# Nevada AB136: AN ACT relating to animals; requiring certain persons that allow interactions between live animals and members of the public to post a sign with the contact information for the local animal control authority; providing an administrative penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB136, AN ACT relating to animals; requiring certain persons that allow interactions between live animals and members of the public to post a sign with the contact information for the local animal control authority; providing an administrative penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Venicia Considine (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-28 (Chapter 72.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB136-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB136 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to animals; requiring certain persons that allow interactions between live animals and members of the public to post a sign with the contact information for the local animal control authority; providing an administrative penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2025-05-28, Chapter 72. - Sponsor: Venicia Considine (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 50-168 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (62 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Report animal cruelty; identity protected: benefit, low. You can report suspected animal cruelty to a police officer, an SPCA officer with arrest power, or an animal control officer. It is a misdemeanor to willfully reveal who made a report, except for a criminal investigation or prosecution. The law defines “animal control authority” as the city or coun… - Animal encounter businesses must post sign: cost, medium. Owners or operators who sell access to live animal encounters must post a clear sign where customers pay. The sign must be at least 8.5 by 11 inches. It must show a bold notice about reporting animal danger or cruelty and list the local animal control authority’s phone number. If the sign is missin… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Venicia Considine (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-21 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 20 | 1 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-05-28: Chapter 72. (legislature) - 2025-05-28: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-22: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-05-21: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: 1.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-05-16: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-18: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-04-16: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-04-15: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-04-15: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-04-14: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 88.) To printer. (House) - 2025-04-10: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time. To committee. (House) - 2025-01-30: From printer. (House) - 2025-01-28: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB136_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB136.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB136_R1.pdf) ## Related bills - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered voter show photo identification to vote in person; requiring the Department of M… (vetoed) - AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waivers of fees provided by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; revisi… (vetoed) - AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing and reimbursement for certain drugs; creating a cause of action for violating su… (vetoed) - AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program to report certain information relating… (vetoed) - AB108: AN ACT making an appropriation to the Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Program Account for carrying out the Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Progra… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB136_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB136.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB136_R1.pdf) ## Related - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB499-83rd2025) - [AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waiv…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB397-83rd2025) - [AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB259-83rd2025) - [AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB188-83rd2025) - [AB108: AN ACT making an appropriation to the Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Pr…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB108-83rd2025) - [Nevada bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada/bills) - [Nevada state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB136-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).