SB 27 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to museums. (BDR 33-281)

SB 27 updates Nevada's museum system by renaming the Nevada State Museum to Nevada State Museum Carson City and making related administrative changes. It requires the Board of Museums and History to establish fees for memberships, admissions (free for children under 18), train rides, and services like storage or curation. The bill removes the Board's authority to approve museum programs and property decisions, shifting those responsibilities to the Division Administrator. These changes directly affect all state museums and historical societies listed in the law, including the Nevada State Museum Las Vegas and the Nevada State Railroad Museum. The bill focuses on naming clarity and operational procedures, not new funding or program requirements.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Nov 12, 2024 Signed Jun 5, 2025
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Reprint 1 As Enrolled · 4 edits · Jun 5, 2025
MODERATE
This bill officially renames the Nevada State Museum to the Nevada State Museum Carson City and shifts operational authority from the Board of Museums and History to the Division Administrator. The Board now sets fees and policies for museum services, while the Administrator gains direct control over program approvals and property management decisions.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded by adding the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City to the official list of state institutions and clarifying the division of power between the Board and the Division Administrator.
DEFINITION

The name of the Nevada State Museum was changed to the Nevada State Museum Carson City, and the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City was added to the list of state institutions.

REQUIREMENT

Authority to approve museum programs and handle property received by museums was transferred from the Board of Museums and History to the Division Administrator.

The Board of Museums and History is now explicitly required to establish specific fee categories for memberships, admissions, train rides, and facility rentals.

ENFORCEMENT

The Board's ability to unilaterally decide where to display state property was removed, placing that discretion with the museum director under the Administrator's direction.

Floor votes · Assembly May 19, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Jun 5, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment No. 569 concurred in. To enrollment.
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 39, Nays: 3.) To Senate. In Senate.
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: 1.) To Assembly.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
upper
Nov 12, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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