Nevada 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 19 — Revises provisions relating to the Statewide Substance Use Response Working Group. (BDR 40-442)

Last action — Approved by the Governor. Chapter 217.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 06, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on June 03, 2025.

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 14, 2025) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
Assembly Bill No.
19 A SSEMBLY BILL NO .
19–Committee on Health and Human Services CHAPTER..........
19–COMMITTEE ON H EALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (ON B EHALF OF THE A TTORNEY G ENERAL ) PREFILED NOVEMBER 6, 2024 ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the Statewide Substance Use Response Working Group.
(BDR 40-442) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
No.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
revising the date by which the Working Group must submit a certain report;
Existing law creates the Statewide Substance Use Response Working Group in the Office of the Attorney General to leverage and expand efforts by state and local governmental entities to reduce the use of substances which are associated with the membership of the Working Group consists of 18 members, 12 of whom aredes that appointed by the Attorney General.
Existing law creates the Statewide Substance Use Response Working Group in the Office of the Attorney General to leverage and expand efforts by state and local governmental entities to reduce the use of substances which are associated with substance use disorders.
(NRS 458.460) This bill provides that, for purposes of membership of the Working Group, the designee of the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services must be a person from within the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department.
Existing law further:
This bill also adds to Department of Indigent Defense Services, or his or her designee;
(1) provides that the membership of Attorney General;
and (2) requires the Working Group to submit to the Governor, the Attorney General and the Legislature on or before January 31 of each year a report which includes recommendations for programs to address substance misuse and substance use disorders.
(NRS 458.460, 458.480) Section 1 of this bill provides that, for purposes of membership of the Working Group, the designee of the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services must be a person from also adds to the membership of the Working Group:
(1) the Executive Director of1 the Department of Indigent Defense Services, or his or her designee;
- *AB19_R1* – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.5 of this bill requires the Working Group to submit the report on or before August 1 of each year, rather than on or before January 31 of each year.
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:
[(e)] (f) One member of the Assembly who is appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly;
- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – Speaker of the Assembly;of the Assembly who is appointed by the [(f)] (g) One member of the Assembly who is appointed by the Assembly Minority Leader;
[(f)] (g) One member of the Assembly who is appointed by the Assembly Minority Leader;
for the treatment of substance use disorders;pertise in medicine (5) One representative of the Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association, or its successor organization;
(4) One provider of health care with expertise in medicine for the treatment of substance use disorders;
(6) One advocate for persons who have substance use disorders and family members of such persons;
Association, or its successor organization;Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ (6) One advocate for persons who have substance use disorders and family members of such persons;
- *AB19_R1* – 3 – (11) One representative of a hospital;
(11) One representative of a hospital;
(13) One member of the general public, with preference given to a person who is fluent in more than one language and resides in a household where more than one language is spoken;
(13) One member of the general public, with preference given to a person who is fluent in more than one language and reside(14) One person who is an emergency response employee;n;
(14) One person who is an emergency response employee;
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- 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – 4.
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and are not entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
Members of the Working Group serve without compensation and are not entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
(b) “Emergency response employee” means a firefighter, attendant, volunteer attendant, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, emergency medical dispatcher, paramedic, law enforcement officer, correctional officer, other peace officer or person who is employed by an agency of criminal justice, including, without limitation, a law enforcement dispatcher, county coroner or medical examiner or any of their employees, or any other person who, in the course of his or her professional duties, responds to emergencies in this State.
(b) “Emergency response employee” means a firefighter, attendant, volunteer attendant, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, emergency medical dispatcher, paramedic, law enforcement officer, correctional officer, other peace officer or person who is employed by an agency of criminal justice, including, without limitation, a law any of their employees, or any other person who, in the course of his or her professional duties, responds to emergencies in this State.
- *AB19_R1* – 4 – coalition of persons and entities who possess knowledge anda experience related to the prevention of substance misuse and substance use disorders in a region of this State.
(c) “Substance use disorder prevention coalition” means a coalition of persons and entities who possess knowledge and experience related to the prevention of substance misuse and substance use disorders in a region of this State.
1.5.
NRS 458.480 is hereby amended to read as follows:
458.480 1.
The Working Group shall:
(a) Leverage and expand efforts by state and local governmental entities to reduce the use of substances which are associated with substance use disorders, including, without limitation, heroin, other synthetic and non-synthetic opioids and stimulants, and identify ways to enhance those efforts through coordination and collaboration.
- 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – use and intervening to stop substance use, including, withoutnce limitation, the use of heroin, other synthetic and non-synthetic opioids and stimulants.
Such strategies must include, without limitation, strategies to:
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(1) Help persons at risk of a substance use disorder avoid developing a substance use disorder;
(2) Discover potentially problematic substance use in a person and intervene before the person develops a substance use disorder;
(3) Treat the medical consequences of a substance use disorder in a person and facilitate the treatment of the substance use disorder to minimize further harm;
and (4) Reduce the harm caused by substance use, including, without limitation, by preventing overdoses.
(c) Assess and evaluate existing pathways to treatment and recovery for persons with substance use disorders, including, populations.tation, such persons who are members of special (d) Work to understand how residents of this State who are involved in the criminal justice system access supports for treatment of and recovery from substance use disorders at various points, including, without limitation, by reviewing existing diversion, deflection and reentry programs for such persons.
(e) Evaluate ways to improve and expand evidence-based or evidence-informed programs, procedures and strategies to treat and support recovery from opioid use disorder and any co-occurring substance use disorder, including, without limitation, among members of special populations.
(f) Examine support systems and programs for persons who are in recovery from opioid use disorder and any co-occurring substance use disorder.
(g) Make recommendations to entities including, without boards that license practitioners, other than veterinarians, the State Board of Health, the Division, the Governor and the Legislature, to ensure that controlled substances are appropriately prescribed in accordance with the provisions of NRS 639.2391 to 639.23916, inclusive.
(h) Examine qualitative and quantitative data to understand the risk factors that contribute to substance use and the rates of substance use and substance use disorders, focusing on special populations.
- 83rd Session (2025) – 5 – enforcement and public health agencies to respond to and prevent overdoses and plans for implementing those strategies.
(j) Study the efficacy and expand the implementation of programs to:
(1) Educate youth and families about the effects of substance use and substance use disorders;
and (2) Reduce the harms associated with substance use and substance use disorders while referring persons with substance use disorders to evidence-based treatment.
(k) Recommend strategies to improve coordination between local, state and federal law enforcement and public health agencies to enhance the communication of timely and relevant information relating to substance use and reduce duplicative data collection and research.
(l) Evaluate current systems for sharing information between agencies regarding the trafficking and distribution of legal and including, without limitation, heroin, other synthetic and non-rders, synthetic opioids and stimulants.
(m) Study the effects of substance use disorders on the criminal justice system, including, without limitation, law enforcement agencies and correctional institutions.
(n) Study the sources and manufacturers of substances which are associated with substance use disorders, including, without limitation, heroin, other synthetic and non-synthetic opioids and stimulants, and methods and resources for preventing the manufacture, trafficking and sale of such substances.
(o) Study the effectiveness of criminal and civil penalties at preventing the misuse of substances and substance use disorders and the manufacture, trafficking and sale of substances which are associated with substance use disorders, including, without limitation, heroin, other synthetic and non-synthetic opioids and sti(p) Evaluate the effects of substance use disorders on the economy of this State.
(q) Study, evaluate and make recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services concerning the use of the money described in NRS 458.490 to address substance use disorders, with a focus on:
(1) The use of the money described in subsections 1, 2 and 3 of NRS 458.490 to supplement rather than supplant existing state or local spending;
- 83rd Session (2025) – 6 – (2) The use of the money described in NRS 458.490 to support programs that use evidence-based interventions;
(3) The use of the money described in NRS 458.490 to support programs for the prevention of substance use disorders in youth;(4) The use of the money described in NRS 458.490 to improve racial equity;
and (5) Reporting by state and local agencies to the public concerning the funding of programs to address substance misuse and substance use disorders.
As soon as practicable after October 1, 2025, the Attorney General shall appoint to the Statewide Substance Use Response Working Group:
On or before [January 31] August 1 of each year, the Working Group shall:
(a) Compile a report which includes, without limitation, recommendations for the establishment, maintenance, expansion or improvement of programs to address substance misuse and substance use disorders based on the evaluations conducted pursuant to subsection 1;
and (b) Submit the report to the Governor, the Attorney General, any other entities deemed appropriate by the Attorney General and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:
(1) During an even-numbered year, the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services, the Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary and the Interim Finance Committee;
or (2) During an odd-numbered year, the next regular session of the Legislature.
3.
As used in this section:
NRS 639.0125.itioner” has the meaning ascribed to it in (b) “Special populations” includes, without limitation:
(1) Veterans, elderly persons and youth;
(2) Persons who are incarcerated, persons who have committed nonviolent crimes primarily driven by a substance use disorder and other persons involved in the criminal justice or juvenile justice systems;
(3) Pregnant women and the parents of dependent children;
(4) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning persons;
(5) Intravenous drug users;
(6) Children who are involved with the child welfare system;
and (7) Other populations disproportionately impacted by substance use disorders.
- 83rd Session (2025) – 7 – (c) “Substance use disorder prevention coalition” means a coalition of persons and entities who possess knowledge and experience related to the prevention of substance misuse and substance use disorders in a region of this State.
Attorney General shall appoint to the Statewide Substance Use Response Working Group:
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This section and sections 1 and 2 of this act become effective on October 1, 2025.
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Section 1.5 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2026.
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Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 217.

  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  3. Senate Amendment No. 637 concurred in. To enrollment.

  4. In Assembly.

  5. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 16, Nays: 5.) To Assembly.

  6. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  7. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 637.) To printer.

  8. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.

  9. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 32, Nays: 10.) To Senate. In Senate.

  10. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 17.) To printer.

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

  12. Read first time. To committee.

  13. From printer.

  14. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.

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