THE TENTH DAY
Carson City (Wednesday) February 14, 2001
Assembly called to order at 11:15 a.m.
Mr. Speaker presiding.
Roll called.
All present except Assemblywoman Ohrenschall, who was excused.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Reverend Richard Campbell.
Almighty God, in whom we live, move and have our very being; we come to You this day to acknowledge that the earth and all who dwell within it are precious in Your sight. Take away our selfish pride and bring to our minds Your goodness, so that living together, as Your children, we may enjoy Your gifts and be thankful. We thank You for mountains, fields and woodlands; for oceans and running streams; for villages and cities where Your children live, work and play; and for Your presence with us in all our endeavors. Grant this legislative body insight into Your wisdom today so that their actions may be to Your honor and glory.
Amen.
Pledge of allegiance to the Flag.
Assemblywoman Buckley 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. 24, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass.
Bernie Anderson, Chairman
COMMUNICATIONS
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510-2805
February 13, 2001
Senator Bill Raggio, Assemblyman Richard Perkins, Nevada State Legislature
401 South Carson Street, Legislative Building, Carson City, Nevada 89701-4747
Dear Senator Raggio And Assemblyman Perkins:
I respectfully request that you allow me the privilege of addressing a joint session of the Nevada State Legislature on Tuesday, February 20, 2001, from 5:15 p.m. until 5:45 p.m.
Sincerely,
John Ensign
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES
By Assemblymen Cegavske, Giunchigliani, Hettrick, Carpenter, Gibbons, Anderson, Arberry, Bache, Berman, Brower, Brown, Buckley, Chowning, Claborn, Collins, de Braga, Dini, Freeman, Goldwater, Gustavson, Humke, Koivisto, Lee, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Oceguera, Parks, Parnell, Perkins, Price, Smith, Tiffany, Von Tobel and Williams; Senators Titus, Rawson, Wiener, Porter, Washington, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Coffin, Jacobsen, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O'Connell, O'Donnell, Raggio, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer and Townsend:
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 1—Urging the President and the Congress of the United States to increase federal funding for special education to the level authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Assemblywoman Buckley moved that the resolution be referred to the Committee on Education.
Motion carried.
By Assemblymen Cegavske, Tiffany, Giunchigliani, Chowning, de Braga, Anderson, Angle, Arberry, Bache, Beers, Berman, Brower, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Claborn, Collins, Dini, Freeman, Gibbons, Goldwater, Gustavson, Hettrick, Humke, Koivisto, Lee, Leslie, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Oceguera, Parks, Parnell, Perkins, Price, Smith, Von Tobel and Williams; Senators Titus, Rawson, Wiener, Porter, Washington, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Coffin, Jacobsen, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O'Connell, O'Donnell, Raggio, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer and Townsend:
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 2—Urging support for the Women’s Health Care Platform: Campaign 2000 initiated by the Women in Government Task Force.
Assemblywoman Cegavske moved that the resolution be referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Motion carried.
By Assemblyman Carpenter:
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 3—Directing the Legislative Commission to conduct an interim study concerning misdemeanors.
Assemblyman Carpenter moved that the resolution be referred to the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics.
Motion carried.
INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING AND REFERENCE
By Assemblymen Cegavske, Anderson, Berman, Brown, Buckley, Claborn, Goldwater, Gustavson, Hettrick, Humke, Manendo, Parnell, Smith and Von Tobel; Senators Carlton and Shaffer:
Assembly Bill No. 129—AN ACT relating to providers of health services; limiting the fees which a provider of health services may collect from a hospital patient if the hospital has contracted with the patient’s insurer for a rate of payment or reimbursement for these services; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblywoman Cegavske moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Motion carried.
By Assemblymen Cegavske, Anderson, Berman, Brown, Claborn, Goldwater, Hettrick, Humke, Smith and Von Tobel; Senator Shaffer:
Assembly Bill No. 130—AN ACT relating to educational personnel; requiring the boards of trustees of school districts to offer certain contracts of employment to probationary administrators and principals who are not reemployed in those capacities as postprobationary employees; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblywoman Cegavske moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Education.
Motion carried.
By Assemblymen McClain, Parks, Bache, Price, Williams, Anderson, Arberry, Buckley, Chowning, Claborn, de Braga, Dini, Freeman, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Koivisto, Lee, Leslie, Manendo, Neighbors, Nolan, Oceguera, Parnell, Perkins and Smith; Senators Care and Titus:
Assembly Bill No. 131—AN ACT relating to local governments; authorizing the governing body of a city or county to adopt ordinances for the preservation of neighborhoods; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblywoman McClain moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.
By Assemblyman Dini (by request):
Assembly Bill No. 132—AN ACT relating to hazardous materials; authorizing a person to possess, use, manufacture, purchase, install, transport or sell chlorofluorocarbons; providing that the possession, use, manufacture, purchase, installation, transportation or sale of chlorofluorocarbons does not subject a person or governmental entity to any type of punitive action; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Dini moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Motion carried.
By Assemblyman Dini:
Assembly Bill No. 133—AN ACT relating to real property; creating a rebuttable presumption concerning construction performed in substantial compliance with applicable building codes; requiring a claimant to provide notice of a claim to parties with an interest of record in certain real property; authorizing a contractor or subcontractor to repair certain constructional defects in complex matters; requiring an affidavit in support of an action for professional negligence against a design professional; revising various provisions governing claims against a contractor for constructional defects; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Dini moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.
By Assemblymen Dini and Perkins:
Assembly Bill No. 134—AN ACT relating to insurance; revising the calculation of the assessment that is imposed by the commissioner of insurance upon insurers to pay for the program to investigate certain violations and fraudulent acts of insurers; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Dini moved that the bill be referred to the Concurrent Committees on Commerce and Labor and Ways and Means.
Motion carried.
By Assemblymen Dini and Perkins:
Assembly Bill No. 135—AN ACT relating to insurance; making various changes to the provisions governing the investigation and prosecution of insurance fraud; providing that an insurer and certain other organizations and persons shall be deemed to be victims in cases involving insurance fraud for purposes of restitution; requiring the establishment of a fraud control unit for insurance within the office of the attorney general; defining the duties of the fraud control unit; authorizing the fraud control unit to issue subpoenas to obtain documents relating to an investigation of insurance fraud; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Dini moved that the bill be referred to the Concurrent Committees on Commerce and Labor and Ways and Means.
Motion carried.
By Assemblymen Gustavson, Humke, Claborn, Collins, Lee and Mortenson; Senators O'Connell, Amodei, McGinness and Townsend:
Assembly Bill No. 136—AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the issuance and display of one license plate for a motor vehicle; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Gustavson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Ways and Means:
Assembly Bill No. 137—AN ACT relating to taxation; providing an exception to the statutory limitation on the total ad valorem tax levy; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblywoman Buckley moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Taxation.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Ways and Means:
Assembly Bill No. 138—AN ACT relating to public employees; clarifying the formula for determining the amount payable by the State of Nevada toward the cost of insurance for certain retired employees; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblywoman Buckley moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.
By Assemblymen Perkins, Manendo, Parks, Williams, Tiffany, Anderson, Arberry, Bache, Beers, Berman, Brower, Buckley, Cegavske, Chowning, Claborn, Collins, de Braga, Dini, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Hettrick, Humke, Koivisto, Lee, Leslie, Marvel, McClain, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Oceguera, Parnell, Price, Smith and Von Tobel:
Assembly Bill No. 139—AN ACT making an appropriation to Clark County for the support of the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblywoman Buckley moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Motion carried.
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES
Assemblyman Bache moved that Assembly Bill No. 9 be taken from the General File and re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Remarks by Assemblyman Bache.
Motion carried.
INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING AND REFERENCE
By Assemblymen Williams, Arberry and Chowning:
Assembly Bill No. 140—AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the department of motor vehicles and public safety to provide certain services through the Internet; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Williams moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Motion carried.
By Assemblyman Williams:
Assembly Bill No. 141—AN ACT relating to foster children; imposing liability on the state for certain damages caused by foster children; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Williams moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.
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 Collin Alldredge, Nicholas Allen, Ian Babcock, Bryan Bach, Jenny Bailey, Justin Barba, Mike Baumann, Melissa Beairsto, Ben Becerra, Thomas Biondi, Richard Blakey, Colleen Brown, Roger Bruce, Lara Burgarello, Jamie Byrne, Silvia Cabrera, Cabrina Calvanese, Nicole Carroll, Lindsay Carter, Britanny Cassingham, Alyson Christiansen, Josh Codding, Melinda Codega, Heather Cross, Brandon Crum, Bryan Daane, Jordan Davis, Anthony Delacruz, Eric Deweerd, Casey Dillon, Heather Dillon, Graham Dollarhide, Danielle Dorsey, Jack Douglass, Chris Drossullis, Rachael Dulcey, Jennifer Elston, Kyle Endres, Jeff Epperson, Amanda Evans, Chris Farley, Taelor Feinberg, Mike Ferris, Megan Frette, Jessica Funston, Matt Gallagher, Willy Gehlen, Mayanne Getts, Sara Ginocchio, Jessica Griffin, Joelle Gutman, Brian Hagen, Michelle Hancock, Zack Hanks, Daniel Hansen, Bridget Harris, Matt Heyer, Chris Ibaibarriage, Jeremy Jaureguito, Kendra Jepson, Jennifer Johansson, Anthony Jones, Philip Karam, Jacob Keese, Kim Krichbaum, Erin Lockwood, Matt Mathisen, Brett Maupin, Ian McEwen, Matt McGraw, Matt Menicucci, Austin Miller, Daniel Mooney, Bethanne Mullen, Heather Naut, Alicia Nehrkorn, Frank O'Gorman, Matt Olivero, Chris Pacheco, Michael Paine, Jeremy Pilzner, Matt Polak, Charisse Puckett, Thomas Pugh, Jesse Rinehart, Jesus Ruiz, Hayley Sawyer, Nichoel Seymour, Rachel Seymour, Jeff Shackelton, Camille Sotero, Andrew Stieb, Megan Sullivan, Aundrea Taylor-Caldwell, Nicole Theodoulou, Elizabeth Thompson, John Toll, Brad Trader, Annie Tran, John Trevino, Dawn Vandam, Krystle Vergara, Gwen Washington, Adam Weiss, Samantha Welsh, Nathan Wendel, Kimberly Whitney, Scott Wideman, Ashleigh Williams, Joshua Wooley, and Denton Gehr.
On request of Assemblywoman Angle, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Hazel Talbutt, Chris Lewis, Dave Lewis and Cathy Lewis.
On request of Assemblywoman Gibbons, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Jack Neal.
On request of Assemblyman Hettrick, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Bill Shaw, Paige Shaw, Bruce Mulder, Byron Waite, Carole Thompson, Christi Mosher-Faught, Collen Campbell, Darlene Landis, Darrell Dion, John McCall, Julie Shoush, Karen Brumhall, Kathy Halbardier, Kathy Lauritsen, Linda Wilson, Lynn Janssen, Maria Pearson, Mark Wright, Michele Wagner, Mike Coleman, Carol Coleman, Mike Matuska, Mike Riley, Mimi Moss, Nick Pchelkin, Norma Villasenor, Pat Gayman, Sherry Botelho, Steve Lewis, Steve Theriault and Tammy James.
On request of Assemblyman Humke, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to John Hickey.
Assemblywoman Buckley moved that the Assembly adjourn until Thursday, February 15, 2001 at 11:00 a.m.
Motion carried.
Assembly adjourned at 11:43 a.m.
Approved:Richard D. Perkins
Attest: Jacqueline Sneddon