Nevada Gov Lombardo Plans Special Legislative Session to Address Unfinished Business

Gov. Joe Lombardo announced he will call the Nevada Legislature into a special session “at some point over the next few months” to “finish what the Legislature left unfinished,” but he offered no detailed timeline or formal agenda. Special sessions are limited in scope by the governor’s proclamation and typically run for a short, defined period (often about 20 consecutive days). Likely items lawmakers may revisit include Lombardo’s sweeping crime bill and a narrowly passed film tax credit measure intended to support construction of a major studio in southern Nevada. The early announcement appears tied to two recent Assembly vacancies — Republicans Toby Yurek and Ken Gray — because state law allows county commissions to appoint replacements only if the Legislature is expected to convene, and replacements must be from the same party. By making the call public now, the governor effectively triggers the county commissions to begin filling those seats ahead of the next regular session in 2027.