AB177 · NV 83rd Session

AN ACT relating to professions; providing for the licensure of speech-language pathology assistants; authorizing certain persons to engage in the supervised practice of speech-language pathology; revising the scope of practice of audiologists, hearing aid specialists and speech-language pathologists

Fiscal effect: state

Outcome: Passed both chambers — last vote Senate (1st Reprint): Passed on 2025-05-21

NV Legislature 83rd Session bill, aggregated from roll-call votes across the seated state legislators in this dataset. Bill ID 4941.

Sponsorship

Tracy Brown-May (D)

Roll-call summary

Vote	Count
Yea	101
Nay	5

Party breakdown

Party	Yea	Nay
Democratic Party	101	5

Per-legislator votes

Legislator	Party	Vote	Chamber	Date
Aaron Ford	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 22, 2017
Brittney Miller	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, April 17, 2017
Brittney Miller	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
Brittney Miller	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 18, 2019
Brittney Miller	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Cecelia Gonzalez	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
Cecelia Gonzalez	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Cinthia Moore	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Daniele Monroe-Moreno	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, April 17, 2017
Daniele Monroe-Moreno	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
Daniele Monroe-Moreno	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 18, 2019
Daniele Monroe-Moreno	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
David Orentlicher	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
David Orentlicher	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Dina Neal	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, April 17, 2017
Dina Neal	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Dina Neal	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 18, 2019
Dina Neal	Democratic Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Dina Neal	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Friday, May 26, 2023
Duy Nguyen	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
Duy Nguyen	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Edgar Flores	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, April 17, 2017
Edgar Flores	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Edgar Flores	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 18, 2019
Edgar Flores	Democratic Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Edgar Flores	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Friday, May 26, 2023
Elaine Marzola	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
Elaine Marzola	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Erica Mosca	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
Erica Mosca	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Erica Roth	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Fabian Donate	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Fabian Donate	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Friday, May 26, 2023
Hanadi Nadeem	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Heather Goulding	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Howard Watts III	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
Howard Watts III	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 18, 2019
Howard Watts III	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
James Ohrenschall	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Friday, April 10, 2009
James Ohrenschall	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
James Ohrenschall	Democratic Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 21, 2015
James Ohrenschall	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, May 7, 2019
James Ohrenschall	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Friday, May 26, 2023
Joseph DALIA	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Jovan Jackson	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Julie Pazina	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Julie Pazina	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Friday, May 26, 2023
Linda Hunt	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Marilyn Dondero Loop	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Friday, April 10, 2009
Marilyn Dondero Loop	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Marilyn Dondero Loop	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Marilyn Dondero Loop	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Friday, May 26, 2023
Marilyn Kirkpatrick	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Friday, April 10, 2009
Marilyn Kirkpatrick	Democratic Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Max Carter II	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
Max Carter II	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Melanie Scheible	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Melanie Scheible	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Melanie Scheible	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Friday, May 26, 2023
Natha Anderson	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
Natha Anderson	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Nicole Cannizzaro	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Nicole Cannizzaro	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Nicole Cannizzaro	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Friday, May 26, 2023
Nicole Cannizzaro	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 22, 2017
Olivia Diaz	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, April 17, 2017
Olivia Diaz	Democratic Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Reuben D'Silva	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
Reuben D'Silva	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Richard Daly	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, April 17, 2017
Richard Daly	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Richard Daly	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 18, 2019
Richard Daly	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Friday, May 26, 2023
Richard Segerblom	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Friday, April 10, 2009
Richard Segerblom	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 22, 2017
Roberta Lange	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Roberta Lange	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Friday, May 26, 2023
Rochelle Nguyen	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Rochelle Nguyen	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 18, 2019
Rochelle Nguyen	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Friday, May 26, 2023
Sandra Jauregui	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, April 17, 2017
Sandra Jauregui	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
Sandra Jauregui	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 18, 2019
Sandra Jauregui	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Selena La Rue Hatch	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
Selena La Rue Hatch	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Selena Torres	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
Selena Torres	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Selena Torres	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 18, 2019
Shea Backus	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
Shea Backus	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 18, 2019
Shea Backus	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Shondra Summers-Armstrong	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
Steve Yeager	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, April 17, 2017
Steve Yeager	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
Steve Yeager	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 18, 2019
Steve Yeager	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Steven Horsford	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Tanya Flanagan	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Tracy Brown-May	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
Tracy Brown-May	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Venicia Considine	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Thursday, April 20, 2023
Venicia Considine	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Venise Karris	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 22, 2025
William McCurdy II	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, April 17, 2017
William McCurdy II	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 18, 2019

Bill history (15 actions)

Chronological legislative actions taken on this bill, sourced from NELIS. Journal links open the daily Assembly or Senate journal PDF where the action was recorded — public record per NRS 218D.

Date	Action	Journal
Feb 02, 2025	Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer.
Feb 04, 2025	From printer. Read first time. To committee.	Assembly Journal
Apr 18, 2025	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 155.) Dispensed with reprinting.	Assembly Journal
Apr 21, 2025	Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.	Assembly Journal
Apr 22, 2025	Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 40, Nays: 2.) To printer.	Assembly Journal
Apr 24, 2025	From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Senate. In Senate.	Senate Journal
Apr 28, 2025	Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.	Senate Journal
May 15, 2025	From committee: Do pass.	Senate Journal
May 16, 2025	Read second time.	Senate Journal
May 19, 2025	Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.	Senate Journal
May 20, 2025	Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.	Senate Journal
May 21, 2025	Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 19, Nays: 2.) To Assembly.	Senate Journal
May 22, 2025	In Assembly. To enrollment.	Assembly Journal
May 27, 2025	Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
May 28, 2025	Approved by the Governor. Chapter 76.

Exhibits, testimony & documents (10 on file)

Exhibits, testimony, amendments, and supporting documents collected by the NV Legislature on this bill. Submissions are public record per NRS 218D. Sources cite back to NELIS.

Support (4)

Document type	Submitted by	File
Letter	Katie Allen, President, Nevada Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSHA)	PDF
	Nevada Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSHA)	PDF
	Jess Garrett	PDF
	(unnamed)	PDF

Opposition (1)

Document type	Submitted by	File
Letters	(89 combined)	PDF

Presented (1)

Document type	Submitted by	File
Presentation	Assemblymember Cecelia Gonzalez	PDF

Other (3)

Document type	Submitted by	File
		PDF
		PDF
		PDF

Submitted (1)

Document type	Submitted by	File
	Esmeralda Vazquez	PDF