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Nevada · 83rd (2025) Session

Revises provisions relating to higher education.

AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waivers of fees provided by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; revising the criteria of eligibility for a waiver of fees by the Board of Regents for certain persons who are or were unaccompanied for a certain period of time; revising the criteria of eligibility for a waiver of fees by the Board of Regents for certain Native American students; providing for the continuity of waivers previously provided for certain Native American students; repealing certain provisions requiring the Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education to cause to be analyzed certain natural materials upon the request of a resident of this State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AB 397·Assembly·Bill
Assemblymember Howard WattsState Assembly · AD-15·and 1 other
Bill Draft RequestBDR 34-653
Fiscal noteState YesLocal No
Primary sponsors
Assemblymember Howard WattsAssemblymember Howard WattsState Assembly · AD-15Senator Angela TaylorSenator Angela TaylorState Senate · SD-15
Floor votes
Assembly · As IntroducedMay 30, 2025 · Constitutional majority required42–0
Senate · 1st ReprintJun 2, 2025 · Constitutional majority required20–0
Legislative history
Mar 11, 2025
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer.Assembly Journal
Mar 12, 2025
From printer. To committee.
Mar 24, 2025
Notice of eligibility for exemption.Assembly Journal
Apr 7, 2025
From committee: Do pass.Assembly Journal
Apr 10, 2025
Read second time. Taken from General File. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To committee.Assembly Journal
May 30, 2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 898.) Dispensed with reprinting. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To printer.Assembly Journal
May 31, 2025
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee.Senate Journal
Jun 1, 2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.Senate Journal
Jun 2, 2025
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 996.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly. Senate Amendment No. 996 concurred in. To enrollment.Assembly JournalSenate Journal
Jun 5, 2025
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Jun 12, 2025
Vetoed by the Governor.
Bill text
As IntroducedReprint 1Reprint 2As Enrolled
Amendments
Amendment 989 (Proposed)Amendment 958 (Proposed)Amendment 898 (Adopted)Amendment 996 (Adopted)
Fiscal notes
Nevada System of Higher Education — on As Introduced
Where it stands
In committee — the Assembly
On the floor — the Assembly
In committee — the Senate
On the floor — the Senate
Resolving differences
With the Governor
Became law
Path for an Assembly bill