This bill would provide a voluntary option to identify on your driver's license that you have a communication impairment, making traffic stops safer. 

Law enforcement is not trained to recognize the actions or behaviors of neurodiverse individuals, which can seem "invisible" to the untrained eye, sometimes causing unnecessary, and even deadly, encounters.  

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PROGRESS

  • June 9: Governor signed into Nevada law
  • June 8: Enrolled and delivered to the governor’s desk
  • June 3: Third reading on Senate floor; passed Senate. Sent to the Assembly for enrollment.
  • June 2: First Senate Committee hearing; work session; Do pass. Second reading on Senate floor.
  • May 31: Third reading on Assembly floor; passed Assembly. Sent to the Senate. Introduced to the Senate for first reading. Assigned to the Senate Committee on Growth and Infrastructure.
  • May 27: First budgeting hearing; Ways and Means work session; Amend, and do pass
  • April 12: Received notice of eligibility for exemption from the deadline. Referred to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means for budget considerations.
  • March 16: Committee work session; Amend, and do pass
  • February 23: First Committee hearing
  • February 14: Introduced to the Assembly for first reading. Assigned to the Assembly Committee on Growth and Infrastructure.

Sponsors

Assemblyman Cameron Miller

Status

Won: new law

Session

2023 Legislative Session

Bill number

Position

Support