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SB 467 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to cybersecurity. (BDR 19-1149)

SB 467 reorganizes Nevada's cybersecurity governance by moving the existing Office of Cyber Defense Coordination from the Department of Public Safety to the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Governor's office. It merges this office with the Office of Information Security to create a new "Office of Information Security and Cyber Defense," updating references to reflect this change. The bill also maintains confidentiality for cybersecurity incident plans and records, ensuring they remain non-public except under specific circumstances, and adjusts staffing positions like renaming the Deputy Chief role. These changes streamline cybersecurity oversight for Nevada state agencies without introducing new policy requirements.
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Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced May 15, 2025 Signed Jun 10, 2025
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As Introduced → As Enrolled · 6 edits · Jun 10, 2025
MODERATE
This bill reorganizes Nevada's cybersecurity structure by moving the Office of Cyber Defense Coordination from the Department of Public Safety to the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Governor's office, merging it with the existing Office of Information Security. The combined office will be renamed the Office of Information Security and Cyber Defense, with the Deputy Director now serving in the unclassified service rather than classified service. The bill also updates confidentiality rules for cybersecurity records and repeals the old provisions for the Cyber Defense Coordination office.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of cybersecurity oversight by centralizing it under the Governor's Office of the Chief Information Officer rather than the Department of Public Safety, and broadens the authority to coordinate cybersecurity activities across state agencies and local governments.
SCOPE

Transfers the Nevada Office of Cyber Defense Coordination from the Department of Public Safety to the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Governor's office.

Repeals all provisions related to the Nevada Office of Cyber Defense Coordination within the Department of Public Safety.

REQUIREMENT

Merges the Nevada Office of Cyber Defense Coordination with the Office of Information Security and renames the combined entity the Office of Information Security and Cyber Defense.

Changes the Deputy Director of the Office of Information Security and Cyber Defense from classified service to unclassified service, with protections for those in the position on July 1, 2025.

Requires the Chief Information Officer to adopt regulations for coordinating cybersecurity activities between state agencies and local governments.

DEFINITION

Updates confidentiality provisions to ensure cybersecurity plans and records remain non-public and can only be disclosed by the Deputy Director under specific circumstances.

Floor votes · Assembly Jun 2, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Jun 10, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
To enrollment.
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
upper
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
upper
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
upper
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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