# Nevada AB34: AN ACT relating to offenders; revising the definition of the term “violent or sexual offense” for the purpose of certain provisions of existing law; requiring certain defendants to be certified as not representing a high risk to reoffend before the court may grant probation to or suspend the sentence of the defendant; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada AB34, AN ACT relating to offenders; revising the definition of the term “violent or sexual offense” for the purpose of certain provisions of existing law; requiring certain defendants to be certified as not representing a high risk to reoffend before the court may grant probation to or suspend the sentence of the defendant; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Assembly Committee on Judiciary; status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada AB34
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to offenders; revising the definition of the term “violent or sexual offense” for the purpose of certain provisions of existing law; requiring certain defendants to be certified as not representing a high risk to reoffend before the court may grant probation to or suspend the sentence of the defendant; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-11-15
- Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.)
- Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Judiciary
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 15-443
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tighter probation rules for certain defendants: cost, low. Effective upon passage and approval, Nevada law expands which crimes count as violent or sexual offenses for sentencing-related rules. It adds crimes involving pornography and minors, plus attempts, conspiracies, and solicitations to commit any listed offense. This expands the reach of existing lim…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Judiciary

## Actions (11)

- 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (House)
- 2025-04-15: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee. (House)
- 2025-04-14: To printer. (House)
- 2025-04-14: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. (House)
- 2025-04-14: Taken from General File. (House)
- 2025-04-14: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 62.) (House)
- 2025-04-10: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House)
- 2025-02-12: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read first time. To committee. (House)
- 2024-11-19: From printer. (House)
- 2024-11-15: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer. (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB34.pdf)
- Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB34_R1.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB34.pdf)
- [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB34_R1.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB34-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).