All Roll Calls
Yes: 63 • No: 0
NevadaAB7283rd Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET
AN ACT relating to public affairs; authorizing the Secretary of State to adopt a code of professional responsibility for notaries public; authorizing a notarial officer to refuse to perform a notarial act under certain circumstances; revising the procedure for filing cash bonds or surety bonds covering document preparation services; prohibiting a registrant to engage in the business of a document preparation service from engaging in such business for or under an entity that is not covered by such a bond; providing that certain information and documents obtained during an investigation of a document preparation service is confidential; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Sponsored By: Assembly Committee on Government Affairs
Signed by Governor
BDR 19-485
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Bond rules for document preparers and firms
Beginning January 1, 2026, registrants must keep a cash or surety bond. The baseline is $25,000. If you work under more entities, the bond must be $25,000 for 1 entity, $50,000 for 2–4, $100,000 for 5–10, and $200,000 for more than 10. A business with employees or contractors who do document preparation must file a bond that covers them. The bond amount is based on the peak number of covered registrants: $25,000 (1), $50,000 (2–25), $75,000 (26–75), $100,000 (76–125), $150,000 (126–200), or $200,000 (more than 200). Covered workers do not need their own bond. A registrant may file a bond for their sole proprietorship or for each business entity they use. You cannot work for an unbonded entity unless you carry your own compliant bond. If a business starts covering a contractor, the state returns the contractor’s cash bond or releases their surety bond on file.
New registration rules and fees for document preparers
Beginning January 1, 2026, you must register to offer document preparation services. You must be a natural person, at least 18, and a U.S. citizen, lawful resident, or have a valid work authorization card. The Secretary of State denies applicants with certain past discipline or crimes, including theft, fraud, or unauthorized practice of law, as listed in the law. The application must use the state form, be signed under penalty of perjury, include a $100 nonrefundable fee, list each business or sole proprietorship you will use next year, and include a bond or proof of entity bond. Renewal each year uses the state form, includes a $50 fee, lists next year’s entities, and keeps a valid bond or proof on file.
How to claim on document preparer bonds
Beginning January 1, 2026, you can sue on a document preparer’s bond within 3 years of the act that caused harm. You must notify the Secretary of State in writing when you file. The Secretary will confirm if the bond is active, its amount, and any other claims. If claims exceed the bond, payouts are shared pro rata, and sureties may use interpleader.
Document preparer investigations kept confidential
Starting October 1, 2025, information and documents from the Secretary of State’s investigations of document preparation services are confidential. They are not public unless needed to start a civil case or a criminal prosecution.
New rules for Nevada notaries
Beginning October 1, 2025, a notary may refuse a notarization if the signer seems not competent or not signing voluntarily, unless law says otherwise. Starting the same date, an electronic notary must be physically in Nevada to do audio‑video notarizations. Beginning January 1, 2026, the Secretary of State can set a code of professional conduct for notaries.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Assembly Committee on Government Affairs
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/21/2025
Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)
Yes: 21 • No: 0
House vote • 4/22/2025
Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)
Yes: 42 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Chapter 68.
5/28/2025legislatureApproved by the Governor.
5/28/2025legislatureEnrolled and delivered to Governor.
5/27/2025legislatureIn Assembly. To enrollment.
5/22/2025HouseRead third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
5/21/2025SenateTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
5/20/2025SenateRead second time.
5/19/2025SenatePlaced on Second Reading File.
5/19/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass.
5/19/2025SenateRead first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.
4/28/2025SenateIn Senate.
4/28/2025SenateTo Senate.
4/25/2025HouseFrom printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
4/25/2025HouseTo printer.
4/22/2025HouseRead third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.)
4/22/2025HouseDispensed with reprinting.
4/21/2025HouseRead second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 229.)
4/21/2025HousePlaced on Second Reading File.
4/21/2025HouseFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
4/21/2025HouseRead first time. To committee.
2/4/2025HouseFrom printer.
11/26/2024HousePrefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.
11/20/2024House
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