Makes various changes relating to health. (BDR 34-674)
AB 406 requires public schools to post mental health resources online and hold quarterly mental health education assemblies for students. It bans public schools from using artificial intelligence to perform counseling duties related to student mental health and prohibits unlicensed individuals from claiming expertise in mental or behavioral health care. The bill also deems absences for mental health reasons (including bullying, bereavement, or mental distress) as approved, credits these absences toward attendance requirements, and prevents denial of credit/promotion for students meeting academic standards despite such absences. These changes directly affect public school students, staff, and mental health providers in Nevada.
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
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 11, 2025
Signed Jun 5, 2025
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What changed between versions
Reprint 2
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As Enrolled
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2 edits
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Jun 5, 2025
MINOR
The bill was reprinted to reflect amendments adopted on May 19, 2025, which removed Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 from the original text. The remaining core provisions regarding the prohibition of AI in student mental health counseling and the requirement for a Department of Education policy remain intact.
Scope change
The bill's scope was reduced by the deletion of five specific sections (1, 3-6), though the primary mandates regarding AI restrictions in schools and mental health care marketing remain unchanged.
REQUIREMENT
Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 were deleted by amendment, removing specific statutory text from the bill.
TECHNICAL
The document was updated from a 'Second Reprint' to an 'As Enrolled' version, changing the header layout and removing line numbers from the Legislative Counsel's Digest.
Floor votes · Assembly Apr 22, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Jun 5, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Amendment No. 664 concurred in. To enrollment.
lower
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: 1.) To Assembly.
upper
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 664.) To printer.
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. 389.)
Dispensed with reprinting.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To committee.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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