# Nevada SB215: AN ACT relating to wildlife; requiring the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to adopt regulations providing for the issuance of salvage permits; providing an exception to certain prohibitions relating to wildlife; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada SB215, AN ACT relating to wildlife; requiring the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to adopt regulations providing for the issuance of salvage permits; providing an exception to certain prohibitions relating to wildlife; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Howard Watts (Democratic), Toby Yurek (Republican), Robin L. Titus (Republican) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-31 (Approved by the Governor. Chapter 184.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada SB215
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to wildlife; requiring the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to adopt regulations providing for the issuance of salvage permits; providing an exception to certain prohibitions relating to wildlife; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-05-31, Approved by the Governor. Chapter 184.
- Sponsors: Howard Watts (Democratic), Toby Yurek (Republican), Robin L. Titus (Republican), Skip Daly (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 45-576
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tag and season rules allow exceptions: benefit, low. Nevada’s bans on possessing untagged wildlife and on keeping animals during a closed season still apply. But the Wildlife Board’s salvage-permit rules can create exceptions. This can let permitted salvagers keep animals or parts that would otherwise be illegal to possess. Tagging and proof-of-legal…
- Salvage permits available with no fee: mixed, low. The Wildlife Board sets rules for salvage permits. The Department of Wildlife issues permits to pick up animals killed by a car or other incidental event. There is no Commission-set fee for these permits. Permits can be paused by regulation if any wildlife in Nevada tests positive for chronic wasti…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Howard Watts (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Toby Yurek (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Robin L. Titus (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Skip Daly (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-05-31: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 184. (legislature)
- 2025-05-27: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-23: To enrollment. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: In Senate. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House)
- 2025-05-21: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-05-20: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-05-19: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-05-16: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-05-15: Read second time. (House)
- 2025-05-14: From committee: Do pass. (House)
- 2025-04-24: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee. (House)
- 2025-04-24: In Assembly. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 326.) To printer. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: From printer. To committee. (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer. (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB215_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB215.pdf)
- Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB215_R1.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB215_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB215.pdf)
- [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB215_R1.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB215-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).