# Nevada AB96: AN ACT relating to land use planning; requiring the governing body of certain cities and counties to include a heat mitigation plan in the conservation element of the master plan; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB96, AN ACT relating to land use planning; requiring the governing body of certain cities and counties to include a heat mitigation plan in the conservation element of the master plan; 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 2025-06-03 (Chapter 225.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB96-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB96 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to land use planning; requiring the governing body of certain cities and counties to include a heat mitigation plan in the conservation element of the master plan; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-06-03, Chapter 225. - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Government Affairs - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 22-397 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (43 yes, 20 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Heat mitigation in local master plans: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the conservation part of a master plan must include a heat mitigation plan. The plan must cover public cooling spaces, public drinking water, cool building practices, and shade over paved areas. Shade can be structures or urban tree canopy, with a preference for native or dr… - Local budgets can fund heat planning: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2026, extra costs that cities and counties take on to carry out this heat-planning law are not limited by NRS 354.599. Local governments can budget what they need to plan cooling sites, water access, shade, and related work. This changes local budgeting rules and does not add new s… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Government Affairs ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint) | pass | 14 | 7 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 29 | 13 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-06-03: Chapter 225. (legislature) - 2025-06-03: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-26: Senate Amendment No. 601 concurred in. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-05-23: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-05-23: To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-23: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 14, Nays: 7.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 601.) (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-05-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 29, Nays: 13.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-04-15: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-04-15: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-04-14: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 12.) To printer. (House) - 2025-04-10: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time. To committee. (House) - 2025-01-16: From printer. (House) - 2025-01-13: 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/AB96_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB96.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB96_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB96_R2.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/AB96_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB96.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB96_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB96_R2.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-AB96-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).