# Nevada SB312: AN ACT relating to health care; authorizing Indian tribes to determine if a person is presumptively eligible for Medicaid; creating the Tribal Health Authority Council; prescribing the procedure governing the operations of the Council; authorizing the appointment of the Coordinator of the Council; prescribing the duties of the Council; creating the Account for Tribal Health; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB312, AN ACT relating to health care; authorizing Indian tribes to determine if a person is presumptively eligible for Medicaid; creating the Tribal Health Authority Council; prescribing the procedure governing the operations of the Council; authorizing the appointment of the Coordinator of the Council; prescribing the duties of the Council; creating the Account for Tribal Health; 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 2025-06-06 (Chapter 384.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB312-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB312 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to health care; authorizing Indian tribes to determine if a person is presumptively eligible for Medicaid; creating the Tribal Health Authority Council; prescribing the procedure governing the operations of the Council; authorizing the appointment of the Coordinator of the Council; prescribing the duties of the Council; creating the Account for Tribal Health; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-10 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter 384. - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Health and Human Services - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 38-347 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (59 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tribal clinics can approve Medicaid quickly: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, federally recognized tribes in Nevada can decide if a person is presumptively eligible for Medicaid, as federal law permits. The Department of Health and Human Services applies for any needed federal waiver or State Plan change and runs this the same as other Medicaid rul… - New Tribal Health Council and funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the state creates the Tribal Health Authority Council to advise the Governor and health agencies on American Indian health. Voting members are the directors (or designees) of tribal health facilities; an Indian Health Service representative and state liaisons serve as nonvot… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Health and Human Services ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-31 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2025-05-26 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint) | pass | 20 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-06-06: Chapter 384. (legislature) - 2025-06-06: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-04: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-02: To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-06-01: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 39, Nays: None, Excused: 3.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-30: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-29: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-28: Read second time. (House) - 2025-05-28: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-05-28: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-05-26: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee. (House) - 2025-05-26: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-05-26: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-26: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-05-26: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-05-26: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 755.) (Senate) - 2025-05-26: Placed on General File. (Senate) - 2025-05-26: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-04-24: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 220.) (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (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 Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB312_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB312.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB312_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB312_R2.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 Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB312_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB312.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB312_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB312_R2.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-SB312-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).