Revises provisions relating to industrial insurance. (BDR 53-632)
SB 170 updates Nevada’s industrial insurance rules to better support firefighters and related first responders. Starting July 1, 2026, it requires full-time firefighters, arson investigators, fire training staff, and volunteer firefighters (excluding state executive department employees) to undergo annual cancer screenings and meet new physical exam standards focused on firefighting/law enforcement demands. The bill specifically lists carcinogens (like diesel exhaust, asbestos, and formaldehyde) linked to certain cancers (e.g., lung, bladder, leukemia) to streamline determining if cancer qualifies as an occupational disease under industrial insurance. These changes aim to simplify claims for first responders developing cancer linked to job exposures.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed Jun 6, 2025
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Jun 6, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates Nevada's industrial insurance laws to clarify cancer coverage for firefighters and arson investigators, explicitly listing specific carcinogens linked to various cancers. It also revises physical exam requirements for non-state employees, mandating that these exams be conducted by medical professionals knowledgeable about firefighting and law enforcement demands.
Scope change
The bill expands the list of recognized occupational cancers by adding specific carcinogens (such as glyphosate and dioxins) and their associated diseases, while narrowing the scope of physical examinations to exclude state employees and require specialized medical oversight for others.
DEFINITION
Added a comprehensive list of specific carcinogens (e.g., arsenic, benzene, glyphosate) and the specific cancers they are legally deemed to cause for insurance purposes.
REQUIREMENT
Changed physical examination requirements to mandate that non-state employees be examined by licensed physicians or nurses knowledgeable about firefighting and law enforcement physical demands.
Added a requirement for non-state firefighters and volunteer firefighters to undergo annual cancer screenings starting July 1, 2026.
TECHNICAL
Removed preliminary reprint headers and summary notes, streamlining the document to the final enrolled text.
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2025 · Assembly May 31, 2025
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
May 22, 2025
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Jun 6, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 381.
executive
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
To enrollment.
upper
May 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 39, Nays: None, Excused: 3.) To Senate.
lower
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
lower
May 22, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-0)
senate
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on General File.
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 716.)
Reprinting dispensed with.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To committee.
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Notice of eligibility for exemption.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 302.)
Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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