# Nevada SB306: AN ACT relating to mental health; establishing a task force to develop recommendations for the creation of a program that provides housing and other services to certain children who are discharged from a treatment facility or certain other facilities or released on parole; revising provisions related to the designation of certain facilities of the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services; expanding the applicability of enhanced penalties for assault or battery against certain persons who provide child welfare services or child protective services; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB306, AN ACT relating to mental health; establishing a task force to develop recommendations for the creation of a program that provides housing and other services to certain children who are discharged from a treatment facility or certain other facilities or released on parole; revising provisions related to the designation of certain facilities of the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services; expanding the applicability of enhanced penalties for assault or battery against certain persons who provide child welfare services or child protective services; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Erica Mosca (Democratic), Michelee "Shelly" Cruz-Crawford (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB306-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB306 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to mental health; establishing a task force to develop recommendations for the creation of a program that provides housing and other services to certain children who are discharged from a treatment facility or certain other facilities or released on parole; revising provisions related to the designation of certain facilities of the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services; expanding the applicability of enhanced penalties for assault or battery against certain persons who provide child welfare services or child protective services; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-10 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsors: Erica Mosca (Democratic), Michelee "Shelly" Cruz-Crawford (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 39-796 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (59 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New discharge protections for children: benefit, low. Nevada’s children’s mental health rules explicitly cover children with severe emotional disturbance. Public and private inpatient psychiatric facilities admitting children with emotional disturbance must establish discharge rules. Those rules must prohibit sending these children to temporary facili… - Stronger protections for child welfare workers: benefit, low. Nevada extends tougher assault and battery penalties to certain state and local government workers. Covered jobs require public interaction involving child welfare, child protection, or tasks with comparable dangers. The worker must be doing covered duties, and the offender must know or reasonably… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Erica Mosca (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Michelee "Shelly" Cruz-Crawford (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-23 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint) | pass | 38 | 4 | | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (House) - 2025-06-02: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Fourth reprint. (House) - 2025-06-01: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 975.) To printer. (House) - 2025-06-01: Placed on General File. (House) - 2025-06-01: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-05-26: To committee. (House) - 2025-05-26: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Third reprint. (House) - 2025-05-23: To printer. (House) - 2025-05-23: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. (House) - 2025-05-23: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-05-23: Action of passage reconsidered. (House) - 2025-05-23: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 38, Nays: 4.) (House) - 2025-05-23: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-05-23: Dispensed with reprinting. (House) - 2025-05-23: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 732.) (House) - 2025-05-23: Placed on General File. (House) - 2025-05-23: Taken from Chief Clerk's desk. (House) - 2025-05-22: Placed on Chief Clerk's desk. (House) - 2025-05-22: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-05-22: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. (House) - 2025-05-20: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 596.) To printer. (House) - 2025-05-19: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-04-28: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. 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, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 356.) (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: From printer. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB306.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB306_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB306_R2.pdf) - Reprint 3: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB306_R3.pdf) - Reprint 4: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB306.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) - SB309: AN ACT relating to crimes; revising provisions relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or certain other prohibited substances; providing penalties;… (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB306.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB306_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB306_R2.pdf) - [Reprint 3 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB306_R3.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) - [SB309: AN ACT relating to crimes; revising provisions relating to driving under the in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB309-83rd2025) - [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-SB306-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).