republic-os/legislation/us/states/nv/80/sb-163.md

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Bill	Revises provisions relating to technology used by certain business entities. (BDR 7-877)	AN ACT relating to business entities; revising the definition of “electronic transmission” as it relates to certain communications of certain business entities to include the use of a blockchain; authorizing certain business entities to store certain records on a blockchain; revising provisions authorizing the Secretary of State to adopt regulations to define certain terms to allow certain business entities to carry out their powers and duties using the most recent technology available to include the use of blockchains; revising the definition of “blockchain” to include a public blockchain; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.	us/states/nv	Nevada Legislature	80	SB 163	Nevada SB 163 (80)	bill	LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED‑LIABILITY COMPANIES CORPORATIONS SOLE CLOSE CORPORATIONS (See also CORPORATIONS) CORPORATIONS PARTNERSHIPS PROFESSIONAL ENTITIES AND ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS TRUSTS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS RECORDS AND TRANSACTIONS RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS BLOCKCHAINS SECRETARY OF STATE COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS	enacted	Senator Ben Kieckhefer	4	13	0	2019-02-14T08:00:00+00:00	2019-06-10T07:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/b3170bb2-b8e5-4842-86ce-2d2f8546e279	https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Bill/6234/Overview	a3674853afe0cec1147c3e8304b3d703eacfebb92a72affd7aaa7bb89d97f069	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-nv

Nevada SB 163 (80) — Revises provisions relating to technology used by certain business entities. (BDR 7-877)

AN ACT relating to business entities; revising the definition of “electronic transmission” as it relates to certain communications of certain business entities to include the use of a blockchain; authorizing certain business entities to store certain records on a blockchain; revising provisions authorizing the Secretary of State to adopt regulations to define certain terms to allow certain business entities to carry out their powers and duties using the most recent technology available to include the use of blockchains; revising the definition of “blockchain” to include 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 293 (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.
• 2019-04-17T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 293.) To printer. committee-passage
• 2019-04-18T07:00:00+00:00 From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
• 2019-04-19T07:00:00+00:00 Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. passage, reading-3
• 2019-04-22T07:00:00+00:00 In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
• 2019-05-16T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Do pass. committee-passage
• 2019-05-20T07:00:00+00:00 Read second time. Taken from General File. Placed on Chief Clerk's desk. reading-2
• 2019-05-24T07:00:00+00:00 Taken from Chief Clerk's desk. Placed on General File. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 37, Nays: 2, Excused: 2, Vacant: 1.)
• 2019-05-29T07:00:00+00:00 To Senate. In Senate. To enrollment.
• 2019-05-30T07:00:00+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 475.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b3170bb2-b8e5-4842-86ce-2d2f8546e279. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).