# Nevada AB309: AN ACT relating to orders for protection; requiring certain temporary orders for protection against domestic violence to include certain information; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada AB309, AN ACT relating to orders for protection; requiring certain temporary orders for protection against domestic violence to include certain information; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Brian Hibbetts (Republican), Melissa R.. Hardy (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-30 (Chapter 136.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada AB309
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to orders for protection; requiring certain temporary orders for protection against domestic violence to include certain information; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-05-30, Chapter 136.
- Sponsors: Brian Hibbetts (Republican), Melissa R.. Hardy (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: BDR 3-885
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Clear contest rules for jailed respondents: mixed, low. When a temporary protection order is served on someone in custody and a longer order is requested, the order must include clear notice. It must explain that the person can contest by filing a short written response within 14 calendar days. The response only says whether they contest and must follow…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brian Hibbetts (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Melissa R.. Hardy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory T. Hafen II (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory S. Koenig (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Goulding (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Selena Torres-Fossett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Toby Yurek (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carrie Ann Buck (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John C. Steinbeck (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-05-30: Chapter 136. (legislature)
- 2025-05-30: 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: 21, Nays: None.) 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)
- 2025-04-29: 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. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Dispensed with reprinting. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 401.) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House)
- 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House)
- 2025-02-28: From printer. To committee. (House)
- 2025-02-27: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer. (House)

## Bill text

- As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB309_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB309.pdf)
- Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB309_R1.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB309_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB309.pdf)
- [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB309_R1.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB309-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).
