The Nevada Independent is tracking all of Gov. Joe Lombardo’s vetoes stemming from the 2025 legislative session, on the heels of a 2023 session when he blocked a record-breaking 75 bills. 

Lombardo has already announced he plans to veto several measures if they arrive at his desk. Though those measures have not moved forward in the legislative process, Lombardo has not weighed in on the hundreds of bills poised to arrive on his desk as the Legislature heads toward its constitutionally mandated close on June 2.

The governor must either sign, veto or allow a bill to become law without his signature within five days (excluding Sundays) of receiving a bill during the 120-day legislative session. If there are fewer than five days remaining in the session, the governor has 10 days to act on pending bills (also excluding Sundays).

Below is a full list and information on Lombardo’s stated rationale. This story will be regularly updated in the coming days with additional details.

MAY 22

AB306: Bill to boost ballot drop box availability during pre-election dead zone

Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager (D-Las Vegas) announced Thursday afternoon that Lombardo had vetoed his proposal to expand the availability of mail ballot drop boxes during the period after early voting and before Election Day — historically a weekend dead zone when most buildings that house drop boxes are closed. 

The measure passed the Senate 12-8 and Assembly 28-14, with Assm. Lisa Cole (R-Las Vegas) as the sole Republican in support. 

“AB306 was a bipartisan measure aimed at ensuring voters, especially working families, seniors, and those with disabilities, have secure and accessible ways to return their ballots,” Yeager said in a statement. 

Lombardo said in his veto message that AB306 is “well-intentioned” but that it “falls short of its stated goals while failing to guarantee appropriate oversight of the proposed ballot boxes or the ballots cast.”