# Nevada SB406: 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. Nevada SB406, 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., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Senate Committee on Judiciary; status signed, last action 2025-05-30 (Chapter 139.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB406-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB406 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-20 - Last action: 2025-05-30, Chapter 139. - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Judiciary - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 3-1022 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (52 yes, 11 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Limits on spring 2020 tuition lawsuits against Nevada colleges: mixed, medium. 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 onlin… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Judiciary ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-21 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 35 | 7 | | | 2025-04-16 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 17 | 4 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-05-30: Chapter 139. (legislature) - 2025-05-30: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-22: To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-05-21: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 35, Nays: 7.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-20: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-19: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-16: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-15: Read second time. (House) - 2025-05-14: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-04-17: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-17: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-04-16: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 17, Nays: 4.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 143.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-03-21: From printer. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB406_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB406.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB406_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) - SB376: AN ACT relating to industrial insurance; authorizing an injured employee with a claim for an occupational lung disease or occupational heart disease to seek tr… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB406_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB406.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB406_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) - [SB376: AN ACT relating to industrial insurance; authorizing an injured employee with a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB376-83rd2025) - [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-SB406-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).