(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 15, 2025)
FIRST REPRINT S.B. 358
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SENATE BILL NO. 358–SENATOR TAYLOR
MARCH 17, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Requires certain units of government of this State to
accept certain forms of payment. (BDR 19-759)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: No.
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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 governmental entities; requiring certain units of
government of this State to accept certain forms of
payment; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
This bill requires, with certain exceptions, each officer, agency, branch, board, 1
commission, department, division, bureau, district, city, county or other political 2
subdivision or unit of government of this State to accept from a business entity as 3
payment for any fee, tax or other debt, payment by debit card, credit card, check or 4
electronic transfer of money. 5
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 237 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each 3
governmental agency shall accept from a business entity as 4
payment for any fee, tax or other debt to the governmental agency 5
payment by debit card, credit card, check or electronic transfer of 6
money. 7
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to payments 8
made: 9
(a) Pursuant to NRS 353.1467; 10
(b) To the Department of Taxation pursuant to paragraph (b) 11
of subsection 1 of NRS 360A.040; 12
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(c) To the Cannabis Compliance Board; 1
(d) To the Division of Insurance of the Department of 2
Business and Industry; or 3
(e) To any court of the Judicial Department of State 4
Government. 5
3. As used in this section: 6
(a) “Electronic transfer of money” has the meaning ascribed 7
to it in NRS 353.1467. 8
(b) “Governmental agency” means an officer, agency, branch, 9
board, commission, department, division, bureau, district, city, 10
county or any other political subdivision or unit of government of 11
this State. 12
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