AB123 introduced 3/18/2025 Government Opps & Elections
Assembly member Hanadi Nadeem brought this bill after she ran for office during which time she received death threats as well as threatening emails, etc. When looking at what laws were in Nevada, she found that while there are laws that cover most situations, there wasn’t anything about candidates.
While this bill does protect the 1st amendment, it also provides for consequences for such threats.
Section 3 states that a person who violates the provisions of subsection 1:First violation will be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Second or any subsequent offense is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
SB352 Introduced 3/20/2025 Affordable Care Act (ACA) update to match the federal law for non discriminating on health care insurance. Heard in Commerce and Labor. It was presented by Senator Senator Melanie Scheible.
Existing federal law under the ACA Exchange prohibits certain health care entities from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.
But as in section 3 Protected Characteristics means race, color, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation or gender identity, or expression of sex including, without limitation, sex characteristics, intersex traits and pregnancy or related conditions. Existing laws prohibit certain public and private policies of health insurance from discriminating against any person with respect to participation or coverage under the policy on the basis of actual or perceived gender identity or expression.
Additionally, it prohibits public and private policies of health insurance including Medicaid from discriminating against any person on the above basis.
SB 217 Health and Human was introduced 3/19/2025 by Services Senator Nicole Cannizzaro.
This bill is about in vitro fertilization (IVF). The American Medical Association (AMA) has, for a number of years, referred to fertility issues as a disease just like heart disease or diabetes and cancer. So why is IVF or other products and procedures not covered by insurance?
Studies have found that one in six have fertility problems, nor is it just a woman’s problem, as men have fertility problems also. With IVF and other methods we now have the ability to help these people. The problem for most of them is the cost. One round of IVF treatment can be as high as $50,000.
As a result, there are many who just can’t afford to use a very helpful procedure that could help them have a child.
This bill changes that and allows that coverage to happen. This bill also allows for Medicaid to cover it as well.