---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eliminates the statute of limitations for the prosecution of sexual assault in certain circumstances. (BDR 14-175)"
description: "AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; eliminating the statute of limitations for the prosecution of sexual assault if the identity of the person accused of committing the crime is established by DNA evidence; and providing other matters properly relating thereto."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nv"
legislature: "Nevada Legislature"
session: "80"
identifier: "AB 142"
citation: "Nevada AB 142 (80)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LIMITATION OF ACTIONS", "CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS", "DNA TESTING (See also GENETIC MARKER ANALYSIS AND BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS)", "SEXUAL ASSAULT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Assemblyman Steve Yeager", "Assemblywoman Bea Duran", "Assemblywoman Connie Munk", "Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno", "Assemblywoman Dina Neal", "Assemblywoman Ellen Spiegel", "Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen", "Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner", "Assemblywoman Melissa Hardy", "Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow", "Assemblywoman Robin Titus", "Assemblywoman Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod", "Assemblywoman Shea Backus", "Assemblywoman Susie Martinez", "Senator Dallas Harris", "Senator Heidi Seevers Gansert", "Senator Pat Spearman", "Senator Yvanna Cancela"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-14T08:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-31T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4ceb2b8-9614-4ded-92e4-f81d1c72fd2f"
source_url: "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Bill/6210/Overview"
source_hash: "0bc233da99189a50c14b504d345b432561b77e5ffd939f7c1a84534627cbc7fc"
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 142 (80) — Eliminates the statute of limitations for the prosecution of sexual assault in certain circumstances. (BDR 14-175)

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; eliminating the statute of limitations for the prosecution of sexual assault if the identity of the person accused of committing the crime is established by DNA evidence; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

## Version chain

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

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/AB/AB142.pdf)
2. **Amendment 390** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/Amendments/A_AB142_390.pdf)
3. **Reprint 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/AB/AB142_R1.pdf)
4. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/AB/AB142_EN.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Assemblyman Steve Yeager — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Bea Duran — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Connie Munk — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Dina Neal — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Ellen Spiegel — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Melissa Hardy — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Robin Titus — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Shea Backus — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Susie Martinez — primary (person)
- Senator Dallas Harris — primary (person)
- Senator Heidi Seevers Gansert — primary (person)
- Senator Pat Spearman — primary (person)
- Senator Yvanna Cancela — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-14T08:00:00+00:00** Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-15T08:00:00+00:00** From printer. To committee.
- **2019-04-17T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-18T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 390.) To printer. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-19T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 40, Nays: None, Excused: 2.) To Senate.
- **2019-04-22T07:00:00+00:00** In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
- **2019-05-20T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-21T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- **2019-05-22T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-23T07:00:00+00:00** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2019-05-25T07:00:00+00:00** Enrolled and delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-31T07:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor. Chapter 263. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4ceb2b8-9614-4ded-92e4-f81d1c72fd2f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).