Nevada · 83rd (2025) Session

Revises provisions relating to child welfare.

AN ACT relating to child welfare; establishing a form by which a parent or guardian may request to nominate a guardian of a minor; authorizing the filing of such a form in the Nevada Lockbox; removing the authority of the Secretary of State to charge and collect a fee for filing a form in the Nevada Lockbox; creating a presumption that temporary guardianship is in the best interest of a minor in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AB 460·Assembly·Bill

Assemblymember Cecelia GonzálezState Assembly · AD-16·and 1 other

Bill Draft RequestBDR 13-1060

Fiscal noteState Contains Appropriation not included in Executive BudgetLocal No

Effective dateEffective June 9, 2025.

Primary sponsors

Assemblymember Cecelia GonzálezState Assembly · AD-16

Senator Fabian DoñateState Senate · SD-10

Floor votes

Assembly · 1st ReprintMay 28, 2025 · Constitutional majority required42–0

Senate · 2nd ReprintJun 2, 2025 · Constitutional majority required16–4

Legislative history

Mar 17, 2025

Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.Assembly Journal

Mar 18, 2025

Notice of eligibility for exemption.Assembly Journal

Mar 19, 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. 206.) Taken from General File. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To printer.Assembly Journal

Apr 23, 2025

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

May 28, 2025

From committee: Do pass, as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.Assembly Journal

May 29, 2025

In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.Senate Journal

Jun 1, 2025

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 952.) To printer. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint.Senate Journal

Jun 2, 2025

Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 16, Nays: 4, Excused: 1.) To Assembly. In Assembly. Senate Amendment No. 952 concurred in. To enrollment.Assembly JournalSenate Journal

Jun 5, 2025

Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

Jun 9, 2025

Approved by the Governor. Chapter 429.

Bill text

As Introduced Reprint 1 Reprint 2 As Enrolled

Amendments

Amendment 206 (Adopted)Amendment 952 (Adopted)

Fiscal notes

Office of the Secretary of State — on As Introduced Department of Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services — on As Introduced Department of Health and Human Services, Welfare and Supportive Services — on As Introduced Department of Health and Human Services, Welfare and Supportive Services — on 1st Reprint