Bottom Line Up Front:
Monday marks the end of Nevada’s 83rd Legislative Session, and Governor Joe Lombardo has dozens of bad bills on his desk waiting for vetoes. From gun control to election changes, Democrats pushed through a massive list of liberal priorities in their final days. It’s time for conservatives to speak up.
The Big Picture
Think of this like watching your neighbor’s house while they’re away. You see someone trying to break in, so you call the police. That’s what’s happening here. Democrats spent months trying to slip radical changes past Nevada voters.
Now it’s up to Governor Lombardo to be the security system that stops them.
Conservative groups have identified at least 35 bills that need vetoes, plus several more that slipped through in the final days. These aren’t small technical fixes. We’re talking about fundamental changes to how elections work, how schools operate, and how law enforcement protects our communities.
Election System Changes
Open Primary Scheme (AB597) This one’s simple. Nevada voters already said “no” to open primaries in 2024. But Democrats don’t care what voters think. They want to let anyone vote in Republican primaries, even people who hate conservative values. It’s like letting your worst enemy pick your family’s dinner every night.
Last-Minute Voter ID Deal (AB499) Here’s where things get tricky. Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager (D-Las Vegas) is pitching new voter ID requirements as part of a potential deal with Gov. Joe Lombardo that would also bring back more ballot drop boxes. Some conservatives like voter ID, but this backroom deal feels wrong. The NAACP and other liberal groups are fighting it hard, which might actually be a good sign.
County Election Changes (AB237, AB262, AB496) Multiple bills would change how elections are run. One lets county commissioners appoint election officials instead of voters choosing them. Another lets election board members work at polling places. A third requires more paperwork that slows down results. Each change makes elections less transparent.
Extended Driver Cards for Illegals (AB140) Extends terms for driver authorization cards (for people here illegally) from four years to eight years. This makes it easier for non-citizens to stay and harder to track who belongs here legally.
Multiple Language Ballots (AB367) Requires ballots in foreign languages for areas with 5,000+ people who speak that language. This makes voting more complex and expensive while discouraging people from learning English.
Gun Rights Under Attack
Gun Control Czar (SB156) Democrats want to create a new government position just to take away your Second Amendment rights. This person would be funded by anti-gun groups from outside Nevada. It’s like hiring a fox to guard the chicken coop, then letting the foxes pay his salary.
More Gun Restrictions (AB105, AB245, SB89, SB347) The list keeps going. They want to ban guns near voting places. They want to stop young adults from buying rifles. They want vague new rules that could take guns away from law-abiding citizens. Each bill chips away at constitutional rights.
Parental Rights and Schools
Criminalizing Parents (AB416) This might be the worst one. Democrats want to make it a felony for parents who challenge inappropriate books in school libraries. Read that again. They want to put parents in prison for protecting their kids from explicit content. Conservative leaders were clear: inappropriate content is never appropriate in schools. Period.
Sex Education Changes (AB205) Instead of letting parents choose whether their kids get sex education, Democrats want to automatically sign up every child. Parents would have to opt out instead of opting in. It flips parental control upside down.
Economic and Regulatory Overreach
Price Controls (AB44) Attorney General Aaron Ford wants the government to decide what counts as “fair” pricing for essential goods. This is straight out of the socialist playbook. When government controls prices, shortages follow. Just ask Venezuela how that worked out.
DEI Commission (AB328) Nevada taxpayers would fund a new “reparations” commission. This creates more government bureaucracy to push divisive politics instead of focusing on real problems like high housing costs and crime.
Banking Experiment Gone Wrong (AB500) Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager (D-Las Vegas) would have created a new type of payments bank in Nevada, but even some Democrats voted against it. The bill failed twice, which shows how rushed and poorly thought out it was.
Cultural and Social Issues
Genderless Legislature (AB588) Democrats want to erase words like “chairman” and “spokeswoman” from state law. These titles honor the women who fought for equal representation. But modern Democrats care more about political correctness than actual history.
Muslim Heritage Month (AB278) Creating special government recognition for specific religious groups. This opens the door for government to play favorites with different faiths instead of treating all religions equally.
Men in Women’s Prisons (SB141) Biological men who identify as women could be housed in women’s prisons. This puts female inmates at risk and destroys any pretense of single-sex facilities.
Immigration and Law Enforcement
ICE Enforcement Ban (AB217) Schools would become sanctuary zones where federal immigration officials can’t do their jobs. This ties the hands of law enforcement and creates safe havens for people who shouldn’t be here.
Non-Citizens as Police (SB155) People who aren’t American citizens could become police officers. The people sworn to uphold American law should at least be Americans themselves.
Housing and Property Rights
Multifamily Housing Mandates (AB241) Forces commercial property to accept apartment buildings whether owners want them or not. This is government telling private property owners what they can do with their own land.
Prevailing Wage Expansion (AB213) Requires government-imposed wage rates on more public projects, even work done out of state. This drives up costs for taxpayers and makes projects take longer to complete.
Healthcare and Personal Freedom
Shield Law for Gender Procedures (SB171) This protects doctors who perform gender reassignment surgeries on minors, even if they come from states where such procedures are illegal. It’s government-sanctioned child endangerment disguised as “healthcare.”
Librarian Immunity (AB445) Gives librarians legal protection for stocking inappropriate materials. Parents lose even more control over what their children see in school libraries.
Anonymous Abortion Pills (AB411) Doctors can prescribe abortion medications without revealing their identities. This eliminates accountability and makes it harder to track dangerous side effects.
What’s Next
Governor Lombardo has until June 12th to decide on most bills. He’s already set records for vetoes, and he may break that record again. Every veto protects Nevada families from government overreach.
Some bills might become law without the governor’s signature if he doesn’t act.
What Conservatives Can Do
Contact Governor Lombardo’s office and ask him for vetos. You can also thank him for standing up to the radical agenda. Many conservative groups have provided easy ways to email the governor about specific bills.
The legislative session ends Monday, but the real work of protecting conservative values never stops. Support conservative organizations that track these issues year-round.
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