republic-os/legislation/us/states/nv/80/sb-81.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises various provisions relating to tobacco products. (BDR 32-190)"
description: "AN ACT relating to tobacco products; revising provisions governing the licensing of persons engaged in the manufacturing, distribution and sale of tobacco products; requiring wholesale dealers of other tobacco products to keep on hand at all times a certain inventory of other tobacco products; establishing procedures to claim a refund for any amount, penalty or interest erroneously paid in connection with taxes on tobacco products; revising provisions governing the possession, transfer and sale of cigarettes and the reports filed by wholesale dealers of cigarettes; revising provisions governing revenue stamps; requiring manufacturers and retail dealers of cigarettes to maintain certain information on file with the Department of Taxation; revising requirements for wholesale dealers of cigarettes and distributors to report certain information to the Department; revising civil penalties imposed for certain violations of law governing tobacco products; revising provisions governing the imposition and payment of the tax on other tobacco products; revising requirements for wholesale dealers and retail dealers of other tobacco products to retain certain records; revising provisions governing changes to the directory of cigarette manufacturers and brand families maintained by the Department; and providing other matters properly relating thereto."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nv"
legislature: "Nevada Legislature"
session: "80"
identifier: "SB 81"
citation: "Nevada SB 81 (80)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["VENDING MACHINES", "ATTORNEY GENERAL", "TAX COMMISSION", "NEVADA", "JUDGMENTS", "DECREES AND ORDERS", "BUSES (See also MOTOR CARRIERS)", "INTERNET", "TOWNS", "CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS", "BUSINESS LICENSES", "RAILROADS", "ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS", "RECORDS AND TRANSACTIONS", "EXAMINERS", "STATE BOARD OF", "CITIES (See also specific cities)", "CONVENTIONS AND CONVENTION CENTERS", "ADDRESS", "TRADE SHOWS", "TAXATION", "DEPARTMENT OF", "UNITED STATES", "ARMED FORCES", "COUNTIES (See also specific counties)", "BONDS", "SURETY", "ACTIONS", "CIVIL", "AUDITS", "NAMES", "SEIZURE", "INJUNCTIONS", "AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORTS", "LIMITATION OF ACTIONS", "FINES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-11-20T08:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-24T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ebe89312-1002-484e-afef-d81b8e812574"
source_url: "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Bill/6024/Overview"
source_hash: "873a858dbfb613955f2dea369ca55bca44fb92c25fa84100ac8bdb8f18d26b71"
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 81 (80) — Revises various provisions relating to tobacco products. (BDR 32-190)

AN ACT relating to tobacco products; revising provisions governing the licensing of persons engaged in the manufacturing, distribution and sale of tobacco products; requiring wholesale dealers of other tobacco products to keep on hand at all times a certain inventory of other tobacco products; establishing procedures to claim a refund for any amount, penalty or interest erroneously paid in connection with taxes on tobacco products; revising provisions governing the possession, transfer and sale of cigarettes and the reports filed by wholesale dealers of cigarettes; revising provisions governing revenue stamps; requiring manufacturers and retail dealers of cigarettes to maintain certain information on file with the Department of Taxation; revising requirements for wholesale dealers of cigarettes and distributors to report certain information to the Department; revising civil penalties imposed for certain violations of law governing tobacco products; revising provisions governing the imposition and payment of the tax on other tobacco products; revising requirements for wholesale dealers and retail dealers of other tobacco products to retain certain records; revising provisions governing changes to the directory of cigarette manufacturers and brand families maintained by the Department; 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/SB/SB81.pdf)
2. **Amendment 591** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/Amendments/A_SB81_591.pdf)
3. **Reprint 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/SB/SB81_R1.pdf)
4. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/SB/SB81_EN.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Senate Committee on Revenue and Economic Development — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-20T08:00:00+00:00** Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Revenue and Economic Development. To printer. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-11-26T08:00:00+00:00** From printer.
- **2019-02-04T08:00:00+00:00** Read first time. To committee. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-22T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 591.) To printer. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-23T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 15, Nays: 6.) To Assembly.
- **2019-04-25T07:00:00+00:00** In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Taxation. To committee.
- **2019-05-15T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Do pass. `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-16T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-20T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 28, Nays: 12, Excused: 1, Vacant: 1.) To Senate. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-21T07:00:00+00:00** In Senate. To enrollment.
- **2019-05-22T07:00:00+00:00** Enrolled and delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-23T07:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-24T07:00:00+00:00** Chapter 118.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ebe89312-1002-484e-afef-d81b8e812574`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).