Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada SB275: Revises provisions relating to domestic relations. (BDR 11-541)
Status: Chaptered, June 9, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to domestic relations; prohibiting a court with jurisdiction over a child custody proceeding from taking certain actions for the sole purpose of improving a deficient relationship between a child and a parent of the child under certain circumstances; prohibiting any such court from ordering a child to receive reunification treatment under certain circumstances; requiring any such court to consider certain evidence in making certain findings relating to allegations of domestic violence or child abuse…
From the enrolled text, June 2, 2025:
AN ACT relating to domestic relations; prohibiting a court with jurisdiction over a child custody proceeding from taking certain actions for the sole purpose of improving a deficient relationship between a child and a parent of the child under certain circumstances; prohibiting any such court from ordering a child to receive reunification treatment under certain circumstances; requiring any such court to consider certain evidence in making certain findings relating to allegations of domestic violence or child abuse; requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide ongoing training regarding domestic violence, child abuse and best practices in family court in the regular education provided by the Office to judges; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law provides that it is the policy of this State to: (1) ensure that minor children have a continuing relationship with both parents after the parents have ended their relationship; (2) encourage such parents to share the rights and responsibilities of child rearing; and (3) establish that such parents have an equivalent duty to provide their minor children with necessary maintenance, healthcare, education and support. (NRS 125C.001) Section 5 of this bill: (1) defines the term "reunification treatment" to mean a treatment or therapy aimed at reuniting or reestablishing a relationship between a child and an estranged or rejected parent …
Sponsors
- Nicole Cannizzaro (D, 6) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor. Chapter 414.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : To enrollment.
- : In Senate.
- : Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 39, Nays: None, Excused: 3.) To Senate.
- : From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
- : From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 754.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
- : From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Notice of eligibility for exemption. Read second time. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To committee.
- : From printer. To committee.
- : Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.
Votes
- Assembly (1st Reprint) (May 31, 2025): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate (1st Reprint) (May 26, 2025): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB275?
- SB275 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Revises provisions relating to domestic relations. (BDR 11-541).
- What does SB275 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to domestic relations; prohibiting a court with jurisdiction over a child custody proceeding from taking certain actions for the sole purpose of improving a deficient relationship between a child and a parent of the child under certain circumstances; prohibiting any such court from ordering a child to receive reunification treatment under certain circumstances; requiring any such court to consider certain evidence in making certain findings relating to allegations of domestic violence or child abuse…
- What is the status of SB275?
- Chaptered as of June 9, 2025. Latest action: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 414. (June 9, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB275?
- Nicole Cannizzaro (D, 6).
- Where is the official record for SB275?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12471/Overview
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