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 12179.
Sponsorship
Rochelle Nguyen (D)
Roll-call summary
| Vote | Count |
|---|---|
| Yea | 8 |
| Nay | 3 |
Party breakdown
| Party | Yea | Nay |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 7 | 0 |
| Republican Party | 1 | 3 |
Per-legislator votes
| Legislator | Party | Vote | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecelia González | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Cinthia Zermeño Moore | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Fabian Doñate | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Monday, May 19, 2025 |
| Joe Dalia | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Michelee "Shelly" Cruz-Crawford | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Monday, May 19, 2025 |
| Selena Torres-Fossett | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Skip Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Monday, May 19, 2025 |
| Carrie Ann Buck | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Monday, May 19, 2025 |
| PK O'Neill | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Rich DeLong | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Toby Yurek | 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 |