NevadaSB27683rd Regular Session (2025)Senate

AN ACT relating to water; establishing provisions governing the reporting and sharing of certain information relating to water by certain governmental entities and Indian tribes; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable

Signed by Governor

BDR 40-750

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Strong penalties for water reporting violations

Violations can bring civil penalties of up to $25,000 per day. The Division can order fixes and seek court action, damages, and injunctions. Knowingly making false statements is a gross misdemeanor with up to a $10,000 fine and up to 364 days in jail.

Faster spill reports and tribal alerts

Local cities, counties, and water districts must report any sewage, industrial waste, or other unauthorized discharge into Nevada waters. Reports go to the Division of Environmental Protection online or by phone. The Division posts reporting steps on its website. When a discharge may affect an Indian tribe, the Division must notify that tribe under the state tribal‑notification policy.

Tribes get water records, no gag contracts

If an Indian tribe asks, public agencies must provide any records about an incident or water treatment policy that are public under state records law. Cities, counties, and water authorities cannot sign contracts that block required sharing. Attorney‑client privilege still applies. This ban does not apply to contracts signed before October 1, 2025.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 63 • No: 0

House vote • 5/22/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)

Yes: 42 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 189.

    5/31/2025legislature
  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    5/27/2025legislature
  3. To enrollment.

    5/23/2025Senate
  4. In Senate.

    5/22/2025Senate
  5. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

    5/22/2025House
  6. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/21/2025House
  7. Read second time.

    5/20/2025House
  8. From committee: Do pass.

    5/19/2025House
  9. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee.

    4/24/2025House
  10. In Assembly.

    4/24/2025House
  11. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

    4/22/2025Senate
  12. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    4/21/2025Senate
  13. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    4/18/2025Senate
  14. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    4/17/2025Senate
  15. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    4/16/2025Senate
  16. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    4/16/2025Senate
  17. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 215.) To printer.

    4/15/2025Senate
  18. Placed on Second Reading File.

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

    4/15/2025Senate
  20. From printer. To committee.

    3/6/2025Senate
  21. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer.

    3/5/2025Senate

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