AB278 · NV 83rd Session
AN ACT relating to periods of observance; designating the month of July of each year as “Muslim American Heritage Month” in this State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to periods of observance; designating the month of July of each year as “Muslim A
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 12329.
Sponsorship
Brittney Miller (D); Daniele Monroe-Moreno (D); David Orentlicher (D); Duy Nguyen (D); Erica Mosca (D); Erica Roth (D); Hanadi Nadeem (D); Howard Watts III (D); Jovan Jackson (D); Natha Anderson (D); Selena La Rue Hatch (D); Venicia Considine (D); Venise Karris (D)
Roll-call summary
| Vote | Count |
|---|---|
| Yea | 41 |
| Nay | 22 |
Party breakdown
| Party | Yea | Nay |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 39 | 0 |
| Republican Party | 1 | 22 |
| Unspecified | 1 | 0 |
Per-legislator votes
| Legislator | Party | Vote | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittney Miller | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Cecelia González | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Cinthia Zermeño Moore | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| David Orentlicher | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Duy Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Elaine Marzola | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Erica Mosca | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Erica Roth | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Fabian Doñate | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Hanadi Nadeem | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Heather Goulding | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Howard Watts III | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Joe Dalia | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Jovan Jackson | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Julie Pazina | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Linda Hunt | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Max Carter II | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Melanie Scheible | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Michelee "Shelly" Cruz-Crawford | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Natha Anderson | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Reuben D'Silva | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Roberta Lange | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Rochelle Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Sandra Jauregui | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Selena La Rue Hatch | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Selena Torres-Fossett | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Shea Backus | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Skip Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Steve Yeager | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Tanya Flanagan | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Tracy Brown-May | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Venicia Considine | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Venise Karris | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Alexis Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Bert Gurr | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Brian Hibbetts | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Carrie Ann Buck | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Danielle Gallant | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Gregory Hafen II | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Gregory Koenig | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Heidi Kasama | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Jeff Stone | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Jill Dickman | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| John Steinbeck | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Ken Gray | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Lisa Cole | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Lori Rogich | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| PK O'Neill | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Rebecca Edgeworth | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Rich DeLong | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Robin Titus | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
| Toby Yurek | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
| Angela Taylor | Unspecified | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
Bill history (18 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 24, 2025 | Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer. | Assembly Journal |
| Feb 25, 2025 | From printer. To committee. | |
| Apr 03, 2025 | From committee: Do pass. | Assembly Journal |
| Apr 07, 2025 | Read second time. | 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 | Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. | Assembly Journal |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. | Assembly Journal |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Read third time. Passed. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 28, Nays: 14.) To Senate. | Assembly Journal |
| Apr 18, 2025 | In Senate. | Senate Journal |
| Apr 23, 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: 13, Nays: 8.) 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 (6 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.
Opposition (6)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Letter | Shelli Shade | |
| Letter | Ann Sweder | |
| Letter | J S McElinney III DDS | |
| Letter | Cynthia Perine | |
| Letter | Nancy Carlson, Reno Resident | |
| Statement | Susan Ruch |