NevadaAB5783rd Regular Session (2025)House

AN ACT relating to emergency management; revising provisions governing the Nevada Intrastate Mutual Aid System to require the State Forester Firewarden of the Division of Forestry of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to administer the System as it relates to wildfire suppression; requiring the State Forester Firewarden to serve as Co-Chair of the Intrastate Mutual Aid Committee and appoint committee members jointly with the Chief of the Division of Emergency Management of the Office of the Military; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Assembly Committee on Government Affairs

Signed by Governor

BDR 36-263

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Clear routing and yearly resource lists

Requests for wildfire help go to the Division of Forestry. Requests for other emergencies go to the Division of Emergency Management. In urgent cases, a participant may ask another participant directly, but must document and send the request within 24 hours to the right division. When an agency joins or leaves the system, it must send its resolution to Forestry, Emergency Management, and the Governor. Each participant must send an up‑to‑date list of personnel and equipment at least once a year to both divisions.

Shared leadership for Nevada mutual aid

The law splits management of the mutual aid system. Forestry runs wildfire aid. Emergency Management runs all other emergencies. Each office coordinates help, keeps records and inventories, and sets rules for its area. The DEM Chief stays under the Adjutant General. The State Forester stays under the Conservation and Natural Resources Director. Both serve as nonvoting Co‑Chairs of the Mutual Aid Committee. Up to 19 voting members are jointly appointed from public agencies or Nevada tribes with public safety programs.

Help with wildfire aid reimbursements

Forestry can help agencies get reimbursed for costs when they provide wildfire aid. Emergency Management can help with reimbursements for other emergencies. Neither division is legally liable for reimbursement claims. Payment disputes remain between the requesting and assisting agencies.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Assembly Committee on Government Affairs

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 63 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/23/2025

Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

House vote • 4/15/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced)

Yes: 42 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 102.

    5/29/2025legislature
  2. Approved by the Governor.

    5/29/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    5/27/2025legislature
  4. In Assembly. To enrollment.

    5/26/2025House
  5. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

    5/23/2025Senate
  6. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/22/2025Senate
  7. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/21/2025Senate
  8. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/20/2025Senate
  9. Read second time.

    5/19/2025Senate
  10. Placed on Second Reading File.

    5/19/2025Senate
  11. From committee: Do pass.

    5/19/2025Senate
  12. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.

    4/16/2025Senate
  13. In Senate.

    4/15/2025Senate
  14. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

    4/15/2025House
  15. Read second time.

    4/14/2025House
  16. From committee: Do pass.

    4/10/2025House
  17. Read first time. To committee.

    2/4/2025House
  18. From printer.

    11/26/2024House
  19. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.

    11/20/2024House

Bill Text

  • As Enrolled

  • As Introduced

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