# Nevada SB229: AN ACT relating to education; revising requirements for a pupil to be awarded a State Seal of Financial Literacy; making certain requirements relating to the provision of instruction in financial literacy to pupils enrolled in grades 3 to 12, inclusive, applicable to the provision of such instruction to pupils enrolled in kindergarten and grades 1 and 2; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada SB229, AN ACT relating to education; revising requirements for a pupil to be awarded a State Seal of Financial Literacy; making certain requirements relating to the provision of instruction in financial literacy to pupils enrolled in grades 3 to 12, inclusive, applicable to the provision of such instruction to pupils enrolled in kindergarten and grades 1 and 2; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Duy Nguyen (Democratic), Edgar Flores (Democratic), Marilyn Dondero Loop (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada SB229
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to education; revising requirements for a pupil to be awarded a State Seal of Financial Literacy; making certain requirements relating to the provision of instruction in financial literacy to pupils enrolled in grades 3 to 12, inclusive, applicable to the provision of such instruction to pupils enrolled in kindergarten and grades 1 and 2; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.)
- Sponsors: Duy Nguyen (Democratic), Edgar Flores (Democratic), Marilyn Dondero Loop (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: BDR 34-680
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (21 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Financial literacy lessons reach Nevada's youngest students: benefit, low. Nevada districts and charter schools must provide financial literacy lessons from kindergarten through grade 12, adding kindergarten and grades 1–2. Lessons must fit students' ages and follow state learning standards within economics, math, or social studies courses. Required topics include budgeti…
- Lower financial literacy seal requirements for graduates: benefit, low. Graduates of participating Nevada schools can earn the State Seal of Financial Literacy under revised requirements. The law lowers the GPA requirement from 3.25 to 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. On an alternative scale approved by the state superintendent, the weighted GPA requirement drops from 3.85 to 3.0.…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Duy Nguyen (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Edgar Flores (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Marilyn Dondero Loop (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joe Dalia (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natha C. Anderson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James Ohrenschall (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julie Pazina (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melanie Scheible (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michelee "Shelly" Cruz-Crawford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Roberta Lange (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rochelle T. Nguyen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Skip Daly (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (House)
- 2025-06-01: Read second time. (House)
- 2025-06-01: Placed on Second Reading File. (House)
- 2025-06-01: From committee: Do pass. (House)
- 2025-05-26: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee. (House)
- 2025-05-26: In Assembly. (House)
- 2025-05-23: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Assembly. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 729.) (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Placed on General File. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To committee. (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Read second time. (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: From committee: Do pass. (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: From printer. To committee. (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer. (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB229.pdf)
- Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB229_R1.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB229.pdf)
- [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB229_R1.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB229-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).