SB 281 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to certain foster care and behavioral health programs. (BDR S-144)

SB 281 amends Nevada's Extended Young Adult Support Services Program (NRS 432B.595) to require foster youth (ages 18-21) to consent to changes in how their support payments are distributed. Previously, agencies could revise payment arrangements after consulting with participants; this bill mandates explicit participant consent for such changes. The bill affects young adults in foster care who receive support for housing, education, employment, and other transition needs. It maintains existing program goals (like securing housing, education, or employment) but strengthens youth autonomy in managing their support funds. The changes apply to all participants in the state's foster care transition program without imposing new costs on state or local governments.

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Governor

Introduced Mar 5, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2025

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What changed between versions

Reprint 2 → Reprint 3 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from the second to third reprint, adding new funding for a behavioral health certification program at the University of Nevada, Reno and clarifying appropriation language. The main substantive change is the addition of Section 3.7, which appropriates $750,000 from the Fund for a Resilient Nevada (with a backup from the State General Fund if needed) to fund an online graduate certification program on co-occurring behavioral health and wellness.

Scope change

The bill now includes an additional funding provision for a specialized behavioral health training program at a university, expanding the scope beyond the original foster care support and jail-based behavioral health program provisions.

FISCAL

Added Section 3.7 appropriating $750,000 from the Fund for a Resilient Nevada to the Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies at the University of Nevada, Reno for an online graduate certification program on co-occurring behavioral health and wellness, with a fallback appropriation from the State General Fund if the primary fund is insufficient.

TECHNICAL

Updated the reprint header from 'SECOND REPRINT' dated May 26, 2025 to 'THIRD REPRINT' dated June 2, 2025, reflecting amendments adopted after the second version.

Changed the legislative summary language from 'making an appropriation' to 'making appropriations' to reflect the addition of the new funding provision in Section 3.7.

Floor votes · Assembly Jun 2, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Jun 2, 2025

D Democratic26

26 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican14

14 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jun 2, 2025

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (40-0)

assembly

Jun 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Declared an emergency measure under the Constitution. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 970.) Dispensed with reprinting. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To printer. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Third reprint. To Senate. In Senate.

upper

May 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 720.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer.

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 218.) Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To committee.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors