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type: "Bill"
title: "Revises provisions relating to persons in need of care or assistance. (BDR 13-67)"
description: "AN ACT relating to persons in need of care or assistance; revising provisions relating to the notarization of a nomination of a guardian and certain powers of attorney; revising provisions relating to the power of an agent, acting pursuant to a power of attorney, to consent to the placement of a principal in certain facilities; enacting provisions providing for notice and an opportunity to be heard before a patient is discharged or transferred out of certain facilities under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nv"
legislature: "Nevada Legislature"
session: "80"
identifier: "SB 223"
citation: "Nevada SB 223 (80)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GUARDIANSHIPS", "PATIENTS", "MEDICAL FACILITIES AND RELATED ENTITIES", "INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES", "PERSONS WITH", "POWER OF ATTORNEY", "NOTARIES PUBLIC", "RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR GROUPS (See also MEDICAL FACILITIES AND RELATED ENTITIES)", "LONGTERM CARE OMBUDSMAN", "STATE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senator Chris Brooks", "Senator Dallas Harris", "Senator David Parks", "Senator Joyce Woodhouse", "Senator Julia Ratti", "Senator Kelvin Atkinson", "Senator Marilyn Dondero Loop", "Senator Melanie Scheible", "Senator Moises Denis", "Senator Nicole Cannizzaro", "Senator Pat Spearman", "Senator Yvanna Cancela"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 11
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-18T08:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-16T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33b99126-cb44-45fc-894b-2ba7ae379c2e"
source_url: "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Bill/6368/Overview"
source_hash: "6dbc86f1abfec16024e70475f23bf59d1069907bac724d0c002ce02ed6f1a498"
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 223 (80) — Revises provisions relating to persons in need of care or assistance. (BDR 13-67)
AN ACT relating to persons in need of care or assistance; revising provisions relating to the notarization of a nomination of a guardian and certain powers of attorney; revising provisions relating to the power of an agent, acting pursuant to a power of attorney, to consent to the placement of a principal in certain facilities; enacting provisions providing for notice and an opportunity to be heard before a patient is discharged or transferred out of certain facilities under certain circumstances; 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/SB223.pdf)
2. **Amendment 183** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/Amendments/A_SB223_183.pdf)
3. **Reprint 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/SB/SB223_R1.pdf)
4. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/SB/SB223_EN.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Senator Chris Brooks — primary (person)
- Senator Dallas Harris — primary (person)
- Senator David Parks — primary (person)
- Senator Joyce Woodhouse — primary (person)
- Senator Julia Ratti — primary (person)
- Senator Kelvin Atkinson — primary (person)
- Senator Marilyn Dondero Loop — primary (person)
- Senator Melanie Scheible — primary (person)
- Senator Moises Denis — primary (person)
- Senator Nicole Cannizzaro — primary (person)
- Senator Pat Spearman — primary (person)
- Senator Yvanna Cancela — 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 Judiciary. To printer. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19T08:00:00+00:00** From printer. To committee.
- **2019-04-17T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 183.) To printer. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-18T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
- **2019-04-19T07:00:00+00:00** In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
- **2019-05-08T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Do pass. `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-09T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-10T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 40, Nays: None, Excused: 1, Vacant: 1.) To Senate. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-13T07:00:00+00:00** In Senate. To enrollment.
- **2019-05-14T07:00:00+00:00** Enrolled and delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-16T07:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor. Chapter 79. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33b99126-cb44-45fc-894b-2ba7ae379c2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).