NevadaNevada law provides $1 million for UNLV law school services
UNLV’s law school receives $1 million for free legal help, hands-on legal education, and student support across the 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 fiscal years.
What it does
The law provides $1 million to UNLV for free legal services, hands-on legal education, and student support at its William S. Boyd School of Law.
Argument forThe funding could help law students gain hands-on experience while providing free legal help to people who need it.
Argument againstUsing $1 million for UNLV law school programs could leave less state money available for other public needs.
More detail
The law provides $1 million from the State General Fund to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The appropriation goes to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, for its William S. Boyd School of Law. The money is for free legal services, hands-on legal education, and supporting students at the William S. Boyd School of Law. The money is available for either fiscal year 2025–2026 or 2026–2027. It cannot be committed after June 30, 2027, must not be spent after September 17, 2027, and any remaining amount must return to the State General Fund by that date.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jun 11Chapter 480.Latest
- Jun 10Approved by the Governor Joe Lombardo.Became Law
- Jun 6Enrolled and delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Jun 4In Assembly. To enrollment.Major
- Jun 2Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Senate (1st Reprint). Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 1From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.Minor
- May 29From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 37, Nays: 4, Not voting: 1.) To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee.Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded Assembly (1st Reprint). Result: pass.Lower
- May 28From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 829.) To printer.Minor
- Mar 20From printer. To committee. Notice of exemption.
- Mar 19Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To printer.Introduced
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