SB 231 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes provisions relating to the collection and destruction of unused drugs. (BDR 54-564)

SB 231 establishes new rules for pharmacies and hospitals operating secure drug take-back bins to collect unused medications from homes. It requires clear signage about acceptable items, monitored access hours, regular inspections, and reporting theft/tampering to law enforcement within one business day. The bill prohibits collectors from charging customers for bin maintenance and shields compliant collectors from liability (except for gross negligence). Additionally, it allocates $500,000 from Nevada’s opioid settlement fund to help cover the cost of destroying collected medications.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

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 24, 2025 Signed Jun 9, 2025

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What changed between versions

Reprint 1 → As Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 9, 2025

MINOR

The bill was transitioned from a draft reprint to its final enrolled version, incorporating specific formatting updates and a new section on signage requirements. The core policy regarding secure drug take-back bins remains consistent, but the final text now explicitly mandates that bins display conspicuous signage informing customers which substances are acceptable for disposal.

REQUIREMENT

Added a specific requirement for collectors to post conspicuous signage on bins that clearly notifies customers about acceptable and unacceptable substances.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document header to reflect the final enrolled status, including the 83rd Session (2025) and removing preliminary reprint notices.

Reorganized the Legislative Counsel's Digest to appear after the act title and removed line numbering artifacts from the draft version.

Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2025 · Assembly May 31, 2025

How they voted

20–0

Passed

Total votes 20

May 22, 2025

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican8

8 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Jun 9, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor. Chapter 444.

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. 721.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Notice of eligibility for exemption. Read second time. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To committee.

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To committee.

upper

4 primary · 3 co-sponsors