---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibits the imposition of step therapy under certain circumstances. (BDR 57-81)"
description: "Prohibits the imposition of step therapy under certain circumstances. (BDR 57-81)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nv"
legislature: "Nevada Legislature"
session: "82"
identifier: "SB 167"
citation: "Nevada SB 167 (82)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marilyn Dondero Loop", "Pat Spearman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-16T08:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-12T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/088f0f89-f7f5-4203-baa2-7b36df33dd05"
source_url: "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/82nd2023/Bill/9880/Overview"
source_hash: "1e0d6feca68d6d0662303ec631f4b98cf59c309ec27410793936ac8672b876f5"
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 SB 167 (82) — Prohibits the imposition of step therapy under certain circumstances. (BDR 57-81)

## 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/82nd2023/Bills/SB/SB167.pdf)
2. **Amendment 104** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/82nd2023/Bills/Amendments/A_SB167_104.pdf)
3. **Reprint 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/82nd2023/Bills/SB/SB167_R1.pdf)
4. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/82nd2023/Bills/SB/SB167_EN.pdf)

## Votes

- Assembly (1st Reprint) — **42–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate (1st Reprint) — **21–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Marilyn Dondero Loop — primary (person)
- Pat Spearman — primary (person)
- Clara Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Dallas Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Dina Neal — cosponsor (person)
- James Ohrenschall — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Pazina — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Krasner — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie Scheible — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole Cannizzaro — cosponsor (person)
- Rochelle Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Skip Daly — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-16T08:00:00+00:00** Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17T08:00:00+00:00** From printer. To committee.
- **2023-04-17T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Notice of eligibility for exemption. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 104.) Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
- **2023-05-04T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Do pass as amended. `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-08T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- **2023-05-11T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- **2023-05-15T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-16T07:00:00+00:00** In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-30T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2023-05-31T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- **2023-06-01T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- **2023-06-02T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- **2023-06-03T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-04T07:00:00+00:00** In Senate. To enrollment. `passage`
- **2023-06-08T07:00:00+00:00** Enrolled and delivered to Governor. `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-10T07:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-12T07:00:00+00:00** Chapter 269.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/088f0f89-f7f5-4203-baa2-7b36df33dd05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).