Nevada 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 117 — Revises provisions relating to services for veterans. (BDR 37-795)

Last action — Approved by the Governor. Chapter 162.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on May 30, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

46 added · 55 removed

46 line(s) added, 55 removed.

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 15, 2025) FIRST REPRINT S.B.
Senate Bill No.
117 SENATE B ILLN O.
117–Senator Cruz-Crawford Joint Sponsor:
117–SENATOR C RUZ -CRAWFORD PREFILED JANUARY 27, 2025 ____________ JOINT SPONSOR :
Assemblymember Moore CHAPTER..........
ASSEMBLYMEMBER M OORE ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to services for veterans.
(BDR 37-795) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
Yes.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
Existing law requires the Director of the Department of Veterans Services to veterans and members of the military who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender and their spouses and dependents.
Existing law requires the Director of the Department of Veterans Services to conduct outreach to, and provide assistance designed for the unique needs of, and their spouses and dependents.
Existing law further requires this outreach and assistance to include, without limitation, a requirement for the Director to provide assistance in applying for an upgrade to the character of the veteran’s discharge from service or a change in the narrative reason for the veteran’s discharge from service.
Existing law further requires this outreach andr assistance to include, without limitation, a requirement for the Director to provide assistance in applying for an upgrade to the character of the veteran’s discharge from service or a change in the narrative reason for the veteran’s discharge from service.
- *SB117_R1* – 2 – THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:D IN Section 1.
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:
Section 1.
and (b) Making available to any agency, resource center or program in this State which provides services and resources to veterans and members of the military regarding the benefits, services, programs and assistance available to veterans any existing informational materials concerning the process for applying for an upgrade to the character of the veteran’s discharge from service or a change in the narrative reason for the veteran’s discharge from service.
and (b) Making available to any agency, resource center or program in this State which provides services and resources to veterans and members of the military regarding the benefits, - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – services, programs and assistance available to veterans any existing informational materials concerning the process for applying for an upgrade to the character of the veteran’s discharge from service or a change in the narrative reason for the veteran’s discharge from service.
H - *SB117_R1*
~~~~~ 25 - 83rd Session (2025)
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How this bill changes current law

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Compared against the Nevada Revised Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill expands the responsibilities of the Director to include making informational materials available to specific agencies and programs.

  • NRS 417.121

    providing

    This removes the word 'providing' from the list of duties, clarifying the structure of the responsibilities.

  • NRS 417.121

    making available to any agency, resource center or program in this State which provides services and resources to veterans and members of the military regarding the benefits, services, programs and assistance available to veterans any existing informational materials concerning the process for applying for an upgrade to the character of the veteran’s discharge from service or a change in the narrative reason for the veteran’s discharge from service.

    This adds a new duty for the Director to make certain informational materials available to specific agencies and programs.

Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 162.

  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  3. To enrollment.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.

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

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

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

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

  9. Read second time.

  10. From committee: Do pass.

  11. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.

  12. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 499.) To printer.

  14. Read first time. To committee.

  15. From printer.

  16. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 65 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (65)

65 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Assembly (1st Reprint)

Passed 42 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 27000
Republican 14000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 42000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (42)
Member Party Vote
O’Neill, PK — Yea
Anderson, Natha C. Democratic Yea
Backus, Shea M. Democratic Yea
Brown-May, Tracy Democratic Yea
Carter, Max E., II Democratic Yea
Considine, Venicia Democratic Yea
D'Silva, Reuben Democratic Yea
Dalia, Joe Democratic Yea
Flanagan, Tanya P. Democratic Yea
González, Cecelia Democratic Yea
Goulding, Heather Democratic Yea
Hunt, Linda F. Democratic Yea
Jackson, Jovan A. Democratic Yea
Jauregui, Sandra Democratic Yea
Karris, Venise Democratic Yea
La Rue Hatch, Selena Democratic Yea
Marzola, Elaine H. Democratic Yea
Miller, Brittney M. Democratic Yea
Monroe-Moreno, Daniele Democratic Yea
Moore, Cinthia Zermeño Democratic Yea
Mosca, Erica Democratic Yea
Nadeem, Hanadi Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Duy Democratic Yea
Orentlicher, David Democratic Yea
Roth, Erica P. Democratic Yea
Torres-Fossett, Selena Democratic Yea
Watts, Howard Democratic Yea
Yeager, Steve Democratic Yea
Cole, Lisa K. Republican Yea
DeLong, Rich Republican Yea
Dickman, Jill Republican Yea
Edgeworth, Rebecca Republican Yea
Gallant, Danielle Republican Yea
Gray, Ken Republican Yea
Gurr, Bert K. Republican Yea
Hafen, Gregory T., II Republican Yea
Hansen, Alexis M. Republican Yea
Hardy, Melissa R.. Republican Yea
Hibbetts, Brian Republican Yea
Kasama, Heidi Republican Yea
Koenig, Gregory S. Republican Yea
Yurek, Toby Republican Yea

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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

veterans
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 117?
SB 117 is sponsored by Cinthia Zermeño Moore and Cruz-Crawford, Michelee "Shelly" (Democratic).
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