# Nevada SB256: AN ACT relating to gaming; requiring the disgorgement of any profit, gain, gross receipt or other benefit related to certain illegal gaming activities; increasing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB256, AN ACT relating to gaming; requiring the disgorgement of any profit, gain, gross receipt or other benefit related to certain illegal gaming activities; increasing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Brittney M. Miller (Democratic), Rochelle T. Nguyen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Chapter 337.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB256-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB256 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to gaming; requiring the disgorgement of any profit, gain, gross receipt or other benefit related to certain illegal gaming activities; increasing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-27 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter 337. - Sponsors: Brittney M. Miller (Democratic), Rochelle T. Nguyen (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 41-146 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (62 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Harsher penalties for illegal wagering: cost, medium. The law makes a first offense for certain illegal wagering a category C felony. A later offense is a category B felony with 1 to 6 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. Attempts or conspiracies are category C felonies with the same penalty as the finished crime. Courts must order you to give up… - Felonies for gaming tax evasion: cost, low. Willfully failing to report or pay a gaming license fee or tax is a category C felony. The court must order restitution. If you are convicted of willfully violating NRS 463.160(1), the court also orders you to give up any profits, gains, gross receipts, or other benefits from the offense. Those sum… - Stricter license and rule enforcement: cost, low. A conviction for violating, attempting, or conspiring to violate core gaming laws leads to immediate loss of all your gaming licenses. The court may bar new or extra licenses to you or the premises for one year. Willfully breaking a Gaming Commission regulation is a category C felony. Any chapter 4… - Set penalties for unapproved games: mixed, low. If you add or display extra games or slot machines without required approval, penalties are limited to those in NRS 463.270 and 463.310 and any local ordinances. This narrows enforcement tools to the listed state and local penalties, but violations can still bring fines or sanctions. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brittney M. Miller (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Rochelle T. Nguyen (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 | | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced) | pass | 20 | 0 | | ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB256_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB256.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB256_R1.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) - SB207: AN ACT relating to health care; transferring the authority to establish and administer a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly from the Aging and Disab… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB256_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB256.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB256_R1.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) - [SB207: AN ACT relating to health care; transferring the authority to establish and adm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB207-83rd2025) - [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-SB256-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).