# Nevada SB117: AN ACT relating to veterans; requiring the Director of the Department of Veterans Services to make available to certain agencies, resource centers or programs any existing informational materials concerning the process for applying for an upgrade to the character of a veteran's discharge from service or a change in the narrative reason for a veteran's discharge from service; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada SB117, AN ACT relating to veterans; requiring the Director of the Department of Veterans Services to make available to certain agencies, resource centers or programs any existing informational materials concerning the process for applying for an upgrade to the character of a veteran's discharge from service or a change in the narrative reason for a veteran's discharge from service; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Cinthia Zermeño Moore (Democratic), Michelee "Shelly" Cruz-Crawford (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-30 (Chapter 162.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada SB117
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to veterans; requiring the Director of the Department of Veterans Services to make available to certain agencies, resource centers or programs any existing informational materials concerning the process for applying for an upgrade to the character of a veteran's discharge from service or a change in the narrative reason for a veteran's discharge from service; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-27
- Last action: 2025-05-30, Chapter 162.
- Sponsors: Cinthia Zermeño Moore (Democratic), Michelee "Shelly" Cruz-Crawford (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 37-795
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Easier discharge upgrades for Nevada veterans: benefit, low. The Nevada Department of Veterans Services must share existing materials on how to apply for a discharge upgrade or change the narrative reason. It must give these materials to any Nevada agency, resource center, or program that serves veterans and service members. The Director also conducts outrea…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cinthia Zermeño Moore (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Michelee "Shelly" Cruz-Crawford (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-05-30: Chapter 162. (legislature)
- 2025-05-30: Approved by the Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-27: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-23: To enrollment. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: In Senate. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House)
- 2025-05-21: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-05-20: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-05-19: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-05-16: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-05-15: Read second time. (House)
- 2025-05-14: From committee: Do pass. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee. (House)
- 2025-04-17: In Assembly. (House)
- 2025-04-16: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 499.) To printer. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Read first time. To committee. (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: From printer. (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer. (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB117_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB117.pdf)
- Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB117_R1.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB117_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB117.pdf)
- [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB117_R1.pdf)

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