AB 201 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to the sealing of certain records. (BDR 3-843)

AB 201 expands automatic sealing of eviction court records for tenants in summary eviction cases. It requires records to be sealed without court review when: (1) a tenant requests sealing and the landlord doesn’t oppose it, (2) an eviction action is dismissed or denied, or (3) an appeal results in dismissal or denial of the eviction. The bill also creates a presumption that sealing is appropriate if a tenant files a sealing request over one year after an eviction order. This directly affects tenants facing summary evictions by making their court records private under these specific circumstances, reducing barriers to housing and employment.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Assembly Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Vetoed

Jun 2025

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Vetoed Jun 2, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill expands the automatic sealing of eviction records in Nevada to include cases dismissed, denied, or remanded, as well as cases where the landlord fails to respond to a tenant's motion. It also establishes a rebuttable presumption that sealing is in the tenant's interest if a motion is filed more than one year after the eviction order. Additionally, it mandates the automatic sealing of court files for unjustified lockouts.

Scope change

The bill broadens the scope of eviction cases eligible for automatic sealing beyond just those granted during the COVID-19 emergency to include a wider range of outcomes and specific lockout scenarios.

ELIGIBILITY

Automatic sealing now applies to eviction cases that are dismissed, denied, or remanded, in addition to those granted during the pandemic.

A new automatic sealing rule applies if a tenant files a motion to seal and the landlord does not respond within seven judicial days.

Automatic sealing is required if an appeal results in an order dismissing or denying the eviction, or remanding the case for such an order.

A rebuttable presumption favors sealing if a motion is filed more than one year after the eviction order was entered.

Court files for unjustified lockouts must be automatically sealed if the court finds the lockout was unjustified.

REQUIREMENT

The court's discretion to seal files based on 'interests of justice' now includes a specific presumption triggered by the one-year filing delay.

Floor votes · Assembly Apr 22, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 2, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by the Governor. Returned to Assembly with Governor's veto message.

executive

May 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. To enrollment.

lower

May 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To Assembly.

upper

May 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass.

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.) To printer.

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 202.) Dispensed with reprinting.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. To committee.

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Committee

Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors