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-  A.B. 361
+Committee Action:
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+ Amend & Do Pass __________
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-ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 361–ASSEMBLYMEMBER HUNT
-
-MARCH 4, 2025
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-Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure
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-SUMMARY—Makes various changes relating to public mass
-transportation. (BDR 22-1066)
-
-FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
+Senate Committee on Growth and Infrastructure
+This measure may be considered for action during today’s work session.
+ASSEMBLY BILL 361 (R1)
+Revises provisions relating to public mass transportation. (BDR 22-1066)
+Sponsored By: Assemblymember Hunt
+Date Heard:  April 30, 2025
+Fiscal Notes: Effect on Local Government: May Have Fiscal Impact.
  Effect on the State: No.
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-CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 1)
-(NOT REQUESTED BY AFFECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT)
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-EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
-
-AN ACT relating to transportation; requiring a regional
-transportation commission in certain counties to take
-certain actions to mitigate safety risks to transit operators;
-authorizing a governmental entity that operates a public
-mass transportation system to obtain a public
-transportation trespass order under certain circumstances;
-providing a penalty for the violation of such an order;  and
-providing other matters properly relating thereto.
-Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
- Existing law provides that in any county for all or part of which a streets and 1
-highways plan has been adopted as a part of the master plan by the county or 2
-regional planning commission, the board of county com missioners may by 3
-ordinance create a regional transportation commission. A commission may perform 4
-certain duties prescribed by law, such as operating a system of public transportation 5
-within its area of jurisdiction and using streets, roads, highways and o ther public 6
-rights-of-way for public transportation. (NRS 277A.170, 277A.270) Section 1 of 7
-this bill requires a regional transportation commission in a county whose population 8
-is 100,000 or more (currently Clark and Washoe Counties) to: (1) take certain 9
-actions to mitigate safety risks to transit operators, including, without limitation, 10
-installing and maintaining appropriate infrastructure and technology desi gned to 11
-mitigate safety risks to transit operators such as the use of barriers, panic buttons 12
-and other technology; and (2) install and maintain appropriate signage informing 13
-the public about the criminal penalties for certain crimes committed against tran sit 14
-operators or the public. 15
- Existing law establishes an increased penalty for assault or battery committed 16
-upon a transit operator, which is defined as a person who operates a bus or other 17
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-vehicle as part of a public mass transportation system, if the tr ansit operator is 18
-performing his or her duty and the person charged knew or should have known that 19
-the victim was a transit operator. (NRS 200.471, 200.481) Section 2 of this bill: (1) 20
-authorizes a governmental entity that operates a public mass transportation system 21
-to petition the district court for a public transportation trespass order against a 22
-person who has been convicted of assault or battery against a transit operator; (2) 23
-sets forth requirements for the issuance, modification and termination of such an 24
-order; and (3) provides that violation of such an order is a misdemeanor. 25
-
-THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
-SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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- Section 1.  Chapter 277A of NRS is hereby amended by 1
-adding thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
- 1.  In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, a 3
-commission shall: 4
- (a) Install and maintain appropriate infrastructure and 5
-technology designed to mitigate safety risks to transit operators, 6
-including, without limitation, the use of: 7
-  (1) Barriers to restrict the unwanted entry of passengers 8
-and unauthorized persons and objects into the workstation of a 9
-transit operator; and 10
-  (2) Panic buttons and other technology designed to mitigate 11
-safety risks to transit operators. 12
- (b) Install and maintain appropriate signage informing the 13
-public about the criminal penalties for crimes committed against 14
-transit operators or the public, including, without limitation, the 15
-criminal penalties for: 16
-  (1) Assault of a transit operator pursuant to NRS 200.471; 17
-  (2) Battery of a transit operator pursuant to NRS 200.481; 18
-and 19
-  (3) Violation of a public transportation trespass order 20
-pursuant to section 2 of this act. 21
- 2.  As used in this section, “transit operator” has the meaning 22
-ascribed to it in NRS 200.471. 23
- Sec. 2.  Chapter 200 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 24
-thereto a new section to read as follows: 25
- 1.  If a person is convicted of a violation of NRS 200.471 or 26
-200.481 committed upon a transit operator, the governmental 27
-entity operating the public mass transportation system for which 28
-the transit operator was performing his or her duties may petition 29
-the district court in the county in which the violation occurred  30
-for the issuance of a public transportation trespass order pursuant 31
-to this section. 32
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- 2.  A petition for the issuance of a public transportation 1
-trespass order filed pursuant to this section m ust include all of the 2
-following information: 3
- (a) Evidence of the conviction of the person against whom the 4
-order is sought for a violation of NRS 200.471 or 200.481. 5
- (b) A detailed statement of facts demonstrating that the order 6
-is necessary to protect public safety and transit operations. 7
- (c) The proposed duration and scope of the order, which must 8
-not exceed 18 months. 9
- 3.  Within 30 days after a petition for the issuance of a public 10
-transportation trespass order is filed pursuant to this section, the  11
-court shall hold a hearing to determine whether to issue the order. 12
-The person against whom the order is sought is entitled to notice 13
-of the hearing and an opportunity to be heard at the hearing. 14
- 4.  The court may issue a public transportation trespass o rder 15
-pursuant to this section if the court finds, by a preponderance of 16
-the evidence, that: 17
- (a) The person against whom the order is sought poses a 18
-continuing threat to public safety or transit operations; and 19
- (b) The order is necessary to protect public safety or to prevent 20
-future disruptions to transit operations. 21
- 5.  A public transportation trespass order issued pursuant to 22
-this section may, with respect to the person against whom the 23
-order is issued, do any or all of the following: 24
- (a) Prohibit the person from entering onto the property of the 25
-public mass transportation system for a specified period not to 26
-exceed 18 months; 27
- (b) Limit the access of the person to transit services offered by 28
-the public mass transportation for a specified period not to exceed 29
-18 months; or 30
- (c) Impose any other appropriate restrictions or prohibitions 31
-on the person with respect to entering the property of the public 32
-mass transportation system or using the transit services offered by 33
-the public mass transportation system. 34
- 6.  A public transportation trespass order issued pursuant to 35
-this section must be consistent with all other applicable federal, 36
-state or local laws that protect civil rights and ensure public access 37
-to a public mass transportation system. 38
- 7.  A person who is subject to a public transportation trespass 39
-order issued pursuant to this section and who violates such an 40
-order is guilty of a misdemeanor. 41
- 8.  A person against whom a public transportation trespass 42
-order has been issued pursuant to this section m ay, at any time 43
-after issuance of the order, file a petition with the court that issued 44
-the order requesting modification or termination of the order. 45
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-Within 30 days after a petition for modification or termination of 1
-an order is filed pursuant to this sec tion, the court shall hold a 2
-hearing to determine whether to modify or terminate the order. 3
-The governmental entity that filed the petition for the order is 4
-entitled to notice of the hearing and an opportunity to be heard at 5
-the hearing. If the court finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, 6
-that modification or termination of the order is warranted and 7
-would not jeopardize public safety or transit operations, the court 8
-may modify or terminate the order. 9
- 9.  A governmental entity that operates a public ma ss 10
-transportation system shall: 11
- (a) Maintain records of any public transportation trespass 12
-order issued pursuant to this section; and 13
- (b) Periodically review those records to ensure proportionality 14
-and fairness. 15
- 10.  A governmental entity that operates a public mass 16
-transportation system which has obtained a public transportation 17
-trespass order pursuant to this section may file a petition to 18
-terminate or modify the order. Upon the filing of such a petition, 19
-the court shall modify or terminate the order a s requested in the 20
-petition. 21
- Sec. 3.  The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any 22
-additional expenses of a local government that are related to the 23
-provisions of this act. 24
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+ CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE
+Assembly Bill 361 requires a regional transportation commission in a county with a
+population of 100,000 or more to install and maintain certain infrastructure and technology
+to mitigate safety risks to transit operators and to install signage informing the public about
+the criminal penalties for assault or battery of a transit operator.
+Amendments: There were no amendments proposed for this measure.