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SB117 • 2025

Revises provisions relating to services for veterans. (BDR 37-795)

AN ACT relating to veterans; requiring the Director of the Department of Veterans Services to make available to certain agencies, resource centers or programs any existing informational materials concerning the process for applying for an upgrade to the character of a veteran's discharge from service or a change in the narrative reason for a veteran's discharge from service; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to veterans; requiring the Director of the Department of Veterans Services to make available to certain agencies, resource centers or programs any existing informational materials concerning the process for applying for an upgrade to the character of a veteran's discharge from service or a change in the narrative reason for a veteran's discharge from service; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

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Approved by the Governor. Chapter 162. (See full list below)
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Plain English Breakdown

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Revises provisions relating to services for veterans. (BDR 37-795)

Revises provisions relating to services for veterans.

What This Bill Does

  • Revises provisions relating to services for veterans.
  • (BDR 37-795)

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Amendments

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Adopted Amendments

Plain English: 2025 Session (83rd) A SB117 499 TGC/HAC - Date: 4/14/2025 S.B.

  • 2025 Session (83rd) A SB117 499 TGC/HAC - Date: 4/14/2025 S.B.
  • No.
  • 117—Revises provisions relating to services for veterans.
  • (BDR 37-795) Page 1 of 4 *A_SB117_499* Amendment No.

Bill History

  1. 2025-01-27 Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System

    Approved by the Governor. Chapter 162. (See full list below)

Official Summary Text

Revises provisions relating to services for veterans. (BDR 37-795)

Current Bill Text

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- 83rd Session (2025)
Senate Bill No. 117–Senator Cruz-Crawford

Joint Sponsor: Assemblymember Moore

CHAPTER..........

AN ACT relating to veterans; requiring the Director of the
Department of Veterans Services to make available to certain
agencies, resource centers or programs any existing
informational materials concerning the process for app lying
for an upgrade to the character of a veteran’s discharge from
service or a change in the narrative reason for a veteran’s
discharge from service; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requi res the Director of the Department of Veterans Services to
conduct outreach to, and provide assistance designed for the unique needs of,
veterans and members of the military who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender
and their spouses and dependents. Ex isting law further requires this outreach and
assistance to include, without limitation, a requirement for the Director to provide
assistance in applying for an upgrade to the character of the veteran’s discharge
from service or a change in the narrative r eason for the veteran’s discharge from
service. (NRS 417.121) This bill additionally requires the Director to, as part of
such outreach and assistance, make available to any agency, resource center or
program in this State which provides services and resou rces to veterans and
members of the military regarding the benefits, services, programs and assistance
available to veterans any existing informational materials concerning the process
for applying for an upgrade to the character of the veteran’s discharge from service
or a change in the narrative reason for the veteran’s discharge from service.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 417.121 is hereby amended to read as follows:
417.121 1. The Director shall conduct outreach to, and
provide assistance designed for the unique needs of, veterans and
members of the military who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or
transgender and their spouses and dependents, including, without
limitation [, providing] :
(a) Providing assistance in applying for an upgrade to the
character of the veteran’s discharge from service or a change in the
narrative reason for the veteran’s discharge from service [.] ; and
(b) Making available to any agency, resource center or
program in this St ate which provides services and resources to
veterans and members of the military regarding the benefits,

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- 83rd Session (2025)
services, programs and assistance available to veterans any
existing informational materials concerning the process for
applying for an upgrade to the character of the veteran’s
discharge from service or a change in the narrative reason for the
veteran’s discharge from service.
2. As used in this section, “veteran” means a resident of this
State who meets the qualifications of subsection 1 of NRS 417.005.

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