# Nevada SB24: AN ACT relating to emergency medical services; providing for the certification and regulation of emergency medical responders; prescribing certain duties and authority of an emergency medical responder; prohibiting a person from representing himself or herself as an emergency medical responder without a valid certification; applying certain legal protections for emergency medical services to emergency medical responders; authorizing the collection of certain data from an applicant for the renewal of a certificate as an emergency medical responder; requiring the reporting of certain data concerning veterans who apply for and receive certification as an emergency medical responder; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB24, AN ACT relating to emergency medical services; providing for the certification and regulation of emergency medical responders; prescribing certain duties and authority of an emergency medical responder; prohibiting a person from representing himself or herself as an emergency medical responder without a valid certification; applying certain legal protections for emergency medical services to emergency medical responders; authorizing the collection of certain data from an applicant for the renewal of a certificate as an emergency medical responder; requiring the reporting of certain data concerning veterans who apply for and receive certification as an emergency medical responder; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Senate Committee on Health and Human Services; status signed, last action 2025-05-27 (Chapter 34.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB24-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB24 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to emergency medical services; providing for the certification and regulation of emergency medical responders; prescribing certain duties and authority of an emergency medical responder; prohibiting a person from representing himself or herself as an emergency medical responder without a valid certification; applying certain legal protections for emergency medical services to emergency medical responders; authorizing the collection of certain data from an applicant for the renewal of a certificate as an emergency medical responder; requiring the reporting of certain data concerning veterans who apply for and receive certification as an emergency medical responder; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-11-07 - Last action: 2025-05-27, Chapter 34. - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Health and Human Services - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 40-292 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (59 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 13 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - College help for fallen responders’ children: benefit, high. Dependent children of certified emergency medical responders killed in the line of duty gain help with undergraduate college costs. The parent must have served a public agency as a salaried employee or volunteer, not a contractor. The child must pursue an undergraduate degree at a Nevada System of… - More hepatitis coverage for medical responders: benefit, high. Beginning January 1, 2026, hepatitis protections cover qualified Nevada emergency medical responders, technicians, advanced technicians, and paramedics whose main duties are emergency care. After 5 years of continuous qualifying Nevada employment before disability or death, hepatitis is conclusivel… - More mental health support for responders: benefit, medium. Emergency medical responders employed by Nevada public safety agencies can claim workers’ compensation for qualifying stress-related mental injuries. They must directly witness a qualifying death, grievous bodily harm, or the aftermath during employment. Extreme stress from that witnessing must be… - Injured responders gain rights to sue: benefit, low. Certified emergency medical responders can seek damages for personal injuries caused by another person’s willful conduct or careless property management. Covered cases include conduct after someone knew or should have known the responder was present, intended injury, specified legal violations, or… - More legal protection for responder care: benefit, low. Emergency medical responders now count as people who administer emergency medical services under Nevada law. Responders receive protection from civil damages when following instructions from a physician, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant, or licensed nurse. This covers emergency care… - Responders can decline renewal data requests: benefit, low. Health authorities can offer a health department data request to emergency medical responders renewing their certificates. They can ask for electronic submission, but answering is optional. The information is confidential, and applicants cannot be disciplined for declining. - Responders get emergency bike rule exemptions: benefit, low. Certified or interstate-compact-authorized emergency medical responders have limited exemptions from state and local bicycle, electric-bike, and electric-scooter operating rules. The exemptions apply on duty when responding to an emergency call or when breaking a rule is necessary for their duties.… - Stronger crime protections for responders’ families: benefit, low. Courts can add 1 to 20 consecutive prison years for listed crimes willfully committed because the victim is an emergency medical responder on duty. The same range applies to listed crimes knowingly and willfully committed because the victim is a responder’s spouse or child of any age. The added ter… - Responders can give more lifesaving medicines: benefit, low. Certified or interstate-compact-authorized emergency medical responders can give an authorized entity’s epinephrine auto-injector for a suspected severe allergic reaction. They must be trained to recognize the reaction and give the medicine. Emergency medical responders can also give opioid-reversa… - Rural clinics can use certified responders: benefit, low. Nevada county boards can staff limited medical facilities in outlying areas with certified emergency medical responders. These facilities provide outpatient care and emergency treatment. The county board decides whether responder staffing fits local needs; the law does not require it. - Court testing after responder disease exposure: mixed, low. Emergency medical responders now count as emergency response employees under Nevada law. After likely disease exposure, a certified responder, employer, or public agency can ask a court to order source testing. Testing can involve a living person or decedent and must be needed to decide the respond… - Required hepatitis tests, paid by employers: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, covered emergency medical workers must get hepatitis C blood tests at hiring, when coverage starts, and annually. Hepatitis A and B tests are required at those same times, but annual testing ends after vaccination. These rules cover licensed attendants and certified respo… - New certification rules for emergency responders: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Nevada certifies emergency medical responders under state standards, with statewide certificates lasting no more than 2 years. Approved training must follow U.S. Department of Transportation standards and use approved instructors or organizations. Applicants need developm… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Health and Human Services ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-19 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced) | pass | 42 | 0 | | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced) | pass | 17 | 4 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-05-27: Chapter 34. (legislature) - 2025-05-26: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-23: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-19: In Senate. To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-16: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-15: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-14: Read second time. (House) - 2025-05-12: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-04-24: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-24: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-04-22: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 17, Nays: 4.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Taken from Secretary's desk. Placed on General File. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Taken from General File. Placed on Secretary's desk. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read first time. To committee. (Senate) - 2024-11-12: From printer. (Senate) - 2024-11-07: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB24_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB24.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) - SB15: AN ACT relating to governmental administration; revising provisions relating to the timing of when an annual meeting of a debt management commission must occur… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB24_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB24.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) - [SB15: AN ACT relating to governmental administration; revising provisions relating to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB15-83rd2025) - [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-SB24-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).