# Nevada SJR7: Urging the Federal Government to recognize the unsuitability of Yucca Mountain as the site for a repository to store and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.

Nevada SJR7, Urging the Federal Government to recognize the unsuitability of Yucca Mountain as the site for a repository to store and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by James Ohrenschall (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2025-05-27 (Enrolled and delivered to Secretary of State. File No. 18.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada SJR7
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Urging the Federal Government to recognize the unsuitability of Yucca Mountain as the site for a repository to store and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-05-27, Enrolled and delivered to Secretary of State. File No. 18.
- Sponsor: James Ohrenschall (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR R-945
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (56 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James Ohrenschall (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced) | pass | 35 | 7 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-05-27: Enrolled and delivered to Secretary of State. File No. 18. (legislature)
- 2025-05-23: To enrollment. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: In Senate. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Resolution read. Passed. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 35, Nays: 7.) To Senate. (House)
- 2025-05-21: Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-05-21: Taken from Resolution File. (House)
- 2025-05-20: Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-05-20: Taken from Resolution File. (House)
- 2025-05-19: Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-05-19: Taken from Resolution File. (House)
- 2025-05-16: Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-05-16: Taken from Resolution File. (House)
- 2025-05-15: Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-05-15: Taken from Resolution File. (House)
- 2025-05-14: From committee: Do pass. (House)
- 2025-04-16: Resolution read. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To committee. (House)
- 2025-04-16: In Assembly. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Resolution read. Passed. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Taken from Resolution File. Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day. (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Placed on Resolution File. (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: From committee: Do pass. (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Resolution read. To committee. (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: From printer. (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: To printer. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SJR/SJR7_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SJR/SJR7.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SJR/SJR7_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SJR/SJR7.pdf)

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