Senate Bill 260, a measure revising Nevada law on air-quality protections and employer duties related to wildfire smoke exposure, passed the Nevada Senate on May 29, 2025, by a vote of 15 yeas and 6 nays after adoption of an amendment that eliminated some employer-mandate provisions.

Senator Flores outlined the bill on the floor, describing requirements that the administrator of the Division of Industrial Relations establish regulations employers must follow to monitor air quality, reduce employee exposure to poor air from wildfire smoke, implement communication systems to inform employees of poor air quality and provide training for outdoor workers.

Senator Dondero Loop moved and described amendment 9-13, which the clerk summarized as eliminating a requirement that certain employers establish and implement a program to mitigate employee exposure to poor air quality from wildfire smoke and removing the requirement for the administrator to establish certain employer-specific prescription regulations. The amendment was adopted by voice vote.

Senator Flores, speaking after amendment adoption, described the remaining bill as requiring the administrator to establish regulations for monitoring and reducing employee exposure, implementing communication systems, and providing training for employees who work outdoors and may be exposed to poor air quality.

The clerk reported the final tally as 15 yes and 6 no. The Senate declared SB 260 passed and ordered it to the Assembly.

The transcript records the amendment’s effect (eliminating the employer program requirement) and the floor descriptions of the bill’s remaining obligations; the full regulatory text that the administrator would later promulgate was not part of the floor remarks and is not specified in the transcript.