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Did Aaron Ford sponsor the bill that created the Silver State Opportunity Grant?

Record does not bear out the claim. Four other senators sponsored the 2015 bill; Ford, then minority leader, voted for it, and in 2017 he led a bill for a different scholarship.

Aaron D. Ford

Silver State Opportunity Grant

Record does not bear out the claim

What they say

His campaign says that as Senate majority leader he sponsored the bill that created the Silver State Opportunity Grant, a college grant for low-income students.

“As state senate majority leader, Ford sponsored the bill to create the Silver State Opportunity Grant”

What the record shows ·

Senate Bill 227 created the grant in 2015. Its sponsors were Senators Kieckhefer, Kihuen, Harris and Woodhouse. Ford voted for it but was not a sponsor. He was minority leader that session.

Limit: In 2017, as majority leader, he was a lead sponsor of SB 391, which created a different community college scholarship, the Nevada Promise Scholarship. Two 2017 bills on the Silver State grant were filed by others and did not pass.

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  1. Economic development planhttps://www.fordfornevada.com/issues/economic-development

    Committee to Elect Aaron Ford · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Campaign issue page.

    candidate statement

    For: Did Aaron Ford sponsor the bill that created the Silver State Opportunity Grant?

  2. SB 227 (2015), Silver State Opportunity Granthttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/78th2015/Bill/FillSelectedBillTab?selectedTab=Overview&billKey=1680

    Nevada Legislature · Published Jun 8, 2015 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Bill history: created the grant program. Primary sponsors Senators Kieckhefer and Kihuen; co-sponsors Senators Harris and Woodhouse. Approved by the Governor June 8, 2015, Chapter 387.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Aaron Ford sponsor the bill that created the Silver State Opportunity Grant?

  3. SB 227 (2015), enrolled text (document)

    Nevada Legislature · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The version sent to the governor. Its first line names the sponsors: Senators Kieckhefer, Kihuen, Harris and Woodhouse.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Aaron Ford sponsor the bill that created the Silver State Opportunity Grant?

  4. SB 227 (2015), Senate yes votes on final passagehttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/78th2015/Bill/GetBillVoteMembers?voteKey=2393&voteResultPanel=Yea

    Nevada Legislature · Published May 22, 2015 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The 20 senators who voted yes (it passed 20 to 1). Aaron Ford is one of them.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Aaron Ford sponsor the bill that created the Silver State Opportunity Grant?

  5. Nevada Senate members, 2015 sessionhttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Senate/78th2015

    Nevada Legislature · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Lists Aaron D. Ford as Minority Leader.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Aaron Ford sponsor the bill that created the Silver State Opportunity Grant?

  6. Nevada Senate members, 2017 sessionhttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Senate/79th2017

    Nevada Legislature · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Lists Aaron D. Ford as Majority Leader.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Aaron Ford sponsor the bill that created the Silver State Opportunity Grant?

  7. NRS 396.950 to 396.960, Silver State Opportunity Grant Programhttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-396.html

    Nevada Legislature · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The grant law. Its history notes show it was added in 2015 and changed in 2019 and 2021, not in 2017.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Aaron Ford sponsor the bill that created the Silver State Opportunity Grant?

  8. SB 391 (2017), Nevada Promise Scholarshiphttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/79th2017/Bill/FillSelectedBillTab?selectedTab=Overview&billKey=5449

    Nevada Legislature · Published Jun 8, 2017 · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Bill history: lets community colleges award Nevada Promise Scholarships. Aaron Ford is one of its eight primary sponsors. Approved by the Governor June 8, 2017, Chapter 461.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Aaron Ford sponsor the bill that created the Silver State Opportunity Grant?

  9. SB 391 (2017), enrolled text (document)

    Nevada Legislature · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    The version sent to the governor. Its first line names Senators Denis, Cancela, Woodhouse, Segerblom and Ford, then Harris and Ratti.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Aaron Ford sponsor the bill that created the Silver State Opportunity Grant?