The procedural failure behind Nevada’s SB10 bill

I want people in Nevada to understand how SB10 reached the Senate floor. Versions of this bill were introduced in prior sessions by Dina Neal. Those early versions were short and lacked substance. The concept stayed vague, but the risk kept growing.

What shocked me was watching a Republican senator side with Democrats to push SB10 into a special session. That move handed them a two-thirds majority and forced the bill forward.

The hearing included conceptual amendments only. There was no finalized bill language. Despite that, SB10 was sent to the Senate floor and voted on. Legislators voted without seeing the actual text.

Intent does not equal outcome. What lawmakers think a bill will do often looks nothing like what ends up written into law. Voting without language creates consequences no one can control.

This is not about party politics. This is about process. In Nevada, laws should never move forward without clear, written language in front of the people voting on them.