SB 192 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to public health. (BDR 40-86)

SB 192 revises public health laws by requiring hospitals and freestanding birthing centers to provide sign language interpreters during childbirth and allow family members and doulas to be present. It mandates that health insurers covering maternity care must include doula services in provider networks and cover testosterone replacement therapy for menopausal women. The bill also requires school districts to adopt policies preventing sudden cardiac arrest during competitive sports and prohibits the use of race-based health formulas in medical care. These provisions directly affect hospitals, insurers, schools, and patients seeking healthcare services across the state.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2025

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What changed between versions

Reprint 3 → Reprint 4 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was reprinted with amendments adopted on June 1, 2025, removing provisions about school safety policies (cardiac arrest prevention and sun exposure) that were previously included. The bill now focuses on mental health assessments for children in child welfare custody, prohibiting race-based health formulas, protecting solo practitioners from insurance discrimination, and requiring sign language interpreters at birthing centers.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing requirements for school districts to adopt policies preventing sudden cardiac arrest during sports and requiring safe sun exposure policies. The remaining provisions maintain requirements for mental health assessments, health equity protections, and birthing center interpreter services.

SCOPE

Removed requirements for school boards to adopt policies preventing sudden cardiac arrest during student sports participation and policies concerning safe sun exposure.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for hospitals and birthing centers to provide sign language interpreters to patients giving birth, unless impractical or would delay care.

Added requirement for the State Board of Nursing to establish qualifications for advanced practice registered nurses to conduct mental health assessments for children in child welfare custody.

TIMELINE

Updated reprint date from May 29, 2025 to June 1, 2025 and changed version from Third Reprint to Fourth Reprint.

Floor votes · Assembly Jun 2, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Fourth reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.)

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May 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 23, Nays: 16, Excused: 3.) Action of passage reconsidered. Taken from General File. Placed on Chief Clerk's desk.

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May 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 904.) To printer.

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May 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 787.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 7, Excused: 1.) To printer.

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Apr 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.

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Apr 22, 2025

Committee

Notice of eligibility for exemption. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.

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Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 460.) Reprinting dispensed with.

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Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To committee.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors