# Nevada AB407: AN ACT relating to trade practices; requiring an original equipment manufacturer of certain equipment designed for a person with a physical disability to make available certain documentation, parts and tools for the diagnosis, maintenance or repair of the equipment; prohibiting an original equipment manufacturer from engaging in certain acts; exempting an original equipment manufacturer from liability for certain damage or injuries under certain circumstances; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada AB407, AN ACT relating to trade practices; requiring an original equipment manufacturer of certain equipment designed for a person with a physical disability to make available certain documentation, parts and tools for the diagnosis, maintenance or repair of the equipment; prohibiting an original equipment manufacturer from engaging in certain acts; exempting an original equipment manufacturer from liability for certain damage or injuries under certain circumstances; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Tracy Brown-May (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-30 (Chapter 129.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada AB407
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to trade practices; requiring an original equipment manufacturer of certain equipment designed for a person with a physical disability to make available certain documentation, parts and tools for the diagnosis, maintenance or repair of the equipment; prohibiting an original equipment manufacturer from engaging in certain acts; exempting an original equipment manufacturer from liability for certain damage or injuries under certain circumstances; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-12
- Last action: 2025-05-30, Chapter 129.
- Sponsor: Tracy Brown-May (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 52-50
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fair access to mobility device repairs: benefit, medium. The law requires makers of powered and manual wheelchairs, mobility scooters, and power‑assist devices to give owners and independent shops manuals, parts, tools, and needed software updates on fair terms. If a maker has an authorized repair partner, manuals and tool access are free except actual p…
- Manufacturers shielded from DIY repair harm: cost, medium. The law protects device makers and their authorized shops from lawsuits for damage or injury that results from an owner or an independent shop’s repair or modification. The shield also covers indirect or special damages, lost data or privacy, lost profits, and reduced function or inability to use t…
- Repair rights balanced with trade secrets: mixed, low. The law keeps trade secrets safe and only requires sharing what is needed to give repair materials on fair terms. Contracts between makers and authorized shops still apply, but any clause that waives these repair rights is void. Makers do not have to give more information than they give authorized…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tracy Brown-May (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

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

## Actions (23)

- 2025-05-30: Chapter 129. (legislature)
- 2025-05-30: Approved by the Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-27: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-22: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House)
- 2025-05-21: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate)
- 2025-05-19: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: Read second time. (Senate)
- 2025-05-12: From committee: Do pass. (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. 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: 42, Nays: None.) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Dispensed with reprinting. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 110.) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House)
- 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House)
- 2025-03-26: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House)
- 2025-03-13: From printer. To committee. (House)
- 2025-03-12: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer. (House)

## Bill text

- As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB407_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB407.pdf)
- Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB407_R1.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB407_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB407.pdf)
- [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB407_R1.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB407-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).
