---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends the statute of limitations for certain civil actions for damages for injuries incurred as a child as a result of sexual abuse or pornography. (BDR 2-584)"
description: "Extends the statute of limitations for certain civil actions for damages for injuries incurred as a child as a result of sexual abuse or pornography. (BDR 2-584)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nv"
legislature: "Nevada Legislature"
session: "79"
identifier: "AB 145"
citation: "Nevada AB 145 (79)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LIMITATION OF ACTIONS", "MINORS", "CHILD PORNOGRAPHY", "SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bustamante Adams", "Denis", "Krasner"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-13T08:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-24T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ecd47d1a-1ff7-4bdd-b172-9f6ac6515a52"
source_url: "http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Reports/history.cfm?ID=299"
source_hash: "3d323f271611e9d2e78ce4e5a985ef769a4115c2367e6f5e59ddf8d3aa789ce0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nv"]
---

# Nevada AB 145 (79) — Extends the statute of limitations for certain civil actions for damages for injuries incurred as a child as a result of sexual abuse or pornography. (BDR 2-584)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Bills/AB/AB145.pdf)
2. **1st Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Bills/AB/AB145_R1.pdf)
3. **2nd Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Bills/AB/AB145_R2.pdf)
4. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Bills/AB/AB145_EN.pdf)

## Votes

- Assembly Final Passage — **38–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Final Passage — **21–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bustamante Adams — primary (person)
- Denis — primary (person)
- Krasner — primary (person)
- Bilbray-Axelrod — cosponsor (person)
- Cannizzaro — cosponsor (person)
- Carrillo — cosponsor (person)
- Gansert — cosponsor (person)
- Gustavson — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Joiner — cosponsor (person)
- Kieckhefer — cosponsor (person)
- Kramer — cosponsor (person)
- Titus — cosponsor (person)
- Tolles — cosponsor (person)
- Watkins — cosponsor (person)
- Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
- Woodbury — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-13T08:00:00+00:00** Prefiled pursuant to JSR 14.2.1(d).
- **2017-02-13T08:00:00+00:00** Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14T08:00:00+00:00** From printer. To committee.
- **2017-04-10T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-11T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from Second Reading File.
- **2017-04-11T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on Second Reading File for next legislative day.
- **2017-04-12T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 25.) To printer. `reading-2`
- **2017-04-13T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint .
- **2017-04-13T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- **2017-04-14T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- **2017-04-17T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 38, Nays: None, Excused: 4.) To Senate. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-18T07:00:00+00:00** In Senate.
- **2017-04-18T07:00:00+00:00** Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-05-17T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-17T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on Second Reading File.
- **2017-05-17T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 702.) To printer. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-18T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint .
- **2017-05-18T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-19T07:00:00+00:00** In Assembly.
- **2017-05-19T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment No. 702 concurred in. To enrollment.
- **2017-05-23T07:00:00+00:00** Enrolled and delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-24T07:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor. Chapter 111. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ecd47d1a-1ff7-4bdd-b172-9f6ac6515a52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).