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Nevada Senate introduces multiple bills, refers each to relevant committees by unanimous consent
Summary
On a brief session ahead of a legislative deadline, the Nevada Senate introduced roughly 15 bills covering topics from Medicaid pharmacy benefits to autonomous vehicles and referred each to committee by unanimous consent; senators also reported sponsor additions and adjourned to meet March 18, 2025.
The Nevada State Senate on a brief floor session introduced about 15 bills covering health, education, taxation and infrastructure and referred each bill to the committee with jurisdiction by unanimous consent.
Senators also recorded sponsor additions at the start of the session and adjourned to reconvene at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 18, 2025. The session proceeded largely by roll call of introductions and committee referrals with no recorded roll-call votes on the introductions.
Senator Enate opened the business by reporting sponsor changes, saying that Senators Flores and Steinbeck were added as primary sponsors on “senate bill number 130” and that Senator Stone had approved adding Senator Schiauble as a sponsor on “senate bill number 231.”
Senators then introduced individual bills and moved them to committee. Among the bills introduced and referrals recorded by the Senate floor were:
- SB 389, introduced by Senators Scheibel, Stone and Dailey, described as revising provisions relating to the administration of pharmacy benefits under Medicaid and certain other health plans; referred to the Health and Human Services Committee.
- SB 390, introduced by Senator Neal, revising provisions relating to the support of children; referred to the Health and Human Services Committee.
- SB 391, introduced by Senator O'Neil, revising provisions relating to real property; referred to the Judiciary Committee.
- SB 392, introduced by Senator Neal, imposing a tax on the retail sale of certain digital products; referred to the Revenue and Economic Development Committee.
- SB 393, introduced by Senator Veil, revising the Windsor Park environmental justice act; referred to the Revenue and Economic Development Committee.
- SB 394, introduced by Senator Oranchal, revising provisions relating to the sale of fireworks; referred to the Government Affairs Committee.
- SB 395, introduced by Senator Orenshall, revising provisions relating to autonomous vehicles; referred to the Growth and Infrastructure Committee.
- SB 396, introduced by Senator Rogich, making various changes related to education; referred to the Education Committee.
- SB 397, introduced by Senator Orenshall, making various changes relating to alternative medicine; referred to the Commerce and Labor Committee.
- SB 398, introduced by Senator Rogich, revising provisions relating to health insurance; referred to the Commerce and Labor Committee.
- SB 399, introduced by Senator Stone, revising provisions relating to veterans; referred to the Government Affairs Committee.
- SB 400, introduced by Senator Dondero Loop (listed in the record as Dondero Loop/Dondero Lupo), revising provisions relating to education; referred to the Education Committee.
- SB 401, introduced by Senator Flores, revising provisions relating to certain redevelopment plans; referred to the Government Affairs Committee.
- SB 402, introduced by Senator Flores, providing for the creation of restoration improvement districts for building restoration projects; referred to the Government Affairs Committee.
- SB 403, introduced by Senator Dondero Loop, revising provisions relating to education; referred to the Education Committee.
Each referral was moved on the floor and, in each instance, the presiding officer asked for objections; the Senate record shows “any objections? Seeing none, so ordered,” indicating referral by unanimous consent rather than a recorded roll-call vote. Where a bill introducer moved referral, the mover is shown in the Senate record as making the referral motion; in several items Senate President pro tem Scheibel is recorded as making referral motions on the floor.
After the introductions and referrals, Senator Kinizarro thanked staff and moved to adjourn. “I move that we stand in adjournment until Tuesday, 03/18/2025 at 11AM,” Kinizarro said on the floor. The Senate responded by voice and the motion carried.
No committee hearings, amendments or final dispositions on any bill were recorded during this session; the actions taken were introductions and formal referrals to standing committees for further consideration. The referrals advance each bill to the committee stage, where hearings, amendments and future votes would be scheduled under committee rules and the Senate calendar.
