S.B. 141
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SENATE BILL NO. 141–SENATOR SCHEIBLE
PREFILED JANUARY 30, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to local facilities for
detention. (BDR 16-241)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: No.
CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 1)
(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 corrections; providing for the development and
implementation of certain policies relating to prisoners in
a county, city or town jail or detention facility who are
transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary
and intersex; authorizing the development and
implementation of certain training relating to such
prisoners; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires the Director of the Department of Corrections to adopt 1
regulations prescribing certain standards for the supervision, custody, care, security, 2
housing and medical and mental health treatment of offenders who are transgender, 3
gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and intersex. (NRS 209.358) Section 1 4
of this bill similarly requires the sheriff, chief of police or town marshal responsible 5
for the operation of a county, city or town jail or detention facility to develop and 6
implement a policy concerning the supervision, custody, care, security, housing and 7
medical and mental health treatment of prisoners who are transgender, gender non-8
conforming, gender non-binary and intersex. 9
Existing law authorizes the Director of the Department to develop and 10
implement a program of facility training for the correctional staff in each institution 11
and facility of the Department, which includes training in cultural competency for 12
interacting with offenders who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender 13
non-binary and intersex. (NRS 209.1315) Section 1 likewise authorizes the sheriff, 14
chief of police or town marshal responsible for the operation of a county, city or 15
town jail or detention facility to develop and implement training for members of the 16
staff of the jail or detention facility in cultural competency for interacting with 17
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prisoners who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and 18
intersex. 19
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 211 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. The sheriff, chief of police or town marshal responsible for 3
the operation of a county, city or town jail or detention facility 4
shall develop and implement a policy concerning the supervision, 5
custody, care, security, housing and medical and mental health 6
treatment of prisoners who are transgender, gender non-7
conforming, gender non-binary and intersex. The policy must: 8
(a) Apply the generally accepted standards of care and best 9
practices for the supervision, custody, care, security, housing and 10
medical and mental health treatment of prisoners who are 11
transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and 12
intersex; 13
(b) Use respectful language and currently accepted 14
terminology that accounts for and protects the rights of prisoners 15
who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary 16
and intersex; and 17
(c) Prohibit the discrimination of prisoners who are 18
transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and 19
intersex. 20
2. The sheriff, chief of police or town marshal responsible for 21
the operation of a county, city or town jail or detention facility 22
may develop and implement training for members of the staff of 23
the jail or detention facility in cultural competency for interacting 24
with prisoners who are transgender, gender non-conforming, 25
gender non-binary and intersex. 26
3. As used in this section: 27
(a) “Gender non-binary” means a person whose gender 28
identity does not conform to the traditional gender binary of male 29
and female. 30
(b) “Gender non-conforming” means a person whose gender 31
characteristics or behaviors do not conform to those 32
characteristics or behaviors traditionally associated with the 33
biological sex of the person. 34
(c) “Intersex” means a condition in which a person is born 35
with external genitals, internal reproductive organs, chromosome 36
patterns or an endocrine system that does not conform to the 37
traditional gender binary of male or female. 38
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(d) “Transgender” means a person whose gender identity or 1
expression differs from the sex assigned to the person at birth. 2
Sec. 2. The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any 3
additional expenses of a local government that are related to the 4
provisions of this act. 5
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