SB143 · NV 83rd Session

AN ACT relating to natural resources; authorizing the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources to evaluate and review issues relating to water conservation; requiring the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to conduct an int

Fiscal effect: state

Outcome: Passed Senate only — last vote Senate (As Introduced): Passed on 2025-04-15

NV Legislature 83rd Session bill, aggregated from roll-call votes across the seated state legislators in this dataset. Bill ID 740.

Sponsorship

Rochelle Nguyen (D)

Roll-call summary

Vote	Count
Yea	94
Nay	18

Party breakdown

Party	Yea	Nay
Democratic Party	69	2
Republican Party	24	16
Unspecified	1	0

Per-legislator votes

Legislator	Party	Vote	Chamber	Date
Aaron Ford	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 18, 2013
Brittney Miller	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 15, 2019
Daniele Monroe-Moreno	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 15, 2019
Dina Neal	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 15, 2019
Dina Neal	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Dina Neal	Democratic Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 20, 2013
Dina Neal	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Dina Neal	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Sunday, May 29, 2011
Dina Neal	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, June 1, 2023
Edgar Flores	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 15, 2019
Edgar Flores	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Edgar Flores	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, June 1, 2023
Fabian Donate	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Fabian Donate	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Fabian Donate	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, June 1, 2023
Howard Watts III	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 15, 2019
James Ohrenschall	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Wednesday, February 13, 2019
James Ohrenschall	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 20, 2021
James Ohrenschall	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 20, 2013
James Ohrenschall	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Sunday, May 29, 2011
James Ohrenschall	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
James Ohrenschall	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, June 1, 2023
James Ohrenschall	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Monday, June 1, 2009
Julie Pazina	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Julie Pazina	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, June 1, 2023
Lucy Flores	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 20, 2013
Lucy Flores	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Sunday, May 29, 2011
Marilyn Dondero Loop	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Marilyn Dondero Loop	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Marilyn Dondero Loop	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 20, 2013
Marilyn Dondero Loop	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Sunday, May 29, 2011
Marilyn Dondero Loop	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Marilyn Dondero Loop	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, June 1, 2023
Marilyn Dondero Loop	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Monday, June 1, 2009
Marilyn Kirkpatrick	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 20, 2013
Marilyn Kirkpatrick	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Sunday, May 29, 2011
Marilyn Kirkpatrick	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Monday, June 1, 2009
Melanie Scheible	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Melanie Scheible	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Melanie Scheible	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Melanie Scheible	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, June 1, 2023
Nicole Cannizzaro	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Nicole Cannizzaro	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Nicole Cannizzaro	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, June 1, 2023
Nicole Cannizzaro	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Olivia Diaz	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 20, 2013
Olivia Diaz	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Sunday, May 29, 2011
Patricia Spearman	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Patricia Spearman	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Patricia Spearman	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 18, 2013
Patricia Spearman	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, June 1, 2023
Richard Daly	Democratic Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 15, 2019
Richard Daly	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 20, 2013
Richard Daly	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Richard Daly	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Sunday, May 29, 2011
Richard Daly	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, June 1, 2023
Richard Segerblom	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Sunday, May 29, 2011
Richard Segerblom	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Monday, June 1, 2009
Roberta Lange	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Roberta Lange	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Roberta Lange	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, June 1, 2023
Rochelle Nguyen	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 15, 2019
Rochelle Nguyen	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Rochelle Nguyen	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, June 1, 2023
Sandra Jauregui	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 15, 2019
Selena Torres	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 15, 2019
Shea Backus	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 15, 2019
Steve Yeager	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 15, 2019
Steven Horsford	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 14, 2011
Steven Horsford	Democratic Party	Yea	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, May 28, 2009
William McCurdy II	Democratic Party	Yea	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 15, 2019
Alexis Hansen	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 15, 2019
Ben Kieckhefer	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (As Introduced)	Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Ben Kieckhefer	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 14, 2011
Ben Kieckhefer	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Ben Kieckhefer	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 18, 2013
Carrie Buck	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Carrie Buck	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Carrie Buck	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, June 1, 2023
Cresent Hardy	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 20, 2013
Cresent Hardy	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Sunday, May 29, 2011
Gregory Hafen II	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 15, 2019
Ira Hansen	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (As Introduced)	Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Ira Hansen	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Ira Hansen	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 20, 2013
Ira Hansen	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Sunday, May 29, 2011
Ira Hansen	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Ira Hansen	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, June 1, 2023
Jeff Stone	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Jeff Stone	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, June 1, 2023
Joe Hardy	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 14, 2011
Joe Hardy	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Monday, June 1, 2009
John Ellison	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 15, 2019
John Ellison	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 20, 2013
John Ellison	Republican Party	Yea	Assembly (2nd Reprint)	Sunday, May 29, 2011
John Ellison	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
John Steinbeck	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Lisa Krasner	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 15, 2019
Lisa Krasner	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Lisa Krasner	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, June 1, 2023
Lori Rogich	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Mark Amodei	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, May 28, 2009
Melissa Hardy	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (As Introduced)	Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Melissa Hardy	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 15, 2019
Melissa Hardy	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Melissa Hardy	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (1st Reprint)	Thursday, April 18, 2013
Michele Fiore	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (1st Reprint)	Monday, May 20, 2013
Robin Lee Titus	Republican Party	Nay	Assembly (As Introduced)	Friday, February 15, 2019
Robin Lee Titus	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Robin Lee Titus	Republican Party	Nay	Senate (2nd Reprint)	Thursday, June 1, 2023
Robin Titus	Republican Party	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Angela Taylor	Unspecified	Yea	Senate (As Introduced)	Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Bill history (6 actions)

Chronological legislative actions taken on this bill, sourced from NELIS. Journal links open the daily Assembly or Senate journal PDF where the action was recorded — public record per NRS 218D.

Date	Action	Journal
Jan 30, 2025	Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To printer.
Feb 03, 2025	From printer. Read first time. To committee.	Senate Journal
Apr 14, 2025	From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.	Senate Journal
Apr 15, 2025	Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.	Senate Journal
Apr 16, 2025	In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee.	Assembly Journal
May 17, 2025	(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.3, no further action allowed.)

Exhibits, testimony & documents (19 on file)

Exhibits, testimony, amendments, and supporting documents collected by the NV Legislature on this bill. Submissions are public record per NRS 218D. Sources cite back to NELIS.

Amendment (1)

Document type	Submitted by	File
Amendment	Senator Nguyen	PDF

Support (5)

Document type	Submitted by	File
Testimony	Water Fairness Coalition, Laura McSwain	PDF
Testimony	Dr. Robert Hillsman	PDF
Testimony	Li Chen	PDF
Testimony	Southern Nevada Arborist Group	PDF
	Julie Wignall	PDF

Submitted (5)

Document type	Submitted by	File
	Dr. Kelly Kopp	PDF
	Dr. Kelly Kopp	PDF
	Dr. Kelly Kopp	PDF
Testimony	Yvette Williams	PDF
Testimony	Pete Foley, SNWA	PDF

Other (8)

Document type	Submitted by	File
Testimony In Support	Laura McSwain, Water Fairness Coalition Inc	PDF
Testimony	Mr. Stacy Standley III	PDF
Testimony	Southern Nevada Arborist Group, Laura McSwain	PDF
Testimony	Dr Kelly Kopp	PDF
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Testimony In Support	Brian and Julie Wignall	PDF
Testimony	Ericka Estacio, UNR Student and One APIA Nevada Youth Fellow	PDF