republic-os/legislation/us/states/nv/80/sb-242.md

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type: "Bill" title: "Revises provisions relating to peace officers. (BDR 23-1066)" description: "AN ACT relating to peace officers; requiring that a suspended peace officer must be granted back pay under certain circumstances; defining “law enforcement agency” for certain purposes; requiring that the questioning of a peace officer by a superior officer cease under certain circumstances; prohibiting the disclosure or use of a peace officer's compelled statement in certain civil cases; limiting, with certain exceptions, the time in which a law enforcement agency may initiate an investigation into certain alleged misconduct of a peace officer; prohibiting, with limited exception, a law enforcement agency from reassigning a peace officer while he or she is under investigation; requiring, under certain circumstances, the dismissal of civil and administrative proceedings against a peace officer; and providing other matters properly relating thereto." jurisdiction: "us/states/nv" legislature: "Nevada Legislature" session: "80" identifier: "SB 242" citation: "Nevada SB 242 (80)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["PORTABLE EVENT RECORDING DEVICES", "ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCEDURE", "UNFUNDED MANDATES", "LABOR ORGANIZATIONS", "VEHICULAR EVENT RECORDING DEVICES", "ATTORNEY’S FEES", "CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS", "ATTORNEYS AT LAW", "DISMISSAL OF ACTIONS", "EVIDENCE", "PEACE OFFICERS", "ACTIONS", "CIVIL", "CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED INFORMATION"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Senator Nicole Cannizzaro"] version_count: 6 action_count: 11 vote_count: 0 first_action: "2019-02-28T08:00:00+00:00" last_action: "2019-06-06T07:00:00+00:00" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00972127-6fe5-4fec-9803-bfa126c857bc" source_url: "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Bill/6410/Overview" source_hash: "ffc1095e59688d6ed86deb12fd151c04959ac07b2b5baccad5ec5b22ddcc3f2f" 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 242 (80) — Revises provisions relating to peace officers. (BDR 23-1066)

AN ACT relating to peace officers; requiring that a suspended peace officer must be granted back pay under certain circumstances; defining “law enforcement agency” for certain purposes; requiring that the questioning of a peace officer by a superior officer cease under certain circumstances; prohibiting the disclosure or use of a peace officer's compelled statement in certain civil cases; limiting, with certain exceptions, the time in which a law enforcement agency may initiate an investigation into certain alleged misconduct of a peace officer; prohibiting, with limited exception, a law enforcement agency from reassigning a peace officer while he or she is under investigation; requiring, under certain circumstances, the dismissal of civil and administrative proceedings against a peace officer; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Version chain

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

1. As Introduced (filed) — source
2. Amendment 441 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment 847 (committee substitute) — source
4. Reprint 1 (committee substitute) — source
5. Reprint 2 (committee substitute) — source
6. As Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Sponsors

• Senator Nicole Cannizzaro — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-02-28T08:00:00+00:00 Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer. reading-1, referral-committee
• 2019-03-01T08:00:00+00:00 From printer. To committee.
• 2019-04-18T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 441.) To printer. committee-passage
• 2019-04-19T07:00:00+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.
• 2019-04-22T07:00:00+00:00 In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.
• 2019-05-23T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 847.) To printer. committee-passage
• 2019-05-24T07:00:00+00:00 From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 36, Nays: 3, Excused: 2, Vacant: 1.) To Senate.
• 2019-05-27T07:00:00+00:00 In Senate.
• 2019-05-28T07:00:00+00:00 Assembly Amendment No. 847 concurred in. To enrollment.
• 2019-05-30T07:00:00+00:00 Enrolled and delivered to Governor. executive-receipt
• 2019-06-06T07:00:00+00:00 Approved by the Governor. Chapter 430. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/00972127-6fe5-4fec-9803-bfa126c857bc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).