SENATE AGENDA

for the

Committee on Judiciary

  Day  Tuesday          Date  April 5, 2005              Time   8:00 a.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 Judiciary at (775) 684-1473.

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

PLEASE PROVIDE 15 COPIES OF YOUR EXHIBITS AND NOTES.

FIRST REVISED AGENDA

S.B. 343            Makes various changes to provisions related to mechanics' and materialmen's liens. (BDR 9-787)

*S.B. 351          Revises provisions governing resort hotels and nonrestricted gaming licenses in certain counties. (BDR 41-1185)

S.B. 491            Revises provisions governing funding of regional facilities for detention of children. (BDR 5-281)

S.B. 313            Provides immunity from liability to certain persons and governmental entities for certain claims based on consumption of food. (BDR 3-748)

S.B. 316            Limits civil liability of certain persons providing gratuitous services under certain circumstances. (BDR 3-739)

S.B. 317            Revises provisions governing actions for healthcare malpractice. (BDR 3-132)

*S.B. 351 will be heard to accommodate a testifier who is only available today.  The

  hearing on this bill will be continued and agendized on Tuesday, April 12, 2005.

Possible work session on measures previously considered.

Public comment. Testimony may be limited.

Cellular telephones must be turned off while in the committee room.

Any person proposing an amendment to a bill being heard by the committee must include a statement of the intent for the amendment, and the proposal must be submitted in writing with the contact person identified.

The Committee encourages parties with concerns or amendments on a particular measure to contact the bill’s sponsor and the committee policy analyst in advance of the meeting date.

Note: Beginning at 10:00 a.m., interested parties may observe the proceedings through a simultaneous videoconference in Room 4401 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, Las Vegas.