Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada SB372: Revises provisions relating to the care of children. (BDR 38-662)
Status: Chaptered, May 31, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the care of children; revising provisions relating to the circumstances under which a person is not considered to have abused or neglected a child or to have injured, harmed or threatened the health or welfare of a child; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law: (1) defines the term "abuse or neglect of a child" for the purposes of existing law regarding the protection of children from abuse or neglect…
From the enrolled text, May 23, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the care of children; revising provisions relating to the circumstances under which a person is not considered to have abused or neglected a child or to have injured, harmed or threatened the health or welfare of a child; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law: (1) defines the term "abuse or neglect of a child" for the purposes of existing law regarding the protection of children from abuse or neglect; and (2) sets forth certain circumstances in which a child is not considered to be abused or neglected and the health or welfare of the child is not considered to be harmed or threatened, such as when the parent of the child delivers the child to a provider of emergency services in accordance with certain requirements or when the parent or guardian of the child, in good faith, selects and depends upon nonmedical remedial treatment for the child. (NRS 432B.020) Section 1 of this bill adds to the list of such circumstances in which a child is not considered to be abused or neglected and the health or welfare of the child is not considered to be harmed or threatened the circumstances in which the parent or guardian of the child: (1) seeks to have the child admitted into a public …
Sponsors
- John Steinbeck (R, 18) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor. Chapter 205.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : To enrollment.
- : Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.
- : 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.
- : In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.
Votes
- Assembly (As Introduced) (May 22, 2025): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate (As Introduced) (April 22, 2025): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB372?
- SB372 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Revises provisions relating to the care of children. (BDR 38-662).
- What does SB372 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the care of children; revising provisions relating to the circumstances under which a person is not considered to have abused or neglected a child or to have injured, harmed or threatened the health or welfare of a child; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law: (1) defines the term "abuse or neglect of a child" for the purposes of existing law regarding the protection of children from abuse or neglect…
- What is the status of SB372?
- Chaptered as of May 31, 2025. Latest action: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 205. (May 31, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB372?
- John Steinbeck (R, 18).
- Where is the official record for SB372?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12667/Overview
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