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NV SB171

Bill

Status

Vetoed

6/2/2025

Primary Sponsor

James Ohrenschall

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Origin

Senate

83rd Legislature (2025)

AI Summary

  • Health care licensing boards are prohibited from disqualifying or disciplining providers solely for providing or assisting with medically necessary gender-affirming health care services that are lawful in Nevada, including services provided with parental consent for minors.

  • The Governor is prohibited from extraditing persons charged in another state with crimes related to providing, receiving, or assisting with medically necessary gender-affirming health care services, unless the conduct would also be criminal in Nevada or the person was physically present in the demanding state when the offense occurred.

  • State agencies are barred from providing information or expending resources to assist other states' investigations or proceedings seeking civil, criminal, or professional sanctions against persons for gender-affirming health care services that are legal in Nevada.

  • Health care licensing boards that license providers of gender-affirming care must examine the feasibility of reciprocal licensure for out-of-state providers to facilitate care for patients traveling to Nevada for these services.

  • Gender-affirming health care services are defined to include puberty blockers, medical interventions to align physical appearance with gender identity, treatment for gender dysphoria, and counseling services, but explicitly exclude conversion therapy.

Legislative Description

Enacts a shield law to protect the transgender community. (BDR 54-12)

Last Action

Vetoed by the Governor. Returned to Senate with Governor's veto message.

6/2/2025

Committee Referrals

Commerce and Labor4/24/2025
Commerce and Labor2/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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