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NV SB91
Bill
Status
6/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Fabian Donate
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the State Registrar of Vital Statistics and county health officers to record diacritical marks (accents, tildes, graves, umlauts, cedillas) in names on vital statistics records including birth, death, marriage, and divorce documents
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Permits the Department of Motor Vehicles to record and display diacritical marks on driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, motorcycle licenses, identification cards, and driver authorization cards
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Defines "diacritical mark" as a mark in Latin script added or attached to a letter to indicate pronunciation
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DMV provisions become effective on the later of: (1) when the U.S. Social Security Administration authorizes diacritical marks on SSA documents, or (2) when DMV notifies the Governor it has sufficient funding for implementation
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Vital statistics provisions become effective 6 months after the DMV provisions take effect
Legislative Description
Establishes provisions relating to the use of diacritical marks in certain governmental records. (BDR 40-43)
Last Action
(No further action taken.)
6/3/2025