SB395 · NV 83rd Session
AN ACT relating to autonomous vehicles; revising requirements for a human operator to be present in an autonomous vehicle during operation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to autonomous vehicles; revising requirements for a human operator to be pres
Fiscal effect: state
Outcome: Passed Senate only — last vote Senate (As Introduced): Passed on 2025-04-16
NV Legislature 83rd Session bill, aggregated from roll-call votes across the seated state legislators in this dataset. Bill ID 6720.
Sponsorship
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Roll-call summary
| Vote | Count |
|---|---|
| Nay | 31 |
| Yea | 25 |
Party breakdown
| Party | Yea | Nay |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 25 | 31 |
Per-legislator votes
| Legislator | Party | Vote | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 23, 2019 |
| Alexis Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, April 17, 2019 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 20, 2021 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 24, 2013 |
| Bert Gurr | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Brian Hibbetts | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Carrie Buck | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 20, 2021 |
| Carrie Buck | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Sunday, June 4, 2023 |
| Carrie Buck | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, April 16, 2025 |
| Cresent Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Sunday, June 2, 2013 |
| Danielle Gallant | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Gregory Hafen II | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 23, 2019 |
| Gregory Hafen II | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Gregory Koenig | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Heidi Kasama | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, April 17, 2019 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 20, 2021 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Sunday, June 4, 2023 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, April 16, 2025 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Sunday, June 2, 2013 |
| Jeff Stone | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Sunday, June 4, 2023 |
| Jeff Stone | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, April 16, 2025 |
| Jill Dickman | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Jill Dickman | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Joe Hardy | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (4th Reprint) | Monday, June 1, 2009 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 23, 2019 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, April 16, 2025 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Sunday, June 2, 2013 |
| John Steinbeck | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, April 16, 2025 |
| Ken Gray | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 23, 2019 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Sunday, June 4, 2023 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, April 16, 2025 |
| Lori Rogich | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, April 16, 2025 |
| Mark Amodei | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (4th Reprint) | Tuesday, May 19, 2009 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 20, 2021 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, April 17, 2019 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 24, 2013 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 23, 2019 |
| Michele Fiore | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Michele Fiore | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Sunday, June 2, 2013 |
| Philip O'Neill | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Philip O'Neill | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Richard DeLong | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Robin Lee Titus | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 23, 2019 |
| Robin Lee Titus | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Robin Lee Titus | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, April 16, 2025 |
| Robin Titus | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, April 16, 2025 |
| Thaddeus Yurek III | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Victoria Seaman | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
Bill history (11 actions)
Chronological legislative actions taken on this bill, sourced from NELIS. Journal links open the daily Assembly or Senate journal PDF where the action was recorded — public record per NRS 218D.
| Date | Action | Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2025 | Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To printer. | Senate Journal |
| Mar 18, 2025 | From printer. To committee. | |
| Apr 14, 2025 | From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. | Senate Journal |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. | Senate Journal |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 14, Nays: 7.) To Assembly. | Senate Journal |
| Apr 17, 2025 | In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To committee. | Assembly Journal |
| May 20, 2025 | From committee: Without recommendation. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. | Assembly Journal |
| May 21, 2025 | Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. | Assembly Journal |
| May 22, 2025 | Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. | Assembly Journal |
| May 23, 2025 | Taken from General File. Placed on Chief Clerk's desk. | Assembly Journal |
| May 24, 2025 | (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.4, no further action allowed.) |
Exhibits, testimony & documents (6 on file)
Exhibits, testimony, amendments, and supporting documents collected by the NV Legislature on this bill. Submissions are public record per NRS 218D. Sources cite back to NELIS.
Opposition (6)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Testimony | Jose Torres | |
| Testimony | Noelani Derrickson, TESLA | |
| Letter | Paul Enos, Nevada Trucking Association | |
| Letter | Jose Torres, Technet | |
| Letter | AV Trucking Coalition | |
| Letter | Renee Gibson, Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association |