# Nevada AB194: AN ACT relating to public safety; prohibiting the release of certain balloons that are lighter than air under certain circumstances; providing for the imposition of civil penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB194, AN ACT relating to public safety; prohibiting the release of certain balloons that are lighter than air under certain circumstances; providing for the imposition of civil penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Sandra Jauregui (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-29 (Chapter 113.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB194-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB194 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to public safety; prohibiting the release of certain balloons that are lighter than air under certain circumstances; providing for the imposition of civil penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-05-29, Chapter 113. - Sponsor: Sandra Jauregui (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 15-338 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (39 yes, 23 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Officials can block illegal balloon releases: benefit, low. The Attorney General or a local prosecutor can ask a court to stop illegal balloon releases. They can seek an injunction in the county or city where it happens. Penalties the Attorney General collects go to the State General Fund. Penalties local prosecutors collect go to their county or city treas… - Fines for releasing lighter-than-air balloons: cost, low. The law bans intentionally releasing, organizing, or causing the release of a balloon filled with a gas lighter than air. A “balloon” includes nonbiodegradable balloons and biodegradable ones that take over five minutes to break down. It excludes hot air balloons that are recovered, government or s… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Sandra Jauregui (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-23 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 13 | 8 | | | 2025-04-21 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 26 | 15 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-05-29: Chapter 113. (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-26: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-05-23: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (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 Judiciary. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: To Senate. (House) - 2025-04-23: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-04-21: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-21: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 26, Nays: 15, Excused: 1.) (House) - 2025-04-18: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-04-17: Dispensed with reprinting. (House) - 2025-04-17: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 288.) (House) - 2025-04-16: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-02-05: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-02-04: To printer. (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time. (House) - 2025-02-03: Referred to Committee on Judiciary. (House) - 2025-02-03: Prefiled. (House) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB194_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB194.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB194_R1.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - 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) - AB169: AN ACT relating to insurance; establishing the applicability of provisions requiring policies of health insurance to include certain coverage; requiring that c… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB194_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB194.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB194_R1.pdf) ## Related - [AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB188-83rd2025) - [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) - [AB169: AN ACT relating to insurance; establishing the applicability of provisions requ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB169-83rd2025) - [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-AB194-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).