Nevada · Assembly Bill 159 · 83rd (2025) Session

Establishes the Hope Card Program for applicants who have been granted an extended order for protection against domestic violence. (BDR 3-180)

AB 159 Sponsored by Melissa R. Hardy Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 30, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Existing law authorizes a person to file an application for a temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence. (NRS 33.017-33.100) Section 1 of this bill establishes the Hope Card Program, which will be developed and administered by the Office of the Attorney General, after consultation and in coordination with the district courts and justice courts, to provide to an applicant who has been…

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Existing law authorizes a person to file an application for a temporary or extended order for protection against domestic violence. (NRS 33.017-33.100) Section 1 of this bill establishes the Hope Card Program, which will be developed and administered by the Office of the Attorney General, after consultation and in coordination with the district courts and justice courts, to provide to an applicant who has been granted an extended order for protection against domestic violence, upon request, a Hope Card that provides proof of the granting of such an extended order. Section 1 also prohibits a person from knowingly presenting a fraudulent or expired Hope Card to another person with the specific intent to falsely represent that the person is protected by an extended order. Section 2 of this bill makes a conforming change to apply the definitions in existing law to section 1. Section 3 of this bill requires an applicant for an extended order for protection against domestic violence to indicate in the application whether the applicant is requesting a Hope Card.

Every action

21 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. AssemblyPrefiled.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Judiciary. · Assembly Judiciary
  3. AssemblyTo printer.
  4. AssemblyFrom printer.
  5. AssemblyRead first time.
  6. AssemblyTo committee.
  7. AssemblyNotice of eligibility for exemption.
  8. CommitteeFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. · Assembly Judiciary
  9. AssemblyPlaced on Second Reading File.
  10. AssemblyRead second time.
  11. AssemblyAmended. (Amend. No. 201.)
  12. AssemblyTaken from General File.
  13. CommitteeRereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. · Assembly Ways and Means
  1. AssemblyExemption effective.
  2. AssemblyTo printer.
  3. AssemblyFrom printer.
  4. AssemblyTo engrossment.
  5. AssemblyEngrossed.
  6. AssemblyFirst reprint.
  7. AssemblyTo committee.
  8. Assembly(No further action taken.)

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Nevada's official records (leg.state.nv.us), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.