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Read. Follow. Verify.Nevada Bill Requires Gubernatorial Approval for Removing Public Monuments and Penalizes Vandalism as a Gross Misdemeanor
Last action · April 12, 2025: (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)Sponsor: John Ellison
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What This Bill Proposed
Nevada Senate Bill 310 prohibits governmental agencies from removing or destroying public monuments on state or public lands without approval from the Governor, while allowing relocations to sites of similar prominence. The measure also establishes that willfully damaging or defacing such monuments is a requiring mandatory , unless a heavier penalty applies under existing law.
Local governments, state agencies, and residents face new legal restrictions regarding the relocation of public statues, plaques, and memorials, alongside stricter criminal penalties and mandatory for individuals who vandalize public monuments.
- State legislatures frequently introduce bills regulating the protection, relocation, or removal of public monuments and historical markers. context
- Under existing Nevada law, vandalism of protected historical sites is classified under various criminal tiers depending on property value and site designation. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Governmental agencies
State and local government units must obtain gubernatorial approval before removing or destroying public monuments.
Persons damaging public property
Individuals who willfully deface or damage public monuments face gross misdemeanor charges and mandatory restitution.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can a local government relocate a public monument without the Governor's permission?
What criminal penalty applies to a person who defaces a public monument under this bill?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 12, 2025(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)
- Mar 11, 2025CommitteeFrom printer. To committee.
- Mar 10, 2025IntroducedRead first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer.
Version history
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Centralization of Monument Removal Authority
The bill shifts authority over the removal and destruction of public monuments from local or agency discretion to the Office of the Governor.
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Sources
www.leg.state.nv.us
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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