# Nevada SB276: 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.

Nevada SB276, 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., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-31 (Approved by the Governor. Chapter 189.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada SB276
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: 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.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-05
- Last action: 2025-05-31, Approved by the Governor. Chapter 189.
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 40-750
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Faster spill reports and tribal alerts: benefit, low. 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 Indi…
- Tribes get water records, no gag contracts: benefit, low. 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 no…
- Strong penalties for water reporting violations: cost, high. 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.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## 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 (21)

- 2025-05-31: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 189. (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: Read second time. (House)
- 2025-05-19: 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. 215.) To printer. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: From printer. To committee. (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: 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/SB276_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB276.pdf)
- Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB276_R1.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB276_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB276.pdf)
- [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB276_R1.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB276-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).