AB66 • 2025

Revises provisions relating to district courts. (BDR 1-473)

AN ACT relating to district courts; increasing the number of district judges in certain judicial districts; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to district courts; increasing the number of district judges in certain judicial districts; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Judiciary
Last action
Official status: (No further action taken.) (See full list below)
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Increasing the Number of District Judges

This bill increases the number of district judges in two judicial districts and sets a timeline for their election.

What This Bill Does

Increases the number of district judges from two to three in the First Judicial District, which includes Carson City and Storey County.
Increases the number of district judges from one to two in the Tenth Judicial District, which includes Churchill County.
Sets a timeline for the election of these additional judges who will take office on January 4, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

People living in Carson City and Storey County (First Judicial District).
People living in Churchill County (Tenth Judicial District).

Terms To Know

Judicial District: A specific area of a state where courts have authority to hear cases.
District Judge: A judge who works in a district court and handles legal matters within that judicial district.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how the additional judges will be funded.
It may have fiscal impacts on local governments, but it is unclear what these impacts are without further details.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 286

286

Adopted Amendments

Plain English: Amendment 286 to AB66 maintains existing provisions regarding the number of district judges without changing them.

The amendment does not add or remove any specific changes to the bill's text related to increasing the number of district judges in certain judicial districts.

The official amendment text is incomplete and does not provide clear details on specific changes, making it difficult to summarize concrete modifications.

Bill History

2024-11-20 Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System
(No further action taken.) (See full list below)

Official Summary Text

Revises provisions relating to district courts. (BDR 1-473)

Current Bill Text

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 21, 2025)
FIRST REPRINT A.B. 66

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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 66–COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

(ON BEHALF OF THE NEVADA SUPREME COURT)

PREFILED NOVEMBER 20, 2024
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to district courts.
(BDR 1-473)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: Yes.

CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§§ 2, 8)
(NOT REQUESTED BY AFFECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT)

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

AN ACT relating to district courts; increasing the number of district
judges in certain judicial districts; and providing other
matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law: (1) divides the State into 11 judicial districts; and (2) sets forth 1
the number of district judges in each judicial district. (NRS 3.010, 3.011 -3.0197) 2
The Nevada Constitution authorizes the Legislature to inc rease or decrease the 3
number of district judges. (Nev. Const. Art. 6, § 5) 4
Section 2 of this bill increases the number of district judges in the First Judicial 5
District, which includes Carson City and Storey County, from two district judges to 6
three district judges. (NRS 3.010, 3.011) Section 8 of this bill increases the number 7
of district judges in the Tenth Judicial District, which includes Churchill County, 8
from one district judge to two district judges. (NRS 3.010, 3.0195) Section 10 of 9
this bill sets out the timeframe for the election of the additional judges who will 10
take office on January 4, 2027. 11

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. (Deleted by amendment.) 1
Sec. 2. NRS 3.011 is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
3.011 For the First Judicial District there must be [two] three 3
district judges. 4

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Sec. 3. (Deleted by amendment.) 1
Sec. 4. (Deleted by amendment.) 2
Sec. 5. (Deleted by amendment.) 3
Sec. 6. (Deleted by amendment.) 4
Sec. 7. (Deleted by amendment.) 5
Sec. 8. NRS 3.0195 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6
3.0195 For the Tenth Judicial District there must be [one] two 7
district [judge.] judges. 8
Sec. 9. (Deleted by amendment.) 9
Sec. 10. Each additional district judge required pursuant to the 10
amendatory provisions of sections 2 and 8 of this act must be 11
selected at the general election to be held on November 3, 2026, and 12
take office on January 4, 2027, f or a term that expires on January 3, 13
2033. 14
Sec. 11. The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any 15
additional expenses of a local government that are related to the 16
provisions of this act. 17
Sec. 12. 1. This section and sections 1, 10 and 11 of this act 18
become effective on January 1, 2026. 19
2. Sections 2 and 8 of this act become effective on January 4, 20
2027. 21

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