SB323 · NV 83rd Session
AN ACT relating to offenders; providing for the establishment of a program to provide telephone calls free of charge between certain offenders and the families of such offenders; revising provisions relating to charges for audio and video calls made by or to offenders; making an appropriation; and p
Fiscal effect: state
Outcome: Passed Senate only — last vote Senate (1st Reprint): Passed on 2025-05-26
NV Legislature 83rd Session bill, aggregated from roll-call votes across the seated state legislators in this dataset. Bill ID 5309.
Sponsorship
Melanie Scheible (D); Rochelle Nguyen (D)
Roll-call summary
| Vote | Count |
|---|---|
| Yea | 75 |
| Nay | 2 |
Party breakdown
| Party | Yea | Nay |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 75 | 2 |
Per-legislator votes
| Legislator | Party | Vote | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Ford | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Tuesday, May 16, 2017 |
| Brittney Miller | Democratic Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Brittney Miller | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 16, 2019 |
| Brittney Miller | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
| Cecelia Gonzalez | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 16, 2019 |
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
| David Orentlicher | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 16, 2019 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Saturday, May 28, 2011 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 26, 2025 |
| Duy Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 16, 2019 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 26, 2025 |
| Elaine Marzola | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Erica Mosca | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Fabian Donate | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Fabian Donate | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 26, 2025 |
| Howard Watts III | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Howard Watts III | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 16, 2019 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Friday, April 19, 2019 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Saturday, May 28, 2011 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 26, 2025 |
| Julie Pazina | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Julie Pazina | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 26, 2025 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Friday, April 19, 2019 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Saturday, May 28, 2011 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 26, 2025 |
| Marilyn Kirkpatrick | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Saturday, May 28, 2011 |
| Max Carter II | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Melanie Scheible | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Melanie Scheible | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Friday, April 19, 2019 |
| Melanie Scheible | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 26, 2025 |
| Natha Anderson | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Friday, April 19, 2019 |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Tuesday, May 16, 2017 |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 26, 2025 |
| Olivia Diaz | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Saturday, May 28, 2011 |
| Olivia Diaz | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
| Reuben D'Silva | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Richard Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Richard Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 16, 2019 |
| Richard Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Saturday, May 28, 2011 |
| Richard Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
| Richard Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 26, 2025 |
| Richard Segerblom | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Tuesday, May 16, 2017 |
| Richard Segerblom | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Saturday, May 28, 2011 |
| Roberta Lange | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Roberta Lange | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 26, 2025 |
| Rochelle Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Rochelle Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 16, 2019 |
| Rochelle Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 26, 2025 |
| Sandra Jauregui | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Sandra Jauregui | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 16, 2019 |
| Sandra Jauregui | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
| Selena La Rue Hatch | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Selena Torres | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Selena Torres | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 16, 2019 |
| Shea Backus | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Shea Backus | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 16, 2019 |
| Shondra Summers-Armstrong | Democratic Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Steve Yeager | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Steve Yeager | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 16, 2019 |
| Steve Yeager | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
| Steven Horsford | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 26, 2011 |
| Tracy Brown-May | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| Venicia Considine | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| William McCurdy II | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Thursday, May 16, 2019 |
| William McCurdy II | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
Bill history (7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2025 | Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer. | Senate Journal |
| Mar 12, 2025 | From printer. To committee. | |
| Apr 01, 2025 | From committee: Do pass. | Senate Journal |
| Apr 03, 2025 | Notice of eligibility for exemption. Read second time. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To committee. | Senate Journal |
| May 26, 2025 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 788.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee. | Assembly Journal · Senate Journal |
| May 30, 2025 | From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Taken from General File. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee. | Assembly Journal |
| Jun 03, 2025 | (No further action taken.) |
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 (2)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Letter | Ashley Shead | |
| Letter | Yvonne Efverlund |
Submitted (4)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Max Grinstein | ||
| Max Grinstein | ||
| Max Grinstein | ||
| Max Grinstein |
Other (4)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Return Strong Thank You Letter | Autumn Murry | |
| Free Phone Call Program, FMWCC | ||