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AB 258 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to brokerage agreements. (BDR 54-741)

AB 258 requires all brokerage agreements between real estate brokers and clients to be in writing, removing the previous allowance for oral agreements. This affects real estate brokers, broker-salespersons, and their clients by mandating written contracts for services like property sales, rentals, or negotiations. The bill revises Nevada’s real estate law (NRS 645) to eliminate references permitting oral brokerage agreements and updates related provisions to reflect this written requirement. The change clarifies that only written agreements qualify as brokerage agreements under state law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Signed May 26, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced → As Enrolled · 3 edits · May 26, 2025
MINOR
This bill amends Nevada's real estate licensing laws by requiring brokerage agreements to be in writing, eliminating the possibility of oral contracts for real estate transactions. It also updates exemptions for certain government and utility work under the state's contractor licensing chapter.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of required written agreements to all real estate brokerage transactions, removing the previous allowance for oral agreements.
DEFINITION

Changed the definition of 'brokerage agreement' to require written contracts instead of allowing oral agreements between clients and brokers.

REQUIREMENT

Updated related sections to reflect that brokerage agreements must now be in writing.

Added new exemption categories for contractor licensing work involving health, safety, and welfare concerns, and for larger projects or those performed by licensed contractors.

Floor votes · Assembly Apr 17, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
4
May 26, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. To enrollment.
lower
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Without recommendation.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To committee.
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.