THE FORTIETH DAY
Carson City(Friday), March 16, 2001
Senate called to order at 10:44 a.m.
President pro Tempore Jacobsen presiding.
Roll called.
All present except Senator Amodei, who was excused.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Dr. Ken Haskins.
Dear Heavenly Father, as the sun sets on another busy and yet productive week, these Senators will return home to spend some much desired and needed time with their families. Watch over them and keep them safe as they travel. Bring them back refreshed, renewed and ready to face new challenges next week.
Amen.
Pledge of allegiance to the Flag.
Senator Raggio moved that further reading of the Journal be dispensed with, and the President pro Tempore and Secretary be authorized to make the necessary corrections and additions.
Motion carried.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Mr. President pro Tempore:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which were referred Senate Bills Nos. 47, 197; Assembly Bill No. 107, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass.
Mark A. James, Chairman
MESSAGES FROM THE ASSEMBLY
Assembly Chamber, Carson City, March 15, 2001
To the Honorable the Senate:
I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Assembly on this day passed Senate Joint Resolution No. 9.
Also, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Assembly on this day adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 21.
Patricia R. Williams
Assistant Chief Clerk of the Assembly
INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING AND REFERENCE
By Senators Townsend, Mathews, Schneider, Carlton, James, Amodei, Porter; Assemblymen Leslie, Gibbons, Parks, Brower, Giunchigliani and Williams:
Senate Bill No. 364—AN ACT relating to public welfare; establishing the developmental services commission; prescribing its powers and duties; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Senator Townsend moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Motion carried.
By Senators Townsend, Rhoads, Mathews, Washington, Schneider, Amodei, McGinness, Porter; Assemblymen Marvel, Leslie, Oceguera, Angle, Freeman, Humke, Anderson, de Braga, Gustavson, Hettrick, Price and Williams:
Senate Bill No. 365—AN ACT relating to Indians; creating the department of Indian affairs and providing its duties; revising the membership of the Nevada Indian commission; authorizing the assessment of certain fees; providing that a person employed as a police officer by an Indian tribe has the powers of a peace officer; providing for the disposition of human remains that are Native American; creating the advisory committee on Indian education; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Senator Townsend moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.
By Senator Townsend and Assemblywoman Leslie:
Senate Bill No. 366—AN ACT relating to mental health; providing for the establishment by a district court of a program for the treatment of mentally ill offenders; authorizing justices’ courts and municipal courts to transfer original jurisdiction of certain cases to the district court for the purpose of assigning offenders to the program of treatment; enacting various provisions pertaining to the program of treatment; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Senator Townsend moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.
By Senators Wiener, Rawson, Care, Titus, Washington, Amodei, Carlton, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, Schneider and Townsend:
Senate Bill No. 367—AN ACT relating to pregnancy; providing for the administration of certain activities to reduce the rate of pregnancies among unmarried teenage girls in Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Senator Wiener moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Human Resources and Facilities.
Motion carried.
By Senator Amodei:
Senate Bill No. 368—AN ACT making an appropriation to Carson City for the establishment of housing in Carson City for persons returning to the community from institutional care; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Senator O'Connell moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Motion carried.
By Senator McGinness (by request):
Senate Bill No. 369—AN ACT relating to domestic relations; revising provisions governing the withholding of income for payment of support for a child; creating a presumptive preference for joint custody of a child; creating a rebuttable presumption that both parents are fit to be awarded joint custody of a child; requiring the parents of a child to share equally the cost of supporting the child under certain circumstances; revising provisions governing the calculation of support for a child; revising provisions governing the presumptive effect of domestic violence upon custody determinations; providing for relief from certain determinations concerning parentage and support of a child; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Senator McGinness moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.
By Senator Schneider:
Senate Bill No. 370—AN ACT relating to liens; prohibiting the waiver or modification of rights relating to mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens except under certain circumstances; prohibiting certain provisions in a contract for a work of improvement; making various changes to provisions relating to mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Senator Schneider moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.
By Senator Schneider:
Senate Bill No. 371—AN ACT relating to physicians; revising the provisions governing the authority of certain physicians to possess, prescribe, dispense and administer controlled substances, dangerous drugs and other drugs; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Senator Schneider moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Human Resources and Facilities.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Commerce and Labor:
Senate Bill No. 372—AN ACT relating to the public utilities commission of Nevada; revising the portfolio standard that the commission must establish for renewable energy resources; revising the authority of the commission to impose civil penalties; requiring the commission to adopt certain regulations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Senator Townsend moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Commerce and Labor:
Senate Bill No. 373—AN ACT relating to labor; expanding the authority of the labor commissioner to adopt regulations; reducing the period within which certain unclaimed money collected by the labor commissioner is presumed abandoned; authorizing a person designated by the labor commissioner to conduct certain hearings and issue certain decisions concerning the labor laws of this state; requiring the attorney general to prosecute certain criminal violations that are reported to him by the labor commissioner; authorizing the labor commissioner to prescribe by regulation the minimum wage paid to employees in private employment in this state; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Senator Townsend moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Motion carried.
By Senator Jacobsen:
Senate Bill No. 374—AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; revising provisions concerning the duty to erect and maintain signs to designate parking spaces for use by handicapped persons; requiring the enactment of local ordinances to address compliance with the duty to erect and maintain signs to designate parking spaces for use by handicapped persons; requiring the enactment of local ordinances to provide for the reimbursement of costs incurred by the local government to bring an owner of private property into compliance with the duty to erect and maintain signs to designate parking spaces for use by handicapped persons; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Senator Rawson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Judiciary:
Senate Bill No. 375—AN ACT relating to crimes; clarifying certain provisions relating to murder of the first degree, murder of the second degree and manslaughter; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Senator James moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Taxation:
Senate Bill No. 376—AN ACT relating to taxation; providing an exemption from the taxes on personal property for certain employers who pay for transportation expenses for employees; expanding the circumstances under which a senior citizen may receive a refund pursuant to the Senior Citizens’ Property Tax Assistance Act; expanding the property tax exemption for widows to include all surviving spouses; authorizing the county assessor to deposit certain overpayments of taxes in the county treasury unless the taxpayer requests a refund of the overpayment; exempting certain deficient payments of taxes from collection; removing certain duties of county assessors and county treasurers concerning the taxation of animals; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Senator McGinness moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Taxation.
Motion carried.
SECOND READING AND AMENDMENT
Assembly Bill No. 22.
Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES
Senator Raggio moved that Senate Bills Nos. 190, 260, 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 President pro Tempore and Secretary signed Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 20; Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 11.
GUESTS EXTENDED PRIVILEGE OF SENATE FLOOR
On request of Senator Mathews, the privilege of the floor of the Senate Chamber for this day was extended to Terri Fritz.
On request of Senator Raggio, the privilege of the floor of the Senate Chamber for this day was extended to Earl Hanes, Marge Hanes, Audrey Brooks and the following students from the Roy Gomm Elementary School: Asa Aninao, Adam Barba, Christopher Becher, Emily Bedell, Jordan Bjerke, Mitchell Cukrov, Daniel Ferrari, Gavin Goetz, Courtney Haddock, Cameron Harris, Julian Jacobs, Richard Kern, Micala Koci, Diana Lang, Jarad Mouchou, Maggie Olander, Eda Ozmen, Kate Pool, Adam Pope, Barrett Sande, Ethan Strawn, Tyler Thompson, Anthony Villa, Connor Warren, Liana Weber, Jordan Basta, Jessica Bertrand, James Bolotin, Brian Bus, Cristianna Coleman, Henry Davis, Sam Douglass, Jessica Hansen, Jonathan Hatjakes, Carilyn Hoffman, Chase Howard, Morgan Iveson, Dominic Kukulica, Megan Mathis, Shane McGuire, Shannon McGuire, Charles Michels, Jamie Olander, Ashleigh Rahming, Jacob Schulte, Ryan Siri, Sarah Stanko, Ryan Starr, Johnathan Stewart, Kallyn Waddington, Glenn Wallace, Mary Anderson, Cristina Bedolla, James Bertoldi, Sam Breen, Casey Conrad, Dimitry Ediss, Lauren Eisele, Greyson Fritz, Kyle Goetz, Connor Gomez, Hillary Greene, John Kirsch, Alan Lyons, Coleman Manson, Spencer Mason, Catherine Mathis, Mieka McGhin, Cassandra McHardy, Erik Peterson, Gina Rosa, Richard Schneider, Quincy Shanks, David Sidorski, Melissa Slocumb, Ian Vigen, Thomas Wood, Jennifer Yi; teachers: Karen Hume, Marlene Cate and Diana Ghio.
Senator Raggio moved that the Senate adjourn until Monday, March 19, 2001 at 10:30 a.m.
Motion carried.
Senate adjourned at 11:07 a.m.
Approved:Lawrence E. Jacobsen
President pro Tempore of the Senate
Attest: Claire J. Clift