SB 352 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to health care. (BDR 57-712)

SB 352 amends Nevada law to prohibit health insurers and health care providers from discriminating against patients based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or gender identity/expression. The bill expands existing protections by adding race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability to the list of prohibited discrimination bases in health insurance policies and health care services. It also authorizes Nevada's health care licensing agencies to create specific anti-discrimination regulations and discipline providers who violate these rules. This applies directly to all health insurance companies, Medicaid, and health care facilities operating in Nevada.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

May 2025

Vetoed

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 13, 2025 Vetoed Jun 11, 2025

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MINOR

This bill expands anti-discrimination protections in Nevada health insurance by adding 'race, color, national origin, age, sexual orientation, and disability' to the list of protected characteristics, alongside existing protections for gender identity and expression. The changes apply to individual, group, and health benefit plans, prohibiting insurers from denying coverage, charging different premiums, or limiting benefits based on these traits. It also clarifies that 'protected characteristic' now explicitly includes sex characteristics, intersex traits, and pregnancy-related conditions.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from only prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity/expression to a broader range of protected characteristics including race, color, national origin, age, sexual orientation, and disability across all types of health insurance policies.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded the list of protected characteristics from gender identity/expression only to include race, color, national origin, age, sexual orientation, and disability.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'protected characteristic' to explicitly include sex characteristics, intersex traits, and pregnancy or related conditions.

REQUIREMENT

Extended anti-discrimination requirements to cover a wider range of health insurance policies, including group plans and health benefit plans.

Floor votes · Assembly May 8, 2025

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Committee

Jun 11, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by the Governor. (Return to 84th Session.)

executive

Jun 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Third reprint. To enrollment.

upper

Jun 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

To committee. From committee: Concur in Assembly Amendment No. 552 and further amend. (Conference Amend. No. CA1.) Conference report adopted by Senate. Conference report adopted by Assembly.

upper

Jun 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

In Senate. Conference requested. Conference Committee appointed by Senate. To Assembly.

upper

May 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Assembly Amendment No. 552 not receded from. Conference requested. Conference Committee appointed by Assembly. To Senate.

upper

May 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Assembly Amendment No. 552 not concurred in. To Assembly. In Assembly.

upper

May 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 26, Nays: 15, Excused: 1.) To Senate.

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 17, Nays: 4.) To Assembly.

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File.

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To committee.

upper

4 primary · 9 co-sponsors