---
type: "Bill"
title: "Makes a supplemental appropriation to the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services for a projected shortfall resulting from an increase in the Medicaid caseload over the amount legislatively approved for Fiscal Years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. (BDR S-1176)"
description: "Makes a supplemental appropriation to the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services for a projected shortfall resulting from an increase in the Medicaid caseload over the amount legislatively approved for Fiscal Years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. (BDR S-1176)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nv"
legislature: "Nevada Legislature"
session: "79"
identifier: "AB 494"
citation: "Nevada AB 494 (79)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES", "MEDICAID", "HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF", "APPROPRIATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ways and Means"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-05-02T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-05T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a104956d-ed3b-4a5c-b3be-55df7ed7b637"
source_url: "http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Reports/history.cfm?ID=1115"
source_hash: "84940e5aaa8ef88d68c7adf0e88107558efb4e9336f01d344492ca40c9e4f8cc"
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 494 (79) — Makes a supplemental appropriation to the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services for a projected shortfall resulting from an increase in the Medicaid caseload over the amount legislatively approved for Fiscal Years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. (BDR S-1176)

## 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/AB494.pdf)
2. **1st Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Bills/AB/AB494_R1.pdf)
3. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Bills/AB/AB494_EN.pdf)

## Votes

- Senate Final Passage — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Final Passage — **41–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ways and Means — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-02T07:00:00+00:00** Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To printer. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To committee.
- **2017-05-18T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-19T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 669.) To printer. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-22T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint .
- **2017-05-22T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Senate. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-23T07:00:00+00:00** In Senate.
- **2017-05-23T07:00:00+00:00** Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-05-31T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Do pass. `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-31T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on Second Reading File.
- **2017-05-31T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. `reading-2`
- **2017-06-01T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-01T07:00:00+00:00** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2017-06-03T07:00:00+00:00** Enrolled and delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-06-05T07:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor. Chapter 399. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a104956d-ed3b-4a5c-b3be-55df7ed7b637`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).