Provides for the placement of recycling containers in certain locations

SB 137

BILL STATUS: Approved by the Governor, Chapter 222. Effective Oct. 1, 2009

My job is to make Nevada the best and safest place to live. Part of doing so is making sure Nevada's environment is being taken care of. One way to do this is by increasing the amount of recycling in the state. SB137 will provide for the placement of recycling containers on the premises of certain apartment complexes, the Nevada System of Higher Education and its branches and facilities. This is one step on the path to a cleaner and healthier Nevada.

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Enacts the Green Jobs Initiative

SB 152

BILL STATUS: May 29, 2009- Enrolled and delivered to Governor

Times are tough and unemployment is on the rise. Nevada needs a solution to deal with this very serious problem. This bill would enact the Green Jobs Initiative, which would provide training for jobs that promote energy efficiency. This bill would also require specific departments to collaborate with nonprofits to provide training in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy, including training in the areas of weatherization, energy retrofit applications, and performing energy audits. Not only would this provide jobs to those who need it, but it would also make Nevada a more energy efficient state.

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Revises provisions governing negotiations by certain employers with recognized employee organizations

 SB 154

BILL STATUS: April 21, 2009- Passed in Senate (Yeas: 12, Nays: 9). In Assembly Committe on Government Affairs. May 16, 2009- Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.3, no further action allowed 

Under existing law, certain subjects are within the scope of mandatory bargaining between a local government employer and a recognized organization, whereas other subjects are reserved to the local government employer without negotiation. This bill would make the policies for transfer and reassignment a subject within the scope of mandatory bargaining for all employees instead of just for teachers. It would also expand the scope of mandatory bargaining to include any matter significantly related to an enumerated subject within the scope of mandatory bargaining, but only upon written request from a recognized employee organization.

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Revises certain provisions concerning the crime of battery

AB 164

BILL STATUS: Approved by Governor, Chapter 42. Sections 1 to 4 and 9, inclusive, 6, 7, and 8 of this act effective May 6, 2009. Section 4 of this act expired by limitation June 30, 2009. Section 5 of this act effective July 1, 2009

Keeping Nevadans safe is a number one priority and that is why AB 164 is so important. My colleagues and I are working hard to pass this bill so that battery which is committed by strangulation will receive the same penalties as battery which results in substantial bodily harm. This bill would also revise provisions governing the crime of battery which constitutes domestic violence to impose a category C felony with a maximum fine of $15,000 upon any person who is convicted of a battery which constitutes domestic violence if the battery is committed by strangulation.

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Revises provisions relating to the reissuance of certain prescription drugs

SB 197

BILL STATUS: Approved by the Governor, Chapter 261. Sections 1,2,3,6, and 8 effective May 28, 2009 for the purpose of adopting regulations and on Oct. 1, 2009 for all other purposes. Sections 4, 5, and 7 effective Oct. 1, 2009.

Senate Bill 197 will enable more Nevadans to receive the prescriptions they need. This bill authorizes nonprofit pharmacies to reissue unused prescription drugs from public and private mental health facilities to nonprofit pharmacies. Those nonprofit pharmacies will then be able to distribute those drugs free of charge.

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Enacts provisions relating to manufacturers and wholesalers of prescription drugs

SB 211

BILL STATUS: April 11, 2009- Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed

Existing law prohibits a person from manufacturing or engaging in the wholesale distribution of certain drugs unless the person is licensed to do so by the State Board of Pharmacy. This bill requires wholesalers and manufacturers who are licensed by the Board to file with the Board an annual report disclosing certain gifts and other economic benefits that the wholesaler or manufacturer has provided to certain persons. This bill requires that the annual report identify information which is a trade secret and prohibits the Board from disclosing such information.

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Proposes to exempt sales of certain durable medical equipment, mobility-enhancing equipment, hearing aids, hearing aid accessories, and ophthalmic or ocular devices or appliances from sales and use taxes and analogous taxes

SB 232

BILL STATUS: April 11, 2009- Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed

The Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955 was approved by the voters by a referendum and therefore may not be amended, annulled, repealed, set aside, suspended or in any way made inoperative except by the direct vote of the people. Senate Bill 232 would require the submission of a question to the voters at the 2010 General Election of whether the Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955 should be amended to provide an exemption for durable medical equipment and mobility enhancing equipment prescribed by a licensed provider of health care.

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Provides for the free immunization of certain children against certain diseases within limits of available money

SB 233

BILL STATUS: April 20, 2009- Referred to Committee on Finance. April 21, 2009- To Committee, exemption effective

Senate bill 233 would require the Health Division of the Department of Health and Human Services and the county, city, town and district boards of health, within the limits of legislative appropriation, to establish a program that provides certain immunizations, without charging for the cost of the vaccine, booster or medicine, for each child if: (1) the child is a resident of this State; (2) the child is less than 4 years of age; and (3) the cost of the immunization is not eligible for payment or reimbursement by an insurer, health plan, health benefit plan or program of public assistance.

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Revises the provisions relating to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court over certain offenses

SB 235

BILL STATUS: Approved by the Governor, Chapter 25. Effective Oct. 1, 2009

This bill requires a juvenile court to hold a hearing to determine whether the case of a person should be transferred from the juvenile court to the criminal court for criminal proceedings if: (1) the person is charged with the commission of a delinquent act that occurred when the person was at least 16 years of age but less than 18 years of age; (2) the delinquent act would have been a category A or B felony if committed by an adult; (3) the person is identified by law enforcement as having committed the delinquent act before the person reaches 21 years of age; and (4) the person is apprehended by law enforcement after the person reaches 21 years of age.

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Provides for greater coordination of Nevada’s economic development and workforce development goals

SB 239

BILL STATUS: May 29, 2009- Enrolled and delivered to Governor

Provides for the evaluation and establishment of the maximum speed on certain portions of State Route 159

SB 240

BILL STATUS: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 77. Effective July 1, 2009

This bill establishes the State Route 159 Speed Reduction Zone to limit vehicular traffic to not more than 45 miles per hour on any portion of State Route 159 that: (1) is within the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area; (2) abuts or is immediately adjacent to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area; or (3) has been designated as a Scenic Byway or State Scenic Byway.

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Requires the licensing of cat and dog breeders by the State Department of Agriculture

SB 241

BILL STATUS: Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed

Senate Bill 241 would prohibit a person from breeding cats and dogs for sale in Nevada without first obtaining a license as a breeder from the State Department of Agriculture. It would also make a violation of the licensure provision a misdemeanor. Additionally, it would impose an annual $500 licensing fee on breeders. Section 5 of this bill: (1) sets forth the qualifications a person must meet to be issued a license as a breeder, including good moral character and a lack of any convictions of violating a provision of chapter 574 of NRS relating to cruelty to and care of animals; (2) requires the license to be renewed annually; and (3) requires the Department to adopt regulations for the issuance and renewal of licenses for breeders.

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Revises provisions governing certain reports of sentinel events and related events

SB 319

BILL STATUS: Governor's Veto not sustained by Assembly or Senate. July 1, 2009- In Senate, to enrollment 

Existing law requires medical facilities to submit to the Health Division of the Dept. of Health and Human Services reports of sentinel events. This bill would require reports of near-miss events, which are defined in the bill as an unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness or damage to a patient but had the potential to cause such injury, illness or damage. Most importantly, this bill requires a medical facility which reports a sentinel event or a near-miss event to conduct an investigation into the cause of the event and to implement a plan to remedy the cause.

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Revises various provisions relating to arbitration

AB 381 (BDR # 52-931)

BILL STATUS: Veto Sustained, no further action taken

Assembly Bill 381 would make unenforceable, to the extent allowed by federal law, a consumer contract that mandates arbitration of disputes involving subjects of the contract arising after formation of the contract. This bill would also mandate the inclusion of certain disclosures relating to the costs of arbitration in consumer contracts. Additionally, this bill would provide for waiver of arbitration fees that would otherwise be charged or assessed against a consumer under certain circumstances.

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