SJR 8 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Urges Congress to protect the public lands including and adjacent to Sunrise Mountain, Frenchman Mountain and the Rainbow Gardens Area. (BDR R-946)

Nevada's SJR 8 is a legislative resolution urging Congress to protect specific public lands near Las Vegas, including Sunrise Mountain, Frenchman Mountain, and Rainbow Gardens Area. The resolution requests federal designation (such as national monument or conservation area) for these lands, which contain significant cultural sites (like Gypsum Cave), geological features (the Great Unconformity), rare plants, and recreational value. It does not create new laws but formally asks Congress to consider protective measures. Nevada's legislature passed the resolution unanimously (39-3) and will forward it to Congress for review. This is a procedural request, not a binding mandate.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Assembly Passage

May 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Jun 1, 2025

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What changed between versions

Reprint 1 → As Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized for signing into law, removing draft headers and adding the official session number. The core policy text urging Congress to protect specific Nevada public lands remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft metadata including the 'Reprint' date, committee referral notes, and internal file markers.

Added the official session identifier '83rd Session (2025)' and page numbering to the final enrolled version.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to match the standard format required for an enrolled legislative bill.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2025

How they voted

20–0

Passed

Total votes 20

Apr 15, 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

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Assembly Amendment No. 554 concurred in. To enrollment.

lower

May 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Resolution read. Passed, as amended. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 39, Nays: 3.) To Senate. In Senate.

lower

May 12, 2025

Introduced

Resolution read. Amended. (Amend. No. 554.) To printer.

lower

May 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Committee

In Assembly. Resolution read. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To committee.

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Resolution read. Passed. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. Placed on Resolution File. Taken from Resolution File. Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day.

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. Resolution read. To committee.

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections.

upper

2 primary · 4 co-sponsors