# Nevada AB57: 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. Nevada AB57, 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., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Assembly Committee on Government Affairs; status signed, last action 2025-05-29 (Chapter 102.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB57-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB57 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-11-20 - Last action: 2025-05-29, Chapter 102. - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Government Affairs - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 36-263 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Clear routing and yearly resource lists: benefit, low. 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 joi… - Shared leadership for Nevada mutual aid: benefit, low. 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 t… - Help with wildfire aid reimbursements: mixed, low. 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 and cosponsors - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Government Affairs ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-23 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced) | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-04-15 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced) | pass | 42 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-05-29: Chapter 102. (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-26: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-05-23: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-04-14: Read second time. (House) - 2025-04-10: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time. To committee. (House) - 2024-11-26: From printer. (House) - 2024-11-20: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB57_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB57.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - 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) - SB502: AN ACT relating to projects of capital improvement; authorizing certain expenditures for certain projects of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the S… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB57_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB57.pdf) ## Related - [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) - [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) - [SB502: AN ACT relating to projects of capital improvement; authorizing certain expendi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB502-83rd2025) - [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-AB57-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).