Nevada 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 49 — Revises provisions relating to consumer protection. (BDR 52-439)

Last action — Approved by the Governor. Chapter 55.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 19, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on May 28, 2025.

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 17, 2025) FIRST REPRINT S.B.
Senate Bill No.
49 SENATE BILL N O.
49–Committee on Commerce and Labor CHAPTER..........
49–COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND LABOR (O NB EHALF OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 19, 2024 ____________ Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to consumer protection.
(BDR 52-439) 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 defines activities that constitute deceptive trade practices and provides for the imposition of civil and criminal penalties against persons who engage in deceptive trade practices.
provides for the imposition of civil and criminal penalties against persons whond engage in deceptive trade practices.
(Chapter 598 of NRS) Existing law authorizes the Attorney General to obtain a temporary restraining order, a preliminary or civil penalty, disgorgement, restitution or the recovery of damages by bringing anof a action in the name of the State against a person the Attorney General has reason to believe has engaged or is engaging in a deceptive trade practice.
(Chapter 598 of NRS) Existing law authorizes the Attorney General to obtain a temporary restraining order, a preliminary or permanent injunction or other relief, including, without limitation, the recovery of a civil penalty, disgorgement, restitution or the recovery of damages by bringing an action in the name of the State against a person the Attorney General has reason to believe has engaged or is engaging in a deceptive trade practice.
(NRS 598.0963) Section 3 of this bill provides that such relief includes any available remedy relating to certain activities that constitute deceptive trade practices.
(NRS 598.0963) Section 3 of this bill provides that such relief includes any available remedy clarifies that such an action may be brought by the Attorney General on behalf of:3 also (1) the State or its agencies, political subdivisions, districts or municipal corporations;
Section 3 also clarifies that such an action may be brought by the Attorney General on behalf of:
or (2) the people of the State.
- *SB49_R1* – 2 – corporations;
Existing law authorizes the Director of the Department of Business and Industry to impose certain penalties, including an administrative fine, upon a person who has engaged in a deceptive trade practice after a hearing that is initiated by the Commissioner of Consumer Affairs or Attorney General serving an order upon fine from $1,000 or treble the amount of restitution ordered, whichever is greater,e to not more than $15,000 for each violation or treble the amount of restitution ordered, whichever is greater;
or (2) the people of the State.ivisions, districts or municipal Existing law authorizes the Director of the Department of Business and Industry to impose certain penalties, including an administrative fine, upon a person who has engaged in a deceptive trade practice after a hearing that is initiated by the Commissioner of Consumer Affairs or Attorney General serving an order upon such person.
and (2) revises the authorized methods of service of the order imposing certain civil penalties.
(NRS 598.0971) Section 4 of this bill:
Existing law creates the Consumer Protection Legal Account in the Office of the Attorney General and provides that the money remains in the Legal Account at the end of the fiscal year and does not revert to the State General Fund.
(1) increases the administrative fine from $1,000 or treble the amount of restitution ordered, whichever is greater, to not more than $15,000 for each violation or treble the amount of restitution the order imposing certain civil penalties.ses the authorized methods of service of Existing law creates the Consumer Protection Legal Account in the Office of the Attorney General and provides that the money remains in the Legal Account at the end of the fiscal year and does not revert to the State General Fund.
(1) creates the Bureau of Consumer Protection within the Office of the Attorney General;
(1) creates the Bureau of Consumer Protection within the Bureau of Consumer Protection is the Consumer’s Advocate, who may generally the exercise the power of the Attorney General in areas of consumer protection and enforcement.
and (2) provides that the executive head of the Bureau of Consumer Protection is the Consumer’s Advocate, who may generally exercise the power of the Attorney General in areas of consumer protection and enforcement.
(NRS 228.310, 228.380) Existing law also creates the Consumer Protection Administrative Account in the Bureau of Consumer Protection and:
(NRS 228.310, 228.380) Existing law also creates the Consumer requires the deposit of certain money from settlements and litigation into the) Administrative Account;
(1) requires the deposit of certain money from settlements and litigation into the Administrative Account;
and (2) provides that any balance in excess of $500,000 in the Administrative Account on June 30 and December 31 of each year, and at any other time in the discretion of the Consumer’s Advocate, reverts to the Legal Account.
and (2) provides that any balance in excess of $500,000 in the Administrative Account on June 30 and December 31 of each year, and at any other time in the discretion of the Consumer’s Advocate, reverts to the Legal - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – Account.
Section 11 also eliminates the limitation that the money in the Legal Account must exceed 120 days of operating costs for certain staff before the Office of the for additional purposes relating to consumer protection and efforts to prevent fraud.
must exceed 120 days of operating costs for certain staff before the Office of the Attorney General or Consumer’s Advocate may use money in the Legal Account for additional purposes relating to consumer protection and efforts to prevent fraud.
(NRS 228.380) Section 12 of this bill clarifies that the Consumer’s Advocate does not have possession of such records until he or she receives the record from the agency, board or commission.
(NRS 228.380) Section 12 of this bill clarifies that the Consumer’s record from the agency, board or commission.
Sections 12 and 12.5 of this bill provide that any records, files and communications of the Consumer’s Advocate made or received pursuant to section 12 are confidential and not a public record.
Sections 12 and 12.5 of this bill provide that if a record that is received by the Consumer’s Advocate is confidential and not a public record when in the custody or control of the agency, board or commission, the record is confidential and not a public record when in the custody or control of the Consumer’s Advocate.
- *SB49_R1* – 3 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
Section 1.
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Sections 1 and 2.
2.
(Deleted by amendment.) Sec.
If the Attorney General has reason to believe that a person has engaged or is engaging in a deceptive trade practice, the Attorney General may bring an action in the name of the State of Nevada against that person to obtain a temporary restraining order, a preliminary or permanent injunction, or other appropriate relief, including, without limitation, the recovery of a civil penalty, disgorgement, restitution , [or] the recovery of damages [:] or any other available remedy pursuant to NRS 598.0903 to 598.0999, inclusive, on behalf of:
If the Attorney General has reason to believe that a person has engaged or is engaging in a deceptive trade practice, the Attorney General may bring an action in the name of the State of - 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – Nevada against that person to obtain a temporary restraining order, a preliminary or permanent injunction, or other appropriate relief, including, without limitation, the recovery of a civil penalty, disgorgement, restitution , [or] the recovery of damages [:] or any inclusive, on behalf of:ursuant to NRS 598.0903 to 598.0999, (a) The State, its agencies, political subdivisions, districts or municipal corporations;
(a) The State, its agencies, political subdivisions, districts or municipal corporations;
[(a)] (1) As parens patriae of the persons residing in this State, with respect to damages sustained directly or indirectly by such persons, or, alternatively, if the court finds in its discretion that the consisting of persons residing in this State who have been damaged classes directly or indirectly;
[(a)] (1) As parens patriae of the persons residing in this State, with respect to damages sustained directly or indirectly by such persons, or, alternatively, if the court finds in its discretion that the interests of justice so require, as a representative of a class or classes consisting of persons residing in this State who have been damaged directly or indirectly;
The subpoena must be served upon the person in the manner required for service of process in this State or by certified mail with return - *SB49_R1* – 4 – receipt requested.
The subpoena must be served upon the person in the manner required for service of process in this State or by certified mail with return receipt requested.
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NRS 598.0971 is hereby amended to read as follows:
If, after an investigation, the Commissioner or Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person has been engaged or is engaging in any deceptive trade practice in violation of NRS 598.0903 to 598.0999, inclusive, the Commissioner or Attorney General may issue an order directed to the person to show cause why the Director should not order the person to cease and desist from engaging in the practice and to pay an administrative fine.
If, after an investigation, the Commissioner or:
Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person has been engaged or is engaging in any deceptive trade practice in violation of NRS 598.0903 to 598.0999, inclusive, the Commissioner or Attorney General may issue an order directed to the person to show cause why the Director should not order the person to cease and desist from engaging in the practice and to pay an administrative fine.
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If, after conducting a hearing pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2, the Director or his or her designee determines that the person has violated any of the provisions of NRS 598.0903 to 598.0999, inclusive, or if the person fails to appear for the hearing after being properly served with the statement of charges and notice of hearing, the Director or his or her designee shall issue an order setting forth his or her findings of fact concerning the violation and cause to be served a copy thereof upon the person and any intervener at the hearing.
If, after conducting a hearing pursuant to the provisions of person has violated any of the provisions of NRS 598.0903 to that the 598.0999, inclusive, or if the person fails to appear for the hearing after being properly served with the statement of charges and notice of hearing, the Director or his or her designee shall issue an order setting forth his or her findings of fact concerning the violation and cause to be served a copy thereof upon the person and any intervener at the hearing.
and (d) Impose an administrative fine of [$1,000] not more than $15,000 for each violation or treble the amount of restitution ordered, whichever is greater.
and (d) Impose an administrative fine of [$1,000] not more than ordered, whichever is greater.treble the amount of restitution The order must be served upon the person directly , [or] by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested [.] or any other manner permitted by the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure for the service of process in civil actions.
- *SB49_R1* – 5 –  The order must be served upon the person directly , [or] by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested [.] or any other manner permitted by the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure for the service of process in civil actions.
If a person fails to comply with any provision of an order issued by the Director or his or her designee pursuant to subsection 3, the Attorney General, or the Commissioner or the Director through the Attorney General, may, at any time after 30 days after the service of the order, cause an action to be instituted in the district court of the county wherein the person resides or has his or her principal place of business requesting the court to enforce the provisions of the order or to provide any other appropriate injunctive relief.
If a person fails to comply with any provision of an order issued by the Director or his or her designee pursuant to subsection 3, the Attorney General, or the Commissioner or the Director - 83rd Session (2025) – 5 – the service of the order, cause an action to be instituted in ther district court of the county wherein the person resides or has his or her principal place of business requesting the court to enforce the provisions of the order or to provide any other appropriate injunctive relief.
and (c) Such injunctive or other equitable or extraordinary relief as is determined appropriate by the court.
and is determined appropriate by the court.le or extraordinary relief as 8.
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(a) Fifty percent to the Office of the Attorney General or the Consumer’s Advocate, to be used for consumer protection and efforts to prevent fraud, including, without limitation, education, investigation, enforcement and litigation.
Consumer’s Advocate, to be used for consumer protection andor the efforts to prevent fraud, including, without limitation, education, investigation, enforcement and litigation.
(1) Necessary staff employed pursuant to NRS 228.330 for the Consumer’s Advocate to carry out such consumer protection and efforts to prevent fraud;
- 83rd Session (2025) – 6 – the Consumer’s Advocate to carry out such consumer protectionor and efforts to prevent fraud;
[and] (2) [If the amount of money in the Account that is allocated pursuant to this paragraph exceeds the amount required to pay for 120 days of operating costs for necessary] Necessary staff for the Office of the Attorney General to carry out such consumer protection and efforts to prevent fraud [, may use any such excess amount of money for additional purposes] ;
[and] (2) [If the amount of money in the Account that is allocated pursuant to this paragraph exceeds the amount required to pay for days of operating costs for necessary] Necessary staff for the Office of the Attorney General to carry out such consumer protection and efforts to prevent fraud [, may use any such excess amount of money for additional purposes] ;
(1) Seventy percent to the organization operating the program for legal services in a county whose population is 700,000 or more that receives the fees charged pursuant to NRS 19.031 for programs for the indigent, to be used to provide legal services in a county whose population is 700,000 or more;
(1) Seventy percent to the organization operating the program for legal services in a county whose population is 700,000 or more that receives the fees charged pursuant to NRS 19.031 for programs for the indigent, to be used to provide legal services in a county (2) Nineteen percent to the organization operating the program for legal services in counties whose population is less than 100,000 that receive the fees charged pursuant to NRS 19.031 for programs for the indigent, to be used to provide legal services in those counties;
(2) Nineteen percent to the organization operating the program for legal services in counties whose population is less than 100,000 that receive the fees charged pursuant to NRS 19.031 for programs for the indigent, to be used to provide legal services in those counties;
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(a) Use the money received from the Account for consumer protection and efforts to prevent fraud, including, without limitation, education and litigation;
(a) Use the money received from the Account for consumer protection and efforts to prevent fraud, including, without limitation, edu(b) On or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, submit a report to the Office of the Attorney General that includes a detailed summary of all activities undertaken by the legal aid organization during the previous 6-month period with the money received from the Account, including, without limitation:
and (b) On or before January 1 and July 1 of each year, submit a report to the Office of the Attorney General that includes a detailed summary of all activities undertaken by the legal aid organization during the previous 6-month period with the money received from the Account, including, without limitation:
(4) Statistical information on the number of persons served;
- 83rd Session (2025) – 7 – and (4) Statistical information on the number of persons served;
and (5) An accounting of the use of the money, including, without limitation, the specific amount of money used for salaries, costs and expenses.
(5) An accounting of the use of the money, including, without limitation, the specific amount of money used for salaries, costs and expenses.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Consumer’s Advocate may exercise the power of the Attorney General in areas of consumer protection, including, but not limited to, enforcement of chapters 90, 597, 598, 598A, 598B, 598C, 599B and 711 of NRS.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Consumer’s Advocate may exercise the power of the Attorney to, enforcement of chapters 90, 597, 598, 598A, 598B, 598C, 599Bted and 711 of NRS.
The Consumer’s Advocate may have access to all records in the possession of any agency, board or commission of this State that he or she determines are necessary for the exercise of the powers set - *SB49_R1* – 8 – forth in subsection 1.
The Consumer’s Advocate may have access to all records in the possession of any agency, board or commission of this State that he or she determines are necessary for the exercise of the powers set forth in subsection 1.
The Consumer’s Advocate does not have custody or control of any record until the Consumer’s Advocate receives the record from the agency, board or commission of this State.
The Consumer’s Advocate does not have custody or control of any record until the Consumer’s Advocate State.
Any records, files and communications made or received pursuant to this subsection are confidential and not a public record.
If a record that is received by the Consumer’s Advocateis pursuant to this subsection is confidential and not a public record when in the custody or control of the agency, board or commission, the record is confidential and not a public record when in the custody or control of the Consumer’s Advocate.
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NRS 239.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 1.4683, 1.4687, 1A.110, 3.2203, 41.0397, 41.071, 49.095, 49.293, 62D.420, 62D.440, 62E.516, 62E.620, 62H.025, 62H.030, 62H.170, 62H.220, 62H.320, 75A.100, 75A.150, 76.160, 78.152, 80.113, 81.850, 82.183, 86.246, 86.54615, 87.515, 87.5413, 87A.200, 87A.580, 87A.640, 88.3355, 88.5927, 88.6067, 88A.345, 88A.7345, 89.045, 89.251, 90.730, 91.160, 116.757, 116A.270, 116B.880, 118B.026, 119.260, 119.265, 119.267, 119.280, 119A.280, 119A.653, 119A.677, 119B.370, 119B.382, 120A.640, 120A.690, 125.130, 125B.140, 126.141, 126.161, 126.163, 126.730, 127.007, 127.057, 127.130, 127.140, 127.2817, 128.090, 130.312, 130.712, 136.050, 159.044, 159A.044, 164.041, 172.075, 172.245, 176.01334, 176.01385, 176.015, 176.0625, 176.09129, 176.156, 176A.630, 178.39801, 178.4715, 178.5691, 178.5717, 179.495, 179A.070, 179A.165, 179D.160, 180.600, 200.3771, 200.3772, 200.5095, 200.604, 202.3662, 205.4651, 209.392, 209.3923, 209.3925, 209.419, 209.429, 209.521, 211A.140, 213.010, 213.040, 213.095, 213.131, 217.105, 217.110, 217.464, 217.475, 218A.350, 218E.625, 218F.150, 218G.130, 218G.240, 218G.350, 218G.615, 224.240, 226.462, 226.796, 228.270, 228.380, 228.450, 228.495, 228.570, 231.069, 231.1285, 231.1473, 232.1369, 233.190, 237.300, 239.0105, 239.0113, 239.014, 239B.026, 239B.030, 239B.040, 239B.050, 239C.140, 239C.210, 239C.230, 239C.250, 239C.270, 239C.420, 240.007, 241.020, 241.030, 241.039, 242.105, 244.264, 244.335, 247.540, 247.545, 247.550, 247.560, 250.087, 250.130, 250.140, 250.145, 250.150, 268.095, 268.0978, 268.490, 268.910, 269.174, 271A.105, 281.195, 281.805, 281A.350, 281A.680, 281A.685, 281A.750, 281A.755, 281A.780, 284.4068, 284.4086, 286.110, 286.118, 287.0438, 289.025, 289.080, 289.387, 289.830, 293.4855, 293.5002, 293.503, 293.504, 293.558, 293.5757, 293.870, 293.906, 293.908, 293.909, 293.910, 293B.135, 293D.510, 331.110, - *SB49_R1* – 9 – 332.061, 332.351, 333.333, 333.335, 338.070, 338.1379, 338.1593, 338.1725, 338.1727, 348.420, 349.597, 349.775, 353.205, 353A.049, 353A.085, 353A.100, 353C.240, 353D.250, 360.240, 360.247, 360.255, 360.755, 361.044, 361.2242, 361.610, 365.138, 366.160, 368A.180, 370.257, 370.327, 372A.080, 378.290, 378.300, 379.0075, 379.008, 379.1495, 385A.830, 385B.100, 387.626, 387.631, 388.1455, 388.259, 388.501, 388.503, 388.513, 388.750, 388A.247, 388A.249, 391.033, 391.035, 391.0365, 391.120, 391.925, 392.029, 392.147, 392.264, 392.271, 392.315, 392.317, 392.325, 392.327, 392.335, 392.850, 393.045, 394.167, 394.16975, 394.1698, 394.447, 394.460, 394.465, 396.1415, 396.1425, 396.143, 396.159, 396.3295, 396.405, 396.525, 396.535, 396.9685, 398A.115, 408.3885, 408.3886, 408.3888, 408.5484, 412.153, 414.280, 416.070, 422.2749, 422.305, 422A.342, 422A.350, 425.400, 427A.1236, 427A.872, 427A.940, 432.028, 432.205, 432B.175, 432B.280, 432B.290, 432B.4018, 432B.407, 432B.430, 432B.560, 432B.5902, 432C.140, 432C.150, 433.534, 433A.360, 439.4941, 439.4988, 439.5282, 439.840, 439.914, 439A.116, 439A.124, 439B.420, 439B.754, 439B.760, 439B.845, 440.170, 441A.195, 441A.220, 441A.230, 442.330, 442.395, 442.735, 442.774, 445A.665, 445B.570, 445B.7773, 449.209, 449.245, 449.4315, 449A.112, 450.140, 450B.188, 450B.805, 453.164, 453.720, 458.055, 458.280, 459.050, 459.3866, 459.555, 459.7056, 459.846, 463.120, 463.15993, 463.240, 463.3403, 463.3407, 463.790, 467.1005, 480.535, 480.545, 480.935, 480.940, 481.063, 481.091, 481.093, 482.170, 482.368, 482.5536, 483.340, 483.363, 483.575, 483.659, 483.800, 484A.469, 484B.830, 484B.833, 484E.070, 485.316, 501.344, 503.452, 522.040, 534A.031, 561.285, 571.160, 584.655, 587.877, 598.0964, 598.098, 598A.110, 598A.420, 599B.090, 603.070, 603A.210, 604A.303, 604A.710, 604D.500, 604D.600, 612.265, 616B.012, 616B.015, 616B.315, 616B.350, 618.341, 618.425, 622.238, 622.310, 623.131, 623A.137, 624.110, 624.265, 624.327, 625.425, 625A.185, 628.418, 628B.230, 628B.760, 629.043, 629.047, 629.069, 630.133, 630.2671, 630.2672, 630.2673, 630.2687, 630.30665, 630.336, 630A.327, 630A.555, 631.332, 631.368, 632.121, 632.125, 632.3415, 632.3423, 632.405, 633.283, 633.301, 633.427, 633.4715, 633.4716, 633.4717, 633.524, 634.055, 634.1303, 634.214, 634A.169, 634A.185, 634B.730, 635.111, 635.158, 636.262, 636.342, 637.085, 637.145, 637B.192, 637B.288, 638.087, 638.089, 639.183, 639.2485, 639.570, 640.075, 640.152, 640A.185, 640A.220, 640B.405, 640B.730, 640C.580, 640C.600, 640C.620, 640C.745, 640C.760, 640D.135, 640D.190, 640E.225, 640E.340, 641.090, 641.221, 641.2215, 641A.191, 641A.217, 641A.262, 641B.170, 641B.281, 641B.282, 641C.455, 641C.760, 641D.260, 641D.320, - *SB49_R1* – 10 – 642.524, 643.189, 644A.870, 645.180, 645.625, 645A.050, 645A.082, 645B.060, 645B.092, 645C.220, 645C.225, 645D.130, 645D.135, 645G.510, 645H.320, 645H.330, 647.0945, 647.0947, 648.033, 648.197, 649.065, 649.067, 652.126, 652.228, 653.900, 654.110, 656.105, 657A.510, 661.115, 665.130, 665.133, 669.275, 669.285, 669A.310, 670B.680, 671.365, 671.415, 673.450, 673.480, 675.380, 676A.340, 676A.370, 677.243, 678A.470, 678C.710, 678C.800, 679B.122, 679B.124, 679B.152, 679B.159, 679B.190, 679B.285, 679B.690, 680A.270, 681A.440, 681B.260, 681B.410, 681B.540, 683A.0873, 685A.077, 686A.289, 686B.170, 686C.306, 687A.060, 687A.115, 687B.404, 687C.010, 688C.230, 688C.480, 688C.490, 689A.696, 692A.117, 692C.190, 692C.3507, 692C.3536, 692C.3538, 692C.354, 692C.420, 693A.480, 693A.615, 696B.550, 696C.120, 703.196, 704B.325, 706.1725, 706A.230, 710.159, 711.600, sections 35, 38 and 41 of chapter 478, Statutes of Nevada 2011 and section 2 of chapter 391, Statutes of Nevada 2013 and unless otherwise declared by law to be confidential, all public books and public records of a governmental entity must be open at all times during office hours to inspection by any person, and may be fully copied or an abstract or memorandum may be prepared from those public books and public records.
NRExcept as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 1.4683, 1.4687, 1A.110, 3.2203, 41.0397, 41.071, 49.095, 49.293, 62D.420, 62D.440, 62E.516, 62E.620, 62H.025, 62H.030, 62H.170, 62H.220, 62H.320, 75A.100, 75A.150, 76.160, 78.152, 80.113, 81.850, 82.183, 86.246, 86.54615, 87.515, 87.5413, 87A.200, 87A.580, 87A.640, 88.3355, 88.5927, 88.6067, 88A.345, 88A.7345, 89.045, 89.251, 90.730, 91.160, 116.757, 116A.270, 116B.880, 118B.026, 119.260, 119.265, 119.267, 119.280, 119A.280, 119A.653, 119A.677, 119B.370, 119B.382, 120A.640, 120A.690, 125.130, 125B.140, 126.141, 126.161, 126.163, 126.730, 127.007, 127.057, 127.130, 127.140, 127.2817, 128.090, 130.312, 130.712, 136.050, 159.044, 159A.044, 164.041, 172.075, 172.245, 176.01334, 176.01385, 176.015, 176.0625, 176.09129, 176.156, 176A.630, 178.39801, 178.4715, 178.5691, 178.5717, 179.495, 179A.070, 179A.165, 179D.160, 180.600, 200.3771, 200.3772, 200.5095, 200.604, 202.3662, 205.4651, 209.392, 209.3923, 209.3925, 209.419, 209.429, 209.521, 211A.140, 213.010, 213.040, 213.095, 213.131, 217.105, 217.110, 217.464, 217.475, 218A.350, 218E.625, 218F.150, 218G.130, 218G.240, 218G.350, 218G.615, 224.240, 226.462, 226.796, 228.270, 228.380, 228.450, 228.495, 228.570, 231.069, 231.1285, 231.1473, 232.1369, 233.190, 237.300, 239.0105, 239.0113, 239.014, 239B.026, 239B.030, 239B.040, 239C.420, 240.007, 241.020, 241.030, 241.039, 242.105, 244.264, 244.335, 247.540, 247.545, 247.550, 247.560, 250.087, 250.130, 250.140, 250.145, 250.150, 268.095, 268.0978, 268.490, 268.910, 269.174, 271A.105, 281.195, 281.805, 281A.350, 281A.680, 281A.685, 281A.750, 281A.755, 281A.780, 284.4068, 284.4086, 286.110, 286.118, 287.0438, 289.025, 289.080, 289.387, 289.830, 293.4855, 293.5002, 293.503, 293.504, 293.558, 293.5757, 293.870, 293.906, 293.908, 293.909, 293.910, 293B.135, 293D.510, 331.110, 332.061, 332.351, 333.333, 333.335, 338.070, 338.1379, 338.1593, 338.1725, 338.1727, 348.420, 349.597, 349.775, 353.205, 353A.049, 353A.085, 353A.100, 353C.240, 353D.250, 360.240, 360.247, 360.255, 360.755, 361.044, 361.2242, 361.610, 365.138, 366.160, 368A.180, 370.257, 370.327, 372A.080, 378.290, 378.300, 379.0075, 379.008, 379.1495, 385A.830, 385B.100, 387.626, 387.631, 388.1455, 388.259, 388.501, 388.503, 388.513, 388.750, - 83rd Session (2025) – 9 – 388A.247, 388A.249, 391.033, 391.035, 391.0365, 391.120, 391.925, 392.029, 392.147, 392.264, 392.271, 392.315, 392.317, 392.325, 392.327, 392.335, 392.850, 393.045, 394.167, 394.16975, 394.1698, 394.447, 394.460, 394.465, 396.1415, 396.1425, 396.143, 398A.115, 408.3885, 408.3886, 408.3888, 408.5484, 412.153,.9685, 414.280, 416.070, 422.2749, 422.305, 422A.342, 422A.350, 425.400, 427A.1236, 427A.872, 427A.940, 432.028, 432.205, 432B.175, 432B.280, 432B.290, 432B.4018, 432B.407, 432B.430, 432B.560, 432B.5902, 432C.140, 432C.150, 433.534, 433A.360, 439.4941, 439.4988, 439.5282, 439.840, 439.914, 439A.116, 439A.124, 439B.420, 439B.754, 439B.760, 439B.845, 440.170, 441A.195, 441A.220, 441A.230, 442.330, 442.395, 442.735, 442.774, 445A.665, 445B.570, 445B.7773, 449.209, 449.245, 449.4315, 449A.112, 450.140, 450B.188, 450B.805, 453.164, 453.720, 458.055, 458.280, 459.050, 459.3866, 459.555, 459.7056, 459.846, 463.120, 463.15993, 463.240, 463.3403, 463.3407, 463.790, 467.1005, 480.535, 480.545, 480.935, 480.940, 481.063, 481.091, 481.093, 482.170, 482.368, 482.5536, 483.340, 483.363, 483.575, 483.659, 483.800, 484A.469, 484B.830, 484B.833, 484E.070, 485.316, 501.344, 503.452, 522.040, 534A.031, 561.285, 571.160, 584.655, 587.877, 598.0964, 598.098, 598A.110, 598A.420, 599B.090, 603.070, 603A.210, 604A.303, 604A.710, 604D.500, 604D.600, 612.265, 616B.012, 616B.015, 616B.315, 616B.350, 618.341, 618.425, 622.238, 622.310, 623.131, 623A.137, 624.110, 624.265, 624.327, 625.425, 625A.185, 628.418, 628B.230, 628B.760, 629.043, 629.047, 629.069, 630.133, 630.2671, 630A.555, 63631.332,630631.368,30.632.121,30632.125,0A.632.3415, 632.3423, 632.405, 633.283, 633.301, 633.427, 633.4715, 633.4716, 633.4717, 633.524, 634.055, 634.1303, 634.214, 634A.169, 634A.185, 634B.730, 635.111, 635.158, 636.262, 636.342, 637.085, 637.145, 637B.192, 637B.288, 638.087, 638.089, 639.183, 639.2485, 639.570, 640.075, 640.152, 640A.185, 640A.220, 640B.405, 640B.730, 640C.580, 640C.600, 640C.620, 640C.745, 640C.760, 640D.135, 640D.190, 640E.225, 640E.340, 641.090, 641.221, 641.2215, 641A.191, 641A.217, 641A.262, 641B.170, 641B.281, 641B.282, 641C.455, 641C.760, 641D.260, 641D.320, 642.524, 643.189, 644A.870, 645.180, 645.625, 645A.050, 645A.082, 645B.060, 645B.092, 645C.220, 645C.225, 645D.130, 645D.135, 645G.510, 645H.320, 645H.330, 647.0945, 647.0947, 648.033, 648.197, 649.065, 649.067, 652.126, 652.228, 653.900, 654.110, 656.105, 657A.510, 661.115, 665.130, 665.133, 669.275, - 83rd Session (2025) – 10 – 675.380, 676A.340, 676A.370, 677.243, 678A.470, 678C.710,73.480, 678C.800, 679B.122, 679B.124, 679B.152, 679B.159, 679B.190, 679B.285, 679B.690, 680A.270, 681A.440, 681B.260, 681B.410, 681B.540, 683A.0873, 685A.077, 686A.289, 686B.170, 686C.306, 687A.060, 687A.115, 687B.404, 687C.010, 688C.230, 688C.480, 688C.490, 689A.696, 692A.117, 692C.190, 692C.3507, 692C.3536, 692C.3538, 692C.354, 692C.420, 693A.480, 693A.615, 696B.550, 696C.120, 703.196, 704B.325, 706.1725, 706A.230, 710.159, 711.600, sections 35, 38 and 41 of chapter 478, Statutes of Nevada and section 2 of chapter 391, Statutes of Nevada 2013 and unless otherwise declared by law to be confidential, all public books and public records of a governmental entity must be open at all times during office hours to inspection by any person, and may be fully copied or an abstract or memorandum may be prepared from those public books and public records.
Any such copies, abstracts or memoranda may be used to supply the general public with copies, abstracts or memoranda of the records or may be used in any other way to the advantage of the governmental entity or of the general public.
Any such copies, abstracts or memoranda may be used to supply the general public with copies, way to the advantage of the governmental entity or of the general public.
A governmental entity that has legal custody or control of a public book or record shall not deny a request made pursuant to subsection 1 to inspect or copy or receive a copy of a public book or record on the basis that the requested public book or record contains information that is confidential if the governmental entity can redact, delete, conceal or separate, including, without limitation, electronically, the confidential information from the information included in the public book or record that is not otherwise confidential.
A governmental entity that has legal custody or control of a public book or record shall not deny a request made pursuant to subsection 1 to inspect or copy or receive a copy of a public book or record on the basis that the requested public book or record contains information that is confidential if the governmental entity can redact, delete, conceal or separate, including, without limitation, electronically, the confidential information from the information included in the public book or record that is not otherwise con4.denIf requested, a governmental entity shall provide a copy of a public record in an electronic format by means of an electronic medium.
4.
If requested, a governmental entity shall provide a copy of a public record in an electronic format by means of an electronic medium.
- *SB49_R1* – 11 – (1) Was not created or prepared in an electronic format;
(1) Was not created or prepared in an electronic format;
or (b) Providing the public record in an electronic format or by means of an electronic medium would:
or - 83rd Session (2025) – 11 – (b) Providing the public record in an electronic format or by means of an electronic medium would:
(2) Require the production of information that is confidential and that cannot be redacted, deleted, concealed or separated from information that is not otherwise confidential.
(1) Give access to proprietary software;
5.
or (2) Require the production of information that is confidential information that is not otherwise confidential.
or separated from 5.
H - *SB49_R1*
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Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 55.

  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  3. Assembly Amendment No. 562 concurred in. To enrollment.

  4. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 37, Nays: 5.) To Senate. In Senate.

  5. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  6. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 562.) To printer.

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

  8. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.

  9. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Assembly.

  10. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Absent: 1.) To printer.

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 180.) Reprinting dispensed with. Placed on General File.

  12. Read first time. To committee.

  13. From printer.

  14. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer.

Sponsors

  • Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor · Primary

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  • Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor

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Votes

Assembly (2nd Reprint)

Passed 37 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 27000
Republican 9500
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 37500
% of votes cast 88%12%0%0%
How each member voted (42)
Member Party Vote
O’Neill, PK — Yea
Anderson, Natha C. Democratic Yea
Backus, Shea M. Democratic Yea
Brown-May, Tracy Democratic Yea
Carter, Max E., II Democratic Yea
Considine, Venicia Democratic Yea
D'Silva, Reuben Democratic Yea
Dalia, Joe Democratic Yea
Flanagan, Tanya P. Democratic Yea
González, Cecelia Democratic Yea
Goulding, Heather Democratic Yea
Hunt, Linda F. Democratic Yea
Jackson, Jovan A. Democratic Yea
Jauregui, Sandra Democratic Yea
Karris, Venise Democratic Yea
La Rue Hatch, Selena Democratic Yea
Marzola, Elaine H. Democratic Yea
Miller, Brittney M. Democratic Yea
Monroe-Moreno, Daniele Democratic Yea
Moore, Cinthia Zermeño Democratic Yea
Mosca, Erica Democratic Yea
Nadeem, Hanadi Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Duy Democratic Yea
Orentlicher, David Democratic Yea
Roth, Erica P. Democratic Yea
Torres-Fossett, Selena Democratic Yea
Watts, Howard Democratic Yea
Yeager, Steve Democratic Yea
Cole, Lisa K. Republican Yea
DeLong, Rich Republican Nay
Dickman, Jill Republican Nay
Edgeworth, Rebecca Republican Yea
Gallant, Danielle Republican Nay
Gray, Ken Republican Nay
Gurr, Bert K. Republican Yea
Hafen, Gregory T., II Republican Nay
Hansen, Alexis M. Republican Yea
Hardy, Melissa R.. Republican Yea
Hibbetts, Brian Republican Yea
Kasama, Heidi Republican Yea
Koenig, Gregory S. Republican Yea
Yurek, Toby Republican Yea

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Senate (1st Reprint)

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 7001
Democratic 13000
Total 20001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Cannizzaro, Nicole J. Democratic Yea
Cruz-Crawford, Michelee "Shelly" Democratic Yea
Daly, Skip Democratic Yea
Dondero Loop, Marilyn Democratic Yea
Doñate, Fabian Democratic Yea
Flores, Edgar Democratic Yea
Lange, Roberta Democratic Yea
Neal, Dina Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Rochelle T. Democratic Yea
Ohrenschall, James Democratic Yea
Pazina, Julie Democratic Yea
Scheible, Melanie Democratic Yea
Taylor, Angela D. Democratic Yea
Buck, Carrie Ann Republican Not Voting
Ellison, John Republican Yea
Hansen, Ira Republican Yea
Krasner, Lisa Republican Yea
Rogich, Lori Republican Yea
Steinbeck, John C. Republican Yea
Stone, Jeff Republican Yea
Titus, Robin L. Republican Yea

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