THE Nineteenth Day

                               

 

Carson City (Friday), February 19, 1999

    Assembly called to order at 11:30 a.m.

    Mr. Speaker presiding.

    Roll called.

    All present except Assemblymen Humke, Marvel and Williams, who were excused.

    Prayer by the Chaplain, The Reverend Bruce Henderson.

    I once asked my then school-aged daughters their favorite day of the week.  Expecting them to say it was Saturday, I was surprised when they told me that their favorite day was Friday.  I believe they responded that way because of the idea of expectation, promise and hope for great things to come on the weekend.  So, God, here we are, and it is Friday.  On this our nineteenth day here, we still have hope and expectations.  May it not diminish as the time wears on, and may this weekend offer us rest and resuscitation.  For after all, You took a day of rest too.

Amen.

    Pledge of allegiance to the Flag.

    Assemblyman Perkins moved that further reading of the Journal be dispensed with, and the Speaker and Chief Clerk be authorized to make the necessary corrections and additions.

    Motion carried.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Mr. Speaker:

    Your Committee on Government Affairs, to which was referred Assembly Bill No. 98, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Amend, and do pass as amended.

Douglas A. Bache, Chairman

MESSAGES FROM THE Senate

Senate Chamber, Carson City, February 18, 1999

To the Honorable the Assembly:

    I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Senate on this day passed Senate Joint Resolution No. 1.

    Also, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Senate on this day passed, as amended, Senate Bills Nos. 27, 130.

                                      Mary Jo Mongelli

                        Assistant Secretary of the Senate

Senate Chamber, Carson City, February 19, 1999

To the Honorable the Assembly:

    I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Senate on this day passed Assembly Bill No. 176.

                                        Mary Jo Mongelli

                        Assistant Secretary of the Senate


MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES

    By Assemblywoman Giunchigliani:

    Assembly Joint Resolution No. 8—Expressing support for the development of SPACEPORT NEVADA and other commercial activities at the Nevada Test Site and commending the Nevada Congressional Delegation for its continued support of the Nevada Test Site Development Corporation.

    Assemblywoman Giunchigliani moved that all rules be suspended reading so far had considered first reading, rules further suspended, resolution considered engrossed, declared an emergency measure under the Constitution and placed on third reading and final passage.

    Remarks by Assemblywoman Giunchigliani.

    Motion carried unanimously.

general file and third reading

    Assembly Joint Resolution No. 8.

    Resolution read third time.

    Roll call on Assembly Joint Resolution No. 8:

    Yeas—39.

    Nays—None.

    Excused—Humke, Marvel, Williams—3.

    Assembly Joint Resolution No. 8 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. Speaker declared it passed.

    Resolution ordered transmitted to the Senate.

MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES

    Senate Joint Resolution No. 1:

    Assemblyman Perkins moved that the resolution be referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining.

    Motion carried.

INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING AND REFERENCE

    By Assemblymen Giunchigliani, Arberry, Parks, Bache, Williams, de Braga, Collins, Perkins, Buckley, Manendo, Lee, Evans, Anderson, McClain, Koivisto, Tiffany, Freeman, Parnell, Ohrenschall, Von Tobel, Price, Gibbons, Neighbors, Goldwater, Thomas, Carpenter, Segerblom, Leslie, Brower, Nolan, Beers, Mortenson and Claborn; Senators Rawson, Coffin, Titus, Jacobsen, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Mathews, Neal, Schneider, Shaffer and Wiener:

    Assembly Bill No. 284—AN ACT relating to water; requiring the state board of health to adopt regulations requiring the fluoridation of certain public water systems in more populous counties; making it unlawful for a supplier of water to fail to maintain the required concentrations of fluoride in such a public water system; limiting the application of certain existing provisions concerning proposals to adjust the concentration of fluoride in water to certain less populous counties; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

    Assemblywoman Giunchigliani moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

    Motion carried.

    By the Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining:

    Assembly Bill No. 285—AN ACT relating to the Lake Tahoe Basin; requiring the Administrator of the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to establish and administer a program for the protection of the Lake Tahoe Basin; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds and providing for legislative appropriations to carry out the program; creating the fund to protect the Lake Tahoe Basin; authorizing the Administrator of the Division of State Lands to issue grants to carry out the program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

    Assemblyman de Braga moved that the bill be referred to the Concurrent Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining and Ways and Means.

    Motion carried.

    By Assemblymen Anderson, McClain, Thomas, Manendo, Buckley, Carpenter, Ohrenschall, Nolan, Claborn, Koivisto, Leslie, Collins, Angle, Parnell, Chowning, Segerblom, Freeman, Bache, Perkins, Giunchigliani, Arberry, Neighbors and Evans; Senator Care:

    Assembly Bill No. 286—AN ACT relating to corporations; requiring commercial resident agents to obtain a license; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

    Assemblyman Anderson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Motion carried.

    Senate Bill No. 27.

    Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.

    Motion carried.

    Senate Bill No. 130.

    Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

    Motion carried.

SECOND READING AND AMENDMENT

    Assembly Bill No. 40.

    Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.


    Assembly Bill No. 79.

    Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.

    Assembly Bill No. 88.

    Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.

    Assembly Bill No. 100.

    Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.

MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES

    Assemblyman Perkins moved that Assembly Bill No. 177 and Assembly Joint Resolution No. 1 be taken from the General File and placed on the General File for the next legislative day.

    Motion carried.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Signing of Bills and Resolutions

    There being no objections, the Speaker and Chief Clerk signed Assembly Bill No. 176 and Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 18.

GUESTS EXTENDED PRIVILEGE OF ASSEMBLY FLOOR

    On request of Assemblywoman Angle, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Barlane "Ike" Eichbaum, Patricia Puchert and David Vickery.

    On request of Assemblywoman McClain, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Michael John Pappageorge.

    On request of Assemblyman Neighbors, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to General Jack Gregory.

    Assemblyman Perkins moved that the Assembly adjourn until Monday, February 22, 1999, at 11:00 a.m.

    Motion carried.

    Assembly adjourned at 11:53 a.m.

Approved:                  Joseph E. Dini, Jr.

                              Speaker of the Assembly

Attest:    Jacqueline Sneddon

                    Chief Clerk of the Assembly