AB 334 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to oral health. (BDR 54-800)

AB 334 removes a requirement that dental hygienists seeking licensure by endorsement in Nevada must have actively practiced in another state for the five years immediately before applying. This change directly affects dental hygienists licensed in other states who want to practice in Nevada without relocating. The bill amends Nevada Revised Statute 622.530 to prohibit the Board of Dental Examiners from requiring applicants to prove recent practice in another state, while maintaining other standard requirements like holding a valid out-of-state license, passing background checks, and paying fees. The bill does not alter other licensure standards or create new obligations for applicants.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Signed May 30, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 1 As Enrolled · 3 edits · May 30, 2025
MINOR
This bill updates the rules for obtaining a 'license by endorsement' for professionals like dental hygienists in Nevada. It clarifies that applicants must hold a valid license in the District of Columbia or any U.S. state or territory, rather than limiting eligibility to specific jurisdictions. Additionally, it removes a previous requirement that applicants prove they practiced their profession in another state for five years immediately before applying.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of eligible applicants by removing geographic restrictions, allowing licensure by endorsement from any U.S. state or territory and the District of Columbia, not just previously specified states.
ELIGIBILITY

Updated the list of eligible jurisdictions for licensure by endorsement to include the District of Columbia and all U.S. states and territories, removing previous limitations.

REQUIREMENT

Eliminated the mandatory five-year practice requirement in another state immediately preceding the application for licensure by endorsement.

Revised the legislative text to align with the new eligibility criteria and removed references to the now-invalid practice duration rule.

Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2025 · Assembly Apr 22, 2025

How they voted

200
Passed
Total votes 20
May 23, 2025
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican8
8 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
3
May 30, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 143.
executive
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. To enrollment.
lower
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
upper
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To printer.
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 475.) Dispensed with reprinting.
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To committee.
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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