Carson City (Monday), January 20, 1997

Pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution and Statutes, the Assembly was called to order by Secretary of State Dean Heller at 12:00 noon.

Musical renditions Festival of Freedom and Home Means Nevada were presented by the Sierra Nevada Chorale.
Home Means Nevada was dedicated in memory of Clark Santini.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Father Thomas Wright.
Oh great God, lord of the deserts, lover of man, we come to You for help. We are weak men no stronger than a puff of wind yet we are given the task of helping to govern this great state. We must bring justice and help to our people, our fellow Nevadans. Give us the courage to write just laws, to consider the plight of the poor and the needs of those You have blessed more abundantly with this world's goods. Help us to be just, not to consider where we live in this great state, but only what will bring good to the whole state. Make us ever conscious of Your guiding hand. Help us listen to You and not to those who might have some selfish interest. Make us a true Assembly of the State of Nevada under Your loving care.
Bless our whole country especially our President who begins a new term today, as we do. Keep us all in the palm of your hand.

Amen.

Presentation of Colors by the Clark County Fire Department Honor Guard representing the Nevada Fire Chiefs Association.

Pledge of allegiance to the Flag.

The National Anthem and the Battle Hymn of the Republic were sung by the Sierra Nevada Chorale.

Mr. Secretary of State requested Mrs. Linda B. Alden to serve as temporary Chief Clerk of the Assembly.
Roll called.
Present: Assemblymen Amodei, Anderson, Arberry, Bache, Berman, Braunlin, Buckley, Carpenter, Cegavske, Chowning, Close, Collins, de Braga, Dini, Ernaut, Evans, Freeman, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Gustavson, Herrera, Hettrick, Hickey, Humke, Koivisto, Krenzer, Lambert, Lee, Manendo, Marvel, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Ohrenschall, Parks, Perkins, Price, Sandoval, Segerblom, Tiffany, Von Tobel and Williams.

Mr. Secretary of State appointed Assemblymen Giunchigliani, Lambert, Herrera, Marvel, Berman, Perkins, Close, Price and Dini as a temporary Committee on Credentials.

Assembly in recess at 12:32 p.m.

At 1:29 p.m.
Mr. Secretary of State presiding.
Quorum present.

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Assemblyman Herrera moved the adoption of the report.
Motion carried unanimously.

Mr. Secretary of State appointed Assemblymen Buckley and Sandoval as a committee to escort Chief Justice Miriam Shearing of the Supreme Court of the State of Nevada to the rostrum to administer the oaths of office to the Assemblymen.

Chief Justice Shearing administered the oaths of office to the Assemblymen.

Assemblyman Humke moved that Chief Justice Shearing be given a unanimous vote of thanks for administering the oath.
Motion carried unanimously.

The appointed committee escorted the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to the bar of the Assembly.

Mr. Secretary of State requested the temporary Chief Clerk call the roll of those Assemblymen for whom Certificates of Election have been issued.

Roll called.
Present: Assemblymen Amodei, Anderson, Arberry, Bache, Berman, Braunlin, Buckley, Carpenter, Cegavske, Chowning, Close, Collins, de Braga, Dini, Ernaut, Evans, Freeman, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Gustavson, Herrera, Hettrick, Hickey, Humke, Koivisto, Krenzer, Lambert, Lee, Manendo, Marvel, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Ohrenschall, Parks, Perkins, Price, Sandoval, Segerblom, Tiffany, Von Tobel and Williams.

Mr. Secretary of State announced that there would be no temporary organization of the Assembly, and that all nominations were in order for permanent appointment.

Mr. Secretary of State declared that nominations were in order for Speaker.
Assemblyman Perkins nominated Assemblyman Dini for Speaker.
Remarks by Assemblyman Perkins.
Assemblyman Arberry moved that nominations be closed.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Secretary of State declared Assemblyman Dini to be Speaker of the Assembly.

Mr. Secretary of State appointed Assemblymen Evans and Perkins as a committee to escort the Speaker to the rostrum.
Speaker Dini presiding.

Assemblywoman Freeman moved that Secretary of State Heller be given a unanimous vote of thanks for his services to the Assembly.
Motion carried unanimously.

Speaker Dini appointed Assemblywomen Ohrenschall and Lambert as a committee to escort the Secretary of State to the bar of the Assembly.

The appointed committee escorted Secretary of State Heller to the bar of the Assembly.

Remarks by Speaker Dini.
Assemblywoman Chowning requested that Mr. Speaker's remarks be entered in the Journal.
I want to thank each and every one of you for this high honor you've bestowed upon me. It is certainly an honor and a pleasure to accept the Speakership for the Sixty-ninth Session of the Nevada Legislature. This is a wonderful day. I hope that this program made it a happy event for you. I know that the Chief Clerk worked very hard to bring it all together to make it a festive day for each and every one of you and your families.
Two years ago, I was fortunate enough to have this same experience along with my colleague, Lynn Hettrick of Gardnerville. We shared the Speakership as a result of the historic tie between the Republicans and Democrats in this house. At that time I said I'd always learned that in Nevada, 21 was supposed to be a lucky number. It was when I was dealing cards. Well, as it turned out, it was, thanks to the hard work and bipartisan effort of people of both parties who served here in 1995.
As I stand before you today, I am once again reminded about Nevada and luck, because this is the seventh time going back to 1977 that I have had the fortune to serve as Speaker of this house.
About now, I'd guess we all feel a little lucky. For openers, we're lucky to be Nevadans, we're lucky to have been able to weather the storm of our campaigns, and we're lucky to have earned the confidence of the people back home who sent us here to do the job. As I look out over the audience, I'm impressed with the extensive background and experience of you assemblymen and assemblywomen of this body. This is a talented group and a diverse group. For a moment I'd like to tell you a little about you.
There are far more here than just the butcher and the baker and the candlestick maker. The members of this house write; they manage investments; they teach our children; they represent citizens in court; they sell real estate; they manage small businesses, households, community affairs, and ranches; they work in healthcare; to protect our streets; and consult with businesses and a great deal more. And although you may have guessed by now that it isn't me, we even have a nuclear physicist in our crowd! If that's not enough, when all else goes wrong in this chamber in the middle of a true crisis, we have a plumber. So who says we can't get a plumber when we need one!
The 42 members of this house have a wealth of experience-the kind of experience that will prove invaluable in coping with the broad range of issues Nevada faces today, January 20, 1997.
Because we're at the front end of 1997, I thought I'd share with you a few predictions which the American Forecaster Almanac has for 1997. I'm not sure just how that fits in our legislative program, but if they do - what's in this year, according to the Almanac, are: the nerd look; cocktails parties; big hair for women, and E-mail. What they say is out includes rap music; casual Fridays; campouts, and country music. So feel free to conduct yourselves accordingly if it fits.
A few moments ago I mentioned that luck. On the topic of luck, I'm reminded of the old saying that people tend to make their own luck. That's what my dad told me many years ago. And I suggest that hard work might be a good way to make some of your luck this session. Theodore Roosevelt said, "Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing."
Believe me, in light of that statement, there will be no shortage of prizes to go around. There are many issues which will demand your hard work in 1997 at the Nevada State Assembly. Just a few of the things you'll be asked to approve laws on, and I might add, make history on because they surely will be put to the test of time, are: education, from kindergarten through college; prisons; penalties on criminals; welfare reform; healthcare; senior citizens; campaign reform; natural resources; infrastructure; floods, and much more.
For you newcomers, as a freshman here just a couple of years ago, I thought to myself - that was a great moment. I was advised of the value of hard work by my dear friend, Assemblyman Joe Vianni of Hawthorne, who was my legislative mentor. He admonished me to gather all the facts; do your homework; listen to the arguments on both sides of the issues; and then do a little more thinking.
Often there will be pressure to take an early position on bills and sometimes that's a good idea. However, he advised me, and I might suggest to you, to do it cautiously. If you sign on to an important measure without getting all the information, only to find out that you had a bad position, you are faced with a dilemma. Either stick with the wrong position and ride out a bad issue, or flip flop and lose credibility. Both are poor choices, so be thoughtful. And make no mistake about it, this is a critical time for our State of Nevada.
It is no news to you that ours is the fastest growing state in the Union. Henderson, once a little sleepy suburb of Las Vegas, has 120,000 residents. Reno and Carson City are booming, and rural Nevada is growing as well.
However, when it comes to the booming nature of Nevada, just the other day I was reading a news story in Las Vegas which really put it in perspective. It said of the New Year's Eve when they imploded the Hacienda Hotel down there, that there were more people to see that event live than there were on Times Square in New York at midnight on New Year's Eve. It is estimated there were half a million people watching that event on the Strip. Friends, that is more people than were in the entire State of Nevada when I first came here to the Assembly in 1967. That's why I say you're in a history-making time. We've moved up to high speed. How quickly you grasp the volume and complexity of these issues will go a long ways in determining Nevada's very future.
As many of you know, I've had major events in my life in the past couple of years, many of them since the last legislative session. Now I'm not referring to crashing my car into a herd of wild horses at Stagecoach, and yes, there was a two-for-one hamburger sale at the restaurant at Dini's, but no, it wasn't horse meat!
Seriously, I'm very happy and honored to have someone special with me today. She is the most special event in my recent life. She is no stranger to most of you, because for 22 years, she was right up here in the very front of this Chamber, both literally and figuratively. Last session she kept me straight while I was at the rostrum; now she keeps me straight, and I might add, very happy in my life away from the Assembly. Please help me welcome back to this Chamber, Mouryne Landing, someone who I call Mrs. Dini now. Mouryne is always giving duties - I looked at the NRS the other day, and it said that statutorily the Chief Clerk is to "assign the duties of the Assembly employees." I'm not sure that applies to former Chief Clerks, but I can tell you she does assign duties around the house. The only thing that I'm not going to do that she wanted me to do was the macarena. I would resemble Al Gore doing the macarena. I've haven't lost a step on the dance floor, but I think I'll pass. I rather prefer the slow numbers anyway.
I want to take this opportunity to thank my family for being here, three of my four sons are here, and their families, and if they would please stand, we can give you all a hand. I got a whole flock of them back there. You're never going to get rid of the Dinis; we're here forever now. Three of my great grandchildren are back there, a set of twins. I think they must have gone for a walk - no, they're way back in the back window, and three great grandchildren are back there. See, you're never going to get rid of us.
Just this one last suggestion. This is an important assignment you undertake as members of the Assembly. Hard work, fairness and honesty will serve you well. Having worked with Assembly Minority Leader Lynn Hettrick as Co-Speaker last session, I know he expects the same from his side of the aisle. When you get down to it, the public doesn't much care about political party. They care about performance.
In closing, let me once again welcome you here, Nevada State Assembly Class of '97. Enjoy this moment; it's yours. You've worked hard to get here and you deserve it. God bless you, and let's roll up our sleeves, work together regardless of party affiliation, hometown or anything else. Let's get the job done for the people of the State of Nevada. Thank you.

A committee from the Senate composed of Senators McGinness, Augustine and Schneider appeared before the bar of the Assembly and announced that the Senate was organized and ready for business.

Mr. Speaker declared that nominations were in order for Speaker pro Tempore.
Assemblywoman Buckley nominated Assemblywoman Evans for Speaker pro Tempore.
Assemblyman Goldwater moved that the nominations be closed.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Speaker declared Assemblywoman Jan Evans to be Speaker pro Tempore of the Assembly.
Remarks by Madam Speaker pro Tempore.
Assemblyman Perkins requested that Assemblywoman Evans' remarks be entered in the Journal.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To you and through you, it is indeed an honor to hold this post. I was equally blessed, however, two years ago. I was able to share it with the distinguished Assemblywoman, Tiffany, from the great city of Henderson. And I look forward to serving with her and having her counsel again this session.
I might add as a sidebar, this is the first time since 1991 that I have been able to be sworn in without a cloud hanging over my head. That is indeed a pleasure, and to all of you who have not had that experience, I would simply say, don't take this for granted. It's very special.

Mr. Speaker declared that nominations were in order for Chief Clerk.
Assemblyman Price nominated Mrs. Linda B. Alden to be Chief Clerk.
Assemblywoman Giunchigliani moved that nominations be closed.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Speaker declared Mrs. Linda B. Alden to be Chief Clerk of the Assembly.

Speaker Dini appointed Assemblymen Williams, de Braga and Hettrick as a committee to inform the Senate that the Assembly was organized and ready for business.

Speaker Dini appointed Assemblymen Perkins, Buckley and Ernaut as a committee to inform the Governor that the Assembly was organized and ready for business.

Speaker Dini announced that if there were no objections, the Assembly would recess subject to the call of the Chair.

Assembly in recess at 2:22 p.m.

At 2:24 p.m.
Speaker Dini presiding.
Quorum present.

Assemblyman Perkins reported that his committee had informed the Acting Governor Lonnie L. Hammargren that the Assembly was organized and ready for business.

Assemblyman Williams reported that his committee had informed the Senate that the Assembly was organized and ready for business.

Carson City, Nevada, January 13, 1997

The Honorable Joseph E. Dini, Jr., Speaker of the Assembly, Nevada State Legislature, Legislative Building, Carson City, Nevada 89710
Dear Joe:
With permission of your honorable body, I propose to deliver my State of the State message to the Sixty-Ninth Session of the Nevada Legislature, Thursday, January 23, 1997, at 7:00 p.m. in the Assembly Chambers of the Legislative Building.
My very best wishes to you and the Assembly for a productive and expeditious session. I look forward to working with all of you during the legislative session.
Sincerely,
Bob Miller
Governor

Carson City, Nevada, January 8, 1997

Speaker Joe Dini, Speaker of the Assembly, Nevada State Legislature, Legislative Building, Carson City, Nevada 89710
Dear Joe:
I am writing to request the privilege of speaking before both houses of the Nevada State Legislature at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 19, 1997.
Mary Conelly, Regional Manager for my Reno office, will be coordinating the details of my visit. She can be reached at 702/686-5750.
I look forward to seeing you soon.
Sincerely,

Harry Reid

United States Senator

January 14, 1997

The Honorable Joseph Dini, Jr., Speaker of the Assembly, Nevada State Legislature, Legislative Building, Carson City, Nevada 89710
Dear Speaker Dini:
My office was informed that February 20, 1997, at 11:00 a.m. is available for me to address the Nevada State Legislature. I would very much like to confirm this time and request your consent to do so.
Please contact my scheduler, Chirsty Guedry, in my Las Vegas office at (702) 731-1801 at your earliest convenience.
Sincerely,

John E. Ensign

Member of Congress

Carson City, Nevada, January 20, 1997

Linda B. Alden, Chief Clerk of the Assembly, Legislative Counsel Bureau, Carson City, Nevada 89710
Dear Linda:
In compliance with NRS 218.390, I am returning Assembly Joint Resolutions 12, 13, 14, 17, 19 and 33 of the 68^th session. Please deliver to the presiding officer of the Assembly for consideration.
Sincerely,
Dean Heller
Secretary of State

Carson City, Nevada, January 20, 1997

Linda B. Alden, Chief Clerk of the Assembly, Legislative Counsel Bureau, Carson City, Nevada 89710
Dear Linda:
In compliance with NRS 218.430, I am returning Assembly Bill 367 of the 68^th session of the Nevada Legislature which was vetoed by Governor Miller.
The Governor's veto messages are also enclosed.
Respectfully,
Dean Heller
Secretary of State

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the Assembly recess subject to the call of the Chair.
Motion carried.

Assembly in recess at 3:02 p.m.

At 3:04 p.m.
Mr. Speaker presiding.
Quorum present.

Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That section 1 of article 1 of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended to read as follows:
Section [.] 1. All men are by Nature free and equal and have certain inalienable rights among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty; Acquiring, Possessing and Protecting property and pursuing and obtaining safety [and happiness.] , happiness and privacy.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the resolution be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.

By Assemblyman Bennett:
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 12 of the 68^th Session--Proposing to amend the Nevada constitution to prohibit an exemption for elected public officers from laws applicable to the general public.
Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That a new section be added to article 4 of the constitution of the State of Nevada, to read as follows:
Sec. 38. 1. The legislature shall not enact any law or provision of law exempting any elected public officer from the provisions of a law otherwise applicable to all members of the general public.
2. This section applies prospectively from the date of enactment and does not invalidate any provision of law enacted before that date nor limit any further amendment of any such law, except that no new exemption may be amended into an existing law.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the resolution be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Taxation:
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 13 of the 68^th Session --Proposing to amend the constitution of the State of Nevada to provide for the resolution of conflicts between certain amendments of statutes and constitutional provisions.
Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That section 1 of article 16 of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended to read as follows:
Section 1. 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or Assembly; and if the same shall be agreed to by a Majority of all the members elected to each of the two houses, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on their respective journals, with the Yeas and Nays taken thereon, and referred to the Legislature then next to be chosen, and shall be published for three months next preceding the time of making such choice. And if in the Legislature next chosen as aforesaid, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each house, then it shall be the duty of the Legislature to submit such proposed amendment or amendments to the people, in such manner and at such time as the Legislature shall prescribe; and if the people shall approve and ratify such amendment or amendments by a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the Legislature voting thereon, such amendment or amendments shall, unless precluded by subsection 2 [,] or section 2 of article 19 of this constitution, become a part of the Constitution.
2. If two or more amendments which affect the same section of the constitution are ratified by the people pursuant to this section at the same election:
(a) If all can be given effect without contradiction in substance, each shall become a part of the constitution.
(b) If one or more contradict in substance the other or others, that amendment which received the largest favorable vote, and any other ratified amendment or amendments compatible with it, shall become a part of the constitution.
3. If , after the proposal of an amendment, another amendment is ratified pursuant to this section which affects the same section of the constitution but is compatible with the proposed amendment, the next legislature if it agrees to the proposed amendment shall submit such proposal to the people as a further amendment to the amended section. If, after the proposal of an amendment, another amendment is ratified pursuant to this section which contradicts in substance the proposed amendment, such proposed amendment shall not be submitted to the people.
And be it further
Resolved, That section 2 of article 19 of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of article 4 of this constitution, but subject to the limitations of section 6 of this article, the people reserve to themselves the power to propose, by initiative petition, statutes and amendments to statutes and amendments to this constitution, and to enact or reject them at the polls.
2. An initiative petition shall be in the form required by section 3 of this article and shall be proposed by a number of registered voters equal to 10 percent or more of the number of voters who voted at the last preceding general election in not less than 75 percent of the counties in the state, but the total number of registered voters signing the initiative petition shall be equal to 10 percent or more of the voters who voted in the entire state at the last preceding general election.
3. If the initiative petition proposes a statute or an amendment to a statute, the person who intends to circulate it shall file a copy with the secretary of state before beginning circulation and not earlier than January 1 of the year preceding the year in which a regular session of the legislature is held. After its circulation, it shall be filed with the secretary of state not less than 30 days prior to any regular session of the legislature. The circulation of the petition shall cease on the day the petition is filed with the secretary of state or such other date as may be prescribed for the verification of the number of signatures affixed to the petition, whichever is earliest. The secretary of state shall transmit such petition to the legislature as soon as the legislature convenes and organizes. The petition shall take precedence over all other measures except appropriation bills, and the statute or amendment to a statute proposed thereby shall be enacted or rejected by the legislature without change or amendment within 40 days. If the proposed statute or amendment to a statute is enacted by the legislature and approved by the governor in the same manner as other statutes are enacted, such statute or amendment to a statute shall become law, but shall be subject to referendum petition as provided in section 1 of this article. If the statute or amendment to a statute is rejected by the legislature, or if no action is taken thereon within 40 days, the secretary of state shall submit the question of approval or disapproval of such statute or amendment to a statute to a vote of the voters at the next succeeding general election. If a majority of the voters voting on such question at such election votes approval of such statute or amendment to a statute, it shall become law and take effect upon completion of the canvass of votes by the supreme court. An initiative measure so approved by the voters shall not be amended, annulled, repealed, set aside or suspended by the legislature within 3 years from the date it takes effect. If a majority of such voters votes disapproval of such statute or amendment to a statute, no further action shall be taken on such petition. If the legislature rejects such proposed statute or amendment, the governor may recommend to the legislature and the legislature may propose a different measure on the same subject, in which event, after such different measure has been approved by the governor, the question of approval or disapproval of each measure shall be submitted by the secretary of state to a vote of the voters at the next succeeding general election. If the conflicting provisions submitted to the voters are both approved by a majority of the voters voting on such measures, the measure which receives the largest number of affirmative votes shall thereupon become law. If at the session of the legislature to which an initiative petition proposing an amendment to a statute is presented which the legislature rejects or upon which it takes no action, the legislature amends the statute which the petition proposes to amend in a respect which does not conflict in substance with the proposed amendment, the secretary of state in submitting the statute to the voters for approval or disapproval of the proposed amendment shall include the amendment made by the legislature.
4. If the initiative petition proposes an amendment to the constitution, the person who intends to circulate it shall file a copy with the secretary of state before beginning circulation and not earlier than September 1 of the year before the year in which the election is to be held. After its circulation it shall be filed with the secretary of state not less than 90 days before any regular general election at which the question of approval or disapproval of such amendment may be voted upon by the voters of the entire state. The circulation of the petition shall cease on the day the petition is filed with the secretary of state or such other date as may be prescribed for the verification of the number of signatures affixed to the petition, whichever is earliest. The secretary of state shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation, on three separate occasions, in each county in the state, together with any explanatory matter which shall be placed upon the ballot, the entire text of the proposed amendment. If a majority of the voters voting on such question at such election votes disapproval of such amendment, no further action shall be taken on the petition. If a majority of such voters votes approval of such amendment, the secretary of state shall publish and resubmit the question of approval or disapproval to a vote of the voters at the next succeeding general election in the same manner as such question was originally submitted. If a majority of such voters votes disapproval of such amendment, no further action shall be taken on such petition. If a majority of such voters votes approval of such amendment, it shall , unless precluded by subsection 5 or 6, become a part of this constitution upon completion of the canvass of votes by the supreme court.
5. If two or more measures which affect the same section of a statute or of the constitution are finally approved pursuant to this section, or an amendment to the constitution is finally so approved and an amendment proposed by the legislature is ratified which affect the same section, by the voters at the same election:
(a) If all can be given effect without contradiction in substance, each shall be given effect.
(b) If one or more contradict in substance the other or others, the measure which received the largest favorable vote, and any other approved measure compatible with it, shall be given effect. If the one or more measures that contradict in substance the other or others receive the same number of favorable votes, none of the measures that contradict another shall be given effect.
6. If, at the same election as the first approval of a constitutional amendment pursuant to this section, another amendment is finally approved pursuant to this section, or an amendment proposed by the legislature is ratified, which affects the same section of the constitution but is compatible with the amendment given first approval, the secretary of state shall publish and resubmit at the next general election the amendment given first approval as a further amendment to the section as amended by the amendment given final approval or ratified. If the amendment finally approved or ratified contradicts in substance the amendment given first approval, the secretary of state shall not submit the amendment given first approval to the voters again.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the resolution be referred to the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics.
Motion carried.

By Assemblymen Dini, Bache, Manendo, Spitler, Krenzer, Chowning, de Braga, Giunchigliani, Neighbors, Price, Perkins, Marvel, Hettrick, Monaghan, Close and Segerblom:
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 14 of the 68^th Session--Proposing to amend the constitution of the State of Nevada to remove the Lieutenant Governor from the position of President of the Senate, and to abolish the additional expense allowance paid to the Speaker of the Assembly and President of the Senate.

Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That sections 6 and 33 of article 4 of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended to read respectively as follows:
[Sec:] Sec. 6. Each House shall judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its own members, choose its own officers , [(except the President of the Senate),] determine the rules of its proceedings and may punish its members for disorderly conduct, and with the concurrence of two thirds of all the members elected, expel a member.
[Sec:] Sec. 33. The members of the Legislature shall receive for their services, a compensation to be fixed by law and paid out of the public treasury, for not to exceed 60 days during any regular session of the legislature and not to exceed 20 days during any special session convened by the governor; but no increase of such compensation shall take effect during the term for which the members of either house shall have been elected Provided, that an appropriation may be made for the payment of such actual expenses as members of the Legislature may incur for postage, express charges, newspapers and stationery not exceeding the sum of Sixty dollars for any general or special session to each member . [; and Furthermore Provided, that the Speaker of the Assembly, and Lieutenant Governor, as President of the Senate, shall each, during the time of their actual attendance as such presiding officers receive an additional allowance of two dollars per diem.]
And be it further
Resolved, That section 17 of article 5 of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended to read as follows:
[Sec:] Sec. 17. A Lieutenant Governor shall be elected at the same time and places and in the same manner as the Governor and his term of Office, and his eligibility, shall also be the same. [He shall be President of the Senate, but shall only have a casting vote therein.] If during a Vacancy of the office of Governor, the Lieutenant Governor shall be impeached, displaced, resign, die, or become incapable of performing the duties of the office, or be absent from the State, the President [pro-tempore] of the Senate shall act as Governor until the vacancy [be] is filled or the disability [cease.] ceases.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the resolution be referred to the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics.
Motion carried.

By Neighbors, de Braga, Segerblom, Ernaut, Hettrick and Marvel:
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 17 of the 68^th Session--Proposing to amend the constitution of the State of Nevada to allow the legislature to designate places in the county other than the county seat for holding terms of the district court.

Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That section 7 of article 6 of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7. The times of holding the Supreme Court and District Courts shall be as fixed by law. The terms of the Supreme Court shall be held at the seat of Government unless the Legislature otherwise provides by law, except that the Supreme Court may hear oral argument at other places in the state. The terms of the District Courts shall be held at the County seats of their respective counties [; Provided, that in case any county shall be hereafter divided into two or more districts, the Legislature may by law, designate the places of holding Courts in such Districts.] unless the Legislature otherwise provides by law.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the resolution be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Elections and Procedures:
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 19 of the 68^th Session--Proposing to amend the Nevada constitution to authorize specifically the legislative review of administrative regulations.
Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That section 1 of article 3 of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended to read as follows:
Section [.] 1. 1. The powers of the Government of the State of Nevada shall be divided into three separate departments,--the Legislative,--the Executive and the Judicial; and no persons charged with the exercise of powers properly belonging to one of these departments shall exercise any functions, appertaining to either of the others, except in the cases [herein] expressly directed or permitted [.] in this constitution.
2. If the legislature authorizes the adoption of regulations by an executive agency which bind persons outside the agency, the legislature may provide by law for:
(a) The review of these regulations by a legislative agency before their effective date to determine initially whether each is within the statutory authority for its adoption;
(b) The suspension by a legislative agency of any such regulation which appears to exceed that authority, until it is reviewed by a legislative body composed of members of the Senate and Assembly which is authorized to act on behalf of both houses of the legislature; and
(c) The nullification of any such regulation by a majority vote of that legislative body, whether or not the regulation was suspended.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the resolution be referred to the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics.
Motion carried.

By Assemblymen Anderson, Goldwater, Fettic, Ohrenschall, Arberry, Perkins, Price, Williams, Schneider, Segerblom, Carpenter, Neighbors, de Braga, Evans, Brower, Spitler, Chowning, Close, Giunchigliani and Bache:
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 33 of the 68^th Session--Proposing to amend the Nevada constitution to authorize specifically the legislative review of administrative regulations.
Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That section 21 of article 6 of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 21. 1. A justice of the supreme court, a district judge, a justice of the peace or a municipal judge may, in addition to the provision of article 7 for impeachment, be censured, retired, removed or otherwise disciplined by the commission on judicial discipline. [A] Pursuant to rules governing appeals adopted by the supreme court, a justice or judge may appeal from the action of the commission to the supreme court, which may reverse such action or take any alternative action provided in this subsection.
2. The commission is composed of:
(a) Two justices or judges appointed by the supreme court;
(b) Two members of the State Bar of Nevada, a public corporation created by statute, appointed by its board of governors; and
(c) Three persons, not members of the legal profession, appointed by the governor.
The commission shall elect a chairman from among its three lay members.
3. If at any time the State Bar of Nevada ceases to exist as a public corporation or ceases to include all attorneys admitted to practice before the courts of this state, the legislature shall provide by law, or if it fails to do so the court shall provide by rule, for the appointment of attorneys at law to the positions designated in this section to be occupied by members of the State Bar of Nevada.
4. The term of office of each appointive member of the commission, except the first members, is 4 years. Each appointing authority shall appoint one of the members first appointed for a term of 2 years. If a vacancy occurs, the appointing authority shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. An appointing authority shall not appoint more than one resident of any county. The governor shall not appoint more than two members of the same political party. No member may be a member of a commission on judicial selection.
5. [The supreme court shall make appropriate rules for:
(a)] The legislature shall establish:
(a) In addition to censure, retirement and removal, the other forms of disciplinary action that the commission may impose;
(b) The grounds for censure and other disciplinary action that the commission may impose, including, but not limited to, violations of the provisions of the code of judicial conduct;
(c) The standards for the investigation of matters relating to the fitness of a justice or judge; and
(d) The confidentiality or nonconfidentiality, as appropriate, of [all] proceedings before the commission, except that, in any event, a decision to censure, retire or remove a justice or judge [.
(b) The grounds of censure and other forms of discipline which may be imposed by the commission.
(c) The conduct of investigations and hearings.] must be made public.
6. The supreme court shall adopt a code of judicial conduct.
7. The commission shall adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of its hearings and any other procedural rules it deems necessary to carry out its duties.
8. No justice or judge may by virtue of this section be:
(a) Removed except for willful misconduct, willful or persistent failure to perform the duties of his office or habitual intemperance; or
(b) Retired except for advanced age which interferes with the proper performance of his judicial duties, or for mental or physical disability which prevents the proper performance of his judicial duties and which is likely to be permanent in nature.
[7. Any person may bring to the attention of the commission any]
9. Any matter relating to the fitness of a justice or judge [.] may be brought to the attention of the commission by any person or on the motion of the commission. The commission shall, after preliminary investigation, dismiss the matter or order a hearing to be held before it. If a hearing is ordered, a statement of the matter shall be served upon the justice or judge against whom the proceeding is brought. The commission in its discretion may suspend a justice or judge from the exercise of his office pending the determination of the proceedings before the commission. Any justice or judge whose removal is sought is liable to indictment and punishment according to law. A justice or judge retired for disability in accordance with this section is entitled thereafter to receive such compensation as the legislature may provide.
[8.] 10. If a proceeding is brought against a justice of the supreme court, no justice of the supreme court may sit on the commission for that proceeding. If a proceeding is brought against a district judge, no district judge from the same judicial district may sit on the commission for that proceeding. If a proceeding is brought against a justice of the peace, no justice of the peace from the same township may sit on the commission for that proceeding. If a proceeding is brought against a municipal judge, no municipal judge from the same city may sit on the commission for that proceeding. If an appeal is taken from an action of the commission to the supreme court, any justice who sat on the commission for that proceeding is disqualified from participating in the consideration or decision of the appeal. When any member of the commission is disqualified by this subsection, the supreme court shall appoint a substitute from among the eligible judges.
[9.] 11. The commission may:
(a) Designate for each hearing an attorney or attorneys at law to act as counsel to conduct the proceeding;
(b) Summon witnesses to appear and testify under oath and compel the production of books, papers, documents and records;
(c) Grant immunity from prosecution or punishment when the commission deems it necessary and proper in order to compel the giving of testimony under oath and the production of books, papers, documents and records; and
(d) Exercise such further powers as the legislature may from time to time confer upon it.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the resolution be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics:
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 1--Adopting the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly for the 69th session of the Legislature.
RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, THE SENATE CONCURRING, That the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly as amended by the 68th session are adopted, with the following changes, as the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly for the 69th session of the Legislature:

Assemblywoman Giunchigliani moved the adoption of the resolution.
Resolution adopted.

By the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics:
Assembly Resolution No. 1--Providing for the appointment of attachés.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the following persons are elected as attachés of the Assembly for the 69th session of the Legislature of the State of Nevada: Jacqueline Sneddon, Lucinda Benjamin, Bonnie Borda, Susan Furlong Reil, Carolyn Grabski, Terry Sullivan, Jason Hataway, Rebecca Lawson, Joe Crawford, Christopher Brunsvold, Nicole Geissler, Greg Torres, Michael Wiese, Jeanne Douglass, Heather Collins, Susan Herman, Patricia Hicks, Marcelene Wehry, Carole Johnston, Laverna Marwin, Harle Glover, Philene Anderson, Matthew Baker, Jane Baughman, Cynthia Clampitt, Lori Conforti, Joi Davis, Erin DeLong, Vicki Folstad, Barbara Gray, Virginia Letts, Sara Kaufman, Nykki Kinsley, Janice Luevano, Yhvona Martin, Jean McGuire, Brenda Olson, Carmela Porcella, Jo Rasey, Sherie Silva, Sharon Spencer, Ann Van Nostrand, Rita Ahart, Iris Bellinger, Ann Buoncristiani, Catalina Cabral, Mark Carlson, Carole Cavolick, Reba Coombs, Linda Cooper, Linda Corbett, Stephany Corral, Cecile Crofoot, Irene Davis, Kathleen Day, Naomi Dottei, Elizabeth Frankel, Kristi Geiser, Marge Griffin, Donna Hancock, Joyce Hess, Barbara Houger, Ralph Keetch, Jr., Dana Langdon, Kelly Liston, Jana Mabry, Carolyn Maynick, Lois McDonald, Marilyn McElhany, Francis Noe, Barbara Pryor, Debra Spieth, Lela Rude, Sheila Sease, Jasmine Shackley, Nancy Smart, Cindy Southerland, Marlene Staub, Carol Thomsen, Frankie Valley, Dyan Merritt, Brent Alverson, Bruce Pfeiffer, Edward Cordisco, Jr., Mary Carel, Katie Beydler, Norm Budden, Melvin Cowperthwaite, John Davis, Jr., Juanita Heston, Kathleen Jorgenson, Lois LaHair, Steve Lamoreaux, Kevin Magrane, Ron Marwin, Bob Maynick, Birgitta Metz, Reid Meyer, Barbara Morgan, Mike Pintar and Shanna Pozzi.

Assemblywoman Giunchigliani moved the adoption of the resolution.
Resolution adopted.

By the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics:
Assembly Resolution No. 2--Providing allowances to the leadership and other members of the Assembly for periodicals, stamps, stationery and communications.

Assemblywoman Giunchigliani moved the adoption of the resolution.
Resolution adopted.

By the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics:
Assembly Resolution No. 3--Adopting the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 69th legislative session.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the Assembly Standing Rules as amended by the 68th session are adopted, with the following changes, as the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 69th session of the Legislature:

[Speakers] Speaker of the Assembly.
1. All officers of the Assembly are subordinate to the [Speakers] Speaker in all that relates to the prompt, efficient and correct discharge of their official duties under [the Speakers'] Speaker's supervision.
2. Possessing the powers and performing the duties described in this rule, the [Speakers] Speaker shall:
(a) Take the chair at the hour to which the Assembly stands adjourned, call the members to order, and upon the appearance of a quorum, proceed to business.
(b) Preserve order and decorum and have general direction of the chamber of the Assembly and the approaches thereto, and in the event of any disturbance or disorderly conduct therein, order the same to be cleared.
(c) Decide all questions of order, subject to a member's right to appeal to the Assembly. On appeal from such decisions, the [Speakers have] Speaker has the right, in [their places,] the Speaker's place, to assign the reason for [their] the decision.
(d) Have the right to name any member to perform the duties of the chair, but such substitution shall not extend beyond one legislative day.
(e) When the Assembly resolves itself into Committee of the Whole, name a chairman to preside thereover and call him to the chair.
(f) Have the power to accredit the persons who act as representatives of the press, radio and television, and assign them seats.
(g) Sign all bills and resolutions passed by the Legislature as provided by law.
(h) Sign all subpoenas issued by the Assembly or any committee thereof.
(i) Receive all messages and communications from other departments of the government and announce them to the Assembly.
(j) Represent the Assembly, declare its will and in all things obey its commands.
(k) Vote on final passage of a bill or resolution, but the [Speakers] Speaker shall not be required to vote in ordinary legislative proceedings except where [their votes] the Speaker's vote would be decisive. In all aye and no votes, the [Speakers' names, in alphabetical order,] Speaker's name shall be called last.
3. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Speaker, through death, resignation or disability of [a] the Speaker, the [corresponding] Speaker pro Tempore shall temporarily and for the period of vacancy or disability [act in that Speaker's place to] conduct the necessary business of the Assembly.
4. If a permanent vacancy occurs in [an] the office of Speaker, the Assembly shall select a new Speaker.

Reserved.

Reserved.

Reserved.

Reserved.

Reserved.

Time of Meeting.
The Assembly shall meet each day at 11 a.m., unless the Assembly adjourns to some other hour.

Open Meetings.
All meetings of the Assembly and its standing committees shall be open to the public.

Reserved.

Points of Order.
If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the rules of the Assembly, the [Speakers] Speaker shall, or any member may, call to order, in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and if called to order by a member, such member shall immediately state the point of order. If the point of order be sustained by the presiding officer, the member shall not be allowed to proceed; but if it be not sustained, then he shall be permitted to go on. Every such decision from the presiding officer shall be subject to an appeal to the House; but no discussion of the question of order shall be allowed unless an appeal be taken from the decision of the presiding officer.

Reserved.

Reserved.

Committee on Ethics; Legislative Ethics.
1. The Committee on Ethics consists of:
(a) [Four] Two members of the Assembly appointed by the [Speakers; and
(b)] Speaker from the majority political party;
(b) One member of the Assembly appointed by the Minority Leader from the minority political party; and
(c) Two qualified electors of the state chosen by the members of the committee who are appointed pursuant to [paragraph (a),] paragraphs (a) and (b), neither of whom is a present or former member of the Legislature or employed by the State of Nevada.
2. The [Speakers] Speaker shall appoint two members of the Assembly, one from [each major] the majority political party and one from the minority political party to serve as alternate members of the committee. If a member is disqualified, the alternate appointed from the same political party shall serve as a member of the committee during the consideration of a specific question.
3. A member is disqualified if he is the requester of advice concerning a question of ethics or conflict of interest, or if the advice is requested by another member of the Assembly and a reasonable person in his situation could not exercise independent judgment on the matter in question.
4. The committee shall hear complaints on alleged breaches of ethics and conflicts of interest, brought by Legislators and others, and it may advise Legislators on questions of breaches of ethics and conflicts of interest. All proceedings held to consider the character, alleged misconduct, professional competence or physical or mental health of any person by the committee on matters of ethics or conflicts of interest are confidential unless a Legislator:
(a) Against whom a complaint is brought requests a public hearing;
(b) Discloses the opinion of the committee at any time after his hearing; or
(c) Discloses the content of an advisory opinion issued to him by the committee.
5. A complaint which alleges a breach of ethics or a conflict of interest must be in writing and signed by the person making the allegation. The complaint must be filed with the [chairmen and he] chairman. The chairman shall send a copy of the complaint, within 24 hours after receiving it, to the Legislator against whom the complaint is brought.
6. The criterion to be applied by the committee in determining whether a Legislator has a conflict of interest is whether the independence of judgment of a reasonable person in his position upon the matter in question would be materially affected by:
(a) His acceptance of a gift or loan; or
(b) His private economic interest.
7. A Legislator who determines that he has a conflict of interest may vote upon, advocate or oppose any measure as to which a potential conflict exists if he makes a general disclosure of the conflict. In determining whether to vote upon, advocate or oppose the measure, the Legislator should consider whether:
(a) The conflict impedes his independence of judgment;
(b) His participation will produce a negative effect on the public's confidence in the integrity of the Legislature;
(c) His participation is likely to have any significant effect on the disposition of the measure; and
(d) His interest is greater than the interests of an entire class of persons similarly situated.

Manner of Voting.
1. The presiding officer shall declare all votes , but the ayes and noes shall be taken when called for by three members present, and the names of those calling for the ayes and noes shall be entered in the Journal by the Chief Clerk.
2. The presiding officer shall call for ayes and noes by a division or by a roll call, either electronic or oral.
3. When taking the ayes and noes on any question, the electronic roll call system may be used, and when so used shall have the force and effect of any roll call under these rules.
4. When taking the ayes and noes by oral roll call, the Chief Clerk shall take the names of members alphabetically except that the [Speakers, in alphabetical order,] Speaker shall be called last.
5. The electronic roll call system may be used to determine the presence of a quorum.
6. The ayes and noes shall not be taken with the electronic roll call system until all members present are at their desks. The [Speakers and the Speakers pro Tempore] presiding officer may vote at [their desks or at] the rostrum.
7. Only a member, certified by the Committee on Credentials or special committee of the Assembly, may cast a vote in the Assembly. A member shall not vote for another member on any roll call, either electronic or oral. Any member who votes for another member may be punished in any manner deemed appropriate by the Assembly.

Reserved.

Announcement of the Vote.
1. A member may change his vote at any time before the announcement of the vote if the voting is by voice, or at any time before the votes are electronically recorded if the voting is conducted electronically.
2. The announcement of the result of any vote shall not be postponed.

Voting by Division.
Upon a division and count of the Assembly on any question, no person without the bar shall be counted.

Standing Committees.
The standing committees of the Assembly are as follows:
1. Ways and Means, fourteen members.
2. Judiciary, fourteen members.
3. Taxation, [twelve] eleven members.
4. Education, [twelve] eleven members.
5. Elections [and Procedures, twelve] , Procedures, and Ethics, nine members.
6. Natural Resources, Agriculture , and Mining, [ten] eleven members.
7. Labor and Management, [ten] nine members.
8. Transportation, [ten] nine members.
9. Commerce, [twelve] eleven members.
10. Health and Human Services, [twelve] ten members.
11. Government Affairs, fourteen members.
12. [Economic Development and Tourism, eight] Infrastructure, eleven members.

Appointment of Committees.
1. Except as otherwise provided in Assembly Standing Rule No. 23, all committees must be appointed by the [Speakers,] Speaker, unless otherwise directed by the Assembly. The [Speakers] Speaker shall designate the [chairmen and vice chairmen] chairman and vice chairman of each committee.
2. To facilitate the full participation of the members during [the adjournment required by] an adjournment called pursuant to NRS 218.115, the [Speakers] Speaker may temporarily appoint a member to a standing committee that is scheduled to meet during the adjournment if none of the committees to which the member is regularly assigned will be meeting during the adjournment.

Committee Action.
1. The committee shall have regular meetings scheduled by the Assembly leadership. A quorum of the committee is a majority of its members and may transact business except as limited by this rule.
2. [Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, motions] Motions may be moved, seconded and passed by voice vote by a simple majority of those present.
3. Definite action on a bill or resolution will require a majority of the entire committee . [except when the vote on a motion to report a bill or resolution to the floor, with or without amendment, results in a tie vote of the entire committee. In that case, the bill or resolution must be reported out of committee without a recommendation for action. The vote on such a bill or resolution may be reconsidered at any time before the bill or resolution is transmitted back to the Assembly, upon a motion to reconsider which is approved by a majority of the entire committee. Such a motion to reconsider may be made by any member of the committee.]
4. [Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a] A two-thirds majority of all the committee is required to reconsider action on a bill or resolution.
5. Committee introduction of legislative measures which are not prefiled requires concurrence of two-thirds of the committee and does not imply commitment to support final passage.
6. The [chairmen] chairman shall vote on all final action regarding bills or resolutions.
7. No member of the committee may vote by proxy under any circumstances.

Subcommittees.
Subcommittees made up of committee members may be appointed by the [chairmen] chairman to consider and report back on specific subjects or bills.

Committee on Elections [and Procedures.] , Procedures, and Ethics.
The Committee on Elections [and Procedures] , Procedures, and Ethics has jurisdiction over matters relating to personnel. It shall recommend by resolution the appointment of all attachés and employees of the Assembly not otherwise provided for by law. It may suspend or remove any such attaché or employee for incompetency or dereliction of duty. It shall function as the Committee on Rules and as the Committee on Credentials of the Assembly.

Procedure for Election Contests.
1. Upon receipt of a statement of contest from the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 293.427, the [Speakers] Speaker shall, as soon as practicable, appoint a special committee to hear the contest or refer the contest to the Standing Committee on Elections [and Procedures.] , Procedures, and Ethics. The committee shall conduct a hearing to consider the contest. The committee shall keep written minutes of the hearing. The contestant has the burden of proving that any irregularities shown were of such a nature as to establish that the result of the election was changed thereby.
2. The contest must be submitted so far as may be possible upon depositions or by written or oral arguments as the Assembly may order. Any party to a contest may take the deposition of any witness at any time after the statement of contest is filed with the Secretary of State and before the contest is finally decided. At least 3 days' notice must be given to the prospective deponent and to the other party. If oral statements are made at any hearing before the Assembly or a committee thereof which purport to establish matters of fact, they must be made under oath. Strict rules of evidence do not apply.
3. The committee shall, not later than 5 calendar days after the contest was referred to the committee, report to the Assembly its findings on whether the contestant has met the burden of proving that any irregularities shown were of such a nature as to establish that the result of the election was changed thereby. The committee shall then report to the Assembly its recommendation on which person should be declared elected or report that it has no recommendation. The Assembly shall, as soon as practicable thereafter but not later than 7 calendar days after the [Speakers] Speaker received the statement of contest, vote whether to accept or reject the committee's recommendation without amendment, if a recommendation is made. If the recommendation is accepted, the [Speakers] Speaker shall declare the recommended person elected. If the recommendation is rejected or the committee did not make a recommendation, the Assembly shall consider immediately which person should be declared elected. The [Speakers] Speaker shall not adjourn the Assembly until it has declared a person to be elected.
4. The [Speakers] Speaker shall inform the Governor of the identity of the person declared to be elected by the Assembly.

Committee Action on Reports.
Committee reports shall be adopted at a committee session actually assembled and meeting as a committee with a quorum present. Every committee vote on a matter pertaining to a bill or resolution shall be recorded. The vote may be taken by roll call at the discretion of the [chairmen.] chairman.

Committee Records.
The [chairmen] chairman of each committee shall keep, or cause to be kept, a complete record of the committee proceedings in which there shall be entered:
1. The time and place of each meeting;
2. The attendance and absence of members;
3. The [name of the chairman presiding;
4. The] names of all persons appearing before the committee, with the names of persons, firms, corporations or associations in whose behalf such appearance is made; and
[5.] 4. The subjects or measures considered and action taken.

Disposition of Committee Records.
All minutes, records and documents in the possession of committees and their chairmen shall be filed in the offices of the Legislative Counsel Bureau upon adjournment sine die.

Committee Hearings.
A public hearing must be held on each bill and resolution which is referred to committee. The presence of a quorum of the committee is desirable but not required. Public hearings are opened by the [presiding] chairman who announces the subject under consideration and provides for those wishing to address the committee to be heard. These persons shall rise in an order determined by the [presiding] chairman, address the chair [,] and furnish their names, addresses and firms or other organizations represented. Committee members may address the [presiding] chairman for permission to question the witness. When all persons present have been heard, the [presiding] chairman may declare closed the portion of the meeting wherein the committee will accept public testimony on the matter before proceeding to other matters.

Reserved.

Reserved.

Concurrent Referrals.
When a bill or resolution is referred to two committees, the bill or resolution must go to the first committee named. If the first committee votes to amend the bill or resolution, it must be reprinted with amendments and then returned to the first committee or sent immediately to the next committee. If there is no amendment proposed by the first committee, or if the first committee acts upon the bill or resolution after amendment, the bill or resolution must be sent with the committee recommendation immediately to the second committee.

Entertaining.
No motion shall be debated until the same be distinctly announced by the presiding officer; and it shall be reduced to writing, if desired by the [Speakers] presiding officer or any member, and be read by the Chief Clerk before the same shall be debated. A motion may be withdrawn by the maker at any time before amendment or before the motion is put to vote.

Reserved.

Reserved.

Reserved.

Reserved.

Indefinite Postponement.
When a question is postponed indefinitely, the same shall not be considered again during the session and the question shall not be subject to a motion for reconsideration.

To Strike Enacting Clause.
A motion to strike out the enacting clause of a bill or resolution shall not take precedence over any other subsidiary motion. If the motion is carried, it shall be considered equivalent to the rejection of such bill or resolution.

Division of Question.
Any member may call for a division of the question, which shall be divided, if it comprehends propositions in substance so distinct that, one being taken away, a substantive proposition shall remain for the decision of the Assembly. A motion to strike out being lost shall preclude neither amendment nor a motion to strike out and insert. A motion to strike out and insert shall be deemed indivisible.

To Reconsider--Precedence Of.
A motion to reconsider shall have precedence over every other motion, except a motion to adjourn, or to fix the time to which to adjourn; and when the Assembly adjourns, while a motion to reconsider is pending, or before passing the order of Motions and Resolutions, the right to move a reconsideration shall continue to the next day of sitting. No notice of reconsideration of any final vote shall be in order on the day preceding the last day of the session.

Speaking on Question.
No member shall speak more than twice during the consideration of any one question, on the same day, and at the same stage of proceedings, without leave. Members who have once spoken shall not again be entitled to the floor (except for explanation) to the exclusion of others who have not spoken.

Previous Question.
The previous question shall be put only when demanded by three members. The previous question shall not be moved by the member last speaking on the question.

Mason's Manual.
The rules of parliamentary practice contained in Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure shall govern the Assembly in all cases in which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the Standing Rules and orders of the Assembly, and the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly.

Suspension of Rule.
No standing rule or order of the Assembly shall be rescinded or changed without a vote of two-thirds of the members elected, and one day's notice being given of the motion therefor; but a rule or order may be suspended temporarily by a vote of two-thirds of the members present.

Notices of Bills, Topics and Public Hearings.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3:
(a) All committees shall provide notice of public hearings on bills, resolutions or topics of high public importance at least 5 calendar days before such hearings.
(b) Notice for public hearings on bills, resolutions and topics not deemed by the chairmen to be of high public importance must be provided at least 24 hours before such hearings.
(c) Notice shall also be provided for all other committee meetings at least 24 hours in advance of such meetings.
Notices in all cases shall include the date, time, place and agenda to be covered and shall be posted conspicuously in the legislative building, appear in the daily history and be made available to the press. The daily history must include the most current version of the notice that is available at the time the daily history is created and an informational statement informing the public where more current information, if any, regarding such notices may be found.
2. The noticing requirements of this rule may be suspended for emergency situations but only after approval by a two-thirds vote of a committee.
3. Subsection 1 does not apply to:
(a) Committee meetings held on the floor of the Assembly during a recess; or
(b) Conference committee meetings.

Reserved.

Privilege of the Floor and Lobbying.
No person, except Senators, former Assemblymen and state officers, may be admitted at the bar of the Assembly, except by special invitation on the part of some member; but a majority may authorize the [Speakers] Speaker to have the Assembly cleared of all such persons. No person may do any lobbying upon the floor of the Assembly at any time, and it is the duty of the Sergeant at Arms to remove any person violating any of the provisions of this rule.

Material Placed on Legislators' Desks.
All papers, letters, notes, pamphlets and other written material placed upon an Assemblyman's desk shall contain the signature of the Legislator requesting the placement of such material on the desk or shall contain a designation of the origin of such material. This rule does not apply to books containing the legislative bills and resolutions, the legislative daily histories, the legislative daily journals or Legislative Counsel Bureau material.

Peddling and Soliciting.
Peddling, begging and soliciting are strictly forbidden in the Assembly Chamber, and in the lobby, gallery and halls adjacent thereto, and no part of said chamber or halls shall be used for, or occupied by signs or other devices for any kind of advertising.

Petitions and Memorials.
Petitions, memorials and other papers addressed to the Assembly, shall be presented by the [Speakers,] Speaker, or by a member in [their] the Speaker's place. A brief statement of the contents thereof shall be made by the introducer. They shall not be debated on the day of their being presented, but shall be on the table, or be referred, as the Assembly shall determine.

Request of Purpose.
A member may request the purpose of a bill or joint resolution upon its introduction.

Remarks.
It shall be in order for members to make remarks and to have such remarks entered in the Journal.

Precedence of Parliamentary Authority.
The precedence of parliamentary authority in the Assembly shall be as follows:
1. The Constitution of the State of Nevada.
2. The Statutes of the State of Nevada.
3. The Standing Rules of the Assembly and the Joint Standing Rules of the Senate and Assembly.
4. Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure.

Reserved.

Reserved.

Reserved.

Reserved.

Substitute Bills.
A substitute bill shall be deemed and held to be an amendment, and treated in all respects as such. However, a substitute bill may be amended after its adoption, in the same manner as if it were an original bill.

Skeleton Bills.
The introduction of skeleton bills is authorized after the beginning of a session when, in the opinion of the sponsor and the Legislative Counsel, the full drafting of the bill would entail extensive research or be of considerable length. A skeleton bill will be provided for purposes of introduction and committee referral. Such bill will be a presentation of ideas or statements of purpose, sufficient in style and expression to enable the Legislature and the committee to which the bill may be referred to consider the substantive merits of the legislation proposed. The committee, if it treats the skeleton bill favorably, shall then request the draft of a completed bill in such detail as would afford the committee the opportunity of considering the legislative ideas proposed in context with all their necessary ramifications.

Reserved.

Reserved.

Reading of Bills.
The presiding officer shall announce at each reading of a bill whether it be the first, second or third reading. The first reading of a bill shall be for information. If there is objection, the question shall be, "Shall the bill be rejected?" If the question to reject fails to receive a majority vote by the members present, or if there is no objection, the bill shall take the proper course. No bill shall be referred to a committee until after the first reading, nor amended until after the second reading.

Second Reading and Amendment of Bills.
1. All bills shall be read the second time on the first legislative day after which they are reported by committee, unless a different day is designated by motion. Upon second reading, Assembly bills reported without amendments shall be [engrossed and] placed on the General File and Senate bills reported without amendments shall be placed on the General File. Committee amendments reported with bills shall be considered upon their second reading, and such amendments may be adopted by a majority vote of the members present. Any amendment which is numbered, copied and made available to all members shall be moved and voted upon by number unless any member moves that it be read in full. Assembly bills so amended shall be reprinted, engrossed, and placed on the General File, and Senate bills so amended shall be reprinted, then engrossed or reengrossed, as applicable, and placed on the General File.
2. Any member may move to amend a bill during its second or third reading, and such motion to amend may be adopted by a majority vote of the members present. Bills so amended on second reading shall be treated the same as bills with committee amendments. Any bill so amended upon the General File shall be reprinted and then engrossed or reengrossed [.] , as applicable.
3. The reprinting of amended bills may be dispensed with only in accordance with the provisions of law.

Consent Calendar.
1. On or before the 80th calendar day of a regular session, a standing committee may by unanimous vote of the members present report a bill with the recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The question of recommending a bill for the consent calendar may be voted upon in committee only after the bill has been recommended for passage and only if no amendment is recommended. [If the bill is an Assembly bill, it must be engrossed upon receipt by the Chief Clerk of the committee's recommendation.]
2. The Chief Clerk shall maintain a list of bills recommended for the consent calendar. The list must be printed in the daily history and must include the summary of each bill, and the date the bill is scheduled for consideration on final passage.
3. Unless postponed by motion, the consent calendar must be considered on Monday and Thursday. A bill reported on Friday to Monday, inclusive, is eligible to be considered on the following Thursday; a bill reported on Tuesday to Thursday, inclusive, is eligible to be considered on the following Monday.
4. At any time before the presiding officer calls for a vote on the passage of the consent calendar, a member may give written notice to the Chief Clerk or state orally from the floor of the Assembly in session that he objects to the inclusion of a particular bill on the consent calendar. If a member so objects, the Chief Clerk shall remove the bill from the consent calendar and transfer it to the second reading file. A bill removed from the consent calendar may not be restored to that calendar.
5. During floor consideration of the consent calendar, members may ask questions and offer explanations relating to the respective bills.
6. When the consent calendar is brought to a vote, the bills remaining on the consent calendar must be read by number and summary and the vote must be taken on their final passage as a group.

Reserved.

General File.
All bills reported to the Assembly, by either standing or special committees, after receiving their second readings shall be placed upon a General File, to be kept by the Chief Clerk. No bill shall be considered by the Assembly until the regular order of business shall have been gone through. Then bills shall be taken from the General File and acted upon in the order in which they were reported, unless otherwise specially ordered by the Assembly. But engrossed bills shall be placed at the head of the file, in the order in which they are received. The Chief Clerk shall post, in a conspicuous place in the chamber, a daily statement of the bills on the General File, setting forth the order in which they are filed, and specifying the alterations arising from the disposal of business each day. [He] The Chief Clerk shall likewise post notices of special orders as made.

Reserved.

Reconsideration of Vote on Bill.
On the first legislative day that the Assembly is in session succeeding that on which a final vote on any bill or resolution has been taken, a vote may be reconsidered on the motion of any member. Notice of intention to move such reconsideration shall be given on the day on which such final vote was taken by a member voting with the prevailing party. It shall not be in order for any member to move a reconsideration on the day on which such final vote was taken, except by unanimous consent. But there shall be no reconsideration of a vote on a motion to indefinitely postpone. Motions to reconsider a vote upon amendments to any pending question may be made at once.

Reserved.

Reserved.

Treated as Bills--Joint Resolutions.
The procedure of enacting joint resolutions shall be identical to that of enacting bills. However, joint resolutions proposing amendments to the Constitution shall be entered in the Journal in their entirety.

Reserved.

Order of Business.
The Order of Business must be as follows:
1. Roll Call.
2. Reading and Approval of Journal.
3. Presentation of Petitions.
4. Reports of Standing Committees.
5. Reports of Select Committees.
6. Communications.
7. Messages from the Senate.
8. Motions, Resolutions and Notices.
9. Introduction, First Reading and Reference.
10. Consent Calendar.
11. Second Reading and Amendment.
12. General File and Third Reading.
13. Unfinished Business of Preceding Day.
14. Special Orders of the Day.
15. Remarks from the Floor, limited to 10 minutes.

Reserved.

Privileged Questions.
Privileged questions shall have precedence of all others in the following order:
1. Motions to fix the time to which the Assembly shall adjourn.
2. Motions to adjourn.
3. Questions relating to the rights and privileges of the Assembly or any of its members.
4. A call of the House.
5. Motions for special orders.

Privilege of Closing Debate.
The author of a bill, resolution or a main question shall have the privilege of closing the debate, unless the previous question has been sustained.

Reserved.

Reserved.

Vetoed Bills.
Bills which have passed both Houses of the Legislature and are transmitted to the Assembly accompanied by a message or statement of the Governor's disapproval or veto of the same, shall be taken up and considered immediately upon the coming in of the message transmitting the same, or shall become the subject of a special order, and when the message is received, or (if made a special order) when the special order is called, the said message or statement shall be read together with the bill or bills so disapproved or vetoed; and the message and bill shall be read by the Chief Clerk without interruption, consecutively, one following the other, and not upon separate occasions; and no such bill or message shall be referred to any committee, or otherwise acted upon save as provided by law and custom; that is to say, that immediately following such reading the only question (except as hereinafter stated) which shall be put by the [Speakers] Speaker is, "Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?" It shall not be in order, at any time, to vote upon such vetoed bill [without] unless the same shall first have been read, from the first word of its title to and including the last word of its final section; and no motion shall be entertained after the [Speakers have] Speaker has stated the question, save a motion to adjourn or a motion for the previous question, but the merits of the bill itself may be debated. The message or statement containing the objections of the Governor to the bill shall be entered upon the Journal of the Assembly. The consideration of a vetoed bill, and the objections of the Governor thereto, shall be a privileged question, and shall take precedence over all others.

Reserved.

Reserved.

Compensation of Witnesses.
Witnesses summoned to appear before the Assembly or any of its committees shall be compensated as provided by law for witnesses required to attend in the courts of the State of Nevada.

Use of the Assembly Chamber.
The Assembly Chamber shall not be used for any public or private business other than legislative, except by permission of the Assembly.

Assemblywoman Giunchigliani moved the adoption of the resolution.
Resolution adopted.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Labor and Management.
Motion carried.

By Assemblyman Marvel:
Assembly Bill No. 2--An Act relating to tort actions; requiring the reduction of specified collateral benefits from an award of damages in certain actions; limiting noneconomic damage awards in certain actions; providing for periodic payments of future damages in certain actions; limiting attorney's fees in certain actions; providing a statute of limitations for actions for product liability; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.

By Assemblywoman Segerblom:
Assembly Bill No. 3--An Act relating to public highways; directing the department of transportation to construct or cause to be constructed a wall to function as a sound barrier alongside a certain portion of U.S. Highway No. 515 in Henderson; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Concurrent Committees on Transportation and Ways and Means.
Motion carried.

By Assemblyman Close:
Assembly Bill No. 4--An Act relating to elections; requiring the county or city clerk to include in each sample ballot a list of the names of the candidates for which there is no opposition; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics:
Assembly Bill No. 5--An Act relating to campaign practices; requiring certain persons who conduct a persuasive poll by telephone or other electronic means to disclose the name of the person or organization that requested or paid for the poll; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics.
Motion carried.

By Assemblywoman Giunchigliani:
Assembly Bill No. 6--An Act relating to education; requiring the board of trustees of each school district to provide or arrange for the provision of kindergarten education; requiring the completion of kindergarten as a prerequisite for admission to first grade; providing certain exceptions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Education.
Motion carried.

By Assemblyman Manendo:
Assembly Bill No. 7--An Act relating to traffic laws; authorizing the private enforcement of laws relating to parking for handicapped persons; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.

By Assemblyman Sandoval:
Assembly Bill No. 8--An Act relating to financial institutions; allowing a director or manager of a bank to hold his required shares of the bank in a revocable trust; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Motion carried.

By Assemblyman Manendo:
Assembly Bill No. 9--An Act relating to criminal penalties; increasing the mandatory minimum penalty for certain crimes relating to the abuse of an older person; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.

By Assemblywoman Von Tobel:
Assembly Bill No. 10--An Act relating to the state legislature; requiring the immediate disclosure on the weekly list of bill draft requests of the name of the legislator who requests the preparation of a legislative measure; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Health and Human Services:
Assembly Bill No. 11--An Act relating to residential facilities for groups; requiring the health division of the department of human resources to check the criminal history of each applicant for a license to operate a residential facility for groups and employee of a residential facility for groups; authorizing the health division to deny or revoke a license if an applicant for a license to operate a residential facility for groups or his employee has been convicted of a certain crime; requiring the administrator of or person licensed to operate a residential facility for groups to terminate the employment of an employee who has been convicted of a certain crime; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Motion carried.

By the Committee of Health and Human Services:
Assembly Bill No. 12--An Act relating to the Western Regional Higher Education Compact; authorizing the commissioners of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education from the State of Nevada to require certain students to perform community service as a condition to receiving a support fee; extending the time for making the first installment of the loan of a student under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Education.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Health and Human Services:
Assembly Bill No. 13--An Act relating to state welfare administration; requiring the department of human resources to contract only with a health maintenance organization that contracts with a federally-qualified health center to provide Medicaid managed care; requiring the department of human resources to include the University of Nevada School of Medicine in the development, implementation and delivery of any Medicaid managed care program; making a technical change replacing the term "assistance to the medically indigent" with "Medicaid" to make the references to Medicaid consistent throughout the Nevada Revised Statutes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Motion carried.

By the Committee of Government Affairs:
Assembly Bill No. 14--An Act relating to land use; authorizing the governing body of a county or city to adopt an ordinance that allows a land developer to apply for an exemption from limits on residential density applicable to the land if the developer includes affordable housing in his development; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.

By Assemblywoman Buckley:
Assembly Bill No. 15--An Act relating to traffic laws; exempting peace officers, and certain providers of emergency medical services, who operate bicycles while on duty from complying with the provisions relating to the operation of bicycles under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Government Affairs:
Assembly Bill No. 16--An Act relating to public improvements; providing an exemption for obligors from the submission of an operating history before the issuance of bonds for affordable housing or residential housing for a corporation for public benefit; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Infrastructure.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Government Affairs:
Assembly Bill No. 17--An Act relating to taxation; authorizing the use of proceeds from the real property transfer tax for the development of affordable housing; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Taxation.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics (On Behalf of Assemblywoman Giunchigliani):
Assembly Bill No. 18--An Act relating to elections; expanding the area around a polling place where electioneering and the solicitation of votes is prohibited; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics.
Motion carried.

By Assemblyman Sandoval:
Assembly Bill No. 19--An Act relating to civil liability; revising the provisions governing civil actions by persons who sustain damages while committing unlawful acts; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.

By Assemblyman Sandoval:
Assembly Bill No. 20--An Act relating to procedure in criminal cases; requiring the creation of a special account in the county general fund to be used to pay an attorney who is appointed to represent an indigent person in a capital case; requiring the county treasurer to deposit in the special account the money recovered from a defendant to pay for the costs of providing him with an attorney; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.

By Assemblyman Marvel:
Assembly Bill No. 21--An Act relating to attorneys; authorizing a city attorney and a district attorney to defend a person in certain actions commenced in a court located outside the county in which they hold office; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.

By Assemblyman Sandoval:
Assembly Bill No. 22--An Act relating to community service; increasing the maximum number of hours of community service that a person may be required to perform under various circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics (On Behalf of Assemblywoman Giunchigliani):
Assembly Bill No. 23--An Act relating to public officers; revising the residency requirements for public officers and candidates for public office; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs.
Motion carried.

By Assemblywoman Freeman:
Assembly Bill No. 24--An Act relating to health care; requiring certain entities that issue policies of health insurance which provide health care services through managed care to allow a woman who is covered by any such policy to have direct access to any covered health care services for women; requiring that certain policies of health insurance include a provision in the policy authorizing a woman to remain in a hospital or medical facility for a minimum number of hours after giving birth to a child; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Health and Human Services:
Assembly Bill No. 25--An Act relating to health care; requiring certain entities that provide health care services through managed care to pay for certain emergency medical services when the insured reasonably believes immediate medical attention is necessary; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Health and Human Services:
Assembly Bill No. 26--An Act relating to health care; requiring certain entities that issue policies of health insurance which provide health care services through managed care to allow a woman who is covered by any such policy to have direct access to any covered health care services for women; requiring such policies to allow a woman to choose an obstetrician or gynecologist as her primary care physician; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Health and Human Services:
Assembly Bill No. 27--An Act relating to health care; prohibiting certain entities that issue policies of health insurance which provide health care services through managed care from engaging in certain practices that restrict the actions of a provider of health care; prohibiting such entities from offering or paying an incentive to a provider of health care to induce the provider to deny, limit or delay medically necessary treatment to an insured; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Health and Human Services:
Assembly Bill No. 28--An Act relating to health maintenance organizations; requiring a complaint system established by a health maintenance organization to include certain procedures for reviewing a complaint by an enrollee or a primary care physician; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Motion carried.

By Assemblywoman Segerblom:
Assembly Bill No. 29--An Act relating to health care; establishing a procedure that authorizes a qualified patient to direct that he not be resuscitated in the event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest; prohibiting certain acts that may interfere with the carrying out of such a direction; providing immunity for certain persons who comply with the procedure for not resuscitating a qualified patient who has chosen not to be resuscitated; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Health and Human Services:
Assembly Bill No. 30--An Act relating to health care; creating the office of the advocate for the rights of patients of managed care organizations within the office of the attorney general and assigning duties thereto; creating an account in the attorney general's special fund for the office of the advocate; creating the advisory board for the rights of patients of managed care organizations and assigning duties thereto; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Motion carried.

By the Committee on Health and Human Services:
Assembly Bill No. 31--An Act relating to health care; providing in skeleton form for the creation of an office within the department of business and industry to regulate managed care organizations; transferring the duties of the commissioner of insurance related to the oversight of managed care organizations to the office; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Motion carried.

By Assemblymen Dini and Marvel:
Assembly Bill No. 32--An Act relating to motor vehicles; providing for the issuance of special license plates indicating affiliation with a Masonic fraternity; providing a fee for the issuance or renewal of such license plates; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Motion carried.

Mr. Speaker announced that if there were no objections, the Assembly would recess subject to the call of the Chair.

Assembly in recess at 3:28 p.m.

At 4:11 p.m.
Mr. Speaker presiding.
Quorum present

Senate Chamber, Carson City, January 20, 1997

To the Honorable the Assembly:
I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Senate on this day adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1.
Mary Jo Mongelli
Assistant Secretary of the Senate

Assemblyman Perkins moved that vetoed Assembly Bill 367 of the 68^th Session be made a Special Order of Business for Wenesday, January 29, 1997, at 11:15 a.m.
Motion carried.

On request of Assemblyman Arberry the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Darrell McAlister, Linda Hinson and Anita Laruy.

On request of Assemblyman Bache, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Sallie Bache and Christine Bache.

On request of Assemblywoman Berman, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Leola Armstrong.

On request of Assemblywoman Buckley, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Chan Kendrick, Ford Kendrick and Carrie Rednour.

On request of Assemblywoman Cegavske, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Tim Cegavske, Adam Cegavske, Bret Cegavske, Ruth Jenwon, LaDonna Jewson, Pat Moelke-Dillion and Bill Jewson.

On request of Assemblywoman Chowning, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Elmer Chowning, Judie Benet, Frankie Valley, Michael Stewart and Cynthia Clampitt.

On request of Assemblyman Close, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Gaye Close, Jack Close, Jr., Cheryl Close, Shawn Close, Justin Close, Tyler Close, Doug Hedger, Tiffany Hedger, Jonathon Hedger, Kedric Hedger, Steve Close, Cari Close, Alexis Close, Kristie Close, Jennifer Dudek and Heidi White.

On request of Assemblyman Collins, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Kathy Collins and Cecile Crofoot.

On request of Assemblyman Dini, the privilege of the Floor of the Assembly was extended to Jay Dini, George Dini, David Dini, Kathy Marble, James Marble, Tony Marble, Nicholas Marble, Brandon Dini, Dominic Dini, Joshua Dini, Gretchen Dini, Jennifer Dini, Kristina Dini, David Glass, Mouryne Dini, Sheryl Seman, Paul Seman, Heather Dini, Evan Dini, Richard Gomez, James Thurman, Tiffany Thurman, Shamus Thurman, Helena Thurman, Monique Thurman, Norton Pickett, Vivian Pickett, Warren Schofield and Olivia Schofield.

On request of Assemblyman Ernaut, the privilege of the Floor of the Assembly was extended to Linda Sinclair, Yvonne Harrigan and Chris Vlautin.

On request of Assemblyman Evans, the privilege of the Floor of the Assembly was extended to C. Dale Gray.

On request of Assemblywoman Giunchigliani, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Jana Wright, Lawrence Giunchigliani and Myrna Giunchigliani.

On request of Assemblyman Gustavson, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Kerry Stalcup, Donna Katsimbras, Kayla-Lee Stalcup, Stephanie Stalcup, Jack Hoffer, Joyuce Hoffer, Scott Hoffer and Rita Ahart.

On request of Assemblyman Herrera, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Ingrid Houvenaeghel.

On request of Assemblyman Hettrick, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Tyler Torres, Holly Torres, Tiffany Vallanueva, Stacy Perez, Eric Perez, Judy Perez, True Woodworth, Linda Cooper, Iris Hettrick, Arla Hettrick, Jerry Scott, Andrew Hettrick and Stephanie Turria.

On request of Assemblywoman Koivisto, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Victor Koivisto, Bryan Medina, Beth Medina, Valerie Fitzpatrick and Nancy Smart.

On request of Assemblywoman Lambert, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Gregory Lambert and Ken Lambert.

On request of Assemblyman Lee, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Marilyn Lee, Crystal Lee, Summer Lee, Blake Lee, Casey Lee, Lacey Lee and Alana Lee.

On request of Assemblyman Manendo, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Joyce Del Bosque.

On request of Assemblyman Marvel, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Willie Marvel, Sharon Andreason and Yhvona Martin.

On request of Assemblyman Mortenson, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Helen Mortenson and Sheila Sease.

On request of Assemblyman Nolan, the privilege of the floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to Joe Michael, Hazel Michael, Kim Nolan, Joey Nolan and Ryan Nolan.

On request of Assemblywoman Ohrenschall, the privilege of the Floor of the Assembly Chamber for this day was extended to James Ohrenschall, Katie Ross and Maria Pintos.

On request of Assemblyman Sandoval, the privilege of the Floor of the Assembly was extended to Kelly Sandoval, Christopher Sandoval, Dillon Sandoval, James Sandoval, Madeline Sandoval, Ron Sandoval, Teri Sandoval, Kathleen Sandoval, Jim Teipner, Jean Teipner and Dottie Sandoval.

On request of Asssemblywoman Segerblom, the privilege of the Floor of the Assembly was extended to Richard Segerblom, Sharon Segerblom, Eva Segerblom and Carl Segerblom.

On request of Assemblywoman Von Tobel, the privilege of the Floor of the Assembly was extended to Jesse Brinkerhoff, Doreen Brinkerhoff, Jared Von Tobel, Chad Von Tobel, Janice Brinkerhoff and Jess Foster.

Assemblyman Perkins moved that the Assembly adjourn until Wednesday, January 22, 1997 at 11 a.m.
Motion carried.

Assembly adjourned at 4:19 p.m.

Approved: Joseph E. Dini, Jr.
Speaker of the Assembly
Attest: Linda B. Alden
Chief Clerk of the Assembly