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2017 Legislature

Suicide prevention bill amended, approved by Nevada Senate

A bill requiring doctors and other health care providers to undergo continuing education on suicide prevention won unanimous approval Thursday in the Nevada Senate.

Money panel OKs out-of-state transfer of 200 Nevada inmates

A joint legislative subcommittee Thursday rejected a new proposal to double the number of inmates Nevada will send to out-of-state prisons because of a looming bed shortage.

Softened reckless driving bill passes committee

A bill that would instill stiffer penalties for reckless drivers was unanimously passed Thursday — after it was amended to soften the punishment.

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Panel signs off on major spending plan for Nevada schools

A Legislative budget subcommittee on Thursday signed off on a big chunk of the public schools budget for the coming two years, voting to include $63 million in revenue from a new 10 percent retail tax on recreational marijuana as proposed by Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval.

Moped helmet law cruises through Nevada Senate

Helmets would become required headgear for moped riders under a bill passed Tuesday by the Nevada Senate.

Nevada Assembly OKs bill requiring school board trustee training

Assembly Bill 451, which would mandate at least six hours of training in the first and third years of their terms, is approved by a 41-0 vote and advances to the state Senate.