# Nevada AB553: AN ACT relating to emergency management; transferring the Division of Emergency Management and its powers and duties from the Office of the Military to the Office of the Governor; renaming the Division of Emergency Management to the Office of Emergency Management; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB553, AN ACT relating to emergency management; transferring the Division of Emergency Management and its powers and duties from the Office of the Military to the Office of the Governor; renaming the Division of Emergency Management to the Office of Emergency Management; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Assembly Committee on Ways and Means; status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Chapter 279.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB553-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB553 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to emergency management; transferring the Division of Emergency Management and its powers and duties from the Office of the Military to the Office of the Governor; renaming the Division of Emergency Management to the Office of Emergency Management; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-05-05 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter 279. - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Ways and Means - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 18-1126 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (60 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 24 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Pay and injury coverage for Civil Air Patrol: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, a Nevada Wing Civil Air Patrol member on a state‑authorized mission or training is treated as a state employee. The member is paid $600 per month for that service and qualifies for workers’ compensation if injured. - Grants for homeowners after disasters: benefit, medium. The state creates a revolving grant account for people who own and live in homes damaged by a disaster. The emergency office sets who qualifies. Money can be moved from the Disaster Relief Account with approval, but the revolving account cannot exceed 25% of the Disaster Relief Account balance. - Paid time for emergency radio responders: benefit, medium. Public employees who are FCC‑licensed amateur radio operators and in RACES or ARES can be relieved to help in disasters in NV, CA, OR, ID, UT, or AZ. The state emergency office or a local emergency group must request it, and the employer must approve. They keep their regular pay for up to 15 workin… - Disaster funds and tribal grant access: benefit, medium. The Office of Emergency Management can accept grants, gifts, and donations into the Disaster Relief Account. The Attorney General may make agreements so tribal governments can receive grants or loans from the Account, with the Office administering them. The Office runs the Emergency Assistance Acco… - Local governments must keep response plans: benefit, medium. Each local government must adopt and maintain an emergency response plan. New or revised plans must be filed within 10 days with the Office of Emergency Management and all response agencies. Each year, by December 31, local governments must review and file any updates or a written certification. - Governor control of emergency communications: benefit, medium. In an emergency, the Governor may order the state emergency office to take control of all or part of the state communications system. This helps keep critical phone and data services working for the public during a crisis. - Stronger utility emergency planning: benefit, medium. Each utility must keep a vulnerability assessment and an emergency plan on file with the state. Utilities must review plans every year and send updates by December 31. Providers of new electric resources must do the same. By June 30 each year, state agencies compile a list of all utilities and prov… - Cyber planning must involve OEM: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, groups that develop strategies to protect information systems must consult the Office of Emergency Management and the Chief Information Officer. The Chief of the Office also joins the Nevada Threat Analysis Center Advisory Committee. - Emergency management now under Governor: benefit, low. Nevada moves emergency management to the Governor’s Office and renames it the Office of Emergency Management. The Governor appoints the Chief, who has peace officer powers. The Office is now listed as a public safety agency. The Chief must name a Coordinator of Search and Rescue. The law also repea… - Stronger statewide resilience advisory group: benefit, low. The Chief, with the Governor’s approval, appoints up to 34 experts to the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee. The Chief or a designee chairs the committee and selects a vice chair. Each year, the committee sets resilience goals, reviews grants, evaluates statewide efforts, and prepares the annual… - Tribal and disaster ID councils: benefit, low. The state creates a Tribal Emergency Coordinating Council to give Nevada tribes a formal voice in planning and response. It meets each quarter and reports yearly by January 31. A State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee also meets at least once a year to coordinate victim identification… - Temporary state funding during emergencies: benefit, low. During a declared emergency, if the Emergency Assistance Account is short on cash, the state emergency chief can request a temporary advance from the State General Fund. The finance director must notify the State Controller and legislative fiscal staff. The advance is repaid when replacement funds… - Yearly behavioral health emergency plan: benefit, low. Each year by December 31, the state health department reviews and updates its behavioral health emergency plan. It must send the updated plan to the Chief of the Office of Emergency Management. - State help for school emergencies: benefit, low. If a school faces an urgent crisis, the principal must call local responders at once. Local agencies can ask the state emergency office for help. If the Governor or a designee agrees, the state coordinates aid and counseling for students and families. The Education Department may share model and lo… - Broadcasters must coordinate emergency plans: cost, low. Nevada broadcasters must develop coordinated emergency plans with the state emergency office and the Nevada Broadcasters Association. This takes time and resources for stations, but improves public alerts during disasters. - Resort hotels must file emergency plans: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, each resort hotel must keep an emergency response plan. New or revised plans must be filed within 3 days with local fire, police, and the state emergency office. Hotels must review plans yearly and file updates or a certification by November 1. Plans are confidential and onl… - Clearer disaster rulings and grant deadlines: mixed, medium. The Governor, some local governing bodies, and the Office of Emergency Management can declare a disaster. A local government may seek a grant or loan only if both its governing body and the Office find the event is a disaster. Agencies can ask the Office to assess damages and decide disaster status… - Tighter oversight of homeland security grants: mixed, medium. The Office of Emergency Management guides and briefs the Homeland Security Commission on projects and funding priorities. The Commission reviews projects and makes recommendations to the Governor on federal grant applications and distributions. State, local, and tribal governments must adopt any re… - Stronger school emergency plans and reviews: mixed, medium. The Department of Education creates a model emergency plan with help from the Office of Emergency Management and public safety agencies. School plan teams must consult the local emergency director, or the Office if no local office exists. Districts and charter schools must submit each school’s plan… - Faster sign-ups and limits for health volunteers: mixed, low. Volunteer health registration systems must accept pre‑signups and fast, provisional signups during emergencies. The state can confirm a volunteer’s license and standing and must set rules for quick provisional registration. During an emergency, the state may limit where and what volunteer health or… - Most changes start July 1, 2025: mixed, low. The law takes effect on July 1, 2025. Provisions that name that date start then unless another date is given. - Rules for volunteer health workers: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Office of Emergency Management can change or limit what volunteer health and veterinary workers may do, and such orders take effect immediately. The Office may adopt rules to carry out volunteer provisions and may include volunteers as Nevada emergency personnel under th… - State mutual aid rules for agencies: mixed, low. Nevada’s emergency office runs a statewide mutual aid system. Public agencies join unless they pass a withdrawal resolution. Agencies must train, keep resource lists current each year, and plan together. Requests go through the state office and must be documented within 24 hours; urgent requests ar… - Charter school evacuation space rules: mixed, low. School districts must prepare designated public school spaces for charter schools to use during evacuations. A charter school that evacuates must hold the district harmless and defend it against claims tied to the district’s acts or omissions. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Ways and Means ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-29 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced) | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2025-05-26 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced) | pass | 40 | 1 | | ## Actions (20) - 2025-06-06: Chapter 279. (legislature) - 2025-06-05: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-01: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-30: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-05-29: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-05-28: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-05-26: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-05-26: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-26: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 40, Nays: 1, Excused: 1.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-26: Placed on General File. (House) - 2025-05-26: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-05-19: To committee. (House) - 2025-05-19: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. (House) - 2025-05-19: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-05-19: Read second time. (House) - 2025-05-16: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-05-06: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-05-05: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB553_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB553.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - 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) - AB596: AN ACT relating to public employees; making appropriations and authorizations for the payment of quarterly retention incentives, the implementation of certain… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB553_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB553.pdf) ## Related - [AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB499-83rd2025) - [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) - [AB596: AN ACT relating to public employees; making appropriations and authorizations f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB596-83rd2025) - [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-AB553-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).