NevadaAB6583rd Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET

AN ACT relating to guardianship; revising provisions relating to certain investigative services provided during a guardianship proceeding; prohibiting a governmental entity from charging a fee for providing a copy of certain documents relating to a guardianship proceeding; revising provisions relating to service of process of a citation and petition in a guardianship proceeding; changing the name of the State Guardianship Compliance Office to the State Guardianship Office; changing the title of the State Guardianship Compliance Officer to the State Guardianship Officer; revising the powers of the Officer; authorizing a court to appoint or extend the appointment of a guardian for a protected minor or proposed protected minor seeking status as a special immigrant juvenile with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security under certain circumstances; revising certain notice requirements for minor guardianship proceedings; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Assembly Committee on Judiciary

Signed by Governor

BDR 13-470

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Guardianship help for immigrant youth seeking SIJ

Beginning July 1, 2025, a court may appoint or extend a guardian for an unmarried youth seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status, if the youth agrees. For these cases, the law treats the youth as a minor up to age 21. The guardianship ends at 21 unless the youth asks the court to end it earlier and the court agrees. The guardian cannot change the youth’s medical care, schooling, or where they live without the youth’s consent.

Plan guardianship before adulthood

Beginning July 1, 2025, the court may hold a hearing up to 90 days before a minor becomes an adult to review next steps. The court decides if guardianship should continue past majority and whether the minor wants another year. If the court finds the person will be incapacitated at majority, someone may file an adult guardianship case that starts when the person turns 18. The minor has the right to a lawyer in that case.

No copy fees in investigations

Beginning July 1, 2025, government offices cannot charge for copies of documents that a guardianship investigator requests. This applies to investigators appointed under Nevada guardianship laws and investigators from the State Guardianship Office. This removes a small paperwork cost for families in guardianship cases.

Clearer notice in guardianship cases

Beginning July 1, 2025, guardianship papers may be served by personal service at least 10 days before the hearing. Certified mail or a court-approved alternative must be sent at least 20 days before the hearing. If people cannot be located after due effort, the court can require publication at least 20 days before, or waive it for good cause. Minors age 14 or older must be personally served at least 10 days before the hearing. Petitioners no longer must notify the Health and Human Services Director about the hearing when the child has Medicaid.

New State Guardianship Office and staff

Beginning July 1, 2025, the State Guardianship Compliance Office is renamed the State Guardianship Office. The State Guardianship Officer may hire accountants and investigators as needed, within legislative funding. Existing rules, contracts, and past actions remain in force until updated, so services continue without disruption.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Assembly Committee on Judiciary

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 63 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/21/2025

Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

House vote • 4/22/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)

Yes: 42 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 103.

    5/29/2025legislature
  2. Approved by the Governor.

    5/29/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    5/27/2025legislature
  4. In Assembly. To enrollment.

    5/22/2025House
  5. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

    5/21/2025Senate
  6. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/20/2025Senate
  7. Read second time.

    5/19/2025Senate
  8. From committee: Do pass.

    5/16/2025Senate
  9. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.

    4/28/2025Senate
  10. In Senate.

    4/28/2025Senate
  11. To Senate.

    4/25/2025House
  12. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    4/25/2025House
  13. To printer.

    4/22/2025House
  14. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.)

    4/22/2025House
  15. Dispensed with reprinting.

    4/21/2025House
  16. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 394.)

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

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

    4/21/2025House
  19. Read first time. To committee.

    2/4/2025House
  20. From printer.

    11/26/2024House
  21. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.

    11/20/2024House

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