Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada SB263: Revises provisions relating to pornography involving minors. (BDR 15-520)
Status: Chaptered, June 6, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to crimes; expanding certain prohibitions relating to pornography involving minors; revising the penalties for certain crimes relating to pornography involving minors; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
From the enrolled text, June 2, 2025:
AN ACT relating to crimes; expanding certain prohibitions relating to pornography involving minors; revising the penalties for certain crimes relating to pornography involving minors; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law provides that a person who knowingly prepares, advertises or distributes any item or material that depicts a minor engaging in or simulating, or assisting others to engage in or simulate, sexual conduct is guilty of a category B felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 15 years, or by a fine of not more than $15,000 or both. (NRS 200.725) Section 2 of this bill expands this prohibition to include computer-generated child pornography. Section 2 also revises the applicable criminal penalties by: (1) providing that a person who is found guilty of a second or subsequent violation is guilty of a category A felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 10 years and a maximum term of life with the possibility of parole; and (2) providing that a person who is found guilty of a violation of section 2 may not be convicted of a violation of section 3 of this bill for possessing the same …
Sponsors
- Nicole Cannizzaro (D, 6) · primary sponsor
- Julie Pazina (D, 12) · primary sponsor
- Marilyn Loop (D, 8) · primary sponsor
- Rochelle Nguyen (D, 3) · primary sponsor
- Fabian Doñate (D, 10) · primary sponsor
- Joe Dalia (D, 29) · primary sponsor
- Melissa Hardy (R, 22) · primary sponsor
- Steve Yeager (D, 9) · primary sponsor
- Elaine Marzola (D, 21) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor. Chapter 383.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : To enrollment.
- : In Senate.
- : Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 35, Nays: 4, Excused: 3.) To Senate.
- : From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
- : From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 753.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
- : Notice of eligibility for exemption. Read second time. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To committee.
- : From committee: Do pass.
- : From printer. To committee.
Votes
- Assembly (1st Reprint) (May 31, 2025): 35 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Senate (1st Reprint) (May 26, 2025): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB263?
- SB263 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Revises provisions relating to pornography involving minors. (BDR 15-520).
- What does SB263 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to crimes; expanding certain prohibitions relating to pornography involving minors; revising the penalties for certain crimes relating to pornography involving minors; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
- What is the status of SB263?
- Chaptered as of June 6, 2025. Latest action: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 383. (June 6, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB263?
- Nicole Cannizzaro (D, 6), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB263?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12447/Overview
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