Lawmakers Friday took up three bills related to strengthening laws and protecting victims of sex trafficking and prostitution, passing two out of committee to the full Assembly for floor votes.
2019 Legislature
By Jessie Bekker / RJ
Maternal mortality — the rate of pregnancy-related deaths — is one of the few health-care categories where Nevada fares well. But good isn’t good enough, state legislators indicated Friday at a hearing.
A Nevada bill stands to strengthen stipulated plea deals and eliminate any surprises for defendants should a judge decide to deviate from agreed-upon sentences.
Assembly Bill 226, sponsored by Assemblyman Skip Daly, D-Reno, would prohibit requiring a person to have a microchip or other permanent identification marker implanted inside of them.
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