# Nevada SB237: AN ACT relating to education; prohibiting the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada from assessing tuition charges or certain fees against students who are a surviving spouse or child of a person killed in the line of duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; revising certain provisions relating to the waiver of certain fees for public safety officers who are killed in the line of duty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB237, AN ACT relating to education; prohibiting the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada from assessing tuition charges or certain fees against students who are a surviving spouse or child of a person killed in the line of duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; revising certain provisions relating to the waiver of certain fees for public safety officers who are killed in the line of duty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Duy Nguyen (Democratic), John C. Steinbeck (Republican), Julie Pazina (Democratic) and 3 others; status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB237-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB237 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to education; prohibiting the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada from assessing tuition charges or certain fees against students who are a surviving spouse or child of a person killed in the line of duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; revising certain provisions relating to the waiver of certain fees for public safety officers who are killed in the line of duty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-26 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsors: Duy Nguyen (Democratic), John C. Steinbeck (Republican), Julie Pazina (Democratic), Melanie Scheible (Democratic), Nicole J. Cannizzaro (Democratic), Rochelle T. Nguyen (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: BDR 34-542 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - College cost help for public-service survivors: benefit, medium. Surviving spouses and dependent children of qualifying public safety officers or public employees killed while doing their duties receive college help. The Board of Regents pays registration, lab, and required textbook and course-material costs when money is available. Classes must count toward an… - Military survivors get tuition and fee waivers: benefit, medium. Nevada's public higher education system cannot charge tuition to surviving spouses or children of service members killed on active duty in the line of duty. It also waives registration, lab, and all other required fees. Fee waivers cover trade, vocational, undergraduate, graduate, and professional… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Duy Nguyen (Democratic), House - Sponsor: John C. Steinbeck (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Julie Pazina (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Melanie Scheible (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Nicole J. Cannizzaro (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Rochelle T. Nguyen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Stone (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Krasner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lori Rogich (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Michelee "Shelly" Cruz-Crawford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robin L. Titus (Republican), Senate ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB237.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB237_R1.pdf) ## Related bills - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - 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) - SB207: AN ACT relating to health care; transferring the authority to establish and administer a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly from the Aging and Disab… (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB237.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB237_R1.pdf) ## Related - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [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) - [SB207: AN ACT relating to health care; transferring the authority to establish and adm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB207-83rd2025) - [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-SB237-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).