AB 418 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to animals. (BDR 20-849)

AB 418 requires Nevada counties and incorporated cities to adopt ordinances mandating that kennel owners, animal rescue organizations, and businesses handling animals (like breeders, pet groomers, or retailers) complete annual animal handling training. These businesses must renew the training every two years. Exceptions include equine-only businesses, veterinarians, and animal shelters. The law aims to standardize handling practices for animals in commercial settings, with local governments setting the specific training requirements.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Assembly Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 13, 2025 Signed Jun 5, 2025

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What changed between versions

Reprint 2 → As Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 5, 2025

MINOR

This bill was finalized into law (As Enrolled) after being a draft version (Reprint). The substantive policy content regarding mandatory pet handling training for kennels and businesses remains unchanged, but the document now includes final effective dates and a specific provision exempting the bill's costs from certain state financial reporting rules.

Scope change

The scope of the law itself did not change; however, the document now includes a specific exemption from state financial reporting requirements (NRS 354.599) for local governments implementing this training mandate.

TIMELINE

Added specific effective dates: rules for adopting regulations take effect immediately, while the actual training mandate begins on October 1, 2025.

FISCAL

Added a section stating that additional expenses for local governments related to this act are exempt from specific state financial reporting requirements.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft headers, summary notes, and fiscal impact warnings to reflect the bill's final status as enacted law.

Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2025 · Assembly Apr 22, 2025

How they voted

20–0

Passed

Total votes 20

May 23, 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

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Committee

Jun 5, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

executive

May 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate Amendment No. 698 concurred in. To enrollment.

lower

May 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

upper

May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 698.) To printer.

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

Mar 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. To committee.

lower

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor