Revises provisions relating to consent to adoption. (BDR 11-294)
SB 4 is a budget appropriations bill (not related to adoption consent as its title suggests), allocating over $50 million in state funds for specific programs. It provides: $15.6 million for jail-based behavioral health programs in Clark and Washoe counties, $3 million for public defender stipends tied to a court case, $1.95 million to support education recommendations, and smaller sums for university lab equipment, SNAP program administration, and health plan broker fees. All funds must be spent by specified deadlines (June 30, 2027, with balances reverting to the state fund by September 17, 2027), and unused portions cannot be carried forward. The bill directly affects state agencies (like Corrections, Human Services, and Education), counties (Clark and Washoe), and specific programs, with no policy changes beyond funding allocations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Oct 8, 2024
Signed May 26, 2025
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May 26, 2025
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This bill amends Nevada's adoption consent laws by expanding who can serve as a witness to adoption consent forms. Previously, only social workers from specific agencies could witness consent when the adoptive parents were not closely related to the child. Now, caseworkers from the same types of agencies are also authorized to serve as witnesses.
Scope change
The bill applies to all adoption consent forms executed in Nevada or outside Nevada for use in Nevada, affecting the witness requirements for adoption consent.
REQUIREMENT
Expanded witness eligibility to include caseworkers from child welfare agencies, licensed adoption agencies, and comparable state or county agencies in addition to social workers, when the petitioner and their spouse are not related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity.
Floor votes · Assembly May 19, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
2
May 26, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
In Senate. To enrollment.
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
upper
Oct 8, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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