Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB460: Revises provisions relating to child welfare. (BDR 13-1060)
Status: Chaptered, June 9, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to child welfare; establishing a form by which a parent or guardian may request to nominate a guardian of a minor; authorizing the filing of such a form in the Nevada Lockbox; removing the authority of the Secretary of State to charge and collect a fee for filing a form in the Nevada Lockbox; creating a presumption that temporary guardianship is in the best interest of a minor in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
From the enrolled text, June 2, 2025:
AN ACT relating to child welfare; establishing a form by which a parent or guardian may request to nominate a guardian of a minor; authorizing the filing of such a form in the Nevada Lockbox; removing the authority of the Secretary of State to charge and collect a fee for filing a form in the Nevada Lockbox; creating a presumption that temporary guardianship is in the best interest of a minor in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law authorizes any person requesting to nominate another person to be appointed as his or her guardian to complete a form requesting to nominate a guardian. (NRS 159.0753) Existing law also authorizes the Secretary of State to establish and maintain the Nevada Lockbox, which is an electronic registry where a person may register a form requesting to nominate a guardian, among other documents. (NRS 225.360) Section 1 of this bill authorizes a parent or guardian of a minor who wishes to request to nominate another person to be appointed as the guardian for the minor to complete a form requesting to nominate a guardian of the minor. Section 1 clarifies that a person nominated to be a guardian of a minor is required to obtain appointment from a court before exercising the power of a …
Sponsors
- Cecelia González (D, 16) · primary sponsor
- Fabian Doñate (D, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor. Chapter 429.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 16, Nays: 4, Excused: 1.) To Assembly. In Assembly. Senate Amendment No. 952 concurred in. To enrollment.
- : From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 952.) To printer. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint.
- : In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
- : From committee: Do pass, as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
- : From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
- : From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 206.) Taken from General File. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To printer.
- : From printer. To committee.
- : Notice of eligibility for exemption.
Votes
- Senate (2nd Reprint) (June 2, 2025): 16 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Assembly (1st Reprint) (May 28, 2025): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB460?
- AB460 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Revises provisions relating to child welfare. (BDR 13-1060).
- What does AB460 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to child welfare; establishing a form by which a parent or guardian may request to nominate a guardian of a minor; authorizing the filing of such a form in the Nevada Lockbox; removing the authority of the Secretary of State to charge and collect a fee for filing a form in the Nevada Lockbox; creating a presumption that temporary guardianship is in the best interest of a minor in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
- What is the status of AB460?
- Chaptered as of June 9, 2025. Latest action: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 429. (June 9, 2025).
- Who sponsored AB460?
- Cecelia González (D, 16), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for AB460?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12699/Overview
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