---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises the penalties for the commission of certain prohibited acts relating to controlled substances. (BDR 40-1006)"
description: "Revises the penalties for the commission of certain prohibited acts relating to controlled substances. (BDR 40-1006)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nv"
legislature: "Nevada Legislature"
session: "81"
identifier: "SB 359"
citation: "Nevada SB 359 (81)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ARSON", "CANNABIS", "CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES", "CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS", "EXPLOSIONS", "MARIJUANA"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senate Committee on Judiciary"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-25T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-02T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50f990eb-d526-4a39-92a4-2a4405bd9fdb"
source_url: "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/81st2021/Bill/8017/Overview"
source_hash: "36ffbe3ca36cc9b6ff2084fd70471573821c20ea0bab5291c38ca6ec35395b7b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nv"]
---

# Nevada SB 359 (81) — Revises the penalties for the commission of certain prohibited acts relating to controlled substances. (BDR 40-1006)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/SB/SB359.pdf)
2. **Amendment 358** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/Amendments/A_SB359_358.pdf)
3. **Amendment 605** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/Amendments/A_SB359_R1_605.pdf)
4. **Reprint 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/SB/SB359_R1.pdf)
5. **Reprint 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/SB/SB359_R2.pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/SB/SB359_EN.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Senate Committee on Judiciary — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-25T07:00:00+00:00** Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To committee.
- **2021-04-15T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 358.) To printer. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-16T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-19T07:00:00+00:00** In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-17T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-18T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 605.) To printer. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-19T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- **2021-05-20T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- **2021-05-21T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 36, Nays: 5, Absent: 1.) To Senate. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-24T07:00:00+00:00** In Senate.
- **2021-05-25T07:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment No. 605 concurred in. To enrollment. `passage`
- **2021-05-27T07:00:00+00:00** Enrolled and delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-02T07:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor. Chapter 300. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50f990eb-d526-4a39-92a4-2a4405bd9fdb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).