NevadaSB2583rd Regular Session (2025)Senate

AN ACT relating to fire protection; revising the duties of the State Forester Firewarden; revising the composition of the State Fire Marshal Division within the Department of Public Safety; expanding the list of facilities for which the State Fire Marshal is required to enforce laws and adopt certain regulations to include cannabis production facilities; eliminating the requirement that the State Fire Marshal cooperate with the State Forester Firewarden to mitigate the risk of certain fires; revising provisions relating to the investigation of certain fires by the State Fire Marshal to include a fire that results in an injury or certain financial losses; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Senate Committee on Government Affairs

Signed by Governor

BDR 42-249

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

More state investigations of serious fires

The State Fire Marshal must investigate fires in counties with fewer than 100,000 people when there is an injury or death, or losses over $2,000,000. In counties with 100,000 or more people, or in consolidated cities, the Marshal investigates when the local fire chief asks. The Marshal also investigates fires that appear suspicious.

Fire safety rules for cannabis facilities

Cannabis production facilities must follow State Fire Marshal rules. The Marshal enforces fire prevention, access, and exit standards at these sites. Owners face inspections and compliance duties and costs.

State fire agency roles reorganized

The law removes the rule that the State Fire Marshal must work with the State Forester Firewarden on vegetation fire risk. It updates the Forester Firewarden’s duties to include reducing wildfire risk, building ignition‑resistant communities, and improving wildfire response with other agencies and landowners. It also deletes fixed sections in law that spelled out the Fire Marshal Division’s internal structure, giving the Department flexibility. Any service changes depend on how the agencies carry this out.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Senate Committee on Government Affairs

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 60 • No: 2

House vote • 5/19/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)

Yes: 40 • No: 2

Senate vote • 4/18/2025

Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)

Yes: 20 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 53.

    5/28/2025legislature
  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    5/23/2025legislature
  3. In Senate. To enrollment.

    5/19/2025Senate
  4. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 40, Nays: 2.) To Senate.

    5/19/2025House
  5. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/16/2025House
  6. Read second time.

    5/15/2025House
  7. From committee: Do pass.

    5/14/2025House
  8. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.

    4/21/2025House
  9. In Assembly.

    4/21/2025House
  10. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Absent: 1.) To Assembly.

    4/18/2025Senate
  11. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    4/18/2025Senate
  12. To printer.

    4/18/2025Senate
  13. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 495.)

    4/17/2025Senate
  14. Placed on Second Reading File.

    4/17/2025Senate
  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    4/17/2025Senate
  16. Read first time. To committee.

    2/3/2025Senate
  17. From printer.

    11/12/2024Senate
  18. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.

    11/8/2024Senate

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