More than a week after the end of the special session, Gov. Joe Lombardo signed into law his marquee criminal justice package, which most notably will greenlight the revival of a court to deal with crimes exclusively committed on the Las Vegas Strip and expand guardrails around immigration enforcement activity.
The bill, whose approval was made public Monday afternoon, is a revived version of Lombardo’s crime bill (SB457), which died in the final moments of the 2025 legislative session. In addition to implementing a Resort Corridor Court, the bill will establish harsher penalties for certain burglaries and a transitional custody program for nonviolent inmates.
A last-minute change to the bill will also prohibit school districts from allowing immigration enforcement on public school campuses without a lawful order and require legislative approval for the expansion of detention facilities…