# Nevada SB372: AN ACT relating to the care of children; revising provisions relating to the circumstances under which a person is not considered to have abused or neglected a child or to have injured, harmed or threatened the health or welfare of a child; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB372, AN ACT relating to the care of children; revising provisions relating to the circumstances under which a person is not considered to have abused or neglected a child or to have injured, harmed or threatened the health or welfare of a child; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by John C. Steinbeck (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-31 (Approved by the Governor. Chapter 205.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB372-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB372 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to the care of children; revising provisions relating to the circumstances under which a person is not considered to have abused or neglected a child or to have injured, harmed or threatened the health or welfare of a child; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-17 - Last action: 2025-05-31, Approved by the Governor. Chapter 205. - Sponsor: John C. Steinbeck (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 38-662 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Parents protected when seeking mental health help: benefit, high. You are not found to have abused or neglected a child just for two actions tied to behavioral health: seeking to admit the child to a mental health hospital or facility when the child’s needs put family safety at risk, or bringing into your home a biological, foster, or adoptive child with such nee… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: John C. Steinbeck (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced) | pass | 42 | 0 | | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced) | pass | 21 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-05-31: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 205. (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-23: To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-21: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-20: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-19: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-16: Read second time. (House) - 2025-05-15: 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: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (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) - 2025-03-18: From printer. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: 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/SB372_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB372.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) - SB376: AN ACT relating to industrial insurance; authorizing an injured employee with a claim for an occupational lung disease or occupational heart disease to seek tr… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB372_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB372.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) - [SB376: AN ACT relating to industrial insurance; authorizing an injured employee with a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB376-83rd2025) - [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-SB372-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).