AB 86 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to forestry. (BDR 47-377)

AB 86 eliminates the requirement for timber owners or their agents to obtain a logging permit before conducting "cutting operations" (such as selective tree removal), while retaining the permit requirement for full "logging" activities. This change directly affects timber owners, forest managers, and logging contractors who previously needed permits for certain tree-cutting activities. The bill amends Nevada Revised Statute 528.042 by removing the phrase "or cutting" from the permit requirement, streamlining the process for specific forestry work. The law takes effect on July 1, 2025, with no impact on local governments but a fiscal effect on the state.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Signed May 28, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 1 As Enrolled · 3 edits · May 28, 2025
MINOR
This bill removes specific regulatory requirements for 'cutting operations' (small-scale harvesting) that previously applied to 'logging operations' (large-scale commercial harvesting). The changes exempt cutting operations from the need to secure a logging permit, the requirement to sow grass seed on trails and roads, and the obligation to provide timberland conversion certificates to operators.
Scope change
The bill narrows the scope of the bill's requirements by creating an exemption for cutting operations, which were previously subject to the same rules as larger logging operations.
REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement to secure a logging permit from the State Forester Firewarden for cutting operations.

Removed the requirement for timber owners to sow grass seed on trails, roads, and landings after completing a cutting operation.

Removed the requirement for certificate holders to provide copies of timberland conversion certificates to operators involved in cutting operations.

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

How they voted

200
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
15
Key actions
6
Committee
2
May 28, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 69.
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, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
lower
Jan 6, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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