# Nevada SB87: AN ACT relating to forensic medical examinations; revising provisions relating to payment of the costs of a forensic medical examination of a victim of a sexual assault or domestic violence battery by strangulation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB87, AN ACT relating to forensic medical examinations; revising provisions relating to payment of the costs of a forensic medical examination of a victim of a sexual assault or domestic violence battery by strangulation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Senate Committee on Judiciary; status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Approved by the Governor. Chapter 378.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB87-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB87 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to forensic medical examinations; revising provisions relating to payment of the costs of a forensic medical examination of a victim of a sexual assault or domestic violence battery by strangulation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Approved by the Governor. Chapter 378. - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Judiciary - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 16-498 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (61 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State pays for forensic exams, with caps: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the victims’ compensation fund pays providers for sexual assault exams and for strangulation exams after domestic violence. If the fund does not have enough money, the county where the crime happened pays the rest. Providers cannot bill the victim for these exam costs. The c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Judiciary ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-26 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint) | pass | 41 | 0 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 20 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-06-06: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 378. (legislature) - 2025-06-04: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-01: To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Assembly Amendment No. 659 concurred in. (Senate) - 2025-05-26: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-26: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-26: Placed on General File. (House) - 2025-05-26: From committee: Do pass, as amended. (House) - 2025-05-22: To committee. (House) - 2025-05-22: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. (House) - 2025-05-21: Notice of exemption. (House) - 2025-05-20: To printer. (House) - 2025-05-20: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. (House) - 2025-05-20: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-05-20: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 659.) (House) - 2025-05-20: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-05-20: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-04-24: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-24: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-04-22: To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Absent: 1.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 212.) (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read first time. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-01-10: From printer. (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB87_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB87.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB87_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB87_R2.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - SB81: AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Department of Education to create and conduct certain surveys of public school employees; revising provisions gover… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB87_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB87.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB87_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB87_R2.pdf) ## Related - [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) - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [SB81: AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Department of Education to create a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB81-83rd2025) - [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-SB87-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).