Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada SB352: Revises provisions relating to health care. (BDR 57-712)
Status: Signed into law, June 11, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to health care; prohibiting certain health insurers and providers of health care from engaging in certain discriminatory actions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing federal law prohibits certain health care entities from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. (45 C.F.R…
From the enrolled text, June 4, 2025:
AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain health insurers and providers of health care from engaging in certain discriminatory actions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing federal law prohibits certain health care entities from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. (45 C.F.R. §§ 92.101, 92.206, 92.208, 92.209) Existing law prohibits certain public and private policies of health insurance from discriminating against any person with respect to participation or coverage under the policy on the basis of actual or perceived gender identity or expression. (NRS 287.010, 287.04335, 422.2701, 608.1555, 689A.033, 689B.0675, 689C.1975, 689C.425, 695A.198, 695B.3167, 695C.050, 695C.204, 695G.415) Sections 1-8 of this bill additionally prohibit certain public and private policies of health insurance, including Medicaid, from discriminating against any person on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation or disability. Section 9 of this bill similarly prohibits a provider of health care from discriminating against a person on the basis of those same characteristics, as well as gender identity or expression. Section 9 also authorizes a board, agency or other entity in this State that licenses, certifies or regulates providers of health care to: (1) adopt regulations prescribing the specific types of discrimination prohibited; and (2) discipline a provider of health …
Sponsors
- Melanie Scheible (D, 9) · primary sponsor
- Michelee Cruz-Crawford (D, 1) · primary sponsor
- Erica Roth (D, 24) · primary sponsor
- Cecelia González (D, 16) · primary sponsor
- Joe Dalia (D, 29) · primary sponsor
- Nicole Cannizzaro (D, 6)
- Richard Daly (D, 13)
- Fabian Doñate (D, 10)
- Marilyn Loop (D, 8)
- Edgar Flores (D, 2)
- Roberta Lange (D, 7)
- Rochelle Nguyen (D, 3)
Latest actions
- : Vetoed by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : To printer. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Third reprint. To enrollment.
- : From committee: Concur in Assembly Amendment No. 552 and further amend. (Conference Amend. No. CA1.) Conference report adopted by Senate. Conference report adopted by Assembly.
- : In Senate. Conference Committee appointed by Senate. To committee.
- : Assembly Amendment No. 552 not receded from. Conference requested. Conference Committee appointed by Assembly. To Senate.
- : Assembly Amendment No. 552 not concurred in. To Assembly. In Assembly.
- : In Senate.
- : From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 26, Nays: 15, Excused: 1.) To Senate.
- : Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 552.) To printer.
Votes
- Assembly (2nd Reprint) (May 8, 2025): 26 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Senate (1st Reprint) (April 16, 2025): 17 yea, 4 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB352?
- SB352 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Revises provisions relating to health care. (BDR 57-712).
- What does SB352 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to health care; prohibiting certain health insurers and providers of health care from engaging in certain discriminatory actions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing federal law prohibits certain health care entities from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. (45 C.F.R…
- What is the status of SB352?
- Signed into law as of June 11, 2025. Latest action: Vetoed by the Governor. (June 11, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB352?
- Melanie Scheible (D, 9), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB352?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12980/Overview
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