Nevada’s 2025 legislative session is heating up, three bills, SB406, SB350, SB155, are poised to rattle the cages of every freedom-loving Nevadan from the rural sagebrush to the Vegas strip. These aren’t just bureaucratic paper shuffles, they’re government power grabs, head-scratchers that demand your attention. Here’s the raw truth, straight from the bills themselves, with dates, locations, ways to make your voice heard.
SB406: State Shields Itself from COVID Fallout
The State of Nevada is pulling a fast one with SB406, a bill that screams self-preservation over accountability. Straight from the text: “the State, any university, college or community college… and any officer or employee thereof are immune from civil liability” for damages tied to their COVID-19 response. Translation? If you got burned, lost your job, got yanked from school, faced ruin over vaccine mandates, the state’s washing its hands of it. No restitution, no apologies, just a legal fortress to dodge lawsuits. Critics say it’s a coward’s move, ducking responsibility for measures many now see as overreach, leaving citizens high and dry. The state’s betting you’ll just forget the chaos it unleashed under the “public safety” banner.
Get Involved: Testify in person on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 1 p.m., Room 1214, Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City. Call in at (888) 475-4499, Meeting ID 83487236006#. Email exhibits to SenJUD@sen.state.nv.us, contact the Senate Judiciary Committee: John.Ellison@sen.state.nv.us Edgar.Flores@sen.state.nv.us Ira.Hansen@sen.state.nv.us Lisa.Krasner@sen.state.nv.us Roberta.Lange@sen.state.nv.us Rochelle.Nguyen@sen.state.nv.us James.Ohrenschall@sen.state.nv.us Melanie.Scheible@sen.state.nv.us
Submit opinions at https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12729/Meetings
SB350: Death Penalty Delay or Dismantling?
SB350’s a sly jab at Nevada’s death penalty, stretching the execution timeline from 60-90 days to 180-270 days after a judge signs the warrant. Same goes for new warrants, jumping from 15-30 days to that bloated 180-270 window. Why? The bill’s silent on that, it’s a head-scratcher since appeals already drag executions out for years, decades, even. No one’s been strapped to the gurney within 90 days since frontier justice days. This feels like a pointless stall, a backdoor way to neuter capital punishment without saying it outright. For a state where justice already crawls, this is a solution chasing a ghost problem.
Get Involved: Testify Thursday, April 3, 2025, 1 p.m., Room 1214, Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City. Dial (888) 475-4499, Meeting ID 84232300913#. Email exhibits to SenJUD@sen.state.nv.us, hit up the Senate Judiciary Committee John.Ellison@sen.state.nv.us Edgar.Flores@sen.state.nv.us Ira.Hansen@sen.state.nv.us Lisa.Krasner@sen.state.nv.us Roberta.Lange@sen.state.nv.us Rochelle.Nguyen@sen.state.nv.us James.Ohrenschall@sen.state.nv.us Melanie.Scheible@sen.state.nv.us
Opinions go to https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12617/Meetings
SB155: Non-Citizens Policing Citizens?
SB155 wants non-U.S. citizens, folks “legally authorized to work” here, wearing badges, policing Nevadans. Loyalty to the nation? Questionable. Background checks? Good luck digging through foreign records. This bill hands law enforcement power to people unbound by citizenship’s ties, risking community trust, tension. Current law says wait for citizenship, why rush this? No time limit for gaining citizenship post-hire sweetens the deal for outsiders. Echoing AB30 from 2023, this smells like a recycled overreach that spits on the idea that authority should stem from within.
Get Involved: Testify Monday, March 31, 2025, 3:30 p.m., Room 2149, Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City. Call (888) 475-4499, Meeting ID 86213749854#. Email exhibits to SenGa@sen.state.nv.us, the Senate Government Affairs Committee:
Skip.Daly@sen.state.nv.us John.Ellison@sen.state.nv.us Edgar.Flores@sen.state.nv.us Lisa.Krasner@sen.state.nv.us Dina.Neal@sen.state.nv.us James.Ohrenschall@sen.state.nv.us Lori.Rogich@sen.state.nv.us
Opinions at https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12127/Overview
The Bottom Line
These bills aren’t just ink on paper, they’re a litmus test for Nevada’s soul. SB406 dodges accountability, SB350 toys with justice, SB155 gambles with sovereignty. Rural toughs, Vegas grinders alike should see red over this. Show up, speak out, watch the state tighten its grip while shrugging off your rights.
Speak Up, Nevada! What’s on Your Mind? Send us your opinion!
Got the inside scoop on something happening in Nevada? Or the country? Do you have thoughts about life in Nevada that are too good to keep to yourself? Whether it’s a hot take on our politics, crime, education, or even the secret to surviving our summers, we’re all ears! Swing them our way at editor@thenevadaglobe.com. Come on, give us the scoop on what makes Nevada tick—or what ticks you off. Let’s make some noise and have some fun with it!