Nevada 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 128 — Creates the Public Records Task Force. (BDR S-400)

Last action — Approved by the Governor. Chapter 228.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on June 03, 2025.

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Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 16, 2025) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
Assembly Bill No.
128 A SSEMBLY BILL NO .
128–Committee on Government Affairs CHAPTER..........
128–COMMITTEE ON G OVERNMENT A FFAIRS (O NB EHALF OF THE JOINT INTERIM STANDING C OMMITTEE ON G OVERNMENT A FFAIRS) P REFILED JANUARY 28, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Creates the Public Records Task Force.
(BDR S-400) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
Yes.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
Existing law provides that, unless otherwise declared by law to be confidential, be open at all times during office hours for the public to inspect, copy or receive a copy thereof.
Existing law provides that, unless otherwise declared by law to be confidential, all public books and records of a state or local governmental entity are required to copy thereof.
Existing law also authorizes a person to request a copy of a public book or record in any medium in which the book or record is available.
Existing law also authorizes a person to request a copy of a publicve a book or record in any medium in which the book or record is available.
This bill the Task Force to submit a written report describing its work and recommendationss for transmittal to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs and the Senate and Assembly Standing Committees on Government Affairs for the 84th Session of the Legislature.
This bill also:
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
(1) prescribes the membership and duties of the Task Force;
Section 1.
and (2) requires for transmittal to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs and the Senate and Assembly Standing Committees on Government Affairs for the 84th Session of the Legislature.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:D IN Sections 1-6.
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(2) The impact of broad requests for public records on governmental entities;
(2) The policies relating to public records of any review board created pursuant to NRS 289.380 or 289.383;
(3) The cost, burden and time constraint on governmental entities to redact confidential information;
- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – (3) The impact of broad requests for public records on governmental entities;
(4) The financial burden on a person who requests a public record;
(4) The cost, burden and time constraint on governmental entities to redact confidential information;
(5) Mechanisms to resolve disputes involving requests for public records, including, without limitation, mediation and other types of alternative dispute resolution;
record;5) The financial burden on a person who requests a public (6) Mechanisms to resolve disputes involving requests for public records, including, without limitation, mediation and other types of alternative dispute resolution;
and (6) Methods for collecting and sharing data related to requests for public records.
and (7) Methods for collecting and sharing data related to requests for public records.
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The members of the Task Force serve without compensation.
The members of the Task Force serve without com4.
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(a) Upon the call of the Chair or a majority of the members of the Task Force;
- 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – the Task Force;
and (b) At least four times.
andl of the Chair or a majority of the members of (b) At least four times.
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As used in this section:
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- *AB128_R1* – 4 – (7) From a public utility that is not regulated by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada;
(7) From a public utility that is not regulated by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada;
representative:rency advocate” includes, without limitation, a (1) From the Nevada Broadcasters Association;
(c) “Transparency advocate” includes, without limitation, a repres(1) From the Nevada Broadcasters Association;
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The members of the Task Force must be appointed pursuant to section 7 of this act not later than October 31, 2025.
The members of the Public Records Task Force must be appointed pursuant to section 7 of this act not later than October 31, 2025.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 228.

  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  3. Senate Amendment No. 606 concurred in. To enrollment.

  4. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly.

  5. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.

  6. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 606.) Reprinting dispensed with.

  7. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.

  8. In Senate.

  9. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

  10. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 230.) To printer.

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

  12. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

  13. Read first time. To committee.

  14. From printer.

  15. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.

Sponsors

  • Assembly Committee on Government Affairs · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 66 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Assembly Committee on Government Affairs

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (66)

66 members have not signed on to this bill.

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