# Nevada SB12: AN ACT relating to governmental administration; creating and setting forth the composition of the Governor's Technology Office within the Office of the Governor; transferring the powers and duties of the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Governor to the Governor's Technology Office; revising the classification and duties of the Deputy Chief of the Office of Information Security; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB12, AN ACT relating to governmental administration; creating and setting forth the composition of the Governor's Technology Office within the Office of the Governor; transferring the powers and duties of the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Governor to the Governor's Technology Office; revising the classification and duties of the Deputy Chief of the Office of Information Security; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Senate Committee on Government Affairs; status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Chapter 294.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB12-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB12 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to governmental administration; creating and setting forth the composition of the Governor's Technology Office within the Office of the Governor; transferring the powers and duties of the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Governor to the Governor's Technology Office; revising the classification and duties of the Deputy Chief of the Office of Information Security; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-10-30 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter 294. - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Government Affairs - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 19-280 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New Governor’s Technology Office centralizes IT: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the state creates the Governor’s Technology Office in the Governor’s Office. It includes the Chief Information Officer and divisions for client services, computing, networks, and information security. The office brings many state IT services under one roof. Its work and grow… - Stronger cybersecurity for government data: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Deputy Chief must investigate and fix breaches in state systems that use the Governor’s Technology Office. Authorized penetration tests of those systems are not crimes when approved by the CIO or security head. Agencies must keep secure‑site data using the Office’s stand… - Tech boards add Governor’s IT leaders: benefit, low. The Chief of the Governor’s Technology Office joins the state records retention committee. The Chief replaces the Administration Director on the IT Advisory Board. The Chief Information Officer also serves on the Technological Crime Advisory Board. These updates align advice and oversight with the… - Transition rules and repeals for reorg: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, rules and contracts from renamed or transferred agencies stay in force until changed by the new agency. The new agency can enforce those contracts and prior actions. On that date, several named statutes are repealed to reflect the reorganization. - Unified telecom system for state agencies: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2025, the Unified Communications Unit plans and runs a state telecom system. It sets up central switchboards and works with cities, counties, and schools. A Board must advise on policies, standards, buying, and new tech. The Telecommunications Advisory Council adds a member from th… - Banned drones and vendors for agencies: cost, low. Starting July 1, 2025, the Department must list countries, companies, drones, and related gear that public agencies may not buy or use. The list must include items flagged by federal law and any hardware, software, vendor, or service the Governor’s Technology Office has prohibited. Agencies and ven… - IT security deputy job status changes: mixed, low. On July 1, 2025, anyone in the Deputy Chief of Information Security job is placed in the classified service and stays classified until leaving the job. Going forward, the CIO must appoint the Deputy Chief as an unclassified employee. This sets a transition for that leadership position. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Government Affairs ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-28 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced) | pass | 42 | 0 | | | 2025-05-21 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced) | pass | 21 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-06-06: Chapter 294. (legislature) - 2025-06-05: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-31: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-29: In Senate. To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-27: Read second time. (House) - 2025-05-27: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-05-27: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-05-22: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee. (House) - 2025-05-22: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-05-21: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read first time. To committee. (Senate) - 2024-11-04: From printer. (Senate) - 2024-10-30: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB12_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB12.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) - SB15: AN ACT relating to governmental administration; revising provisions relating to the timing of when an annual meeting of a debt management commission must occur… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB12_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB12.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) - [SB15: AN ACT relating to governmental administration; revising provisions relating to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB15-83rd2025) - [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-SB12-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).