SB244 · NV 83rd Session

AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring Medicaid to cover certain treatments for obesity and the services of certain programs for the prevention of diabetes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring Medicaid to cover certain treatments

Fiscal effect: state

NV Legislature 83rd Session bill, aggregated from roll-call votes across the seated state legislators in this dataset. Bill ID 1064.

Sponsorship

Edgar Flores (D); Roberta Lange (D); Rochelle Nguyen (D)

Roll-call summary

Vote	Count
Yea	53

Party breakdown

Party	Yea	Nay
Democratic Party	53	0

Per-legislator votes

Legislator	Party	Vote	Chamber	Date
Aaron Ford	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Aaron Ford	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Friday, April 10, 2015
Aaron Ford	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (3rd Reprint)	Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Brittney Miller	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (3rd Reprint)	Friday, June 2, 2017
Daniele Monroe-Moreno	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (3rd Reprint)	Friday, June 2, 2017
Dina Neal	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Dina Neal	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Dina Neal	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, May 23, 2013
Dina Neal	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (3rd Reprint)	Friday, June 2, 2017
Edgar Flores	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Edgar Flores	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Edgar Flores	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (3rd Reprint)	Friday, June 2, 2017
Fabian Donate	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, May 23, 2023
James Ohrenschall	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, May 23, 2023
James Ohrenschall	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, May 5, 2015
James Ohrenschall	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 18, 2009
James Ohrenschall	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, May 23, 2013
James Ohrenschall	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (3rd Reprint)	Friday, June 2, 2017
Julie Pazina	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Lucy Flores	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, May 23, 2013
Marilyn Dondero Loop	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Thursday, March 21, 2019
Marilyn Dondero Loop	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Marilyn Dondero Loop	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 18, 2009
Marilyn Dondero Loop	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, May 23, 2013
Marilyn Kirkpatrick	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Marilyn Kirkpatrick	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 18, 2009
Marilyn Kirkpatrick	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, May 23, 2013
Melanie Scheible	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Thursday, March 21, 2019
Melanie Scheible	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Nicole Cannizzaro	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Thursday, March 21, 2019
Nicole Cannizzaro	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (3rd Reprint)	Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Olivia Diaz	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Olivia Diaz	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, May 23, 2013
Olivia Diaz	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (3rd Reprint)	Friday, June 2, 2017
Patricia Spearman	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Thursday, March 21, 2019
Patricia Spearman	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Patricia Spearman	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Friday, April 10, 2015
Patricia Spearman	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Patricia Spearman	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (3rd Reprint)	Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Richard Daly	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Richard Daly	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, May 23, 2013
Richard Daly	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (3rd Reprint)	Friday, June 2, 2017
Richard Segerblom	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Friday, April 10, 2015
Richard Segerblom	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Richard Segerblom	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 18, 2009
Richard Segerblom	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (3rd Reprint)	Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Roberta Lange	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Rochelle Nguyen	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Sandra Jauregui	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (3rd Reprint)	Friday, June 2, 2017
Steve Yeager	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (3rd Reprint)	Friday, June 2, 2017
Steven Horsford	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Monday, April 13, 2009
Steven Horsford	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Monday, May 16, 2011
William McCurdy II	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (3rd Reprint)	Friday, June 2, 2017

Bill history (5 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 26, 2025	Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.	Senate Journal
Feb 27, 2025	From printer. To committee.
Mar 31, 2025	From committee: Do pass.	Senate Journal
Apr 01, 2025	Notice of eligibility for exemption. Read second time. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To committee.	Senate Journal
Jun 03, 2025	(No further action taken.)

Exhibits, testimony & documents (8 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
Amendment	Amy Shogren, Novo Nordisk	PDF

Support (5)

Document type	Submitted by	File
Letter	Rebeka Acosta, A+J Patient Advocacy	PDF
Letter	M Brian Bosma, Nevada Obesity Collaborative	PDF
Letter	Partners for a Healthy Nevada Coalition	PDF
Letter	Alexander Ayzengart, MD, Renown Health	PDF
Letters	(4 letters)	PDF

Other (2)

Document type	Submitted by	File
	Work Session, Legislative Council Bureau (SB 244)	PDF
Presentation	Steven Shane, MD, University of Nevada, Reno	PDF