The Nevada Senate passed key bills put forward by Speaker Steve Yeager, including one that would cap the cost of insulin at $35 for people on private insurance, and one that would provide raises to charter school teachers.

Assembly Bill 398 passed the Senate unanimously, with Sen. Skip Daly excused. The bill will provide additional compensation for hard-to-fill positions for Title 1 schools and special education teachers, as well as fund pay raises for charter school teachers.

The Senate also passed the speaker’s AB 555, which will cap the cost of a 30-day supply of insulin at $35 for people on private insurance. Only Republican state Sens. Robin Titus and John Ellison voted in opposition.

Both of those bills already passed the Assembly, and they will soon head to the governor’s desk.

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