A wave of new Nevada laws from the 2023 and 2025 legislative sessions is now in force, changing rules on wages, firearms, street racing, rental payments, reproductive health, Medicaid, and personal health data. The 83rd session wrapped in June 2025, and most of its bills took effect on July 1, 2025, October 1, 2025, or January 1, 2026. Several major laws from the 82nd session finished phasing in during 2024 and are fully operational today.
Minimum Wage and Daily Overtime
Nevada’s two-tier minimum wage is gone. As of July 1, 2024, every non-exempt worker in the state earns at least $12.00 per hour, whether or not the employer offers health insurance. Ballot Question 2, approved by voters in November 2022, eliminated the lower tier that employers providing qualifying health coverage had been allowed to pay, and Assembly Bill 456 from 2019 completed the 75-cent annual step-ups that got the base rate there.1State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry. Changes Coming to Nevada’s Minimum Wage, Overtime Effective July 1, 2024
The unified rate also moved the daily overtime threshold. Under NRS 608.018, any employee earning less than one and a half times the minimum wage must receive time-and-a-half for hours worked beyond eight in a day or forty in a workweek.2Nevada Legislature. Nevada Code 608.018 – Compensation for Overtime: Requirement; Exceptions With the base at $12.00, workers paid less than $18.00 per hour now qualify for daily overtime.3Office of the Labor Commissioner. Daily Overtime 2024 Annual Bulletin Federal law requires neither the higher wage floor nor daily overtime, so Nevada workers have meaningfully stronger protections than the federal baseline of $7.25 per hour.4U.S. Department of Labor. Overtime Pay
New Firearm Age Limits for Semiautomatic Rifles and Shotguns
Assembly Bill 245 took effect July 1, 2025. Anyone under 21 is now prohibited from possessing a semiautomatic centerfire rifle or semiautomatic shotgun. A violation is a gross misdemeanor.5Nevada Legislature. Assembly Bill No. 245
The law also reaches adults who help younger people get these firearms. A first offense for aiding possession is a misdemeanor. If the adult knows or has reason to know the younger person poses a substantial risk of committing a violent act, the charge becomes a category C felony. A second aiding offense is a category B felony carrying one to six years in state prison and up to a $5,000 fine.5Nevada Legislature. Assembly Bill No. 245
Selling or bartering a covered firearm to someone under 21 with reckless disregard for the buyer’s age is a category B felony with the same prison range and fine. AB 245 adds a negligent storage rule as well: an adult who leaves a firearm accessible when they know a prohibited person under 21 could reach it commits a misdemeanor.5Nevada Legislature. Assembly Bill No. 245
Street Racing and Trick Driving Penalties
Penalties under NRS 484B.653 for stunt driving and street takeovers have expanded. The statute defines a “trick driving display” as using a vehicle to perform stunts or similar maneuvers on a highway or any premises accessible to the public where traffic has been diverted, slowed, or blocked to enable the performance. That reach covers parking lot takeovers, not only public roads.6Nevada Legislature. Nevada Code 484B.653 – Reckless Driving
Penalties scale with role and prior history:
- Driving in a trick display, first offense: gross misdemeanor with a mandatory fine of $1,000 to $1,500, 100 to 199 hours of community service, and up to 364 days in county jail.
- Driving, second or subsequent offense: fine of $1,500 to $2,000, 200 hours of community service, and up to 364 days in jail.
- Facilitating a trick display, first offense: misdemeanor with a fine up to $1,000, 50 to 99 hours of community service, and up to six months in jail.
- Facilitating, second or subsequent offense: gross misdemeanor with a fine of $1,000 to $1,500, 100 to 199 hours of community service, and up to 364 days in jail.
Courts can suspend a license for six months to two years and impound the vehicle used in the offense for 30 days.6Nevada Legislature. Nevada Code 484B.653 – Reckless Driving The facilitator penalties apply to people who organize these events through social media or other platforms, even if they never drive.
Rent Increase Notice and Payment Methods
Nevada landlords must give tenants at least 60 days’ written notice before raising rent. For tenancies shorter than one month, the minimum is 30 days. No increase can take effect until the full notice period has run, and the notice must be in writing.7Nevada Legislature. Nevada Code 118A.300 – Advance Notice of Increase of Rent
Assembly Bill 218 from the 83rd session adds a payment-method requirement. Landlords must offer tenants at least one method of paying rent and any associated fees. This targets setups where the only accepted payment platform charges convenience fees, pushing tenants into costs they never agreed to at lease signing.
Reproductive Health Shield Law
Senate Bill 131, enacted in the 82nd session, makes Nevada a legal shield state for reproductive healthcare. The Governor cannot surrender or issue an arrest warrant for a person charged in another state with a criminal offense tied to reproductive health services that are legal in Nevada. State agencies cannot cooperate with out-of-state investigations or legal proceedings over those services. Healthcare licensing boards cannot discipline or disqualify a provider for performing lawful reproductive care.
For patients traveling from states with restrictive laws, the practical effect is that Nevada agencies and providers should not be handing their records to out-of-state prosecutors.
12-Month Postpartum Medicaid
Senate Bill 232 from the 82nd session extended postpartum Medicaid coverage from 60 days to a full 12 months after the end of pregnancy. The bill directed Nevada’s Medicaid director to add the extended coverage to the state plan, which now covers medical checkups and mental health screenings through a new parent’s first year after childbirth.8Nevada Legislature. Senate Bill 232 The change was formally incorporated through an amendment to Nevada’s Medicaid plan extending pregnancy-related services from 60 days to 12 months.9Medicaid. NV-23-0032 Parents on Medicaid previously lost coverage two months after delivery, right when postpartum depression and other complications often surface.
Consumer Health Data Privacy
Senate Bill 370 from the 82nd session, often called the Nevada Health Data Privacy Act, protects health data that falls outside traditional medical records. It is codified in Chapter 603A and covers information collected by apps, wearables, and websites that HIPAA does not reach.
The core rule is affirmative consent. A business cannot collect consumer health data unless the consumer actively agrees or the data is necessary to deliver a product or service the consumer requested. Sharing with third parties requires a separate round of consent. Consent cannot be obtained through general terms-of-use agreements, through a user hovering over or closing online content, or through manipulative interface designs.10Nevada Legislature. Senate Bill 370
Consumers have enforceable rights under the law:
- Confirm whether a company is collecting, sharing, or selling your health data.
- Request a list of every third party or affiliate that received your data.
- Direct the company to stop collecting, sharing, or selling your health data.
- Request that your health data be deleted entirely.
- Appeal a refusal through a process the company must provide.
Covered data includes biometric identifiers such as fingerprints and voiceprints, location data that could reveal visits to medical facilities, and other health-related information gathered outside clinical settings.10Nevada Legislature. Senate Bill 370
Other 2025 Laws Worth Knowing
Several more bills from the 83rd session took effect between mid-2025 and early 2026. Assembly Bill 325 enacts provisions on artificial intelligence. Assembly Bill 407 creates a right-to-repair framework for certain devices. Assembly Bill 76 revises cannabis regulations. Assembly Bill 428 requires certain health plans to cover fertility preservation services. Senate Bill 359, effective October 1, 2025, overhauls how traffic infractions and misdemeanors interact with DUI charges, letting courts consolidate proceedings and requiring certain traffic offenses to be reduced to civil infractions if an accompanying DUI charge is dismissed.11Nevada Legislature. Bills Passed – 83rd (2025) Session
Most 2025 laws follow one of three effective dates: July 1, 2025, October 1, 2025, or January 1, 2026. A few provisions phase in later, with some education-related bills not fully in force until July 1, 2026. Check the specific effective date for any bill that affects you, because not knowing a law has kicked in is not a defense.