THE FORTY-SEVENTH DAY
Carson City (Friday), March 19, 1999
Assembly called to order at 11:08 a.m.
Mr. Speaker presiding.
Roll called.
All present except Assemblymen Gibbons, Koivisto and Price, who were excused.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Al Fry.
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred—let me show love. Where there is injury—pardon. Where there is doubt—faith. Where there is darkness—light. Where there is sadness—joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not seek so much to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. 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 Judiciary, to which was referred Assembly Bill No. 454, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass.
Also, your Committee on Judiciary, to which were referred Assembly Bills Nos. 462, 464, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass, and place on Consent Calendar.
Bernard Anderson, Chairman
Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Transportation, to which were referred Assembly Bills Nos. 31, 183, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass.
Vonne S. Chowning, Chairman
MESSAGES FROM THE Senate
Senate Chamber, Carson City, March 18, 1999
To the Honorable the Assembly:
I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Senate on this day adopted Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 33.
Also, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Senate on this day passed Senate Bill No. 300.
Also, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Senate on this day passed, as
amended, Senate Bill No. 233.
Mary Jo Mongelli
Assistant Secretary of the Senate
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 24.
Assemblyman Carpenter moved the adoption of the resolution.
Remarks by Assemblyman Carpenter.
Assemblyman Carpenter requested that his remarks be entered in the Journal.
Although it is certainly not in vogue as part of the current environmental movement to even remotely suggest that any of man’s activities might be of benefit to wildlife, the records clearly document that agricultural development in Nevada beginning in about 1860, and continuing through the present day, resulted in a greater abundance and diversity of wildlife in Nevada than was ever known before. Ranching and farming continue to provide very important habitat components that are critical to the future survival of many individual animal species, in addition to maintaining a diversity of wildlife to which many of us have become accustomed. Wildlife in the state has not increased in spite of farming and ranching, it has increased because of these activities.
Resolution adopted.
INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING AND REFERENCE
By the Committee on Judiciary:
Assembly Bill No. 620—AN ACT relating to traffic laws; revising the provisions concerning the certification of certain devices used to test the intoxication of a person; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Manendo moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Judiciary:
Assembly Bill No. 621—AN ACT relating to the central repository for Nevada records of criminal history; requiring certain agencies of criminal justice to submit various records to the central repository for Nevada records of criminal history; authorizing the central repository to disseminate information contained in the central repository by electronic means; revising the provisions concerning the unlawful possession and use of certain records; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Manendo moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Judiciary:
Assembly Bill No. 622—AN ACT relating to the judiciary; increasing the benefits provided to the surviving spouses of justices of the supreme court and district judges; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Manendo moved that the bill be referred to the Concurrent Committees on Judiciary and Ways and Means.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Judiciary:
Assembly Bill No. 623—AN ACT relating to district courts; providing for an additional judge in the fifth judicial district; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Manendo moved that the bill be referred to the Concurrent Committees on Judiciary and Ways and means.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Judiciary:
Assembly Bill No. 624—AN ACT relating to civil practice; removing a provision that specifies that an oral application or written motion for attorney’s fees does not affect a final judgment or the time for an appeal; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Manendo moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Government Affairs:
Assembly Bill No. 625—AN ACT relating to public records; requiring a governmental entity to make certain public records in its custody available to a person to inspect, copy or prepare an abstract or memorandum therefrom in certain circumstances; describing the types of public records that a person may not inspect or copy and from which a person may not prepare an abstract or memorandum; authorizing a governmental entity to charge certain fees before providing copies of certain public records; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Lee moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Government Affairs:
Assembly Bill No. 626—AN ACT relating to emergency management; expanding the authority of the division of emergency management of the department of motor vehicles and public safety, the governor and local organizations of emergency management to respond to emergencies and disasters; authorizing the governor and the legislature to declare disasters; revising the composition of the board of search and rescue; requiring the coordinator of search and rescue to be an employee of the division of emergency management; expanding the membership of the committee on training in search and rescue; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Lee moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Transportation:
Assembly Bill No. 627—AN ACT relating to the department of transportation; requiring the department to establish fees for authorizing the use of trade-marks and symbols that identify individual enterprises on certain directional or informational signs and for providing information concerning commercial attractions; revising certain fees for providing information to the members of the general public; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblywoman Chowning moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Transportation:
Assembly Bill No. 628—AN ACT relating to public transit; exempting a common motor carrier that operates a public transit system which provides nonemergency medical transportation to certain persons from the requirement of obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity under certain circumstances; authorizing a regional transportation commission to establish or operate a public transit system that provides nonemergency medical transportation to certain persons under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblywoman Chowning moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Judiciary:
Assembly Bill No. 629—AN ACT relating to justices’ courts; providing that in certain counties the board of county commissioners may determine whether to increase the number of justices of the peace when the population of a township provides for such an increase; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Manendo moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Government Affairs:
Assembly Bill No. 630—AN ACT relating to the residential construction tax; including areas for organized amateur sports in the types of facilities for which money from the tax may be expended; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Bache moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.
Senate Bill No. 233.
Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Motion carried.
Senate Bill No. 300.
Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Motion carried.
SECOND READING AND AMENDMENT
Assembly Bill No. 198.
Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 215.
Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 318.
Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 391.
Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 410.
Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.
INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING AND REFERENCE
By the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics:
Assembly Bill No. 631—AN ACT relating to the state legislature; establishing certain limitations on the drafting of requests for legislation; authorizing the appointment of committees to conduct certain activities before the commencement of a regular session; making various changes regarding expenditures from the legislative fund; repealing the provisions requiring the submission of joint resolutions to the governor for approval; clarifying references to certain standing committees; revising the duties of the legislative counsel regarding administrative regulations; making various changes regarding the dissemination of certain budgetary information; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics.
Motion carried.
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES
Assemblywoman Chowning moved that Assembly Bill No. 27 be taken from the General File and placed on the Chief Clerk’s desk.
Motion carried.
general file and third reading
Assembly Bill No. 203.
Bill read third time.
Remarks by Assemblyman Humke.
Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 203:
Yeas—39.
Nays—None.
Excused—Gibbons, Koivisto, Price—3.
Assembly Bill No. 203 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. Speaker declared it passed.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Senate.
Assembly Bill No. 253.
Bill read third time.
Remarks by Assemblyman Nolan.
Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 253:
Yeas—39.
Nays—None.
Excused—Gibbons, Koivisto, Price—3.
Assembly Bill No. 253 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. Speaker declared it passed.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Senate.
Assembly Bill No. 270.
Bill read third time.
Remarks by Assemblywoman Parnell.
Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 270:
Yeas—39.
Nays—None.
Excused—Gibbons, Koivisto, Price—3.
Assembly Bill No. 270 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. Speaker declared it passed.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Senate.
Assembly Bill No. 390.
Bill read third time.
Remarks by Assemblywoman Angle.
Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 390:
Yeas—39.
Nays—None.
Excused—Gibbons, Koivisto, Price—3.
Assembly Bill No. 390 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. Speaker declared it passed.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Senate.
Senate Bill No. 96.
Bill read third time.
Remarks by Assemblywoman Ohrenschall.
Roll call on Senate Bill No. 96:
Yeas—39.
Nays—None.
Excused—Gibbons, Koivisto, Price—3.
Senate Bill No. 96 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. Speaker declared it passed.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Senate.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Constitutional Amendments, to which was referred Assembly Joint Resolution No. 5 of the 69th Session, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass.
Harry Mortenson, Vice-Chairman
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Signing of Bills and Resolutions
There being no objections, the Speaker and Chief Clerk signed Assembly Bills Nos. 93, 98; Senate Bill No. 63.
GUESTS EXTENDED PRIVILEGE OF ASSEMBLY FLOOR
On request of Assemblyman Dini, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Debi Duchesne.
On request of Assemblyman Lee, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Buck Lee, Kelly McAlester and Marilyn Lee.
On request of Assemblywoman Parnell, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Jessica Biagi, Lucero Castillo, Lindy Champion, Garrett Clayton, Tyler Davies, Alyssa Diaz, Cody Dodson, Heidi Flansberg, Daniel Garcia, Ian Gentner, Mackenzie Groth, Alex Herme, Michael Johnson, Kate Lauer, Jory McCulley, Dominic Morimoto, Bandla Niketh, Ericka Parra, Kevin Peck, James Pelz, Maria Peregrina, Cori Reeves, Danielle Rumbaugh, Dillon Schiff, Nicholas Six, Samantha Smith, Garret Truesdale, Alissa Watson, Alejandra Alvarado, Analee Anderson, Karen Scott, Pat Lutz, Corey Bracht, Molly Champion, Teryn Cortez, Daine Eichenberger, Dana Foltz, Arnulfo Garcia, Ben Henningsen, Ruby Herman, Keltie Hickenbottom, Tahni Holmes, Isaac Holt, Nathan James, Michelle Kop, Logan Kuhlman, Jordan Miller, Michael Miller, Alyssa Perez, Joey Russell, Jessica Schwartzenberger, Ashleen Stocke, Helen Delallana, Chris Stieber, Holly Cole and Laurie Miller.
Assemblyman Perkins moved that the Assembly adjourn until Monday, March 22, 1999, at 11:00 a.m.
Motion carried.
Assembly adjourned at 11:48 a.m.
Approved: Joseph E. Dini, Jr.
Attest: Jacqueline Sneddon