AB445 · NV 83rd Session
AN ACT relating to libraries; providing that library staff are immune from criminal or civil liability for certain good faith acts relating to providing access to or assisting pupils or library patrons in accessing library materials; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title
Fiscal effect: state
Outcome: Passed both chambers — last vote Senate (1st Reprint): Passed on 2025-05-22
NV Legislature 83rd Session bill, aggregated from roll-call votes across the seated state legislators in this dataset. Bill ID 12653.
Sponsorship
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Roll-call summary
| Vote | Count |
|---|---|
| Yea | 24 |
| Nay | 23 |
Party breakdown
| Party | Yea | Nay |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 24 | 23 |
Per-legislator votes
| Legislator | Party | Vote | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Alexis Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, May 17, 2017 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 24, 2013 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 1, 2015 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, June 3, 2019 |
| Bert Gurr | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Brian Hibbetts | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Danielle Gallant | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Gregory Hafen II | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Gregory Hafen II | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
| Gregory Koenig | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Heidi Kasama | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2017 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Sunday, May 31, 2015 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, June 3, 2019 |
| Jeff Stone | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Jill Dickman | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Jill Dickman | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Sunday, May 31, 2015 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2017 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Sunday, May 31, 2015 |
| John Steinbeck | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Ken Gray | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Lisa Cole | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2017 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
| Lori Rogich | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, May 17, 2017 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 24, 2013 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 1, 2015 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, June 3, 2019 |
| Michele Fiore | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 |
| Michele Fiore | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Sunday, May 31, 2015 |
| Philip O'Neill | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Philip O'Neill | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Sunday, May 31, 2015 |
| Rebecca Edgeworth | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Richard DeLong | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Robin Titus | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Thaddeus Yurek III | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
Bill history (13 actions)
Chronological legislative actions taken on this bill, sourced from NELIS. Journal links open the daily Assembly or Senate journal PDF where the action was recorded — public record per NRS 218D.
| Date | Action | Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2025 | Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer. | Assembly Journal |
| Mar 18, 2025 | From printer. To committee. | |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Notice of eligibility for exemption. | Assembly Journal |
| Apr 18, 2025 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 429.) Dispensed with reprinting. | Assembly Journal |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 32, Nays: 9, Excused: 1.) To printer. | Assembly Journal |
| Apr 23, 2025 | From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee. Exemption effective. | Senate Journal |
| May 16, 2025 | Withdrawn from committee. Re-referred to Committee on Education. To committee. | Senate Journal |
| May 21, 2025 | From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. | Senate Journal |
| May 22, 2025 | Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 14, Nays: 7.) To Assembly. | Senate Journal |
| May 23, 2025 | In Assembly. To enrollment. | Assembly Journal |
| May 27, 2025 | Enrolled and delivered to Governor. | |
| Jun 02, 2025 | Vetoed by the Governor. Returned to Assembly with Governor's veto message. | |
| Jun 03, 2025 | (No further action taken.) |
Exhibits, testimony & documents (5 on file)
Exhibits, testimony, amendments, and supporting documents collected by the NV Legislature on this bill. Submissions are public record per NRS 218D. Sources cite back to NELIS.
Amendment (1)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment | Assemblymember Daniele Monroe-Moreno |
Support (3)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Letter | Nevada State Education Association | |
| Statement | NSEA | |
| (unnamed) |
Opposition (1)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| (unnamed) |