Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB451: Provides immunity from civil liability to certain persons returning a firearm under certain circumstances. (BDR 3-1057)
Status: Chaptered, June 6, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to civil immunity; providing immunity from civil liability to licensed firearm dealers and local law enforcement agencies under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law provides immunity from civil liability to certain persons for acts or omissions under certain circumstances…
From the enrolled text, May 27, 2025:
AN ACT relating to civil immunity; providing immunity from civil liability to licensed firearm dealers and local law enforcement agencies under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law provides immunity from civil liability to certain persons for acts or omissions under certain circumstances. (Chapter 41 of NRS) This bill extends immunity from civil liability under certain circumstances to a licensed firearm dealer or local law enforcement agency who returns a firearm to the owner of the firearm pursuant to a firearm hold agreement, wherein the licensed firearm dealer or local law enforcement agency: (1) takes possession of the owner's firearm at the request of the owner; and (2) 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. WHEREAS, Suicide is a public health crisis affecting countless Nevada families and communities daily; and WHEREAS, According to the Office of Suicide Prevention of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, this State had the highest state rate of suicide from 1999-2015 for people 65 years of age or older; and WHEREAS, Suicide prevention for seniors, veterans, military members, their families and all Nevada residents requires …
Sponsors
- Sandra Jauregui (D, 41) · primary sponsor
- Philip O’Neill (R, 40) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter 314.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : Senate Amendment No. 608 concurred in. To enrollment.
- : In Assembly.
- : From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly.
- : 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.
- : From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 608.) Reprinting dispensed with.
- : Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
- : From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Senate. In Senate.
Votes
- Senate (2nd Reprint) (May 22, 2025): 16 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Senate (2nd Reprint) (May 22, 2025): 15 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Assembly (1st Reprint) (April 22, 2025): 41 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB451?
- AB451 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Provides immunity from civil liability to certain persons returning a firearm under certain circumstances. (BDR 3-1057).
- What does AB451 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to civil immunity; providing immunity from civil liability to licensed firearm dealers and local law enforcement agencies under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law provides immunity from civil liability to certain persons for acts or omissions under certain circumstances…
- What is the status of AB451?
- Chaptered as of June 6, 2025. Latest action: Chapter 314. (June 6, 2025).
- Who sponsored AB451?
- Sandra Jauregui (D, 41), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for AB451?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12673/Overview
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