Brothel, TV tax among dying bills
Monday, April 18, 2005 | 10:59 a.m.
CARSON CITY -- Some died, most lived.
Legislative committees had until Friday to give an initial OK to most bills now in front of the Legislature.
No official numbers are out yet, but most of the Assembly's 556 bills and the Senate's 506 measures made it through their first deadline.
Typically, about 100 bills die in each house after the first deadline, said Legislative Counsel Bureau director Lorne Malkiewich.
"Today is the biggest bill killing day of the session," he said on Friday.
Bills that are now among the dead: A new tax on satellite television viewers, a tax on brothels, a bill to stop daylight-saving time in the state and a bill that would specifically prohibit day care centers from taping children's mouths shut.
Committees could subtly kill bills by not voting on them by Friday, as the Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee did when it didn't take up a bill to foster health savings accounts in the state.
Or committees could specifically vote "no" on a bill, as the Senate Legislative Operations and Elections Committee did when it voted against a bill that would prohibit public officers from using government time or equipment to work on political campaigns.
The bill was proposed by Sen. Steven Horsford, D-North Las Vegas, in response to charges last year that Controller Kathy Augustine had her employees work on her campaign.
Legislators are now over the hump -- they have completed 70 of the scheduled 120 days of the session.
Many committee chairs expressed relief Friday that one of the toughest parts of the session is now over. The Assembly Judiciary Committee, for example, heard 91 of the 105 bills that were sent to the committee.
It took motions on 54, said chairman and Assemblyman Bernie Anderson, D-Sparks.
The Assembly Education Committee more than doubled the number of bills it heard last year, said the new chairwoman, Assemblywoman Bonnie Parnell, D-Carson City. And the Assembly Government Affairs Committee heard all but nine of the 108 bills it received, said chairman David Parks, D-Las Vegas.
Other bills that died last week include:
Sun Capital Bureau Chief Cy Ryan contributed to this story.
archive
- Most Read
- Discussed
- Most E-mailed
- CityCenter unveils Crystals high-end retail district
- No. 24 UNLV gutsy in 74-72 victory at Arizona
- Vdara exec predicts strong sales
- Sarah Palin wasn’t a disaster, but Obama is
- Freeze warning issued for LV
- Guilty plea a victory for ATF agents
- Cheney’s time to be heard is over
- Fontainebleau lenders sue construction companies over liens
- Noteworthy: More from the Trop, Cher changes, Newton on ‘CBS Sunday Morning’
- Perseverance pays off for Firefly owner
Blogs
Politics: Ralston's Flash
Superintendents want state to immediately seek Race to Top funds
Top Chef: Las Vegas
The great Jennifer debate (1 Comment)
The Kats Report
From Eva Longoria Parker to a cluster of execs, crowd takes a shine to Crystals (2 Comments)
Elsewhere
Harry Reid's recipe for getting health-care deal done (8 Comments)
UNLV in at No. 11 in SI's college hoops power rankings (3 Comments)
Top Chef: Las Vegas
Top Chef Episode 13: A few good chefs
Gray Matter
Fight weekend in Las Vegas and Thanksgiving (3 Comments)
Calendar »
- 5 Sat
- 6 Sun
- 7 Mon
- 8 Tue
- 9 Wed
-
The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale at the Pearl
The Pearl at the Palms | 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
-
Willie Nelson at Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts
Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino | 9 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
-
Cash'd Out at Aliante Station
Aliante Station Casino and Hotel | 9 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
-
Brooks & Dunn at the Hilton
Las Vegas Hilton
-
Ron White performs at the Mirage
Terry Fator Theatre
The Sun
Locally owned and independent for more than 50 years.
Technorati











