---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises provisions governing the collection of a hospital bill. (BDR 40-694)"
description: "Revises provisions governing the collection of a hospital bill. (BDR 40-694)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nv"
legislature: "Nevada Legislature"
session: "79"
identifier: "AB 183"
citation: "Nevada AB 183 (79)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM", "HOSPITALS (See also MEDICAL FACILITIES AND RELATED ENTITIES)", "DAMAGES", "LIENS", "MEDICAID"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ohrenschall"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-13T08:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-13T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38f949cc-c27c-48cb-b21d-7ee93d60700b"
source_url: "http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Reports/history.cfm?ID=354"
source_hash: "c8783707cfc3187799aa0f4158ac4abbfdf39da768a9aeeb9ef19fa05cb77028"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nv"]
---

# Nevada AB 183 (79) — Revises provisions governing the collection of a hospital bill. (BDR 40-694)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Bills/AB/AB183.pdf)
2. **1st Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Bills/AB/AB183_R1.pdf)
3. **2nd Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Bills/AB/AB183_R2.pdf)
4. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Bills/AB/AB183_EN.pdf)

## Votes

- Senate Final Passage — **17–4** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Final Passage — **27–15** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ohrenschall — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-13T08:00:00+00:00** Prefiled pursuant to JSR 14.2.1(d).
- **2017-02-13T08:00:00+00:00** Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15T08:00:00+00:00** From printer. To committee.
- **2017-04-14T07:00:00+00:00** Waiver granted effective: April 13, 2017.
- **2017-05-17T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-18T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 685.) To printer. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-19T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint .
- **2017-05-19T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.) To Senate. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-22T07:00:00+00:00** In Senate.
- **2017-05-22T07:00:00+00:00** Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-05-22T07:00:00+00:00** Action of referral rescinded.
- **2017-05-22T07:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
- **2017-06-02T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-02T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on Second Reading File.
- **2017-06-02T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from Second Reading File. Placed on Secretary's desk.
- **2017-06-03T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from Secretary's desk. Placed on Second Reading File.
- **2017-06-03T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 1107.) To printer. `reading-2`
- **2017-06-04T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint .
- **2017-06-04T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 17, Nays: 4.) To Assembly. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-04T07:00:00+00:00** In Assembly.
- **2017-06-04T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment No. 1107 concurred in. To enrollment.
- **2017-06-08T07:00:00+00:00** Enrolled and delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-06-13T07:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor. Chapter 573. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38f949cc-c27c-48cb-b21d-7ee93d60700b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).