SB161 · NV 83rd Session
AN ACT relating to local government employees; establishing additional procedures pursuant to which parties to a collective bargaining negotiation involving a school district and an employee organization representing teachers may submit issues to a binding arbitration process; prohibiting a school d
Outcome: Passed both chambers — last vote Assembly (1st Reprint): Passed on 2025-05-23
NV Legislature 83rd Session bill, aggregated from roll-call votes across the seated state legislators in this dataset. Bill ID 7561.
Sponsorship
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Roll-call summary
| Vote | Count |
|---|---|
| Yea | 51 |
| Nay | 13 |
Party breakdown
| Party | Yea | Nay |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 51 | 13 |
Per-legislator votes
| Legislator | Party | Vote | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, May 17, 2021 |
| Alexis Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 26, 2023 |
| Alexis Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Alexis Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 3, 2019 |
| Andrew Matthews | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, May 17, 2021 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, April 1, 2015 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Monday, April 12, 2021 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, April 17, 2019 |
| Bert Gurr | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 26, 2023 |
| Bert Gurr | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Brian Hibbetts | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 26, 2023 |
| Brian Hibbetts | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Danielle Gallant | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 26, 2023 |
| Danielle Gallant | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Gregory Hafen II | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, May 17, 2021 |
| Gregory Hafen II | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 26, 2023 |
| Gregory Hafen II | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Gregory Hafen II | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 3, 2019 |
| Gregory Koenig | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 26, 2023 |
| Gregory Koenig | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Heidi Kasama | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Monday, April 12, 2021 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Friday, April 21, 2023 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, April 17, 2019 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Monday, May 19, 2025 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Jeff Stone | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Friday, April 21, 2023 |
| Jeff Stone | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Monday, May 19, 2025 |
| Jill Dickman | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, May 17, 2021 |
| Jill Dickman | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 26, 2023 |
| Jill Dickman | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Jill Dickman | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Joe Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, May 5, 2009 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, May 17, 2021 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Monday, May 19, 2025 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 3, 2019 |
| John Steinbeck | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Monday, May 19, 2025 |
| Ken Gray | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 26, 2023 |
| Ken Gray | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Lisa Cole | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, May 17, 2021 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Friday, April 21, 2023 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Monday, May 19, 2025 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 3, 2019 |
| Lori Rogich | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Monday, May 19, 2025 |
| Mark Amodei | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, April 8, 2009 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, April 1, 2015 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Monday, April 12, 2021 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Wednesday, April 17, 2019 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 26, 2023 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Monday, June 3, 2019 |
| Michele Fiore | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Philip O'Neill | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, May 17, 2021 |
| Philip O'Neill | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 26, 2023 |
| Philip O'Neill | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Philip O'Neill | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Rebecca Edgeworth | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Richard DeLong | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 26, 2023 |
| Richard DeLong | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Robin Titus | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Monday, May 19, 2025 |
| Thaddeus Yurek III | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 26, 2023 |
| Thaddeus Yurek III | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
Bill history (14 actions)
Chronological legislative actions taken on this bill, sourced from NELIS. Journal links open the daily Assembly or Senate journal PDF where the action was recorded — public record per NRS 218D.
| Date | Action | Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 03, 2025 | Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. | Senate Journal |
| Feb 04, 2025 | To printer. | |
| Feb 05, 2025 | From printer. Read first time. To committee. | Senate Journal |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Waiver granted effective: February 18, 2025. | Senate Journal |
| May 08, 2025 | From committee: Do pass. | Senate Journal |
| May 12, 2025 | Read second time. | Senate Journal |
| May 15, 2025 | Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. | Senate Journal |
| May 16, 2025 | Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. | Senate Journal |
| May 19, 2025 | Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 611.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 14, Nays: 6, Excused: 1.) To printer. | Senate Journal |
| May 20, 2025 | From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee. | Assembly Journal |
| May 22, 2025 | From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. | Assembly Journal |
| May 23, 2025 | Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 33, Nays: 9.) To Senate. In Senate. To enrollment. | Assembly Journal · Senate Journal |
| May 27, 2025 | Enrolled and delivered to Governor. | |
| May 29, 2025 | Approved by the Governor. Chapter 94. |
Exhibits, testimony & documents (10 on file)
Exhibits, testimony, amendments, and supporting documents collected by the NV Legislature on this bill. Submissions are public record per NRS 218D. Sources cite back to NELIS.
Support (7)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Statements | several Clark County teachers and school counselor, Clark County Education Association | |
| Testimony | Matthew Nighswonger, Shadow Ridge High School | |
| Testimony | Jim Frazee, Clark County School District | |
| Testimony | Liz Adler, Sunrise Mountain High School | |
| Letter | Monica Bryant, Clark County School District | |
| Testimony | Angie Joye, Mountain View Elementary School | |
| Testimony | Danielle Knoeppel, Clark County School District |
Opposition (3)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Statement | Nevada State Education Association | |
| Testimony | Paula Luna, Battle Born Progress | |
| Testimony | Anahit Baghshetsyan, Nevada Policy |