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Lawmakers Dash to Finish Line of Nevada's 2025 Legislative Session - The Nevada Independent
- Nevada lawmakers ended their 2025 legislative session early on June 3 after a last-minute flurry of activity in Carson City.
- The session followed Democratic control of the Legislature and a Republican governor, Joe Lombardo, who sought crime and housing reforms amid prior bill vetoes.
- A crime bill to increase penalties for smash-and-grab thefts and protect hospitality workers failed as lawmakers ran out of time, repeating a 2023 failure.
- Lawmakers passed a bipartisan bill, AB 499, to add mail ballot drop boxes and include new voter ID requirements, marking a major compromise supported by Lombardo and Speaker Yeager.
- The session also advanced affordable housing funding with $133 million for the 'missing middle,' while hundreds of bills await Governor Lombardo's expected action next week.
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Even Democrats in This Battleground State Back Voter ID. But There's a Catch.
Even Democrats in Nevada’s state legislature–a key battleground state–now favor voter ID, but with a catch. The catch was the bill also expands ballot drop boxes, typically favored by Democrats, which Republicans view with skepticism. The bill passed the Senate Monday with a 16-5 vote, and now heads to Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, who has expressed support in the past for voter ID, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Lombardo vetoed a bi…
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