After AB3, Nevada seeks to define 'personal security' campaign expenses, listing firearms, armor and other items

Mark Velaschin, deputy secretary of state for elections, opened the R095-25P discussion as an effort to implement Assembly Bill 3 from the 2025 special session by defining what counts as "personal security" when paid for with campaign contributions.

Velaschin said the statute authorized the use of contributions for personal security and the regulation "helps define personal security, in order to remove ambiguity and so that candidates and elected officials can be confident that their ability to pay to protect themselves and their families is allowable." The digest provided a non‑exclusive list of covered items, including: the purchase of a firearm; ammunition and accessories; marksmanship training and instruction; fees for permits to carry a concealed firearm and related safety courses; costs to transport a firearm by air carrier; personal-defense or unarmed self-defense classes; purchase of body armor or bulletproof vests; physical security enhancements to a workplace, residence or vehicle; installation and monitoring of a home alarm or security system; online services that remove personal information from websites; devices or services to detect and remove GPS tracking devices; staff costs to provide personal security services; and other similar items or services.

During public comment, Ellen Gifford asked how the office could proceed with the regulation when she said the phrase "personal security" did not appear in the Nevada Revised Statutes she reviewed. She asked the agency to point to the statutory text that authorized the regulator to adopt such an administrative rule. Velaschin responded that Assembly Bill 3 became effective upon passage and signature and that the office could provide the bill text and links to interested parties; he added that LCB staff are working to codify the changes into the Nevada Revised Statutes.

The workshop closed public comment for R095-25P after taking callers; Velaschin reiterated that the office will consider testimony and written comments and that additional amendments may be proposed before adoption-stage workshops.