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NV SB4

Bill

Status

Passed

5/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary

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Origin

Senate

83rd Legislature (2025)

AI Summary

  • Expands who may serve as a required witness to adoption consent documents by adding "caseworker" as an alternative to "social worker" for attestation purposes

  • Applies specifically to adoptions where neither the petitioner nor their spouse is related to the child within the third degree of consanguinity (close blood relatives)

  • Qualifying witnesses must be employed by child welfare agencies, state-licensed adoption agencies, comparable agencies in other states, or out-of-state agencies authorized to place children for adoption

  • Effective date: July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Revises provisions relating to consent to adoption. (BDR 11-294)

Last Action

Chapter 31. (Effective July 1, 2025)

5/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/24/2025
Judiciary10/8/2024

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