The Nevada Legislature’s special session entered day three on Saturday, with some notable bills yet to pass out of their first chamber.

The marquee legislation to significantly expand Nevada’s film tax credit program (AB5) and Gov. Joe Lombardo’s sweeping criminal justice bill (AB4) have yet to receive a vote in the Assembly.

Of the dozen introduced bills, six have passed out of their first house. That includes two health care bills (SB3 and SB5), appropriations (SB4) for a host of state programs — such as administration of food stamps and behavioral health care in prisons — and a new state office for cybersecurity (AB1).

Three proposals have been heard in committee but not voted on: bills to provide more safety for public officials (AB3), crack down on driving laws around schools (​​AB6) and fund the relocation of residents of the Windsor Park neighborhood in North Las Vegas (SB6).

There are also two proposed studies — one on road safety (ACR4) and one on federal immigration enforcement activities in Nevada (ACR5) — that have been heard in committee and introduced, respectively.

Additionally, on Saturday morning, the Senate introduced SB7. It would clarify that a firefighter, arson investigator or police officer’s lung disease does not have to be caused by heat, smoke, fumes, tear gas or other noxious gases for it to be considered a work-related injury.

And one other proposal — related to wages and compensation — has not yet been introduced.

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Assembly adjourns until Sunday without voting on film tax, crime bills — 4:43 p.m.

The Assembly adjourned Saturday afternoon until Sunday without passing the two most prominent bills of the session: film tax credit expansion (AB5) and Gov. Joe Lombardo’s criminal justice package (AB4).

That’s because not enough members voted to classify the bills as emergencies, which would have suspended legislative rules and allowed final passage votes to occur anytime. Instead, the final vote cannot take place until Sunday, when the third reading of the bills will take place.

In two separate votes Saturday, the Assembly voted 26-16 to suspend the rules. The vote needed a two-thirds majority, so it failed by two votes.

It’s still not clear whether there are enough votes to pass the bills.

On the first day of the special session, the Assembly tied 21-21 on an effort to kill the film tax credit bill — the motion failed because it did not receive a majority — so one member will have to flip their vote for the bill to advance to the Senate.

However, word on the street is that two supporters of the bill will not be physically present Sunday.

If that happens, the members could still be allowed to vote on the bill remotely. Under Assembly rules, Speaker Steve Yeager (D-Las Vegas) can allow members to vote remotely if he deems there are “exceptional circumstances.” That rule was used during the procedural move to kill the film tax credit bill Thursday, when Assm. Tracy Brown-May (D-Las Vegas) voted remotely as the final vote to keep the proposal alive.

Assm. Sandra Jauregui (D-Las Vegas), the bill’s sponsor, told The Indy on Saturday afternoon that she thinks it will pass.

Because there has yet to be a vote on Lombardo’s crime bill during this session, the vote tallies are less clear. A near-identical proposal (SB457) passed the Assembly 36-6 during the 2025 Legislature.

— Eric Neugeboren and Tabitha Mueller

Sen. Ira Hansen urges lawmakers to consider another special session — 3:33 p.m. 

In a floor speech, Sen. Ira Hansen (R-Sparks) contended that lawmakers should consider another special session in order to review SB7, a bill that would redefine what qualifies as work-related injury for lung disease. 

Hansen argued that the introduction of the bill on Saturday morning is unconstitutional given it was not included in the governor’s proclamation, as is constitutionally required. Rather, Hansen said lawmakers should vote to declare a special session. Hansen said that he and other lawmakers barely had time to review the bill before it was brought to them for a vote.

“It’s not that I am against the bill. It’s just that we have to follow the Constitution,” Hansen said. 

Sen. Melanie Scheible (D-Las Vegas), however, argued that the bill does fall within the scope of the special session. The proclamation, she said, references the governor’s crime bill, which includes numerous provisions about public safety employees as well as reforms to worker compensation. 

“By including all of the provisions of SB457 in the proclamation by reference, we have included looking out for our first responders,” Scheible said. 

— Isabella Aldrete

Immigrant groups push for data protections and to investigate masked law enforcement  — 11:50 a.m.

The Nevada Immigrant Coalition kicked off the third day of the special session by hosting a rally in Las Vegas urging lawmakers to ban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from wearing face coverings and limiting ICE enforcement from sensitive locations such as churches. 

They’ve also urged lawmakers to consider preventing the state from collecting and sharing data for the purpose of immigration enforcement. 

Although a proposal (ACR5) to study what federal immigration enforcement agents are doing in the state was introduced Thursday, community advocates contend it is not enough. The resolution has yet to receive a hearing or a vote. 

“The importance is now. We can not wait,” Noé Orosco, Nevada Immigrant Coalition coordinator, said during a community call earlier this week.

The coalition told The Indy it was not consulted about ACR5. 

Progressive groups such as Make the Road Nevada and American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada (ACLU) have also repeatedly called out lawmakers for not implementing two proposed amendments to Gov. Joe Lombardo’s signature crime bill. The ACLU of Nevada submitted an amendment to investigate individuals acting as law enforcement officers who detain people and are unidentifiable. 

Another amendment from the ACLU would require legislative approval before the expansion of civil detention facilities. It comes as the Trump administration seeks to dramatically ramp up immigration arrests and federal officials eye expanding Nevada’s largest immigrant detention facility, per reporting from The Washington Post. 

Neither amendment has been considered. 

“Speaker (Steve) Yeager, (Senate) Majority Leader (Nicole) Cannizzaro have an obligation to protect the communities they seek votes from,” Athar Haseebullah, executive director of the ACLU of Nevada, said during the Saturday rally. 

— Isabella Aldrete