# Nevada AB483: AN ACT relating to health care; requiring certain agencies and licensing boards to establish a process for the priority review of certain applications for licensure to practice certain health professions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB483, AN ACT relating to health care; requiring certain agencies and licensing boards to establish a process for the priority review of certain applications for licensure to practice certain health professions; 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 signed, last action 2025-06-11 (Chapter 482.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB483-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB483 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to health care; requiring certain agencies and licensing boards to establish a process for the priority review of certain applications for licensure to practice certain health professions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-24 - Last action: 2025-06-11, Chapter 482. - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 40-354 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (43 yes, 19 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Faster licenses for providers in underserved areas: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, every health care licensing board must fast-track initial licenses for providers who will work mainly in a historically underserved community. These places include HUD qualified census tracts, tracts where at least 20% of households were not proficient in English in the l… - Faster emergency medical licenses in underserved areas: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, the state speeds up initial reviews for emergency medical licenses and certificates when you will work mainly in a historically underserved community. This covers attendants, firefighter attendants, EMTs, advanced EMTs, and paramedics. You can show a job-offer letter with… - New training for EMTs and attendants: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, you must complete training on how to identify and interact with people with developmental disabilities before your first license or certificate. This applies to attendants, firefighter attendants, EMTs, advanced EMTs, and paramedics. This training also counts toward simil… - Local governments can fund new costs: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, the usual limits in NRS 354.599 do not apply to extra costs that local governments face because of this law. This loosens a budget rule so localities can cover implementation costs. The law does not set dollar amounts or provide state reimbursement. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-02 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 14 | 6 | | | 2025-05-28 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 29 | 13 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-06-11: Chapter 482. (legislature) - 2025-06-10: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-06: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-04: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-06-02: To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 14, Nays: 6, Excused: 1.) (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (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) - 2025-05-29: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 29, Nays: 13.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-28: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-05-27: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 830.) To printer. (House) - 2025-05-27: Placed on General File. (House) - 2025-05-27: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-04-15: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-15: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-04-15: Read second time. (House) - 2025-04-14: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-04-07: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-03-25: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-03-24: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB483_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB483.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB483_R1.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - 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) - AB471: AN ACT relating to taxation; revising provisions governing the taxation of remote sales of cigars and pipe tobacco; revising provisions governing the licensing… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB483_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB483.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB483_R1.pdf) ## Related - [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) - [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) - [AB471: AN ACT relating to taxation; revising provisions governing the taxation of remo…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB471-83rd2025) - [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-AB483-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).