SB 275 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to domestic relations. (BDR 11-541)

SB 275 revises Nevada's domestic relations laws to protect children and parents in custody disputes. It prohibits courts from removing children from a capable parent or restricting parent-child contact solely to improve relationships, and bans requiring "reunification treatment" (therapy to reconnect children with rejected parents) without specific court findings of safety and effectiveness. The bill also sets strict standards for admitting domestic violence or child abuse evidence in custody cases, requiring expert testimony from professionals with relevant clinical experience, not forensic expertise. Additionally, it mandates ongoing training for family court judges on domestic violence, child abuse, and best practices. These changes directly affect parents, children, and judges in custody proceedings involving domestic violence allegations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Signed Jun 9, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 1 As Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 9, 2025
MINOR
This bill was finalized into law (As Enrolled) after being a draft version (Reprint 1). The substantive policy content regarding child custody, domestic violence, and court training remains identical; the only changes are the removal of draft headers, the addition of official session information, and the insertion of the standard legal enactment language.
TECHNICAL

Removed draft-specific headers indicating the document was a 'Reprint' from May 2025 and the 'First Reprint' status.

Added the official '83rd Session (2025)' and page numbering to the header.

Inserted the standard legislative enactment clause ('The People of the State of Nevada... Do Enact As Follows').

Floor votes · Assembly May 31, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 9, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 414.
executive
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
To enrollment.
upper
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 39, Nays: None, Excused: 3.) To Senate.
upper
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
upper
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 754.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
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
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Nicole Cannizzaro
DDemocratic
NV
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