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AB 273

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2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Lindee Brill and 8 co-sponsors

Lowers civil liability for licensed firearm dealers when they hold and return a firearm under a mutual hold agreement, unless conduct was unlawful.

Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025
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Bill Summary · AB 273

AB 273 — Summary

Status: Introduced Jan 21, 2025. (Final procedural note: as of Apr 12, 2025, “no further action allowed” pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1.)
Subject: Provides civil liability immunity to licensed firearm dealers in connection with certain “firearm hold agreements.” (BDR 3‑549)

Purpose

To extend civil‑liability protection to licensed firearm dealers who temporarily accept and later return firearms under a mutually agreed “firearm hold agreement,” shielding dealers from suits for personal injury or death arising from those acts or omissions, except where the dealer’s conduct was unlawful.

Key provisions

  • Creates a new section in Chapter 41 of the Nevada Revised Statutes granting immunity from civil liability to a licensed firearm dealer for any act or omission arising from a “firearm hold agreement” that results in personal injury or death, explicitly including liability related to the return of a firearm at the end of the hold.
  • Exception: No immunity if the action or omission was the result of otherwise unlawful conduct by the licensed firearm dealer.
  • Definitions:
    • “Firearm hold agreement” — a written or oral agreement between a firearm owner and a licensed firearm dealer where the dealer (1) takes physical possession of the owner’s lawfully possessed firearm at the owner’s request; (2) holds the firearm for an agreed period; and (3) returns the firearm to the owner per the agreement.
    • “Licensed firearm dealer” — a person licensed under federal law (18 U.S.C. § 923(a)).
  • Effective timing: The provisions apply to causes of action that accrue on or after October 1, 2025.

Who is affected

  • Primary beneficiaries: federally licensed firearm dealers who accept firearms for temporary safekeeping under an owner’s request.
  • Potentially affected parties: persons injured or killed in incidents involving firearms returned under such agreements; plaintiffs may be barred from suing dealers unless unlawful conduct by the dealer can be shown.
  • Government: fiscal note included in the bill states no fiscal impact on state or local government.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • May lower litigation risk for dealers that offer voluntary temporary safekeeping services, potentially encouraging such services.
  • Limits civil remedies for injury/death arising from a firearm returned under a hold agreement, except where dealer conduct is unlawful — could affect plaintiffs’ ability to recover unless they prove illegal acts by the dealer.
  • Practical effects depend on how courts interpret “otherwise unlawful conduct,” the scope of oral versus written agreements, and standards for proving dealer misconduct.

Procedural/timeline notes

  • Introduced and printed in January–February 2025; referred to committee(s) (Judiciary and, per some entries, Transportation and Natural Resources).
  • April 12, 2025 entry: action halted under Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1 (no further action allowed).

Note: The legislative packet included an unrelated legislative counsel digest about greenhouse gas fund appropriations; the summary above addresses the firearm‑immunity provisions that match the bill title (BDR 3‑549).

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

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