The Nevada Legislative Session lasts just 120 days and takes place every other year (called a biennial legislature). The 2025 session began on Monday, February 3 and ended on Monday, June 2. 

In our first legislative session, Act4Kids Nevada provided testimony and/or written support for 14 bills. We collaborated with experts at Children’s Advocacy Alliance, Nevada Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities, and the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services to share patient and family stories with elected representatives. Our efforts were maximized during Children’s Week in March with several board members attending hearings and floor sessions in person in Carson City.

While not every piece of legislation we championed made it through, we are proud of the work put forth and are already planning for the 2027 session. Thank you to the youth and families who shared their experiences, testified during hearings, and advocated in their communities for legislation that will help move Nevada towards comprehensive pediatric healthcare for every child!

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BILLS THAT DIED OR WERE VETOED

AB 106 – Ratifies the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact
SB 82 – Creates the Office of Early Childhood Services within the Office of the Governor
SB 174 – Revises provisions relating to pupils with disabilities
SB 228 – Appropriates money to establish a Pediatric Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplant Program
SB 378 – Revises requirements governing the electronic maintenance, transmittal and exchange of health information (VETOED)

BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW

AB 6 – Establishes the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Treatment Assistance Program
AB 163 – Enters into the Counseling Compact
AB 177 – Makes changes relating to audiology, hearing aids, and speech-language pathology
AB 230 – Enacts the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact
SB 124 – Provides for the limited licensure of certain foreign physicians
SB 138 – Requires hospitals with birthing centers to enroll as a Medicaid qualified provider and to determine presumptively eligibility
SB 165 – Provides for the licensure and regulation of behavioral health and wellness practitioners
SB 185 – Revises provisions relating to Medicaid reimbursement for care of disabled or chronically ill children
SB 189 – Provides for the licensure and regulation of Genetic Counselors

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