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SB 15 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises various provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 30-464)

SB 15 modifies several Nevada administrative laws without creating new programs. It allows Clark County (and cities in counties with endangered species funds) to use conservation fees for habitat conservation plans and adjust fees for inflation starting in 2026. The bill also updates office hours for county treasurers (requiring them to stay open until at least 5 p.m.) and revises tax delinquency notice deadlines to align with business hours. Additionally, it removes a requirement for school district officials to report to county governing bodies and updates procedures for franchise applications. These changes primarily affect county officials, conservation programs, and tax administration processes.
Issues: ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentAllows conservation fees for habitat conservation plans, directly advancing environmental protection efforts through funding reallocation.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Oct 31, 2024 Signed Jun 10, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 3 → As Enrolled · 7 edits · Jun 10, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates the timing for debt management commission meetings, extends county treasurer office hours, and clarifies deadlines for tax delinquency notices and property sales. It also expands how fees collected for endangered species preservation can be used and requires fee adjustments for inflation.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on Nevada county administration, but it expands the allowable uses of endangered species preservation fees to include habitat and ecosystem conservation plans.
TIMELINE

Removed the mandatory requirement that debt management commissions hold their annual meeting in August, allowing more flexibility in scheduling.

Changed the deadline for issuing tax delinquency certificates from a specific time (5 p.m.) to the close of business on the first Monday in June.

Changed the deadline for redeeming properties before sale from 5 p.m. to the close of business on the third business day before the sale.

REQUIREMENT

Extended the required closing time for county treasurer offices to no earlier than 5 p.m., providing longer service hours for residents.

Restricted the county treasurer's ability to issue quitclaim deeds for sold property if a municipality submits a required affidavit by the close of business on the third business day before the sale.

Required fees for endangered species preservation to be based on an economic analysis of conservation costs and authorized an automatic inflation adjustment starting in Fiscal Year 2026-2027.

FISCAL

Authorized fees collected for endangered species preservation to be used for establishing plans and programs to conserve habitat and ecosystems, not just funding specific preservation zones.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2025 · Assembly May 19, 2025

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Apr 21, 2025
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican8
8 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Jun 10, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Third reprint. To enrollment.
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Concur in Assembly Amendment No. 568 and further amend. (Conference Amend. No. CA2.) Conference report adopted by Senate. Conference report adopted by Assembly.
upper
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
In Senate. Conference Committee appointed by Senate. To committee.
upper
May 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment No. 568 not concurred in. To Assembly. In Assembly. Assembly Amendment No. 568 not receded from. Conference requested. Conference Committee appointed by Assembly. To Senate.
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 487.) Reprinting dispensed with.
upper
Oct 31, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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