Nevada · Senate Bill 347 · 83rd (2025) Session

Revises provisions relating to mental health crisis holds. (BDR 39-8)

SB 347 Sponsored by Melanie Scheible and Nicole J. Cannizzaro Became law

  1. Introduced Mar 13, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 13, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Apr 22, 2025
  4. Passed the Assembly May 22, 2025
  5. To the governor May 29, 2025
  6. Became law Jun 5, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Existing law provides that an officer authorized to make arrests in this State and certain providers of health care who, based on personal observation of a person, have probable cause to believe that the person is in a mental health crisis, may place the person on a mental health crisis hold. (NRS 433A.160) Under existing law, a mental health crisis hold is the detention of a person alleged to be a person in a…

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Existing law provides that an officer authorized to make arrests in this State and certain providers of health care who, based on personal observation of a person, have probable cause to believe that the person is in a mental health crisis, may place the person on a mental health crisis hold. (NRS 433A.160) Under existing law, a mental health crisis hold is the detention of a person alleged to be a person in a mental health crisis for transport, assessment, evaluation, intervention and treatment, which generally may last not more than 72 hours. (NRS 433A.0175, 433A.150) Existing law also authorizes an officer who has probable cause to believe that a person poses a risk of causing a self-inflicted injury or a personal injury to another person by possessing or purchasing a firearm to file an application for an order for protection against high-risk behavior. (NRS 33.560) Under existing law, an order for protection against high-risk behavior, among other things, requires the person to surrender any firearm possessed or controlled by the person and prohibits the person from possessing or controlling a firearm while the order is in effect. (NRS 33.590) This bill authorizes an officer to immediately confiscate a firearm that is on the person or in the immediate vicinity of a person placed on a mental health crisis hold and requires the officer, at the time that the firearm is confiscated, to provide the person with a receipt which describes the firearm and a notice which sets forth the procedures governing the return of the firearm. This bill requires the law enforcement agency retaining custody of the confiscated firearm to, upon the release of the person from treatment, return the firearm to the person unless: (1) an officer of the law enforcement agency files a verified application for an order for protection against high-risk behavior; or (2) the person is prohibited by law from owning, possessing or having custody or control of the firearm.

Every action

56 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. SenateRead first time.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Judiciary. · Senate Judiciary
  3. SenateTo printer.
  4. SenateFrom printer.
  5. SenateTo committee.
  6. CommitteeFrom committee: Do pass. · Senate Judiciary
  7. SenatePlaced on Second Reading File.
  8. SenateRead second time.
  9. SenateTaken from General File.
  10. SenatePlaced on General File for next legislative day.
  11. SenateTaken from General File.
  12. SenatePlaced on General File for next legislative day.
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  15. SenateTaken from General File.
  16. SenatePlaced on General File for next legislative day.
  17. SenateTaken from General File.
  18. SenatePlaced on General File for next legislative day.
  19. SenateRead third time.
  20. SenateAmended. (Amend. No. 539.)
  21. SenateReprinting dispensed with.
  22. SenateRead third time.
  23. SenatePassed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 16, Nays: 5.)
  24. SenateTo printer.
  25. SenateFrom printer.
  26. SenateTo engrossment.
  27. SenateEngrossed.
  28. SenateFirst reprint.
  29. SenateTo Assembly.
  30. AssemblyIn Assembly.
  31. AssemblyRead first time.
  32. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Judiciary. · Assembly Judiciary
  33. AssemblyTo committee.
  34. CommitteeFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. · Assembly Judiciary
  35. AssemblyRead second time.
  36. AssemblyAmended. (Amend. No. 579.)
  37. AssemblyTo printer.
  38. AssemblyFrom printer.
  39. AssemblyTo reengrossment.
  40. AssemblyReengrossed.
  41. AssemblySecond reprint.
  42. AssemblyTaken from General File.
  43. AssemblyPlaced on General File for next legislative day.
  44. AssemblyTaken from General File.
  45. AssemblyPlaced on General File for next legislative day.
  46. AssemblyTaken from General File.
  47. AssemblyPlaced on General File for next legislative day.
  48. AssemblyRead third time.
  1. AssemblyPassed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.)
  2. AssemblyTo Senate.
  3. SenateIn Senate.
  4. SenateAssembly Amendment No. 579 concurred in.
  5. SenateTo enrollment.
  6. SenateEnrolled and delivered to Governor.
  7. GovernorApproved by the Governor.
  8. Secretary of StateChapter 257.

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Final Passage (As Introduced) · Full Senate

Passed 16–5
Apr 22, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 16 No 5
Democrats: 13 yes, 0 no Republicans: 3 yes, 5 no
How each member voted

Yes · 16

No · 5

Final Passage (2nd Reprint) · Full Assembly

Passed 27–15
May 22, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 27 No 15
Democrats: 27 yes, 0 no Republicans: 0 yes, 15 no
How each member voted

Yes · 27

No · 15

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.

All 2 cosponsors

From Nevada's official records (leg.state.nv.us), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.