NevadaSB21383rd Regular Session (2025)Senate

AN ACT relating to crimes; expanding the crime of unlawful dissemination of an intimate image to include certain acts relating to the distribution of certain photorealistic images, digital images, computer images and computer-generated images; providing an exception to the crime of unlawful dissemination of an intimate image for persons who are less than 18 years of age; revising the definition of “intimate image”; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Carrie Ann Buck (Republican), Jeff Stone (Republican), John C. Steinbeck (Republican), Lisa Krasner (Republican)

Signed by Governor

BDR 15-776

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Minors are exempt from this crime

People under 18 are not charged under this unlawful dissemination law. The exemption applies to the person who shared or caused the sharing.

Nonconsensual intimate-image sharing is illegal

It is a crime to send or sell someone else's sexual images online without their consent. The person shown must have expected privacy and been at least 18 when the image was made. The sharer must act to harass, harm, or terrorize.

Sharing deepfake sexual images is illegal

The law expands what counts as an intimate image. It covers photorealistic, digital, and computer-made sexual images that look real and show an identifiable person. Knowingly sharing or causing the sharing of these images without consent is a crime when done to harass, harm, or terrorize. Public figures are treated the same as everyone else. Images are not covered if the person is not clearly identifiable or they exposed themselves in a public or commercial setting.

Felony penalties, no sex-offender registry

A violation of this law is a category D felony, punished under Nevada's NRS 193.130. A person convicted of this crime is not a sex offender and does not have to register or face community notice.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Carrie Ann Buck

    Republican • Senate

  • Jeff Stone

    Republican • Senate

  • John C. Steinbeck

    Republican • Senate

  • Lisa Krasner

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • John Ellison

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 63 • No: 0

House vote • 5/22/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint)

Yes: 42 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 299.

    6/6/2025legislature
  2. Approved by the Governor.

    6/5/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    5/29/2025legislature
  4. Assembly Amendment No. 651 concurred in. To enrollment.

    5/27/2025Senate
  5. In Senate.

    5/22/2025Senate
  6. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

    5/22/2025House
  7. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint.

    5/22/2025House
  8. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 651.) To printer.

    5/20/2025House
  9. Placed on Second Reading File.

    5/20/2025House
  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    5/20/2025House
  11. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.

    4/24/2025House
  12. In Assembly.

    4/24/2025House
  13. To Assembly.

    4/24/2025Senate
  14. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    4/24/2025Senate
  15. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.

    4/22/2025Senate
  16. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    4/21/2025Senate
  17. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    4/18/2025Senate
  18. Reprinting dispensed with.

    4/17/2025Senate
  19. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 339.)

    4/17/2025Senate
  20. Placed on Second Reading File.

    4/17/2025Senate
  21. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    4/17/2025Senate
  22. From printer. To committee.

    2/19/2025Senate
  23. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.

    2/18/2025Senate

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