AB227 · NV 83rd Session
AN ACT relating to adoption; repealing, reenacting, revising, reorganizing and establishing certain provisions relating to the adoption of children through agency adoptions, identified adoptions, close-family adoptions, confirmatory adoptions, readoptions and adoptions of children placed in the cust
Fiscal effect: state
Outcome: Passed both chambers — last vote Senate (2nd Reprint): Passed on 2025-05-23
NV Legislature 83rd Session bill, aggregated from roll-call votes across the seated state legislators in this dataset. Bill ID 12229.
Sponsorship
Brittney Miller (D)
Roll-call summary
| Vote | Count |
|---|---|
| Yea | 37 |
| Nay | 1 |
Party breakdown
| Party | Yea | Nay |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 37 | 1 |
Per-legislator votes
| Legislator | Party | Vote | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittney Miller | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| 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) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| David Orentlicher | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Duy Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Elaine Marzola | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| 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 (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| 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 (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Joseph DALIA | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Jovan Jackson | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Linda Hunt | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Max Carter II | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Melanie Scheible | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Michelee “Shelly” Crawford | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Natha Anderson | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Reuben D'Silva | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Richard Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Roberta Lange | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Rochelle Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Sandra Jauregui | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Selena La Rue Hatch | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Selena Torres | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Shea Backus | Democratic Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Steve Yeager | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Tanya Flanagan | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Tracy Brown-May | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Venicia Considine | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Venise Karris | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
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 03, 2025 | Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. | Assembly Journal |
| Feb 04, 2025 | Read first time. To printer. | Assembly Journal |
| Feb 06, 2025 | From printer. To committee. | |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Notice of eligibility for exemption. | Assembly Journal |
| Apr 21, 2025 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 225.) Dispensed with reprinting. | Assembly Journal |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 41, Nays: 1.) To printer. | Assembly Journal |
| Apr 25, 2025 | From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Senate. | |
| Apr 28, 2025 | In Senate. | Senate Journal |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee. | Senate Journal |
| May 22, 2025 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 671.) To printer. | Senate Journal |
| May 23, 2025 | From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on Secretary's desk. Taken from Secretary's desk. Placed on General File. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly. | Senate Journal |
| May 26, 2025 | In Assembly. | Assembly Journal |
| May 27, 2025 | Senate Amendment No. 671 concurred in. To enrollment. | Assembly Journal |
| May 29, 2025 | Enrolled and delivered to Governor. | |
| Jun 03, 2025 | Approved by the Governor. Chapter 239. |
Exhibits, testimony & documents (3 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.
Amendment (2)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment | Kimberly Surratt | |
| Amendment | Kim Surratt, Board Member, Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproductive Attorneys |
Support (1)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Letter | Theresa Yancy-Benson |