NevadaAB14283rd Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET

AN ACT relating to industrial insurance; revising the list of persons who constitute a first responder for the purpose of provisions governing the circumstances under which a first responder may receive compensation under industrial insurance for certain stress-related claims; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Daniele Monroe-Moreno (Democratic), Elaine H. Marzola (Democratic), Sandra Jauregui (Democratic), Toby Yurek (Republican)

Signed by Governor

BDR 53-876

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Stress claims after mass-casualty response for public employees

Employees of the State, a state agency, or a local government can have a mental injury from extreme stress treated as work-related if it was caused by responding to a mass-casualty incident. The main cause must be the act of responding during your job. You must show clear and convincing medical or psychiatric evidence. The law says this is not treated as a gradual, long-term stress claim.

Stronger workers' comp for first responders

The law expands who counts as a first responder. It now includes a civilian employee of a law enforcement agency whose main job is to respond to and investigate crime scenes. It also covers firefighters (paid or volunteer), police officers, emergency dispatchers or call takers for law enforcement or public safety agencies, and EMTs/paramedics employed by public safety agencies. For these first responders, a mental injury from extreme stress is treated as work-related when you directly witness a death (including homicide, suicide, or a mass-casualty) or its aftermath, or a grievous injury that shocks the conscience or its aftermath, while on duty. You must show clear and convincing medical or psychiatric evidence, and the main cause must be witnessing the event during work.

Agencies must train, with local cost relief

Agencies that employ first responders, including volunteers, must provide training on mental health awareness, prevention, mitigation, and treatment. For extra local government costs tied to this law, the usual NRS 354.599 rule does not apply.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Daniele Monroe-Moreno

    Democratic • House

  • Elaine H. Marzola

    Democratic • House

  • Sandra Jauregui

    Democratic • House

  • Toby Yurek

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 61 • No: 1

Senate vote • 5/21/2025

Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)

Yes: 20 • No: 1

House vote • 4/21/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)

Yes: 41 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 73.

    5/28/2025legislature
  2. Approved by the Governor.

    5/28/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    5/27/2025legislature
  4. In Assembly. To enrollment.

    5/22/2025House
  5. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: 1.) To Assembly.

    5/21/2025Senate
  6. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/20/2025Senate
  7. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/19/2025Senate
  8. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/16/2025Senate
  9. Read second time.

    5/15/2025Senate
  10. From committee: Do pass.

    5/12/2025Senate
  11. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.

    4/23/2025Senate
  12. In Senate.

    4/23/2025Senate
  13. To Senate.

    4/23/2025House
  14. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    4/23/2025House
  15. To printer.

    4/21/2025House
  16. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.)

    4/21/2025House
  17. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    4/18/2025House
  18. Dispensed with reprinting.

    4/17/2025House
  19. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 66.)

    4/17/2025House
  20. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    4/16/2025House
  21. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

    3/4/2025House
  22. Read first time. To committee.

    2/4/2025House
  23. From printer.

    1/31/2025House
  24. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer.

    1/29/2025House

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