Nevada lawmakers have passed the Nevada Transportation Accountability and Reliability Act, approving a transportation measure that pairs repair priorities for existing roads and bridges with support for reliable public transit and expanded public reporting on project performance.

The legislation, sponsored by Maya Castillo, cleared the legislature by a 98-2 weighted tally, with no members recorded as present. The vote sends the measure to the governor review stage, where it faces its next formal decision before it can take effect.

The proposal centers on directing attention toward Nevada’s existing transportation network rather than presenting a broad new construction agenda. Its stated priorities include repairs to roads and bridges, along with support for public-transit reliability.

It also places a particular focus on public visibility into transportation work. Under the measure, quarterly reporting would be required on project budgets, timelines and delays. That reporting requirement makes accountability a central component of a bill otherwise focused on the condition and dependability of Nevada’s transportation system.

The near-unanimous result is a significant legislative endorsement for Castillo’s approach. Transportation policy can combine practical concerns about infrastructure upkeep with broader questions about how public projects are managed, whether schedules are met and how delays are communicated. In this case, lawmakers backed a measure that addresses both the physical condition of transportation assets and the public’s access to information about project performance.

The legislation’s progression also marks a shift from the debate that began earlier this month, when the measure’s oversight provisions remained untested. With the legislature now having acted, the measure moves beyond the floor stage, though its reporting requirements would still depend on the governor review process and any subsequent implementation.

The bill’s public-transit provisions place transit reliability alongside road and bridge repairs rather than treating those priorities as separate issues. That structure reflects the range of transportation systems covered by the proposal, from established roadway infrastructure to transit service that residents depend on for routine travel.

The decisive tally does not itself settle how the quarterly reporting requirements would operate in practice. But the measure specifies the subjects to be covered: project budgets, timelines and delays. Those disclosures would provide an ongoing record of whether transportation work is remaining on schedule and within projected costs.

For Castillo, the legislative vote provides a clear public outcome on a measure built around a straightforward premise: maintaining existing infrastructure while requiring regular accounting of how transportation projects are progressing. The bill now moves to the governor review stage, with its final status still to be determined.