republic-os/legislation/us/states/nv/80/sb-162.md

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Bill	Revises provisions relating to electronic transactions. (BDR 59-876)	AN ACT relating to electronic transactions; including a public blockchain as a type of electronic record for the purposes of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; providing that a person who uses a public blockchain to secure information does not relinquish any right of ownership related to that information; requiring a governmental agency to consider certain uses of its equipment and software in acquiring, replacing or updating an information processing system; requiring a governmental agency to accept a certified copy of a record in electronic form under certain circumstances; authorizing a governmental agency to charge and collect certain fees relating to a certified copy of a record in electronic form; prohibiting a local government from taxing or imposing restrictions upon the use of a public blockchain; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.	us/states/nv	Nevada Legislature	80	SB 162	Nevada SB 162 (80)	bill	STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS STATE BOARDS COMMISSIONS AND SIMILAR BODIES TAXES AND TAXATION (See also specific taxes) DISTRICTS SECRETARY OF STATE COUNTIES (See also specific counties) ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS RECORDS AND TRANSACTIONS BLOCKCHAINS CITIES (See also specific cities) SCHOOL DISTRICTS TOWNS COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS	enacted	Senator Ben Kieckhefer	4	10	0	2019-02-14T08:00:00+00:00	2019-06-10T07:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/81ced795-78a9-4c50-840c-6aafee256367	https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Bill/6233/Overview	43ce4d68b27bb4f40c5134ab97dd8405d3da959434e099d34a9f84454407e391	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nv

Nevada SB 162 (80) — Revises provisions relating to electronic transactions. (BDR 59-876)

AN ACT relating to electronic transactions; including a public blockchain as a type of electronic record for the purposes of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; providing that a person who uses a public blockchain to secure information does not relinquish any right of ownership related to that information; requiring a governmental agency to consider certain uses of its equipment and software in acquiring, replacing or updating an information processing system; requiring a governmental agency to accept a certified copy of a record in electronic form under certain circumstances; authorizing a governmental agency to charge and collect certain fees relating to a certified copy of a record in electronic form; prohibiting a local government from taxing or imposing restrictions upon the use of a public blockchain; 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
2. Amendment 294 (committee substitute) — source
3. Reprint 1 (committee substitute) — source
4. As Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Sponsors

• Senator Ben Kieckhefer — 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.
• 2019-03-18T07:00:00+00:00 Notice of eligibility for exemption.
• 2019-04-18T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 294.) Re-referred to Committee on Finance. To printer. committee-passage
• 2019-04-19T07:00:00+00:00 From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee. Exemption effective.
• 2019-06-01T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee. committee-passage
• 2019-06-03T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Do pass. Declared an emergency measure under the Constitution. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 38, Nays: 3, Vacant: 1.) To Senate. In Senate. To enrollment. committee-passage
• 2019-06-06T07:00:00+00:00 Enrolled and delivered to Governor. executive-receipt
• 2019-06-07T07:00:00+00:00 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2019-06-10T07:00:00+00:00 Chapter 474.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/81ced795-78a9-4c50-840c-6aafee256367. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).