AB397Introduced in the Assembly
Revises provisions relating to higher education. (BDR 34-653)
Introduced by Howard Watts, District 15
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waivers of fees provided by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; revising the criteria of eligibility for a waiver of fees by the Board of Regents for certain persons who are or were unaccompanied for a certain period of time; revising the criteria of eligibility for a waiver of fees by the Board of Regents for certain Native American students; providing for the continuity of waivers previously provided for certain Native American students; repealing certain provisions requiring the Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education to cause to be analyzed certain natural materials upon the request of a resident of this State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Vetoed by the Governor.
June 12, 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 · June 2, 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 | Absent |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
Notice of eligibility for exemption.
From committee: Do pass.
Read second time.
Taken from General File.
Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on General File.
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 898.)
Dispensed with reprinting.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.)
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To Senate.
In Senate.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 996.)
Reprinting dispensed with.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer.
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Senate Amendment No. 996 concurred in. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Vetoed by the Governor.
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