republic-os/legislation/us/states/nv/80/sb-203.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises provisions governing programs for children who are blind, visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing. (BDR 38-77)"
description: "AN ACT relating to persons with disabilities; authorizing the establishment of a program to negotiate discounts and rebates for hearing devices and related costs for children who are deaf or hard of hearing; requiring the establishment of a program to provide hearing aids at no charge to certain children who reside in low-income households; providing for the establishment of criteria for evaluating the development of language and literacy skills by certain young children who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired or both deaf and blind; requiring the Department of Education to develop a resource for parents or guardians to measure the development of such skills by such children; requiring a team developing certain plans and programs for such children to use the established criteria to measure the development of such skills by such children; requiring the Department to publish an annual report concerning the development of such skills by such children; and providing other matters properly relating thereto."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nv"
legislature: "Nevada Legislature"
session: "80"
identifier: "SB 203"
citation: "Nevada SB 203 (80)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEARING AIDS", "LEGISLATURE", "HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF", "LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION", "SCHOOLS", "CHARTER (See also SCHOOLS", "PUBLIC)", "DEAF", "HARD OF HEARING OR SPEECH IMPAIRED", "NEVADA COMMISSION FOR PERSONS WHO ARE", "HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS", "MINORS", "INTERNET", "HOSPITAL", "MEDICAL OR DENTAL SERVICE", "NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS FOR", "DISABILITIES", "PERSONS WITH", "GIFTS AND GRANTS", "FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES", "LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU", "LEGISLATIVE AND AGENCY STUDIES", "MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS", "TELEPHONE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING", "PERSONS WHO ARE (See also DISABILITIES", "PERSONS WITH)", "STATE FINANCES AND FUNDS", "SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (See also EDUCATION", "DEPARTMENT OF)", "BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED", "PERSONS WHO ARE (See also DISABILITIES", "PERSONS WITH)", "SCHOOL PERSONNEL", "EDUCATION", "DEPARTMENT OF", "EDUCATION", "STATE BOARD OF", "SCHOOL DISTRICTS", "INSURANCE", "INDIGENT PERSONS", "GOVERNOR", "SCHOOL PUPILS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Assemblyman Alexander Assefa", "Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner", "Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow", "Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen", "Senator Dallas Harris", "Senator David Parks", "Senator James Ohrenschall", "Senator Joseph Hardy", "Senator Joyce Woodhouse", "Senator Melanie Scheible", "Senator Pat Spearman"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-18T08:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-13T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e820c7e-25b9-4304-9b7b-83972428092e"
source_url: "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Bill/6347/Overview"
source_hash: "4f11310adc895faea89b6d0262cea4272bf5249feb3b7ebc09ec62a5f4c13d70"
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 203 (80) — Revises provisions governing programs for children who are blind, visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing. (BDR 38-77)

AN ACT relating to persons with disabilities; authorizing the establishment of a program to negotiate discounts and rebates for hearing devices and related costs for children who are deaf or hard of hearing; requiring the establishment of a program to provide hearing aids at no charge to certain children who reside in low-income households; providing for the establishment of criteria for evaluating the development of language and literacy skills by certain young children who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired or both deaf and blind; requiring the Department of Education to develop a resource for parents or guardians to measure the development of such skills by such children; requiring a team developing certain plans and programs for such children to use the established criteria to measure the development of such skills by such children; requiring the Department to publish an annual report concerning the development of such skills by such children; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

## 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/80th2019/Bills/SB/SB203.pdf)
2. **Amendment 164** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/Amendments/A_SB203_164.pdf)
3. **Amendment 811** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/Amendments/A_SB203_R1_811.pdf)
4. **Reprint 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/SB/SB203_R1.pdf)
5. **Reprint 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/SB/SB203_R2.pdf)
6. **Reprint 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/SB/SB203_R3.pdf)
7. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/SB/SB203_EN.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Assemblyman Alexander Assefa — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen — primary (person)
- Senator Dallas Harris — primary (person)
- Senator David Parks — primary (person)
- Senator James Ohrenschall — primary (person)
- Senator Joseph Hardy — primary (person)
- Senator Joyce Woodhouse — primary (person)
- Senator Melanie Scheible — primary (person)
- Senator Pat Spearman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-18T08:00:00+00:00** Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19T08:00:00+00:00** From printer. To committee.
- **2019-03-18T07:00:00+00:00** Notice of eligibility for exemption.
- **2019-04-22T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 164.) To printer. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-23T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
- **2019-04-25T07:00:00+00:00** In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.
- **2019-05-22T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 811.) To printer. `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-23T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 40, Nays: None, Excused: 1, Vacant: 1.) To Senate.
- **2019-05-24T07:00:00+00:00** In Senate.
- **2019-05-28T07:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment No. 811 not concurred in. To Assembly. In Assembly.
- **2019-05-31T07:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment No. 811 not receded from. Conference requested. Conference Committee appointed by Assembly. To Senate. In Senate. Conference Committee appointed by Senate. To committee.
- **2019-06-02T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Concur in Assembly Amendment No. 811 and further amend. Conference report adopted by Senate. `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-03T07:00:00+00:00** Conference report adopted by Assembly. (Conference Amend. No. CA3.) To printer. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Third reprint.
- **2019-06-05T07:00:00+00:00** To enrollment.
- **2019-06-07T07:00:00+00:00** Enrolled and delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-12T07:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-13T07:00:00+00:00** Chapter 601.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e820c7e-25b9-4304-9b7b-83972428092e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).