List of Nevada state agencies

Last updated April 28, 2025

The following is a list of the U.S. state of Nevada's state agencies.

Executive branch

Constitutional entities / officers

Attorney General
- Bureau of Consumer Protection (Consumer's Advocate)
- Fraud Control Unit for Industrial Insurance
- Fraud Control Unit for Insurance
- Unit for the Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes Against Older Persons
- Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
- Office of Military Legal Assistance
- Office of Ombudsman for Victims of Domestic Violence
- Office of Advocate for Missing or Exploited Children (Children's Advocate)
- Committee for the Statewide Alert System
- Office of Statewide Coordinator for Children Who Are Endangered by Drug Exposure
- Technological Crime Advisory Board
- Gaming Division
- Substance Abuse Working Group
- Advisory Committee to Study Laws Concerning Sex Offender Registration
Secretary of State
- Advisory Committee on Participatory Democracy (inactive)
- Commercial Recordings Division
- Elections Division
- Notary Division
- Securities Division
Governor
- Office of Energy
  - Board of Directors of the Nevada Clean Energy Fund
  - New Energy Industry Task Force (inactive)
- Office of Economic Development
  - Division of Motion Pictures
  - Division of Economic Development
  - Board of Economic Development
- Office of Finance
  - Budget Division
    - Economic Forum
      - Technical Advisory Committee on Future State Revenues
    - Nevada Advisory Council on Federal Assistance
  - Division of Internal Audits
    - Executive Branch Audit Committee
- Office of Science, Innovation and Technology
  - Advisory Council on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
- Agency for Nuclear Projects
  - Commission on Nuclear Projects
  - Division of Technical Programs
  - Division of Planning
- Office of the Western Regional Education Compact
- Office of Workforce Innovation
- Nevada Commission for Persons Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Speech Impaired
Lieutenant Governor
Controller
Treasurer
- Board of Trustees of the College Savings Plans of Nevada
Nevada System of Higher Education
- Board of Regents
  - Administrative Services
  - Community Colleges
  - State Colleges
  - Universities
  - Research Facilities
    - Desert Research Institute
    - Ethics Institute
    - Center for the Analysis of Crime Statistics
    - Office of the State Climatologist
  - Committee on Anatomical Dissection
  - Public Service Division
    - Agricultural Extension/Experiment Station
    - Bureau of Mines and Geology
  - State 4-H Camp Advisory Council
- University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
State Board of Examiners
State Board of Finance

Agencies headed by directors appointed by the Governor

Department of Administration
- Administrative Services Division
- Committee on Deferred Compensation for State Employees
- Division of Enterprise Information Technology Services
  - Enterprise Application Services Unit
  - Communication and Computing Unit
  - Office of Information Security
  - Information Technology Advisory Board
- Fleet Services Division
- Office of Grant Procurement, Coordination and Management
- Hearings Division
- Division of Human Resource Management
  - Personnel Commission
  - Employee-Management Committee
  - Committee on Catastrophic Leave
  - Merit Award Board
- Division of State Library, Archives and Public Records
  - Central Mailing Room
  - State Archives
  - State Publications Distribution Center
  - State Data Center
  - State Historical Records Advisory Board
  - Committee to Approve Schedules for the Retention and Disposition of Official State Records
  - State Council on Libraries and Literacy
- State Public Works Division
  - State Public Works Board
  - Buildings and Grounds Section
  - Public Works–Compliance and Code Enforcement Section
  - Public Works–Professional Services Section
- Purchasing Division
- Risk Management Division
State Department of Agriculture
- State Board of Agriculture
- Division of Consumer Equitability
- Nevada Junior Livestock Show Board
- Rangeland Resources Commission
- State Predatory Animal and Rodent Committee
Department of Business and Industry
- Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs
  - Office of Ombudsman of Consumer Affairs for Minorities
- Nevada Athletic Commission
- Office of the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers
- Consumer Affairs Unit
- Local Government Employee-Management Relations Board
- Division of Financial Institutions
  - Credit Union Advisory Council
- Housing Division
- Division of Industrial Relations
  - Advisory Council
  - Board for the Administration of the Subsequent Injury Account for Associations of Self-Insured Public or Private Employers
  - Board for the Administration of the Subsequent Injury Account for Self-Insured Employers
  - Occupational Safety and Health Review Board
- Division of Insurance
  - Appeals Panel for Industrial Insurance
- Office of Labor Commissioner
  - State Apprenticeship Council
- Division of Mortgage Lending
  - Advisory Council on Mortgage Investments and Mortgage Lending
- Real Estate Division
  - Commission of Appraisers of Real Estate
  - Real Estate Commission
  - Office of the Ombudsman for Owners in Common-Interest Communities and Condominium Hotels
  - Commission for Common-Interest Communities and Condominium Hotels
- Taxicab Authority
- Nevada Transportation Authority
State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- State Conservation Commission
- Division of Environmental Protection
  - State Environmental Commission
  - Board for Financing Water Projects
- Division of Forestry
- Office of Historic Preservation
  - Commission for Cultural Centers and Historic Preservation
  - Comstock Historic District Commission
- Division of State Lands
  - State Land Office
    - Board of Review
  - State Land Use Planning Agency
  - Land Use Planning Advisory Council/Executive Council
- Division of State Parks
- Division of Water Resources
  - Office of the State Engineer
  - Well Drillers Advisory Board
  - Water Planning Section
- Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles
- Sagebrush Ecosystem Council
Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation
- Employment Security Division
  - Commission on Postsecondary Education
- Employment Security Council/ Board of Review
- Governor's Workforce Investment Board
- Board for the Education and Counseling of Displaced Homemakers
- Rehabilitation Division
  - Bureau of Services to Persons Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
  - Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
  - Bureau of Disability Adjudication
- Nevada Equal Rights Commission
- Nevada State Rehabilitation Council
- Nevada Committee of Blind Vendors
- P-20W Research Data System Advisory Committee
Department of Health and Human Services
- Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
- Interagency Panel
- Grants Management Advisory Committee
- Advisory Committee on Problem Gambling
- Board of Examiners for Long-Term Care Administrators
- Office for Suicide Prevention
- Committee to Review Suicide Fatalities
- Early Intervention Interagency Coordinating Council
- Office for Consumer Health Assistance
  - Bureau for Hospital Patients
  - Office of Minority Health and Equity
    - Advisory Committee on Minority Health and Equity
- State of Nevada Advisory Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life
- Aging and Disability Services Division
  - Nevada Commission on Aging
  - Nevada Commission on Services for Persons with Disabilities
  - Office of the Community Advocate for Elder Rights
  - Office of Attorney for the Rights of Older Persons and Persons with a Physical Disability, an Intellectual Disability or a Related Condition
  - Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
- Division of Child and Family Services
  - Youth Parole Bureau
  - Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
  - Caliente Youth Center Bureau
  - Nevada Youth Training Center Bureau
  - State of Nevada Juvenile Justice Commission
  - Executive Committee to Review the Death of Children
  - Juvenile Justice Oversight Commission
    - Advisory Committee to the Juvenile Justice Oversight Commission
- Division of Health Care Financing and Policy
  - Advisory Committee on Medicaid Innovation
  - Medical Care Advisory Committee
  - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
  - Drug Use Review Board
- Division of Public and Behavioral Health
  - Commission on Behavioral Health
  - State Board of Health
    - Advisory Committee on the State Program for Oral Health
  - Regional Behavioral Health Policy Boards
  - Committee on Emergency Medical Services
  - Medical Laboratory Advisory Committee
  - Advisory Board on Maternal and Child Health
  - Advisory Council on the State Program for Wellness and Prevention of Chronic Disease
- Division of Welfare and Supportive Services
  - Committee to Review Child Support Guidelines
- Office of the State Public Defender
Office of the Military
- Nevada Air National Guard
- Nevada Army National Guard
Department of Motor Vehicles
- Administrative Services Division
- Division of Central Services and Records
- Commission on Special License Plates
- Division of Compliance Enforcement
  - Advisory Board on Automotive Affairs
- Division of Field Services
- Division of Information Technology
- Division of the Office of the Director
- Division of Management Services and Programs
- Motor Carrier Division
Department of Public Safety
- State Board of Pardons Commissioners
- Division of Parole and Probation
- State Board of Parole Commissioners
- Nevada State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision
- Nevada Office of Cyber Defense Coordination
- Division of Emergency Management
  - Nevada Commission on Homeland Security
  - Intrastate Mutual Aid Committee
  - Board of Search and Rescue
  - Committee on Training in Search and Rescue
- Records, Communication and Compliance Division
  - Advisory Committee on Nevada Criminal Justice Information Sharing
- State Emergency Response Commission
- State Fire Marshal Division
  - State Board of Fire Services
- Training Division
- Nevada Highway Patrol
- Investigation Division
- Capitol Police Division
- Committee on Testing for Intoxication
- Office of Criminal Justice Assistance
Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs
- Division of Tourism
- Commission on Tourism
- Nevada Arts Council/Board
- Division of Museums and History/Board
- Nevada Indian Commission
Department of Veterans Services
- Nevada Veterans Services Commission
- Advisory Committee for a Veterans Cemetery in Northern Nevada
- Advisory Committee for a Veterans Cemetery in Southern Nevada
- Interagency Council on Veterans Affairs
- Women Veterans Advisory Committee

Agencies headed by boards or commissions

Colorado River Commission of Nevada
Department of Corrections
- Board of State Prison Commissioners
- Committee on Industrial Programs
Department of Education
- State Board of Education
- Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association
- Commission on Educational Technology
- Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools
- Commission on Professional Standards in Education
  - Nevada Educator Code of Ethics Advisory Group
- State Council for the Coordination of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
- Advisory Council on Parental Involvement and Family Engagement
- Office of Parental Involvement and Family Engagement
- State Public Charter School Authority
- Office for a Safe and Respectful Learning Environment
- Teachers and Leaders Council of Nevada
- Statewide Council for the Coordination of the Regional Training Programs
- Nevada Advisory Commission on Mentoring
- Nevada Early Childhood Advisory Council
State Gaming Control Board
- Gaming Policy Committee
- Gaming Commission
- Off-Track Pari-Mutuel Wagering Committee
Commission on Mineral Resources
- Division of Minerals
Board of the Public Employees Benefits Program
Public Employees Retirement Board
- Police and Firefighters Retirement Fund Advisory Committee
- Public Employees Retirement System
- Legislators Retirement System
- Judicial Retirement System
Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
- Division of Consumer Complaint Resolution
Department of Taxation
- Nevada Tax Commission
- Appraisers Certification Board
- Office of the State Demographer
- State Board of Equalization
- Committee on Local Government Finance
- Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission
Department of Transportation
- Board of Directors
- Administrative Division
- Operations Division
- Engineering Division
- Planning Division
- Nevada State Infrastructure Bank
  - Board of Directors of the Nevada State Infrastructure Bank
- Nevada Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board
- Advisory Committee on Transportational Storm Water Management
Department of Wildlife
- Board of Wildlife Commissioners
- Advisory Board on Dream Tags

Independent boards, commissions, or councils

Policy and other boards and statutory bodies

Commission on Ethics
Governor's Advisory Council on Education Relating to the Holocaust
Southern Nevada Enterprise Community Board
Nevada State Board on Geographic Names
State Grazing Boards
- Central Committee of Nevada State Grazing Boards
Nevada High-Speed Rail Authority
Board of Trustees of the Fund for Hospital Care to Indigent Persons
Board for the Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Advisory Council for Prosecuting Attorneys
Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Silver State Health Insurance Exchange/Board
Commission to Study Governmental Purchasing
Nevada Commission for Women (inactive)
Commission to Review the Compensation of Constitutional Officers, Legislators, Supreme Court Justices, Judges of the Court of Appeals, District Judges and Elected County Officers (inactive)

Professional and occupational licensing boards

Nevada State Board of Accountancy
Board of Examiners for Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Counselors
State Board of Architecture, Interior Design and Residential Design
Board of Athletic Trainers
State Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board
Board of Applied Behavior Analysis
Chiropractic Physicians Board of Nevada
State Contractors Board
Commission on Construction Education
State Board of Cosmetology
Certified Court Reporters Board of Nevada
Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada
- Committee on Dental Hygiene
State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services Board
Board of Homeopathic Medical Examiners
State Board of Landscape Architecture
Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors
Board of Massage Therapy
Board of Medical Examiners
State Board of Nursing
- Advisory Committee on Nursing Assistants and Medication Aides
Board of Occupational Therapy
Board of Dispensing Opticians
Nevada State Board of Optometry
State Board of Oriental Medicine
State Board of Osteopathic Medicine
Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission
State Board of Pharmacy
Nevada Physical Therapy Board
State Board of Podiatry
Private Investigators Licensing Board
Board of Psychological Examiners
Board of Registered Environmental Health Specialists
Board of Examiners for Social Workers
Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Board
Nevada State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

Interstate boards and commissions

California-Nevada Interstate Compact Commission of the State of Nevada (inactive)
California-Nevada Super Speed Ground Transportation Commission
Education Commission of the States
- Nevada State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission
Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
Nevada State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
- Advisory Planning Commission
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Western Interstate Nuclear Board
Rocky Mountain Low-Level Radioactive Waste Board

Legislative branch

Senate
Assembly
Committees of the Legislature
Legislative Counsel Bureau
- Interim Finance Committee
- Legislative Commission
- Director's Office
  - Nevada Silver Haired Legislative Forum
  - Nevada Youth Legislature
- Administrative Division
- Audit Division
- Fiscal Analysis Division
- Legal Division
  - State Printing Office
- Research Division
- Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice
  - Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Information Sharing
  - Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice
  - Subcommittee on Victims of Crime
  - Subcommittee to Review Arrestee DNA
  - Subcommittee on Medical Use of Marijuana
  - Nevada Sentencing Commission

Judicial branch

Commission on Judicial Selection
Commission on Judicial Discipline
Judicial Council of the State of Nevada
Standing Committee on Judicial Ethics
Court System
- Supreme Court
  - Office of Court Administrator
  - State Guardianship Compliance Office
  - Supreme Court Law Library
- Court of Appeals
- District Courts
  - Family Courts
- Justice Courts
- Municipal Courts

References

"Directory of State and Local Government" (PDF). Nevada Legislative Council Bureau. 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
"Nevada State Government Organizational Chart" (PDF). Nevada Legislative Council Bureau. June 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2019.

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