just legislators.
ELIGIBILITY

Residency is now required to be maintained for the entire duration of the office term, not just at the time of election.

Vacancies in party nominations now occur if a nominee no longer actually resides in the required jurisdiction, expanding the definition of vacancy beyond death or incapacity.

REQUIREMENT

All members of the Legislature and public officers must now swear additional oaths confirming they will relinquish office if they cease to be a resident.

Certified lists of candidates must now include the candidate's actual residential address in addition to their mailing address.

ENFORCEMENT

Electors are now authorized to file challenges directly against incumbents who have lost residency, rather than relying solely on the Attorney General to initiate proceedings.

DEFINITION

Proof of identity and residency submitted with candidacy declarations is now considered a public record, with specific exceptions for confidential information.

Floor votes · Assembly May 21, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Jun 9, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor. (Return to 84th Session.)
executive
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Assembly Amendment No. 587 concurred in. To enrollment.
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.
upper
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 14, Nays: 7.) To printer.
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Notice of eligibility for exemption. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 331.) Reprinting dispensed with.
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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