republic-os/legislation/us/states/nv/79/sb-137.md

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type: "Bill" title: "Revises provisions governing certain plans, programs and reports relating to veterans. (BDR 37-64)" description: "Revises provisions governing certain plans, programs and reports relating to veterans. (BDR 37-64)" jurisdiction: "us/states/nv" legislature: "Nevada Legislature" session: "79" identifier: "SB 137" citation: "Nevada SB 137 (79)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS AND CLINICAL PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS", "BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR", "DENTAL EXAMINERS OF NEVADA", "BOARD OF", "BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY", "DEPARTMENT OF", "INTERNET", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "DEPARTMENT OF", "PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR’S LICENSING BOARD", "VETERANS SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF", "POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION", "COMMISSION ON", "ORIENTAL MEDICINE", "DOCTORS OF", "CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES", "STATE DEPARTMENT OF", "FUNERAL AND CEMETERY SERVICES BOARD", "NEVADA", "TRAUMA", "BARBERS AND BARBERING", "NURSING", "STATE BOARD OF", "ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS", "GOVERNOR", "ACCOUNTANTS", "HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS (See also OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS)", "REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS", "SOCIAL WORKERS", "MEDICAL EXAMINERS", "BOARD OF", "COURT REPORTERS", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "OFFICE OF", "OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS", "OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS", "EMPLOYMENT", "TRAINING AND REHABILITATION", "DEPARTMENT OF", "ARCHITECTURE", "INTERIOR DESIGN AND RESIDENTIAL DESIGN", "STATE BOARD OF", "CORRECTIONS", "DEPARTMENT OF", "LONG‑TERM CARE", "ADMINISTRATORS OF FACILITIES FOR", "VETERANS", "COSMETOLOGY", "MASSAGE THERAPISTS", "PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINERS", "BOARD OF", "HEALTH", "STATE BOARD OF", "LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS", "CHIROPRACTORS", "NATIONAL GUARD (See also ARMED FORCES)", "PHYSICAL THERAPISTS", "STATE FINANCES AND FUNDS", "ALCOHOL", "DRUG AND GAMBLING COUNSELORS", "BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR", "SUNSET LEGISLATION", "WILDLIFE", "DEPARTMENT OF", "SEXUAL ASSAULT", "REAL ESTATE COMMISSION", "PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS", "STATE BOARD OF", "ADMINISTRATION", "DEPARTMENT OF", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "DEPARTMENT OF", "PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY", "VETERINARIANS", "OPTOMETRISTS", "ATHLETIC TRAINERS", "CONTRACTORS", "SPEECH‑LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY", "AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING AID DISPENSING BOARD", "OPTICIANS", "TAXATION", "DEPARTMENT OF", "EDUCATION", "DEPARTMENT OF", "PODIATRIC PHYSICIANS", "VETERANS AFFAIRS", "INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON", "HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Ford", "Hardy", "Parks", "Spearman", "Woodhouse"] version_count: 1 action_count: 21 vote_count: 2 first_action: "2017-02-13T08:00:00+00:00" last_action: "2017-06-04T07:00:00+00:00" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/721ca8f8-ffd3-4be4-af72-d1df5a657849" source_url: "http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/79th2017/Reports/history.cfm?ID=372" source_hash: "93111c9d614b6567b8a93d0e7796c46b2bb94bdcf4d4066956f989915f2c8c60" 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 137 (79) — Revises provisions governing certain plans, programs and reports relating to veterans. (BDR 37-64)

Version chain

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

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Assembly Final Passage — 40–0 (pass) · lower
• Senate Final Passage — 20–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Ford — primary (person)
• Hardy — primary (person)
• Parks — primary (person)
• Spearman — primary (person)
• Woodhouse — primary (person)
• Atkinson — cosponsor (person)
• Cancela — cosponsor (person)
• Cannizzaro — cosponsor (person)
• Denis — cosponsor (person)
• Farley — cosponsor (person)
• Manendo — cosponsor (person)
• Ratti — cosponsor (person)
• Segerblom — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-02-13T08:00:00+00:00 Prefiled.
• 2017-02-13T08:00:00+00:00 Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer. reading-1, referral-committee
• 2017-02-14T08:00:00+00:00 From printer. To committee.
• 2017-02-28T08:00:00+00:00 Notice of eligibility for exemption.
• 2017-04-18T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Amend, and re-refer to Committee on Finance.
• 2017-04-18T07:00:00+00:00 Placed on Second Reading File.
• 2017-04-18T07:00:00+00:00 Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 214.) reading-2
• 2017-04-18T07:00:00+00:00 Re-referred to Committee on Finance. To printer.
• 2017-04-19T07:00:00+00:00 From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint . To committee.
• 2017-04-19T07:00:00+00:00 Exemption effective.
• 2017-05-25T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Do pass as amended. committee-passage
• 2017-05-25T07:00:00+00:00 Placed on General File.
• 2017-05-25T07:00:00+00:00 Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly. passage, reading-3
• 2017-05-25T07:00:00+00:00 In Assembly.
• 2017-05-25T07:00:00+00:00 Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee. reading-1, referral-committee
• 2017-05-29T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Do pass. committee-passage
• 2017-05-29T07:00:00+00:00 Declared an emergency measure under the Constitution.
• 2017-05-29T07:00:00+00:00 Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 40, Nays: None, Excused: 2.) To Senate. passage, reading-3
• 2017-05-29T07:00:00+00:00 In Senate. To enrollment.
• 2017-05-30T07:00:00+00:00 Enrolled and delivered to Governor. executive-receipt
• 2017-06-04T07:00:00+00:00 Approved by the Governor. Chapter 357. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/721ca8f8-ffd3-4be4-af72-d1df5a657849. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).