Revises provisions relating to motor carriers. (BDR 58-963)

(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 21, 2025)
FIRST REPRINT S.B. 180

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SENATE BILL NO. 180–SENATOR FLORES

PREFILED FEBRUARY 3, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to motor carriers.
(BDR 58-963)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.

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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 motor carriers; establishing the minimum
amount of insurance against liability of which the Nevada
Transportation Authority of the Department of Business
and Industry and the Department of Motor Vehicles must
require certain motor carriers to file evidence, bond or
surety; and provid ing other matters properly relating
thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law authorizes the Nevada Transportation Authority of the Department 1
of Business and Industry and the Department of Motor Vehicles to require certain 2
motor carriers to file with the Authority or the Department, as applicable, in a form 3
required and approved by the Authority or the Department a liability insurance 4
policy, or a certificate of insurance in lieu thereof, or a bond of a surety company, 5
or other surety, in such r easonable sum as the Authority or the Department may 6
deem necessary to protect adequately the interests of the public. (NRS 706.291) 7
This bill requires the Authority or the Department to require the filing of such a 8
policy, certificate, bond or other suret y, in an amount not less than a certain 9
minimum amount, by: (1) every fully regulated carrier which is subject to 10
regulation by the Authority and authorized to transport only freight; and (2) every 11
other common and contract motor carrier and every private carrier which is subject 12
to regulation by the Department and authorized to transport intrastate -only freight 13
by vehicles with a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or 14
more. Under this bill, the minimum amount of such a policy, certi ficate, bond 15
or other surety is required to be: (1) on or after January 1, 2026, $1,000,000; (2) on 16
or after January 1, 2028, $1,250,000; and (3) on or after January 1, 2030, 17
$1,500,000. 18

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

Section 1. NRS 706.291 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
706.291 1. [The] Except as otherwise provided in this 2
subsection, the Authority shall require every fully regulated carrier 3
and every operator of a tow car, within such time and in such 4
amounts as the Authority may designate, to file with the Authority 5
in a form required and approved by the Authority a liability 6
insurance policy, or a certificate of insurance in lieu thereof, or a 7
bond of a surety company, or other suret y, in such reasonable sum 8
as the Authority may deem necessary to protect adequately the 9
interests of the public. The Authority shall require every fully 10
regulated carrier which is authorized to transport only freight to 11
file with the Authority in a form re quired and approved by the 12
Authority a liability insurance policy, or a certificate of insurance 13
in lieu thereof, or a bond of a surety company, or other surety: 14
(a) On or after January 1, 2026, in an amount not less than 15
$1,000,000; 16
(b) On or after January 1, 2028, in an amount not less than 17
$1,250,000; and 18
(c) On or after January 1, 2030, in an amount not less than 19
$1,500,000. 20
2. [The] Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the 21
Department shall require every other common and contract motor 22
carrier and every private carrier, within such time and in such 23
amounts as the Department may designate, to file with the 24
Department in a form required and approved by the Department a 25
liability insurance policy, or a certificate of insurance in lieu thereof, 26
a bond of a surety company, or other surety, in such reasonable sum 27
as the Department may deem necessary to protect adequately the 28
interests of the public. In determining the amount of liab ility 29
insurance or other surety required of a carrier pursuant to this 30
subsection, the Department shall [create] : 31
(a) Create a separate category for vehicles with a 32
manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of less than 26,000 33
pounds and impose a lesser requirement with respect to such 34
vehicles [.] ; and 35
(b) Require every other common and contract motor carrier 36
and every private carrier which is authorized to transport 37
intrastate-only freight by the category of vehicles with a 38
manufacturer’s gross vehic le weight rating of 26,000 pounds or 39
more to file with the Department in a form required and approved 40
by the Department a liability insurance policy, or a certificate of 41

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insurance in lieu thereof, or a bond of a surety company, or other 1
surety: 2
(1) On or after January 1, 2026, in an amount not less than 3
$1,000,000; 4
(2) On or after January 1, 2028, in an amount not less than 5
$1,250,000; and 6
(3) On or after January 1, 2030, in an amount not less than 7
$1,500,000. 8
3. The liability insurance policy or c ertificate, policy or bond 9
of a surety company or other surety must bind the obligors 10
thereunder to pay the compensation for injuries to persons or for 11
loss or damage to property resulting from the negligent operation of 12
the carrier. 13
4. The Authority and the Department may jointly prescribe by 14
regulation the respective amounts and forms required by subsections 15
1 and 2. 16
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective: 17
1. Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any 18
regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative 19
tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and 20
2. On October 1, 2025, for all other purposes. 21

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