SB 215 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to wildlife. (BDR 45-576)

SB 215 creates a new system for issuing wildlife salvage permits in Nevada. It requires the Wildlife Commission to adopt regulations allowing people to legally collect wildlife killed in vehicle collisions or other accidental events, without charging a fee for the permit. The Commission can temporarily ban these permits if chronic wasting disease is confirmed in state wildlife. This bill directly affects residents who encounter accidentally killed wildlife, exempting permit holders from existing rules requiring tags for legally taken game and restrictions on possessing wildlife during closed seasons.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Signed May 31, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 1 As Enrolled · 3 edits · May 31, 2025
MINOR
This bill was finalized as 'As Enrolled' to become law, removing committee and reprint headers while adding official chapter formatting. The core policy content remains unchanged, establishing a fee-free salvage permit system for vehicle-killed wildlife and creating exemptions from possession laws for permit holders.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text represents the final legislative version ready for signing.
TECHNICAL

Removed 'Reprint' headers, committee referral notes, and draft identifiers to finalize the bill text.

Added official 'As Enrolled' formatting, including chapter designation and session information.

Reformatted the Legislative Counsel's Digest to match the final enrolled bill style.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2025 · Assembly May 22, 2025

How they voted

200
Passed
Total votes 20
Apr 22, 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
19
Key actions
7
Committee
3
May 31, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 184.
executive
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
To enrollment.
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 326.) To printer.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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