Nevada · 83rd (2025) Session

Revises provisions relating to public health.

AN ACT relating to public health; imposing requirements relating to birth in a hospital or freestanding birthing center; requiring health insurance to include certain coverage; requiring an independent mental health assessment of certain children in the custody of a child welfare agency; prohibiting the use of race-based health formulas and race-based care standards in certain circumstances; prohibiting a health insurer from engaging in certain discrimination against solo practitioners; providing for a study of certain disparities relating to health care; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

SB 192·Senate·Bill

Senator Dina NealState Senate · SD-04

Bill Draft RequestBDR 40-86

Fiscal noteState YesLocal May have Fiscal Impact

Primary sponsor

Senator Dina NealState Senate · SD-04

Floor votes

Senate · 2nd ReprintMay 26, 2025 · Constitutional majority required13–7

Assembly · 4th ReprintMay 31, 2025 · Constitutional majority required23–16

Assembly · 4th ReprintJun 2, 2025 · Constitutional majority required27–15

Legislative history

Feb 6, 2025

Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.Senate Journal

Feb 7, 2025

From printer. To committee.

Apr 21, 2025

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 460.) Reprinting dispensed with.Senate Journal

Apr 22, 2025

Notice of eligibility for exemption. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.Senate Journal

Apr 25, 2025

From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.

May 26, 2025

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 787.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 7, Excused: 1.) To printer.Senate Journal

May 27, 2025

From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.Assembly Journal

May 29, 2025

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 904.) To printer.Assembly Journal

May 30, 2025

From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Third reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.Assembly Journal

May 31, 2025

Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 23, Nays: 16, Excused: 3.) Action of passage reconsidered. Taken from General File. Placed on Chief Clerk's desk.Assembly Journal

Jun 1, 2025

Taken from Chief Clerk's desk. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 965.) To printer.Assembly Journal

Jun 2, 2025

From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Fourth reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.)Assembly Journal

Jun 3, 2025

(No further action taken.)

Bill text

As Introduced Reprint 1 Reprint 2 Reprint 3 Reprint 4

Amendments

Amendment 460 (Adopted)Amendment 787 (Adopted)Amendment 904 (Adopted)Amendment 965 (Adopted)

Fiscal notes

Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing and Policy — on As Introduced Department of Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services — on As Introduced Department of Business and Industry, Division of Insurance — on As Introduced Public Employees' Benefits Program — on As Introduced Department of Health and Human Services, Public and Behavioral Health — on As Introduced State Public Charter School Authority — on As Introduced Local Government — on As Introduced Office of the Attorney General — on As Introduced Nevada System of Higher Education — on As Introduced Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Financing and Policy — on 1st Reprint