SB 437 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts provisions relating to Internet consumer lenders. (BDR 55-951)

SB 437 establishes new requirements for Internet consumer lenders (those providing loans exclusively online) who serve Nevada residents. It mandates that loan contracts must follow Nevada law and require dispute resolution (like lawsuits or arbitration) to occur within Nevada, making any conflicting terms unenforceable. The bill also allows these lenders to obtain a Nevada license for out-of-state operations without needing an in-state license and exempts them from rules restricting lending in the same location as other businesses. These changes directly affect online lenders operating in Nevada and Nevada residents who take out such loans.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 24, 2025 Signed May 28, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 1 As Enrolled · 4 edits · May 28, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was finalized and formatted for official enactment, removing committee summary headers and explanatory notes while retaining the core legal text. The substantive policy content regarding Internet consumer lender contracts and definitions remains unchanged from the previous version.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain the same; only the document formatting and metadata were updated to reflect its status as an enrolled law.
TECHNICAL

Removed the 'Reprint' header, committee referral dates, and the 'Explanation' section that described the bill's purpose in plain language.

Deleted line numbers and footnote markers used in the committee draft version.

Added the formal 'The People of the State of Nevada... Do Enact' preamble required for final legislation.

Adjusted page numbering and session headers to match the final enrolled format.

Floor votes · Assembly May 21, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
7
Committee
3
May 28, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 91.
executive
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
To enrollment.
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.
upper
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: 1.) To printer.
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 325.) Reprinting dispensed with.
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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