NevadaSB40683rd Regular Session (2025)Senate

AN ACT relating to civil liability; providing immunity from civil liability to the State of Nevada, certain institutions of higher education and certain officers or employees thereof under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Senate Committee on Judiciary

Signed by Governor

BDR 3-1022

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

Limits on spring 2020 tuition lawsuits against Nevada colleges

The law gives the State of Nevada, NSHE colleges, and their officers and employees immunity from damages for spring 2020 tuition and fee claims. It applies to acts or omissions taken in response to COVID-19 that affected spring 2020 educational services, like campus closures or moving classes online. The action must be reasonably related to public health and done in good faith, including efforts to follow laws or written government orders. Nevada’s usual waiver of sovereign immunity does not cover these claims. The rules apply to cases filed on or after March 12, 2020 if no final judgment exists. The law is retroactive to March 12, 2020 and ends June 30, 2030. This protection is in addition to other immunities in law.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Senate Committee on Judiciary

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 52 • No: 11

House vote • 5/21/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)

Yes: 35 • No: 7

Senate vote • 4/16/2025

Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)

Yes: 17 • No: 4

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 139.

    5/30/2025legislature
  2. Approved by the Governor.

    5/30/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    5/27/2025legislature
  4. To enrollment.

    5/22/2025Senate
  5. In Senate.

    5/21/2025Senate
  6. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 35, Nays: 7.) To Senate.

    5/21/2025House
  7. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/20/2025House
  8. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

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

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

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

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

    4/17/2025House
  13. In Assembly.

    4/17/2025House
  14. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 17, Nays: 4.) To Assembly.

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

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

    4/15/2025Senate
  17. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 143.) To printer.

    4/14/2025Senate
  18. Placed on Second Reading File.

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

    4/14/2025Senate
  20. From printer. To committee.

    3/21/2025Senate
  21. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.

    3/20/2025Senate

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