Makes appropriations to the Nevada Promise Scholarship Account and the Account for Pensions for Silicosis, Diseases Related to Asbestos and Other Disabilities. (BDR S-1181)
SB 486 allocates $10,718,696 from the State General Fund to the Nevada Promise Scholarship Account, which supports college students in Nevada. It also allocates $1,000 to the Account for Pensions for Silicosis, Diseases Related to Asbestos, and Other Disabilities, providing financial assistance to affected workers. The bill directly affects Nevada students seeking higher education and workers with occupational illnesses like silicosis or asbestos-related diseases. It becomes effective on July 1, 2025, and contains no new policy requirements - only funding transfers to existing accounts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced May 15, 2025
Signed Jun 5, 2025
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The bill text was converted from a draft version to an enrolled version, removing committee header information and adding final session metadata. The core appropriations amounts and effective date remain unchanged.
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No substantive policy changes; only formatting and metadata updates for final legislative approval.
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Removed committee referral header, summary text, and fiscal note that were present in the draft version.
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Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2025 · Assembly May 31, 2025
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
May 23, 2025
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Jun 5, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
To enrollment.
upper
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Senate.
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee.
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
upper
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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