MINUTES OF THE Floor meeting
of the
senate Committee on Commerce and Labor
Seventy-second Session
May 24, 2003
The Senate Committee on Commerce and Laborwas called to order by Chairman Randolph J. Townsend, at 12:45 p.m., on Saturday, May 24, 2003, on the Senate Floor of the Legislative Building, Carson City, Nevada. There was no Agenda. There was no Attendance Roster.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Senator Randolph J. Townsend, Chairman
Senator Warren B. Hardy II, Vice Chairman
Senator Ann O'Connell
Senator Raymond C. Shaffer
Senator Joseph Neal
Senator Michael Schneider
Senator Maggie Carlton
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
Olivia Lodato, Committee Secretary
The meeting is now open. I call for a motion to recede or not recede from Amendment No. 607 to Assembly Bill (A.B.) 81.
ASSEMBLY BILL 81 (2nd Reprint): Revises remedies available in certain actions relating to intellectual property. (BDR 52-366)
SENATOR NEAL MOVED TO NOT RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO. 607 TO A.B. 81.
SENATOR O’CONNELL SECONDED THE MOTION.
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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Chairman Townsend:
I call for a motion to recede or not recede from Amendment No. 667 to A.B. 232.
ASSEMBLY BILL 232 (2nd Reprint): Makes various changes relating to telecommunications. (BDR 52-1073)
SENATOR NEAL MOVED TO NOT RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO. 667 TO A.B. 232.
SENATOR CARLTON SECONDED THE MOTION.
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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Chairman Townsend:
I call for a motion to recede or not recede from Amendment No. 605 to A.B. 498.
ASSEMBLY BILL 498 (2nd Reprint): Makes various changes to provisions governing manufactured home parks. (BDR 10-1296)
SENATOR HARDY MOVED TO NOT RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO. 605 TO A.B. 498.
SENATOR O’CONNELL SECONDED THE MOTION.
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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Chairman Townsend:
I call for a motion to recede or not recede from Amendment No. 606 to A.B. 32.
ASSEMBLY BILL 32 (2nd Reprint): Revises certain provisions governing public utilities, alternative sellers, providers of discretionary natural gas service, providers of new electric resources and eligible customers. (BDR 58-626)
SENATOR SCHNEIDER MOVED TO NOT RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO. 606 TO A.B. 32.
SENATOR HARDY SECONDED THE MOTION.
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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Chairman Townsend:
I call for a motion to concur or not concur with Amendment No. 813 to Senate Bill (S.B.) 193.
SENATE BILL 193 (2nd Reprint): Revises provisions regarding coverage of industrial insurance for certain employees. (BDR 53-782)
SENATOR SCHNEIDER MOVED TO NOT CONCUR WITH AMENDMENT NO. 813 TO S.B. 193.
SENATOR HARDY SECONDED THE MOTION.
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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Chairman Townsend:
I call for a motion to concur or not concur with Amendment No. 811 to S.B. 102.
SENATE BILL 102 (2nd Reprint): Revises provisions relating to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada. (BDR 58-968)
SENATOR HARDY MOVED TO NOT CONCUR WITH AMENDMENT NO. 811 TO S.B. 102.
SENATOR SCHNEIDER SECONDED THE MOTION.
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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Chairman Townsend:
I call for a motion to concur or not concur with Amendment No. 805 to S.B. 241.
SENATE BILL 241 (2nd Reprint): Makes various changes concerning constructional defects. (BDR 3-156)
SENATOR O’CONNELL MOVED TO CONCUR WITH AMENDMENT NO. 805 TO S.B. 241.
SENATOR HARDY SECONDED THE MOTION
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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Chairman Townsend:
I call for a motion to concur or not concur with Amendments No. 820, No. 872, and No. 899 to S.B. 425.
SENATE BILL 425 (5th Reprint): Makes various changes relating to pharmacy. (BDR 54-530)
SENATOR SHAFFER MOVED TO CONCUR WITH AMENDMENTS NO. 820, NO. 872, AND NO. 899 TO S.B. 425.
SENATOR CARLTON SECONDED THE MOTION.
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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Chairman Townsend:
I call for a motion to concur or not concur with Amendments No. 816 and No. 879 to S.B. 320.
SENATE BILL 320 (3rd Reprint): Makes various changes to provisions governing industrial insurance. (BDR 53-600)
SENATOR O’CONNELL MOVED TO CONCUR WITH AMENDMENTS NO. 816 AND NO. 879 TO S.B. 320.
SENATOR SHAFFER SECONDED THE MOTION.
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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Chairman Townsend:
I call for a motion to concur or not concur with Amendment No. 818 to S.B. 372.
SENATE BILL 372 (2nd Reprint): Revises provisions relating to cosmetology. (BDR 54-886)
SENATOR O’CONNELL MOVED TO NOT CONCUR WITH AMENDMENT NO. 818 TO S.B. 372.
SENATOR SCHNEIDER SECONDED THE MOTION.
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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Chairman Townsend:
I call for a motion to concur or not concur with Amendment No. 821 to S.B. 426.
SENATE BILL 426 (3rd Reprint): Provides for standards and procedures for approval of applications for construction of facilities for personal wireless communications. (BDR 58-1286)
SENATOR O’CONNELL MOVED TO CONCUR WITH AMENDMENT NO. 821 TO S.B. 426.
SENATOR SHAFFER SECONDED THE MOTION.
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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Chairman Townsend:
I call for a motion to concur or not concur with Amendment No. 776 to S.B. 136.
SENATE BILL 136 (2nd Reprint): Makes various changes relating to certain penalties and fines imposed by unit-owners’ associations. (BDR 10-897)
SENATOR O’CONNELL MOVED TO CONCUR WITH AMENDMENT NO. 776 TO S.B. 136.
SENATOR CARLTON SECONDED THE MOTION.
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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Chairman Townsend:
I call for a motion to concur or not concur with Amendment No. 819 to S.B. 423.
SENATE BILL 423 (1st Reprint): Makes various changes relating to unemployment compensation benefits. (BDR 53-476)
SENATOR O’CONNELL MOVED TO CONCUR WITH AMENDMENT NO. 819 TO S.B. 423.
SENATOR CARLTON SECONDED THE MOTION.
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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Chairman Townsend:
There being no further business, this meeting is adjourned at 1:10 p.m.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:
Makita Schichtel,
Committee Secretary
APPROVED BY:
Senator Randolph J. Townsend, Chairman
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