Nevada Senate Bill SB413

Nevada 2025 Regular Session

• Introduced: 3/20/25
• Refer: 3/20/25
• Failed: 6/3/25

Caption

Makes an appropriation for the Nonprofit Security Grant Pilot Program. (BDR S-1033)

Summary

SB 413 makes a direct appropriation from Nevada’s State General Fund to the Division of Emergency Management within the Office of the Military to establish and operate a Nonprofit Security Grant Pilot Program. The bill provides $2 million for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and $2 million for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, with the program beginning July 1, 2025. The stated purpose is to help eligible Nevada nonprofit organizations that qualify as 501(c)(3) entities and are at risk of threats, attacks, or other violent acts improve their security. Under the program, grants may be used for two main purposes: hiring permanent or temporary security personnel, or purchasing equipment to improve physical security at nonprofit facilities. The bill sets grant caps of $10,000 for security personnel and $50,000 for equipment, and an organization may not receive both types of grants in the same fiscal year. The Division is directed to prioritize organizations facing the greatest risk and those that have not received comparable federal security funding in the prior two federal fiscal years. The Division may also accept outside gifts, grants, and donations, and may spend up to 5 percent of the appropriation on administration.

Impact

SB 413 would create a new state-funded pilot grant program and place it within the Division of Emergency Management, expanding the division’s responsibilities to include nonprofit security assistance. It appropriates state general funds rather than relying solely on federal or private funding, and it includes reversion and spending deadlines that require unused money to return to the General Fund after the fiscal periods end. The bill would affect Nevada nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations that face security threats by giving them a new source of funding for guards and security upgrades.

Sentiment

No committee transcripts or recorded votes were provided, so there is no documented debate or vote-based sentiment to assess. Based on the bill text alone, the measure appears to be framed as a public-safety and threat-mitigation initiative for vulnerable nonprofits, with a straightforward appropriations structure and limited administrative discretion. The absence of recorded opposition or amendments in the provided materials suggests no visible controversy in the available record, though that cannot be inferred conclusively.

Contention

The main policy questions likely concern the use of state general funds for a pilot program, the size and targeting of the appropriation, and how the Division will determine which nonprofits are at the greatest risk. Another possible point of contention is whether the grant caps are sufficient to meaningfully improve security, and whether the program should prioritize organizations that have not recently received federal security grants. Because no transcripts or votes were provided, no specific legislator, stakeholder, or committee objection is documented in the available materials.