Nevada Legislature summary for Monday, Feb. 15

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1999 | 9:01 a.m.

MURDER - SB11, Titus. Repeals rule that for prosecution of murder, victim must die within a year and a day of the crime. To Assembly.

NEVADA DAY - SB31, Amodei. Changes legal holiday to observe Nevada Day to last Friday in October. To Assembly.

INDIAN LANDS - SB52, Mathews. Facilitates land swaps between Indian tribes and public agencies. To Assembly.

New Measures

INVESTIGATORS - SB183, Government Affairs. Requires criminal investigators to have peace officer powers. To Government Affairs.

LIBRARY - SB186, Finance. Appropriates $1.3 million to build library in Las Vegas. To Finance.

TEACHERS - SB188, Finance. Appropriates $500,000 to school districts to recruit teachers to high-need areas. To Finance.

DRUG ABUSE - SB185, Finance. Appropriates $660,000 to continuation of treatment programs for abuse of alcohol and drugs. To Finance.

GROWTH - SB191, Titus. Requires impact statements for big building projects in Las Vegas. To Government Affairs.

ASSEMBLY Measures Approved

CAMPAIGN LAW - AB130, Elections, Procedures, and Ethics. Repealing the provision prohibiting a person from making a false statement of fact concerning a candidate or a question on a ballot. To Senate.

New Measures

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT - AB226, Marvel. Allows relatives of members of town boards to work for the government. To Judiciary.

PROSTITUTION- AB230, Judiciary. Prevents prosecutor from dropping charges for illegal prostitution unless the charges can't be proved in court. To Judiciary.

WATER CONSERVATION - AB237, Dini. Provides grants for water conservation. To Government Affairs.

PUBLIC HEALTH - AB238, Dini, 12 others. Creates a system for the collection and analysis of information concerning birth defects. To Ways and Means and Health and Human Services.

BACKGROUND CHECKS - AB239, Nolan. Gives money to a entral repository for background checks of criminal history for volunteers who work with children. To Judiciary.