Assembly Bill No. 157-Assemblymen Segerblom, de Braga, Perkins, Chowning, Buckley, Williams, Manendo, Ohrenschall, Neighbors, Giunchigliani, Lee, Parks, Evans, Arberry, Krenzer, Goldwater, Mortenson, Herrera, Anderson, Price, Koivisto and Amodei

February 10, 1997
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

SUMMARY--Prohibits removal of certain actions to federal court. (BDR 19-148)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.

EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.

AN ACT relating to litigation; prohibiting the state and local authorities from removing certain actions to a federal court; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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Section 1 Chapter 238 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
The State of Nevada, including the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada, or a local government or any other political subdivision of the state shall not remove, or stipulate to the removal of, a civil action filed against it in a court of this state to a federal court, even if the removal is otherwise permitted by law or rule of court.

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