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Stella Thornton (left) stands next to Gov. Joe Lombardo (middle) and youth legislator Dillon Moss (back right) at the ceremonial bill signing of SB80 holding a signed copy of SB80 — the bill that Thornton sponsored that updates current law to incorporate procedures for students returning to school after a traumatic brain injury — held in the governor's office in Carson City on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Carly Sauvageau/The Nevada Independent).

Nevada Youth Legislature’s brain injury bill signed after teens learn legislative process

Stella Thornton, surrounded by other youth legislators, gathered around Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk on Thursday as he signed SB80, a bill Thornton said has been her life for the past two years.

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