NevadaSB2683rd Regular Session (2025)SenateWALLET

AN ACT relating to records of criminal history; revising provisions authorizing certain entities to obtain information relating to the records of criminal history of certain persons responsible for the safety and well-being of children, elderly persons or persons with disabilities; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Senate Committee on Judiciary

Signed by Governor

BDR 14-248

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.

Your rights in background checks

Before asking for your background check, the group must give you written notice on how to get your report, appeal, and fix mistakes. The group must get your signed waiver on a Division-approved form that meets federal rules. If you appeal, the appeal process must meet the federal standard. If other laws set screening rules or let you contest or seek an exemption, the group must use those rules when it reviews your record. The group, not the Repository, makes the fitness decision using VECHS procedures and your convictions or pending charges.

Background checks cover contractors and vendors

Qualified groups may submit fingerprints for FBI checks on workers, contractors, and vendors who have access to children, seniors, or people with disabilities. Each request is voluntary and must follow the National Child Protection Act and related federal law. After a request and signed waiver, the Central Repository gives the group any non-confidential Nevada and FBI criminal-history records. The Repository and the groups must also follow the federal rules in 34 U.S.C. § 40102.

New steps and fees for background checks

Groups that run checks must open an account with the Central Repository and sign a compliance agreement before sending requests. Each fingerprint request must include the state fee and the FBI fee. The Central Repository may audit groups to check compliance. Groups must keep all signed waivers for one audit cycle set by the Department.

Liability shield for background checks

Qualified entities and the State are not liable for damages just because a criminal-history report has errors or missing information. This limits lawsuits over the accuracy of data provided under this screening process.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Senate Committee on Judiciary

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 63 • No: 0

House vote 5/19/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced)

Yes: 42 • No: 0

Senate vote 4/16/2025

Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 42.

    5/27/2025legislature
  2. Approved by the Governor.

    5/26/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    5/23/2025legislature
  4. In Senate. To enrollment.

    5/19/2025Senate
  5. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

    5/19/2025House
  6. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/16/2025House
  7. Read second time.

    5/15/2025House
  8. From committee: Do pass.

    5/14/2025House
  9. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.

    4/17/2025House
  10. In Assembly.

    4/17/2025House
  11. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

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

    4/15/2025Senate
  13. Read second time.

    4/14/2025Senate
  14. From committee: Do pass.

    4/10/2025Senate
  15. Read first time. To committee.

    2/3/2025Senate
  16. From printer.

    11/12/2024Senate
  17. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.

    11/8/2024Senate

Bill Text

  • As Enrolled

  • As Introduced

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