Nevada 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 19 D · 2 R cosponsors

AB 266 — Makes revisions relating to breastfeeding. (BDR 40-595)

Last action — Approved by the Governor. Chapter 121.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2025. Enacted.

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

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  • 22 sponsors

    6 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

323 added · 351 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Assembly Bill No. 266 introduce new requirements for the Department of Health and Human Services. They must now post information online about Medicaid coverage for breastfeeding supplies and community lactation services available for pregnant individuals. This change is significant because it aims to enhance awareness and access to breastfeeding resources, which can support new parents and promote healthier outcomes for infants. Additionally, the bill strengthens protections against discrimination for breastfeeding individuals in public spaces.

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 16, 2025) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
Assembly Bill No.
266 A SSEMBLY BILL N O.
266–Assemblymembers González, Moore, Miller, Brown-May;
266–A SSEMBLYMEMBERS GONZÁLEZ , M OORE , M ILLER, B ROWN -M AY ;
Anderson, Dalia, D’Silva, Gallant, Goulding, Gray, Hunt, Jackson, Karris, La Rue Hatch, Marzola, Nadeem, Nguyen, Orentlicher, Roth and Torres- Fossett Joint Sponsors:
A NDERSON , D ALIA, D’SILVA , GALLANT , GOULDING , GRAY, HUNT , ACKSON , K ARRIS, A RUE H ATCH , MARZOLA , NADEEM , NGUYEN , O RENTLICHER, ROTH AND TORRES -FOSSETT FEBRUARY 20, 2025 ____________ JOINTSPONSORS :
Senators Cruz-Crawford and Doñate CHAPTER..........
SENATORS C RUZ-CRAWFORD AND D OÑATE ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services SUMMARY—Makes revisions relating to breastfeeding.
(BDR 40-595) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
Increases or Newly Provides for Term of Imprisonment in County or City Jail or Detention Facility.
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 Medicaid program to cover:
support for breastfeeding;
(1) counseling and support for breastfeeding;
(NRS 422.27174, 422.27179) breastfeeding.
(NRS 422.27174, 422.27179) Existing law authorizes Medicaid to provide additional coverage of supplies for breastfeeding.
(NRS 422.27178) Section 1 of this bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to post on an Internet website maintained by the - *AB266_R1* – 2 – under Medicaid;
(NRS 422.27178) Section 1 of this bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to post on an Internet website maintained by the Department:
and (2) a list of services available in the community for lactation support.
(1) a fact sheet that provides information concerning that coverage under Medicaid;
Section 1 authorizes certain providers of health care and medical facilities that provide care to a pregnant person to provide the information posted by the Department to the pregnant person and, with the consent or at the direction of the pregnant person, certain other persons.
and (2) a list of services available in the community for lactation that provide care to a pregnant person to provide the information posted by thelities Department to the pregnant person and, with the consent or at the direction of the pregnant person, certain other persons.
(NRS 651.070) Existing law defines the term “place of public accommodation” to mean any establishment or place to which the public is invited or which is intended for public use, including inns, hotels, motels, restaurants, bars, gasoline stations, theaters, convention centers, bakeries, grocery stores, laundromats, museums, libraries, parks, zoos, nurseries, private and public schools or universities, day care centers, senior citizen centers, gymnasiums, health spas and bowling alleys.
(NRS 651.070) Existing law defines the term “place of public accommodation” to mean any establishment or place to which the public is invited or which is intended for public use, including inns, hotels, motels, restaurants, bars, gasoline stations, theaters, convention centers, bakeries, grocery stores, laundromats, museums, libraries, parks, zoos, centers, gymnasiums, health spas and bowling alleys.
Clark County place of public accommodation, except if required by law, regulation or ordinance to restrict the access of a minor to the place of public accommodation, from:
Clark County citizen Sch.
(1) denying the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages and accommodations of any place of public accommodation to a person because the person is breastfeeding a child;
Dist.
v.
Buchanan, 112 Nev.
1146 (1996)) Section 4 of this bill prohibits a place of public accommodation, except if required by law, regulation or ordinance to restrict the access of a minor to the place of public accommodation, from:
(1) - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – denying the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages and accommodations of any place of public accommodation to a person because the person is breastfeeding a child;
Section 5 of this bill makes the definition of “place of public accommodation” in existing law apply to section 4.
Section 5 of this to section 4.
Section action.
Section of this bill authorizes a victim of certain violations of section 4 to file a civil action.
Section 9 of this bill authorizes a county or incorporated city to adopt anil ordinance that protects the rights protected by section 4, with certain limitations.
Section 9 of this bill authorizes a county or incorporated city to adopt an ordinance that protects the rights protected by section 4, with certain limitations.
Section 10 of this bill authorizes a victim of a violation of section 4 to file a complaint with the Nevada Equal Rights Commission, and section 3 of this bill authorizes the Commission to order its Administrator to investigate and hold hearings on such a complaint.
Section 10 of this bill authorizes a victim of a violation of section 4 to file a authorizes the Commission to order its Administrator to investigate and holdl hearings on such a complaint.
and (2) after a formal public hearing, order the place of public accommodation to cease and desist from activity that violates section 4 and take to include preventing discrimination against persons who are breastfeeding children within the purposes of the Commission.
and (2) after a formal public hearing, order the place of public accommodation to cease and desist from activity that violates section 4 and take corrective action.
(NRS 233.170) Section 2 of this bill makes a conforming change within the purposes of the Commission.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
- *AB266_R1* – 3 – (a) Post on an Internet website maintained by the Department and update at least annually:
(a) Post on an Internet website maintained by the Department and update at least annually:
(b) Develop and carry out a program of public education to increase public awareness about lactation, including, without limitation, the health benefits of lactation and ways in which pregnant persons and the parents of infants can connect to lactation support.
(b) Develop and carry out a program of public education to increase public awareness about lactation, including, without limitation, the health benefits of lactation and ways in which - 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – pregnant persons and the parents of infants can connect to lactation support.
The information described in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 must be available in English, Spanish, Tagalog and any other language deemed appropriate by the Department.
The information described in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 must be available in English, Spanish, Tagalog and any other lan3.ageA physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or midwife who attends a pregnant patient during gestation or the delivery of an infant or a hospital or freestanding birthing center from which a pregnant patient receives care during gestation or the delivery of an infant may provide the information posted by the Department pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 to:
3.
A physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or midwife who attends a pregnant patient during gestation or the delivery of an infant or a hospital or freestanding birthing center from which a pregnant patient receives care during gestation or the delivery of an infant may provide the information posted by the Department pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 to:
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of Nevada to protect the welfare, prosperity, health and peace of all the people of the State, and to foster the right of all persons reasonably to seek and obtain housing accommodations without discrimination, distinction or restriction because of race, religious - *AB266_R1* – 4 – creed, color, age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry.
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of Nevada to protect the welfare, prosperity, health and peace reasonably to seek and obtain housing accommodations withoutll persons discrimination, distinction or restriction because of race, religious creed, color, age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry.
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of Nevada to protect the welfare, prosperity, health and peace of all the people of the State, and to foster the right of all persons reasonably to seek, obtain and hold employment without discrimination, distinction or restriction because of race, religious creed, color, age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry.
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of Nevada to protect the welfare, prosperity, health and peace of all the people of the State, and to foster the right of all persons reasonably - 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – distinction or restriction because of race, religious creed, color, age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry.
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Order its Administrator to:
(1) Tensions, practices of discrimination and acts of prejudice against any person or group because of race, color, creed, - *AB266_R1* – 5 – sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, and may conduct hearings with regard thereto;
(1) Tensions, practices of discrimination and acts of prejudice against any person or group because of race, color, creed, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, thereto;
and (2) Any unlawful employment practice by an employer pursuant to the provisions of NRS 613.4353 to 613.4383, inclusive, and may conduct hearings with regard thereto.
andgin or ancestry, and may conduct hearings with regard (2) Any unlawful employment practice by an employer pursuant to the provisions of NRS 613.4353 to 613.4383, inclusive, and may conduct hearings with regard thereto.
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Issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses or for the production of documents or tangible evidence relevant to any investigations or hearings conducted by the Commission.
Issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses or for the production of documents or tangible evidence relevant to any inv4.tigDelegate its power to hold hearings and issue subpoenas to any of its members or any hearing officer in its employ.
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Delegate its power to hold hearings and issue subpoenas to any of its members or any hearing officer in its employ.
or (2) Otherwise indicating that the patronage or presence of a person at a place of public accommodation is objectionable, unwelcome, unacceptable or undesirable because the person is breastfeeding a child.
or (2) Otherwise indicating that the patronage or presence of a person at a place of public accommodation is objectionable, unwelcome, unacceptable or undesirable because the person is bre2.tfeIt is not a violation of this section for any place of public accommodation to enforce a federal or state law or regulation or local law or ordinance that requires the place of public accommodation to prohibit a minor from entering or remaining on its premises or certain areas of its premises.
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It is not a violation of this section for any place of public accommodation to enforce a federal or state law or regulation or local law or ordinance that requires the place of public accommodation to prohibit a minor from entering or remaining on its premises or certain areas of its premises.
- *AB266_R1* – 6 – Sec.
2.
- 83rd Session (2025) – 6 – identity, appearance, expression or behavior of a person, regardless of the person’s assigned sex at birth.
“Gender identity or expression” means a gender-related identity, appearance, expression or behavior of a person, regardless of the person’s assigned sex at birth.
(b) Any restaurant, bar, cafeteria, lunchroom, lunch counter, soda fountain, casino or any other facility where food or spirituous or malt liquors are sold, including any such facility located on the premises of any retail establishment;
(b) Any restaurant, bar, cafeteria, lunchroom, lunch counter, or malt liquors are sold, including any such facility located on the premises of any retail establishment;
(i) Any museum, library, gallery or other place of public display or collection;
or collection;eum, library, gallery or other place of public display (j) Any park, zoo, amusement park or other place of recreation;
(j) Any park, zoo, amusement park or other place of recreation;
(k) Any nursery, private school or university or other place of education;
- *AB266_R1* – 7 – (k) Any nursery, private school or university or other place of education;
(n) Any other establishment or place to which the public is invited or which is intended for public use;
- 83rd Session (2025) – 7 – (n) Any other establishment or place to which the public is invited or which is intended for public use;
(o) Any establishment physically containing or contained within any of the establishments described in paragraphs (a) to (n), inclusive, which holds itself out as serving patrons of the described establishment;
(o) Any establishment physically containing or contained within any of the establishments described in paragraphs (a) to (n), establishment;
and (p) Any online establishment.
andolds itself out as serving patrons of the described (p) Any online establishment.
7.
(Deleted by amendment.) Sec.
NRS 651.090 is hereby amended to read as follows:
(DNRS 651.090 is hereby amended to read as follows:
or - *AB266_R1* – 8 – (c) Punishes or attempts to punish any other person for exercising or attempting to exercise any right or privilege secured by NRS 651.070 or 651.075 [,] or section 4 of this act, is liable to the person whose rights pursuant to NRS 651.070 or 651.075 or section 4 of this act are affected for actual damages, to be recovered by a civil action in a court in and for the county in which the infringement of civil rights occurred or in which the defendant resides.
or (c) Punishes or attempts to punish any other person for exercising or attempting to exercise any right or privilege secured by NRS 651.070 or 651.075 [,] or section 4 of this act, is liable to the person whose rights pursuant to NRS 651.070 or 651.075 or section 4 of this act are affected for actual damages, to be recovered by a civil action in a court in and for the county in - 83rd Session (2025) – 8 – which the infringement of civil rights occurred or in which the defendant resides.
651.100 Any county or incorporated city of this state may adopt a local ordinance prohibiting infringement of the rights, privileges or access secured by NRS 651.070, 651.072 or 651.075 [,] or section 4 of this act, but such an ordinance must not apply to any establishment outside the scope of NRS 651.050 and 651.060 or impose a penalty more severe than that provided by NRS 651.075 or 651.080.
651.100 Any county or incorporated city of this state may adopt a local ordinance prohibiting infringement of the rights, [,] or section 4 of this act, but such an ordinance must not apply to any establishment outside the scope of NRS 651.050 and 651.060 or impose a penalty more severe than that provided by NRS 651.075 or 651.080.
and - *AB266_R1* – 9 – (b) On October 1, 2025, for all other purposes.
and (b) On October 1, 2025, for all other purposes.
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Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 121.

  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  3. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 18, Nays: 3.) To Assembly.

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

  6. Read second time.

  7. From committee: Do pass.

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

  9. In Senate.

  10. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 39, Nays: 3.) To Senate.

  11. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. Nos. 90 and 91.) To printer.

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

  13. From printer. To committee.

  14. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.

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Who sponsors AB 266?
AB 266 is sponsored by Torres-Fossett, Selena (Democratic), Roth, Erica P. (Democratic), Orentlicher, David (Democratic), Nguyen, Duy (Democratic), Nadeem, Hanadi (Democratic), Marzola, Elaine H. (Democratic), La Rue Hatch, Selena (Democratic), Karris, Venise (Democratic), Jackson, Jovan A. (Democratic), Hunt, Linda F. (Democratic), Goulding, Heather (Democratic), Gallant, Danielle (Republican), D'Silva, Reuben (Democratic), Dalia, Joe (Democratic), Anderson, Natha C. (Democratic), Doñate, Fabian (Democratic), Michelee "Shelly" Cruz-Crawford, Brown-May, Tracy (Democratic), Miller, Brittney M. (Democratic), González, Cecelia (Democratic), Moore, Cinthia Zermeño (Democratic), and Gray, Ken (Republican).
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