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AB 553 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Transfers the Division of Emergency Management of the Office of the Military to the Office of the Governor. (BDR 18-1126)

AB 553 transfers Nevada's Division of Emergency Management from the Office of the Military to the Office of the Governor, renaming it the Office of Emergency Management. The bill shifts oversight authority from the Adjutant General (head of the Military) to the Governor, requiring the Governor to appoint and direct the head of the new office. It updates all relevant state laws to reflect this structural change, removing the Military's role in emergency management and centralizing control under the Governor's office. This affects state emergency management operations, staff, and coordination with entities like the Nevada Resiliency Advisory Committee.
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced May 5, 2025 Signed Jun 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced → As Enrolled · 5 edits · Jun 5, 2025
MODERATE
This bill transfers the Division of Emergency Management from the Office of the Military to the Office of the Governor and renames it the Office of Emergency Management. The change centralizes emergency management authority under the Governor rather than the Adjutant General, aligning it with civilian leadership. The Legislative Counsel's Digest was also reformatted and reorganized.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed by shifting administrative authority from the military chain of command to the Governor's office, expanding the Governor's direct control over emergency management operations.
SCOPE

Transferred authority over the Division of Emergency Management from the Office of the Military to the Office of the Governor.

DEFINITION

Renamed the Division of Emergency Management to the Office of Emergency Management throughout the statute.

REQUIREMENT

Changed appointment authority for the Chief of Emergency Management from the Adjutant General to the Governor.

ENFORCEMENT

Transferred supervision and control of emergency management activities from the Adjutant General to the Governor.

TECHNICAL

Reformatted the Legislative Counsel's Digest and bill header information for the enrolled version.

Floor votes · Assembly May 26, 2025

How they voted

38–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
May 26, 2025
D Democratic26
25 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
R Republican14
13 Yea 1
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Jun 5, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. To enrollment.
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
lower
May 26, 2025
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (38-1-1)
assembly
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on General File. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 40, Nays: 1, Excused: 1.) To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.
lower
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To committee.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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