# Nevada AB278: AN ACT relating to periods of observance; designating the month of July of each year as “Muslim American Heritage Month” in this State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada AB278, AN ACT relating to periods of observance; designating the month of July of each year as “Muslim American Heritage Month” in this State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Brittney M. Miller (Democratic), Cecelia González (Democratic), Erica Mosca (Democratic) and 1 others; status vetoed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada AB278
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to periods of observance; designating the month of July of each year as “Muslim American Heritage Month” in this State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.)
- Sponsors: Brittney M. Miller (Democratic), Cecelia González (Democratic), Erica Mosca (Democratic), Hanadi Nadeem (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Subjects: BDR 19-924
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (41 yes, 22 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brittney M. Miller (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Cecelia González (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Erica Mosca (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Hanadi Nadeem (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cinthia Zermeño Moore (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniele Monroe-Moreno (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Orentlicher (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Duy Nguyen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Erica P. Roth (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Howard Watts (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Dalia (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jovan A. Jackson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natha C. Anderson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Reuben D'Silva (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Selena La Rue Hatch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Venicia Considine (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Venise Karris (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced) | pass | 13 | 8 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced) | pass | 28 | 14 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (House)
- 2025-06-02: Returned to Assembly with Governor's veto message. (legislature)
- 2025-06-02: Vetoed by the Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-27: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-22: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House)
- 2025-05-21: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To Assembly. (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate)
- 2025-05-19: Read second time. (Senate)
- 2025-05-19: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate)
- 2025-05-19: From committee: Do pass. (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee. (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: In Senate. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 28, Nays: 14.) To Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-16: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-04-14: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-04-10: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-04-07: Read second time. (House)
- 2025-04-03: From committee: Do pass. (House)
- 2025-02-25: From printer. To committee. (House)
- 2025-02-24: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer. (House)

## Bill text

- As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB278_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB278.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB278_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB278.pdf)

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