SB325 · NV 83rd Session

AN ACT relating to animals; authorizing the governing body of certain counties and incorporated cities to establish a program to waive the adoption fee of certain animals adopted by a person who is a veteran, law enforcement officer or first responder; and providing other matters properly relating t

Fiscal effect: state

Outcome: Passed both chambers — last vote Assembly (1st Reprint): Passed on 2025-05-22

NV Legislature 83rd Session bill, aggregated from roll-call votes across the seated state legislators in this dataset. Bill ID 12564.

Sponsorship

Danielle Gallant (R); Jeff Stone (R); John Ellison (R); John Steinbeck (R); Ken Gray (R); Lisa Krasner (R)

Roll-call summary

Vote	Count
Yea	23

Party breakdown

Party	Yea	Nay
Republican Party	23	0

Per-legislator votes

Legislator	Party	Vote	Chamber	Date
Alexis Hansen	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, May 22, 2025
Bert Gurr	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, May 22, 2025
Brian Hibbetts	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, May 22, 2025
Carrie Buck	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Monday, April 21, 2025
Danielle Gallant	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, May 22, 2025
Gregory Hafen II	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, May 22, 2025
Gregory Koenig	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, May 22, 2025
Heidi Kasama	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, May 22, 2025
Ira Hansen	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Monday, April 21, 2025
Jeff Stone	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Monday, April 21, 2025
Jill Dickman	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, May 22, 2025
John Ellison	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Monday, April 21, 2025
John Steinbeck	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Monday, April 21, 2025
Ken Gray	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, May 22, 2025
Lisa Cole	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, May 22, 2025
Lisa Krasner	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Monday, April 21, 2025
Lori Rogich	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Monday, April 21, 2025
Melissa Hardy	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, May 22, 2025
Philip O'Neill	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, May 22, 2025
Rebecca Edgeworth	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, May 22, 2025
Richard DeLong	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, May 22, 2025
Robin Titus	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Monday, April 21, 2025
Thaddeus Yurek III	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, May 22, 2025

Bill history (17 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
Mar 11, 2025	Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.	Senate Journal
Mar 12, 2025	From printer. To committee.
Apr 17, 2025	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 512.) Reprinting dispensed with.	Senate Journal
Apr 18, 2025	Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.	Senate Journal
Apr 21, 2025	Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.	Senate Journal
Apr 23, 2025	From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Assembly.
Apr 24, 2025	In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.	Assembly Journal
May 14, 2025	From committee: Do pass.	Assembly Journal
May 15, 2025	Read second time.	Assembly Journal
May 16, 2025	Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.	Assembly Journal
May 19, 2025	Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.	Assembly Journal
May 20, 2025	Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.	Assembly Journal
May 21, 2025	Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.	Assembly Journal
May 22, 2025	Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.	Assembly Journal · Senate Journal
May 23, 2025	To enrollment.	Senate Journal
May 27, 2025	Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
May 28, 2025	Approved by the Governor. Chapter 87.

Exhibits, testimony & documents (6 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.

Amendment (1)

Document type	Submitted by	File
Conceptual Amendment	Senator Donate	PDF

Support (1)

Document type	Submitted by	File
Letter	Penny Lambright	PDF

Submitted (1)

Document type	Submitted by	File
	Senator Fabian Doñate	PDF

Other (3)

Document type	Submitted by	File
Presentation	Senator Donate, Pets for Heros	PDF
Introductory Remarks	Senator Fabian Donate	PDF
Testimony	Samantha Bivins, Copresenter	PDF