NevadaSB34983rd Regular Session (2025)SenateWALLET

AN ACT relating to anatomical gifts; authorizing a procurement organization to transport or arrange for the transportation of the body or part of a deceased donor under certain circumstances; authorizing a coroner to require a procurement organization to provide notice of such transportation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Julie Pazina (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

BDR 40-543

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Clearer decision rights for donors’ families

Beginning July 1, 2025, procurement groups must look for people with legal priority to make donation decisions and quickly share information about any other gifts, changes, or revocations. If a deceased donor is a minor, the group must try to find the parents and give them a chance to revoke or change the gift (or a refusal), unless the minor is known to be emancipated. The person or group who receives a donated body or part has priority, may accept or refuse, and must arrange removal of a part before burial or cremation without unnecessary harm. If a part is donated for transplant or therapy and is suitable, the group must also ask the authorized person about donating other parts for research or teaching when there is no clear refusal.

Medical exams to protect organ gifts

Beginning July 1, 2025, when a hospital refers someone near death, the procurement group must search local donor registries for a recorded gift. The group may run reasonable medical exams to check if a body or part is suitable, and the recipient of a part may also do reasonable checks after death. During these exams, measures needed for the exam are not stopped unless the team knows the person said otherwise. Exams can include a review of all medical and dental records unless another law blocks access. These steps help honor donor intent and protect transplant safety.

Only qualified, independent doctors remove parts

Beginning July 1, 2025, the doctor who cared for the person at death or set the time of death cannot take part in removing or transplanting parts from that person. Only a physician or technician who is qualified to remove the specific donated part may do so. This protects ethics and safety in the donation process.

In-state transport allowed with coroner notice

Beginning July 1, 2025, a procurement group may move a donor’s body or part within Nevada when medical equipment is needed to keep it suitable. A county coroner may require the group to give notice and can set how that notice is given. This improves logistics while keeping local oversight.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Julie Pazina

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Cecelia González

    Democratic • House

  • Duy Nguyen

    Democratic • House

  • Joe Dalia

    Democratic • House

  • Jovan A. Jackson

    Democratic • House

  • Ken Gray

    Republican • House

  • Rebecca Edgeworth

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 63 • No: 0

House vote 5/22/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint)

Yes: 42 • No: 0

Senate vote 4/16/2025

Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 202.

    5/31/2025legislature
  2. Approved by the Governor.

    5/31/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    5/27/2025legislature
  4. Assembly Amendment No. 561 concurred in. To enrollment.

    5/23/2025Senate
  5. In Senate.

    5/22/2025Senate
  6. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

    5/22/2025House
  7. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/21/2025House
  8. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/20/2025House
  9. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/19/2025House
  10. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/16/2025House
  11. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/15/2025House
  12. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint.

    5/15/2025House
  13. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 561.) To printer.

    5/14/2025House
  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    5/12/2025House
  15. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.

    4/17/2025House
  16. In Assembly.

    4/17/2025House
  17. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

    4/16/2025Senate
  18. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    4/16/2025Senate
  19. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 222.) To printer.

    4/15/2025Senate
  20. Placed on Second Reading File.

    4/14/2025Senate
  21. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    4/14/2025Senate
  22. From printer. To committee.

    3/17/2025Senate
  23. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.

    3/13/2025Senate

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