# Nevada AB159: AN ACT relating to domestic violence; establishing the Hope Card Program for applicants who have been granted an extended order for protection against domestic violence; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada AB159, AN ACT relating to domestic violence; establishing the Hope Card Program for applicants who have been granted an extended order for protection against domestic violence; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Melissa R.. Hardy (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada AB159
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to domestic violence; establishing the Hope Card Program for applicants who have been granted an extended order for protection against domestic violence; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.)
- Sponsor: Melissa R.. Hardy (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 3-180
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Free Hope Cards for domestic violence survivors: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Nevada provides free Hope Cards to people granted extended protection orders against domestic violence. Applicants must request a card in their application for the extended order. The Attorney General works with district and justice courts to run the program, with prepara…
- Criminal penalties for intentional Hope Card misuse: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, knowingly showing someone a fake or expired Hope Card to falsely claim protection is a misdemeanor. The offense requires intent to falsely claim protection under an extended domestic violence protection order. Cardholders do not have to carry or show a card.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Melissa R.. Hardy (Republican), House

## Actions (13)

- 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (House)
- 2025-04-23: To committee. (House)
- 2025-04-23: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House)
- 2025-04-21: To printer. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Taken from General File. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 201.) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House)
- 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House)
- 2025-02-09: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read first time. To committee. (House)
- 2025-02-02: From printer. (House)
- 2025-01-30: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer. (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB159.pdf)
- Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB159_R1.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB159.pdf)
- [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB159_R1.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB159-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).