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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 21, 2025)
FIRST REPRINT A.B. 66
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 66–COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
(ON BEHALF OF THE NEVADA SUPREME COURT)
PREFILED NOVEMBER 20, 2024
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to district courts.
(BDR 1-473)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: Yes.
CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§§ 2, 8)
(NOT REQUESTED BY AFFECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT)
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to district courts; increasing the number of district
judges in certain judicial districts; and providing other
matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law: (1) divides the State into 11 judicial districts; and (2) sets forth 1
the number of district judges in each judicial district. (NRS 3.010, 3.011-3.0197) 2
The Nevada Constitution authorizes the Legislature to increase or decrease the 3
number of district judges. (Nev. Const. Art. 6, § 5) 4
Section 2 of this bill increases the number of district judges in the First Judicial 5
District, which includes Carson City and Storey County, from two district judges to 6
three district judges. (NRS 3.010, 3.011) Section 8 of this bill increases the number 7
of district judges in the Tenth Judicial District, which includes Churchill County, 8
from one district judge to two district judges. (NRS 3.010, 3.0195) Section 10 of 9
this bill sets out the timeframe for the election of the additional judges who will 10
take office on January 4, 2027. 11
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. (Deleted by amendment.) 1
Sec. 2. NRS 3.011 is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
3.011 For the First Judicial District there must be [two] three 3
district judges. 4
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Sec. 3. (Deleted by amendment.) 1
Sec. 4. (Deleted by amendment.) 2
Sec. 5. (Deleted by amendment.) 3
Sec. 6. (Deleted by amendment.) 4
Sec. 7. (Deleted by amendment.) 5
Sec. 8. NRS 3.0195 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6
3.0195 For the Tenth Judicial District there must be [one] two 7
district [judge.] judges. 8
Sec. 9. (Deleted by amendment.) 9
Sec. 10. Each additional district judge required pursuant to the 10
amendatory provisions of sections 2 and 8 of this act must be 11
selected at the general election to be held on November 3, 2026, and 12
take office on January 4, 2027, for a term that expires on January 3, 13
2033. 14
Sec. 11. The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any 15
additional expenses of a local government that are related to the 16
provisions of this act. 17
Sec. 12. 1. This section and sections 1, 10 and 11 of this act 18
become effective on January 1, 2026. 19
2. Sections 2 and 8 of this act become effective on January 4, 20
2027. 21
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