SB6 · NV 83rd Session
AN ACT making an appropriation to the Desert Research Institute of the Nevada System of Higher Education to support the Nevada State Cloud Seeding Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT making an appropriation to the Desert Research Institute of the Nevada
Outcome: Passed both chambers — last vote Assembly (As Introduced): Passed on 2025-06-02
NV Legislature 83rd Session bill, aggregated from roll-call votes across the seated state legislators in this dataset. Bill ID 7181.
Sponsorship
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Roll-call summary
| Vote | Count |
|---|---|
| Yea | 45 |
| Nay | 13 |
Party breakdown
| Party | Yea | Nay |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 45 | 13 |
Per-legislator votes
| Legislator | Party | Vote | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Alexis Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Andrew Matthews | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
| Ben Kieckhefer | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Friday, April 17, 2015 |
| Bert Gurr | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Brian Hibbetts | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Carrie Buck | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Carrie Buck | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Carrie Buck | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Cresent Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| Danielle Gallant | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Gregory Hafen II | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Gregory Hafen II | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Gregory Koenig | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Heidi Kasama | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Heidi Kasama | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Heidi Kasama | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Jeff Stone | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Jeff Stone | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Jill Dickman | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Jill Dickman | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Joe Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
| Joe Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 18, 2009 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| John Steinbeck | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Ken Gray | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Lisa Cole | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Lisa Krasner | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Lori Rogich | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Mark Amodei | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Monday, April 20, 2009 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Nay | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Friday, April 17, 2015 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Michele Fiore | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Philip O'Neill | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Philip O'Neill | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Philip O'Neill | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Rebecca Edgeworth | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Richard DeLong | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Robin Lee Titus | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (3rd Reprint) | Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
| Robin Lee Titus | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| Robin Lee Titus | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Robin Lee Titus | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| Robin Titus | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Thaddeus Yurek III | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Victoria Seaman | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 22, 2015 |
Bill history (13 actions)
Chronological legislative actions taken on this bill, sourced from NELIS. Journal links open the daily Assembly or Senate journal PDF where the action was recorded — public record per NRS 218D.
| Date | Action | Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2024 | Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer. | |
| Oct 23, 2024 | From printer. | |
| Feb 03, 2025 | Read first time. To committee. | Senate Journal |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Notice of eligibility for exemption. | Senate Journal |
| Apr 03, 2025 | From committee: Do pass. | Senate Journal |
| Apr 07, 2025 | Read second time. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To committee. | Senate Journal |
| May 27, 2025 | From committee: Do pass. Placed on General File. 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. | Assembly Journal · Senate Journal |
| Jun 01, 2025 | From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. | Assembly Journal |
| Jun 02, 2025 | Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 39, Nays: 3.) To Senate. | Assembly Journal |
| Jun 03, 2025 | In Senate. | |
| Jun 04, 2025 | To enrollment. | |
| Jun 05, 2025 | Enrolled and delivered to Governor. | |
| Jun 09, 2025 | Approved by the Governor. Chapter 434. |
Exhibits, testimony & documents (5 on file)
Exhibits, testimony, amendments, and supporting documents collected by the NV Legislature on this bill. Submissions are public record per NRS 218D. Sources cite back to NELIS.
Opposition (2)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Letter | Bob Russo, Nevada | |
| Letter | Ken Paxton |
Other (3)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Fontaine.J., CNRWA | |
| Presentation | Tracy Bower & Frank McDonough, Desert Research Institute | |
| Opposition Emails | 550+, Nevada |