SB188 · NV 83rd Session
AN ACT relating to health care; requiring certain health facilities and providers of health care to take reasonable steps to provide a person with limited English proficiency with language assistance under certain circumstances; prescribing requirements governing the use of interpreters and translat
Fiscal effect: state
Outcome: Passed both chambers — last vote Assembly (2nd Reprint): Passed on 2025-05-22
NV Legislature 83rd Session bill, aggregated from roll-call votes across the seated state legislators in this dataset. Bill ID 1583.
Sponsorship
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Roll-call summary
| Vote | Count |
|---|---|
| Yea | 129 |
| Nay | 29 |
Party breakdown
| Party | Yea | Nay |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 96 | 0 |
| Republican Party | 32 | 29 |
| Unspecified | 1 | 0 |
Per-legislator votes
| Legislator | Party | Vote | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Ford | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, March 10, 2015 |
| Aaron Ford | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| Brittney Miller | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Brittney Miller | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
| Brittney Miller | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Cecelia Gonzalez | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Cecelia Gonzalez | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Cinthia Moore | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| David Orentlicher | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| David Orentlicher | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, May 20, 2015 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Monday, June 6, 2011 |
| Duy Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, May 20, 2015 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Elaine Marzola | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Elaine Marzola | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Erica Mosca | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Erica Roth | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Fabian Donate | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Fabian Donate | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Hanadi Nadeem | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Heather Goulding | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Howard Watts III | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Howard Watts III | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, May 20, 2015 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Wednesday, May 27, 2009 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Monday, June 6, 2011 |
| Joseph DALIA | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Jovan Jackson | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Julie Pazina | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Linda Hunt | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Lucy Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Monday, June 6, 2011 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Wednesday, May 27, 2009 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Monday, June 6, 2011 |
| Marilyn Kirkpatrick | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, May 20, 2015 |
| Marilyn Kirkpatrick | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Wednesday, May 27, 2009 |
| Marilyn Kirkpatrick | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Monday, June 6, 2011 |
| Max Carter II | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Melanie Scheible | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Melanie Scheible | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Natha Anderson | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Natha Anderson | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Olivia Diaz | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
| Olivia Diaz | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, May 20, 2015 |
| Olivia Diaz | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Monday, June 6, 2011 |
| Patricia Spearman | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, March 10, 2015 |
| Patricia Spearman | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| Patricia Spearman | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Reuben D'Silva | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Richard Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
| Richard Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Richard Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Monday, June 6, 2011 |
| Richard Segerblom | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| Richard Segerblom | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Wednesday, May 27, 2009 |
| Richard Segerblom | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Monday, June 6, 2011 |
| Roberta Lange | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Roberta Lange | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Rochelle Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Rochelle Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Sandra Jauregui | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Sandra Jauregui | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
| Sandra Jauregui | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Selena La Rue Hatch | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Selena Torres | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Selena Torres | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Shea Backus | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Shondra Summers-Armstrong | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Steve Yeager | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Steve Yeager | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
| Steve Yeager | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Steven Horsford | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Tuesday, May 19, 2009 |
| Steven Horsford | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, June 6, 2011 |
| Tanya Flanagan | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Tracy Brown-May | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Tracy Brown-May | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Venicia Considine | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Venicia Considine | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Venise Karris | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| William McCurdy II | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
| Alexis Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Alexis Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Andrew Matthews | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, March 10, 2015 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, June 6, 2011 |
| Bert Gurr | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Brian Hibbetts | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Carrie Buck | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Carrie Buck | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Cresent Hardy | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Monday, June 6, 2011 |
| Danielle Gallant | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Gregory Hafen II | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Gregory Hafen II | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Gregory Koenig | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Heidi Kasama | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Heidi Kasama | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Heidi Kasama | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, May 20, 2015 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Monday, June 6, 2011 |
| Jeff Stone | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Jill Dickman | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Jill Dickman | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, May 20, 2015 |
| Jill Dickman | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Jim Marchant | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
| Joe Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Wednesday, May 27, 2009 |
| Joe Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, June 6, 2011 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, May 20, 2015 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Monday, June 6, 2011 |
| John Steinbeck | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Ken Gray | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Lisa Cole | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Lori Rogich | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Mark Amodei | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Tuesday, May 19, 2009 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, March 10, 2015 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Michele Fiore | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, May 20, 2015 |
| Philip O'Neill | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Philip O'Neill | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, May 20, 2015 |
| Philip O'Neill | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Rebecca Edgeworth | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Richard DeLong | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Robin Lee Titus | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Robin Lee Titus | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
| Robin Lee Titus | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, May 20, 2015 |
| Robin Lee Titus | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Robin Titus | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Thaddeus Yurek III | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
| Victoria Seaman | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, May 20, 2015 |
| Angela Taylor | Unspecified | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 21, 2025 |
Bill history (15 actions)
Chronological legislative actions taken on this bill, sourced from NELIS. Journal links open the daily Assembly or Senate journal PDF where the action was recorded — public record per NRS 218D.
| Date | Action | Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 03, 2025 | Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. | Senate Journal |
| Feb 04, 2025 | To printer. | |
| Feb 05, 2025 | From printer. Read first time. To committee. | Senate Journal |
| Apr 18, 2025 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 351.) Reprinting dispensed with. | Senate Journal |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To printer. | Senate Journal |
| Apr 23, 2025 | From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Assembly. | |
| Apr 24, 2025 | In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee. | Assembly Journal |
| May 16, 2025 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. | Assembly Journal |
| May 19, 2025 | Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 560.) To printer. | Assembly Journal |
| May 20, 2025 | From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. | Assembly Journal |
| May 21, 2025 | Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. | Assembly Journal |
| May 22, 2025 | Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 35, Nays: 7.) To Senate. In Senate. | Assembly Journal · Senate Journal |
| May 23, 2025 | Assembly Amendment No. 560 concurred in. To enrollment. | Senate Journal |
| May 27, 2025 | Enrolled and delivered to Governor. | |
| May 30, 2025 | Approved by the Governor. Chapter 172. |
Exhibits, testimony & documents (4 on file)
Exhibits, testimony, amendments, and supporting documents collected by the NV Legislature on this bill. Submissions are public record per NRS 218D. Sources cite back to NELIS.
Submitted (1)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | Senator Fabian Doñate |
Other (3)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Destini Cooper | Senior Policy Analyst, Legislative Counsel Bureau | |
| Statement | Fabian Donate, Nevada State Senator | |
| Presentation | Language Translation in Healthcare, Leticia Delgado |