THE EIGHTY-NINTH DAY
Carson City(Friday), April 30, 1999
Senate called to order at 12:41 a.m.
President Hunt presiding.
Roll called.
All present.
Prayer by Senator Jacobsen.
O Gracious Father as we bow our head this early morning our thoughts and prayers go to Mary Ellen. Take her by the hand and walk with her through her surgery. O Gracious Father as we think of those in need, we ask Thy guidance and especially Thy protection on all those in the service of this great country of ours, both men and women. O Gracious Father if we had a special wish, and we always have that, make sure that we are always safe. Heavenly Father, make sure that we are always free and that we are all attendant to Thee.
Amen.
Pledge of allegiance to the Flag.
Senator Raggio moved that further reading of the Journal be dispensed with, and the President and Secretary be authorized to make the necessary corrections and additions.
Motion carried.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Madam President:
Your Committee on Government Affairs, to which was referred Assembly Bill No. 129, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Also, your Committee on Government Affairs, to which was referred Senate Joint Resolution No. 15, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass.
Ann O’Connell, Chairman
MESSAGES FROM THE ASSEMBLY
Assembly Chamber, Carson City, April 29, 1999
To the Honorable the Senate:
I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Assembly on this day passed Senate Bills Nos. 62, 243, 453.
Also, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Assembly on this day passed, as amended, Assembly Bills Nos. 112, 458, 591.
Also, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Assembly amended, and on this day passed, as amended, Senate Bill No. 111, Amendment No. 732; Senate Bill No. 121, Amendment No. 728, and respectfully requests your honorable body to concur in said amendments.
Also, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Assembly on this day respectfully refused to recede from its action on Senate Bill No. 532 and requests a conference, and appointed Assemblymen Lee, Gibbons and Parnell as a first Conference Committee to meet with a like committee of the Senate.
Susan Furlong Reil
Assistant Chief Clerk of the Assembly
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 24.
Senator Rhoads moved the adoption of the resolution.
Remarks by Senator Rhoads.
Resolution adopted.
INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING AND REFERENCE
Assembly Bill No. 112.
Senator Rawson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Motion carried.
Assembly Bill No. 458.
Senator Rawson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Motion carried.
Assembly Bill No. 591.
Senator Rawson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.
SECOND READING AND AMENDMENT
Assembly Bill No. 438.
Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES
Senator Raggio moved that Assembly Bills Nos. 50, 51, 165, 221, 229, 262, 304, 336, 436, 456, 506, 544, 545, 647, 648; Assembly Joint Resolutions Nos. 4, 19 be taken from the General File and placed on the General File for the next legislative day.
Remarks by Senator Raggio.
Motion carried.
GENERAL FILE AND THIRD READING
Senate Bill No. 37.
Bill read third time.
Senators Townsend, Raggio and O’Connell moved the previous question.
Motion carried.
The question being on the passage of Senate Bill No. 37.
Roll call on Senate Bill No. 37:
Yeas—12.
Nays—Care, Carlton, Schneider, Shaffer, Titus, Wiener—6.
Not Voting—Coffin, Neal, Porter—3.
Senate Bill No. 37 having received a constitutional majority, Madam President declared it passed, as amended.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Assembly.
REMARKS FROM THE FLOOR
Senator Neal requested that his remarks be entered in the Journal.
Ever since I’ve been here, we have never had a situation where we refused to debate legislation on final passage. This bill was up there for final passage. You permitted the majority to make this vote to move this issue without any debate whatsoever. We had some questions; I had some questions about the bill which I was not allowed to ask. I think it does a disservice, not only to the minority members of this Legislature, but also to the people of the State of Nevada when you allow them to use that funky maneuver to disallow debate on legislation in this House. I regret that has to happen, and they talk about we being partisan. I have never seen a more partisan move in this House than has just been represented by the Republicans in this House. If you wanted to sell the system, we know we didn’t have the votes to stop it, but yet there’s always a question when we have to debate this particular issue. It’s about free speech. We have a constitutional right to try and convince the majority, and you have permitted that right to be curtailed in this House. And I regret that you were used this way, or be led to do this, by members of the majority of this House.
Now, I don’t know what is going to happen. This is the way revolutions start. And this way discord starts when you don’t allow people to stand up and express their viewpoint on issues in this House. Now, I know we had the amendment. That amendment was on second reading. We did not have the bill so we finally got the bill. I went through the bill, read it, marked it up and there were some issues that I had some questions about. Now, if they want to play that game, the rule game, well I can play it too. I can play it too. If they want to prolong the session by doing that, I can play it too. On each piece of legislation, I can get up and start asking questions on it. I regret that you, as the President of this Senate, who is supposed to see that the rules are followed, allowed this particular maneuver to happen. I regret to see that happen, and I regret that they used you to allow this to happen. If you don’t want free expression, then why don’t you declare a dictatorship. That’s what this means when you don’t allow the minority viewpoint to be expressed; you are allowing the majority to dictate what the minority is supposed to do and be about. We have minority status in this House, and we are supposed to express that minority status. You come in here and allowed them to make a move like that and say to us, they are going to pass a bill out of here. So, Madam President, I don’t know at this point.
Senator James:
Madam President.
Senator Neal:
What, I’m on order of business 16.
Senator James:
Will you yield for a moment?
Senator Neal:
No, I’m not going to yield.
Senator James:
Madam President, point of order. I suggest the absence of a quorum, Madam President.
President Hunt:
Senator Neal, you are out of order. Point of order, Senator James.
Senator James:
Yes, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
Senator Neal:
Then I will stand right here until a quorum comes back.
President Hunt:
In the absence of a quorum, I’m calling a recess at the call of the Chair.
Senator Neal:
Then I will stand here until a quorum comes back.
President Hunt:
Senate is adjourned.
Senator Coffin:
You may be in adjournment, but I suggest the absence of democracy.
President Hunt:
We are not adjourned. We are in recess because we have an absence of a quorum, and we will return at the call of the Chair.
Senator Neal:
We have not adjourned. I’ll stand right here until they come back. I would suggest that the President read the rules when one who has the floor when the recess started retains the floor when they come back. A call of the House can be made by three Senators. If it is carried by the majority of all those present, the Secretary of the Senate shall call the roll and note the absentees and after which names of the absentees shall then be called over, and the doors shall then be closed, and the Sergeant at Arms directed to take custody of all of the absent members. So I now would move that we have a call of the House. And I would like to have just three Senators sustain that. Do what? What do you mean we have to be in session? You don’t have to be in session to do that. We are in session. That’s why we have this particular rule. That’s why it’s been here since 1864. If you want to look at it, Madam President, it’s Rule No. 11. And that’s why it sits down with just three members. Three members present can have a call of the House. I have asked for a call of the House. Well, it’s there. It’s in the Standing Rule and has been there since 1864.
Due to the absence of a quorum, Madam President announced that the Senate would recess subject to the call of the Chair.
Senate in recess at 12:58 a.m.
CALL OF THE SENATE
Senators Neal, Titus and Shaffer moved a call of the Senate.
Motion carried.
At 1:02 a.m.
At 1:27 a.m.
Roll called.
Quorum not present.
Senators absent: Amodei, Jacobsen, James, McGinness, O’Connell, O’Donnell, Porter, Raggio, Rawson, Rhoads, Townsend and Washington.
Madam President directed the Sergeant at Arms to close the doors.
SENATE IN SESSION
At 2:12 a.m.
President Hunt presiding.
Quorum present.
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES
Senator Neal moved that further proceedings under the call of the Senate be dispensed with.
Motion carried.
Senator Titus moved that the motion whereby Assembly Bill No. 50 was moved to the next legislative day be rescinded.
Motion carried.
Senator Titus moved that Assembly Bill No. 304 be taken from the General File and placed on the Secretary’s desk.
Remarks by Senator Titus.
Motion carried.
GENERAL FILE AND THIRD READING
Assembly Bill No. 50.
Bill read third time.
Remarks by Senator Care.
Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 50:
Yeas—11.
Nays—None.
Absent—Jacobsen, James, O’Connell, O’Donnell, Porter, Raggio, Rawson, Rhoads, Townsend, Washington—10.
Assembly Bill No. 50 having received a constitutional majority, Madam President declared it passed.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Assembly.
Assembly Bill No. 51.
Bill read third time.
Remarks by Senator Care.
Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 51:
Yeas—12.
Nays—None.
Absent—Jacobsen, James, O’Connell, O’Donnell, Porter, Raggio, Rhoads, Townsend, Washington—9.
Assembly Bill No. 51 having received a constitutional majority, Madam President declared it passed.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Assembly.
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES
Senator Rawson gave notice that on the next legislative day he would move to reconsider the vote whereby Assembly Bill No. 51 was this day passed.
Senator Titus moved that the Senate recess until 10 a.m.
Motion carried.
Senate in recess at 2:19 a.m.
SENATE IN SESSION
At 10:31 a.m.
President Hunt presiding.
Quorum present.
Senator Raggio moved to proceed with all business listed on the agenda as specified in Senate Standing Rule No. 120.
Motion carried.
By Senators Jacobsen, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Coffin, James, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O’Connell, O’Donnell, Porter, Raggio, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Titus, Townsend, Washington, Wiener; Assemblymen Parnell, Anderson, Angle, Arberry, Bache, Beers, Berman, Brower, Buckley, Carpenter, Cegavske, Chowning, Claborn, Collins, de Braga, Dini, Evans, Freeman, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Gustavson, Hettrick, Humke, Koivisto, Lee, Leslie, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Ohrenschall, Parks, Perkins, Price, Segerblom, Thomas, Tiffany, Von Tobel and Williams:
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 36—Memorializing Nevada artist and public servant Thelma Davis Calhoun.
Whereas, On October 25, 1998, the residents of the State of Nevada lost a gifted artist and dedicated servant of the state with the passing of Thelma Davis Calhoun; and
Whereas, Thelma Davis Calhoun was born in Warren, Ohio, on August 19, 1913, to Grant and Mary Davis and received her education in Ohio before moving to Nevada with her husband, Jim Calhoun, in 1940; and
Whereas, Some of the varied positions held by this multi-talented woman included Secretary to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1945, Administrative Assistant to the Director of Indian Education from 1947 to 1948, Research Assistant in the newly established Legislative Counsel Bureau from 1948 to 1954 and Deputy United States Marshal from 1957 to 1960, for which she proudly toted a gun; and
Whereas, In 1966, Thelma Calhoun was elected to the Carson City Council which at that time was working on the difficult and complex task of consolidation of Carson City and Ormsby County and was later elected to the Carson City Board of Supervisors where she served as Mayor pro Tempore from 1977 to 1978; and
Whereas, In addition to numerous other awards, Thelma Calhoun received the Distinguished Nevadan Award from the University of Nevada in 1978 and was named Woman of the Year in 1979 by the Carson City Chamber of Commerce; and
Whereas, Thelma Calhoun’s strength and determination were evident in the tenacious drive which resulted in legislation that created the Nevada State Council on the Arts, now the State Arts Council, and it was the same dedication that led to the procurement of a public works grant for the establishment of the Brewery Arts Center in Carson City, which owes its existence in great part to her efforts; and
Whereas, Creativity was a fundamental part of her life, and as an artist, the legacy of Thelma Calhoun lives on in a sizeable body of paintings, drawings and prints, including her accurately detailed depictions of many historic buildings in Carson City and Virginia City; and
Whereas, Her artwork was characterized by careful attention to detail, a sound sense of composition and lively color, as evidenced in the piece which graced the cover of the Nevada Bell telephone directory for Reno’s Centennial Year in 1968 and other pieces which can now be found, among other places, in the Carson City Community Center and the Brewery Arts Center and on the cover of the Political History of Nevada, 1996, Tenth Edition; and
Whereas, Thelma Calhoun is survived by her daughter, Patricia Ariaz of Reno, her son, James Grant Calhoun of Carson City, five grandchildren and ten great‑grandchildren; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly Concurring, That the members of the 70th session of the Nevada Legislature express their deepest sympathy to the family and friends of the versatile Thelma Davis Calhoun; and be it further
Resolved, That the artwork and other civic achievements of Thelma Davis Calhoun visible in the State of Nevada will always serve as a reminder of her devotion to Nevada and the many ways she so generously and wholeheartedly served the residents of this state; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to Thelma Calhoun’s daughter, Patricia Ariaz, and her son, James Grant Calhoun.
Senator Jacobsen moved the adoption of the resolution.
Remarks by Senator Jacobsen.
Senator Jacobsen requested that his remarks be entered in the Journal.
Madam President and members of the Senate, I can’t think of anyone in my legislative career that I’ve been closer to in the district that I serve. Over the many years, Carson City has been part of my district. Thelma was really a pistol, and I say that literally because part of her lifetime she did pack a gun. If I remember correctly, I don’t think she ever threatened me, but I think she was in the process a time or two. Thelma was a doer. As far as Carson City was concerned, anything that happened around this city, I would say, has her mark on it somewhere. I remember even in this building, when we moved in here and being the artist that she was, she decided we needed a little culture around here. Along with former Senator Don Mello and myself, we established a little committee to cater to the Nevada artists. We had an art show in the building which went on for quite awhile. Lo and behold, we found that most of our colleagues ended up with most of the trophies or the better renditions of art that she had. She was part of our committee, and when we decided who had the best art which was somewhat of a chore—two men and one woman, I’d venture to say—she dominated the scene. That’s kind of been her life. Those of you who are close to Carson City, Senator Amodei, I share this opportunity with you to memorialize Thelma.
It’s always amazed me over the years of the fine friendships you make here. Thelma was certainly one of those for me. Anything that involved this city, you could go to her. It was almost like talking to the Good Lord because it was gospel. If she said it was true, it was true. I know there was a time or two she stretched the truth just a little bit to get her way. That was her ability to communicate with people. Each one of us, I’m talking to the men now, have a girl friend in your life other than the one you are married to, someone special who comes along and dominates the scene. She was like a mother to me as Jan Thomas is currently. In the years that I have presided, I know I couldn’t have made it without Jan. Thelma was one of those kinds of people. I don’t think I could have made it in my political activities without her advice, and there was plenty of that. Those of you that knew her, at any point at all, knew her to haunt this building when there was some concern that she had. She was one of those special people that made Nevada what it is today. God love her.
Resolution adopted.
Senator Jacobsen moved that all rules be suspended and that Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 36 be immediately transmitted to the Assembly.
Motion carried unanimously.
Senator Jacobsen moved that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.
Motion carried.
Senate in recess at 10:40 a.m.
SENATE IN SESSION
At 10:51 a.m.
President Hunt presiding.
Quorum present.
Senator Amodei gave notice that on the next legislative day he would move to reconsider the vote whereby Assembly Bill No. 50 was this day passed.
MESSAGES FROM THE ASSEMBLY
Assembly Chamber, Carson City, April 30, 1999
To the Honorable the Senate:
I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Assembly on this day adopted Assembly Concurrent Resolutions Nos. 56, 57, 58.
Susan Furlong Reil
Assistant Chief Clerk of the Assembly
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 56—Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first discovery of gold in Nevada and proclaiming July 17 and 18, 1999, as the Nevada Gold Sesquicentennial Celebration.
Whereas, The chance discovery of a few shiny metal flakes on a warm summer’s day in July of the year 1849, at the mouth of a remote canyon in what is present-day Nevada, played a significant role in changing the course of the history of the American West, founded the mining industries of Nevada and contributed the economic impetus that spurred the formation of the State of Nevada; and
Whereas, The site of that discovery of placer gold is the site of the present-day Town of Dayton, County of Lyon, the first permanent non-Indian settlement in Nevada, the linear successor to Hall’s Station, McMarlin’s Station, Chinatown, Mineral Rapids and Nevada City; and
Whereas, The Town of Dayton was the original seat of the County of Lyon from 1861 to 1911; and
Whereas, The discovery of placer gold nuggets and the subsequent exploration of the arroyo now known as Gold Canyon led prospectors to the location of the hard-rock claim called, thereafter, the Comstock Lode; and
Whereas, Wealth recovered from the aforesaid Comstock Lode helped support the efforts of the Union in the War Between the States; and
Whereas, The many technical and engineering advances of the Comstock era and the wealth recovered from the Comstock Lode forever changed the course of the mining industry world-wide, and the expansion and settlement of the western United States; and
Whereas, The 150th Anniversary of the first discovery of gold in Nevada has come to hand and the residents of the Town of Dayton have come forth to petition recognition of this momentous event and invite all to participate in a grand celebration; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate Concurring, That the members of the 70th session of the Nevada Legislature do hereby declare that in the County of Lyon, State of Nevada, United States of America, the 17th and 18th days of the month of July in the year 1999 are officially proclaimed as the Nevada Gold Sesquicentennial Celebration; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the Chairman of the Lyon County Commission, the Chairman of the Nevada Gold Sesquicentennial Committee and the President of the Dayton Historical Society.
Senator Amodei moved the adoption of the resolution.
Remarks by Senator Amodei.
Senator Amodei requested that his remarks be entered in the Journal.
Thank you, Madam President. This resolution culminates the legislative involvement in what has been a community-wide project for over a year in Dayton, 15 miles east of where we are sitting today. The community has done a lot of work on this, both in research and in getting behind it in terms of making it a successful celebration. You’ll note, if you look at the resolution, there are a couple of pieces of information that ought to interest you, especially my colleagues from Clark County. The dates of the 17th and 18th of July, I would suggest to you all, would be an excellent time for you to travel north, again. Escape the high heat associated with the southern part of our State during that time of the month, and avail yourself of what will be, I’m sure, a great time, a great party and a lot of fun in beautiful downtown Dayton. If any of you decide to take that up, I will be happy to act as your concierge and whatever else you may need to make that a successful venture if, in fact, you want to risk that with me. I should also point out in fairness to my colleague from the Western Senatorial District, there has been some contention between the towns of Genoa and Dayton over which is the oldest, permanent, non-Indian settlement in the State of Nevada, and this pretty well legislatively, I think, takes care of that Jake. I’m hoping that if I drive you folks from Clark County around for this celebration, you’ll vote with me on this. They are sprucing up the town, doing some historical stuff, repainting some old murals on some of the old buildings and doing things historically accurate in a really neat way. I would urge your support.
Resolution adopted.
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 57—Memorializing former Assemblyman Richard Kenneth McNeel.
Whereas, The members of the Nevada Legislature note with profound sorrow the passing of former Assemblyman Richard Kenneth McNeel; and
Whereas, Richard Kenneth McNeel was born on October 25, 1942, in Beaumont, Texas; and
Whereas, Richard Kenneth McNeel, who married Karen van Buren, moved to Clark County in 1962; and
Whereas, This Vietnam War veteran attained the rank of First Lieutenant in the United States Army and was a member of the Army Reserve Corps; and
Whereas, Richard Kenneth McNeel joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 357 in 1968 and graduated from the electrical workers’ apprenticeship program in 1974; and
Whereas, Richard Kenneth McNeel was the first Republican from North Las Vegas to be elected to the Assembly; and
Whereas, During his term as Assemblyman, Richard Kenneth McNeel served on the Education, Health and Welfare, Labor and Management, and Taxation Committees; and
Whereas, Richard Kenneth McNeel was appointed as Labor Commissioner in 1979 and served in that position until 1980; and
Whereas, Richard Kenneth McNeel was a member of the Clark County Republican Central Committee, past Vice President of the North Las Vegas Republican Club, past Director of the Nevada State Apprenticeship Council and a second generation member of the electrical workers’ union; and
Whereas, Richard Kenneth McNeel is survived by his beloved wife, Karen, his sons Richard and James, his daughter, Jennifer Fitzpatrick, his five brothers, James, Charles, Clark, Bill and Bobby, and his three sisters, Shirley Ahlke, Hazel Mabry and Rachel Brandon; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate Concurring, That the members of the 70th Session of the Nevada Legislature mourn the loss of a respected former Assemblyman and offer their heartfelt sympathy to the family of Richard Kenneth McNeel; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to Richard Kenneth McNeel’s beloved wife, Karen.
Senator Rawson moved the adoption of the resolution.
Remarks by Senator Rawson.
Senator Rawson requested that his remarks be entered in the Journal.
Thank you, Madam President. It’s a pleasant duty to be able to support this resolution memorializing Richard Kenneth McNeel. We shared many things in common. He joined the electrical workers’ union the same year I graduated from dental school. We were roughly the same age. I had also worked as an apprentice carpenter for four years. I understand the pride and brotherhood that comes through the fellowship of the trade unions. This resolution honors a fine man who earned his bread by the sweat of his brow, defended his country and was elected to the Assembly as a republican at a time when very few republicans resided in Clark County. He was a fine man who left a wonderful legacy and has a wonderful family. I would urge everyone’s support.
Resolution adopted.
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 58—Memorializing former Assemblyman Arthur P. Espinoza.
Whereas, The members of the Nevada Legislature were saddened to learn of the passing of Arthur “Art” P. Espinoza; and
Whereas, Art Espinoza was born on August 13, 1922, in Velarde, New Mexico and came to Southern Nevada in 1952; and
Whereas, After moving to Nevada, Art Espinoza served as President of Security National Mortgage, as Regional Director of the Bank of Las Vegas, as Director of the Las Vegas Valley Water District for 6 years and as a 4-year member of the Henderson Planning Commission; and
Whereas, Art Espinoza served as a board member and chairman for the Las Vegas Housing Authority for 28 years and Espinoza Terrace, a public housing complex, was named for him; and
Whereas, The two-term Democratic Assemblyman was one of the first Hispanics elected to the Assembly; and
Whereas, During his tenure with the Assembly, Art Espinoza served on the Taxation, Commerce, Education and Public Health Committees; and
Whereas, Art Espinoza was heralded as a crusader for the poor and elderly; and Whereas, Art Espinoza was involved in numerous civic organizations, including serving as President of the Henderson Boys Club, as Chairman of the Henderson Cancer Crusade and as a member of the Henderson Rotary Club, Elks, Knights of Columbus, Nevada Mortgage Bankers Association and the Henderson Chamber of Commerce; and
Whereas, Former Assemblyman Art Espinoza is survived by his wife, Trudy Espinoza, son, John Murdoch, daughters, Patty Hinds, Alice Espinoza and Deborah Anderson, sisters, Helen Murphy, Marcia Gonzales and Patsy Wise and four grandchildren; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate Concurring, That the members of the 70th session of the Nevada Legislature mourn the loss of a respected and compassionate former Assemblyman and convey their admiration and condolences to the family of Art Espinoza; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to Arthur Espinoza’s beloved wife, Trudy, and to his children, John Murdoch, Patty Hinds, Alice Espinoza and Deborah Anderson.
Senator Rawson moved the adoption of the resolution.
Remarks by Senator Rawson.
Senator Rawson requested that his remarks be entered in the Journal.
Thank you, Madam President. Art came to southern Nevada the same year I did. I was a little younger. I wasn’t quite a teenager yet. He was a little older. I remember during those years of growing up seeing and hearing his name in the newspaper, on the radio and, as we got television in the area, on television too. He was a leader. As you grow up in a small community, you feel like you know the leadership because they are presented to the people so many times. He was elected to the Assembly during a time when there was a 6 to 1 ratio of democrats to republicans in southern Nevada. He served the State very well. He served all of the people. He was a credit to his family, to our community and to our State. It is a pleasure to be able to say just a few words here, and I would urge everyone to support this resolution.
Resolution adopted.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Signing of Bills and Resolutions
There being no objections, the President and Secretary signed Senate Bills Nos. 24, 92, 101, 175, 382, 499; Senate Joint Resolution No. 19; Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 35; Assembly Bills Nos. 227, 251, 375; Assembly Concurrent Resolutions Nos. 19, 54.
GUESTS EXTENDED PRIVILEGE OF SENATE FLOOR
On request of Senator Amodei, the privilege of the floor of the Senate Chamber for this day was extended to the following students from the Hawthorne Elementary and Junior High School: Gary Baker, Sarah Campbell, Cory Collins, Samantha Corwin, Shawna Davis, Ashley Galey, Jerry Going, Nicholas Gokey, Nathan Hartman, Ce’Arra Holton, Margarita Hernandez, Savannah Kizer, Jeremy Joiner, Matthew Kunzi, Thomas Lessard, Alisha Miller, Nicole Montoya, Amber Sellers, Sylvia K. Wolf, Todd Wilder, Mathew Wilder, Martin Jackson; teacher, Melissa Neppel; chaperones: Larry Corwin, Shellia Moody, Kathy Walker, Michael Mayes, Teresa Moore, Linda A. Holton, James Kunzi, Norma Lessard and Rose Ann Sellers.
On request of Senator Jacobsen, the privilege of the floor of the Senate Chamber for this day was extended to Patricia Ariaz, Kevin Jeffers, Linda Spencer, Jenna Spencer, Jim McCormick and Lorretta Terlizzi.
On request of Senator Rawson, the privilege of the floor of the Senate Chamber for this day was extended to Karan McNeel, Katharine Werdon, Alan Werdon, Jennifer Fitzpatrick, James Fitzpatrick, Richard McNeel, Becky McNeel, Cristina Hinds, Mark Hinds, Gigi Espinoza, Patty Hinds and John Murdoch.
On request of Senator Titus, the privilege of the floor of the Senate Chamber for this day was extended to the following students from the Orvis School of Nursing: Maria Tutay, Jamie Sotka, Erwin Sigua, Stephanie Miller, Ben Nuti, Christina Depoali, Vince Lim, Suzie Thorpe, Kim Buell, Melissa Harms, Jacki Webb, Debbie Wolff, Amie Davidow, Martin Moore, Meg Oliveto, Melanie J. Steffens, Jim Denencourt, Monica Urbieta and Denise Lee.
Senator Rawson moved that the Senate adjourn until Monday, May 3, 1999 at 11 a.m.
Motion carried.
Senate adjourned at 11:34 a.m.
Approved: Lorraine T. Hunt
Attest: Janice L. Thomas