# Nevada AB339: AN ACT relating to mental health; revising the duties of the Commission on Behavioral Health; creating the Office of Children's Mental and Behavioral Health within the Office of the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services; requiring certain entities to coordinate with and submit certain documents to the Office; establishing the powers and duties of the Office; providing for the appointment of a Director of the Office; eliminating the subcommittee on the mental health of children of the Commission on Behavioral Health; requiring the Office to take certain steps toward the establishment of a Children's Behavioral Health Center of Excellence; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB339, AN ACT relating to mental health; revising the duties of the Commission on Behavioral Health; creating the Office of Children's Mental and Behavioral Health within the Office of the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services; requiring certain entities to coordinate with and submit certain documents to the Office; establishing the powers and duties of the Office; providing for the appointment of a Director of the Office; eliminating the subcommittee on the mental health of children of the Commission on Behavioral Health; requiring the Office to take certain steps toward the establishment of a Children's Behavioral Health Center of Excellence; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services; 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-AB339-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB339 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to mental health; revising the duties of the Commission on Behavioral Health; creating the Office of Children's Mental and Behavioral Health within the Office of the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services; requiring certain entities to coordinate with and submit certain documents to the Office; establishing the powers and duties of the Office; providing for the appointment of a Director of the Office; eliminating the subcommittee on the mental health of children of the Commission on Behavioral Health; requiring the Office to take certain steps toward the establishment of a Children's Behavioral Health Center of Excellence; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-03 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 39-358 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Nevada coordinates children’s mental health services: benefit, low. The law creates a children’s mental and behavioral health office within Nevada’s Department of Health and Human Services. It must publish a statewide service plan, review regional plans and state programs, and report on progress each January 31. State and local governments must provide reasonably n… - Nevada plans children’s behavioral health center: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the office director must start establishing a Children’s Behavioral Health Center of Excellence after being appointed. The planned center supports provider training, service quality, and connections between children and qualified providers. A legislative progress report is d… - Nevada funds children’s mental health office: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Nevada provides $1.113364 million from its General Fund for the office’s staff and operating costs. That money cannot be committed after June 30, 2027, or spent after September 17, 2027. Unused money must return to the General Fund by September 17, 2027. The law also provide… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services ## Actions (10) - 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (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. 187.) (House) - 2025-04-15: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-03-04: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-03-04: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-03-03: 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/AB339.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB339_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) - AB301: AN ACT relating to community development; requiring certain records to be maintained by the board of trustees of certain general improvement districts; increas… (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB339.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB339_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) - [AB301: AN ACT relating to community development; requiring certain records to be maint…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB301-83rd2025) - [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-AB339-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).