Introduced by Senator Raggio, January 14, 1997
Passed Senate as amended, May 23, 1997
Passed Assembly as further amended, June 30, 1997
Senate concurred in Assembly version, July 1, 1997
Signed by Governor, July 8, 1997
Effective July 1, 1998

• As introduced, Nevada Senate Bill 13 would have made it a crime to send unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE) absent a preexisting business relationship.

• The version passed by the Senate also prohibited UCE, but would have imposed civil rather than criminal liability for violations (recipients could recover $10 or actual damages for each violation, along with attorney's fees, and could apply for injunctive relief). The Senate version specifically exempted ISPs from liability unless they were responsible for preparing the message.

• The Assembly version of the bill (reportedly drafted with input from the Direct Marketing Association) added another exception, permitting UCE that is "readily identifiable" as an advertisement if it includes the sender's name, address, and e-mail address, along with instructions for opting out of future messages from the sender.

• The Senate concurred in the Assembly version. The law takes effect on July 1, 1998.