Sign Up
SB 21 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to outdoor recreation. (BDR 35-266)

SB 21 expands Nevada’s Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Program to fund both school-based outdoor programs and public recreational infrastructure projects. It now allows grants for pupil-focused outdoor facilities and activities that improve access to nature, while also supporting public programs promoting health, resource stewardship, or the outdoor recreation economy. The bill requires programs for students to prioritize those from disadvantaged backgrounds or at risk of academic failure, with specific criteria for curriculum quality and community partnerships. These changes update existing grant rules without altering funding sources or creating new taxes.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpands school-based outdoor education grants, improves student access to nature, and prioritizes disadvantaged students for academic support.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Nov 6, 2024 Signed May 26, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

As Introduced → As Enrolled · 6 edits · May 26, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates Nevada's Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Program by expanding grant eligibility to include outdoor recreational infrastructure projects and public education programs, while also restructuring the Advisory Board on Outdoor Recreation to include additional state officials and representatives from diverse sectors including public health and education.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of eligible grant recipients and project types to include infrastructure projects and public-facing programs, broadening the program beyond just pupil-focused education initiatives.
ELIGIBILITY

Expanded grant eligibility to include outdoor recreational infrastructure projects and programs that offer education or improve access to outdoor recreation for the general public, not just pupil-focused programs.

REQUIREMENT

Added new requirements for grant recipients to promote public health and wellness and enhance stewardship of cultural or natural resources.

Added new nonvoting members to the Advisory Board representing federal agencies from the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture.

Added new voting members to the Advisory Board representing public health and education sectors to broaden stakeholder representation.

DEFINITION

Restructured the Advisory Board on Outdoor Recreation to include additional voting members such as the Director of Tourism, Executive Director of Economic Development, Director of Wildlife, and Executive Director of Native American Affairs.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed the appointment authority for the Division of State Parks representative from the Administrator to the Director, with the bracketed semicolon indicating a formatting adjustment.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2025 · Assembly May 19, 2025

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Apr 15, 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
16
Key actions
5
Committee
2
May 26, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate. To enrollment.
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
upper
Nov 6, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.