Nevada · Senate Bill 296 · 83rd (2025) Session

Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 19-944)

SB 296 Sponsored by James Ohrenschall Died in committee

  1. Introduced Mar 6, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 6, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Assembly  
  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 provides that, unless otherwise declared by law to be confidential, all public books and records of a state or local governmental entity are required to be open at all times during office hours for the public to inspect, copy or receive a copy thereof. (NRS 239.010) Section 1 of this bill prohibits a governmental entity from entering into a nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement unless the…

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Existing law provides that, unless otherwise declared by law to be confidential, all public books and records of a state or local governmental entity are required to be open at all times during office hours for the public to inspect, copy or receive a copy thereof. (NRS 239.010) Section 1 of this bill prohibits a governmental entity from entering into a nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement unless the information required to be kept confidential is otherwise made confidential pursuant to state or federal law. Section 2 of this bill declares that a record that pertains to a predecisional or deliberative process between a governmental entity and a private person or entity concerning a rule, ordinance or regulation which the governmental entity is considering adopting is a public record.

Every action

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

  1. SenateRead first time.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Government Affairs. · Senate Government Affairs
  3. SenateTo printer.
  4. SenateFrom printer.
  5. SenateTo committee.
  6. Senate(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)

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.