Nevada 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted 5 R cosponsors

AB 315 — Revises provisions relating to certain public employees. (BDR 23-647)

Last action — Approved by the Governor. Chapter 358.

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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 17, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    4 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

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In plain language

The bill mandates mental health support for police officers, firefighters, and correctional officers.

This bill requires employers of police officers, firefighters, and correctional officers to provide mental health information during employment and counseling within three months after retirement. It aims to address mental health issues such as PTSD, depression, and anxiety.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This means you will receive mental health resources and support during and after your employment.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

53 added · 65 removed

53 line(s) added, 65 removed.

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EXEMPT (Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 19, 2021) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
Assembly Bill No.
315 A SSEMBLY B ILL N O.
315–Assemblymen O’Neill, Roberts, Dickman, Krasner;
315–A SSEMBLYMEN O’N EILL, ROBERTS , D ICKMAN , KRASNER ;
Hafen, Hardy, Kasama, Leavitt, McArthur and Thomas CHAPTER..........
HAFEN , HARDY , KASAMA , LEAVITT , M CA RTHUR AND T HOMAS M ARCH 17, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to certain public employees.
(BDR 23-647) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State:
Yes.
CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 1) (NOTR EQUESTED AFFECTEDLOCALGOVERNMENT) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
employees.
Existing law sets forth various provisions relating to public officers and employees.
(Chapter 281 of NRS) This bill requires the employer of a policend officer, firefighter or correctional officer to make available to the police officer, firefighter or correctional officer:
(Chapter 281 of NRS) This bill requires the employer of a police firefighter or correctional officer:
and (2) within three months after the retirement of the police officer, firefighter or correctional officer, not more than 2 hours of counseling with a mental health professional to discuss the symptoms, prevention, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and acute stress.limitation, - *AB315_R1* – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
and (2) within three months after the retirement of the police officer, firefighter or correctional officer, not more than 2 hours of mitigation and treatment of mental health issues, including, without limitation,, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and acute stress.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
(a) “Correctional officer” means a person employed by a public employer who is filling a full-time position and whose primary responsibilities are:
- 81st Session (2021) – 2 – (a) “Correctional officer” means a person employed by a public employer who is filling a full-time position and whose primary responsibilities are:
(1) The supervision, custody, security, discipline, safety and transportation of a person convicted of a crime under the laws of this State and sentenced to imprisonment in a state prison or detention in a correctional facility of the State or its political subdivisions;
(1) The supervision, custody, security, discipline, safety and this State and sentenced to imprisonment in a state prison ors of detention in a correctional facility of the State or its political subdivisions;
NRS 286.042.fighter” has the meaning ascribed to it in (c) “Police officer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 286.061.
(b) “Firefighter” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 286.042.
(c) “Police officer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 286.061.
H - *AB315_R1*
~~~~~ 21 - 81st Session (2021)
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 358.

  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  3. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Absent: 1.) To Assembly. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  4. From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.

  5. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To committee.

  6. 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.

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

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 289.) Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To printer.

  9. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

  10. From printer. To committee.

  11. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 57 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (57)

57 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 315?
AB 315 is sponsored by Philip P.K. O’Neill, Tom Roberts, Dickman, Jill (Republican), Krasner, Lisa (Republican), Hafen, Gregory T., II (Republican), Hardy, Melissa R.. (Republican), Kasama, Heidi (Republican), Glen Leavitt, Clara Thomas, and Richard McArthur.
What is the current status of AB 315?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 17, 2021. Enacted.
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