THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY
Carson City (Monday), March 3, 2003
Assembly called to order at 11:07 a.m.
Mr. Speaker presiding.
Roll called.
All present except Assemblywoman Ohrenschall, who was excused.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Pastor Peggy Locke.
O God, Most High, we welcome Your presence in this Assembly today. May the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart be acceptable in Your sight—our strength and our Redeemer. Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.
May those gathered together here today, who represent the people of this wonderful state of Nevada, have Your hand of grace upon them, that You might prosper and give wisdom to each one here as discussions and decision making is done. We pray for all those in authority over us, and we continue to pray blessing for our military troops serving our country. God bless America.
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
Judiciary, to which was referred Assembly Bill No. 40, 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 Judiciary, to which was referred Assembly Bill No. 42, 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 Judiciary, to which was referred Assembly Bill No. 73, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Bernie Anderson, Chairman
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES
By Assemblymen Anderson, Andonov, Angle, Arberry, Atkinson, Beers, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Chowning, Christensen, Claborn, Collins, Conklin, Geddes, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goicoechea, Goldwater, Grady, Griffin, Gustavson, Hardy, Hettrick, Horne, Knecht, Koivisto, Leslie, Mabey, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, McCleary, Mortenson, Oceguera, Ohrenschall, Parks, Perkins, Pierce, Sherer, Weber and Williams; Senators Titus, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Cegavske, Coffin, Hardy, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, Nolan, O'Connell, Raggio, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Tiffany, Townsend, Washington, and Wiener:
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 5—Recognizing March 3, 2003, as "Read Across America" Day in Nevada in commemoration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday.
Whereas, Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts; and
Whereas, Theodor Seuss Geisel graduated from Dartmouth College in 1925 and began writing humorous articles and creating cartoons for various magazines; and
Whereas, His first children’s book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, was rejected by 43 publishers until, in 1937, a friend published the book for him; and
Whereas, In May of 1954, Life magazine published a report concerning illiteracy among school children, stating that, among other things, children were having trouble learning to read because the books were boring; and
Whereas, This comment inspired Theodor
Seuss Geisel’s publisher, Bennett Cerf, to compile a list of 400 words that he
felt were important, asking Mr. Geisel to cut the list to
250 words, the amount of words a first grader could absorb, and using only
those words to write a book that would excite children; and
Whereas, Nine months later, Mr. Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him, published The Cat in the Hat, which became an instant success; and
Whereas, Later in 1960, Bennett Cerf bet Mr. Geisel $50 that he couldn’t write an entire book using only 50 words and from that challenge came the famous children’s book, Green Eggs and Ham, which also became an instant success; and
Whereas, From that point on, Theodor Seuss Geisel became known as “Dr. Seuss,” and children became enthused about reading every Dr. Seuss book available; and
Whereas, Dr. Seuss died on September 24, 1991, but his legacy of children’s books will live forever as an inspiration to children everywhere to learn to read and to share in the laughter, enjoyment and knowledge that a book can provide; and
Whereas, In honor of Dr. Seuss and the joy of reading, the National Education Association has designated March 3, 2003, as “Read Across America” day and has called upon every child to read with a caring adult on this day 99 years after the birth of Theodor Seuss Geisel; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate Concurring, That March 3, 2003, is hereby recognized as “Read Across America” Day in Nevada in commemoration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday; and be it further
Resolved, That children and adults are encouraged to read a favorite book together on this date to share the joy of reading; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the
Assembly prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to Terry Hickman,
President of the Nevada State Education Association, and
Kenneth Lange, Executive Director of the Nevada State Education Association.
Assemblyman Anderson moved the adoption of the resolution.
Remarks by Assemblyman Anderson.
Resolution adopted unanimously.
Assemblyman Anderson moved that all rules be suspended and that Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 5 be immediately transmitted to the Senate.
Motion carried unanimously.
INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING AND REFERENCE
By Assemblymen Atkinson, Chowning, Pierce, Parks, Christensen, Anderson, Andonov, Angle, Arberry, Buckley, Carpenter, Claborn, Conklin, Geddes, Giunchigliani, Goicoechea, Goldwater, Grady, Griffin, Hardy, Horne, Knecht, Koivisto, Leslie, Mabey, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, McCleary, Oceguera, Perkins, Sherer, and Williams:
Assembly Bill No. 223—AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring certain vehicle dealers to provide copies of certain documents translated into Spanish for viewing by a purchaser or prospective purchaser of a motor vehicle under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Atkinson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Motion carried.
By the Committee on Government Affairs:
Assembly Bill No. 224—AN ACT relating to the Department
of
Cultural Affairs; revising provisions relating to the duties, governance and
structure of the Nevada Arts Council; 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. 225—AN ACT relating to programs for public employees; providing that the Public Employees’ Deferred Compensation Program approved by the committee to administer the Program may consist of any plan authorized by federal law to reduce taxable income or other forms of compensation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Manendo moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.
SECOND READING AND AMENDMENT
Assembly Bill No. 94.
Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 101.
Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 127.
Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 137.
Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.
general file and third reading
Assembly Bill No. 51.
Bill read third time.
Remarks by Assemblywoman Koivisto.
Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 51:
Yeas—41.
Nays—None.
Excused—Ohrenschall.
Assembly Bill No. 51 having received a constitutional
majority,
Mr. Speaker declared it passed.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Senate.
Assembly Bill No. 93.
Bill read third time.
Remarks by Assemblymen Gustavson, Gibbons, Buckley, Anderson, Knecht, Mortenson, and Beers.
Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 93:
Yeas—41.
Nays—None.
Excused—Ohrenschall.
Assembly Bill No. 93 having received a constitutional
majority,
Mr. Speaker declared it passed.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Senate.
Assembly Bill No. 150.
Bill read third time.
Remarks by Assemblywoman Buckley.
Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 150:
Yeas—41.
Nays—None.
Excused—Ohrenschall.
Assembly Bill No. 150 having received a constitutional
majority,
Mr. Speaker declared it passed.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Senate.
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 Lynn Worney.
On request of Assemblyman Andonov, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Jennie Dickerson.
On request of Assemblywoman Angle, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Sarah Ingenluyff.
On request of Assemblyman Atkinson, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Haley Atkinson.
On request of Assemblywoman Buckley, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Erica Warwick.
On request of Assemblyman Collins, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Jerica Miller.
On request of Assemblyman Geddes, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to L'Shauna Ross-Gobrick.
On request of Assemblywoman Giunchigliani, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Nicole Wyckoff.
On request of Assemblyman Hettrick, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Mariah Seitzinger.
On request of Assemblyman Horne, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Jamilee Lords.
On request of
Assemblywoman Leslie, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for
this day was extended to Darbie Adams, Janet Nold, Angelina Avitia, Meagan
Carter, Kristin Charles, Amanda Senn,
Megan Mecca, Heather Preece, Cristina Martinez, Jennifer Giraudo,
Paula Adams, Amanda Plocher, Erika Coleman, Veronica Rich,
Kimberly Gale, Janica Keenan, Samantha Sweeney, Samantha Segal,
Kristen Waldeck, Laura Rainford, America Acevedo, Mary Boni,
Carla Brookey, Alicia Brown, Haley Cain Carpenter, Alisha Casey,
Alli Cernoch, Christi Chabot, Felicia Chabot, Robyn Charles,
Heather Combs, Samantha Daniels, Kristin Duncan, Broghan Ellis,
Paige Elrod, Emmanuel Garcia, Lauren Hansen, Sandy Hauserman,
Adrienne Hill, Jan Houk, Marissa Houk, Esther Isacc, Terri Izatt,
Caitlyn King, Faith Lorenz, Samantha Mackowiak, Rachel McDermot, Cassandra
Much, Mercedes Much, Kathi Nelson, Samantha Pedersen, Allyson Raynor, Stefani
Rossman, Kristina Sewell, Ashley Shurtliff, Rebecca Tachihara, Stacey Warr, and
Megan Yepez.
On
request of Assemblywoman McClain, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly
Chamber for this day was extended to Lindsay House and
Myrna Williams.
On request of Assemblywoman Weber, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Lisa Stotts.
Assemblywoman Buckley moved that the Assembly adjourn until Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at 11:00 a.m.
Motion carried.
Assembly adjourned at 11:47 a.m.
Approved: Richard D. Perkins
Attest: Jacqueline Sneddon