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SB 501 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes expenditures by agencies of the State Government for the 2025-2027 biennium. (BDR S-1231)

SB 501 is a procedural appropriations bill that authorizes specific spending amounts for Nevada state government agencies during the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 fiscal years. It formally approves existing budget allocations for departments like the Governor’s Office, Attorney General’s Office, State Treasurer’s Office, and various programs including renewable energy accounts and emergency management. The bill does not create new policies or affect residents directly - it merely authorizes the expenditure of previously approved funds for agency operations. It passed unanimously in both legislative chambers and was signed by the governor.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced May 19, 2025 Signed May 28, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

As Introduced → As Enrolled · 4 edits · May 28, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from a committee draft to its final enrolled version, adding the official act title and explanatory notes while preserving the core budget authorization. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with the same funding amounts and agency allocations for the 2025-2027 biennium.
TECHNICAL

Header formatting changed from committee draft style to official enrolled bill format with chapter number placeholder and session information.

Removed committee reference text and added standard legislative preamble language.

Added explanatory notes clarifying that bolded italics indicate new material and bracketed text indicates omitted material.

FISCAL

All budget allocations for state agencies remain identical between versions.

Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2025 · Assembly May 23, 2025

How they voted

20–0
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
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
May 28, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 56.
executive
May 23, 2025
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (39-0-1)
assembly
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee.
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee. From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.