# Nevada AB220: AN ACT relating to identification cards; authorizing the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a program to issue identification cards to Nevada residents who are experiencing homelessness; requiring an applicant for an identification card to attest to certain facts and provide certain information providing for the change of the full legal name on an identification card under certain circumstances; providing for the expiration of an identification card issued by the Department; prohibiting certain conduct related to an identification card; authorizing certain local governments to accept an identification card issued by the Department for certain purposes; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB220, AN ACT relating to identification cards; authorizing the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a program to issue identification cards to Nevada residents who are experiencing homelessness; requiring an applicant for an identification card to attest to certain facts and provide certain information providing for the change of the full legal name on an identification card under certain circumstances; providing for the expiration of an identification card issued by the Department; prohibiting certain conduct related to an identification card; authorizing certain local governments to accept an identification card issued by the Department for certain purposes; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Linda F. Hunt (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Chapter 371.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB220-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB220 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to identification cards; authorizing the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a program to issue identification cards to Nevada residents who are experiencing homelessness; requiring an applicant for an identification card to attest to certain facts and provide certain information providing for the change of the full legal name on an identification card under certain circumstances; providing for the expiration of an identification card issued by the Department; prohibiting certain conduct related to an identification card; authorizing certain local governments to accept an identification card issued by the Department for certain purposes; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter 371. - Sponsor: Linda F. Hunt (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 38-671 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding and start date for DHHS IDs: benefit, low. DHHS may accept gifts, grants, and donations to run the program, and the money carries forward to the next year. Agencies may adopt rules and do prep work now. All other parts of this law take effect January 1, 2026. - Extra rules for certain offenders' IDs: cost, low. DHHS cannot issue or renew this ID for registered sex offenders or people convicted of crimes against children until it gets proof of compliance with chapter 179D. If not in compliance, DHHS does not issue or renew and tells the person to contact the Central Repository. For these offenders, any DHH… - Criminal penalties for DHHS ID misuse: cost, low. It is a misdemeanor to forge, alter, or knowingly possess a forged DHHS ID. It is also a misdemeanor to refuse to surrender a card when ordered, lend your card, use another person’s card, or keep someone else’s card more than 10 days. - Free Nevada ID for homeless residents: mixed, medium. The law creates a program to issue free photo IDs to Nevada residents experiencing homelessness. To qualify, you must have lived in Nevada for at least 6 months, be age 10 or older, and not hold any valid driver’s license or state ID. You must sign a sworn statement that you are experiencing homele… - Keeping and using your DHHS ID: mixed, low. Your DHHS ID stays valid until it expires, unless your information changes or you get a driver’s license or another state ID. It stays valid even if you are no longer homeless, but you must surrender it if you get another license or ID. The Department sets the expiration date, not later than the ei… - Privacy for DHHS ID and records access: mixed, low. Personal information in DHHS ID applications and files is confidential and not a public record. Government must redact confidential parts and provide records in electronic form when requested, unless the record is not electronic or the confidential parts cannot be removed. These public‑records upda… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Linda F. Hunt (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-31 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-05-27 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-06-06: Chapter 371. (legislature) - 2025-06-06: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-04: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-01: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-05-31: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-30: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-05-30: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-05-30: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-05-28: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-27: Placed on General File. (House) - 2025-05-27: Withdrawn from Committee on Ways and Means. (House) - 2025-04-17: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-16: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-16: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. (House) - 2025-04-16: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-04-16: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 424.) (House) - 2025-04-15: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-02-25: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-02-06: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-02-04: To printer. (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time. (House) - 2025-02-03: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. (House) - 2025-02-03: Prefiled. (House) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB220_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB220.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB220_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) - AB234: AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for screening for certain forms of cancer; and providing other matters properly relating th… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB220_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB220.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB220_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) - [AB234: AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for screeni…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB234-83rd2025) - [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-AB220-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).