# Nevada SB25: 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. Nevada SB25, 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., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Senate Committee on Government Affairs; status signed, last action 2025-05-28 (Approved by the Governor. Chapter 53.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB25-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB25 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-11-08 - Last action: 2025-05-28, Approved by the Governor. Chapter 53. - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Government Affairs - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 42-249 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (60 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More state investigations of serious fires: benefit, low. 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 investi… - Fire safety rules for cannabis facilities: cost, low. 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: mixed, low. 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… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Government Affairs ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-19 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 40 | 2 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 20 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-05-28: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 53. (legislature) - 2025-05-23: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-19: In Senate. To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 40, Nays: 2.) To Senate. (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) - 2025-04-21: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-21: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-04-18: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Absent: 1.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-04-18: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate) - 2025-04-18: To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 495.) (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read first time. To committee. (Senate) - 2024-11-12: From printer. (Senate) - 2024-11-08: 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/SB25_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB25.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB25_R1.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/SB25_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB25.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB25_R1.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-SB25-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).