Nevada · Assembly Bill 18 · 83rd (2025) Session

Revises provisions relating to the electronic filing of certain documents. (BDR 5-469)

AB 18 Sponsored by Assembly Committee on Judiciary Became law

  1. Introduced Nov 6, 2024
  2. In committee Nov 6, 2024
  3. Passed the Assembly Apr 15, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate May 19, 2025
  5. To the governor May 23, 2025
  6. Became law May 26, 2025

What it does

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

Existing law: (1) authorizes the electronic filing of certain documents in certain judicial proceedings; and (2) requires documents that are filed electronically to contain an image of the signature of the person who is filing the document. (NRS 62D.400, 171.103, 173.049, 178.591, 432B.515) Existing court rules adopted by the Nevada Supreme Court, the Nevada Electronic Filing and Conversion Rules (NEFCR), govern the…

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Existing law: (1) authorizes the electronic filing of certain documents in certain judicial proceedings; and (2) requires documents that are filed electronically to contain an image of the signature of the person who is filing the document. (NRS 62D.400, 171.103, 173.049, 178.591, 432B.515) Existing court rules adopted by the Nevada Supreme Court, the Nevada Electronic Filing and Conversion Rules (NEFCR), govern the electronic filing of documents in the courts of this State and contain definitions of certain terms used in the NEFCR such as “electronic signature.” (NEFCR 2(k)) This bill requires certain documents that are filed electronically to contain the electronic signature, as that term is defined in the NEFCR, of the person who is filing the document.

Every action

27 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. CommitteeFrom committee: Do pass. · Assembly Judiciary
  8. AssemblyRead second time.
  9. AssemblyRead third time.
  10. AssemblyPassed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.)
  11. AssemblyTo Senate.
  12. SenateIn Senate.
  13. SenateRead first time.
  14. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Judiciary. · Senate Judiciary
  15. SenateTo committee.
  16. CommitteeFrom committee: Do pass. · Senate Judiciary
  17. SenateRead second time.
  18. SenateTaken from General File.
  19. SenatePlaced on General File for next legislative day.
  1. SenateRead third time.
  2. SenatePassed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.)
  3. SenateTo Assembly.
  4. AssemblyIn Assembly.
  5. AssemblyTo enrollment.
  6. AssemblyEnrolled and delivered to Governor.
  7. GovernorApproved by the Governor.
  8. Secretary of StateChapter 9.

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Final Passage (As Introduced) · Full Assembly

Passed 42–0
Apr 15, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 42 No 0
Democrats: 27 yes, 0 no Republicans: 15 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 42

Final Passage (As Introduced) · Full Senate

Passed 20–0
May 19, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 20 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 12 yes, 0 no Republicans: 8 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 20

Excused · 1

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it.

  • AC Assembly Committee on Judiciary Sponsoring committee

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.