THE THIRTIETH DAY
Carson City (Tuesday), March 6, 2001
Assembly called to order at 11:26 a.m.
Mr. Speaker presiding.
Roll called.
All present except Assemblywoman Freeman, who was excused.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Pastor Stanley Friend.
Almighty God, Our Heavenly Father, send down upon those who hold office in this State the spirit of wisdom, charity, and justice; that with steadfast purpose they may faithfully serve in their offices to promote the well-being of all people; in Your Name we pray.
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 Government Affairs, to which were referred Assembly Bills Nos. 165, 181, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass.
Also, your Committee on Government Affairs, to which were referred Assembly Bills Nos. 252, 257, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass.
Douglas A. Bache, Chairman
Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was referred Assembly Bill No. 14, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass.
Ellen M. Koivisto, Chairman
MESSAGES FROM THE Senate
Senate Chamber, Carson City, March 5, 2001
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. 8.
Mary Jo Mongelli
Assistant Secretary of the Senate
INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING AND REFERENCE
By Assemblymen Leslie, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Parks, Anderson, Buckley, Carpenter, Chowning, Collins, Freeman, Humke, Koivisto, Manendo, McClain, Neighbors, Oceguera, Parnell, Price, Smith and Williams:
Assembly Bill No. 279—AN ACT relating to occupational disease; providing for the availability of industrial insurance benefits to providers of health care for exposure to certain contagious diseases; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblywoman Leslie moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Motion carried.
By Assemblyman Hettrick; Senators Jacobsen and Amodei:
Assembly Bill No. 280—AN ACT making a contingent appropriation to the State Public Works Board for the construction of a Hi-Tech Learning Center on the campus of Western Nevada Community College in Douglas County; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Hettrick moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Motion carried.
By Assemblywoman Von Tobel:
Assembly Bill No. 281—AN ACT making an appropriation to the Indian Springs Town Advisory Board for the replacement of recreational equipment at the Indian Springs Civic Center; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblywoman Von Tobel moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Motion carried.
By Assemblyman Bache:
Assembly Bill No. 282—AN ACT relating to peace officers; revising the circumstances under which an investigator may note the refusal of a peace officer to submit to a polygraphic examination in his report; eliminating the requirement that a peace officer who is the subject of an investigation of alleged misconduct submit to a polygraphic examination in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Bache moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining:
Assembly Bill No. 283—AN ACT making appropriations to the Newlands Project Water Rights Fund and Truckee-Carson Irrigation District for certain expenses relating to water rights; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman de Braga moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining:
Assembly Bill No. 284—AN ACT relating to air pollution; authorizing the establishment in certain counties of programs for the control of emissions from certain construction equipment and visibility standards for air quality; revising the provisions governing the deposit of administrative penalties collected in such counties for certain violations; providing in such counties for the control of emissions from heavy-duty motor vehicles that are powered by diesel fuel; including such heavy-duty motor vehicles in the compulsory inspection program for motor vehicles; clarifying certain provisions relating to the compulsory inspection program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman de Braga moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining.
Motion carried.
By Assemblymen Parnell, Bache, Smith, Gibbons, Koivisto, McClain, Oceguera and Parks:
Assembly Bill No. 285—AN ACT relating to the state personnel system; creating the committee on catastrophic leave to hear appeals from decisions of appointing authorities regarding the use of such leave; prescribing the powers and duties of the committee; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblywoman Parnell moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.
By Assemblymen Parnell, Brower, Dini, Gibbons, Hettrick, Koivisto, McClain and Parks:
Assembly Bill No. 286—AN ACT making an appropriation to Carson City for the creation of a team of personnel to serve as a central clearinghouse for mental health assessments and the coordination of services for the mentally ill; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblywoman Parnell moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Motion carried.
By Assemblyman Brower:
Assembly Bill No. 287—AN ACT making an appropriation to Washoe County School District for the support of the preschool program for non-English speaking children offered by The Children’s Cabinet at Incline Village, Inc.; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Brower moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Motion carried.
By Assemblymen Collins and Neighbors; Senator McGinness:
Assembly Bill No. 288—AN ACT making an appropriation to Lincoln County for the improvement of the facilities at the fairgrounds in Panaca and for the acquisition of land and improvement of the facilities at the fairgrounds in Caliente; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Collins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Commerce and Labor:
Assembly Bill No. 289—AN ACT relating to workers’ compensation; limiting the definition of “police officer” for the purposes of determining eligibility for workers’ compensation and eligibility to elect to receive normal salary in lieu of workers’ compensation for a period; limiting the definition of “police officer” for the purposes of determining whether a surviving spouse and surviving child of a police officer may elect to accept or continue coverage for certain benefits provided by a public agency or may elect to join or continue coverage under the public employees’ benefits program; 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 the Committee on Commerce and Labor:
Assembly Bill No. 290—AN ACT relating to osteopathic medicine; revising the provisions governing the requirements for licensure as an osteopathic physician; revising the provisions governing the filing of a complaint against a practitioner of osteopathic medicine with the state board of osteopathic medicine; requiring a member of the board to review and investigate such a complaint; revising the fees that may be charged and collected by the board; 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 Assemblymen Claborn, Carpenter, Collins, Marvel, Neighbors, Anderson, Bache, Brown, de Braga, Humke, Lee, McClain, Mortenson and Parnell:
Assembly Bill No. 291—AN ACT relating to game tags; imposing an additional fee for game tags for the support of programs to control predators and protect wildlife habitat; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Claborn moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining.
Motion carried.
By Assemblymen Angle and Hettrick:
Assembly Bill No. 292—AN ACT relating to liquefied petroleum gas; requiring certain dealers of liquefied petroleum gas to offer to sell or lease the tank and related equipment under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblywoman Angle moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining.
Motion carried.
By Assemblymen Williams, Arberry, Bache, Berman, Cegavske, Chowning, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Gustavson, Hettrick, Humke, Lee, Manendo, Nolan, Oceguera, Parnell, Price, Smith and Von Tobel:
Assembly Bill No. 293—AN ACT relating to libraries; requiring the board of county commissioners and the governing body of any city that is consolidated into the county library district to approve a proposal for the issuance of general obligation bonds for the consolidated library district; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Williams moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES
Assemblyman Parks moved that Assembly Bill No. 84 be taken from the General File and placed on the General File for the next legislative day.
Motion carried.
Assemblyman Bache moved that Assembly Bill No. 99 be taken from the Chief Clerk’s desk and placed on the Second Reading File for the next legislative day.
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 Brenna Bynum, Daniel Carew, Carol Costley, Bianca Sciotto, Irene Jaquez, Joshua Johnson, Chelsea Davis, Audrey Mentzer, Carly Sweder, Denise Thompson, Jeffrey Dooley, Casady Raffanelli, Danielle Reynolds, Brian Aranda, Tyler Brown, Lindsay Martindale, Lauren Mattingly, Erin Bechtel, Megan Holtz, Darcy Shepard, Jina Yoo, Joshua Morris, Erin Snodgrass, Veronica Fairchild, Jessica Johns, Amy Yoscovitch, Marika Baren, Lindsay Duncan, Christopher Costa, Joey Ganser, Thomas Golding and Beau Walker.
On request of Assemblywoman Angle, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to T.J. Ott and Fern Crotts.
On request of Assemblyman Carpenter, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Gene Segerblom.
On request of Assemblyman Collins, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Shari Buck.
On request of Assemblyman Gustavson, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to John L. Wagner.
On request of Assemblyman Nolan, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Nelson Teran, Hartwell Ku, Reggie Reese, Paul F. Guercio and John Hoeft.
On request of Assemblyman Perkins, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Dylan Kesterson, Amanda Lucero, Joseluis Marquez, Amber Martinez, Ashley Martinez, Justin Miller, Megan Miller, Lisa Oswald, Jessica Penman, Rikki Perkins, Jerrick Robbins, Matthew Rock, Tiffany Rumsey, Michael Russell, Skyler Sudweeks, Tylor Thompson, Miranda VanVliet, Krista Varley, Rachael Wadley, William Wadley, Matthew Work, Megan Wooley, Tammy Miller, Leopoldo Adaoag, Elizabeth Anderson, Nick Barlow, Carrie Bass, Daniel Bell, Melissa Boles, Mitchell Brenner, Nicholas Brophy, Rachel Brown, Ryan Chase, Steven Chase, Leroy Chase, Jake Clove, Lauren Day, Jenna Deblak, Eric Doyel, Ashley Drury, Ashley Farmer, Amanda Gibbs, Jeri Hendricks, Doug Gougar, Emily Hinman, Renee Hair, Spencer Hutchings and Amanda Jones.
Assemblywoman Buckley moved that the Assembly adjourn until Wednesday, March, 7, 2001 at 11:00 a.m.
Motion carried.
Assembly adjourned at 11:45 a.m.
Approved:Richard D. Perkins
Attest: Jacqueline Sneddon