A.B. 312
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 312–ASSEMBLYMEMBER DELONG
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing the sale of real
property. (BDR 10-1005)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: No.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to real property; requiring a seller of real property
that includes a private well to disclose to the buyer the
quality of and amount of certain chemicals in the water in
the private well; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law sets forth certain disclosures that a seller of real property is 1
required to make to a purchaser in a real estate transaction. (NRS 113.060-113.150) 2
This bill requires a seller of real property that contains a private well to disclose to 3
the purchaser the results of a test concerning the quality of the water in the private 4
well. This bill further requires that: (1) the disclosure indicate whether the water in 5
the private well complies with certain standards of water quality and the amounts of 6
certain chemicals in the water; (2) the test be performed within 90 days before the 7
date of closing; and (3) the test be conducted by a laboratory with a certain 8
certification. 9
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 113 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. Before the date of closing in a real estate transaction, a 3
seller of real property that includes a private well shall disclose, in 4
writing, to the purchaser the results of a test which concerns the 5
quality of the water in the private well. The results of the test must 6
indicate: 7
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(a) Whether the water in the private well complies with the 1
standards of water quality established by the State Environmental 2
Commission pursuant to NRS 445A.425; and 3
(b) The amounts of arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury and zinc 4
in the water. 5
2. The test must be conducted: 6
(a) Within 90 days before the date of closing; and 7
(b) By a laboratory certified in accordance with the 8
regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 445A.425 and 445A.428. 9
3. As used in this section: 10
(a) “Private well” means a well that is not a public water 11
system or part of a public water system. 12
(b) “Public water system” has the meaning ascribed to it in 13
NRS 445A.235. 14
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