NevadaSB8983rd Regular Session (2025)Senate

AN ACT relating to crimes; prohibiting the purchase, possession or ownership of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit a crime motivated by certain characteristics of the victim; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Julie Pazina (Democratic)

Vetoed

BDR 15-174

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Hate-crime convictions bring new firearm bans

Beginning July 1, 2025, Nevada bans firearm access after convictions for committing or attempting a violent hate crime. That ban has no stated time limit. Other hate-crime convictions trigger the ban for the immediately preceding 10 years. The ban covers buying, owning, possessing, or controlling firearms, including unloaded or inoperable firearms. Covered crimes involve actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. Violations are category B or category D felonies, and each firearm counts as a separate violation. Category B violations carry 1–6 years in prison and a fine up to $5,000 per count.

Some past offenders can keep firearms

Beginning July 1, 2025, Nevada provides a limited exception for hate-crime convictions, including violent hate crimes, before that date. A qualifying person can keep owning or possessing a firearm they legally owned before July 1, 2025. This exception does not allow firearm purchases or remove other firearm restrictions.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Julie Pazina

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 39 • No: 23

House vote • 5/23/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced)

Yes: 27 • No: 15

Senate vote • 5/19/2025

Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced)

Yes: 12 • No: 8

Actions Timeline

  1. (No further action taken.)

    6/3/2025Senate
  2. Vetoed by the Governor. Returned to Senate with Governor's veto message.

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

    5/27/2025legislature
  4. In Senate. To enrollment.

    5/23/2025Senate
  5. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.) To Senate.

    5/23/2025House
  6. Read second time.

    5/22/2025House
  7. Placed on Second Reading File.

    5/22/2025House
  8. From committee: Do pass.

    5/22/2025House
  9. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.

    5/20/2025House
  10. In Assembly.

    5/20/2025House
  11. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 12, Nays: 8, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.

    5/19/2025Senate
  12. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/16/2025Senate
  13. Withdrawn from committee.

    5/16/2025Senate
  14. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To committee.

    4/14/2025Senate
  15. Read second time.

    4/14/2025Senate
  16. From committee: Do pass.

    4/10/2025Senate
  17. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

    4/1/2025Senate
  18. Read first time. To committee.

    2/3/2025Senate
  19. From printer.

    1/16/2025Senate
  20. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.

    1/13/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • As Enrolled

  • As Introduced

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