Nevada Senate proclaims April Financial Literacy Month, advances dozens of bills to the general file

Reno, Nev. — The Nevada State Senate on April 10 adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 4, declaring April 2025 as Financial Literacy Awareness Month, and advanced a large package of bills — many with committee amendments — to the general file for later floor consideration.

Senator Oranchall moved the adoption of Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 and urged support, saying, "I urge support of Senate concurrent resolution 4." The chamber approved the resolution by voice vote and immediately transmitted it to the Assembly after the Senate also suspended the necessary rules to send it that day.

The resolution cites Nevada's lower-than-average measures of household financial health and notes prior legislative steps to strengthen financial literacy, including earlier bills that established a state financial literacy advisory council and increased instruction for students. Senators from both parties also recognized nonprofit and private partners on the floor, including Junior Achievement of Northern Nevada and local credit unions, as part of Financial Literacy Day observances.

Separately, Senate floor action moved dozens of bills through second-reading procedures and ordered them to the general file. Several measures drew brief committee-sponsored amendments that senators described on the floor before voice votes to adopt the changes. Examples of amendment actions described on the floor include:

- SB 13: Committee amendment 5 adopted; amendment allows an alternative disposition of bail if both parties agree. SB 13 was ordered reprinted and placed on the general file.

- SB 35: Committee amendment 140 adopted; amendment deleted a section concerning enhanced penalties for certain communications and conduct between a prison employee, contractor, or volunteer and a prisoner. SB 35 was ordered reprinted and placed on the general file.

- SB 45: Committee amendment 25 adopted; the amendment preserved federally required work-based learning reporting metrics by mirroring them into Nevada Revised Statutes. SB 45 was ordered reprinted and placed on the general file.

- SB 88: Committee amendment 6 adopted; the amendment made the discharge of outstanding medical debt owed to the Nevada Department of Corrections retroactive for previously released offenders. SB 88 was ordered reprinted and placed on the general file.

- SB 114: Committee amendment 53 adopted; the amendment made the bill applicable to landlords with at least 100 dwelling units and required such landlords to keep certain logs and documents on the premises. SB 114 was ordered reprinted and placed on the general file.

- SB 120: Committee amendment 15 adopted; amendment removed certain payment-plan implementation requirements placed on Nevada courts. SB 120 was ordered reprinted and placed on the general file.

- SB 142: Committee amendment 75 adopted; amendment replaced the Department of Business and Industry with the Department of Taxation for a provision in the bill. SB 142 was ordered reprinted and placed on the general file.

- SB 185: Committee amendment 60 adopted; amendment requires the director of the Department of Health and Human Services to include coverage under Medicaid for personal care services, including services provided by a qualified family member. SB 185 was ordered reprinted and placed on the general file.

- SB 193: Committee amendment 4 adopted; the amendment required banks participating in the program to be approved by the Housing Division, authorized a waiver process by regulation, and required loans under the program be 30-year fixed-rate mortgages. SB 193 was ordered reprinted and placed on the general file.

- SB 207: Committee amendment 61 adopted; amendment removed a requirement that all-inclusive care for the elderly programs must operate at federally qualified health centers. SB 207 was ordered reprinted and placed on the general file.

- SB 233: Committee amendment 96 adopted; the amendment deleted most substantive provisions of the bill except the appropriation and required the Council on Food Security within the Department of Health and Human Services to study issues relating to long-term financial stability for food purchases. SB 233 was ordered reprinted and placed on the general file.

- SB 262: Committee amendment 36 adopted; amendment clarified that appropriated funds reserved for graduate medical education remain in the account (do not revert to the general fund) and added legislative cosponsors. SB 262 was ordered reprinted and placed on the general file.

- SB 282: Committee amendment 39 adopted; amendment shifted authority to designate a food desert or food-insecure area from the Council on Food Security to the Department of Health and Human Services by regulation. SB 282 was ordered reprinted and placed on the general file.

- SB 293 (SB 293/2 93 as read): Committee amendment 178 adopted; amendment made contractual materials and communications regarding student-athlete compensation confidential and limited university foundation use of designated NIL donations to that purpose. SB 293 was ordered reprinted and placed on the general file.

The chamber also handled routine committee reports, notices of exemption under joint standing rule 14.6, and motions to temporarily suspend rules to accelerate the filing and movement of bills on the floor. Most actions described on the floor were adopted by voice vote; where amendments were read or summarized, committee chairs provided brief explanations before senators voted.

Votes at a glance (selected items described on the floor): SB 13 — Amendment 5 adopted; ordered reprinted and to the general file. SB 35 — Amendment 140 adopted; ordered reprinted and to the general file. SB 45 — Amendment 25 adopted; ordered reprinted and to the general file. SB 88 — Amendment 6 adopted; ordered reprinted and to the general file. SB 114 — Amendment 53 adopted; ordered reprinted and to the general file. SB 120 — Amendment 15 adopted; ordered reprinted and to the general file. SB 142 — Amendment 75 adopted; ordered reprinted and to the general file. SB 185 — Amendment 60 adopted; ordered reprinted and to the general file. SB 193 — Amendment 4 adopted; ordered reprinted and to the general file. SB 207 — Amendment 61 adopted; ordered reprinted and to the general file. SB 233 — Amendment 96 adopted; ordered reprinted and to the general file. SB 262 — Amendment 36 adopted; ordered reprinted and to the general file. SB 282 — Amendment 39 adopted; ordered reprinted and to the general file. SB 293 — Amendment 178 adopted; ordered reprinted and to the general file. (Additional bills were similarly ordered to the general file; the Senate recorded committee reports and adopted routine motions to re-refer several bills to finance for fiscal analysis.)

The Senate recessed later in the day for guest events and planned additional floor work when it reconvened.