republic-os/legislation/us/states/nv/80/sb-540.md

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type: "Bill" title: "Revises provisions relating to persons in need of protection. (BDR 14-1201)" description: "AN ACT relating to persons in need of protection; revising provisions governing the Repository for Information Concerning Crimes Against Older Persons; revising and repealing provisions relating to the abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abandonment of a vulnerable person; revising provisions relating to the Unit for Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes Against Older Persons of the Office of the Attorney General; revising provisions relating to powers of attorney; and providing other matters properly relating thereto." jurisdiction: "us/states/nv" legislature: "Nevada Legislature" session: "80" identifier: "SB 540" citation: "Nevada SB 540 (80)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["GUARDIANSHIPS", "MEDICAL FACILITIES AND RELATED ENTITIES", "ATTORNEY GENERAL", "HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF", "DISABILITIES", "PERSONS WITH", "VICTIMS OF CRIME", "PUBLIC GUARDIANS", "PEACE OFFICERS", "CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS", "STATE FINANCES AND FUNDS", "AGED PERSONS", "PEACE OFFICERS’ STANDARDS AND TRAINING COMMISSION", "POWER OF ATTORNEY", "ATTORNEYS AT LAW", "RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR GROUPS (See also MEDICAL FACILITIES AND RELATED ENTITIES)", "GUARDIANSHIP COMPLIANCE OFFICE", "STATE", "SHERIFFS (See also PEACE OFFICERS)", "CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS", "FINES"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 6 action_count: 11 vote_count: 0 first_action: "2019-05-08T07:00:00+00:00" last_action: "2019-06-13T07:00:00+00:00" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b09f81a6-d579-4e2c-8529-d07b07c4cdd5" source_url: "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Bill/7042/Overview" source_hash: "20ba75ec11310a0753fce4cbea4a760bcc1013918fd8786dc2c2090a333c2e24" 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 540 (80) — Revises provisions relating to persons in need of protection. (BDR 14-1201)

AN ACT relating to persons in need of protection; revising provisions governing the Repository for Information Concerning Crimes Against Older Persons; revising and repealing provisions relating to the abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abandonment of a vulnerable person; revising provisions relating to the Unit for Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes Against Older Persons of the Office of the Attorney General; revising provisions relating to powers of attorney; 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
2. Amendment 1114 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment 941 (committee substitute) — source
4. Reprint 1 (committee substitute) — source
5. Reprint 2 (committee substitute) — source
6. As Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Sponsors

• Senate Committee on Finance — primary (organization)

Timeline

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

• 2019-05-08T07:00:00+00:00 Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To printer. reading-1, referral-committee
• 2019-05-09T07:00:00+00:00 From printer. To committee.
• 2019-05-25T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 941.) To printer. committee-passage
• 2019-05-27T07:00:00+00:00 From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
• 2019-05-28T07:00:00+00:00 In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.
• 2019-05-31T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Do pass. Declared an emergency measure under the Constitution. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. committee-passage
• 2019-06-01T07:00:00+00:00 Taken from General File. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee.
• 2019-06-03T07:00:00+00:00 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 1114.) Dispensed with reprinting. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Vacant: 1.) To printer. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. To Senate. In Senate. Assembly Amendment No. 1114 concurred in. To enrollment. committee-passage
• 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 555.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b09f81a6-d579-4e2c-8529-d07b07c4cdd5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).