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SB 87 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to forensic medical examinations. (BDR 16-498)

SB 87 shifts the responsibility for funding forensic medical examinations from counties to the state for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence involving strangulation. The bill eliminates the previous system where counties paid these costs and could seek reimbursement from a state compensation officer. Instead, it requires the State General Fund to cover all costs for these exams directly, ensuring victims aren’t charged and counties no longer bear the financial burden. This change applies specifically to sexual assault examinations (replacing NRS 217.300) and strangulation-related domestic violence examinations (replacing NRS 217.405).
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesShifts funding responsibility from counties to state general fund, increasing state budget spending to cover forensic exams for victims without cost to counties or victims.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareShifts state funding for forensic medical exams, removing financial barriers for victims of sexual assault/domestic violence and ensuring access to healthcare services without cost.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Jun 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 2 → As Enrolled · 5 edits · Jun 6, 2025
MODERATE
This bill transitions from a pre-filed draft to its final enrolled version, removing internal committee markings and adding the official state enactment language. Substantively, it authorizes the state compensation officer to reimburse medical providers for forensic exams of sexual assault and strangulation victims, funding these costs through the Victims of Crime Fund with county reimbursement as a backup if the fund is exhausted. It also establishes a capped annual reimbursement rate set by the Department of Health and Human Services to control costs.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on forensic medical examinations for sexual assault and domestic violence by strangulation, but the final version clarifies the payment mechanism by shifting reimbursement authority from counties directly to the state compensation officer, with counties acting only as a secondary payer when state funds are depleted.
TECHNICAL

Removed internal committee headers, summary, fiscal notes, and page numbers to finalize the bill text for official enactment.

FISCAL

Added specific funding provisions stating that forensic exam costs must be paid from the Fund for the Compensation of Victims of Crime, with counties responsible for remaining costs only if the fund lacks sufficient money.

REQUIREMENT

Introduced a requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services to establish and review a maximum annual reimbursement rate for medical providers to limit state spending.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded eligibility for compensation to include reimbursement for strangulation forensic medical examinations, aligning the process with existing sexual assault provisions.

DEFINITION

Added precise legal definitions for terms like 'forensic medical examination,' 'strangulation forensic medical examination,' and 'victim of sexual assault' to ensure consistent application.

Floor votes · Assembly May 26, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Jun 6, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 378.
executive
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
To enrollment.
lower
May 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment No. 659 concurred in.
lower
May 26, 2025
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (39-0-1)
assembly
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass, as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Senate. In Senate.
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. To committee.
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 659.) Taken from General File. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. To printer.
lower
Apr 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Absent: 1.) To printer.
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 212.) Reprinting dispensed with.
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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