# Nevada SB49: AN ACT relating to consumer protection; clarifying the authority of the Attorney General with respect to bringing certain actions relating to deceptive trade practices; revising certain civil penalties relating to deceptive trade practices; revising the authorized uses of money in the Consumer Protection Legal Account in the Office of the Attorney General; clarifying when the Consumer's Advocate of the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General has custody or control of certain records; making certain records, files and communications of the Consumer's Advocate confidential; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB49, AN ACT relating to consumer protection; clarifying the authority of the Attorney General with respect to bringing certain actions relating to deceptive trade practices; revising certain civil penalties relating to deceptive trade practices; revising the authorized uses of money in the Consumer Protection Legal Account in the Office of the Attorney General; clarifying when the Consumer's Advocate of the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General has custody or control of certain records; making certain records, files and communications of the Consumer's Advocate confidential; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor; status signed, last action 2025-05-28 (Approved by the Governor. Chapter 55.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB49-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB49 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to consumer protection; clarifying the authority of the Attorney General with respect to bringing certain actions relating to deceptive trade practices; revising certain civil penalties relating to deceptive trade practices; revising the authorized uses of money in the Consumer Protection Legal Account in the Office of the Attorney General; clarifying when the Consumer's Advocate of the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General has custody or control of certain records; making certain records, files and communications of the Consumer's Advocate confidential; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-11-19 - Last action: 2025-05-28, Approved by the Governor. Chapter 55. - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 52-439 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (57 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger Attorney General action on scams: benefit, medium. Starting July 1, 2025, the Attorney General can bring criminal cases for deceptive trade practices without court permission. The Attorney General can sue in the name of the State to stop scams and get injunctions, civil penalties, and restitution for Nevada residents. The Attorney General can issue… - Half of funds to legal aid: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2025, when money reverts to the Consumer Protection Legal Account, the Attorney General must split it 50/50. Half funds the Attorney General or Consumer’s Advocate for consumer protection work and staffing. Half goes to legal aid groups for consumer protection and fraud prevention… - Higher fines for deceptive practices: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2025, after a hearing, the Director can fine up to $15,000 for each violation or three times the restitution, whichever is larger. This makes it easier to repay consumers and deters deceptive practices. - New privacy rules for Advocate’s records: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2025, the Consumer’s Advocate has custody of a record only after receiving it from an agency, board, or commission. Records that were confidential stay confidential when held by the Consumer’s Advocate. Certain Advocate records are confidential under Nevada’s public records law and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-19 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint) | pass | 37 | 5 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 20 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-05-28: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 55. (legislature) - 2025-05-23: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Assembly Amendment No. 562 concurred in. To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 37, Nays: 5.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-16: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-16: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. (House) - 2025-05-15: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 562.) To printer. (House) - 2025-05-14: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-04-24: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-24: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-04-22: To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Absent: 1.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 180.) (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read first time. To committee. (Senate) - 2024-11-22: From printer. (Senate) - 2024-11-19: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB49_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB49.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB49_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB49_R2.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - SB15: AN ACT relating to governmental administration; revising provisions relating to the timing of when an annual meeting of a debt management commission must occur… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB49_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB49.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB49_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB49_R2.pdf) ## Related - [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) - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [SB15: AN ACT relating to governmental administration; revising provisions relating to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB15-83rd2025) - [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-SB49-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).