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AB 122

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2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Lindee Brill and 4 co-sponsors

AB 122 expands who can seek court-ordered confidentiality for personal data in public records to include law enforcement and prosecutor‑office employees who interact with the publi

Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor
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Bill Summary · AB 122

AB 122 (BDR 20‑645) — Summary (Introduced January 2025)

Purpose

AB 122 would expand and clarify who may seek court‑ordered confidentiality for personal information contained in certain public records (county recorder, county assessor, and elections records). The stated aim is to extend confidentiality protections to additional categories of employees who face safety or privacy risks because of their work for law enforcement or prosecutors’ offices.

Key provisions

  • Amends Nevada statutes (notably NRS 247.540 and NRS 250.140, and related provisions cited in the bill) to broaden the list of persons who may petition a court to have personal information in public records kept confidential.
  • Adds as eligible petitioners “any person employed by a law enforcement agency (per NRS 289.010) or by the office of a prosecutor” if, as part of their normal job duties they:
    • interact with the public; and
    • perform administration or support tasks for the agency/office, including examples expressly listed in the bill such as emergency dispatch operations, collection/maintenance of records or evidence, investigative tasks, victim advocacy, or general administrative duties.
  • Retains and reorders existing categories already eligible (judges, court staff, county/city clerks, peace officers and retirees, prosecutors, public defenders, Office of the Attorney General attorneys, social workers involved in child welfare, county managers, code‑enforcement inspectors, recipients of fictitious addresses, spouses/domestic partners/minor children, and surviving family of persons killed in the line of duty).
  • Confirms nonprofits that operate confidential domestic violence shelters may request confidentiality for shelter location information under relevant statutes.
  • Requests for confidentiality continue to require a court order directing the relevant public office (county recorder, county assessor, county or city clerk/registrar of voters, Secretary of State as applicable) to maintain the specified personal information as confidential.

Who is affected

  • New categories of law enforcement and prosecutor‑office employees who interact with the public and perform support/administrative tasks (dispatchers, records personnel, victim advocates, investigators, etc.).
  • Existing protected classes previously eligible under NRS remain covered.
  • County recorders, county assessors, county and city clerks/registrars, the Secretary of State, and other local/state record‑holding offices will be responsible for processing and maintaining confidentiality orders.
  • Members of the public seeking access to public records may see reduced availability of certain personal information for affected individuals.

Fiscal and administrative impact

  • The bill’s prefatory material notes a fiscal effect on the State and a possible fiscal impact on local governments. Potential costs include administrative workload for processing court orders, redaction, secure storage, and system changes to restrict access to specified personal data.

Procedural status (selected steps)

  • Introduced/prefiled January 2025; referred to Government Affairs and Budget committees.
  • Passed the Assembly (third reading March 20, 2025; vote 53 Aye, 17 No) and transmitted to the Senate.
  • Referred in the Senate to Rules and later to Budget; committee hearing listed as postponed (June 25, 2025).
  • Final recorded status in the provided materials: “Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.” (No further action reflected as of April 12, 2025.)

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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