NevadaSB18383rd Regular Session (2025)Senate

AN ACT relating to child welfare; limiting the number of children that may be assigned to certain caseworkers of an agency which provides child welfare services with certain exceptions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Melanie Scheible (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

BDR 38-710

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Caseload cap for child welfare caseworkers

Beginning July 1, 2026, agencies that provide child welfare services may not assign more than 30 children in custody to one permanency caseworker. Siblings in the same agency can share the same caseworker, even if this goes over 30. In an emergency, an agency may go over 30 for up to 30 days if its policy allows it. This limit does not apply to children who are not in the agency’s custody, including those only under investigation. Permanency services include checking a child’s health, development, schooling, family safety, and finding a permanent home.

Local governments can cover this law's costs

Local governments may treat extra costs from this act as exempt from the normal state limit on such local expenses. This helps agencies pay for work tied to the new caseload rules. The change applies starting July 1, 2026.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Melanie Scheible

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 53 • No: 9

House vote • 5/22/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)

Yes: 33 • No: 9

Senate vote • 4/18/2025

Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)

Yes: 20 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 171.

    5/30/2025legislature
  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    5/27/2025legislature
  3. To enrollment.

    5/23/2025Senate
  4. In Senate.

    5/22/2025Senate
  5. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 33, Nays: 9.) To Senate.

    5/22/2025House
  6. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/21/2025House
  7. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/20/2025House
  8. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/19/2025House
  9. Read second time.

    5/16/2025House
  10. From committee: Do pass.

    5/15/2025House
  11. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.

    4/24/2025House
  12. In Assembly.

    4/24/2025House
  13. To Assembly.

    4/22/2025Senate
  14. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    4/22/2025Senate
  15. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Absent: 1.) To printer.

    4/18/2025Senate
  16. Reprinting dispensed with.

    4/17/2025Senate
  17. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 350.)

    4/17/2025Senate
  18. Placed on Second Reading File.

    4/17/2025Senate
  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    4/17/2025Senate
  20. Read first time. To committee.

    2/5/2025Senate
  21. From printer.

    2/5/2025Senate
  22. To printer.

    2/4/2025Senate
  23. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

    2/3/2025Senate

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