Legislative Summary

Monday, June 2, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.

Monday, June 2, 1997

GOVERNOR Measures Signed

CAMPAIGN FINANCE - SB215. Enacts campaign finance reforms, including lowered threshold of $100 for disclosing contributors.

IMMUNITY - AB304. Provides immunity from civil liability for disclosing information about cash transactions.

RETIRE - AB408. Makes various changes regarding retirement from public service.

CONSTABLES - SB83. Lets county commissioners abolish constables.

JUDGES-PHONES - SB193. Requires judges to list office phone numbers.

ELECTIONS - SB215. Makes various changes relating to elections.

CRIME VICTIMS - AB110. Makes various changes concerning crime victims.

SENATE Measures Approved

FUND - SB171. Appropriates $241,300 to restore balance in contingency fund. To Assembly.

VIDEO - SB196. Appropriates $234,980 to establish interactive video broadcast system between Legislative building in Carson City and Sawyer Bldg. in Las Vegas. To Assembly.

MENTALLY RETARDED - SB228. Authorizes assistance for parent or relative who cares for severely mentally retarded person or child under age six. To Assembly.

JUNK DEALERS - SB242. Makes various changes to provisions governing pawnbrokers, junk dealers and secondhand dealers. To Assembly.

ELECTRIC - SB283. Revises provisions that require assessment of costs for underground electric facilities against specially benefited lots. To Assembly.

REAL ESTATE - SB306. Provides for administrative review of disciplinary action against real estate licensee upon discovery of new evidence. To Assembly.

EMBALMERS - SB320. Revises provisions governing funeral directors, embalmers and operators of cemeteries and crematories. To Assembly.

HIGHWAY - SB335. Expands time in which bonds for highway construction must mature. To Assembly.

GOVERNOR - SB338. Appropriates $35,550 to office of Governor for additional travel and operating expenses. To Assembly.

MOTOR VEHICLES - AB133. Makes various changes to provisions governing licensing and registration of motor vehicles. To governor.

MALPRACTICE - AB192. Requires deposition of certain people before holding mandatory conference to settle medical and dental malpractice claims. To governor.

LOTTERIES - AB364. Increases amount of total value of prizes allowed for charitable lotteries in calendar year. To governor.

CHILDREN - AB382. Enhances penalty for pandering children. To governor.

New Measures

ELECTIONS - SB438, Neal, others. Requires secretary of state to establish number of voting devices that must be provided at a polling place. To Government Affairs.

OFFICERS - SB439, Legislative Affairs and Operations. Increases salaries of certain constitutional officers. To Government Affairs.

ASSEMBLY Measures Approved

EMPLOYEES - AB38. Allows employees to submit written responses to any information contained in personnel files. To Senate.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING - AB76. Prohibits local governments from disapproving affordable housing developments for discriminatory reasons as long as those developments meet the requirements of local zoning plans. To Senate.

PRIMARY - AB387. Appoints members to Rocky Mountain presidential primary task force. To Senate.

TOLLS - AB403. Authorizes local and state governments to establish toll roads and bridges. 26-15. To Senate.

RECORDS - AB459. Prohibits Public Service Commission from inspecting pay records or other employment documents of executives or other utility employees. To Senate.

LAND SALES - AJR8. Urges Congress to enact Southern Nevada Land Management Act. To Senate.

New Measures

PAY RAISES - AB560, Ways and Means. Increases salary of governor from $77,500 to $90,000 until 1999, when it would increase again to $117,000. To Ways and Means.

XGR PAY - AB561, Ways and Means. Establishes commission to review compensation of legislators. To Ways and Means.