Nevada 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

SJR 1 — Urges Congress to enact legislation allowing certain eligible surviving spouses of veterans to receive an amount equal to the military retirement pay of the veteran after the veteran's death. (BDR R-55)

Last action — Enrolled and delivered to Secretary of State. File No. 27.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 18, 2025) FIRST REPRINT S.J.R.
Senate Joint Resolution No.
1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION N O.
1–Senators Krasner and Stone Joint Sponsor:
1–SENATORS K RASNER AND STONE PREFILED JANUARY 13, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections SUMMARY—Urges Congress to enact legislation allowing certain eligible surviving spouses of veterans to receive an amount equal to the military retirement pay of the veteran after the veteran’s death.
Assemblymember Mosca FILE NUMBER..........
(BDR R-55) FISCAL NOTE:
EffEffect on the State:
No.
No.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
and - *SJR1_R1* – 2 – W HEREAS , Allowing an eligible spouse who opted to receive the surviving spouse benefit through the Survivor Benefit Plan to receive an amount equal to the retirement pay of the veteran after the veteran’s death recognizes the many sacrifices that a military spouse also makes in service of this country, including delaying or relinquishing personal and professional aspirations;
and W HEREAS , Allowing an eligible spouse who opted to receive the surviving spouse benefit through the Survivor Benefit Plan to receive an amount equal to the retirement pay of the veteran after the veteran’s death recognizes the many sacrifices that a military spouse also makes in service of this country, including delaying or relinquishing personal and professional aspirations;
now, therefore, be it R ESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND A SSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF N EVADA , OINTLY , That the members of the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature hereby urge Congress to enact legislation allowing an eligible spouse who opted to receive the surviving spouse benefit through the Survivor Benefit Plan to receive an amount equal to the retirement pay of the veteran after the veteran’s death;
now, therefore, be it R ESOLVED BY THE S ENATE AND A SSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF N EVADA , JOINTLY , That the members of the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature hereby urge Congress to enact legislation allowing an eligible spouse who opted to receive the surviving spouse benefit through the Survivor Benefit Plan to receive an amount equal to the retirement pay of the veteran after the veteran’s death;
and be it further R ESOLVED , That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the Vice President of the United States as the presiding officer of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and each member of the Nevada Congressional Delegation;
and be it further - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – R ESOLVED , That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the Vice President of the United States as the presiding officer of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and each memReESOLVEDe , That this resolution becomes effective uponrther passage.
and be it further R ESOLVED , That this resolution becomes effective upon passage.
~~~~~ 25 - 83rd Session (2025)
H - *SJR1_R1*
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Enrolled and delivered to Secretary of State. File No. 27.

  2. Assembly Amendment No. 553 concurred in. To enrollment.

  3. Resolution read. Passed, as amended. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.

  4. Taken from Resolution File. Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day.

  5. Taken from Resolution File. Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day.

  6. Taken from Resolution File. Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day.

  7. Taken from Resolution File. Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day.

  8. Taken from Resolution File. Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day.

  9. Taken from Resolution File. Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day.

  10. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint.

  11. Resolution read. Amended. (Amend. No. 553.) To printer.

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

  13. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly. Resolution read. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To committee.

  14. Resolution read. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. Preamble adopted, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.

  15. Taken from Resolution File. Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day.

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Resolution File. Resolution read. Amended. (Amend. No. 348.) Reprinting dispensed with. Placed on Resolution File.

  17. Resolution read. To committee.

  18. From printer.

  19. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To printer.

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 64 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (64)

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Votes

Senate (1st Reprint)

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 8000
Democratic 13000
Total 21000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Cannizzaro, Nicole J. Democratic Yea
Cruz-Crawford, Michelee "Shelly" Democratic Yea
Daly, Skip Democratic Yea
Dondero Loop, Marilyn Democratic Yea
Doñate, Fabian Democratic Yea
Flores, Edgar Democratic Yea
Lange, Roberta Democratic Yea
Neal, Dina Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Rochelle T. Democratic Yea
Ohrenschall, James Democratic Yea
Pazina, Julie Democratic Yea
Scheible, Melanie Democratic Yea
Taylor, Angela D. Democratic Yea
Buck, Carrie Ann Republican Yea
Ellison, John Republican Yea
Hansen, Ira Republican Yea
Krasner, Lisa Republican Yea
Rogich, Lori Republican Yea
Steinbeck, John C. Republican Yea
Stone, Jeff Republican Yea
Titus, Robin L. Republican Yea

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Subjects

finance veterans
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SJR 1?
SJR 1 is sponsored by Mosca, Erica (Democratic), Stone, Jeff (Republican), and Krasner, Lisa (Republican).
What is the current status of SJR 1?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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