Bill
AB 492
Allows limousine certificate holders in counties with 700,000+ population to lease limousines to independent contractors under regulated terms, with approval, monthly inspections,
Status: Enacted — Approved by Governor 10/06/2025; Chapter 368, Statutes of 2025.
Introduced: 03/24/2025. Committee: Growth and Infrastructure. Fiscal note: Effect on Local Government: No; Effect on the State: Yes.
Note on record: The provided documents include two different AB 492 texts. The version enacted and summarized below is the limousines bill (as introduced and chaptered). Separately, several documents in the record contain an unrelated AB 492 (Valencia) amending Health & Safety Code section 11834.09 (requiring DHCS to notify city/county when issuing alcohol/drug facility licenses). That is a distinct proposal and not the limousine statute summarized here.
Purpose
- Authorize limousine certificate holders in counties with population 700,000 or more to lease limousines to independent contractors under specified conditions, and establish requirements, limits, fee obligations, enforcement, and penalties related to such leases.
Key provisions and changes
- Leasing authority: A certificate holder (limousine operator) in a county with population ≥700,000 may lease a limousine to an independent contractor (who is not a certificate holder), subject to approval by the Nevada Transportation Authority (the Authority).
- One-per-contractor limit: A certificate holder may lease only one limousine to each independent contractor.
- Lease approval: Lease agreements must be submitted to and approved by the Authority; the lease is not effective until Authority approval.
- Quantity/duration limits: Generally the Authority may not limit (a) the number of lease agreements a certificate holder enters into, or (b) the days a lease may remain in effect — except a certificate holder may not have more unexpired leases than 75% of the number of limousines the Authority has authorized that certificate holder to operate.
- Inspections: Certificate holders must inspect any leased limousine at least once per month.
- Operator limits for lessee: An independent contractor may not operate more than one leased limousine during any 24‑hour period.
- Technology fee: Independent contractors operating leased limousines must charge the technology fee (amount set by the Authority) on compensable trips, and remit all collected technology fees to the Authority by the 10th day of the following month.
- Liability: The certificate holder that leases a limousine is jointly and severally liable with the independent contractor for violations of chapter provisions and regulations, and must ensure the lessee’s compliance.
- Exemptions & rulemaking: The Authority is required to adopt related regulations; certain persons may be exempted (as specified in the bill).
- Enforcement and penalties:
- Violations of the leasing provisions are made a misdemeanor.
- The Authority (and the Department) have power to enforce requirements using fines and court orders.
- The Department may impose additional or estimated assessments on independent contractors for unpaid technology fees (per existing authority to assess fees).
Who is affected
- Primary: Limousine certificate holders (operators), independent contractors who would lease and operate limousines, and the Nevada Transportation Authority (regulatory responsibilities).
- Secondary: Passengers and transportation network companies insofar as leased vehicles provide services; the Department that enforces fee assessments.
- Fiscal impacts: Bill states no local government fiscal effect; state fiscal effect indicated (details not provided in summary documents).
Procedural/timeline aspects
- Lease agreements must be submitted to the Authority and approved before they take effect.
- Technology fee remittances are monthly (due by the 10th for the prior month).
- The statute applies in counties meeting the 700,000 population threshold (the bill notes this presently corresponds to Clark County).
Practical implications
- Enables a leasing model for limousines similar to existing provisions for taxicabs in certain large counties, while adding requirements (approval, inspections, fee collection/remittance, joint liability) to address regulatory oversight and revenue collection.
- The 75% cap prevents a certificate holder from converting a large share of its authorized fleet into leased vehicles without maintaining a portion under direct operation.
If you want, I can:
- Extract and display the statutory language changes line-by-line;
- Summarize the unrelated Health & Safety Code AB 492 (Valencia) found in the record.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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