AB396 · NV 83rd Session
AN ACT relating to housing; requiring the governing body of certain counties and cities to adopt an ordinance to authorize the development and use of accessory dwelling units on residential property; setting forth certain requirements for the ordinance; providing that if the governing body of certai
Outcome: Passed both chambers — last vote Senate (2nd Reprint): Passed on 2025-05-23
NV Legislature 83rd Session bill, aggregated from roll-call votes across the seated state legislators in this dataset. Bill ID 5455.
Sponsorship
Shea Backus (D)
Roll-call summary
| Vote | Count |
|---|---|
| Yea | 87 |
| Nay | 1 |
Party breakdown
| Party | Yea | Nay |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 87 | 1 |
Per-legislator votes
| Legislator | Party | Vote | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittney Miller | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| Brittney Miller | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Brittney Miller | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| Cecelia Gonzalez | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Cecelia Gonzalez | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| Cinthia Moore | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| David Orentlicher | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| David Orentlicher | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 25, 2011 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Duy Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Duy Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Elaine Marzola | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Elaine Marzola | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| Erica Mosca | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Erica Mosca | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| Erica Roth | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Fabian Donate | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Fabian Donate | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Hanadi Nadeem | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Heather Goulding | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Howard Watts III | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Howard Watts III | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 25, 2011 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Joseph DALIA | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Jovan Jackson | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Julie Pazina | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Julie Pazina | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Linda Hunt | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Lucy Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 25, 2011 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 25, 2011 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Marilyn Kirkpatrick | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 25, 2011 |
| Max Carter II | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Max Carter II | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| Melanie Scheible | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Melanie Scheible | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Natha Anderson | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Natha Anderson | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Olivia Diaz | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| Olivia Diaz | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 25, 2011 |
| Patricia Spearman | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Reuben D'Silva | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Reuben D'Silva | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| Richard Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| Richard Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 25, 2011 |
| Richard Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Richard Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Richard Segerblom | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 25, 2011 |
| Roberta Lange | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Roberta Lange | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Rochelle Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Rochelle Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Sandra Jauregui | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| Sandra Jauregui | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Sandra Jauregui | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| Selena La Rue Hatch | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Selena La Rue Hatch | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| Selena Torres | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Selena Torres | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| Shea Backus | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Shea Backus | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| Shondra Summers-Armstrong | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| Steve Yeager | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| Steve Yeager | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Steve Yeager | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| Steven Horsford | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| Tanya Flanagan | Democratic Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Tracy Brown-May | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Tracy Brown-May | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| Venicia Considine | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Venicia Considine | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Saturday, June 3, 2023 |
| Venise Karris | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| William McCurdy II | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
Bill history (16 actions)
Chronological legislative actions taken on this bill, sourced from NELIS. Journal links open the daily Assembly or Senate journal PDF where the action was recorded — public record per NRS 218D.
| Date | Action | Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2025 | Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer. | Assembly Journal |
| Mar 12, 2025 | From printer. To committee. | |
| Apr 21, 2025 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 250.) Dispensed with reprinting. | Assembly Journal |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.) To printer. | Assembly Journal |
| Apr 25, 2025 | From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Senate. | |
| Apr 28, 2025 | In Senate. | Senate Journal |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee. | Senate Journal |
| May 19, 2025 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 697.) To printer. | Senate Journal |
| May 20, 2025 | From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. | Senate Journal |
| May 21, 2025 | Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. | Senate Journal |
| May 22, 2025 | Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. | Senate Journal |
| May 23, 2025 | Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 14, Nays: 7.) To Assembly. | Senate Journal |
| May 26, 2025 | In Assembly. | Assembly Journal |
| May 27, 2025 | Senate Amendment No. 697 concurred in. To enrollment. | Assembly Journal |
| May 29, 2025 | Enrolled and delivered to Governor. | |
| Jun 06, 2025 | Approved by the Governor. Chapter 365. |
Exhibits, testimony & documents (3 on file)
Exhibits, testimony, amendments, and supporting documents collected by the NV Legislature on this bill. Submissions are public record per NRS 218D. Sources cite back to NELIS.
Amendment (1)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment | Assemblymember Shea Backus |
Support (2)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Letter | Michael Buckley, Fennemore | |
| (unnamed) |