# Nevada AB419: AN ACT relating to water; requiring the State Engineer to prepare and submit a biennial report to the Legislature relating to certain applications pending a final decision by the State Engineer; requiring the State Engineer to adopt certain regulations relating to hearings and to establish a pre-application review process to meet with prospective applicants; making the State Engineer subject to the Nevada Administrative Procedure Act for purposes of adopting regulations and certain provisions governing the adjudication of contested cases; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB419, AN ACT relating to water; requiring the State Engineer to prepare and submit a biennial report to the Legislature relating to certain applications pending a final decision by the State Engineer; requiring the State Engineer to adopt certain regulations relating to hearings and to establish a pre-application review process to meet with prospective applicants; making the State Engineer subject to the Nevada Administrative Procedure Act for purposes of adopting regulations and certain provisions governing the adjudication of contested cases; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Bert K. Gurr (Republican), Lisa K. Cole (Republican), Rich DeLong (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB419-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB419 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to water; requiring the State Engineer to prepare and submit a biennial report to the Legislature relating to certain applications pending a final decision by the State Engineer; requiring the State Engineer to adopt certain regulations relating to hearings and to establish a pre-application review process to meet with prospective applicants; making the State Engineer subject to the Nevada Administrative Procedure Act for purposes of adopting regulations and certain provisions governing the adjudication of contested cases; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-13 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsors: Bert K. Gurr (Republican), Lisa K. Cole (Republican), Rich DeLong (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: BDR 48-736 - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Early reviews for Nevada water applicants: benefit, low. The State Engineer must establish a review process before applicants file water applications under Nevada law, chapters 533 and 534. Prospective applicants can request a meeting to review their proposed application and identify possible barriers to approval. The State Engineer or a designee must ho… - New rules for Nevada water cases: mixed, low. The State Engineer must follow Nevada's Administrative Procedure Act when adopting regulations. The Engineer must also adopt hearing rules for water matters under Nevada law, chapters 533–536. Those rules must limit evidence to the subject of the application or protest. Expert testimony must meet t… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bert K. Gurr (Republican), House - Sponsor: Lisa K. Cole (Republican), House - Sponsor: Rich DeLong (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jill Dickman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: PK O’Neill (Republican), House ## Actions (10) - 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (House) - 2025-04-24: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-21: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-21: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. (House) - 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 482.) (House) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, without recommendation, and rerefer to Committee on Ways and Means. (House) - 2025-03-25: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-03-14: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-03-13: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB419.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB419_R1.pdf) ## Related bills - AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waivers of fees provided by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; revisi… (vetoed) - AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing and reimbursement for certain drugs; creating a cause of action for violating su… (vetoed) - AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program to report certain information relating… (vetoed) - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered voter show photo identification to vote in person; requiring the Department of M… (vetoed) - AB409: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles, under certain circumstances, to issue a special license plate honoring certain v… (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB419.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB419_R1.pdf) ## Related - [AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waiv…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB397-83rd2025) - [AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB259-83rd2025) - [AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB188-83rd2025) - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB499-83rd2025) - [AB409: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles,…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB409-83rd2025) - [Nevada bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada/bills) - [Nevada state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB419-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).