Nevada · 83rd (2025) Session

Revises provisions relating to water.

AN ACT relating to water; establishing provisions governing the reporting and sharing of certain information relating to water by certain governmental entities and Indian tribes; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

SB 276·Senate·Bill

Senator Ira HansenState Senate · SD-14·and 6 others·10 cosponsors

Bill Draft RequestBDR 40-750

Fiscal noteState YesLocal May have Fiscal Impact

Effective dateEffective October 1, 2025.

Primary sponsors

Senator Ira HansenState Senate · SD-14

Senator Edgar FloresState Senate · SD-02

Senator Carrie Ann BuckState Senate · SD-05

Senator Lisa KrasnerState Senate · SD-16

Senator Jeff StoneState Senate · SD-20

Assemblymember Howard WattsState Assembly · AD-15

Assemblymember PK O’NeillState Assembly · AD-40

Cosponsors

Senator Fabian DoñateState Senate · SD-10

Senator John EllisonState Senate · SD-19

Senator James OhrenschallState Senate · SD-21

Senator Julie PazinaState Senate · SD-12

Senator Melanie ScheibleState Senate · SD-09

Senator John SteinbeckState Senate · SD-18

Senator Angela TaylorState Senate · SD-15

Assemblymember Natha AndersonState Assembly · AD-30

Assemblymember Venise KarrisState Assembly · AD-10

Assemblymember Selena La Rue HatchState Assembly · AD-25

Floor votes

Senate · 1st ReprintApr 22, 2025 · Constitutional majority required21–0

Assembly · 1st ReprintMay 22, 2025 · Constitutional majority required42–0

Legislative history

Mar 5, 2025

Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer.Senate Journal

Mar 6, 2025

From printer. To committee.

Apr 15, 2025

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 215.) To printer.Senate Journal

Apr 16, 2025

From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.Senate Journal

Apr 17, 2025

Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.Senate Journal

Apr 18, 2025

Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.Senate Journal

Apr 21, 2025

Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.Senate Journal

Apr 22, 2025

Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.Senate Journal

Apr 24, 2025

In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee.Assembly Journal

May 19, 2025

From committee: Do pass.Assembly Journal

May 20, 2025

Read second time.Assembly Journal

May 21, 2025

Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.Assembly Journal

May 22, 2025

Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.Assembly JournalSenate Journal

May 23, 2025

To enrollment.Senate Journal

May 27, 2025

Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

May 31, 2025

Approved by the Governor. Chapter 189.

Bill text

As Introduced Reprint 1 As Enrolled

Amendments

Amendment 215 (Adopted)

Fiscal notes

Local Government — on As Introduced State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Protection — on As Introduced