AB 451 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Provides immunity from civil liability to certain persons returning a firearm under certain circumstances. (BDR 3-1057)

AB 451 provides legal protection from lawsuits for licensed firearm dealers and local law enforcement agencies that temporarily store firearms under voluntary agreements with owners. The bill applies when a dealer or agency takes a firearm at an owner’s request and returns it per the agreement’s terms. It shields them from civil liability for injuries or deaths after return, unless they acted with gross negligence or knew the owner was a danger to themselves or others. This law aims to encourage safe firearm storage programs to reduce suicide risks, aligning with Nevada’s suicide prevention goals.

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Assembly Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Signed Jun 5, 2025

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What changed between versions

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

MINOR

The bill was finalized as 'As Enrolled' for signing into law, replacing the 'Reprint' version with official chapter formatting. The core legal text regarding civil immunity for firearm dealers and law enforcement remains substantively unchanged, though minor formatting adjustments were made to the definitions and the deletion of other sections was consolidated into a single line.

Scope change

No change in the scope of the law; the bill still provides civil immunity to licensed firearm dealers and local law enforcement agencies when returning firearms under a hold agreement.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document header from 'Reprint' to 'As Enrolled' and added official chapter formatting required for signing into law.

Consolidated the deletion of Sections 2 through 17 into a single line ('Secs. 2-17. (Deleted by amendment.)') to match standard enrolled bill formatting.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing in the Legislative Counsel's Digest and the main text to align with official state formatting standards.

Floor votes · Assembly Apr 22, 2025

How they voted

39–1

Passed

Total votes 40

Apr 22, 2025

D Democratic26

26 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican14

13 Yea 1 Nay

92% 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 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate Amendment No. 608 concurred in. To enrollment.

lower

May 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 16, Nays: 5.) Action of passage reconsidered. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 15, Nays: 6.) To printer.

lower

May 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 608.) Reprinting dispensed with.

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 41, Nays: 1.) To printer.

lower

Apr 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 405.) Dispensed with reprinting.

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. To committee.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors