AB580 • 2025

Makes an appropriation to the Department of Indigent Defense Services for certain costs related to the provision of indigent defense services. (BDR S-1222)

AN ACT making an appropriation to the Department of Indigent Defense Services for certain costs related to the provision of indigent defense services; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT making an appropriation to the Department of Indigent Defense Services for certain costs related to the provision of indigent defense services; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

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Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Ways and Means
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Effective date: Not listed

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Makes an appropriation to the Department of Indigent Defense Services for certain costs related to the provision of indigent defense services. (BDR S-1222)

Makes an appropriation to the Department of Indigent Defense Services for certain costs related to the provision of indigent defense services.

What This Bill Does

Makes an appropriation to the Department of Indigent Defense Services for certain costs related to the provision of indigent defense services.
(BDR S-1222)

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Bill History

2025-05-14 Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System
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Official Summary Text

Makes an appropriation to the Department of Indigent Defense Services for certain costs related to the provision of indigent defense services. (BDR S-1222)

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A.B. 580

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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 580–COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

(ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF FINANCE
IN THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR)

MAY 14, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

SUMMARY—Makes an appropriation to the Department of
Indigent Defense Services for certain costs related to
the provision of indigent defense services.
(BDR S-1222)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Contains Appropri ation not included
in Executive Budget.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

AN ACT making an appropriation to the Department of Indigent
Defense Services for certain costs related to the provision
of indigent defense services; and providing other matters
properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 1
General Fund to the Department of Indigent Defense Services the 2
sum of $3,000,000 for the costs of stipends for public defenders and 3
other costs of the Department related to compliance with the Davis 4
v. State (Nev. First Jud. Dist. Ct. Case No. 170C002271B (Aug. 11, 5
2020)) consent judgment. 6
2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by 7
subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 8
2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 9
to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 10
transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 11
money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 12
September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the m oney was 13

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appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently 1
granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General 2
Fund on or before September 17, 2027. 3
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025. 4