How AB 3 changes current law

Compared against the Nevada Revised Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill expands confidentiality protections for public officers' personal information and allows for the use of campaign contributions for security expenses.

• NRS 247.500

  public officer to request that certain personal information contained in the records of the Secretary of State, a county or city clerk, county recorder or county assessor be kept confidential.

  Public officers can now request that their personal information be kept confidential.

• NRS 293.177

  the Secretary of State or county or city clerk, county recorder or county assessor constitutes public record; → any information required to be kept confidential by the Secretary of State or county or city clerk pursuant to a court order obtained from an authorized person who has requested his or her personal information be maintained in a confidential manner is an exception to these requirements.

  Candidates' confidential information can now be exempt from being public record if a court orders it to be kept confidential.

• NRS 481.091

  any public officer to make such a request.

  The bill allows any public officer to request an alternate address on their identification documents.

• NRS 294A.011

  unlawful for a candidate or public officer to spend money received as a contribution for his or her 'personal use', which is defined as any use of contributions to fulfill a commitment, obligation or expense of a candidate or public officer that would exist irrespective of his or her campaign or public office, as applicable. → 'personal use' of campaign contributions does not include, without limitation, the use of contributions to fulfill a commitment, obligation or expense for personal security incurred in direct connection to the campaign of a candidate or public officer.

  Campaign contributions can now be used for personal security expenses related to a candidate's campaign.

• NRS 294A.160

  Section 7 of this bill requires that expenses related to personal security be reported on campaign finance reports as a campaign expense.

  Candidates are now required to report personal security expenses as part of their campaign finance disclosures.