Legislative summary

Tuesday, June 1, 1999 | 10:48 a.m.

FRIDAY

Governor Measures signed

PROFICIENCY TESTS: SB21. Increases security of proficiency exams in public schools.

GUN LAWSUITS AB543. Prevents local governments in Nevada from suing gun and ammunition manufacturers and dealers.

SLOT MACHINES AB583. Provides that play is void if slot machine malfunctions.

SHIFTY LAWYERS AB18. Revises certain provisions relating to unauthorized practice of law.

SCHOOL VIOLENCE AB53. Provides for additional penalties for crimes committed on school property.

IDENTITY THEFT AB71. Prohibits a person from obtaining any personal identifying information of another person and using it to harm that person or for any unlawful purpose.

MURDER AB159. Prevents a killer from profiting from the estates of victims.

NAKED PICTURES AB282. Revises definition of nudity.

WORKERS COMPENSATION AB334. Provides for industrial insurance coverage for domestic workers.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AB339. Allowing application for both temporary and extended restraining orders at the same time.

STALKING AB363. Increases penalties for stalking.

ROAD RAGE AB457. Outlaws aggressive driving.

Senate New measures

HISTORIC CASINOS SB552, Raggio. Exempts casino in historic building from certain requirements. To Judiciary. Measures Approved

EDUCATION SB466, Finance. Allows students who fail this year's proficiency test to take remedial summer courses. To Assembly.

GOVERNEMTN AUDITS SB550, Finance. Creates division of internal audit for executive and administrative branches of government. To Assembly.

TRUCKEE WATER AB380, de Braga. Revises provisions governing water rights. To Assembly for concurrence in Senate amendment.

WHITE PINE SCHOOLS AB480, de Braga, McGinness. Forgives $2 million loan to White Pine School District. To Assembly for concurrence in Senate Amendment.

WILD HORSES AB684, Ways and Means. Authorizes study of establishing foundation for promotion of adoption of wild horses. To governor.

PRISONS AB687, Ways and Means. Allows money from prison stores to be used to reimburse costs. To governor.

ROOM TAX SB477, Government Affairs. Assembly amendment concurred in. To governor.

INJURED WORKERS SB37, Commerce and Labor. Privatizes the state-run workers' compensation system. Assembly amendment concurred in. To governor.

FOSTER CARE SB288, Washington. Creates pilot program designed to reduce the times foster children have to move. Assembly amendment concurred in. To governor.

POLICE WIDOWS SB404, James, all other senators. Requires health and life insurance coverage for families of slain police officers to be continued. Assembly amendment concurred in. To governor.

CHILDREN SB553, Raggio. Provides that reasonable acts of discipline by a parent of a child do not warrant action by child protective services. To Assembly.

Assembly Measures approved

STATE BUDGET AB697, Ways and Means. Makes appropriations for support of civil government of state. To Senate.

UNIVERSITY BONDS AB527, Parks, 24. Allows bonds to be issued for construction of UNLV dental school. Conference report adopted. Conference report adopted. To governor.

POLITICAL ETHICS AB130, Elections, Procedures and Ethics. Revises campaign expense forms, removes totals of categories of expenses. Conference report adopted. To governor.

LIVING EXPENSES AB170, Nolan. Increases living expenses for lawmakers who want it. To Senate.

HIGH COURT BENEFITS AB622, Judiciary. Increases benefits to surviving spouses of dead supreme court justices. To Senate.

DMV REORG AB679, Transportation . Authorizes reorganization of DMV. To Senate.

POLLUTION SB363, Titus. Provides incentives for removal of environmental contamination. To Senate.

MORTGAGE COMPANIES AB72, Commerce and Labor. Regulates mortgage companies. To Senate.

DUI SB481, Judiciary. Treats drugs the same as alcohol for DUI convictions. To Senate.

EDUCATION FUNDING SB443, Finance. Creates committee to study funding of higher education in Nevada. To governor.

CHILD SUPPORT AB617, Judiciary. Denies voluntary unemployment as an excuse for not paying child support. Conference report adopted. To governor.

BARBERING SB8, Rawson. Prohibits fee refunds for a test for licensure if the applicant fails to appear for the test. To Senate.

LINCOLN SCHOOL SB236, McGinness. Makes appropriation to Lincoln County School District for construction of elementary school to replace unsafe school. To governor.

SATURDAY

Governor Measure vetoed

PARK FEES: SB532. Changes dates for depositing state park fees in banks. Measures Signed

GAY RIGHTS: AB311. Prohibits discrimination by employers based on sexual orientation.

INJURED WORKERS: SB37. Privatizes Nevada's industrial insurance system.

EDUCATION: AB3. Requires Department of Education to prescribe form for individualized schooling for pupils with disabilities. AB37. Requires superintendent of schools to distribute to teachers a summary of education measures approved by the Legislature. AB47. Directs Department of Education to create a plan to recruit teachers to Nevada.

CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS: SB32. Makes changes to laws regarding construction defects.

TEACHERS' PAY: SB50-51. Authorizes school districts to negotiate for payment of unused sick. Requires districts to give teachers credit for out-of-state teaching service.

PAGERS: SB131. Requires paging services to keep records of the names and addresses of customers.

SURPLUS GOODS: SB139. Allows transfer of unused equipment between state agencies without cost to receiving agency.

ROAD CLOSURES: SB168. Revises provisions for closure of highways, bridges and roads for construction.

DENTISTS: SB181. Makes various changes to provisions governing practice of dentistry and dental hygiene.

RIGHT TURNS: SB235. Making it illegal to continue through an intersection from a right turn only lane.

SMOKING: SB421. Requires ventilation in gambling and smoking areas in grocery stores.

CIGARETTES: SB244. Prohibits sale of "grey-market" cigarettes.

RELIGION IN SCHOOL: SB289. Allows equal access to school facilities by religious groups.

LIVESTOCK: SB310. Creates rangeland commission.

HANDICAPPED PARKING: SB338. Mandates signs designating special parking for vans with side-loading wheelchair lifts.

BIDS: SB341. Limits length of time records of bids for public contracts are kept on file.

911 CALLS: SB366. Extends fees on telephone services to enhance 911 system.

HISTORICAL SITES: SB397. Establishes programs for preserving archaeological or historical sites.

BAIL: SB273. Increases penalty for defendant out on bail who fails to appear for court.

EXPLOSIVES: AB12, AB451, AB536. Upgrades permit requirements, inspections, requires standards and procedures in factories where explosives are made.

WATER SYSTEMS: AB134. Expands the authority of state board of health to regulate water systems.

DRUG ABUSE: AB181. Requires annual evaluations of programs to treat substance abuse.

AUTO REPAIRS: AB258. Revises provisions concerning automotive repairs.

TELEMARKETING: AB283. Requires telemarketers to get a work card from sheriff of the county from which they call.

TAXES: AB288. Increases payment to state for collecting local taxes.

POLICE: AB297. Requires employer of applicant for position as peace officer to make available information regarding applicant.

WORKER BENEFITS: AB370. Provides $54.2 million to help cover health benefits for state workers.

VETERANS: AB94. Revises account for veterans cemetery in Southern and Northern Nevada.

WOMEN'S HEALTH: AB60. Contraceptive equity measure. AB515. Requires health insurers to allow women direct access to OB/GYN, without first getting permission from primary physician.

BACKGROUND CHECKS: AB573. Requires periodic background checks for employees of health care facilities.

CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS: AB636. Establishes account from which home owners may recover damages suffered as result of licensed contractor.

DIGITAL SIGNATURES: AB674. Authorizes secretary of state to adopt digital signatures regulations.

SPECIAL EDUCATION: SB126. Prohibits placing student in special education programs for disciplinary reasons.

URBAN SPRAWL: SB394. Provides for cooperation of local agencies for planning, air pollution.

WELFARE: SB547. Gives $9 million to fix welfare computer system.

Senate New measure

SALARIES: SB554, Finance. Sets maximum salaries for unclassified state employees. To Finance.

Measures approved

STATE EMPLOYEES: SB554, Finance. Sets maximum salaries for unclassified state employees. To Assembly.

STATE BUDGET: AB697, Ways and Means. Makes appropriations for support of civil government of state. To governor.

HENDERSON COLLEGE: AB220, Perkins, Porter. Appropriates $500,000 to study possible state college in Henderson. To governor.

SCHOOL ZONES: SB80, O'Donnell. Revises speed limits around schools. Assembly amendment concurred in. To governor.

DNA: SB16, James. Prohibits discrimination based on the results of a person's genetic tests. Conference report adopted. To governor.

LASER POINTERS: SB360, Judiciary. Makes it a crimes to harass police officers with laser pointers. Conference report adopted. To governor.

PLANNING: SB391, Porter, James. Makes changes regarding land use planning. Conference report adopted. To governor.

NEW PRISON: AB690, Ways and Means. Allocates $2.2 million for equipment and supplies to open Cold Creek State Prison. To governor.

DINI PLATES: AB695, Perkins, 40 others. Grants Assembly Speaker Joe Dini the use of "State Assemblyman 1" license plates for his lifetime. To governor.

Assembly Measures Approved

PUBLIC BUILDINGS: AB699, Ways and Means. Authorizes bonds to be issued for public building projects for the next two years. To Senate.

CLASS SIZE: AB700, Ways and Means. Grants about $170 million for class-size reduction for the next two years. To Senate.

STATE BUDGET: SB551, Finance. Authorizes nongeneral fund money for state expenditures. To governor.

HENDERSON COLLEGE: AB220, Perkins, 24 others. Authorizes study for possible four-year state college in Henderson. Senate amendment concurred in. To governor.

PRISON LEASE: AB696, Ways and Means. Authorizes department of prisons to enter into lease of Southern Nevada Correctional Center. Senate amendment concurred in. To governor.

DMV COMPUTER: SB279, Finance. Grants $7 million to computer system development for DMV. To Senate.

SUNDAY

Senate Measures approved

EMERGENCIES: SB193, Rawson, O'Donnell, Jacobsen. Human Resources. Makes various changes relating to emergency management. To Assembly.

EMINENT DOMAIN: AB287, Segerblom. Protects property owners when property claimed under eminent domain. To governor.

PUBLIC HEALTH: SB556, Finance. Creates task force on access to public health services. To Assembly.

PRISON LEASE: AB696, Ways and Means. Authorizes Department of Prisons to lease out prison at Jean. To governor.

PUBLIC WORKS: AB699, Ways and Means. Approves $231 million in general obligation bonds for capital improvement projects. To governor.

CLASS-SIZE REDUCTION: AB700, Ways and Means. Appropriates class size reduction money. To governor.

DRUGGED DRIVERS: SB481, Porter. Imposes DUI penalties on drivers caught under influence of illicit drugs. Conference report adopted. To Assembly.

Assembly Measures approved

LOCKUP: AB330, Evans, 7 others. Provides $3 million for a juvenile lock-up in Washoe County. To Senate.

SCHOOLS: AB597, Ways and Means. Authorizing the creation of a $16 million bond fund to help school districts with major construction. To Senate.

CHILDREN: SB553, Raggio. Provides that reasonable acts of discipline by a parent of a child do not warrant action by child protective services. To governor.

STATE RAISES: AB701, Ways and Meas. Grants a 2 percent pay hike for state employees. To Senate.

SCHOOL FUNDS: SB555, Finance. Appropriates money to run public schools for the next two years. To governor.

PIERGATE: SB192, Rawson. Makes changes regarding homeowners associations. Conference report adopted. To governor.

DESIGN-BUILD: SB475, Government Affairs. Allows all qualified public entities to use design-build method in public works projects. Conference report adopted. To governor.

ELECTRIC RESTRUCTURING: SB438, Commerce and Labor. Opens Nevada's electric utility market to competition. Conference report adopted. To governor.

BIRTH DEFECTS: AB238, Evans. Creates registry of birth defects. Conference report adopted. To governor.

SHERRICE IVERSON: AB267, Perkins. Makes it a misdemeanor to not report sexual or violent crimes against a child. Conference report concurred in. To governor.

MONDAY

Governor Measures signed

MOBILE HOMES: AB195. Changes provisions governing mobile home parks. AB39. Prevents landlords from barring mobile home park tenants from displaying political signs.

CHILDREN: AB158. Makes changes in laws governing protection and placement of children.

VOLUNTEERS: AB239. Makes changes regarding background checks of volunteers.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: AB473. Mandates that a juvenile arrested for domestic violence stay in jail for at least 12 hours.

LAKE TAHOE: AB132. Authorizes state Lands Division to carry out programs in Lake Tahoe Basin.

Senate Measures approved

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: SB548, Rhoads, Hettrick, 10 others. Creates a joint presidential primary election with several other western states. To Assembly.

CHARTER SCHOOLS: AB348, McClain, 26 others. Revises provisions governing charter schools and makes various changes to public education. Senate amendments concurred in. To governor.

SCHOOL DISCIPLINE: AB521, Dini, others. Allows teacher to have student removed from classroom if student is disruptive. To Assembly for concurrence in Senate amendment.

PORK: SB560, Finance. Special projects requested by senators, including money for library books, promoting citizen volunteerism, Classroom-on-Wheels program, others. To governor.

MORE PORK: AB703, Ways and Means. Special projects requested by assemblymen, including money for afterschool programs, Boulder City Museum, child-care training in Las Vegas, others. To governor.

SALARIES: AB702, Ways and Means. Increases salaries of certain legislative employees. To governor.

TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: SB370, Human Resources. Distributes national tobacco settlement money for senior health care programs. To governor.

MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIP: SB496, Finance. Creates Millennium Scholarship trust fund with national tobacco settlement funds. To Assembly.

ANNUAL SESSIONS: AJR5, Price. Changes state constitution to allow for annual sessions. Conference report adopted. To governor.

DESIGN-BUILD: SB475, Government Affairs. Allows all qualified public entities to use design-build method in public works projects. Conference report adopted. To governor.

DRUGGED DRIVERS: SB481, Porter. Imposes DUI penalties on drivers caught under influence of illicit drugs. Conference report adopted. To governor.

BIRTH DEFECTS: AB238, Evans. Creates registry of birth defects. Conference report adopted. To governor.

CONTRACTORS: SB423, Schneider. Makes changes concerning oversight of building contractors. Conference report adopted. To governor.

ETHICS: SB478, Government Affairs. Limits power of "Truth Squad" in campaign disputes. Conference report adopted. To governor.

Measure lost

STUDY: ACR67, Elections. Establishes a task force to study penalties for misdemeanors.

Assembly Measures approved

INSURANCE: SB64, Commerce and Labor. Authorizes notice of civil action to recover damages for industrial injury to be given by attorney or representative of injured employee. Conference report adopted. To governor.

CONCEALED WEAPONS: AB166, Hettrick. Allows public buildings to post signs allowing concealed weapons in building. Conference report adopted. To governor.

VENDING MACHINES: AB289, Ways and Means. Allows prison employees to keep money in vending machines at prisons. Conference report adopted.

PROFICIENCY TESTS: SB104, Human Resources. Revises dates for proficiency tests in public schools. Conference committee report adopted. To governor.

GATES: SB302, O'Donnell. Requires audible alarm on automatic gates. Conference committee report adopted. To governor.

TRAFFIC CAMERAS: SB381, James, five others. Prohibits use of electronic device for observation and detection of moving traffic violations. Conference report adopted. To governor.

GOV'S MONEY: AB660, Ways and Means. Allows governor to set salaries for his staff. Conference report adopted. To governor.

CHARTER SCHOOLS: AB348, McClain, 26 others. Revises provisions governing charter schools and makes various changes to public education. Senate amendments concurred in. To governor.

HEALTH CARE: AB685, Ways and Means. Revises provisions governing conversion of nonprofit hospital, medical or dental service corporations to for-profit corporations or entities. To Senate.

HEALTH CARE: SB348, Finance. Creates task force on policy of state of Nevada concerning access to public health services. To governor.

MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIP: SB496, Finance. Creates millennium scholarship trust fund. To governor. AB474, Ways and Means. Creates trust fund for public health with national tobacco settlement money. To Senate.