Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB436: Revises provisions relating to firearms. (BDR 15-830)
Status: Introduced
What the bill says
An act relating to firearms; removing and revising certain exemptions of The Background Check Act; revising provisions relating to the forms prescribed for a permit to carry a concealed firearm and for the renewal of such a permit; revising provisions relating to courses in firearm safety that are required to be completed to obtain a permit to carry a concealed firearm; revising provisions governing the renewal of a permit to carry a concealed firearm…
From the introduced text, March 18, 2025:
AN ACT relating to firearms; removing and revising certain exemptions of The Background Check Act; revising provisions relating to the forms prescribed for a permit to carry a concealed firearm and for the renewal of such a permit; revising provisions relating to courses in firearm safety that are required to be completed to obtain a permit to carry a concealed firearm; revising provisions governing the renewal of a permit to carry a concealed firearm; authorizing a retired law enforcement officer who is not a resident of this State to apply to any sheriff for certification to become a qualified retired law enforcement officer; prohibiting the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History from charging a fee for a background check under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law commonly known and cited as The Background Check Act requires a licensed firearm dealer to conduct a security guard entitled to carry a firearm, member of the armed forces or federal official must be acting within the scope of his or her employment and official duties - *AB436* for the exemption to be effective; and (2) adds a qualified retired law enforcement officer to the list of persons exempted from the Act. Existing law authorizes a person to apply to the sheriff to obtain …
Sponsors
- Philip O’Neill (R, 40) · primary sponsor
- Bert Gurr (R, 33) · primary sponsor
- Jill Dickman (R, 31) · primary sponsor
- Richard DeLong (R, 26)
- Rebecca Edgeworth (R, 35)
- Danielle Gallant (R, 23)
- Gregory Hafen (R, 36)
- Alexis Hansen (R, 32)
- Brian Hibbetts (R, 13)
- Gregory Koenig (R, 38)
Latest actions
- : (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)
- : From printer. To committee.
- : Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.
Common questions
- What is AB436?
- AB436 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Revises provisions relating to firearms. (BDR 15-830).
- What does AB436 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to firearms; removing and revising certain exemptions of The Background Check Act; revising provisions relating to the forms prescribed for a permit to carry a concealed firearm and for the renewal of such a permit; revising provisions relating to courses in firearm safety that are required to be completed to obtain a permit to carry a concealed firearm; revising provisions governing the renewal of a permit to carry a concealed firearm…
- What is the status of AB436?
- Introduced. Latest action: (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.) (April 12, 2025).
- Who sponsored AB436?
- Philip O’Neill (R, 40), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for AB436?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12642/Overview
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