republic-os/legislation/us/states/nv/80/sb-287.md

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type: "Bill" title: "Revises provisions governing public records. (BDR 19-648)" description: "AN ACT relating to public records; revising provisions relating to the manner of providing copies of public records; revising provisions governing the actions taken by governmental entities in response to requests for public records; revising provisions relating to the relief provided for a requester of a public record who prevails in a legal proceeding; revising provisions governing the fees that governmental entities are authorized to charge for a copy of a public record; providing civil penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto." jurisdiction: "us/states/nv" legislature: "Nevada Legislature" session: "80" identifier: "SB 287" citation: "Nevada SB 287 (80)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["DAMAGES", "AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES", "ATTORNEY’S FEES", "ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS", "RECORDS AND TRANSACTIONS", "LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU", "PUBLIC RECORDS", "FINES", "ACTIONS", "CIVIL"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Senator Ben Kieckhefer", "Senator David Parks", "Senator Ira Hansen", "Senator Joyce Woodhouse", "Senator Melanie Scheible", "Senator Moises Denis", "Senator Pat Spearman", "Senator Yvanna Cancela"] version_count: 6 action_count: 9 vote_count: 0 first_action: "2019-03-15T07:00:00+00:00" last_action: "2019-06-13T07:00:00+00:00" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3cd795df-ce86-4837-a9ba-c261fab4b512" source_url: "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Bill/6505/Overview" source_hash: "0cdb55a86c6019b54a1a87f6a82e6b5b50e6a08a21478e9d421ca88404fc1c26" 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 SB 287 (80) — Revises provisions governing public records. (BDR 19-648)

AN ACT relating to public records; revising provisions relating to the manner of providing copies of public records; revising provisions governing the actions taken by governmental entities in response to requests for public records; revising provisions relating to the relief provided for a requester of a public record who prevails in a legal proceeding; revising provisions governing the fees that governmental entities are authorized to charge for a copy of a public record; providing civil penalties; 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 1075 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment 1133 (committee substitute) — source
4. Reprint 1 (committee substitute) — source
5. Reprint 2 (committee substitute) — source
6. As Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Sponsors

• Senator Ben Kieckhefer — primary (person)
• Senator David Parks — primary (person)
• Senator Ira Hansen — primary (person)
• Senator Joyce Woodhouse — primary (person)
• Senator Melanie Scheible — primary (person)
• Senator Moises Denis — primary (person)
• Senator Pat Spearman — primary (person)
• Senator Yvanna Cancela — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-03-15T07:00:00+00:00 Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer. reading-1, referral-committee
• 2019-03-18T07:00:00+00:00 From printer. To committee.
• 2019-04-09T07:00:00+00:00 Notice of eligibility for exemption.
• 2019-04-15T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Re-refer to Committee on Finance. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. To committee. Exemption effective.
• 2019-06-01T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 1075.) To printer. committee-passage
• 2019-06-02T07:00:00+00:00 From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. 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 Government Affairs. To committee.
• 2019-06-03T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Declared an emergency measure under the Constitution. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 1133.) Dispensed with reprinting. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Vacant: 1.) To printer. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. To Senate. In Senate. Assembly Amendment No. 1133 concurred in. To enrollment. committee-passage
• 2019-06-07T07:00:00+00:00 Enrolled and delivered to Governor. executive-receipt
• 2019-06-13T07:00:00+00:00 Approved by the Governor. Chapter 612. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3cd795df-ce86-4837-a9ba-c261fab4b512. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).