AB144 · NV 83rd Session

AN ACT relating to days of observance; establishing the second Monday in October of each year as “Indigenous Peoples Day” in the State of Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to days of observance; establishing the second Monday in October of eac

Outcome: Passed both chambers — last vote Senate (As Introduced): Passed on 2025-05-21

NV Legislature 83rd Session bill, aggregated from roll-call votes across the seated state legislators in this dataset. Bill ID 9801.

Sponsorship

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Roll-call summary

Vote	Count
Nay	42
Yea	30

Party breakdown

Party	Yea	Nay
Republican Party	30	42

Per-legislator votes

Legislator	Party	Vote	Chamber	Date
Alexis Hansen	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 13, 2023
Alexis Hansen	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Ben Kieckhefer	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Friday, April 22, 2011
Ben Kieckhefer	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Friday, May 8, 2015
Ben Kieckhefer	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 20, 2013
Ben Kieckhefer	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Saturday, June 3, 2017
Bert Gurr	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 13, 2023
Bert Gurr	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Brian Hibbetts	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 13, 2023
Brian Hibbetts	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Carrie Buck	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (As Introduced)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Carrie Buck	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (1st Reprint)	Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Cresent Hardy	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 18, 2011
Cresent Hardy	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Danielle Gallant	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 13, 2023
Danielle Gallant	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Gregory Hafen II	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 13, 2023
Gregory Hafen II	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Gregory Koenig	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 13, 2023
Gregory Koenig	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Heidi Kasama	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Heidi Kasama	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 13, 2023
Heidi Kasama	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Ira Hansen	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 18, 2011
Ira Hansen	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Friday, April 3, 2015
Ira Hansen	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Ira Hansen	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (As Introduced)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Ira Hansen	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (1st Reprint)	Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Ira Hansen	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Jeff Stone	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (As Introduced)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Jeff Stone	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (1st Reprint)	Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Jill Dickman	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 13, 2023
Jill Dickman	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Friday, April 3, 2015
Jill Dickman	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Jim Marchant	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Joe Hardy	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Friday, April 22, 2011
Joe Hardy	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Monday, April 20, 2009
John Ellison	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 18, 2011
John Ellison	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Friday, April 3, 2015
John Ellison	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 16, 2013
John Ellison	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (As Introduced)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
John Ellison	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Tuesday, May 30, 2017
John Steinbeck	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (As Introduced)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Ken Gray	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 13, 2023
Ken Gray	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Lisa Cole	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Lisa Krasner	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (As Introduced)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Lisa Krasner	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (1st Reprint)	Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Lisa Krasner	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Lori Rogich	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Mark Amodei	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, May 21, 2009
Melissa Hardy	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 13, 2023
Melissa Hardy	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Melissa Hardy	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Friday, May 8, 2015
Melissa Hardy	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 20, 2013
Melissa Hardy	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Saturday, June 3, 2017
Michele Fiore	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Friday, April 3, 2015
Michele Fiore	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Philip O'Neill	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 13, 2023
Philip O'Neill	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Friday, April 3, 2015
Philip O'Neill	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Rebecca Edgeworth	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Richard DeLong	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 13, 2023
Richard DeLong	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Robin Lee Titus	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Friday, April 3, 2015
Robin Lee Titus	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (As Introduced)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Robin Lee Titus	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (1st Reprint)	Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Robin Lee Titus	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Robin Titus	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (As Introduced)	Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Thaddeus Yurek III	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 13, 2023
Thaddeus Yurek III	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Victoria Seaman	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Friday, April 3, 2015

Bill history (17 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
Jan 29, 2025	Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.
Jan 31, 2025	From printer.
Feb 04, 2025	Read first time. To committee.	Assembly Journal
Mar 31, 2025	From committee: Do pass.	Assembly Journal
Apr 03, 2025	Read second time.	Assembly Journal
Apr 07, 2025	Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.	Assembly Journal
Apr 10, 2025	Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.	Assembly Journal
Apr 14, 2025	Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.	Assembly Journal
Apr 15, 2025	Read third time. Passed. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.) To Senate. In Senate.	Assembly Journal · Senate Journal
Apr 16, 2025	Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.	Senate Journal
May 19, 2025	From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.	Senate Journal
May 20, 2025	Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.	Senate Journal
May 21, 2025	Read third time. Passed. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 14, Nays: 7.) To Assembly.	Senate Journal
May 22, 2025	In Assembly. To enrollment.	Assembly Journal
May 27, 2025	Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Jun 02, 2025	Vetoed by the Governor. Returned to Assembly with Governor's veto message.
Jun 03, 2025	(No further action taken.)

Exhibits, testimony & documents (11 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 (4)

Document type	Submitted by	File
Letter	Lindsay Gordon	PDF
Letter	Tammi Tiger	PDF
Letter	Ryan Vortisch, Silver State Voices	PDF
Letter	Jay Tan	PDF

Opposition (5)

Document type	Submitted by	File
Letter	Reva Crump, MS	PDF
Letter	Nancy Carlson	PDF
Letter	J S McElhinney III, DDS	PDF
Letter	Cynthia Perine	PDF
Letter	Ann Sweder	PDF

Neutral (1)

Document type	Submitted by	File
Statement	Angel DeFazio	PDF

Other (1)

Document type	Submitted by	File
Opposiiton Letter	Jill Douglass	PDF