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NevadaAB51883rd Regular Session (2025)House
AN ACT relating to child welfare; adopting a revised version of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Sponsored By: Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services
Signed by Governor
BDR 11-807
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
7 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Who pays for interstate placements
When a public agency or court makes an interstate placement, the sending state’s public agency pays for the child’s daily support and any extra services. The receiving state only covers its assessment and needed supervision. For private‑agency pre‑adoption placements, the private agency is legally responsible and pays by default unless a contract says otherwise.
Courts keep control and coordinate cases
The sending state keeps legal control over custody and can order the child’s return. A receiving‑state court must confer with the sending‑state court to pick the right forum. The sending court can end its jurisdiction after adoption, reunification (with agency agreement), guardianship, tribal jurisdiction, or when the child reaches adulthood. A final adoption cannot be entered until the receiving state’s public agency approves the placement.
Nevada adopts new interstate placement compact
Nevada adopts the revised Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. A multi‑state commission sets binding rules, collects data, and enforces the compact. Nevada must run a central compact office as the state’s point of contact. The office head serves at the Governor’s pleasure. Any deal that uses a Nevada facility or service needs approval from the agency that runs it.
Which interstate placements the compact covers
The compact covers children under court cases for abuse, neglect, or deprivation. It also covers some adjudicated delinquent or unmanageable youths in residential care, and any agency placement that is a step toward adoption. The law lists clear exemptions, like many direct relative placements, some parental placements, and international adoptions. For military families, the placing agency may use the service member’s duty station or legal residence to decide which state’s rules apply.
Stricter approval and oversight for out-of-state placements
No child may be placed in another state until the receiving state approves it. If disapproved, the receiving agency must give written reasons, and you can seek administrative review in that state. The receiving agency must assess safety, may ask for more information, can allow provisional placement, and must supervise and report during placement under set timelines. Any Nevada placement with someone living out of state must follow the compact. Foster agencies must notify and consult the licensing authority and cannot agree to a move that would violate a compact. For private‑agency pre‑adoption placements, the approval request must include consents, an attorney certification, a home study, and a signed legal‑risk notice.
Compact placements not treated as trafficking
The criminal ban on selling or transferring a child does not apply to placements made under the Interstate Compact. Other lawful exceptions, like placements with relatives or court‑approved placements, still apply.
Local governments may face added costs
Local governments may incur extra costs to carry out this law. Those costs are exempt from the limits in NRS 354.599.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/22/2025
Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced)
Yes: 21 • No: 0
House vote • 4/16/2025
Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced)
Yes: 41 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Chapter 157.
5/30/2025legislatureApproved by the Governor.
5/30/2025legislatureEnrolled and delivered to Governor.
5/27/2025legislatureIn Assembly. To enrollment.
5/23/2025HouseRead third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
5/22/2025SenateTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
5/21/2025SenateTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
5/20/2025SenateTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
5/19/2025SenateTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
5/16/2025SenateRead second time.
5/15/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass.
5/12/2025SenateRead first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
4/17/2025SenateIn Senate.
4/17/2025SenateRead third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 41, Nays: 1.) To Senate.
4/16/2025HouseRead second time.
4/15/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass.
4/14/2025HouseFrom printer. To committee.
3/26/2025HouseRead first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.
3/24/2025House
Bill Text
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As Introduced
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