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AB 45

Revises provisions relating to certain public bodies. (BDR 18-504)

2025 Regular Session

Expands the Domestic Violence Committee to include Sexual Assault, consolidates kit oversight, and updates the statewide victim notification system.

Approved by the Governor. Chapter 101.
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Bill Summary · AB 45

AB 45 (BDR 18-504) — Summary

Status: Approved by the Governor; Chapter 101
Introduced: December 2, 2024

Main purpose

AB 45 revises statutes governing several victim‑oriented public bodies and accounts by (1) expanding the scope of the Committee on Domestic Violence to include sexual assault, (2) renaming and broadening an existing victims’ account, (3) consolidating certain sexual‑assault kit oversight duties into that Committee, and (4) modernizing the name/reference for the statewide victim notification system.

Key provisions and changes

  • Victim notification system (NRS 228.205)

    • Replaces the specific vendor name “Victim Information Notification Everyday System” with a generic “victim notification system” (toll‑free number + website).
    • Designates the Committee on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault as the Governance Committee for the system; allows the Committee to adopt policies and the AG to accept grants/donations; requires cooperation of law enforcement and corrections agencies to the extent of available funding.

  • Committee and account renaming and scope (NRS 228.427; 228.460; 228.470)

    • Renames the Committee on Domestic Violence to the Committee on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault to reflect expanded duties.
    • Renames the Account for Programs Related to Domestic Violence to the Account for Programs Related to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.
    • Authorizes the Ombudsman for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking to administer the renamed account and expend funds for programs, training, victim assistance, and related activities addressing sexual assault as well as domestic violence.

  • Committee composition and duties

    • Revises membership: reduces domestic‑violence survivor appointees from two to one and adds three new appointees: (1) a staff member of a sexual‑assault victim program; (2) a survivor of sexual assault; and (3) a medical professional experienced with sexual assault forensic evidence kits.
    • Expands Committee duties to include sexual‑assault‑related tasks: recommending need for victim advocates, evaluating survivors’ rights, and reviewing the statewide sexual assault forensic evidence‑kit tracking program.

  • Transfer of responsibilities (NRS 200.3788)

    • Transfers certain duties formerly exercised by the Sexual Assault Kit Working Group to the Committee (including making the recommendation for which state entity will establish the kit‑tracking program), effectively sunsetting that Working Group and consolidating oversight.

Who is affected

  • Office of the Attorney General (governance and system oversight)
  • Ombudsman for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking (account administration)
  • Committee members and appointed stakeholders (new seats added)
  • Law enforcement, corrections, and parole agencies (required to cooperate with the victim notification system and kit tracking as funding allows)
  • Survivors and victim‑service organizations (expanded programmatic focus and funding authorization)

Fiscal/procedural notes

  • Fiscal note: bill reported to have no effect on the State or local governments per materials accompanying the measure.
  • Major procedural steps: introduced Dec 2024; amended and reprinted in spring 2025; passed by the Legislature; enrolled and delivered to the Governor; approved and chaptered as Chapter 101 (2025).

Practical impact

AB 45 is primarily organizational and administrative: it broadens statutory recognition and resources for sexual‑assault issues, consolidates oversight of forensic evidence kit tracking into an existing committee, updates governance language for the statewide victim notification system, and adjusts committee composition to include sexual‑assault survivors and practitioners. The changes facilitate coordinated policy, oversight, and funding for sexual assault alongside existing domestic‑violence efforts.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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