# Nevada AB503: AN ACT relating to governmental administration; prohibiting certain acts related to critical infrastructure or used utility wire; establishing requirements relating to transactions involving used utility wire; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB503, AN ACT relating to governmental administration; prohibiting certain acts related to critical infrastructure or used utility wire; establishing requirements relating to transactions involving used utility wire; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Assembly Committee on Government Affairs; status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Chapter 332.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB503-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB503 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to governmental administration; prohibiting certain acts related to critical infrastructure or used utility wire; establishing requirements relating to transactions involving used utility wire; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-24 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter 332. - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Government Affairs - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 15-394 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Harsher penalties for damaging infrastructure: benefit, medium. The law creates a crime for willfully tampering with, removing, damaging, or destroying critical infrastructure. Penalties depend on repair or replacement cost: under $1,200 is a misdemeanor; $1,200 to under $5,000 is a gross misdemeanor; $5,000 or more is a category D felony. If the act interrupts… - Limits lawsuits for injuries during crimes: benefit, low. You cannot sue the state, a local government, or their employees for injuries that happen while you are committing the listed crimes, including the new critical‑infrastructure offense. This limit does not apply if an officer or employee intentionally caused or helped cause the injury, or if the cla… - Business shutdowns for repeat scrap violations: cost, medium. Breaking the scrap metal purchase and reporting rules is a misdemeanor unless a stronger penalty applies. Courts can also order a scrap processor to stop doing business: at least 30 days for a first or second offense, and 1 year for a third or later offense. - Felonies for selling stolen converters: cost, medium. A natural‑person scrap processor who knowingly sells a stolen catalytic converter commits a felony. One converter is a category E felony; 2 to 9 is a category D felony; 10 or more is a category C felony. Sentencing follows state felony rules. - Tighter paperwork for scrap yards and dealers: cost, medium. Scrap processors must pay for used utility wire only by check or ACH. They must capture a clear photo or video of the seller and the wire, copy a valid photo ID with address, and get a signed statement showing lawful ownership or source. Processors must keep detailed purchase and sale records for a… - Stricter limits on used utility wire: cost, medium. You cannot possess or buy used utility wire unless you are an authorized business or have documents proving lawful ownership. Authorized sellers or holders include licensed scrap processors with a fixed location, licensed contractors, disposal-site permit holders, and businesses that reasonably gen… - Daily police reports from scrap yards: mixed, medium. Where local police use an e‑reporting system, scrap processors must send a report before noon each business day for the prior day’s purchases. Reports must include seller and item details for scrap, extra ownership statements for used utility wire, and vehicle and VIN details for catalytic converte… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Government Affairs ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-30 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-05-27 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-06-06: Chapter 332. (legislature) - 2025-06-05: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-02: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-31: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-05-30: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-05-27: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-27: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. (House) - 2025-05-26: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 809.) To printer. (House) - 2025-05-26: Placed on General File. (House) - 2025-05-26: From committee: Do pass, as amended. (House) - 2025-04-24: To committee. (House) - 2025-04-24: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-04-21: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-21: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. (House) - 2025-04-21: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 407.) (House) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-04-03: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-03-25: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-03-24: 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/AB503_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB503.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB503_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB503_R2.pdf) ## Related bills - AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered voter show photo identification to vote in person; requiring the Department of M… (vetoed) - AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waivers of fees provided by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; revisi… (vetoed) - AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing and reimbursement for certain drugs; creating a cause of action for violating su… (vetoed) - AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program to report certain information relating… (vetoed) - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - AB514: AN ACT relating to mental health; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for rehabilitative residential mental health care; requiring the State Long-Term Care… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB503_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB503.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB503_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB503_R2.pdf) ## Related - [AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB499-83rd2025) - [AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waiv…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB397-83rd2025) - [AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB259-83rd2025) - [AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB188-83rd2025) - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [AB514: AN ACT relating to mental health; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB514-83rd2025) - [Nevada bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada/bills) - [Nevada state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB503-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).