# Nevada AB46: AN ACT relating to public utilities; establishing that an applicable privilege is not waived when certain entities disclose or make available confidential information to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and certain other persons and governmental entities; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada AB46, AN ACT relating to public utilities; establishing that an applicable privilege is not waived when certain entities disclose or make available confidential information to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and certain other persons and governmental entities; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Assembly Committee on Growth and Infrastructure; status signed, last action 2025-05-27 (Chapter 14.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada AB46
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to public utilities; establishing that an applicable privilege is not waived when certain entities disclose or make available confidential information to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and certain other persons and governmental entities; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-11-19
- Last action: 2025-05-27, Chapter 14.
- Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Growth and Infrastructure
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 58-310
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (61 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Confidential utility records with limited public release: mixed, low. The law keeps some utility records confidential when they are given to the Nevada Public Utilities Commission for required examinations. The Commission must protect them, including by issuing protective orders and holding closed hearings. Closed-hearing records stay restricted unless the Commission…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Growth and Infrastructure

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-19 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced) | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced) | pass | 41 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-27: Chapter 14. (legislature)
- 2025-05-26: Approved by the Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-23: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-20: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House)
- 2025-05-19: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly. (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: Read second time. (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: From committee: Do pass. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To committee. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: In Senate. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Not voting: 1.) To Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Read second time. (House)
- 2025-04-14: From committee: Do pass. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read first time. To committee. (House)
- 2024-11-22: From printer. (House)
- 2024-11-19: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To printer. (House)

## Bill text

- As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB46_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB46.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB46_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB46.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB46-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).