NEVADA LEGISLATURE

Sixty-ninth Session, 1997
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SENATE DAILY JOURNAL
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THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOURTH DAY
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Carson City (Monday), June 2, 1997

Senate called to order at 11:10 a.m.
President Hammargren presiding.
Roll called.
All present
Prayer by the Chaplain, Lt. John Van Cleef.
Sovereign Lord, as we gather this day we are aware that You are omniscient, and we are not; that You are infinite, and we are finite. In Jesus' name grant those senators here gathered discernment from Your unlimited wisdom; and insight from Your limitless perspective.

Amen.

Pledge of allegiance to the Flag.

Senator Raggio moved that further reading of the Journal be dispensed with, and the President and Secretary be authorized to make the necessary corrections and additions.
Motion carried.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was re-referred Senate Bill No. 254, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Amend, and do pass as amended.

William J. Raggio,

Chairman

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Assembly Bill No. 463, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass.

William J. Raggio,

Chairman

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Human Resources and Facilities, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 205, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Amend, and do pass as amended.

Raymond D. Rawson,

Chairman

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Human Resources and Facilities, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 395, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Amend, and re-refer to the Committee on Legislative Affairs and Operations.

Raymond D. Rawson,

Chairman

Mr. President:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 145, 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, May 30, 1997

To the Honorable the Senate:
I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Assembly on this day passed Senate Bill No. 246.
Also, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Assembly on this day passed, as amended, Senate Bill No. 91, and respectfully requests your honorable body to concur in said amendment.
Also, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Assembly on this day passed Assembly Bill No. 458.
Also, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Assembly on this day passed, as amended, Assembly Bills Nos. 439, 471.
Also, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Assembly on this day adopted the report of the first Committee on Conference concerning Assembly Bill No. 29.

Jacqueline Sneddon

Assistant Chief Clerk of the Assembly

INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING AND REFERENCE

By Senators Neal, Adler, Coffin, Mathews, Regan, Schneider, Shaffer, Titus and Wiener:
Senate Bill No. 438--An Act relating to elections; requiring the secretary of state to establish the number of voting devices per number of registered voters that must be provided at a polling place on election day; clarifying the provisions that allow a voter who receives a ballot or voting receipt and leaves the polling place without voting to return to the polling place and vote; requiring election boards to account for all returned ballots and voting receipts after the closing of the polling places; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Senator Neal moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Legislative Affairs and Operations:
Senate Bill No. 439--An Act relating to elected state officers; increasing the salaries of certain constitutional officers; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Senator Raggio moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.

Assembly Bill No. 439.
Senator Rawson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.

Assembly Bill No. 458.
Senator Rawson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.

Assembly Bill No. 471.
Senator Rawson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Motion carried.

SECOND READING AND AMENDMENT

Assembly Bill No. 156.
Bill read second time and ordered to third reading.

Assembly Bill No. 215.
Bill read second time.
The following amendment was proposed by the Committee on Transportation:
Amendment No. 476.
Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting lines 9 and 10 and inserting:
"vehicle of a person if the requester submits a [notarized] written release from the person who holds a lien on the vehicle , or an agent of that person, or the person about whom the".
Amend section 1, page 1, line 12, after "request." by inserting:
"The written release must be in a form required by the director.".
Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting line 16 and inserting:
"imposed for parking violations, [or] who is not conducting an investigation pursuant to NRS 253.0415, 253.044 or 253.220 [:] , or who is not authorized to transact insurance pursuant to chapter 680A of NRS:".
Amend section 1, page 3, line 23, by deleting "(i)" and inserting:
"(i) In connection with an investigation conducted pursuant to NRS 253.0415, 253.044 or 253.220.
(j)".
Amend section 1, page 3, line 26, by deleting "(j)" and inserting "(k)".
Amend section 1, page 3, line 35, by deleting "(i)" and inserting "(j)".
Amend section 1, page 3, line 39, by deleting "[which] whom" and inserting "whom".
Amend the title of the bill, fourth line, after "distributions;" by inserting:
"authorizing the director of the department to release additional personal information to insurers;".
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

"Summary--Expands circumstances under which personal information contained in files and records of department of motor vehicles and public safety may be released. (BDR 43-177)".
Senator O'Donnell moved the adoption of the amendment.
Remarks by Senators O'Donnell and Raggio.
Senator Raggio announced that due to a conflict, he would abstain from voting on the amendment and on the bill.
Amendment adopted.
Bill ordered reprinted, engrossed and to third reading.

Assembly Bill No. 243.
Bill read second time.
Amendment No. 390.
Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 1, after "test " by inserting:
"as set forth in subsection 7 ".
Amend sec. 10, page 7, line 26, after "blood" by inserting "or breath".
Amend sec. 10, page 7, line 36, after "test " by inserting:
"as set forth in subsection 7 ".
Senator O'Donnell moved the adoption of the amendment.
Remarks by Senator O'Donnell.
Amendment adopted.
Bill ordered reprinted, engrossed and to third reading.

MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES

Senator Rawson moved that Senate Bill No. 168 be taken from the General File and placed on the General File for the next legislative day.
Motion carried.

Senator Neal moved that Senate Bill No. 275 be taken from the General File and placed on the Secretary's desk.
Motion carried.

GENERAL FILE AND THIRD READING

Senate Bill No. 171.
Bill read third time.
Roll call on Senate Bill No. 171:
Yeas -- 21.
Nays -- None.
Senate Bill No. 171 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. President declared it passed.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Assembly.

Senate Bill No. 196.
Bill read third time.
Roll call on Senate Bill No. 196:
Yeas -- 21.
Nays -- None.
Senate Bill No. 196 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. President declared it passed.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Assembly.

Senate Bill No. 228.
Bill read third time.
Roll call on Senate Bill No. 228:
Yeas -- 21.
Nays -- None.
Senate Bill No. 228 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. President declared it passed, as amended.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Assembly.

Senate Bill No. 242.
Bill read third time.
Roll call on Senate Bill No. 242:
Yeas -- 20.
Nays -- None.
Not voting -- Coffin.
Senate Bill No. 242 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. President declared it passed, as amended.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Assembly.

Senate Bill No. 283.
Bill read third time.
Remarks by Senators Augustine, Titus, Neal and O'Connell.
Roll call on Senate Bill No. 283:
Yeas -- 20.
Nays -- Titus.
Senate Bill No. 283 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. President declared it passed, as amended.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Assembly.

Senate Bill No. 306.
Bill read third time.
Roll call on Senate Bill No. 306:
Yeas -- 20.
Nays -- None.
Not voting -- O'Connell.
Senate Bill No. 306 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. President declared it passed.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Assembly.

Senate Bill No. 320.
Bill read third time.
Roll call on Senate Bill No. 320:
Yeas -- 21.
Nays -- None.
Senate Bill No. 320 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. President declared it passed, as amended.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Assembly.

Senate Bill No. 335.
Bill read third time.
Remarks by Senator Raggio.
Roll call on Senate Bill No. 335:
Yeas -- 21.
Nays -- None.
Senate Bill No. 335 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. President declared it passed.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Assembly.

Senate Bill No. 338.
Bill read third time.
Roll call on Senate Bill No. 338:
Yeas -- 20.
Nays -- O'Connell.
Senate Bill No. 338 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. President declared it passed.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Assembly.

Assembly Bill No. 133.
Bill read third time.
Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 133:
Yeas -- 21.
Nays -- None.
Assembly Bill No. 133 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. President declared it passed, as amended.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Assembly.

Assembly Bill No. 192.
Bill read third time.
Remarks by Senators Rawson, Neal and Adler.
Conflict of interest declared by Senator Rawson.
Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 192:
Yeas -- 20.
Nays -- None.
Not voting -- Rawson.
Assembly Bill No. 192 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. President declared it passed.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Assembly.

Assembly Bill No. 364.
Bill read third time.
Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 364:
Yeas -- 21.
Nays -- None.
Assembly Bill No. 364 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. President declared it passed.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Assembly.

Assembly Bill No. 382.
Bill read third time.
Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 382:
Yeas -- 21.
Nays -- None.
Assembly Bill No. 382 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. President declared it passed.
Bill ordered transmitted to the Assembly.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Appointment of Conference Committees

Mr. President appointed Senators McGinness, Adler and Jacobsen as a first Committee on Conference to meet with a like committee of the Assembly for the further consideration of Senate Bill No. 27.

SIGNING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

There being no objections, the President and Secretary signed Senate Bill No. 227; Senate Concurrent Resolutions Nos. 44, 45; Senate Joint Resolution No. 11; Assembly Bills Nos. 68, 114, 120, 144, 154, 189, 250, 251, 324.

GUESTS EXTENDED PRIVILEGE OF SENATE FLOOR

On request of Senator Raggio, the privilege of the floor of the Senate Chamber for this day was extended to Midshipman Dan Hudson and Midshipman Megan Mathews.

On request of Senator Titus, the privilege of the floor of the Senate Chamber for this day was extended to Arthur Taylor and Terry Moore.

Senator Raggio moved that the Senate adjourn until Wednesday, June 4, 1997 at 11 a.m.
Motion carried.

Senate adjourned at 12:01 p.m.

Approved:

Lonnie L. Hammargren, M.D.

President of the Senate

Attest: Janice L. Thomas
Secretary of the Senate