Revises provisions relating to offenders. (BDR S-1132)
AB 542 revises Nevada's requirements for medical care provided to women in state correctional facilities. It removes the previous mandate for annual pelvic exams and mammograms, instead requiring these services to align with community medical standards and national guidelines. The bill also mandates that the Department of Corrections provide incarcerated women with sufficient feminine hygiene products (including preferred types upon request) and conduct intake assessments covering gynecological care needs. These changes directly affect all women incarcerated in Nevada's correctional system, ensuring their medical care follows established community practices rather than fixed schedules.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 31, 2025
Signed Jun 10, 2025
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Jun 10, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates the expiration date for a state appropriation used to integrate a criminal justice tracking system, extending the deadline from 2025 to 2027. It also delays the implementation of a new credit system for prisoners by one year, allowing inmates to earn additional credits for exceptional service and clarifying how these credits apply to their sentences.
Scope change
The bill expands the time window for spending a specific appropriation and alters the timeline for when new sentencing credit rules take effect.
TIMELINE
The deadline to revert unused funds from the offender tracking system integration project was extended from September 19, 2025, to September 17, 2027.
The start date for a new method of awarding sentence reduction credits to offenders was delayed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026.
ELIGIBILITY
The new credit system now explicitly allows offenders to earn up to 90 days of additional credit per year for engaging in exceptional meritorious service.
REQUIREMENT
The bill clarifies that the new credit rules apply to crimes committed on or after July 1, 2026, or to earlier crimes if the offender voluntarily chooses to be subject to the new rules.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · Assembly May 30, 2025
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Jun 2, 2025
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Jun 10, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
Jun 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. To enrollment.
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.)
To Assembly.
upper
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
upper
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
Taken from General File.
Placed on Chief Clerk's desk.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To committee.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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