THE TWENTY-SIXTH DAY
Carson City (Friday), February 28, 2003
Assembly called to order at 11:10 a.m.
Mr. Speaker presiding.
Roll called.
All present except Assemblymen Carpenter, Ohrenschall and Pierce, who were excused.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Pastor Monte Fast.
A young Marine’s prayer
from the Gulf: “Yesterday, Thanksgiving, I had a thought. Maybe it sounds
silly, but here goes. I was watching the sunset. It sets about 5:30, and I
realized that’s about 6:30 a.m. on the West Coast. That’s sunrise for you. So
I’m watching the sun set at the same time you see it rising. It’s amazing that
we can watch the same thing together from such a distance. It’s like God has
given me a way to say good morning to you every day.” From
Sgt. James L. Fast, USMC. Dated November 23, 1990.
Amen.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Assemblyman Oceguera 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 Elections, Procedures, and Ethics, to which was referred Assembly Bill No. 127, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass.
Chris Giunchigliani, Chairman
Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Government Affairs, to which was referred Assembly Bill No. 137, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass.
Mark Manendo, Chairman
Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which were referred Assembly Bills Nos. 94, 101, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass.
Bernie Anderson, Chairman
MESSAGES FROM THE Senate
Senate Chamber, Carson City, February 27, 2003
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. 4.
Also, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Senate amended, and on this day passed, as amended, Assembly Bill No. 10, and respectfully requests your honorable body to concur in said amendment.
Also, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Senate on this day passed, as amended, Senate Bill No. 73.
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Mary Jo Mongelli |
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Assistant Secretary of the Senate |
INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING AND REFERENCE
By Assemblymen Mortenson, Christensen, Koivisto, Gibbons, Anderson, Angle, Arberry, Beers, Buckley, Chowning, Claborn, Collins, Conklin, Giunchigliani, Goicoechea, Griffin, Gustavson, Hardy, Hettrick, Knecht, Manendo, McClain, McCleary, Oceguera, Parks, Pierce, Sherer, and Weber:
Assembly Bill No. 213—AN ACT relating to water; removing the prospective expiration of certain provisions establishing the circumstances under which certain temporary permits for the appropriation of ground water may be revoked; removing the prospective expiration of certain provisions restricting the authority of the State Engineer to limit the depth or prohibit the repair of certain wells; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Mortenson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.
By Assemblymen Mortenson, Chowning, Brown, Christensen, Claborn, Hettrick, Leslie, McCleary, Oceguera, and Pierce:
Assembly Bill No. 214—AN ACT relating to government publications; requiring the State Library and Archives Administrator to establish standards for state and local government publications issued in electronic form; requiring state and local governments that issue a publication in electronic form to transmit a copy of the publication to the State Publications Distribution Center within the State Library and Archives; requiring the Center to make such publications available for access on the Internet; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Mortenson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.
By Assemblymen Hettrick, Knecht, Grady, Hardy, Marvel, and Sherer; Senators McGinness and Townsend:
Assembly Bill No. 215—AN ACT relating to conservation districts; authorizing conservation districts to acquire real or personal property under certain circumstances; excepting certain taxable real property acquired by a conservation district from the exemption of certain property from taxation; requiring a conservation district that acquires real property to make payments in lieu of taxes; providing for the collection and disposition of such payments in lieu of taxes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Hettrick moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Government Affairs:
Assembly Bill No. 216—AN ACT relating to state financial administration; revising the manner in which certain claims against this state are audited; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Manendo moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Government Affairs:
Assembly Bill No. 217—AN ACT relating to State Government; authorizing state offices to establish an alternative schedule of operation; transferring the power or duty to adopt certain regulations from the Department of Personnel and the Director of the Department to the Personnel Commission; authorizing an employee to offset an overpayment of salary with annual leave; allowing the State Board of Examiners to delegate to its Clerk the authority to designate certain overpayments of salary as bad debts; repealing a duplicative provision regarding certain reports by appointing authorities; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Manendo moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Education:
Assembly Bill No. 218—AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing the plan required of each public school for the progressive discipline and on-site review of disciplinary decisions regarding pupils; providing that the salary of a principal may be withheld under certain circumstances if the principal does not comply with provisions governing the establishment, review and implementation of a plan; specifying the terms of certain members on a committee to review the temporary alternative placement of pupils; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Williams moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Education.
Motion carried.
By Assemblymen Sherer, Angle, Carpenter, Christensen, Collins, Conklin, Geddes, Goicoechea, Griffin, Gustavson, Hettrick, Knecht, Koivisto, and Oceguera; Senator McGinness (by request):
Assembly Bill No. 219—AN ACT relating to the economic development of rural communities; requiring the Department of Administration to conduct a study concerning the feasibility and desirability of relocating certain state agencies to rural communities; requiring the Department to recommend the relocation of at least one such agency; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Sherer moved that the bill be referred to the Concurrent Committees on Government Affairs and Ways and Means.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Commerce and Labor:
Assembly Bill No. 220—AN ACT relating to contractors; providing for the confidentiality of certain information obtained or received by the State Contractors’ Board; authorizing the Board to require a criminal investigator employed by the Board to conduct a background investigation of an applicant for employment with the Board; authorizing a district court in a proceeding for a judicial review of a final decision of the Board to dismiss an agency or person from the proceeding under certain circumstances; expanding the circumstances under which a criminal investigator employed by the Board may exercise the powers of a peace officer; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Goldwater moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Motion carried.
By Assemblymen Chowning, Buckley, Collins, Gibbons, McCleary, Anderson, Andonov, Angle, Arberry, Christensen, Claborn, Conklin, Giunchigliani, Goicoechea, Grady, Griffin, Gustavson, Hettrick, Horne, Knecht, Koivisto, Manendo, McClain, Mortenson, Oceguera, Parks, Perkins, Pierce, Sherer, Weber, and Williams:
Assembly Bill No. 221—AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the consignee of a vehicle to assist the consignor in completing a financing statement to create a purchase-money security interest of the consignor in the vehicle; requiring the consignee to file the financing statement with the Secretary of State; requiring the consignee to display a particular sign; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblywoman Chowning moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Motion carried.
By Assemblymen Giunchigliani, Manendo, Anderson, Parks, Conklin, Arberry, Atkinson, Buckley, Chowning, Claborn, Collins, Gibbons, Goicoechea, Griffin, Horne, Leslie, McClain, McCleary, Mortenson, Oceguera, Ohrenschall, Perkins, Pierce, and Williams:
Assembly Bill No. 222—AN ACT relating to the Public Employees’ Benefits Program; requiring the Board of the Program to ensure that rates established for coverage are the same for all persons who participate in the Program for that coverage; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblywoman Giunchigliani moved that the bill be referred to the Concurrent Committees on Government Affairs and Ways and Means.
Motion carried.
Senate Bill No. 73.
Assemblyman Oceguera moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES
Assemblywoman Koivisto moved that Assembly Bill No. 25
be taken from the Second Reading File and re-referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
Motion carried.
SECOND READING AND AMENDMENT
Assembly Bill No. 51.
Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 93.
Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES
Assemblywoman Koivisto moved that Assembly Bill No. 111
be taken from the Second Reading File and re-referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
Motion carried.
Assemblywoman Chowning moved that Assembly Bill No. 19
be taken from the Chief Clerk’s desk and re-referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
Motion carried.
Assemblywoman Buckley moved that Assembly Bill No. 150 be taken from the General File and placed on the General File for the next legislative day.
Motion carried.
GUESTS EXTENDED PRIVILEGE OF ASSEMBLY FLOOR
On request of Assemblyman Andonov, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Steve Martin.
On request of Assemblyman Atkinson, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Ed Devore and Lee Devore.
On request of Assemblyman Beers, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Mary Biven.
On request of Assemblyman Brown, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Jane Ham.
On request of Assemblywoman Gibbons, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Rich Strickland.
On request of Assemblyman Griffin, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Tim Cory.
On
request of Assemblyman Mabey, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly
Chamber for this day was extended to Joyce Cory and
Betty Rumford.
On request of Assemblyman Marvel, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Joyce Sheen.
On request of Assemblyman Sherer, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Shane McMurdo.
On request of Assemblywoman Weber, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Ulli Miyashiro.
Assemblywoman Buckley moved that the Assembly adjourn until Monday, March 3, 2003, at 11:00 a.m.
Motion carried.
Assembly adjourned at 11:31 a.m.
Approved: Richard D. Perkins
Attest: Jacqueline Sneddon