# Nevada SB166: AN ACT relating to housing; revising provisions which prohibit certain insurers from discriminating based on the breed of a dog at certain properties; revising provisions relating to the supportive housing grant program implemented by the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB166, AN ACT relating to housing; revising provisions which prohibit certain insurers from discriminating based on the breed of a dog at certain properties; revising provisions relating to the supportive housing grant program implemented by the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Melanie Scheible (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-31 (Approved by the Governor. Chapter 177.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB166-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB166 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to housing; revising provisions which prohibit certain insurers from discriminating based on the breed of a dog at certain properties; revising provisions relating to the supportive housing grant program implemented by the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-05-31, Approved by the Governor. Chapter 177. - Sponsor: Melanie Scheible (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 57-713 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (44 yes, 19 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Home and renter insurers can't use dog breed: benefit, low. Insurers cannot deny, cancel, refuse to renew, or raise rates for any reason tied to your dog's breed. This applies to homeowner, renter, manufactured or mobile home, multi‑family building, and umbrella policies. Insurers may not ask about a dog's specific breed. They may act or raise the premium o… - Supportive housing must allow one pet: benefit, low. Supportive housing funded by state grants must let each tenant keep at least one pet. Providers must agree in writing to this as a grant condition and follow state landlord‑tenant law. Pet rules must follow public health, animal control, and animal‑cruelty laws. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Melanie Scheible (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 30 | 12 | | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 14 | 7 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-05-31: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 177. (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: 30, Nays: 12.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-21: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-20: Read second time. (House) - 2025-05-19: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-04-28: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-28: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-04-28: To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-04-25: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 14, Nays: 7.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 56.) (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Read first time. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-02-05: From printer. (Senate) - 2025-02-04: To printer. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB166_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB166.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB166_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) - SB185: AN ACT relating to health care; requiring reimbursement under Medicaid to family members who provide personal care services to certain recipients of Medicaid;… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB166_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB166.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB166_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) - [SB185: AN ACT relating to health care; requiring reimbursement under Medicaid to famil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB185-83rd2025) - [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-SB166-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).