---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises provisions governing the eligibility of certain convicted persons for public assistance. (BDR 38-760)"
description: "Revises provisions governing the eligibility of certain convicted persons for public assistance. (BDR 38-760)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nv"
legislature: "Nevada Legislature"
session: "81"
identifier: "AB 138"
citation: "Nevada AB 138 (81)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOL AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS", "CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES", "FELONIES", "NUTRITION ASSISTANCE", "SUPPLEMENTAL", "PUBLIC ASSISTANCE", "TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dallas Harris", "James Ohrenschall", "Julia Ratti", "Nicole Cannizzaro", "Pat Spearman", "Susie Martinez"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-15T08:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-14T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/197957bb-09f1-4c5b-b145-0ab77ccd38c8"
source_url: "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/81st2021/Bill/7466/Overview"
source_hash: "adc80e643285bcdfdfd22625c0cb98fc1ab3755d7df70400e120825a87c101ec"
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 138 (81) — Revises provisions governing the eligibility of certain convicted persons for public assistance. (BDR 38-760)

## Version chain

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

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/AB/AB138.pdf)
2. **Amendment 35** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/Amendments/A_AB138_35.pdf)
3. **Reprint 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/AB/AB138_R1.pdf)
4. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/AB/AB138_EN.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Dallas Harris — primary (person)
- James Ohrenschall — primary (person)
- Julia Ratti — primary (person)
- Nicole Cannizzaro — primary (person)
- Pat Spearman — primary (person)
- Susie Martinez — primary (person)
- Steve Yeager — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Benitez-Thompson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-15T08:00:00+00:00** Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16T08:00:00+00:00** From printer. To committee.
- **2021-04-08T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-09T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from Second Reading File. Placed on Second Reading File for next legislative day.
- **2021-04-12T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 35.) To printer. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 26, Nays: 16.) To Senate. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14T07:00:00+00:00** In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Do pass. `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-04T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-06T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-10T07:00:00+00:00** In Assembly. To enrollment. `passage`
- **2021-05-13T07:00:00+00:00** Enrolled and delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-14T07:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor. Chapter 19. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/197957bb-09f1-4c5b-b145-0ab77ccd38c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).