Traffic and Transportation
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CARSON CITY — Lawmakers passed some 564 bills in the 2021 session, from expanding voting procedures and decriminalizing speeding tickets to banning certain types of weapons without serial numbers and raising taxes on the mining industry to fund education.
With the session only just ended, bills they enacted are still making their way to the governor’s office.
Here’s a look at some 150 of those bills by category. Effective dates are listed as the governor signs the bills.
Traffic and transportation
Assembly Bill 54: Creates the Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety within the state Department of Transportation to review and make recommendations on preventing and reducing deaths and injuries from motor vehicle crashes. Effective July 1, 2021.
Assembly Bill 116: Decriminalizes minor traffic offenses, such as speeding. Effective January 1, 2023.
Assembly Bill 118: Expands the use of child restraints in vehicles, removing certain age-based weight requirements and adding height requirements, among other changes. Effective January 1, 2022.
Assembly Bill 130: Requires insurers to offer uninsured and underinsured vehicle coverage on motorcycle policies. Effective October 1, 2021.
Assembly Bill 284: Establishes a procedure to challenge the validity of a motor vehicle lien. Effective July 1, 2021.
Assembly Bill 301: Requires towing companies to immediately release a vehicle at no charge if the tow is at a residential complex, involves expired or no registration, and the owner provides evidence of valid registration. Effective October 1, 2021.
Assembly Bill 343: Requires transportation commissions in Clark and Washoe counties to develop plans for walking audits to assess street lighting, sidewalks, benches and crosswalks. Effective immediately.
Assembly Bill 349: Closes loopholes for registering older vehicles as “classic.” Operative sections effective January 1, 2023.
Assembly Bill 403: Decriminalizes jaywalking and provides for civil penalties up to $100. Effective July 1, 2021.
Assembly Bill 412: Exempts fully autonomous vehicles from requirements for side mirrors, wipers and other equipment on regular vehicles. Effective July 1, 2021.
Senate Bill 163: Creates the “Divine Nine” special license plate.
Senate Bill 204: Authorizes DMV to issue and receive certain documents and conduct certain transactions electronically. Effective July 1, 2021.
Senate Bill 219: Ends driver license suspensions for non payment of fees or fines. Effective October 1, 2021.
Senate Bill 288: Allows ridesharing companies to use partially autonomous vehicles for passenger pick-ups. Effective immediately. .
Senate Bill 362: Requires the Clark County Regional Transportation Commission to provide on-call microtransit services. Effective October 1, 2021.
Senate Bill 383: Set rules for e-bikes, including places of operation, rider age and helmet rules. Effective October 1, 2021.
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