# Nevada AB17: AN ACT relating to writs of garnishment; revising provisions relating to the service of writs of garnishment where the named garnishee is the State of Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada AB17, AN ACT relating to writs of garnishment; revising provisions relating to the service of writs of garnishment where the named garnishee is the State of Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Assembly Committee on Judiciary; status signed, last action 2025-05-27 (Chapter 8.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada AB17
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to writs of garnishment; revising provisions relating to the service of writs of garnishment where the named garnishee is the State of Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-11-06
- Last action: 2025-05-27, Chapter 8.
- Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Judiciary
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 3-416
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (62 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Send state garnishment papers to Human Resources: mixed, low. If the State of Nevada is the garnishee, serve the writ on the Division of Human Resource Management, Department of Administration. Do not serve the State Controller. All other garnishment rules stay the same, including court orders and first priority for child support. This change takes effect upo…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Judiciary

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-19 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced) | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced) | pass | 42 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-27: Chapter 8. (legislature)
- 2025-05-26: Approved by the Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-23: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-20: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House)
- 2025-05-19: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly. (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: Read second time. (Senate)
- 2025-05-12: From committee: Do pass. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: In Senate. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-14: Read second time. (House)
- 2025-04-10: From committee: Do pass. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read first time. To committee. (House)
- 2024-11-07: From printer. (House)
- 2024-11-06: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer. (House)

## Bill text

- As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB17_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB17.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB17_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB17.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB17-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).