Assembly member Tracy Brown May presented Assembly Bill 331 to the Senate Finance Committee as a direct appropriation to expand Nevada's Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) so it can reach every middle school, including tribal schools. Brown May said the request is for $220,000 for fiscal year 2025 and $220,000 for fiscal year 2026–27 (an appropriation totaling $440,000) to build out the existing survey so it reaches parts of the population not yet surveyed.

Brown May told the committee that having comprehensive YRBS data helps the state leverage federal grants. "Federal funding received during FY24 relied heavily on the YRBS data included a SAMHSA substance use block grant totaling over $20,000,000, a mental health block grant totaling $11,200,000," she said, and noted additional cooperative agreements and prevention funding that used the survey data.

Supporters included the Nevada System of Higher Education, the University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada Association of Counties and Southern Nevada Health District. Logan Cayton of the Southern Nevada Health District said the YRBS "provides critical data to guide and strengthen youth focused public health efforts," and cited its use to identify rising middle-school vaping trends and target school-based interventions. Lianne McAllister of the Nevada chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Carrie Harrington of the Nevada Cancer Coalition also testified in support.

There were no callers recorded in opposition or neutral on the bill during the hearing. Brown May said the University of Nevada, Reno helps coordinate the survey and that the appropriation will allow the state to deploy funds where necessary.

The committee closed the hearing; no committee-level vote on AB331 was recorded in the hearing transcript.