# Nevada AB297: AN ACT relating to health care; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for home visitation services for persons who are pregnant or have recently given birth; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB297, AN ACT relating to health care; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for home visitation services for persons who are pregnant or have recently given birth; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Cecelia González (Democratic), Hanadi Nadeem (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB297-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB297 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to health care; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for home visitation services for persons who are pregnant or have recently given birth; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-27 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsors: Cecelia González (Democratic), Hanadi Nadeem (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: BDR 38-838 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New Medicaid home visits for Nevada families: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, Nevada Medicaid covers home visits for members who are pregnant or gave birth within the past 24 months. Coverage depends on available federal funding, and the state must seek needed federal approvals and cooperate to secure that funding. Visits must support a healthy pre… - Nevada health agency coordinates human services: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, the department director administers the new Medicaid coverage alongside other Medicaid rules. The director also appoints and removes staff, oversees department divisions and relevant laws, and adopts a human-services master plan. The plan must assess programs, set priorit… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cecelia González (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Hanadi Nadeem (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David Orentlicher (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Duy Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jovan A. Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Linda F. Hunt (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Reuben D'Silva (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Venise Karris (Democratic), House ## Actions (12) - 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (House) - 2025-04-24: To committee. (House) - 2025-04-24: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-04-21: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-21: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. (House) - 2025-04-21: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 435.) (House) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-03-18: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-02-28: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-02-27: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB297.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB297_R1.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - 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) - AB296: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles to contract with a person who makes installment loans to pay the fees and taxes d… (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB297.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB297_R1.pdf) ## Related - [AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB259-83rd2025) - [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) - [AB296: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles t…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB296-83rd2025) - [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-AB297-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).