THE FIFTY-FIRST DAY
Carson City (Tuesday), March 23, 1999
Assembly called to order at 12:11 p.m.
Mr. Speaker presiding.
Roll called.
All present except Assemblywoman Giunchigliani who was excused.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Father Jeff Paul.
Almighty God, give to the members of our Assembly courage, wisdom and foresight to provide for the needs of all our people; to promote their well-being and dignity, especially those who suffer from diabetes; and to fulfill our obligations in all the communities of the State of Nevada. In Your Name we pray. 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 were referred Assembly Bills Nos. 26, 297, 309, 408, 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
Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was referred Assembly Bill No. 305, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass.
Also, your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was referred Assembly Bill No. 386, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass, and re-refer to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Vivian L. Freeman, Chairman
Mr. Speaker:
Your Concurrent Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was referred Assembly Bill No. 474, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass.
Vivian L. Freeman, Chairman
Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining, to which was referred Assembly Bill No. 41, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Marcia de Braga, Chairman
Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which were referred Assembly Bills Nos. 175, 234, 322; Senate Bill No. 158, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass.
Morse Arberry Jr., Chairman
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES
Assemblywoman Freeman moved that Assembly Bill No. 386 be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Motion carried.
Assemblyman Bache moved that Assembly Bill No. 371 be taken from the Second Reading File and re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Motion carried.
Assemblyman Anderson moved that Assembly Bill No. 454 be taken from the General File and re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Motion carried.
MESSAGES FROM THE Senate
Senate Chamber, Carson City, March 22, 1999
To the Honorable the Assembly:
I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Senate on this day passed Senate Bill No. 341.
Mary Jo Mongelli
Assistant Secretary of the Senate
Mr. Speaker announced that if there were no objections, the Assembly would recess subject to the call of the Chair.
Assembly in recess at 12:17 p.m.
ASSEMBLY IN SESSION
At 12:18 p.m.
Madam Speaker pro Tempore presiding.
Quorum present.
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES
By Assemblymen Dini, Anderson, Angle, Arberry, Bache, Beers, Berman, Brower, Buckley, Carpenter, Cegavske, Chowning, Claborn, Collins, de Braga, Evans, Freeman, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Gustavson, Hettrick, Humke, Koivisto, Lee, Leslie, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Ohrenschall, Parks, Parnell, Perkins, Price, Segerblom, Thomas, Tiffany, Von Tobel and Williams; Senators Raggio, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Coffin, Jacobsen, James, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O'Connell, O'Donnell, Porter, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Titus, Townsend, Washington and Wiener:
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 38—Designating March 23, 1999, as Nevada Diabetes Awareness Day.
Whereas, Diabetes is a common, serious and costly disease that poses a major health problem to the residents of the State of Nevada; and
Whereas, It is estimated that the population of this state will double in the next 20 years and much of the current and future economic burden of diabetes can be averted through increased awareness about the disease and known preventative measures; and
Whereas, In 1994, for diabetes patients in this state, the direct cost of medical care and the indirect cost of lost productivity and premature mortality totaled a staggering $567 million; and
Whereas, The State of Nevada is helping to fight this disease through the Nevada Diabetes Council which is the advisory board to the Nevada State Diabetes Control Program established in 1996 by the Center for Disease Control; and
Whereas, For the first time ever, opportunity exists to create positive programs through collaborative efforts to reduce the cost and incidence of this debilitating illness; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate Concurring, That March 23, 1999, is hereby designated as Nevada Diabetes Awareness Day; and be it further
Resolved, That the Nevada Legislature hereby commends the Nevada Diabetes Council for the informative services that it provides to the residents of the State of Nevada relating to diabetes; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to Mylan Hawkins, Executive Director of the Nevada Diabetes Association for Children and Adults and David Govaker, M.D., Chairman of the Nevada Diabetes Council.
Assemblyman Dini moved the adoption of the resolution.
Remarks by Assemblymen Dini and Price.
Motion carried unanimously.
Madame Speaker pro Tempore announced that if there were no objections, the Assembly would recess subject to the call of the Chair.
Assembly in recess at 12:36 p.m.
ASSEMBLY IN SESSION
At 12:37 p.m.
Mr. Speaker presiding
Quorum present.
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES
Assemblywoman Buckley moved that the vote whereby Assembly Bill No. 108 was passed be rescinded.
Motion carried.
Assemblywoman Buckley moved that Assembly Bill No. 108 be taken from General File and placed on the Chief Clerk’s desk.
Motion carried.
INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING AND REFERENCE
Senate Bill No. 341.
Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.
SECOND READING AND AMENDMENT
Assembly Bill No. 11.
Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 144.
Bill read second time.
The following amendment was proposed by the Committee on Education:
Amendment No. 102.
Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting lines 2 through 11 and inserting:
“389.040 [There shall be at least 1 hour set aside each school week in all
graded schools and high schools in the State of Nevada for the purpose of
holding patriotic exercises.] Each public
school shall set aside appropriate time at the beginning of each school day for
pupils to pledge their allegiance to the flag of the United States. In
addition, each public school may set aside appropriate time during the school
day for additional patriotic observance.”.
Assemblywoman Parnell moved the adoption of the amendment.
Remarks by Assemblywoman Parnell.
Amendment adopted.
Bill ordered reprinted, engrossed and to third reading.
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 11.
Resolution read second time and ordered to third reading.
Senate Bill No. 255.
Bill read second time.
The following amendment was proposed by the Committee on Government Affairs:
Amendment No. 220.
Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 34, by deleting:
“imposed pursuant to” and inserting “described in”.
Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 4 as sec. 5 and adding a new section designated sec. 4, following sec. 3, to read as follows:
“Sec. 4. The amendatory provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this act are intended to clarify the original intent of the Legislature when it adopted, respectively, section 21 of chapter 506, Statutes of Nevada 1997, as added by section 1 of chapter 439, Statutes of Nevada 1997, at page 1553, and section 24 of chapter 506, Statutes of Nevada 1997, as amended by section 2 of chapter 439, Statutes of Nevada 1997, at page 1554.”.
Amend the title of the bill, first line, by deleting “revising” and inserting “clarifying”.
Assemblyman Bache moved the adoption of the amendment.
Remarks by Assemblyman Bache.
Amendment adopted.
Bill ordered reprinted, engrossed and to third reading.
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES
Assemblyman Perkins moved that Assembly Bills Nos. 31, 183 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 Concurrent Resolution No. 33.
GUESTS EXTENDED PRIVILEGE OF ASSEMBLY FLOOR
On request of Assemblyman Anderson, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Christine Bratiotis and Gina Jackson.
On request of Assemblywoman Angle, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Dennis Flannigan, Matthew Fries and Patricia Fries.
On request of Assemblyman Beers, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Kristin Alampi, Kris Sosa and Ann Kalliomaa.
On request of Assemblyman Brower, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Sharon Dollarhide.
On request of Assemblyman de Braga, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Linda Kennedy, Kay Riehm and Mary Encarnacion.
On request of Assemblyman Dini, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Dr. Carl Heard and Dr. Claude Lardinois.
On request of Assemblywoman Evans, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Debbie Harris, George Mayes, Shawn Davis and Teresa Parale.
On request of Assemblywoman Freeman, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Jennifer Blackwell.
On request of Assemblywoman Gibbons, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Bernice Adams and Joe Arrascada.
On request of Assemblyman Gustavson, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Carol Hughes and Leigh Lamoreaux.
On request of Assemblyman Hettrick, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Lauvie Ellsworth.
On request of Assemblyman Humke, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Shelley Atkins, Barbara Curry, Janet Traut,Lyndsey Bohall, Carolyn Chang, Mikkel Johnson, Andrew Lane, Erin Martin, Sherri Mays, Max Myrick, Cody Nolan, Amanda Parmer, Luke Riley, Ryan Romero, Kristina Sorensen, Tyler Tanner, Amelia Tu'pulotu, Mina Tu'pulotu, Caitlin Wolfe, MacKenzie Wolfe, Ardis Parmer and Buzz Harris.
On request of Assemblywoman Leslie, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Pierre Marche'.
On request of Assemblyman Marvel, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Nancy Marvel.
On request of Assemblywoman Parnell, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Rick Dawson, Alma Acevedo, Alex Angelo, Martin Azzam, Bryan Bailey, Todd Banko, Scott Buck, Brandi Burns, Evan Cass, Michelle De Large, Walker Gotchy, Mitchell Hammond, Michael Leon, Jory McCulley, Chris Moore, Catherine Orpilla, Kathryn Proctor, Jordan Rousseau, Ethan Wilson, Jose Nave, Pam Banko, Mrs. Cass, Paula Gotchy, Carol Moore and Scott Proctor.
On request of Assemblyman Price, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Jan Young.
Assemblyman Perkins moved that the Assembly adjourn until Wednesday, March 24, 1999, at 11:00 a.m.
Motion carried.
Assembly adjourned at 12:45 p.m.
Approved: Joseph E. Dini, Jr.
Attest: Jacqueline Sneddon