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S.B. 8
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*SB8*
SENATE BILL NO. 8–COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
(ON BEHALF OF THE NEVADA SUPREME COURT)
PREFILED OCTOBER 28, 2026
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to district courts.
(BDR 1-572)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State Highway Fund: No.
CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§§ 1, 2)
(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 district courts; increasing the number of district
judges in certain judicial districts; and providing other
matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law sets forth the number of district judges in each judicial district of
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this State. (NRS 3.011-3.0197) The Nevada Constitution authorizes the Legislature
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to increase or decrease the number of district judges. (Nev. Const. Art. 6, § 5)
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Section 1 of this bill increases the number of district judges in the First Judicial
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District, which includes Carson City and Storey County, from two district judges to
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three district judges. (NRS 3.010, 3.011) Section 2 of this bill increases the number
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of district judges in the Tenth Judicial District, which includes Churchill County,
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from one district judge to two district judges. (NRS 3.010, 3.0195) Section 3 of this
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bill sets out the timeframe for the election of the additional judges who will take
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office on January 1, 2029.
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 3.011 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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3.011 For the First Judicial District there must be [two] three
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district judges.
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Sec. 2. NRS 3.0195 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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3.0195 For the Tenth Judicial District there must be [one] two
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district [judge.] judges.
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Sec. 3. Each additional district judge required pursuant to the
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amendatory provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this act must be
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selected at the General Election to be held on November 7, 2028,
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and take office on January 1, 2029, for a term that expires on
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January 3, 2033.
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Sec. 4. The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any
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additional expenses of a local government that are related to the
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provisions of this act.
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Sec. 5. 1. This section and sections 3 and 4 of this act
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become effective on July 1, 2027.
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2. Sections 1 and 2 of this act become effective on January 1,
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2029.
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