AB227Introduced in the Assembly
Revises provisions governing adoption. (BDR 11-928)
Introduced by Brittney Miller, District 5
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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 custody of agencies which provide child welfare services under certain circumstances; revising various provisions relating to the adoption of adults; requiring the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt various regulations; directing the Legislative Counsel to make various organizational changes concerning the placement of certain compacts for adoption in the Nevada Revised Statutes; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Chapter 239.
June 3, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · May 23, 2025
20
Yes
0
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | Yes |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | Yes |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
Read first time.
To printer.
From printer. To committee.
Notice of eligibility for exemption.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 225.)
Dispensed with reprinting.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 41, Nays: 1.)
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To Senate.
In Senate.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 671.) To printer.
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.
In Assembly.
Senate Amendment No. 671 concurred in. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 239.
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