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AB 354 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to the Nevada State Board on Geographic Names. (BDR 26-718)

AB 354 revises the membership structure of Nevada's State Board on Geographic Names, which approves geographic names for official use. The bill removes the Nevada Historical Society representative as a voting member, adds a Division of Museums and History representative from the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, and changes U.S. federal agency representatives (BLM, Forest Service, National Park Service) from voting to nonvoting roles. It affects how the board operates but does not change the board's core function of coordinating geographic name approvals with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The changes take effect July 1, 2025, with current Nevada Historical Society representatives allowed to serve until their successor is appointed.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Signed May 30, 2025
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Reprint 1 → As Enrolled · 5 edits · May 30, 2025
MODERATE
This bill restructures the Nevada State Board on Geographic Names by reducing its voting membership from 12 to 9 members. It removes the representative from the Nevada Historical Society, replaces them with a representative from the Division of Museums and History, and changes three federal agency representatives from voting members to nonvoting advisors. A transition clause allows the outgoing Historical Society representative to serve until a successor is appointed.
Scope change
The bill narrows the composition of the Board by eliminating one voting seat and converting three federal advisory seats from voting to nonvoting status, while adding a new state agency seat.
ELIGIBILITY

Reduced the number of voting members on the Board from 12 to 9.

Removed the representative from the Nevada Historical Society as a voting member.

Added a representative from the Division of Museums and History of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs as a voting member.

Changed representatives from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. National Park Service from voting members to nonvoting advisory members.

TIMELINE

Established a transition period allowing the outgoing Nevada Historical Society representative to continue serving until July 1, 2025, or until a successor is appointed.

Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2025 · Assembly Apr 16, 2025

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
May 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
14
Key actions
7
Committee
3
May 30, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 145.
executive
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. To enrollment.
lower
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
upper
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To committee.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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