---
type: "Bill"
title: "Imposes requirements governing Medicaid coverage of certain antipsychotic or anticonvulsant drugs. (BDR 38-82)"
description: "Imposes requirements governing Medicaid coverage of certain antipsychotic or anticonvulsant drugs. (BDR 38-82)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nv"
legislature: "Nevada Legislature"
session: "82"
identifier: "SB 177"
citation: "Nevada SB 177 (82)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marilyn Dondero Loop", "Pat Spearman"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-20T08:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-31T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/645917d3-8bc8-4e54-83b8-122ff58d6c97"
source_url: "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/82nd2023/Bill/9909/Overview"
source_hash: "da8c52702bfa833a01d4d7cdf45236a1cab51a944cbb18f2230228e1ab82932c"
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 177 (82) — Imposes requirements governing Medicaid coverage of certain antipsychotic or anticonvulsant drugs. (BDR 38-82)

## 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/SB177.pdf)
2. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/82nd2023/Bills/SB/SB177_EN.pdf)

## Votes

- Assembly (As Introduced) — **42–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate (As Introduced) — **19–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Marilyn Dondero Loop — primary (person)
- Pat Spearman — primary (person)
- Clara Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Dina Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Edgar Flores — cosponsor (person)
- James Ohrenschall — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Pazina — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole Cannizzaro — cosponsor (person)
- Roberta Lange — cosponsor (person)
- Rochelle Nguyen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-20T08:00:00+00:00** Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T08:00:00+00:00** From printer. To committee.
- **2023-04-06T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Do pass. `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-10T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-11T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- **2023-04-13T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- **2023-04-17T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 19, Nays: 1, Excused: 1.) To Assembly. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T07:00:00+00:00** In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Do pass. `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-19T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-22T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- **2023-05-23T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate. To enrollment. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-26T07:00:00+00:00** Enrolled and delivered to Governor. `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-31T07:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor. Chapter 106. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/645917d3-8bc8-4e54-83b8-122ff58d6c97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).