Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB107: Revises provisions relating to foster care. (BDR 38-339)
Status: Chaptered, May 29, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to foster care; removing the requirement that a background investigation of certain persons affiliated with a foster home include certain violations relating to controlled substances; authorizing a person who has been convicted of such a violation to operate, be employed by, reside in or be present in a foster home; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
From the enrolled text, May 26, 2025:
AN ACT relating to foster care; removing the requirement that a background investigation of certain persons affiliated with a foster home include certain violations relating to controlled substances; authorizing a person who has been convicted of such a violation to operate, be employed by, reside in or be present in a foster home; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: In order to conduct a foster home, existing law requires a person to obtain a license from: (1) in a county whose population is 100,000 or more (currently Clark and Washoe Counties), the agency which provides child welfare services; or (2) in a county whose population is less than 100,000 (currently all counties other than Clark and Washoe Counties), the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services. (NRS 424.016, 424.030) Existing law requires the licensing authority or its designee, at certain times, to conduct a background investigation of each applicant for a license to conduct a foster home, person who is licensed to conduct a foster home, employee of such an applicant or licensee and certain adult residents of a foster home to determine whether the applicant, licensee, employee or resident has been arrested for, has charges pending for or has been convicted of certain crimes. Such crimes include violations …
Sponsors
- Tracy Brown-May (D, 42) · primary sponsor
- Cecelia González (D, 16)
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor. Chapter 105.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : In Assembly. To enrollment.
- : Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 19, Nays: 2.) To Assembly.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Read second time.
- : From committee: Do pass.
- : Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.
Votes
- Senate (1st Reprint) (May 23, 2025): 19 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Assembly (1st Reprint) (April 17, 2025): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB107?
- AB107 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Revises provisions relating to foster care. (BDR 38-339).
- What does AB107 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to foster care; removing the requirement that a background investigation of certain persons affiliated with a foster home include certain violations relating to controlled substances; authorizing a person who has been convicted of such a violation to operate, be employed by, reside in or be present in a foster home; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
- What is the status of AB107?
- Chaptered as of May 29, 2025. Latest action: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 105. (May 29, 2025).
- Who sponsored AB107?
- Tracy Brown-May (D, 42), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for AB107?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12002/Overview
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