SB6 · NV 83rd Session
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. Close title AN ACT making an appropriation to the Desert Research Institute of the Nevada
Outcome: Passed both chambers — last vote Assembly (As Introduced): Passed on 2025-06-02
NV Legislature 83rd Session bill, aggregated from roll-call votes across the seated state legislators in this dataset. Bill ID 1143.
Sponsorship
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Roll-call summary
| Vote | Count |
|---|---|
| Yea | 141 |
| Nay | 13 |
Party breakdown
| Party | Yea | Nay |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 95 | 0 |
| Republican Party | 45 | 13 |
| Unspecified | 1 | 0 |
Per-legislator votes
| Legislator | Party | Vote | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Ford | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Friday, April 17, 2015 |
| Brittney Miller | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Brittney Miller | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Cecelia Gonzalez | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Cecelia Gonzalez | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Cinthia Moore | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| David Orentlicher | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| David Orentlicher | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Duy Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Elaine Marzola | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Elaine Marzola | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Erica Mosca | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Erica Roth | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Fabian Donate | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Fabian Donate | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Fabian Donate | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Hanadi Nadeem | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Heather Goulding | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Howard Watts III | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Howard Watts III | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 18, 2009 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Joseph DALIA | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Jovan Jackson | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Julie Pazina | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Julie Pazina | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Linda Hunt | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Lucy Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 18, 2009 |
| Marilyn Kirkpatrick | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| Marilyn Kirkpatrick | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 18, 2009 |
| Marilyn Kirkpatrick | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Max Carter II | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Melanie Scheible | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Melanie Scheible | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Melanie Scheible | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Natha Anderson | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Natha Anderson | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Olivia Diaz | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| Olivia Diaz | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Patricia Spearman | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Patricia Spearman | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Patricia Spearman | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Friday, April 17, 2015 |
| Reuben D'Silva | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Richard Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Richard Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Richard Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| Richard Segerblom | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Friday, April 17, 2015 |
| Richard Segerblom | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| Richard Segerblom | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 18, 2009 |
| Roberta Lange | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Roberta Lange | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Roberta Lange | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Rochelle Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Rochelle Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Rochelle Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Sandra Jauregui | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Sandra Jauregui | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Selena La Rue Hatch | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Selena Torres | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Selena Torres | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Shea Backus | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Shondra Summers-Armstrong | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Steve Yeager | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Steve Yeager | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Steven Horsford | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
| Steven Horsford | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 20, 2009 |
| Tanya Flanagan | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Tracy Brown-May | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Tracy Brown-May | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Venicia Considine | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Venicia Considine | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Venise Karris | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Alexis Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Alexis Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Andrew Matthews | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Friday, April 17, 2015 |
| Bert Gurr | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Brian Hibbetts | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Carrie Buck | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Carrie Buck | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Carrie Buck | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Cresent Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| Danielle Gallant | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Gregory Hafen II | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Gregory Hafen II | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Gregory Koenig | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Heidi Kasama | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Heidi Kasama | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Heidi Kasama | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Jeff Stone | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Jeff Stone | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Jill Dickman | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Jill Dickman | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Joe Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
| Joe Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 18, 2009 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| John Steinbeck | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Ken Gray | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Lisa Cole | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Lori Rogich | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Mark Amodei | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 20, 2009 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Friday, April 17, 2015 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Michele Fiore | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Philip O'Neill | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Philip O'Neill | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Philip O'Neill | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Rebecca Edgeworth | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Richard DeLong | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Robin Lee Titus | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Robin Lee Titus | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Robin Lee Titus | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Robin Lee Titus | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Robin Titus | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Thaddeus Yurek III | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Victoria Seaman | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Angela Taylor | Unspecified | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
Bill history (13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2024 | Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer. | |
| Oct 23, 2024 | From printer. | |
| Feb 03, 2025 | Read first time. To committee. | Senate Journal |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Notice of eligibility for exemption. | Senate Journal |
| Apr 03, 2025 | From committee: Do pass. | Senate Journal |
| Apr 07, 2025 | Read second time. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To committee. | Senate Journal |
| May 27, 2025 | From committee: Do pass. Placed on General File. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee. | Assembly Journal · Senate Journal |
| Jun 01, 2025 | From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. | Assembly Journal |
| Jun 02, 2025 | Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 39, Nays: 3.) To Senate. | Assembly Journal |
| Jun 03, 2025 | In Senate. | |
| Jun 04, 2025 | To enrollment. | |
| Jun 05, 2025 | Enrolled and delivered to Governor. | |
| Jun 09, 2025 | Approved by the Governor. Chapter 434. |
Exhibits, testimony & documents (5 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.
Opposition (2)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Letter | Bob Russo, Nevada | |
| Letter | Ken Paxton |
Other (3)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Fontaine.J., CNRWA | |
| Presentation | Tracy Bower & Frank McDonough, Desert Research Institute | |
| Opposition Emails | 550+, Nevada |