NevadaNevada sets aside money for veterans cemetery vehicles and equipment
The law sets aside $421,134 from Nevada’s State General Fund for the Department of Veterans Services to buy cemetery vehicles, equipment, and a video conference system.
What it does
The law sets aside $67,187 to replace utility vehicles and a truck, plus $120,000 to replace security and safety equipment at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
The law sets aside $34,390 for a replacement mower at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery and $194,935 for a dump truck and tracked loader at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery. It also provides $4,622 for a video conference system.
Recipients cannot commit unused money after June 30, 2027, or spend it after September 17, 2027. They must return any remaining money by September 17, 2027.
Argument forReplacing vehicles and safety equipment could help cemetery staff maintain the grounds and protect workers and visitors.
Argument againstThe spending deadlines could leave equipment purchases unfinished if delays prevent Veterans Services from using the money in time.
More detail
The law sets aside $187,187 from the State General Fund for the Department of Veterans Services. The purchases serve the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Of this amount, $67,187 is for replacing utility vehicles and a truck, and $120,000 is for replacing security and safety equipment. These funding provisions took effect on July 1, 2025.
The law sets aside another $233,947 from the State General Fund for the Department of Veterans Services. The replacement mower serves the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery. The dump truck and loader serve the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery. The $194,935 is for replacing a dump truck and buying a tracked loader vehicle. The $4,622 is for a video conference system for Veterans Services. These funding provisions took effect on July 1, 2026.
Veterans Services must return unused money to the State General Fund. The deadlines cover all five funding amounts for cemetery vehicles, equipment, and the video conference system. These limits also apply to any organization that receives the money through a grant or another transfer. The spending limits and return requirement took effect on July 1, 2025.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jun 6Chapter 272.Latest
- Jun 5Approved by the Governor Joe Lombardo.Became Law
- Jun 1Enrolled and delivered to Governor.To Governor
- May 30In Assembly. To enrollment.Major
- May 29Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Senate (As Introduced). Result: pass.Upper
- May 28From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.Minor
- May 27Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee.Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded Assembly (As Introduced). Result: pass.Lower
- May 26From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.Minor
- May 15From printer. To committee.
- May 14Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To printer.Introduced
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