# Nevada AB3: AN ACT relating to civil actions; revising provisions relating to alternate dispute resolution for certain civil actions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada AB3, AN ACT relating to civil actions; revising provisions relating to alternate dispute resolution for certain civil actions; 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 2025-06-03 (Chapter 215.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada AB3
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to civil actions; revising provisions relating to alternate dispute resolution for certain civil actions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-09-27
- Last action: 2025-06-03, Chapter 215.
- Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Judiciary
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 3-472
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (61 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Winners in arbitration or short trials get $15K fees: benefit, high. Beginning January 1, 2026, if you win in arbitration or a court-approved short trial, the decision-maker can award your attorney fees up to $15,000. The award is the smaller of what you ask for and $15,000. Costs and interest can also be awarded as allowed by statute or court rules.
- More cases under $100K go to arbitration: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, district-court civil cases from Nevada with $100,000 or less per plaintiff go to nonbinding arbitration, unless the parties use another approved process. Some cases are not forced into arbitration, including insurer bad-faith cases seeking punitive damages, sexual assault…
- Arbitration fees and arbitrator pay change: mixed, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, Nevada removes fixed pay caps for arbitrators. The Nevada Supreme Court sets payment rules and maximums, and a judge can waive limits for good cause. In districts with 100,000+ people, courts can charge arbitration fees when each plaintiff seeks more than $100,000.
- New short trial option with limits: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Nevada adds a short trial option if all parties agree and the Supreme Court authorizes it. Short trials limit discovery, set strict time limits, and can use a jury of up to eight people.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Judiciary

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint) | pass | 20 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 41 | 1 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-06-03: Chapter 215. (legislature)
- 2025-06-03: Approved by the Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-29: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-26: Senate Amendment No. 668 concurred in. To enrollment. (House)
- 2025-05-23: In Assembly. (House)
- 2025-05-23: To Assembly. (Senate)
- 2025-05-23: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: 1.) To printer. (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 668.) (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee. (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: In Senate. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: To Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-25: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House)
- 2025-04-22: To printer. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 41, Nays: 1.) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Dispensed with reprinting. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 285.) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House)
- 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read first time. To committee. (House)
- 2024-10-08: From printer. (House)
- 2024-09-27: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer. (House)

## Bill text

- As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB3_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB3.pdf)
- Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB3_R1.pdf)
- Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB3_R2.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB3_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB3.pdf)
- [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB3_R1.pdf)
- [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB3_R2.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB3-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).