republic-os/legislation/us/states/nv/80/sb-56.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises provisions relating to natural resources. (BDR 47-359)"
description: "AN ACT relating to natural resources; revising provisions related to the protection of flora; revising certain definitions related to the protection of trees and flora and to forest practice and reforestation; revising provisions relating to a written plan for a prescribed fire; revising the information required to be included in an application for a logging permit; revising provisions regarding logging operations; authorizing the suspension or revocation of a logging permit for operating ground-based equipment on saturated soil; revising the requirements for the performance bond which must accompany an application for a timberland conversion certificate; eliminating the requirement that the State Forester Firewarden cause a decennial report to be created regarding certain renewable natural resources in the State; eliminating the authority of the State Forester Firewarden to reduce the required amount for certain performance bonds; making various other changes relating to forestry; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nv"
legislature: "Nevada Legislature"
session: "80"
identifier: "SB 56"
citation: "Nevada SB 56 (80)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SHRUBS", "LEGISLATURE", "TAHOE BASIN", "TREES", "UNITED STATES", "GOVERNOR", "STATE ENGINEER (See also WATER)", "TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY", "FIRES", "CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES", "STATE DEPARTMENT OF", "COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS", "PUBLIC AGENCIES", "STATE PARKS", "WATER", "CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS (See also specific crimes)", "LOGGING", "FORESTRY", "WILDLIFE", "DEPARTMENT OF", "BONDS", "SURETY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-11-19T08:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-25T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/570251fa-e917-46fa-8c4d-cf260d9962e9"
source_url: "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Bill/5975/Overview"
source_hash: "2363d4678edb637a39f9046485cc797bd9dd4af8d6f24a5ce4d9e3a9fdfee153"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nv"]
---

# Nevada SB 56 (80) — Revises provisions relating to natural resources. (BDR 47-359)

AN ACT relating to natural resources; revising provisions related to the protection of flora; revising certain definitions related to the protection of trees and flora and to forest practice and reforestation; revising provisions relating to a written plan for a prescribed fire; revising the information required to be included in an application for a logging permit; revising provisions regarding logging operations; authorizing the suspension or revocation of a logging permit for operating ground-based equipment on saturated soil; revising the requirements for the performance bond which must accompany an application for a timberland conversion certificate; eliminating the requirement that the State Forester Firewarden cause a decennial report to be created regarding certain renewable natural resources in the State; eliminating the authority of the State Forester Firewarden to reduce the required amount for certain performance bonds; making various other changes relating to forestry; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/SB/SB56.pdf)
2. **Amendment 101** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/Amendments/A_SB56_101.pdf)
3. **Reprint 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/SB/SB56_R1.pdf)
4. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/SB/SB56_EN.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Senate Committee on Natural Resources — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-11-19T08:00:00+00:00** Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-11-21T08:00:00+00:00** From printer.
- **2019-02-04T08:00:00+00:00** Read first time. To committee. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-09T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-10T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 101.) To printer. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-11T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
- **2019-04-15T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-16T07:00:00+00:00** In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining. To committee.
- **2019-05-14T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Do pass. `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-15T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16T07:00:00+00:00** Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- **2019-05-20T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 29, Nays: 11, Excused: 1, Vacant: 1.) To Senate. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-21T07:00:00+00:00** In Senate. To enrollment.
- **2019-05-22T07:00:00+00:00** Enrolled and delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-25T07:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor. Chapter 135. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/570251fa-e917-46fa-8c4d-cf260d9962e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).