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SB 54 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires Medicaid to provide coverage of certain services for persons experiencing homelessness. (BDR 38-412)

SB 54 requires Nevada's Medicaid program to cover medical respite care for people experiencing homelessness starting July 1, 2027, if federal funding is available. This coverage includes up to 90 days per year of services like case management, behavioral health support, transportation, medication management, and acute medical care. Facilities providing this care must operate 24/7 with staff trained in trauma-informed care and mental health first aid, and the state must seek federal waivers to secure funding. The bill directly affects homeless Nevadans needing short-term medical stabilization and healthcare facilities seeking Medicaid reimbursement.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates Medicaid coverage expansion for homeless individuals' medical respite care, including behavioral health services and acute medical care, directly improving access to healthcare services.95% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingBill provides Medicaid coverage for medical respite care to address homelessness, directly supporting housing stability for vulnerable populations.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Nov 20, 2024 Signed Jun 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 2 → As Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 6, 2025
MINOR
This bill transitions from a preliminary draft to its final enrolled version, adding official session identifiers and formatting required for passage. The core policy content regarding Medicaid coverage for medical respite care for homeless individuals remains substantively unchanged, retaining the same eligibility criteria, service definitions, and implementation timeline.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text now includes the official '83rd Session (2025)' header and page numbers required for the final enrolled version.
TECHNICAL

Added official session headers, page numbers, and the 'As Enrolled' title block required for the final legislative version.

Removed preliminary draft markers, including 'Reprint 2' labels, committee filing dates, and the 'EXEMPT' status indicator.

Reformatted the Legislative Counsel's Digest and Act text to align with standard enrolled bill formatting conventions.

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
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 6, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 375.
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 28, 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. 803.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer.
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
upper
Apr 21, 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. 459.) Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.
upper
Nov 20, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.