# Nevada SB498: AN ACT making appropriations to the Nevada System of Higher Education to expand undergraduate and graduate nursing programs and for academic programming and building renovations at institutions within the System; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB498, AN ACT making appropriations to the Nevada System of Higher Education to expand undergraduate and graduate nursing programs and for academic programming and building renovations at institutions within the System; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Senate Committee on Finance; status signed, last action 2025-06-09 (Approved by the Governor. Chapter 412.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB498-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB498 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT making appropriations to the Nevada System of Higher Education to expand undergraduate and graduate nursing programs and for academic programming and building renovations at institutions within the System; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-05-19 - Last action: 2025-06-09, Approved by the Governor. Chapter 412. - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Finance - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR S-1200 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (62 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More funding to expand nursing programs: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2025, the state provides $10 million for FY 2025-2026 and $10 million for FY 2026-2027 to the Nevada System of Higher Education to expand undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. The money can only pay operating costs like faculty, staff, and equipment. It cannot pay for constr… - Renovation funds for WNC Aspen Building: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2025, the state provides $1.512 million to Western Nevada College to renovate the Aspen Building. Any balance cannot be committed after June 30, 2027. Unspent funds must revert to the State General Fund by September 17, 2027. - Support for NSU North Las Vegas programs: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2025, the state provides $2.5 million to Nevada State University for academic programming at its North Las Vegas site. Any balance cannot be committed after June 30, 2027. Unspent funds must revert to the State General Fund by September 17, 2027. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Finance ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-31 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 41 | 0 | | | 2025-05-23 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced) | pass | 21 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-06-09: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 412. (legislature) - 2025-06-05: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-04: To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Assembly Amendment No. 899 concurred in. (Senate) - 2025-06-01: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-31: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-05-30: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 899.) To printer. (House) - 2025-05-30: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-05-30: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-05-23: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee. (House) - 2025-05-23: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-05-23: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-05-20: From printer. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB498_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB498.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB498_R1.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) - SB460: AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing plans to improve academic achievement; providing for the waiver of certain reporting requirements;… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB498_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB498.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB498_R1.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) - [SB460: AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing plans to improve ac…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB460-83rd2025) - [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-SB498-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).