Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada SB346: Makes various changes relating to guardianship. (BDR 13-217)
Status: Chaptered, June 6, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to guardianship; making various changes relating to guardianship; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law sets forth the procedures and requirements relating to the appointment of a guardian for a proposed protected person who is an adult. (Chapter 159 of NRS).
From the enrolled text, May 27, 2025:
AN ACT relating to guardianship; making various changes relating to guardianship; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law sets forth the procedures and requirements relating to the appointment of a guardian for a proposed protected person who is an adult. (Chapter 159 of NRS) Section 1.3 of this bill defines the term "less restrictive alternatives to guardianship" and section 1.7 of this bill defines the term "power of attorney" for the purposes of the provisions of law governing guardianship of adults. Existing law: (1) authorizes a proposed protected person, a governmental agency, a nonprofit organization or an interested person to petition the court for the appointment of a guardian; (2) requires such a petition to include certain information; and (3) requires that the petitioner provide the court with an assessment of the needs of the proposed protected person, which must be completed by a licensed physician. (NRS 159.044) Section 4 of this bill requires a petition for the appointment of a guardian to contain an attestation that information on less restrictive alternatives to guardianship has been provided to the proposed protected person. Section 4 also requires that a licensed physician completing such an assessment include a determination of whether less restrictive alternatives to guardianship are available and sufficient to support the needs of the proposed …
Sponsors
- Melanie Scheible (D, 9) · primary sponsor
- Michelee Cruz-Crawford (D, 1) · primary sponsor
- Lisa Krasner (R, 16) · primary sponsor
- Alexis Hansen (R, 32) · primary sponsor
- Marilyn Loop (D, 8)
- Rochelle Nguyen (D, 3)
- James Ohrenschall (D, 21)
- Julie Pazina (D, 12)
- John Steinbeck (R, 18)
- Jeff Stone (R, 20)
Latest actions
- : Chapter 296.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : Assembly Amendment No. 654 concurred in. To enrollment.
- : From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.
- : From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 654.) To printer.
- : To Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
- : From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
- : Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.
- : From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 144.) Reprinting dispensed with.
Votes
- Assembly (2nd Reprint) (May 22, 2025): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate (1st Reprint) (April 22, 2025): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB346?
- SB346 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Makes various changes relating to guardianship. (BDR 13-217).
- What does SB346 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to guardianship; making various changes relating to guardianship; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law sets forth the procedures and requirements relating to the appointment of a guardian for a proposed protected person who is an adult. (Chapter 159 of NRS).
- What is the status of SB346?
- Chaptered as of June 6, 2025. Latest action: Chapter 296. (June 6, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB346?
- Melanie Scheible (D, 9), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB346?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12613/Overview
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