SB 217 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Makes revisions relating to reproductive health care. (BDR 40-24)

SB 217, vetoed by the Governor on June 12, 2025, establishes new rights for individuals accessing assisted reproduction and requires health insurers to cover infertility treatment and fertility preservation. It prohibits government entities from imposing burdens on access to assisted reproduction, fertility services, or reproductive genetic material, with legal remedies available for violations. The bill mandates that health plans for groups over 50 employees (including public employers) cover infertility treatment and fertility preservation without cost-sharing, while exempting Medicaid managed care plans from these requirements until 2027. It also clarifies that fertilized eggs before implantation are not considered "human beings" under Nevada law.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Vetoed

Jun 2025

Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Vetoed Jun 12, 2025

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What changed between versions

Reprint 2 → As Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was finalized as 'As Enrolled' by removing internal draft markers and formatting notes, while retaining the core policy text. The substantive content remains unchanged from the previous version, continuing to prohibit government interference with assisted reproduction, define embryos as non-persons before implantation, and mandate infertility coverage for large health plans.

TECHNICAL

Removed internal legislative draft markers, including the 'Reprint 2' header, amendment adoption dates, and explanatory notes regarding bolded or bracketed text.

Deleted the line-by-line amendment tracking numbers (e.g., '1...1') that were used to show where text was added or deleted during the legislative process.

Reformatted the document title and header to match the final official style, changing 'SENATE BILL NO. 217-SENATORS...' to 'Senate Bill No. 217-Senators...' and adding the official Chapter number placeholder.

Floor votes · Assembly Jun 2, 2025

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Committee

Jun 12, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by the Governor. (Return to 84th Session.)

executive

Jun 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

To enrollment.

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Jun 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.) To Senate.

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Jun 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. Placed on General File. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

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May 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Taken from General File. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee.

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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. 757.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 15, Nays: 5, Excused: 1.) To printer.

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Apr 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

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Apr 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 219.) Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.

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Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To committee.

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5 primary · 7 co-sponsors