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AB 128 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Creates the Public Records Task Force. (BDR S-400)

AB 128 creates the Office of Public Records Ombudsman within Nevada's Executive Department, appointed by the Governor with public records law expertise. It establishes a formal process for individuals to file complaints if government agencies deny, delay, or charge excessive fees for public records requests. The Ombudsman must first offer mediation between requesters and agencies, and if unresolved, investigate complaints within 90 days to issue binding decisions requiring document access, correcting delays, or waiving fees. This replaces or supplements existing court-based appeals under Nevada Revised Statute 239.011, directly affecting state agencies and the public seeking government records.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Signed Jun 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 2 → As Enrolled · 5 edits · Jun 3, 2025
MODERATE
This bill establishes a Public Records Task Force to study how to improve public records access in Nevada. The main changes involve formalizing the creation of this task force, defining its ten-member composition, and setting specific deadlines for appointments and reporting.
Scope change
The bill's scope is now explicitly defined to create a temporary task force that will evaluate current public record laws and make recommendations for improvement.
REQUIREMENT

Created the Public Records Task Force with specific duties to evaluate exemptions, costs, and dispute resolution mechanisms.

Mandated that task force members be relieved of their regular job duties without loss of pay to attend meetings.

TIMELINE

Set a deadline of October 31, 2025, for appointing task force members and October 31, 2026, for submitting the final report.

Established the bill's effective date as July 1, 2025, and expiration date as June 30, 2027.

DEFINITION

Defined the specific roles and sources for the ten task force members, including government representatives and transparency advocates.

Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2025 · Assembly Apr 17, 2025

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
May 22, 2025
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican8
8 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Jun 3, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 228.
executive
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment No. 606 concurred in. To enrollment.
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 606.) Reprinting dispensed with.
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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