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What has Joe Lombardo done to train more doctors and nurses in Nevada?

Matches stated direction. He signed a 2025 bill giving colleges $10 million a year for two years to expand nursing programs; it does not fund doctor training or include incentives to stay.

Joseph Lombardo

Money to train more nurses

Matches stated direction

What they say

His platform says Nevada should train more doctors, nurses and other health workers, and give them reasons to stay.

“Train more doctors, nurses, and health professionals in Nevada, and give them real incentives to stay.”

What the record shows · Jun 9, 2025

On June 9, 2025, he signed SB 498, which gives the state's colleges $10 million a year for two years to expand nursing programs. The money was in his proposed budget, and both chambers passed the bill with no votes against.

Limit: The bill pays for nursing programs, not doctor training. It does not include any incentive to stay in Nevada.

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  1. Governor Lombardo's visionhttps://www.endorse.joelombardofornv.com/vision/

    Lombardo for Governor · Reviewed Sep 23, 2026

    Platform page, signed 'Paid For By Lombardo for Governor'.

    candidate statement

    For: What has Joe Lombardo done to train more doctors and nurses in Nevada?

  2. SB 498 (2025), money for nursing programshttps://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/FillSelectedBillTab?selectedTab=Overview&billKey=12946

    Nevada Legislature · Published Jun 9, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Bill history: filed by the Senate Committee on Finance; fiscal note says the money was in the Executive Budget. Passed 21 to 0 and 41 to 0; approved by the Governor June 9, 2025, Chapter 412.

    official legislative record

    For: What has Joe Lombardo done to train more doctors and nurses in Nevada?

  3. SB 498 (2025), enrolled text (document)

    Nevada Legislature · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Section 1 gives $10,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 to expand undergraduate and graduate nursing programs.

    official legislative record

    For: What has Joe Lombardo done to train more doctors and nurses in Nevada?

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