Shall-issue, no constitutional carry. No AWB, no mag cap. Stand-your-ground codified. Suppressors legal. Red-flag law (2020), universal background checks (2019), 'ghost gun' restrictions. Preemption weakened.

Recreational cannabis legal 2016 (Question 2). Sealing of cannabis convictions allowed by petition (AB 192, 2019). Strong harm reduction including syringe services. No psychedelic decrim though psilocybin work group established (SB 242, 2023).

State minimum wage $12.00/hr. MIT living wage for 1 adult: $16.34/hr. Ratio 0.73 — minimum-wage workers earn 73% of what's needed to live there alone.

No state income tax keeps tax burden low, but NAEP scores among lowest, infrastructure mid-pack, healthcare uninsured rate elevated. Low tax / low service equilibrium — mediocrity.

IJ grades NV C+. AB 162 (2021) marginal QI reform - narrowed defense. No-knock requires judicial findings post-2020. AB 5 (2021) body cam requirements. No comprehensive privacy law but Nevada Privacy Law (SB 220). Limited ICE cooperation; sanctuary policies in Las Vegas, Clark County.

Universal vote-by-mail since 2021 (AB 321). Early voting 14 days. Same-day and automatic registration. Non-strict ID. Felons vote immediately upon release (AB 431, 2019). Independent-style commission via 2024 ballot measure attempt. Republican-leaning legislative maps but moderate bias. Strong recent expansions.

Medicaid expansion adopted 2014. Abortion protected by 1990 ballot statute up to 24 weeks; constitutional amendment passed 2024 (needs 2026 confirmation). Gender-affirming care for minors not banned. Uninsured rate higher than ideal. Rural healthcare gaps. Commonwealth Fund women's health rank low.

Limited qualified immunity reform - sometimes listed but no comprehensive elimination statute. No statewide BWC mandate but Las Vegas has program. AB 236/AB 5 disciplinary record reforms. NV POST decertification. No-knock restricted (AB 41, 2021). No statewide necessity standard. Chokeholds banned (AB 4, 2020). Local DAs prosecute. Per-capita killings well above median.

Abortion legal, ballot measure to enshrine in constitution passed first round 2024 (needs second 2026). Comprehensive LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination. Conversion therapy banned. Gender-affirming care protected. Shield law. IVF protection passed 2025. No religious mandates. Generally strong but not yet constitutionally entrenched.

Right-to-work state. No paid family leave. Paid leave law (any-purpose, employers 50+, since 2020). State OSHA plan (Nevada OSHA). Prevailing wage. Moderate wage theft enforcement. Heat-illness rules adopted 2024. Near-median fatal injury rate.