Bills that survived or died at Nevada Legislature

Friday, April 15, 2005 | 11:34 a.m.

Here's a list of major bills that survived or died during the week as a Nevada legislative deadline for committee action approached:

DEAD IN SENATE:

-SB162, an ethics-in-government bill proposed by Sen. Steven Horsford, D-North Las Vegas, and 27 others in response to state Controller Kathy Augustine's impeachment proceedings for having state workers do political campaign work.

-SB151, which would have eliminated the helmet requirement for all motorcycle passengers over age 21 and for motorcycle drivers over 21 if they had been riding for a year and took a safety course.

-SB277, which would have removed franchise fees collected by cities and counties from utilities for the right to provide services.

-SB429, letting a government entity spend taxpayer dollars to provide impartial information on ballot questions.

-SB6, which would have granted subpoena power to the attorney general to enforce open meetings laws.

-SB220, to prohibit public officials from even considering a measure if they plan to abstain from voting on it.

-SB230, to require provisional ballots to be counted even if not cast in the correct polling place so long as the ballot included the correct races based on the voter's address.

DEAD IN ASSEMBLY:

-AB434, to require the state engineer to adopt goals for water conservation in all counties in the state, provide a process and funding to clarify the status of existing water rights, and require public hearings on any interbasin water transfers.

-AB317, to tax brothels 10 percent on food and drink and $2 per "party."

-AB132, to prohibit teachers and school administrators from requiring students to take prescriptions such as Ritalin.

-AB452, to restore civil rights to offenders dishonorably discharged from parole because they couldn't afford to pay restitution to their victims.

-AB318, to prohibit a person from owning an animals that will be engaged in any such illegal fights, and authorizing a judge to order a vicious animal killed.

-AB200, to make it illegal for a daycare worker or owner to tape a child's mouth shut.

ALIVE IN SENATE:

-SB313, preventing frivolous lawsuits from people who claim consumption of certain food from restaurants or food manufacturers made them too fat.

-SB326, a developer-backed bill limiting eminent domain powers of local government. It could block efforts to preserve old Ballardini ranch south of Reno as open space.

-SB360, helping ex-felons get back their civil rights. Among other things, it would allow qualified ex-felons to vote without having to produce an official document showing they're eligible.

-SB377, creating civil liability for anyone who provides alcohol or drugs to a minor who then injures or kills someone in a traffic accident.

-SB478, making various election law changes, including a change in the primary election date from September to May.

-SB166, limiting the number of pupils who can attend new public schools in Washoe and Clark counties.

-SB167, allowing a public vote next year on whether to have sales tax "holidays."

-SB212, prohibiting some classes required for high school graduation or promotion to the next grade from starting before 8 a.m.

-SB83, SB415, SB421, SB423, SB267, all bills seeking to clean up state open meetings laws.

ALIVE IN ASSEMBLY:

-AB382, expanding and funding the state's database of DNA collected from felons. Currently, the state require most violent and sex offenders to contribute their DNA to the database.

-AB85, adding a community service requirement to the state's Millennium Scholarship requirements.

-AB419, an ethics-in-government reform bill crafted by Assembly Speaker Richard Perkins, D-Henderson, and Attorney General Brian Sandoval.

-AB474, making unarmed assault against a referee, umpire, judge, timekeeper or inspector at a sporting event a gross misdemeanor - rather than a misdemeanor - punishable by up to one year in jail and a $2,000 fine.

-AJR11, freezing property taxes for senior citizens if they paid property taxes in Nevada for the previous 10 years.

-AB418, increasing sales taxes in the Las Vegas area to help pay for hiring about 1,700 more police officers over the coming 10 years.

-AB444, allowing casinos to charge an entry fee to such events as swimming pool parties where there would be slot machines or table games.

-AB312, requiring state and local governments to sell land at public auctions. The bill stems from a McCarran International Airport land swap scandal that netted big profits for a Las Vegas land broker.

-AB321, requiring governors to prepare an easy-to-read report on state finances that's available to all citizens.

-AB484, eliminating a state subsidy for future state retirees' health care coverage. Proponents say it would save the state $500 million over the next 30 years.

-AB342, attempting to restrain the cost of hospital care in Nevada. It stems from difficult contract negotiations between the Health Services Coalition and several southern Nevada hospitals over hospital insurance rates.

-AB455, requiring counties to number voter registration forms so they can be tracked, and moving the primary election from September to June.

-AB228, setting the minimum salary for new teachers at $32,500 and requires school districts to give all teachers annual cost-of-living increases.