SB290 - Revises provisions relating to regional transportation commissions. (BDR 22-743)

- 83rd Session (2025) Senate Bill No. 290–Committee on Growth and Infrastructure CHAPTER.......... AN ACT relating to regional transportation commissions; revising provisions relating to the security in operations of a regional transportation commission; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel’s Digest: Under existing law, a board of county commissioners may by ordinance create a regional transportation commission if a streets and highways plan has been adopted as part of the master plan by the county or regional planning commission. (NRS 277A.170) Existing law authorizes a regional transportation commission to provide for and maintain such security in operations as is necessary for the protection of persons and property under its jurisdiction and control. (NRS 277A.260) Existing law further provides that it is a misdemeanor for a person to willfully use profane, offensive or indecent language or engage in any quarrel in any public conveyance, or interfere with or annoy any passenger therein, or fail to leave any such conveyance upon demand after having refused to pay the proper fare. (NRS 203.100) Section 1 of this bill authorizes any designated security personnel employed by a regional transportation commission to remove from a vehicle or other property of the commission any person who is engaged in any such conduct. EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. NRS 277A.260 is hereby amended to read as follows: 277A.260 1. A commission may: (a) Provide for and maintain such security in operations as is necessary for the protection of persons and property under its jurisdiction and control [.] , including, without limitation, authorizing any designated security personnel employed by the commission to remove from a vehicle or other property of the commission any person who is engaged in conduct which constitutes a violation of the provisions of NRS 203.100. (b) Employ professional, technical, clerical and other personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (c) Establish fines for a passenger who refuses to: (1) Pay or otherwise fails to pay the proper fare to ride on the public transit system established and operated by the commission; or (2) Comply with a regional or statewide health and safety standard or mandate. – 2 – - 83rd Session (2025)  If the commission establishes such fines, the commission may establish procedures that provide for the issuance and collection of the fines. 2. The commission or any person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system shall: (a) Maintain, in accordance with all applicable provisions of state and federal law, any audio or video recording that: (1) Is used as evidence in a disciplinary action involving an employee of any person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system; or (2) Contains an incident on the public transit system that results in an injury to an employee of a person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system. (b) Upon the request of an employee organization that is the exclusive bargaining agent of the employees of a person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system, provide the employee organization with any audio or video recording that: (1) Is used as evidence in a disciplinary action involving an employee of any person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system; or (2) Contains an incident on the public transit system that results in an injury to an employee of a person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system, provided that the commission and the person who contracts with the commission to operate the public transit system receive a written request by the employee organization for the audio or video recording within 10 calendar days of the incident. 20 ~~~~~ 25