# Nevada SB435: AN ACT relating to nicotine products; defining certain terms relating to vapor products containing nicotine; requiring a manufacturer of a vapor product that is sold for retail sale in this State or to a consumer in this State to execute and deliver certain information to the Attorney General; requiring the Department of Taxation to create, maintain and make available a directory of manufacturers of vapor products and all vapor products; prohibiting a manufacturer of a vapor product from offering for sale or selling a vapor product that is not included in the directory; requiring the Department to prepare and submit to the Legislature an annual report regarding the directory; creating the Account for Vapor Product Enforcement in the State General Fund; providing for the seizure of certain products containing nicotine under certain circumstances; making it unlawful to sell, give, deliver or furnish a product that contains a nicotine analogue; authorizing the sharing of certain information with federal, state, or local agencies for purposes of enforcement of certain provisions relating to products containing nicotine; making an appropriation; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB435, AN ACT relating to nicotine products; defining certain terms relating to vapor products containing nicotine; requiring a manufacturer of a vapor product that is sold for retail sale in this State or to a consumer in this State to execute and deliver certain information to the Attorney General; requiring the Department of Taxation to create, maintain and make available a directory of manufacturers of vapor products and all vapor products; prohibiting a manufacturer of a vapor product from offering for sale or selling a vapor product that is not included in the directory; requiring the Department to prepare and submit to the Legislature an annual report regarding the directory; creating the Account for Vapor Product Enforcement in the State General Fund; providing for the seizure of certain products containing nicotine under certain circumstances; making it unlawful to sell, give, deliver or furnish a product that contains a nicotine analogue; authorizing the sharing of certain information with federal, state, or local agencies for purposes of enforcement of certain provisions relating to products containing nicotine; making an appropriation; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Melissa R.. Hardy (Republican), Sandra Jauregui (Democratic), Steve Yeager (Democratic) and 1 others; status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB435-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB435 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to nicotine products; defining certain terms relating to vapor products containing nicotine; requiring a manufacturer of a vapor product that is sold for retail sale in this State or to a consumer in this State to execute and deliver certain information to the Attorney General; requiring the Department of Taxation to create, maintain and make available a directory of manufacturers of vapor products and all vapor products; prohibiting a manufacturer of a vapor product from offering for sale or selling a vapor product that is not included in the directory; requiring the Department to prepare and submit to the Legislature an annual report regarding the directory; creating the Account for Vapor Product Enforcement in the State General Fund; providing for the seizure of certain products containing nicotine under certain circumstances; making it unlawful to sell, give, deliver or furnish a product that contains a nicotine analogue; authorizing the sharing of certain information with federal, state, or local agencies for purposes of enforcement of certain provisions relating to products containing nicotine; making an appropriation; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-24 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsors: Melissa R.. Hardy (Republican), Sandra Jauregui (Democratic), Steve Yeager (Democratic), Nicole J. Cannizzaro (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: BDR 32-989 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 1 (17 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Nevada funds vapor product enforcement: benefit, low. The law creates an Attorney General-run account for vapor-product enforcement in the State General Fund. Covered fees and penalties fund only specified administration, enforcement, certification, and directory costs; unspent account money carries forward. Effective July 1, 2025, separate appropriat… - Vapor sellers face checks and fines: cost, high. Each Nevada vapor retailer, distributor, and wholesaler faces at least two unannounced compliance checks each year. Violations require another unannounced check within 30 days. Retailers, distributors, wholesalers, and importers offering or selling unlisted products face escalating civil penalties… - Vapor certification records stay confidential: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, covered manufacturer certification records are exempt from Nevada's general public-records rule. The public cannot obtain those covered records through the usual public-records process. - Out-of-state vapor makers face bond requirements: cost, low. Nonresident or foreign vapor manufacturers not registered to do business in Nevada face extra requirements to enter and stay in the directory. They must keep a Nevada agent to receive legal papers and provide the agent's details and required notices to the Attorney General. Naming the Secretary of… - Nevada bans nicotine analogue products: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, selling or giving nicotine analogue products to anyone in Nevada is unlawful. These substances have substantial chemical similarity to nicotine or similar or greater effects on the central nervous system. The ban adds a product safety restriction but limits available prod… - Nevada expands seizures of nicotine products: mixed, low. Officials can seize covered tobacco, vapor, and nicotine products sold without a required license. Beginning January 1, 2026, they can also seize covered products offered in violation of the under-21 sales ban. This strengthens youth sales protections but exposes violating sellers to product losses… - Nevada limits which vapor products sell: mixed, low. Unlisted vapor products cannot be sold in Nevada or to Nevada consumers starting January 1, 2027, or directory publication, whichever is later. Sellers have 60 days after publication to sell or remove covered existing stock. After at least 60 days, unlisted products intended for Nevada sale face se… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Melissa R.. Hardy (Republican), House - Sponsor: Sandra Jauregui (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Steve Yeager (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Nicole J. Cannizzaro (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Stone (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Melanie Scheible (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-29 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 17 | 4 | | ## Actions (17) - 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (House) - 2025-05-30: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee. (House) - 2025-05-30: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-05-30: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 17, Nays: 4.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 850.) (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Placed on General File. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-04-24: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 367.) (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (Senate) - 2025-03-26: From printer. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Revenue and Economic Development. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB435.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB435_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB435_R2.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) - SB352: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain health insurers and providers of health care from engaging in certain discriminatory actions; and providing… (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB435.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB435_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB435_R2.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) - [SB352: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain health insurers and provide…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB352-83rd2025) - [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-SB435-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).