Legislature Archives - Page 13 of 35

Abortion Bill Clears Legislature, Heads to Governor Lombardo’s Desk

May 24, 2023 3:33 pmMay 30, 2023 3:43 pm

Senate Bill 131, an abortion bill sponsored by Senate Majority leader Nicole Cannizzaro (SD-6), passed the Assembly along party lines on Monday and is now awaiting Governor Lombardo’s signature or veto. The legislation passed the Senate with Republican Senators Carrie Buck (SD-5) and Heidi Seevers-Ganseert (SD-15) voting with the Democratic...

State Leaders, Oakland A’s Reach Tentative Agreement

May 24, 2023 9:57 am

The Oakland A’s have been eyeing a move to Las Vegas for over a year due the fact that it’s simply harder to do business in California compared to Nevada. The A’s organization has been subject to a barrage of lawsuits filed against their plans to build a waterfront stadium...

NV Dems Amend Bill To Prohibit School Board Effort To Protect Girls Sports And Private Spaces

May 23, 2023 8:12 pmMay 29, 2023 10:24 am

In a last minute, late night amendment, Nevada Senate Democrats amended Assembly Bill 423 to specifically prohibit elected school board officials from adopting certain policies for their respective districts. The timing of this amendment is an unlikely coincidence due to the controversy surrounding the Douglas County School District’s Board of Trustees’ attempt...

AFC Ad Buy Calls Out NV Legislators for Trapping Hispanic Families in Unsafe Schools

May 23, 2023 11:39 amMay 23, 2023 11:43 am

The American Federation for Children (AFC) announced its plan to spend at least $250,000 on television and digital advertisements calling out Nevada legislators who rejected Governor Lombardo’s school choice proposal and have chosen to keep Hispanic families trapped in unsafe learning environments, where “kids are bullied and chased by gangs.”...

Sex-Change Surgery On Children, Funded By Taxpayers, Advances To Senate Finance Committee

May 22, 2023 8:21 pmMay 30, 2023 2:32 pm

Senate Bill 163 requires health insurance companies and Medicaid to cover treatment, including sex-change surgery, relating to gender dysphoria and gender incongruence for minors less than 18 years of age. According to SB163, the diagnosis and medical treatment of such conditions must be prescribed by “medical providers” such as voice therapists...

SB277: A Mixed Bag Of Bipartisan Provisions For Cannabis Sales, Licensees, And Taxes

May 22, 2023 9:31 amMay 22, 2023 9:33 am

SB 277 is set to be heard again by the Senate this morning, before the Committee on Finance, in hopes that it will make its way to the Assembly prior to the conclusion of this session. The convergence of such a mixed bag of provisions doesn’t happen often and can...

Democrats Promise ‘Further Negotiations’ On Governor’s Education Reforms

May 22, 2023 8:35 amMay 24, 2023 1:26 pm

Only nine bills have been signed by Governor Lombardo this legislative session–the fewest in 25 years–as his legislative priorities of education reform and election integrity measures have been largely ignored or summarily dismissed by the Democratic majority. Last week, three “gun control” bills were vetoed by the Governor prompting Democrats...