Nevada 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 451 — Provides immunity from civil liability to certain persons returning a firearm under certain circumstances. (BDR 3-1057)

Last action — Chapter 314.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 17, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on June 05, 2025.

Odds of enactment

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

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Bill Text

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 18, 2025) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
Assembly Bill No.
451 A SSEMBLY BILL N O.
451–Assemblymembers Jauregui and O’Neill CHAPTER..........
451–ASSEMBLYMEMBERS JAUREGUI AND O’N EILL M ARCH 17, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Provides immunity from civil liability to certain persons returning a firearm under certain circumstances.
(BDR 3-1057) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
Yes.
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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
(1) takes physical possession of the owner’s lawfully possessed firearm at the request of the owner;
(1) takes possession of the owner’s firearm at the request of the owner;
(2) holds the firearm for an agreed upon period of not less than 21 days;
and (2) returns the firearm to the owner according to the terms of the agreement.
and (3) returns the firearm to the owner according to the terms of the agreement.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
and W HEREAS , Suicide prevention for seniors, veterans, military members, their families and all Nevada residents requires expanded - *AB451_R1* – 2 – secure, out-of-home storage of firearms to reduce access to lethal means;
and W HEREAS , Suicide prevention for seniors, veterans, military members, their families and all Nevada residents requires expanded secure, out-of-home storage of firearms to reduce access to lethal means;
now, therefore, THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
now, therefore, - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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firearm dealer or local law enforcement agency is immune fromed civil liability for any act or omission arising from a firearm hold agreement, including, without limitation, any personal injury or death which results after the return of any firearm to the owner of the firearm at the termination of a firearm hold agreement.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a licensed firearm dealer or local law enforcement agency is immune from civil liability for any act or omission arising from a firearm hold agreement, including, without limitation, any personal injury or death which results after the return of any firearm to the owner of the firearm at the termination of a firearm hold agreement.
- *AB451_R1* – 3 – (1) Takes physical possession of the owner’s lawfully possessed firearm at the request of the owner;
(1) Takes possession of the owner’s firearm at the request of the owner;
(2) Holds the firearm for an agreed upon period of not less than 21 days;
and (2) Returns the firearm to the owner according to the terms of the agreement.
and (3) Returns the firearm to the owner according to the terms of the agreement.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Chapter 314.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  4. Senate Amendment No. 608 concurred in. To enrollment.

  5. In Assembly.

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

  7. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 16, Nays: 5.) Action of passage reconsidered. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 15, Nays: 6.) To printer.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 608.) Reprinting dispensed with.

  9. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.

  10. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Senate. In Senate.

  11. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 41, Nays: 1.) To printer.

  12. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 405.) Dispensed with reprinting.

  14. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

  15. From printer. To committee.

  16. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 65 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (65)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 451?
AB 451 is sponsored by PK O’Neill and Jauregui, Sandra (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 451?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 17, 2025. Enacted.
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