# Nevada AB216: AN ACT relating to domestic violence; requiring a peace officer who investigates an act of domestic violence to conduct a lethality assessment under certain circumstances; requiring a peace officer who conducts a lethality assessment to take certain actions if the assessment indicates that the person assessed is in a potentially high-risk lethal situation; requiring each law enforcement agency to prescribe a written or electronic form for documenting the results of a lethality assessment; requiring a peace officer who investigates an act of domestic violence to submit the results of a lethality assessment to the district attorney of the jurisdiction in which the act occurred; authorizing a court to consider the results of a lethality assessment in reviewing the custody status of certain persons; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB216, AN ACT relating to domestic violence; requiring a peace officer who investigates an act of domestic violence to conduct a lethality assessment under certain circumstances; requiring a peace officer who conducts a lethality assessment to take certain actions if the assessment indicates that the person assessed is in a potentially high-risk lethal situation; requiring each law enforcement agency to prescribe a written or electronic form for documenting the results of a lethality assessment; requiring a peace officer who investigates an act of domestic violence to submit the results of a lethality assessment to the district attorney of the jurisdiction in which the act occurred; authorizing a court to consider the results of a lethality assessment in reviewing the custody status of certain persons; 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). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB216-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB216 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to domestic violence; requiring a peace officer who investigates an act of domestic violence to conduct a lethality assessment under certain circumstances; requiring a peace officer who conducts a lethality assessment to take certain actions if the assessment indicates that the person assessed is in a potentially high-risk lethal situation; requiring each law enforcement agency to prescribe a written or electronic form for documenting the results of a lethality assessment; requiring a peace officer who investigates an act of domestic violence to submit the results of a lethality assessment to the district attorney of the jurisdiction in which the act occurred; authorizing a court to consider the results of a lethality assessment in reviewing the custody status of certain persons; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsor: Melissa R.. Hardy (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 14-181 - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Courts can weigh lethal domestic violence risk: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Nevada courts can consider lethal-risk assessments when reviewing whether a person stays in custody or is released. Courts may use these results to weigh danger to the alleged victim, other people, or the community. Courts must also evaluate community residence, work hist… - Police must document domestic violence risks: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Nevada police agencies must provide paper or electronic forms for recording lethal-risk assessments. Officers must record when someone cannot or does not give enough information, or refuses the domestic violence support card. Officers must send assessment results to the d… - Risk checks and help for abuse victims: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Nevada officers investigating domestic violence must assess suspected victims for potentially lethal risk. This applies when officers have probable cause to believe the suspected abuser is a spouse, former spouse, dating partner, or someone who shares a child with the vic… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Melissa R.. Hardy (Republican), House ## Actions (15) - 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. 224.) (House) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-03-02: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-02-06: 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 Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB216.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB216_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) - AB234: AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for screening for certain forms of cancer; and providing other matters properly relating th… (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB216.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB216_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) - [AB234: AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for screeni…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB234-83rd2025) - [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-AB216-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).