All Roll Calls
Yes: 59 • No: 3
NevadaAB6483rd Regular Session (2025)House
AN ACT relating to public meetings; revising the definition of “meeting” for purposes of the Open Meeting Law; revising provisions relating to requirements for meetings conducted by means of a remote technology system; revising provisions relating to privilege for certain statements and testimony made at a public meeting; revising provisions relating to the applicability of certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law to certain proceedings; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Sponsored By: Assembly Committee on Government Affairs
Signed by Governor
BDR 19-445
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Bill Overview
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Disciplinary investigations not open by default
Investigations to decide whether to start discipline against a licensee do not follow open‑meeting rules. The licensee can ask to make those proceedings public under the Open Meeting Law. Once officials decide to proceed with discipline, all later proceedings must follow open‑meeting rules.
New rules for remote public meetings
Public bodies can meet by remote technology only if a quorum is present. The public must be able to attend at a physical place or hear, observe, join by phone, and give live comment remotely. Bodies meet notice rules by sharing a web link and phone number before the meeting. If there is no physical location, call‑in instructions must be read before the first public comment. Remote‑only meetings are not allowed for contested cases, regulation workshops or hearings, and elected‑official bodies must provide a physical location. Other bodies may go remote‑only only if they follow the cited rule.
Public bodies: what counts as a meeting
A meeting now includes any gathering with a quorum, in person, remote, or by electronic communication, where members deliberate or act. A series of smaller gatherings counts as a meeting if used to avoid open-meeting rules. Gatherings are not meetings if members do not deliberate or act on official matters. Sessions held only to receive legal advice from the body’s attorney, with discussion limited to that advice, are not public meetings.
Speech and defamation rules at public meetings
Statements by members of a public body during a public meeting are absolutely privileged, so members cannot be sued for defamation for those statements. A witness who testifies under oath may make statements that could be defamatory, but lying under oath is a crime. Defamatory statements by members of the public during public comment can still lead to civil lawsuits.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Assembly Committee on Government Affairs
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/29/2025
Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint)
Yes: 20 • No: 0
House vote • 5/21/2025
Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint)
Yes: 39 • No: 3
Actions Timeline
Chapter 326.
6/6/2025legislatureApproved by the Governor.
6/5/2025legislatureEnrolled and delivered to Governor.
6/2/2025legislatureIn Assembly. To enrollment.
5/30/2025HouseRead third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.
5/29/2025SenateRead second time.
5/28/2025SenatePlaced on Second Reading File.
5/28/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass.
5/28/2025SenateRead first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.
5/21/2025SenateIn Senate.
5/21/2025SenateRead third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 39, Nays: 3.) To Senate.
5/21/2025HouseTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
5/20/2025HouseFrom printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint.
5/20/2025HouseRead third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 593.) To printer.
5/19/2025HousePlaced on General File.
5/19/2025HouseTaken from Chief Clerk's desk.
5/19/2025HouseWaiver granted effective: April 29, 2025.
5/7/2025HouseTo Chief Clerk's desk.
4/29/2025HouseFrom printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
4/29/2025HouseTo printer.
4/29/2025House(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.2, no further action allowed.)
4/23/2025HousePlaced on Chief Clerk's desk.
4/22/2025HouseTaken from General File.
4/22/2025HouseTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
4/21/2025HouseTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
4/18/2025House
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