Nevada Senate refers a large slate of bills to committees; SB 258 withdrawn and re‑referred to Judiciary

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Senate moved dozens of newly introduced bills to standing committees and approved two committee reports during its March 17, 2025 floor session.

A majority of actions were routine referrals: senators read bill titles on the floor and, by unanimous consent or voice vote, sent the measures to committee for consideration. The measures cover topics including hemp regulation, education for pupils with disabilities, Medicaid changes, tax credits and abatements, child care subsidy funding, trailer registration, juvenile justice, and health care and insurance provisions.

Senate business opened with a report from the Judiciary Committee that recommended “do pass” on Senate Bill 4 and Senate Bill 140; the chair, Senator Melanie Scheibel, signed that report on the floor. Shortly afterward, Senator Dina Titus moved that Senate Bill 385, concerning certain transferable tax credits and certain tax abatements, be referred to the Revenue and Economic Development Committee; the referral was ordered without objection.

Senator Nicole Cannizzaro moved two procedural actions on the floor related to Senate Bill 258: first, she asked that SB 258 be withdrawn from the Committee on Commerce and Labor; the motion carried by voice vote. She then moved to suspend Senate standing rule 40 and re‑refer SB 258 to the Judiciary Committee, saying the measure “concerns many legal matters;” that motion also carried by voice vote.

Another notable procedural vote occurred when senators suspended rule 40 to refer Senate Bill 388, which the bill text described as relating to the program for child care and development and that will affect subsidies for child care and division budgets, to the Committee on Finance; the suspension and referral passed by voice vote.

Most bill introductions proceeded with a senator briefly stating the bill number and subject and then moving referral to a specified committee. Where specified on the floor, the sponsoring senators and the committees to which each bill was sent are recorded below in the “Votes at a glance” list.

Votes at a glance

- Committee report: SB 4 and SB 140 — Judiciary Committee reported both “do pass.” (Reported by: Senator Melanie Scheibel; floor segment: committee report.)

- SB 258 — Motion to withdraw from Commerce and Labor and suspend rule 40 to re‑refer to Judiciary. Motion carried by voice vote. (Mover: Senator Nicole Cannizzaro; floor segments: withdrawal and re‑referral.)

- SB 356 (Rogich) — Revises provisions relating to hemp and a bill; referred to Commerce and Labor. - SB 357 (Krasner, Snow, Orange, Shaw, DeNante) — Revises provisions relating to education of pupils with disabilities; referred to Education. - SB 358 (Taylor) — Requires certain units of government to accept certain forms of payment; referred to Government Affairs. - SB 359 (Senate Committee on Judiciary) — Makes various changes relating to traffic offenses; referred to Growth and Infrastructure. - SB 360 (Rogich) — Imposes requirements relating to the safety of hotels; referred to Health and Human Services. - SB 361 (Hansen) — Revises provisions relating to criminal procedure; referred to Judiciary. - SB 362 (Buck) — Revises provisions relating to gaming; referred to Judiciary. - SB 363 (Hansen) — Revises provisions governing civil actions; referred to Judiciary. - SB 364 (Cruz Crawford) — Revises provisions relating to economic development; referred to Revenue and Economic Development. - SB 365 (Hansen, Titus) — Prohibits an attorney from contracting for or collecting certain fees; referred to Judiciary. - SB 366 (Krasner, Ellison, Pzena, Scheibel) — Revises provisions relating to Medicaid; referred to Health and Human Services. - SB 367 (Flores) — Revises provisions relating to governmental administration; referred to Government Affairs. - SB 368 (Rogich) — Revises provisions relating to education; referred to Education. - SB 369 (Buck, Hansen, Stone, Ellison) — Revises provisions relating to financial institutions; referred to Commerce and Labor. - SB 370 (Taylor) — Revises provisions relating to manufactured housing; referred to Commerce and Labor. - SB 371 (Steinbeck) — Revises provisions relating to crimes; referred to Judiciary. - SB 372 (Steinbeck) — Revises provisions relating to the care of children; referred to Health and Human Services. - SB 373 (Steinbeck) — Establishes requirements relating to regional business licenses; referred to Government Affairs. - SB 374 (Taylor) — Revises provisions relating to education; referred to Education. - SB 375 (Pzena) — Revises provisions relating to credit unions; referred to Commerce and Labor. - SB 376 (Daley) — Revises provisions governing industrial insurance; referred to Commerce and Labor. - SB 377 (Steinbeck) — Establishes provisions related to health insurance; referred to Commerce and Labor. - SB 378 (Donate) — Revises provisions relating to health care; referred to Health and Human Services. - SB 379 (Donate) — Revises provisions relating to commerce; referred to Commerce and Labor. - SB 380 (Orenshaw, Dondero Lueb) — Revises provisions relating to autism spectrum disorders; referred to Government Affairs. - SB 381 (Orangehall, Stone) — Revises provisions relating to governmental administration; referred to Government Affairs. - SB 382 (Hansen) — Revises provisions relating to registration of trailers; referred to Growth and Infrastructure. - SB 383 (Orenshall) — Revises provisions governing juvenile justice; referred to Judiciary. - SB 384 (Orenshall) — Revises provisions relating to deputy marshals in certain courts; referred to Judiciary. - SB 385 (Titus) — Relates to certain transferable tax credits and certain tax abatements; referred to Revenue and Economic Development. - SB 386 (Scheibel, Daley, Krasner, Taylor) — Revises provisions relating to massage therapy; referred to Commerce and Labor. - SB 387 (Lang) — Relates to prevention and early detection of lung cancer; referred to Commerce and Labor. - SB 388 (Cannizzaro) — Relates to the program for child care and development; senators suspended rule 40 and referred the bill to the Committee on Finance; motion to suspend rule 40 carried by voice vote.

Procedure and context

The floor session used standard referral procedure: senators announced bill introductions and moved referrals, and the presiding officer called for objections or ordered the referral when none were voiced. When a senator asked that a bill be withdrawn from one committee and re‑referred to another, the body voted by voice. The session recorded “20 senators present” after a roll call and a motion to mark one senator absent‑excused.

What this means next

Referral places each bill before the listed committee for hearings, testimony, and potential amendment. No committee hearings or committee votes on these bills are recorded in today’s floor transcript; the referrals do not indicate committee outcomes. The Senate recessed at the conclusion of the listed business and will take up committee work and later floor action according to its schedule.

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(Procedural note: the above list reflects titles and committee referrals as announced on the Senate floor; where a bill’s floor description was brief, the article records the subject as stated on the floor.)