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Nevada Legislative History

This guide provides a visual overview of performing legislative history research for Nevada Statutes.
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  • Step 1: Retrieve the Statute from the Nevada Revised Statutes on the Legislature's Website
  • Step 2: Review the Statute's History Note
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    • Step 2: Review the Statute's History Note
    • Example: NRS 209.4465 Statutory History Note
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To find the history of a law, look at the end of the law’s text. It will show when the law was made and if it was changed later, with the years and page numbers from the Statutes of Nevada. For example, if a law was changed in 2013, the pages and bills that made the changes will be listed. Write down the year, if the bill came from the Senate or Assembly, and the bill number to find more information.

Step 2: Review the Statute's History Note

At the end of each statute, you will find its history presented in parentheses (and occasionally in brackets). Brackets indicate pre-NRS statutory compilations published before 1957, which are generally not useful for legislative intent research.

The history provides key information about when the statute was first enacted, whether in the NRS or an earlier statutory compilation, along with details of any subsequent amendments. This information is formatted as the year and the page number from the Statutes of Nevada (Nevada's legislative session laws).

When reviewing amendments, take note of the following:

  • Year: The year of the amendment.
  • Senate or Assembly: Where the bill originated.
  • Bill number: The number of the bill that amended the statute.

These details are essential for searching and compiling a legislative history, as demonstrated in the next step.

Example: NRS 209.4465 Statutory History Note

In 2013, amendments were recorded on both pages 225 and 3289 of the Statutes of Nevada for NRS 209.4465. Clicking on a page number will direct you to the bill responsible for those amendments. For instance, the language on page 225 was amended by Senate Bill 71.

Example Summary:

  • Year: 2013
  • Senate or Assembly: Senate
  • Bill number: 71

Added to NRS by 1997, 3175; A … 2013, 225, 3289

A (2013, 225, 3289): Page numbers to 2013 Statutes of Nevada, page 225

B (2013, 225, 3289): Page numbers to 2013 Statutes of Nevada, page 3289

C (2013 Statutes of Nevada, Page 225, Chapter 64, SB 71): Take note of the year, bill number, and if it's a Senate or Assembly Bill.

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This information is provided as a courtesy only. The law library shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for direct, indirect, special or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing of this material. The law librarians are not members of the Nevada State Bar and nothing on this site should be considered as legal advice.