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AB 546

Revises provisions relating to fees for registration of certain vehicles. (BDR 43-1159)

2025 Regular Session

Exempts charter-school vehicles from Nevada vehicle registration fees; shifts lost revenue to the state; effective July 1, 2025; vetoed Oct 13, 2025.

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Bill Summary · AB 546

AB 546 (BDR 43‑1159) — Summary (vehicle registration fees; charter schools)

Status note — two different AB 546 texts appear in the record. This summary covers the AB 546 titled “Revises provisions relating to fees for registration of certain vehicles (BDR 43‑1159),” which amends Nevada vehicle registration law to clarify exemption treatment for vehicles owned by charter schools. (Other documents in the packet relate to a different AB 546 concerning HEPA purifiers in California; that is not summarized here.)

Main purpose

To clarify that vehicles owned by a Nevada charter school are exempt from vehicle registration fees by treating such vehicles as part of the State of Nevada exemption in NRS 482.503.

Key provisions

  • Amends NRS 482.503 to specify that the registration fee “does not apply to vehicles owned by the State of Nevada, including, without limitation, a charter school.”
  • Leaves existing categories of exempt entities otherwise intact (United States, political subdivisions, counties, cities, school districts, etc.).
  • Effective date: July 1, 2025 (Section 2).

Who would be affected

  • Primary beneficiaries: charter schools in Nevada — vehicles owned by a charter school would no longer be subject to the registration fee.
  • Secondary impacts: the State of Nevada (general fund or other state accounts) could incur reduced fee revenue corresponding to registration fees that otherwise would have been collected from charter‑school vehicles. The bill’s fiscal note indicates “Effect on Local Government: No. Effect on the State: Yes.”

Fiscal and procedural highlights / timeline

  • Introduced and processed by the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means (on behalf of the Office of Finance).
  • Legislative votes recorded: Assembly passage with large majority (example entries: Ayes 67, Noes 0); Senate passage with recorded votes (e.g., Ayes 29, Noes 3) and concurrence on amendments. The bill included an urgency clause in the Legislature.
  • Enrolled and presented to the Governor in September 2025.
  • Final executive action: vetoed by the Governor on October 13, 2025.

Practical effect

If enacted, charter schools that own vehicles (e.g., buses, vans used for school operations) would be relieved of the registration fee obligation established under NRS 482.503 beginning July 1, 2025. The State would absorb the fiscal impact of forgone fee revenue; local governments would not be affected.

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