Bills Effective October 1, 2009

This list contains those bills which take effect on October 1st, 2009, either in part or as a whole.

AB6 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing certain emergency admissions to mental health facilities and hospitals. (BDR 39-211)
AB15 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing sterilization requirements for dogs and cats. (BDR 50-203)
AB24 Effective June 9, 2009, for the purpose of adopting regulations and October 1, 2009, for all other purposes.
Enacts provisions governing certain claims for compensation under industrial insurance. (BDR 53-423)
AB27 Effective October 1, 2009.
Clarifies requirements and procedures for obtaining a Nevada identity theft passport. (BDR 15-264)
AB40 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing the review and approval of plans for the construction or alteration of school buildings. (BDR 34-322)
AB64 Section 10 effective June 3, 2009. If, and only if, Assembly Bill 65 of this session is enacted by the Legislature and becomes effective: Sections 1, 3, 6, 7 and 9 of this act effective October 1, 2009. Section 8 of this act effective July 1, 2010. Sections 1 and 3 of this act expire by limitation January 2, 2011. Sections 2, 4 and 5 of this act effective January 3, 2011.
Increases the number of judges in the Second and Eighth Judicial Districts. (BDR 1-371)
AB75 Effective October 1, 2009.
Requires the State Forester Firewarden to submit annual reports concerning fire prevention and forest health in the Nevada portion of the Lake Tahoe Basin to certain persons and entities. (BDR 47-439)
AB76 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing the placement of children who are in the custody of an agency which provides child welfare services. (BDR 38-332)
AB80 Sections 1 to 15 and 18, inclusive, 16 and 17 of this act effective October 1, 2009. Section 15.5 of this act effective January 1, 2011.
Revises provisions relating to excavations. (BDR 40-483)
AB81 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes relating to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History. (BDR 14-314)
AB88 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes relating to child pornography. (BDR 15-267)
AB89 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing the regulation of licensed child care facilities. (BDR 38-334)
AB90 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises certain provisions concerning the investigation and prosecution of deceptive trade practices. (BDR 52-269)
AB101 Sections 1 to 14 and 24, inclusive, and 16 to 23, inclusive, of this act effective October 1, 2009. Section 14 of this act expires by limitation on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings. Section 15 of this act effective on the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.
Revises provisions governing the support of children. (BDR 38-340)
AB102 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing problem gambling. (BDR 40-329)
AB107 Sections 11 and 12 of this act effective October 1, 2009. Sections 1 to 10, inclusive, of this act effective July 1, 2010.
Creates the Advisory Committee for the Prevention and Treatment of Stroke and Heart Disease within the Health Division of the Department of Health and Human Services. (BDR 40-208)
AB111 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing certain residential facilities for groups and homes for individual residential care. (BDR 40-99)
AB121 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes concerning health care facilities that employ nurses. (BDR 40-492)
AB129 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing common-interest communities. (BDR 10-34)
AB132 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises certain provisions relating to an award of damages in an action for forcible or unlawful entry or detention of real property. (BDR 3-791)
AB133 Effective May 6, 2009, for the purpose of adopting regulations and October 1, 2009, for all other purposes.
Establishes provisions concerning the disbursement of escrow money in real estate transactions. (BDR 54-647)
AB140 Sections 10 and 11 of this act effective July 1, 2009. Sections 1 to 9, inclusive, of this act effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes to provisions relating to foreclosures of real property. (BDR 2-228)
AB144 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises various provisions relating to loans secured by liens on real property. (BDR 54-89)
AB169 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes concerning the regulation of motor carriers. (BDR 58-870)
AB173 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes relating to occupational diseases. (BDR 53-898)
AB176 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to administrators of facilities for long-term care. (BDR 54-173)
AB179 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing postconviction genetic marker analysis. (BDR 14-869)
AB186 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises the definition of “public utility” and “utility.” (BDR 58-189)
AB194 Sections 1 to 7, inclusive, 9 and 10 of this act effective October 1, 2009. Section 7 of this act expires by limitation on the date on which the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 666 requiring each state to establish procedures under which the state has authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the use of professional, occupational and recreational licenses of persons who: (a) Have failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant relating to a proceeding to determine the paternity of a child or to establish or enforce an obligation for the support of a child; or (b) Are in arrears in the payment for the support of one or more children, are repealed by the Congress of the United States. Section 8 of this act effective on the date on which the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 666 requiring each state to establish procedures under which the state has authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the use of professional, occupational and recreational licenses of persons who: (a) Have failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant relating to a proceeding to determine the paternity of a child or to establish or enforce an obligation for the support of a child; or (b) Are in arrears in the payment for the support of one or more children, are repealed by the Congress of the United States.
Makes various changes to provisions governing master guides and subguides. (BDR 45-258)
AB199 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to fights between animals. (BDR 50-717)
AB204 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to common-interest communities. (BDR 10-920)
AB209 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing the attendance of certain offenders at meetings of panels of victims of crimes relating to driving under the influence. (BDR 43-872)
AB219 Effective October 1, 2009.
Enacts provisions governing certain blood tests for children. (BDR 40-682)
AB220 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes regarding the purchase of property for school construction. (BDR 22-551)
AB223 Sections 1 to 27 and 32, inclusive, 29, 30 and 31 of this act effective October 1, 2009. Section 27 of this act expires by limitation on April 30, 2013. Section 28 of this act effective May 1, 2013.
Revises provisions concerning preferences for bidders on certain state purchasing and public works contracts. (BDR 27-857)
AB230 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises the provisions governing the carrying of a concealed firearm. (BDR 15-200)
AB232 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing the Legislative Commission and the Interim Finance Committee. (BDR 17-810)
AB238 Effective October 1, 2009.
Increases the penalty for soliciting a child for prostitution. (BDR 15-177)
AB239 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to habitual criminals. (BDR 15-9)
AB247 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing the operation of bicycles. (BDR 43-1046)
AB248 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing holding companies. (BDR 57-997)
AB250 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to certain affidavits or declarations of experts. (BDR 4-1018)
AB253 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises the crime of resisting, delaying or obstructing a public officer in the discharge of his duties. (BDR 15-892)
AB263 Effective October 1, 2009.
Authorizes the Aging Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly. (BDR 38-509)
AB264 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to defendants who are incompetent. (BDR 14-995)
AB274 Sections 1 to 5 and 7, inclusive, of this act effective May 28, 2009. Section 6 of this act effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes regarding retail installment sales. (BDR 8-819)
AB279 Effective October 1, 2009.
Requires the preservation of certain biological evidence under certain circumstances. (BDR 14-518)
AB281 Sections 1 to 6, and 12, inclusive, 10 and 11 of this act effective July 1, 2009. Sections 7, 8, and 9 of this act effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes concerning workers' compensation. (BDR 53-57)
AB286 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises the provisions governing the crime of trespassing. (BDR 2-833)
AB289 Effective October 1, 2009.
Provides protection for paleontological sites. (BDR 35-1084)
AB306 Effective October 1, 2009.
Designates the month of April of each year as “Paleontological Awareness Month” in Nevada. (BDR 19-1085)
AB311 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing the financial statements of common-interest communities. (BDR 10-389)
AB314 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes to provisions governing the practice of dentistry. (BDR 54-878)
AB320 Sections 8 and 9 of this act effective June 4, 2009. Sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of this act effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to guardianships. (BDR 13-906)
AB322 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes concerning conduct related to racketeering. (BDR 15-1000)
AB325 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to sex offenders. (BDR 14-1028)
AB335 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes relating to nuisances and criminal gangs. (BDR 3-85)
AB353 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes concerning certain crimes related to property. (BDR 15-514)
AB361 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes changes relating to common-interest communities. (BDR 10-940)
AB377 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises the policy of this State concerning water. (BDR 48-887)
AB378 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing distributors of intoxicating liquor. (BDR 32-894)
AB380 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes relating to the sexual exploitation of children. (BDR 15-727)
AB384 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing certain unlawful acts committed by prisoners. (BDR 16-820)
AB389 Sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act effective July 1, 2009. Section 1 of this act effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing the protection of personal identifying information. (BDR 52-772)
AB402 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions related to resource planning by public utilities. (BDR 58-888)
AB430 Effective October 1, 2009.
Prohibits certain activity regarding unsafe cribs and other children's products. (BDR 52-464)
AB432 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing alcoholic beverage awareness programs. (BDR 32-526)
AB441 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing transportation. (BDR 43-840)
AB471 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to the sale of real property. (BDR 3-1138)
AB474 Sections 2.5 and 4 of this act effective July 1, 2009. Section 3 of this act effective October 1, 2009.
Revises parole eligibility for certain offenders. (BDR 16-1127)
AB477 Effective October 1, 2009.
Exempts a person who works for a landlord of a dwelling unit used for a residence for older persons from an additional background check. (BDR 10-100)
AB481 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to certain crimes involving firearms, ammunition or explosives. (BDR 15-1155)
AB499 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to discovery in criminal proceedings. (BDR 14-1158)
AB500 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to domestic relations. (BDR 11-1156)
AB508 Sections 2 and 3 of this act effective May 22, 2009. Section 1 of this act effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing the development of low-income housing. (BDR 25-1113)
AB509 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes to provisions governing certified court reporters. (BDR 54-1101)
AB510 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises various provisions governing the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada. (BDR 58-1140)
AB512 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to security deposits for the rental of real property. (BDR 10-921)
AB523 Sections 84.1, 84.3, 85.3, and 86 of this act effective June 8, 2009. Sections 1 to 84, inclusive, 84.5, 84.7, 85, and 85.5 of this act effective June 8, 2009, for the purpose of adopting regulations and for licensure pursuant to section 85 of this act, and October 1, 2009, for all other purposes.
Makes various changes to provisions relating to housing. (BDR 54-773)
SB9 Effective October 1, 2009.
Extends the maximum period that a hybrid electric vehicle may be used as a taxicab. (BDR 58-165)
SB17 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing health care records. (BDR 54-607)
SB23 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing certain organizational matters within the Department of Health and Human Services. (BDR 18-328)
SB26 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing chiropractic physicians. (BDR 54-349)
SB67 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing declarations of homestead. (BDR 10-440)
SB68 Effective October 1, 2009.
Establishes responsibility for the maintenance of certain security walls within certain common-interest communities. (BDR 10-281)
SB72 Effective October 1, 2009.
Authorizes a registered pharmacist or a registered intern pharmacist to perform certain screening tests. (BDR 54-376)
SB83 Sections 4, 6 to 12, inclusive, 14 to 20, inclusive and section 21 effective July 1, 2009. Sections 3 and 13 effective May 18, 2009 for the purpose of adopting regulations; and on October 1, 2009, for all other purposes. Sections 1, 2 and 5 effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes relating to the regulation of gaming. (BDR 41-311)
SB84 Effective October 1, 2009.
Authorizes cities to create departments of alternative sentencing. (BDR 16-257)
SB94 Sections 7 and 8 effective June 8, 2009. Sections 1 to 6, inclusive, effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes relating to fire protection. (BDR 42-444)
SB109 Effective October 1, 2009.
Deletes the provisions that place each state grazing board within the State Department of Agriculture. (BDR 50-495)
SB119 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing massage therapists. (BDR 54-162)
SB121 Effective October 1, 2009.
Provides an exemption from certain licensing and regulation requirements for persons engaged in the sale of certain subdivisions. (BDR 10-250)
SB125 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes changes relating to personal identifying information. (BDR 15-481)
SB127 Effective October 1, 2009.
Exempts qualified persons or groups providing construction oversight services to a long-term recovery group from regulation as a contractor. (BDR 54-596)
SB129 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing continuing education for dentists and dental hygienists. (BDR 54-769)
SB132 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing the treatment of animals. (BDR 50-369)
SB134 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions concerning the increased penalty imposed for certain traffic violations occurring in work zones. (BDR 43-180)
SB137 Effective October 1, 2009.
Provides for the placement of recycling containers in certain locations. (BDR 40-741)
SB139 Effective October 1, 2009.
Provides for the issuance of special license plates for family members of persons killed in the line of duty while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. (BDR 43-199)
SB141 Effective October 1, 2009.
Enacts the Uniform International Wills Act. (BDR 12-673)
SB142 Effective October 1, 2009.
Establishes the crime of criminal gang recruitment. (BDR 15-723)
SB144 Effective October 1, 2009.
Enacts provisions governing public safety bomb squads. (BDR 42-909)
SB151 Effective October 1, 2009.
Provides for the payment of certain claims from the Recovery Fund of the State Contractors' Board. (BDR 54-702)
SB156 Effective October 1, 2009.
Clarifies provisions governing the persons who may sign initiative petitions to recall public officers. (BDR 24-382)
SB162 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises the date of the primary election and provisions governing voter registration by mail. (BDR 24-1001)
SB165 Effective October 1, 2009.
Requires certain utilities that supply electricity in this State to include in the resource plan of the utility certain provisions relating to demands made on its system by its customers. (BDR 58-381)
SB166 Effective October 1, 2009.
Designates the official state insect of Nevada. (BDR 19-914)
SB169 Effective October 1, 2009.
Enacts the Revised Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act of 2008. (BDR 7-674)
SB172 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing the sale of subdivided land. (BDR 10-867)
SB176 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes relating to time shares. (BDR 10-692)
SB182 Section 43 effective June 9, 2009. Section 39 effective June 9, 2009 for the purpose of adopting regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and January 1, 2010, for all other purposes. Sections 1 to 38, inclusive, 40, 41 and 42 effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes relating to common-interest communities. (BDR 10-795)
SB183 Section 47 effective June 9, 2009. Section 38 effective: June 9, 2009 for the purpose of adopting regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and January 1, 2010, for all other purposes. Section 34 effective July 1, 2009. Sections 1 to 8, inclusive, 10, 11, 12, 14 to 21, inclusive, 23 to 33, inclusive, 35, 36, 37 and 39 to 46, inclusive, effective October 1, 2009. Sections 9, 13 and 22 effective October 1, 2011. Sections 41 and 42 expire by limitation on the date on which the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 666 requiring each state to establish procedures under which the state has authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the use of professional, occupational and recreational licenses of persons who: Have failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant relating to a proceeding to determine the paternity of a child or to establish or enforce an obligation for the support of a child; or Are in arrears in the payment for the support of one or more children, are repealed by the Congress of the United States.
Revises various provisions governing common-interest communities. (BDR 10-70)
SB186 Effective May 28, 2009 for the purpose of adopting regulations, and October 1, 2009, for all other purposes.
Provides for the issuance of permits for the operation of facilities for the management of waste tires. (BDR 40-739)
SB194 Sections 2, 9, 15 and 16 effective July 1, 2009. Sections 1, 3 to 8, inclusive, and 10 to 14, inclusive, effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing the appointment and duties of public administrators and guardians. (BDR 20-181)
SB197 Sections 1, 2, 3, 6 and 8 effective May 28, 2009 for the purposes of adopting regulations and on October 1, 2009, for all other purposes. Sections 4, 5 and 7 effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to the reissuance of certain prescription drugs. (BDR 39-804)
SB207 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to unlawful discrimination in places of public accommodation. (BDR 54-738)
SB223 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises the provisions relating to certain crimes involving credit cards and debit cards. (BDR 15-73)
SB228 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing the ownership or operation of a dental office or clinic. (BDR 54-651)
SB235 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises the provisions relating to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over certain offenses. (BDR 5-553)
SB238 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises certain provisions relating to the restoration of civil rights for certain criminal offenders. (BDR 16-895)
SB243 Effective October 1, 2009.
Requires local law enforcement agencies to enforce certain state laws. (BDR 43-719)
SB244 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing automated external defibrillators. (BDR 40-277)
SB253 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes to provisions relating to common-interest communities. (BDR 10-18)
SB254 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes relating to ethical standards in real estate transactions. (BDR 1-31)
SB256 Effective October 1, 2009.
Designates an area on the grounds of Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services as a historic cemetery. (BDR S-922)
SB261 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes relating to common-interest ownership. (BDR 10-789)
SB268 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes to provisions governing occupational licensing boards. (BDR 54-161)
SB277 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises various provisions relating to estates. (BDR 12-657)
SB287 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes concerning personal financial administration. (BDR 13-658)
SB288 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to occupational safety and health. (BDR 53-163)
SB295 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to dentistry. (BDR 54-913)
SB310 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions governing the regulation of trust companies. (BDR 55-788)
SB313 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to guardianships. (BDR 13-182)
SB314 Effective October 1, 2009.
Adopts the Uniform Power of Attorney Act. (BDR 13-183)
SB316 Effective October 1, 2009.
Directs the Legislative Committee on Health Care to consider the establishment of a health insurance exchange in Nevada. (BDR S-1108)
SB325 Effective October 1, 2009.
Authorizes hospitals to establish a program concerning methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. (BDR S-42)
SB333 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes relating to real property. (BDR 9-865)
SB338 Effective October 1, 2009.
Authorizes a landlord who leases or subleases any commercial premises to dispose of any abandoned personal property left on the commercial premises under certain circumstances. (BDR 10-1152)
SB348 Effective October 1, 2009.
Revises certain provisions of the Uniform Principal and Income Act (1997). (BDR 13-1280)
SB350 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes relating to business. (BDR 7-1118)
SB351 Effective October 1, 2009.
Makes various changes relating to common-interest communities. (BDR 10-1145)
SB361 Sections 1 to 7, inclusive, 9 to 13.8, inclusive, and 14 effective October 1, 2009. Section 8 effective January 1, 2010.
Revises provisions relating to employee leasing companies. (BDR 53-1125)
SB362 Effective October 1, 2009.
Clarifies and revises provisions related to the suspension or revocation of professional licenses by health care professional licensing boards. (BDR 54-217)
SB365 Effective October 1, 2009.
Establishes provisions relating to family trust companies. (BDR 55-395)
SB426 Sections 1 to 36, inclusive, 39 to 40, 41 to 48, inclusive, 63 to 66, inclusive, 68, 71 to 74, inclusive, 77, 82 to 85, inclusive, 87, 89, 92 to 103, inclusive, 105 and 106 effective May 29, 2009. Sections 38.5, 49 to 52, inclusive, 54, 59 to 62, inclusive, 67, 69, 70, 76, 78, 79, 81, 86, 88, 90, 91 and 98 effective June 15, 2009. Sections 38.105 to 38.36, inclusive, 39.1, 40.1 to 40.58, inclusive, 53, 75, 80, 97.72, inclusive, and 104 effective October 1, 2009. Sections 37, 55, 56, 57 and 58 effective October 3, 2009. Section 38 effective October 9, 2009.
Revises provisions relating to insurance. (BDR 57-1203)