AN ACT relating to the support of children; revising the duties of the Administrator of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services; revising certain procedures and requirements relating to the collection of support of children; requiring the collecting and reporting of certain demographic information; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Sponsored By: Dina Neal (Democratic)
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Child-support license penalties with job protections
Beginning July 1, 2025, Nevada sets notice and response rules for child-support enforcement that can lead to license suspension. These rules cover people who ignore a paternity or child-support subpoena or warrant, or fall behind on support. Being behind means owing more than $1,000 and being at least 2 months late, or lacking court-ordered child medical insurance. Collecting agencies must send first-class mail with the subpoena, warrant, or amount owed and required enforcement information. Notice counts as received 3 days after mailing to the last known address. Agencies may report people who do not comply, address the debt, or request a hearing within 30 days after mailing. Reports go to motor vehicle and wildlife officials and can lead to driving, hunting, fishing, or trapping license suspensions. Agencies cannot refer someone for driving-license suspension when it would impede current or potential employment. People can address debt by paying it all or, if unable, paying court-set overdue amounts for the preceding 12 months. They can also enter and follow an approved repayment plan, or provide proof of coverage for missing insurance. Before a requested hearing, the person and enforcing agency must try in good faith to resolve the matter. The hearing officer must explain the recommendation and applicable enforcement information, including repayment-plan requirements for people behind on support. Court approval of an enforcement recommendation requires agency reporting, subject to the applicable protections and repayment rules. Agencies must notify motor vehicle and wildlife officials within 5 days after compliance or satisfaction of the debt.
Nevada seeks federal child-support funding approval
Beginning July 1, 2025, Nevada’s child-support administrator must make every effort to obtain federal approval needed for child-support program funding. The law does not guarantee approval or set a funding amount. District attorneys must collect basic demographic information, including household income, for notice recipients and people reported to motor vehicle officials. They must send annual summaries through the Legislative Counsel Bureau to the Legislature in odd-numbered years. In even-numbered years, summaries go to the joint interim Health and Human Services and Commerce and Labor committees. The law exempts its legislative reporting requirements from NRS 218D.380(1). It also exempts related added local-government expenses from NRS 354.599.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Dina Neal
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
Actions Timeline
(No further action taken.)
6/3/2025SenateFrom printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
4/24/2025SenateTaken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.
4/21/2025SenateNotice of eligibility for exemption.
4/21/2025SenateRead second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 358.)
4/21/2025SenatePlaced on Second Reading File.
4/21/2025SenateFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
4/21/2025SenateFrom printer. To committee.
3/18/2025SenateRead first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.
3/17/2025Senate
Bill Text
As Introduced
Reprint 1
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