Nevada SB319: Requires the Washoe County Board of County Commissioners, Reno City Council and Sparks City Council to establish a board to stud

What the bill says

An act relating to county fire protection districts; requiring the Washoe County Board of County Commissioners, Reno City Council and Sparks City Council to establish a board to conduct a study relating to the creation of a county fire protection district within certain territory; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…

From the enrolled text, June 4, 2025:

AN ACT relating to county fire protection districts; requiring the Washoe County Board of County Commissioners, Reno City Council and Sparks City Council to establish a board to conduct a study relating to the creation of a county fire protection district within certain territory; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law authorizes contiguous unincorporated territory lying within one or more counties or incorporated territory lying within a consolidated municipality and not included in any other fire protection district to, by petition and election, be formed into a county fire protection district. (NRS 474.010-474.125) Existing law also authorizes a board of county commissioners to, by ordinance, organize unincorporated territory within the county into a county fire protection district. (NRS 474.460) Existing law further authorizes a board of county commissioners in a county whose population is less than 700,000 (currently all counties other than Clark County) to consolidate two or more county fire protection districts within the county under certain circumstances. (NRS 474.533) Section 15 of this bill requires: (1) the Washoe County Board of County Commissioners, the Reno City Council and the Sparks City Council to establish, by interlocal agreement, a board to study the creation of a county fire protection district to consolidate fire protection services within certain territory within Washoe County, Reno and Sparks; …

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Sponsors

• Richard Daly (D, 13) · primary sponsor
• Angela Taylor (D, 15)

Latest actions

1. June 9, 2025: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 447.
2. June 5, 2025: Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
3. June 4, 2025: To enrollment.
4. June 2, 2025: Assembly Amendment No. 586 concurred in.
5. May 22, 2025: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 34, Nays: 8.) To Senate. In Senate.
6. May 21, 2025: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
7. May 20, 2025: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
8. May 19, 2025: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Third reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
9. May 16, 2025: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 586.) To printer.
10. May 15, 2025: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

Votes

• Assembly (3rd Reprint) (May 22, 2025): 34 yea, 8 nay, passed
• Senate (2nd Reprint) (April 22, 2025): 16 yea, 5 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB319?

SB319 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Requires the Washoe County Board of County Commissioners, Reno City Council and Sparks City Council to establish a board to stud.

What does SB319 do?

In its own words: An act relating to county fire protection districts; requiring the Washoe County Board of County Commissioners, Reno City Council and Sparks City Council to establish a board to conduct a study relating to the creation of a county fire protection district within certain territory; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…

What is the status of SB319?

Chaptered as of June 9, 2025. Latest action: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 447. (June 9, 2025).

Who sponsored SB319?

Richard Daly (D, 13), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for SB319?

On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12548/Overview