# Nevada AB76: AN ACT relating to cannabis; revising provisions relating to the confidentiality of certain information relating to cannabis; revising provisions governing certain disciplinary proceedings; revising provisions relating to the operation of a cannabis establishment; revising certain requirements relating to the packaging and labeling of cannabis and cannabis products; authorizing the Cannabis Compliance Board to issue summonses and subpoenas and take certain other actions relating to unlicensed cannabis activities; revising provisions relating to the licensing of a cannabis establishment; revising provisions relating to cannabis independent testing laboratories; revising provisions relating to advertising engaged in and packaging used by a cannabis establishment; exempting certain persons from state prosecution for certain criminal offenses under certain circumstances; requiring the Cannabis Advisory Commission to conduct certain studies; making various other changes relating to the regulation of cannabis; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB76, AN ACT relating to cannabis; revising provisions relating to the confidentiality of certain information relating to cannabis; revising provisions governing certain disciplinary proceedings; revising provisions relating to the operation of a cannabis establishment; revising certain requirements relating to the packaging and labeling of cannabis and cannabis products; authorizing the Cannabis Compliance Board to issue summonses and subpoenas and take certain other actions relating to unlicensed cannabis activities; revising provisions relating to the licensing of a cannabis establishment; revising provisions relating to cannabis independent testing laboratories; revising provisions relating to advertising engaged in and packaging used by a cannabis establishment; exempting certain persons from state prosecution for certain criminal offenses under certain circumstances; requiring the Cannabis Advisory Commission to conduct certain studies; making various other changes relating to the regulation of cannabis; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Assembly Committee on Judiciary; status signed, last action 2025-06-11 (Chapter 459.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB76-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB76 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to cannabis; revising provisions relating to the confidentiality of certain information relating to cannabis; revising provisions governing certain disciplinary proceedings; revising provisions relating to the operation of a cannabis establishment; revising certain requirements relating to the packaging and labeling of cannabis and cannabis products; authorizing the Cannabis Compliance Board to issue summonses and subpoenas and take certain other actions relating to unlicensed cannabis activities; revising provisions relating to the licensing of a cannabis establishment; revising provisions relating to cannabis independent testing laboratories; revising provisions relating to advertising engaged in and packaging used by a cannabis establishment; exempting certain persons from state prosecution for certain criminal offenses under certain circumstances; requiring the Cannabis Advisory Commission to conduct certain studies; making various other changes relating to the regulation of cannabis; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-11-20 - Last action: 2025-06-11, Chapter 459. - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Judiciary - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 56-286 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (62 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 29 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Pilot for small cannabis businesses: benefit, medium. The Board creates a pilot to help "emerging small cannabis businesses" join the industry. Your business must be operating for a profit, based in Nevada, and meet employee and annual revenue limits the Board sets by rule. - Social equity rules for lounges: benefit, medium. When a city or county limits lounge licenses, the Board sets the allocation. No more than 50% of allocated licenses may be retail lounges. At least 50% must be independent lounges, and at least half of those must go to social equity applicants. If there are not enough social equity applicants, all… - Tougher tools against unlicensed sellers: benefit, medium. The Board can investigate unlicensed cannabis activity and impose penalties, including cease‑and‑desist orders, citations, fines, and civil penalties. It can issue summonses and subpoenas, require documents, and administer oaths. The Board can keep informant identities confidential in most cases. T… - Narrow protections from cannabis charges: benefit, low. You cannot be charged by the state just for being near cannabis that is lawfully used. State agriculture or cannabis‑board staff, and their attorneys, are protected when handling cannabis as part of their job. The cannabis must be stored in a secure, enclosed place. These rules take effect upon pas… - Indoor smoking allowed in lounges: benefit, low. Licensed cannabis consumption lounges may allow indoor cannabis smoking. Smoking must follow state cannabis laws and regulations. This takes effect upon passage and approval. - More confidentiality for Board records: benefit, low. Many Board records are confidential, such as applications, trade secrets, security plans, background checks, and investigatory files. Some basics stay public, like licensee names, certain addresses, and final decisions. Records that are confidential under listed laws stay private even after 30 year… - State–tribe cannabis agreements and privacy: benefit, low. The Governor can make agreements with tribal governments on cannabis enforcement, taxes, research, and dispute rules. Agreements must protect health and safety, secure facilities, and regulate business across tribal and non‑tribal land. Cannabis information a tribe shares under an agreement stays t… - Stricter cannabis ads and fines: cost, medium. Cannabis ads must show Board warnings, your business name, and a license number or Board ID. You must avoid ads where 30% or more of the audience is under 21 and keep proof of audience estimates for 5 years. Ads cannot be near schools, parks, playgrounds, or libraries (1,000 feet), on public transi… - Stricter under-21 rules in bars: cost, medium. Supervisors and employees at stand‑alone bars, taverns, or saloons commit a misdemeanor if they let someone under 21 loiter in age‑restricted or smoking areas. Businesses face civil fines of $1,000 for a first offense and $2,000 for later offenses. These rules take effect upon passage and approval. - Licensing applications and siting limits: cost, medium. Adult‑use applicants must show their legal name, site address(es), liquid assets, and property control. They must submit fingerprints and FBI consent for the applicant and each owner, officer, or board member, list names and birth dates, and include security and inventory procedures. Sites cannot b… - Medical license freeze and caps: cost, medium. Beginning January 1, 2024, the Board stops issuing or renewing most medical cannabis licenses unless the site is in a "covered jurisdiction" that bans adult‑use businesses. In counties with 100,000+ people, no more than 25% of the county’s licensable medical dispensaries may sit in one local govern… - License needed to advertise or sell cannabis: cost, low. You must hold a cannabis license to market or sell cannabis. Unlicensed people cannot advertise cannabis or cannabis products. They cannot take orders or offer sales. They also cannot claim to be a retailer or a consumption lounge. - Who cannot own or run cannabis businesses: cost, low. Some people cannot own or run an adult-use cannabis business. You are disqualified if you have an excluded felony, with limited exceptions set in state law. You are also barred if you led a business whose cannabis license was revoked. You are barred if you had a cannabis agent registration card rev… - Stronger discipline and fines for licensees: mixed, high. The Board must quickly choose to decline, settle, or start discipline after the Attorney General recommends action. A hearing officer can fine up to $20,000 per violation and can limit, suspend, or revoke a license. The officer must consider listed mitigating factors. The Board or staff may issue a… - THC serving labels and package limits: mixed, medium. The law requires clear THC serving labels on adult-use edibles. Each serving is at most 10 mg THC. Package limits now apply: up to 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis, or 3,500 mg of concentrate. Capsules may be 100 mg each, up to 1,000 mg per package. Tinctures may have up to 1,000 mg THC per package. T… - Clear labels and child-safe packaging: mixed, medium. Packages must say “THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS CANNABIS” in bold. Products are sold and labeled by THC in milligrams, with a potency statement and any allowed variance. Do not label or market as candy or use designs that appeal to children. Add “Keep out of reach of children,” ingredients, and major alle… - Higher standards for cannabis labs: mixed, medium. Testing labs must measure THC and CBD, test for microbes, pesticides, heavy metals, and prove their methods are accurate. Labs must apply, pay fees, meet Board rules, and within 1 year of licensing, get ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation from an approved accreditor. - Safer packaging and product designs: mixed, medium. Sellers must give health warnings at checkout, including that edibles can take 2+ hours and to wait 120 minutes before more. All sales leave in opaque, child‑resistant packaging, and stores must offer locking child‑resistant containers. Producers must follow sanitation rules and package on‑site, an… - Stronger security and camera rules: mixed, medium. Businesses must lock and secure all entrances and prevent unauthorized entry. Growing and production must be inside locked, enclosed areas with limited access. On‑site use is banned unless you are a licensed consumption lounge. The Board can inspect anytime. You must install video systems that stor… - Tracking and ID checks for sales: mixed, medium. Cannabis businesses must keep an inventory system that tracks cannabis from purchase to sale in near real time when practicable. The system must record buyer names, dates, amounts by weight and potency, and other Board data. Medical dispensaries must verify buyers and track registry card numbers an… - Health hazard shutdown and suspension: mixed, medium. If there is a serious public‑health hazard, a cannabis business must stop operations and notify the Board. The Board can let safe areas keep operating with an approved plan and sets how to reopen. A Board agent may immediately suspend a license without warning for a serious hazard. You can get a he… - Local control and license conversion: mixed, medium. If a jurisdiction stops banning adult‑use businesses, a holder of an expired medical license there may apply at expiration for an adult‑use license of the same type. The application uses medical renewal info and pays the adult‑use renewal fee. The Board issues the license if it would have renewed t… - Store access, delivery, and CBD sales: mixed, medium. Stores must allow any person age 21 or older to enter. Vending machines for cannabis are banned. Adult‑use stores may not sell through unlicensed third parties. Delivery is allowed only if the sale comes directly from the store or its website/app, the delivery partner does not advertise selling can… - Stronger seed‑to‑sale tracking: mixed, medium. The tracking database is an electronic verification and authentication system with real‑time access for the Board and businesses. An inventory control system must track chain of custody from acquisition to the end consumer. Medical applicants must use electronic verification and an inventory contro… - Board will collect owner demographics: mixed, low. The Board must collect race, ethnicity, age, and gender for each owner, manager, and registered agent. It sends the data to the Legislative Counsel Bureau by January 1 of each odd‑numbered year. - Clear hearing rules and deadlines: mixed, low. If you do not ask for a hearing in your answer, you waive the hearing and appeals. You have 21 days to answer a complaint. Hearings normally occur within 120 days after your answer. Service can be in person, by certified mail, or by e‑service only if you agreed. You must pay the fees and travel for… - Study on consumable hemp rules: mixed, low. The Cannabis Advisory Commission must study rules for consumable hemp products. Topics include testing, labeling, age checks, potency, and retail issues for beverages. The Commission must report findings and recommendations by November 9, 2026. - When changes apply and repeals: mixed, low. The act takes effect upon passage and approval. Sections 5, 6, and 13–23 apply only to cases that start on or after that date. The law repeals NRS 678C.060, 678C.100, and 678D.040. - Study on future cannabis taxes: mixed, low. The Cannabis Advisory Commission must study new ways to tax cannabis and hemp products. Options include ending some excise taxes, raising another, or taxing retail hemp products. The study must weigh price, revenue, and unlicensed market effects. A report is due by October 5, 2026. This requirement… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Judiciary ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-02 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint) | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2025-05-28 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 | | ## Actions (30) - 2025-06-11: Chapter 459. (legislature) - 2025-06-10: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-06: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-04: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-06-02: To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Not voting: 1.) (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-30: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-05-30: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-05-30: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-28: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. (House) - 2025-05-27: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 799.) To printer. (House) - 2025-05-27: Placed on General File. (House) - 2025-05-27: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-04-23: To committee. (House) - 2025-04-23: 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. 173.) (House) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-02-12: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time. To committee. (House) - 2024-12-02: From printer. (House) - 2024-11-20: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB76_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB76.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB76_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB76_R2.pdf) ## Related bills - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - 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) - SB502: AN ACT relating to projects of capital improvement; authorizing certain expenditures for certain projects of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the S… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB76_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB76.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB76_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB76_R2.pdf) ## Related - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [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) - [SB502: AN ACT relating to projects of capital improvement; authorizing certain expendi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB502-83rd2025) - [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-AB76-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).