After four long days, the Assembly passed Assembly Bill 4 on Sunday. AB 4 is Governor Lombardo’s omnibus crime bill, proposing sweeping changes to Nevada’s criminal statutes. Despite its “tough on crime” posture, the measure is unnecessary: statewide crime has been trending downward since 2019, according to publicly available Uniform Crime Reporting data. Yet the bill fails to address the root causes of crime—such as housing instability, poverty, mental health needs, and access to social services—and does not meaningfully improve public safety. Instead, it prioritizes punitive approaches over proven, community-centered solutions.

LEAN testified in opposition to this bill.