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SB63 originally prohibited social media platforms from allowing minors under 13 to use the platforms and required platforms to obtain affirmative, verified parental consent for minors 13 and older. The committee approved an Attorney General‑sponsored conceptual amendment that redefined the covered services to a broader category called “digital platforms,” enumerated categories excluded from the definition (including most email, teleconferencing, cloud storage, interactive gaming and certain educational or employment services), and removed several sections requiring a specific age‑verification system.

The amendment also added operational protections and parental control mechanisms. Among the changes adopted by the committee:

- Platforms must, upon request by a verified parent or legal guardian, disable one or more specified features for a minor user;
- “Infinite scrolling” for a minor must be limited to the lesser of six discrete items of content or seven minutes of continuous content; interactive video games are excluded from that content definition;
- If a platform does not implement reasonable safeguards or a parent requests restrictions, the platform is prohibited from sending notifications to a minor between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m., or between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday during the months of August through May, measured in the minor's time zone;
- The Department of Health and Human Services must adopt recommended practices for age verification and consent; adherence to those recommended practices creates a compliance safe harbor.

Attorney General Aaron Ford told the committee that many stakeholders who initially opposed the bill “moved to neutral” after negotiations over the amendment, but he said two businesses and two industry groups remained opposed. He also said advocacy groups including the Trevor Project and Silver State Equality were recorded as neutral on the amendment.

Committee members recorded mixed reactions in their votes. Senator Rogich told the committee he would \"vote yes out of the committee and reserve my right to change the vote on the floor.\" Senator Steinbeck likewise voted yes while reserving his right to change, and Senator Ellison recorded a no while reserving his right. The motion to amend and do pass carried; the committee assigned the floor statement to Senator Lang.

Why it matters: SB63 would constrain how platforms treat minors in Nevada by creating parental control mechanisms, restricting certain algorithmic practices for minors and establishing a regulatory standard through DHHS recommended practices. The measure also treats violations as a deceptive trade practice under state law as amended in committee.

What the amendment changed from the hearing: The Attorney General's conceptual amendment narrowed the bill's reach by changing the statutory term from “social media platform” to “digital platform” and enumerating exclusions (examples include email, teleconferencing, cloud storage, and many gaming services), removed the bill’s age‑verification system provisions, and added targeted technical limits and parental control options.

Stakeholder positions: According to the Attorney General in committee, the negotiated amendment reduced opposition among many previously opposing parties; a small number of businesses and industry groups remained opposed and certain advocacy organizations registered as neutral.

Next steps: SB63 now goes to the Senate floor for further debate and possible amendment. Several senators who supported the committee motion reserved the right to change their votes on the floor.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","5/16/2025 - Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor","oneSentenceSummary","The Nevada Senate Commerce and Labor Committee voted to amend and advance SB63, a bill that restricts minors' accounts on covered digital platforms, limits algorithmic recommendations for minors and adds parental control mechanisms.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature NV, Nevada","taxId",78440,"location","Nevada","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6639810,"Senate Commerce and Labor advances package of licensing, consumer-protection and housing bills",102,4153270,4255780,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3340288-e4f9b737c3b5bbeec6e3f352b4ddd24f&start=4153&end=4255","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3340288-e4f9b737c3b5bbeec6e3f352b4ddd24f/thumbnail_4153270.jpg","/articles/6639810/Nevada/Senate-Commerce-and-Labor-advances-package-of-licensing-consumer-protection-and-housing-bills","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6639810-04c1a5976ab2c8698e203aa21540d092/orig.mp4?Expires=1771083343&Signature=ZFW3a8z97JTHnX4oSmQ~YqkH6eC~iHFGsKZAOnGhjSFflaUv1dqOE7E6wrZ4zzLzstNU4XH081QF8Xc3XIphuODLtnNKqRanLcBC9hnW3lQ1U84n9CRcnCIC3FHyV1zPoRccLGl0qCCQuhJoKlGa~rhGgDy3ayq7IjWS135~uS~A1NjSmh0nQjWjC-XLYWg1C6HjZnig2iOxoWfnwO-aaduLm2C3ilSrFYw14w-LWFqlffB2OOSPDJUKXQlHb-TfhTyZVpZFlLa06j-AJcHwFNnCpAak5J6oTqlG534lb6BMtuH00Te-eRb17a9jIivPFPLBFAsTlErIvJN5g26E2w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Nevada Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor advanced a slate of bills during a work session in Carson City, finishing consideration of licensing, consumer-protection, housing and employment measures and assigning floor statements for floor consideration.

Committee members approved a four‑bill consent calendar and separately moved a series of bills to the Senate floor with motions to “amend and do pass” or “do pass.” The measures included changes to professional licensure, landlord habitability rules, business‑practice law, housing‑by‑right requirements and restrictions on certain employment communications. No members of the public testified in person or by phone during the public‑comment period.

Why it matters: the committee votes move multiple proposals closer to full Senate debate, including bills that would affect licensed health professionals, rental housing standards and how businesses may advertise and price essential goods.

Key actions and outcomes

- Consent calendar: The committee approved a consent calendar encompassing AB 183 (optometry), AB 248 (ratification of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact), AB 334 (oral health provisions) and AB 466 (notice requirements for portable‑electronics insurance). A motion to “do pass” the consent calendar carried by voice vote; no individual opposing votes were named in the transcript.

- AB 207 (insurance data reporting, amend and do pass): The measure requires the commissioner of insurance to prescribe an annual data request to evaluate insurer compliance with the federal Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 and treats most collected data as public record except for personally identifiable information and trade secrets. Committee members approved an amendment and the motion to amend and do pass carried unanimously. The committee assigned the floor statement to Senator Steinbeck.

- AB 319 (medical licensing revisions, amend and do pass): The bill makes multiple changes to physician and allied‑health licensing rules, including recognition of certain foreign postgraduate training, renaming a special‑purpose license as a telemedicine license, and raising an administrative fine from $5,000 to $10,000 in certain circumstances. The committee approved an amendment and moved the bill forward; Senator Ellison was assigned the floor statement.

- SB 63 (digital platforms and minors, amend and do pass): The committee approved an amended version of Senate Bill 63 that narrows its definition of covered services to a “digital platform,” removes several required provisions for an age‑verification system, and adds parental‑control mechanisms. The amendment also limits “infinite scrolling” for minors to the lesser of six discrete items of content or seven minutes, and restricts notifications to minors between 12 a.m.–6 a.m. or between 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Monday–Friday during the school months unless a parent or guardian elects otherwise. The motion to amend and do pass carried; Senators Steinbeck and Rogich recorded affirmative votes while reserving the right to change on the floor; Senator Ellison recorded a nay and reserved his rights. Senator Lang was assigned the floor statement.

- AB 44 (price manipulation and unfair trade, amend and do pass): An amendment clarified that a price increase is not a deceptive or unfair trade practice unless a preponderance of evidence shows intent to mislead consumers or manipulate the market; it also exempts time‑limited promotional discounts. The motion to amend and do pass carried. Senators Steinbeck, Ellison (who reserved his rights), and Rogich registered nays.

- AB 223 (rental habitability, do pass): The committee moved AB 223, which revises landlord habitability requirements, to the floor. Senators Rogich, Ellison and Steinbeck recorded nays; the motion carried.

- AB 241 (by‑right multifamily housing in commercial zones, amend and do pass): The bill directs each county and city to adopt an ordinance authorizing certain multifamily or mixed‑use residential development by right on commercially zoned parcels (excluding industrial zones). The committee approved an amendment that shortens the deadline for local adoption and allows local standards for by‑right approval; the motion carried with a recorded nay from Senator Ellison. Chair Pacino took the floor statement for AB 241.

- AB 434 (employment communications, amend and do pass): An amendment modeled on Connecticut law was adopted to refine prohibitions on certain employer communications; the motion carried with recorded nays from Senators Steinbeck, Rogich and Ellison. Senator Scheibel was assigned the floor statement.

Votes at a glance (as recorded in the committee)

- Consent calendar (AB 183, AB 248, AB 334, AB 466): motion carried (voice vote); mover: Vice Chair; second: Senator Lang; no named nays in the transcript.
- AB 207: amend and do pass; motion carried unanimously; floor statement assigned to Senator Steinbeck.
- AB 319: amend and do pass; motion carried; floor statement assigned to Senator Ellison.
- SB 63: amend and do pass; recorded nay: Senator Ellison (reserved rights); recorded yes (reserved): Senators Steinbeck and Rogich; floor statement assigned to Senator Lang.
- AB 44: amend and do pass; recorded nays: Senators Steinbeck, Ellison (reserved), Rogich; floor statement assigned to Senator Flores.
- AB 223: do pass; recorded nays: Senators Rogich, Ellison, Steinbeck; floor statement assigned to Senator Scheibel.
- AB 241: amend and do pass; recorded nay: Senator Ellison; floor statement taken by Chair Pacino.
- AB 434: amend and do pass; recorded nays: Senators Steinbeck, Rogich, Ellison; floor statement assigned to Senator Scheibel.

Meeting context and next steps

The committee convened with seven members present and recessed briefly while awaiting a final member. Floor statements were assigned for each bill to prepare Senate‑floor debate. The committee closed without in‑person or telephonic public testimony; staff noted written comment procedures remain available on the legislative website.

Source: Hearing record of the Nevada Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor (work session).","The Nevada Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor on May work‑session advanced a package of bills on licensing, consumer protection, housing and employment, approving several by voice vote and assigning floor statements; no public testimony was taken.","actionData","errors"]

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