# Nevada SB6: AN ACT making an appropriation to the Desert Research Institute of the Nevada System of Higher Education to support the Nevada State Cloud Seeding Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB6, AN ACT making an appropriation to the Desert Research Institute of the Nevada System of Higher Education to support the Nevada State Cloud Seeding Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Senate Committee on Natural Resources; status signed, last action 2025-06-09 (Approved by the Governor. Chapter 434.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB6-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB6 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT making an appropriation to the Desert Research Institute of the Nevada System of Higher Education to support the Nevada State Cloud Seeding Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-10-16 - Last action: 2025-06-09, Approved by the Governor. Chapter 434. - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Natural Resources - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR S-389 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (60 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding and oversight for Nevada cloud seeding: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the state provides $600,000 in FY 2025-26 and $600,000 in FY 2026-27 to the Desert Research Institute for the Nevada State Cloud Seeding Program. DRI runs the program and uses the money for cloud seeding work. DRI must send spending reports to the Interim Finance Committee b… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Natural Resources ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-02 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced) | pass | 39 | 3 | | | 2025-05-27 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced) | pass | 21 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2025-06-09: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 434. (legislature) - 2025-06-05: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-04: To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-06-03: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 39, Nays: 3.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-06-01: Read second time. (House) - 2025-06-01: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-06-01: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-05-27: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee. (House) - 2025-05-27: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-05-27: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Placed on General File. (Senate) - 2025-05-27: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read first time. To committee. (Senate) - 2024-10-23: From printer. (Senate) - 2024-10-16: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB6_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB6.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/SB6_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB6.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-SB6-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).