Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada SB156: Revises provisions relating to the prevention of gun violence. (BDR 18-958)
Status: Signed into law, June 9, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to firearm safety; requiring the appointment of a Special Counsel for the Prevention of Gun Violence by the Attorney General; setting forth the powers and duties of the Special Counsel; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Under existing law, the Attorney General is the legal adviser on all state matters arising in the Executive Department of the State Government. (NRS 228.110) Section 7 of this bill: (1) requires the appointment of a Special Counsel for the Prevention of Gun Violence by the Attorney General…
From the enrolled text, June 2, 2025:
AN ACT relating to firearm safety; requiring the appointment of a Special Counsel for the Prevention of Gun Violence by the Attorney General; setting forth the powers and duties of the Special Counsel; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Under existing law, the Attorney General is the legal adviser on all state matters arising in the Executive Department of the State Government. (NRS 228.110) Section 7 of this bill: (1) requires the appointment of a Special Counsel for the Prevention of Gun Violence by the Attorney General; and (2) authorizes state agencies to cooperate with and assist the Special Counsel in the performance of his or her duties. Section 8 of this bill requires the Special Counsel to: (1) advise the Attorney General on all matters relating to the prevention of gun violence; (2) collaborate with professors and researchers in developing data and resources relating to preventing gun violence; (3) at the request of the Attorney General, assist with certain other educational campaigns and programs relating to the prevention of gun violence, firearm safety and suicide prevention; and (4) collect certain data relating to arrests and prosecutions for the violation of certain gun laws. Section 9 of this bill authorizes the Special Counsel to establish and administer a program to award grants to organizations in this …