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SB 406 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to civil liability. (BDR 3-1022)

SB 406 grants Nevada state entities, universities, and their employees immunity from lawsuits related to pandemic responses affecting education during spring 2020. It applies to actions reasonably tied to public health (like campus closures or shifting to remote learning) performed in good faith to comply with health guidelines. The immunity covers claims about tuition or fees for spring 2020 and applies retroactively from March 12, 2020, expiring June 30, 2030. This bill directly affects students, institutions of higher education, and state officials by limiting civil liability for pandemic-era educational disruptions.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 20, 2025 Signed May 30, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 1 → As Enrolled · 5 edits · May 30, 2025
MODERATE
This bill grants immunity from civil lawsuits to the State of Nevada and its institutions of higher education regarding actions taken during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic that affected educational services. The changes primarily involve formatting updates and the addition of a specific legislative purpose statement, while retaining the core immunity provisions that protect officials who acted in good faith to comply with health orders.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on civil liability immunity for the State and Nevada System of Higher Education institutions specifically related to the spring 2020 semester and the public health crisis caused by COVID-19.
TECHNICAL

Added a bolded italicized explanation at the top of the bill stating that matter in bold italics is new and matter in brackets is omitted, which is a standard formatting convention for enrolled bills.

Removed the 'Reprint' date header and updated the session information to reflect the 83rd Session (2025) and 'As Enrolled' status.

Replaced the Legislative Counsel's Digest with the formal text of the bill, removing line numbers and summary text used in the reprint version.

Deleted the 'FISCAL NOTE' section which indicated no effect on local government or the state, as this information is typically not included in the final enrolled version of a bill.

REQUIREMENT

Inserted a new paragraph declaring the Legislature's purpose is to safeguard the State Treasury, ensure institutional stability, and encourage effective responses to future health crises.

Floor votes · Assembly May 21, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
3
May 30, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 139.
executive
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
To enrollment.
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 35, Nays: 7.) To Senate. In Senate.
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 17, Nays: 4.) To Assembly.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 143.) To printer.
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.