SENATE AGENDA

for the

Committee on Government Affairs

  Day  Wednesday     Date  February 9, 2005       Time   2:00 p.m.           Room  2149

If you cannot attend the meeting, you can listen to it live over the Internet.  The address for the legislative website is http://www.leg.state.nv.us.  For audio broadcasts, click on the link “Listen to Live Meetings.”

Note:  We are pleased to make reasonable accommodations for members of the public who are disabled and wish to attend the meeting.  If special arrangements for the meeting are necessary, please notify the Senate Committee on Government Affairs at (775) 684-1462.

(R#) Indicates the reprint number of the bill/resolution being considered.

PLEASE PROVIDE 12 COPIES OF YOUR EXHIBITS AND NOTES.

ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

Opening Remarks and Introduction of Committee Members and Staff

          Senator Warren Hardy, Chairman

Adoption of Standing Committee Rules

Staff Presentation of Committee Brief and Overview of Session Deadlines

          Michael J. Stewart, Committee Policy Analyst, Research Division, Legislative Counsel Bureau

S.B. 8                Revises provisions governing fines imposed by Nevada Equal Rights Commission. (BDR 18-385)

S.B. 11              Expands circumstances under which certain officers and employees in smaller counties may permissibly acquire interest in property within redevelopment area. (BDR 22-215)

Committee Introductions of Bills and Resolutions.

Public comment.

Cellular telephones must be turned off or set to silent mode while in the committee room.

Possible discussion of and action on measures previously considered.

Note: Any person proposing an amendment to a bill being heard by the committee must submit the proposed amendment in writing and include a statement of the intent for the amendment. The proposal must also include the appropriate name and contact number.

 *Note: Interested parties may observe the proceedings through a simultaneous

 videoconference in Room 4412 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, Las Vegas