On October 1, 173 new laws came into effect in the Silver State.
One of them allows you to order alcohol from DoorDash or Uber Eats, straight to your front porch. You may remember this being allowed during the peak of the pandemic.
Now, a law, AB375, is in the Nevada statute saying you can order cocktails to go. However, there is a catch.
"Often at the state level we pass laws that apply to the entire state, but in this particular instance we're leaving it to the local governments to figure out if they want to allow it in their jurisdictions," said Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager, AB375 co-sponsor with the Assemblyman Bert Gurr.
Those jurisdictions would have to draft an ordinance before this is allowed.
The City of Reno says the city's Director of Business Licensing says they plan on bringing the topic to council for discussion.
The Media and Communications Manager for Washoe County, Bethany Drysdale says that they don't have a timeline if they'll see any direction from the county's Board of County Commissioners.
The City of Sparks says they don’t plan on making any changes at this time.
If counties or cities adopt it, a surcharge of 50 cents will be placed on each drink and will go into DUI prevention programs.
The law also makes the Picon Punch the official state drink.
Another law that is in effect, which was popular, is AB111, mainly referred to as Jaya’s Law.
“Due to a wrong-way driver, that was taken from me at three years old," said Jan Brooks, Jaya’s father, during the initial AB111 bill hearing at the Nevada State Legislature.
Jaya Brooks was killed on U.S. 95 near Las Vegas in December 2023.
The grieving family didn’t want other families to go through what they did and wanted to make a change. Jaya’s Law, sponsored by Assemblyman Brian Hibbetts, passed unanimously out of the 2025 Nevada Legislative Session.
It raises wrong-way driving from a civil infraction to a criminal misdemeanor.
Here are some other notable laws. Senate Bill 309 strengthens the minimum jail or house arrest stay from 10 to 20 days for second DUI offenses.
October 1 is the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting anniversary. AB50 will have the board of county commissioners create an electronic database containing information about victims of mass casualty events for identification and support services. It is confidential, and victims will be removed from the system once they get all their treatment.
Scott Oxarart, Communications Manager with Northern Nevada Public, says this was mainly put into law for the Southern Nevada Health District
"We already have patient tracking systems in place so we don’t plan on utilizing the full utilization of the bill," he wrote 2 News Nevada in an email.
Some laws center around housing. Assembly Bill 121 says landlords can't charge extra for using an online service for payment, and it also gets rid of hidden fees in rental agreements.
AB211 requires the county or city to require property owners to repair a home under certain circumstances. It also establishes procedures if owners fail to repair certain conditions of a home.
Turning to elections, bipartisan-backed legislation changes the deadline of receiving your ballot from no later than 20 days to between the fourth and fifth Monday before an election.
Keeping the theme of politics, AB123 prohibits threats or intimidating people or candidates in public office if they believe the person has the intent to cause physical harm to the person or family members, including their property.
Assembly Bill 150 centers around something similar. Existing law says a person cannot threaten or intimidate someone who's a public officer or employee. This new law also includes judicial personnel who are with an Indian tribe.
Another one that goes into effect is that if county commissions want to clear a homeless encampment, they must let the Department of Transportation know first. The department would then reach out to homeless outreach teams and participate in the cleanup.
Here's a strange one. Some of us may have accidentally let a balloon go, and it flies into the air. Now, if you intentionally release a balloon that is filled with gas lighter than air, such as helium, you may have to pay a fine not more than $250.
These are just some of the laws taking effect on Wednesday. For a more complete list, click on the document below.
