AB 278 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Designates the month of July as Muslim American Heritage Month. (BDR 19-924)

AB 278 designates the month of July each year as "Muslim American Heritage Month" in Nevada. The bill requires the Governor to issue an annual proclamation encouraging public observance, urging media, schools, businesses, and community organizations to highlight Muslim Americans' contributions to Nevada and U.S. society. It directly affects Nevada residents by formally recognizing this heritage month through state action. The bill does not create new programs or funding but establishes a recurring official designation and proclamation process.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Assembly Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Vetoed

Jun 2025

Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Vetoed Jun 2, 2025

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What changed between versions

As Introduced → As Enrolled · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill designates July as Muslim American Heritage Month in Nevada and requires the Governor to issue an annual proclamation. The enrolled version includes additional WHEREAS clauses highlighting specific community members and their contributions, while removing some formatting and page markers from the original introduction.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope remains unchanged - it still designates July as Muslim American Heritage Month and requires an annual proclamation. The changes are primarily formatting and the addition of specific community examples in the WHEREAS clauses.

TECHNICAL

Added specific examples of Muslim American community members (Sharaf Haseebullah, Fateen Seifullah, Dr. Ahmed Essa) and their contributions in the WHEREAS clauses

Removed page markers and formatting inconsistencies from the original introduction version

Changed header formatting from 'ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 278' to 'Assembly Bill No. 278' with updated sponsor name formatting

Added session information '83rd Session (2025)' to the enrolled version header

Floor votes · Assembly Apr 17, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 2, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by the Governor. Returned to Assembly with Governor's veto message.

executive

May 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. To enrollment.

lower

May 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To Assembly.

upper

May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.

upper

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 28, Nays: 14.) To Senate.

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass.

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. To committee.

lower

4 primary · 12 co-sponsors