# Nevada AB520: AN ACT relating to adoption; requiring background investigations of certain persons who operate or provide services to children at a child-placing agency; authorizing the disclosure of information from the State Register for Adoptions to certain persons without the consent of the natural parent under extenuating circumstances; authorizing certain persons to attend an adoption hearing by a remote-technology system under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB520, AN ACT relating to adoption; requiring background investigations of certain persons who operate or provide services to children at a child-placing agency; authorizing the disclosure of information from the State Register for Adoptions to certain persons without the consent of the natural parent under extenuating circumstances; authorizing certain persons to attend an adoption hearing by a remote-technology system under certain circumstances; 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 2025-06-06 (Chapter 307.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB520-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB520 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to adoption; requiring background investigations of certain persons who operate or provide services to children at a child-placing agency; authorizing the disclosure of information from the State Register for Adoptions to certain persons without the consent of the natural parent under extenuating circumstances; authorizing certain persons to attend an adoption hearing by a remote-technology system under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-24 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter 307. - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 11-356 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (62 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Remote adoption hearings allowed: benefit, low. If you live in another state, or the child is in a licensed agency’s custody, you may join the adoption hearing by phone or video. A supervising agency representative must also appear remotely. The court will place the call to a known number or give video instructions. The agency decides if you joi… - Stricter checks for child-placing workers: cost, low. The law requires checks for every applicant and worker at a child-placing agency who serves children. You must give fingerprints to the State Repository so it can get FBI records. The Repository can request FBI background information for these checks. The state re-checks you at least every 5 years.… - Stricter steps and old adoptions upheld: mixed, low. A court cannot enter an adoption order unless you follow all listed Nevada adoption laws. This includes completing the statutes named in the law before finalization. Adoption orders entered after July 1, 1963 and before July 1, 1965 remain valid, even if they did not meet every listed law. - More access to adoption registry: mixed, low. The Division may share identifying information between an adopted person and a relative within the third degree only if both are listed in the State Register. Release happens with the natural parent’s written consent, or when the Division finds extenuating circumstances. An adopted person may limit… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-23 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-04-22 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 41 | 1 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-06-06: Chapter 307. (legislature) - 2025-06-05: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Senate Amendment No. 675 concurred in. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-05-26: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-05-23: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-23: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 675.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-28: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-04-25: To Senate. (House) - 2025-04-25: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-04-22: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-22: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 41, Nays: 1.) (House) - 2025-04-21: Dispensed with reprinting. (House) - 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 458.) (House) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (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/AB520_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB520.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB520_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB520_R2.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) - AB514: AN ACT relating to mental health; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for rehabilitative residential mental health care; requiring the State Long-Term Care… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB520_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB520.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB520_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB520_R2.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) - [AB514: AN ACT relating to mental health; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB514-83rd2025) - [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-AB520-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).