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 11743.
Sponsorship
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Roll-call summary
| Vote | Count |
|---|---|
| Yea | 60 |
| Nay | 3 |
Party breakdown
| Party | Yea | Nay |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 39 | 0 |
| Republican Party | 20 | 3 |
| Unspecified | 1 | 0 |
Per-legislator votes
| Legislator | Party | Vote | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittney Miller | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Cecelia Gonzalez | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Cinthia Moore | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| David Orentlicher | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Duy Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Elaine Marzola | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Erica Mosca | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Erica Roth | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Fabian Donate | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Hanadi Nadeem | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Heather Goulding | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Howard Watts III | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Joseph DALIA | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Jovan Jackson | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Julie Pazina | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Linda Hunt | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Max Carter II | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Melanie Scheible | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Michelee “Shelly” Crawford | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Natha Anderson | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Reuben D'Silva | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Richard Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Roberta Lange | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Rochelle Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Sandra Jauregui | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Selena La Rue Hatch | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Selena Torres | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Shea Backus | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Steve Yeager | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Tanya Flanagan | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Tracy Brown-May | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Venicia Considine | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Venise Karris | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Alexis Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| 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 | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Danielle Gallant | Republican Party | Nay | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| 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 |
| Ira Hansen | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Jeff Stone | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Jill Dickman | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| John Ellison | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| 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 | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Lori Rogich | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Melissa Hardy | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Philip O'Neill | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| 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 Titus | Republican Party | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
| Thaddeus Yurek III | Republican Party | Yea | Assembly (As Introduced) | Monday, June 2, 2025 |
| Angela Taylor | Unspecified | Yea | Senate (As Introduced) | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
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 |