republic-os/legislation/us/states/nv/79/ab-422.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises provisions relating to the use of marijuana. (BDR 40-983)"
description: "Revises provisions relating to the use of marijuana. (BDR 40-983)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nv"
legislature: "Nevada Legislature"
session: "79"
identifier: "AB 422"
citation: "Nevada AB 422 (79)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MINORITIES", "CITIES", "BUSINESS LICENSES", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "DEPARTMENT OF", "MEDICAL MARIJUANA", "PESTICIDES", "COUNTIES", "NURSING", "STATE BOARD OF", "MARIJUANA (See also MEDICAL MARIJUANA)", "MEDICAL EXAMINERS", "BOARD OF", "TOWNS", "OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS", "PARENT AND CHILD", "BACKGROUND CHECKS", "PHYSICIANS", "STATE FINANCES AND FUNDS", "FINGERPRINTS", "VIDEORECORDINGS AND VIDEOCONFERENCING", "PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS", "PATIENTS", "WOMEN", "PRISONS", "STATE", "ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE", "TAXATION", "DEPARTMENT OF", "GUARDIANS AND WARDS", "NONRESIDENTS", "PODIATRIC PHYSICIANS", "VENDING MACHINES", "HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF", "NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Araujo"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-27T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-12T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05d12789-05ae-467c-b707-e85de3f7ddd7"
source_url: "http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Reports/history.cfm?ID=940"
source_hash: "c38b679cad4a18aa8f8b85dcdbd33cdb44f713cf2bf16a0be8b858c84bbf9f9c"
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 422 (79) — Revises provisions relating to the use of marijuana. (BDR 40-983)

## 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/AB422.pdf)
2. **1st Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Bills/AB/AB422_R1.pdf)
3. **2nd Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Bills/AB/AB422_R2.pdf)
4. **3rd Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Bills/AB/AB422_R3.pdf)
5. **4th Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Bills/AB/AB422_R4.pdf)
6. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Bills/AB/AB422_EN.pdf)

## Votes

- Assembly Final Passage — **36–5** (pass) · lower
- Senate Final Passage — **16–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Araujo — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-27T07:00:00+00:00** Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To committee.
- **2017-04-10T07:00:00+00:00** Notice of eligibility for exemption.
- **2017-04-24T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-24T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on Second Reading File.
- **2017-04-24T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 274.) Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To printer. `reading-2`
- **2017-04-25T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint . To committee.
- **2017-06-02T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-02T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File.
- **2017-06-02T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 1073.) `reading-3`
- **2017-06-02T07:00:00+00:00** Dispensed with reprinting.
- **2017-06-02T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 36, Nays: 5, Not voting: 1.) `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-02T07:00:00+00:00** To printer.
- **2017-06-02T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint .
- **2017-06-02T07:00:00+00:00** To Senate.
- **2017-06-02T07:00:00+00:00** In Senate.
- **2017-06-02T07:00:00+00:00** Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-06-04T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-04T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on Second Reading File.
- **2017-06-04T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 1115.) To printer. `reading-2`
- **2017-06-05T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Third reprint .
- **2017-06-05T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 1151.) `reading-3`
- **2017-06-05T07:00:00+00:00** Reprinting dispensed with.
- **2017-06-05T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 16, Nays: 4, Excused: 1.) `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-05T07:00:00+00:00** To printer.
- **2017-06-05T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Fourth reprint . To Assembly.
- **2017-06-05T07:00:00+00:00** In Assembly.
- **2017-06-05T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment Nos. 1115 and 1151 concurred in. To enrollment.
- **2017-06-08T07:00:00+00:00** Enrolled and delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-06-12T07:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor. Chapter 540. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05d12789-05ae-467c-b707-e85de3f7ddd7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).