NevadaNevada law offers special plates to veterans and eligible families
Nevada law provides special plate options for Space Force veterans, veterans with listed military awards, and eligible family members of service members who died on active duty.
What it does
Space Force veterans and their spouses, parents, or children may apply for special plates that support outreach programs and services for veterans and their families.
Veterans who received one of six listed military awards may apply for plates honoring that award. Those who meet the law’s disability rules may also have an access symbol on their plates.
Eligible family members may request personalized plates alongside special plates honoring a service member who died on active duty or from injuries sustained while on active duty.
Argument forSpace Force veterans and their eligible family members may be able to show their military connection with special plates that support veteran outreach services.
Argument againstFamilies who add personalized plates may pay extra fees, and knowingly false claims for family plates can bring a fine and loss of the plates.
More detail
The Department issues outreach plates to eligible Space Force veterans and their family members. Eligible applicants include Space Force veterans and their spouses, parents, or children. Applicants must apply and pay the required fees.
The Department issues special plates honoring recipients of the listed military awards. The awards listed are the Silver Star, the Bronze Star Medal with a combat valor device, the Air Force Cross, the Coast Guard Cross, the Distinguished Service Cross, and the Navy Cross. Applicants must provide proof of an award listed in the law. A qualifying veteran with a service-connected disability may receive plates marked with the access symbol if the required disability proof is provided.
A person may request personalized prestige plates combined with eligible family-member plates. This applies to plates for eligible family members of service members killed on active duty or who died from injuries sustained while on active duty. The person must pay the fees for the personalized plates.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jun 11Chapter 472.Latest
- Jun 10Approved by the Governor Joe Lombardo.Became Law
- Jun 6Enrolled and delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Jun 2Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. In Assembly. To enrollment.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Senate (1st Reprint). Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 1From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.Minor
- May 29Taken from Chief Clerk's desk. Placed on General File. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee.Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded Assembly (1st Reprint). Result: pass.Lower
- May 28Withdrawn from Committee on Ways and Means. Placed on Chief Clerk's desk.
- Apr 17From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
- Apr 16Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 138.) Taken from General File. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To printer.Minor
- Apr 15From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.Minor
- Mar 19Notice of eligibility for exemption.
- Mar 13From printer. To committee.
- Mar 12Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To printer.Introduced
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