NevadaSB3583rd Regular Session (2025)Senate

AN ACT relating to crimes; defining the term “intoxicant” for the purpose of certain provisions which prohibit furnishing an intoxicant to a prisoner; revising provisions governing certain crimes relating to prisoners; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Senate Committee on Judiciary

Signed by Governor

BDR 16-444

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Harsher penalties for prison contraband

The law makes it a felony to give or try to give a deadly weapon, explosive, fake gun or bomb, or a controlled drug to a prisoner. The penalty is 1 to 6 years in state prison and up to a $5,000 fine. Giving an intoxicant (like alcohol, synthetic cannabinoids, drug analogs, or chemicals used to get high) is a gross misdemeanor. Knowingly leaving these items where a prisoner can get them counts as furnishing. A prisoner who has a controlled drug without authorization, or any marijuana or marijuana tools, commits a category D felony under state sentencing rules, even with a medical marijuana card.

Tougher penalties for prison staff abuse

The law increases penalties on prison employees, contractors, and volunteers who abuse prisoners. Sexual abuse is a category B felony with 1 to 10 years in state prison. Other banned acts—like sexual touching over clothes, sexual requests or threats, or exposing oneself—are a category C felony, and trying to commit those acts is a misdemeanor. The law lists in detail what counts as sexual abuse and unauthorized custodial conduct and excludes actions done as part of official duties. These rules apply to people in lawful custody or confinement and do not cover residential confinement and certain parole or probation custody.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Senate Committee on Judiciary

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 60 • No: 0

House vote 5/31/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)

Yes: 39 • No: 0

Senate vote 5/22/2025

Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 437.

    6/9/2025legislature
  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    6/4/2025legislature
  3. To enrollment.

    6/2/2025Senate
  4. In Senate.

    6/1/2025Senate
  5. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 39, Nays: None, Excused: 3.) To Senate.

    5/31/2025House
  6. Read second time.

    5/30/2025House
  7. Placed on Second Reading File.

    5/30/2025House
  8. From committee: Do pass.

    5/30/2025House
  9. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.

    5/23/2025House
  10. In Assembly.

    5/23/2025House
  11. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

    5/22/2025Senate
  12. Placed on General File.

    5/22/2025Senate
  13. From committee: Do pass.

    5/22/2025Senate
  14. To committee.

    4/15/2025Senate
  15. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    4/15/2025Senate
  16. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.

    4/14/2025Senate
  17. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 140.)

    4/14/2025Senate
  18. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

    4/14/2025Senate
  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

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

    2/3/2025Senate
  21. From printer.

    11/20/2024Senate
  22. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.

    11/15/2024Senate

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