Summary

Establishes requirements for certain communications relating to an election. (BDR 24-487)

Introduction Date

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Fiscal Notes

Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State: Yes.

Primary Sponsor

Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

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Title

AN ACT relating to campaign practices; requiring certain communications relating to an election that include synthetic media to contain a disclosure; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Digest

Existing law requires that certain statements and communications relating to an election contain disclosures to provide the public with certain information relating to the source or purpose of the statement or communication. (NRS 294A.347-294A.3495) Section 2 of this bill: (1) requires that any communication made or paid for by a person, organization, candidate, personal campaign committee of a candidate, committee for political action or committee sponsored by a political party that is in support of or opposition to a candidate, group of candidates or political party, that provides information about political or social issues with the intent to influence the outcome of an election or that solicits contributions for a candidate, group of candidates or political party that includes any form of synthetic media in the communication must disclose that the image, video or audio has been manipulated; and (2) authorizes a candidate who is depicted in any such communication that fails to include such a disclosure to seek an injunction or equitable relief in a district court against certain parties that made or paid for the communication.

Most Recent History Action

Approved by the Governor. Chapter 224.

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Upcoming Hearings

None scheduled

Past Hearings

Committee	Date	Time	Agenda	Minutes	Recommendation
Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections	Apr 01, 2025	3:30 PM	Agenda	Minutes	Heard
Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections (Work Session)	Apr 11, 2025	See Agenda	Agenda	Minutes	Amend, and do pass as amended
Senate Legislative Operations and Elections	May 13, 2025	See Agenda	Agenda	Minutes	Heard, No Action
Senate Legislative Operations and Elections (Work Session)	May 15, 2025	2:00 PM	Agenda	Minutes	Amend, and do pass as amended

Final Passage Votes

Assembly Final Passage
( 1st Reprint )
Apr 22, 2025
Yeas: 42, Nays: 0

Senate Final Passage
( 2nd Reprint )
May 22, 2025
Yeas: 21, Nays: 0

Conference Committees

None scheduled

Bill Text

Adopted Amendments

Bill History

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Bill History
Date	Action	Journal
Nov 20, 2024	Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To printer.
Nov 26, 2024	From printer.
Feb 04, 2025	Read first time. To committee.	Assembly: Journal Senate: No Floor Session
Apr 21, 2025	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 379.) Dispensed with reprinting.	Assembly: Journal Senate: Not discussed
Apr 22, 2025	Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To printer.	Assembly: Journal Senate: Not discussed
Apr 25, 2025	From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Senate.	Assembly: No Floor Session Senate: No Floor Session
Apr 28, 2025	In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To committee.	Assembly: Not discussed Senate: Journal
May 21, 2025	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 632.) Reprinting dispensed with.	Assembly: Not discussed Senate: Journal
May 22, 2025	Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.	Assembly: Not discussed Senate: Journal
May 23, 2025	From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly.	Assembly: Journal Senate: Not discussed
May 26, 2025	Senate Amendment No. 632 concurred in. To enrollment.	Assembly: Journal Senate: Not discussed
May 29, 2025	Enrolled and delivered to Governor.	Assembly: Not discussed Senate: Not discussed
Jun 03, 2025	Approved by the Governor. Chapter 224.	Assembly: No Floor Session Senate: No Floor Session

Effective January 1, 2026.