# Nevada AB153: AN ACT relating to the education of incarcerated persons; requiring staff at each institution or facility of the Department of Corrections to provide information and assistance relating to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid; requiring the submission of certain reports concerning the provision of such information and assistance; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB153, AN ACT relating to the education of incarcerated persons; requiring staff at each institution or facility of the Department of Corrections to provide information and assistance relating to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid; requiring the submission of certain reports concerning the provision of such information and assistance; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Brittney M. Miller (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-29 (Chapter 110.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB153-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB153 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to the education of incarcerated persons; requiring staff at each institution or facility of the Department of Corrections to provide information and assistance relating to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid; requiring the submission of certain reports concerning the provision of such information and assistance; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-30 - Last action: 2025-05-29, Chapter 110. - Sponsor: Brittney M. Miller (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 16-234 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (60 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - FAFSA help and reentry support for inmates: benefit, medium. Starting July 1, 2025, staff must help you complete the FAFSA. Help can be ongoing, in person or virtual. Each year they hold one FAFSA event in the first week of October and one in the last week of February. Staff help you get needed documents. Eligible visitors, including family, may attend event… - Nevada inmates get FAFSA information: benefit, medium. Starting July 1, 2025, programming staff must give information on financial planning and FAFSA to those who ask. They deliver it in the year before your projected release or during parole planning, by September 30 each year. The information explains that aid can pay for online, trade, and vocationa… - No punishment for FAFSA participation: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2025, the Department cannot punish you for applying for financial aid or joining FAFSA activities. Staff also cannot give or take away privileges, incentives, or other benefits based on that choice. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brittney M. Miller (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-23 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 19 | 2 | | | 2025-04-21 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 41 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-05-29: Chapter 110. (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-26: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-05-23: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 19, Nays: 2.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-16: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-05-12: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: To Senate. (House) - 2025-04-23: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-04-21: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-21: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) (House) - 2025-04-18: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-04-17: Dispensed with reprinting. (House) - 2025-04-17: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 166.) (House) - 2025-04-16: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time. To committee. (House) - 2025-02-02: From printer. (House) - 2025-01-30: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB153_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB153.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB153_R1.pdf) ## Related bills - AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program to report certain information relating… (vetoed) - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered voter show photo identification to vote in person; requiring the Department of M… (vetoed) - AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waivers of fees provided by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; revisi… (vetoed) - AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing and reimbursement for certain drugs; creating a cause of action for violating su… (vetoed) - AB169: AN ACT relating to insurance; establishing the applicability of provisions requiring policies of health insurance to include certain coverage; requiring that c… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB153_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB153.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB153_R1.pdf) ## Related - [AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB188-83rd2025) - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB499-83rd2025) - [AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waiv…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB397-83rd2025) - [AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB259-83rd2025) - [AB169: AN ACT relating to insurance; establishing the applicability of provisions requ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB169-83rd2025) - [Nevada bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada/bills) - [Nevada state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB153-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).