NevadaAB46783rd Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET

AN ACT relating to mental health; authorizing the creation of a facility for the treatment of incompetent defendants within certain county jails or detention facilities; authorizing the establishment of a program to provide certain services to an incompetent defendant outside of a forensic facility; requiring a clinical review to determine the appropriate placement of an incompetent defendant; requiring the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services to immediately accept placement of a child in a division facility when a juvenile court orders such acceptance of the child; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Erica P. Roth (Democratic), SteveSpeaker Yeager (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

BDR 14-842

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Bill Overview

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5 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Faster placement for court-ordered children

When a juvenile court orders commitment under state law, the state’s Division facility must take the child right away. If that site is not the best fit, staff must help the court find a better one. The child gets care at the Division facility within its abilities until transfer.

More treatment options for incompetent defendants

Beginning January 1, 2026, the state can set up a competency treatment unit inside a county jail, but only in counties with 100,000+ people, when money is available, a qualified group will run it, and the sheriff agrees. The state can also run community programs for treatment and reentry outside forensic hospitals, built around safety, the person’s needs, and resources. After a court places someone in the Administrator’s custody, a clinical review picks the right setting: a secure unit, the jail-based program, or a community program. When a judge finds the person competent, the court returns them for trial and ends competency-only treatment; they can stay in a jail mental health unit for other care.

Competency process also covers military cases

Beginning January 1, 2026, state competency rules in this law also apply to people found incompetent under the state military code. While under military control, “court” means the general court-martial convening authority. After military jurisdiction ends, the state trial court uses the same powers.

Most changes start January 1, 2026

Some parts of this law take effect on passage. Most sections are fully in effect on January 1, 2026. Before then, agencies can write rules and get ready.

Who runs new jail treatment programs

Beginning January 1, 2026, a contracted group that runs a jail-based competency unit may serve as the state’s designee for these duties. The Administrator keeps oversight of the facility and services. That contractor cannot perform the clinical placement review; a separate reviewer must do it.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Erica P. Roth

    Democratic • House

  • SteveSpeaker Yeager

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Rochelle T. Nguyen

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 62 • No: 0

Senate vote 6/2/2025

Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint)

Yes: 20 • No: 0

House vote 5/30/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint)

Yes: 42 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 476.

    6/11/2025legislature
  2. Approved by the Governor.

    6/10/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    6/6/2025legislature
  4. In Assembly. To enrollment.

    6/4/2025House
  5. To Assembly.

    6/2/2025Senate
  6. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.)

    6/2/2025Senate
  7. Read second time.

    6/1/2025Senate
  8. Placed on Second Reading File.

    6/1/2025Senate
  9. From committee: Do pass.

    6/1/2025Senate
  10. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee.

    5/31/2025Senate
  11. In Senate.

    5/31/2025Senate
  12. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

    5/30/2025House
  13. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint.

    5/30/2025House
  14. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 862.) To printer.

    5/29/2025House
  15. Placed on General File.

    5/29/2025House
  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    5/29/2025House
  17. To committee.

    4/24/2025House
  18. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    4/24/2025House
  19. To printer.

    4/21/2025House
  20. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective.

    4/21/2025House
  21. Taken from General File.

    4/21/2025House
  22. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 227.)

    4/21/2025House
  23. Placed on Second Reading File.

    4/21/2025House
  24. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    4/21/2025House
  25. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

    4/10/2025House

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