MINUTES OF THE Floor meeting

of the

senate Committee on Judiciary

 

Seventy-second Session

February 24, 2003

 

 

The Senate Committee on Judiciarywas called to order by Chairman Mark E. Amodei, at 11:35 a.m., on Monday, February 24, 2003, on the Senate Floor of the Legislative Building, Carson City, Nevada. There was no Agenda. There was no Attendance Roster.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:

 

Senator Mark Amodei, Chairman

Senator Maurice E. Washington, Vice Chairman

Senator Mike McGinness

Senator Dennis Nolan

Senator Dina Titus

Senator Terry Care

Senator Valerie Wiener

 

STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:

 

Bradley Wilkinson, Committee Counsel

Barbara Moss, Committee Secretary

 

Chairman Amodei presented three committee-generated bill draft requests (BDRs) for committee introduction.

 

The first committee bill draft request was to amend the provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 179.045 concerning the requirements for the issuance of a search warrant with respect to the incorporation of affidavits.

 

The second committee bill draft request was to amend NRS to ensure correctional officers of the Department of Corrections who are designated as peace officers by the director have attended the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) academy before being assigned to perform the duties described in subsection 5 of NRS 209.131.

 

The third committee bill draft request was to make various changes pertaining to gaming. Specifically, the BDR was to change the designation from “international gaming salons” to “gaming salons,” require operators of gaming salons to compile and report statistical information concerning the number of visitors and the amount of their winnings to the Gaming Control Board, require the Gaming Control Board to compile and make available to the public the information submitted by operators of gaming salons, and require the Gaming Control Board to release certain information concerning revenue collected by licensees.

 

SENATOR CARE MOVED TO REQUEST A BILL DRAFT TO REVISE PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO SEARCH WARRANTS.

 

SENATOR WASHINGTON SECONDED THE MOTION.

 

THE MOTION CARRIED. (SENATOR WIENER WAS ABSENT FOR THE VOTE.)

 

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SENATOR CARE MOVED TO REQUEST A BILL DRAFT TO REVISE PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

 

SENATOR WASHINGTON SECONDED THE MOTION.

 

THE MOTION CARRIED. (SENATOR WIENER WAS ABSENT FOR THE VOTE.)

 

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SENATOR WASHINGTON MOVED TO REQUEST A BILL DRAFT TO REVISE VARIOUS PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO GAMING.

 

SENATOR WIENER SECONDED THE MOTION.

 

THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

 

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There being no further business to come before the committee, Chairman Amodei adjourned the floor session at 11:40 a.m.

 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

 

 

 

                                                           

Barbara Moss,

Committee Secretary

 

 

APPROVED BY:

 

 

 

                                                                                         

Senator Mark E. Amodei, Chairman

 

 

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