Nevada senators will decide if the state needs a law requiring parents to be notified if their minor daughter wants an abortion. They have just a week to make their decision before the legislative session ends.
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A compromise measure meant to ensure that Nevada’s rooftop solar industry continues to grow while protecting utility customers who do not participate in net metering won approval Monday in an Assembly committee.
The bill requires a lawmaker who leaves office to skip one legislative session before returning to the Legislature as a paid lobbyist.
A Senate resolution that asks Congress to convey more than 7 million acres of federal land to state control won final passage Monday in the Nevada Legislature.
Nearly $50 million in funding for a new UNLV Hotel College academic building and almost $23 million for a new DMV service office at the East Sahara location in Las Vegas were both approved Monday by a panel of lawmakers.
Sponsor says Nevada’s Public Employee Retirement System costs would fall by $1 billion per decade through reform.
CARSON CITY — A measure making taxes that were supposed to expire four years ago permanent and increasing cigarette levies by $1 a pack was approved by a Senate committee Thursday on a party-line vote.
CARSON CITY — There was no opposition Wednesday to a bill imposing a cooling-off period before Nevada lawmakers can return to the Legislature as a hired lobbyist.
CARSON CITY – The first collective bargaining reform bill of the 2015 legislative session was headed to Gov. Brian Sandoval’s desk on Wednesday after getting a unanimous vote in the Assembly.
CARSON CITY — A joint money subcommittee Wednesday recommended shutting down Nevada’s Foreclosure Mediation Program, citing a recovering housing market and fewer participants than at the height of the recession when the program was established.
A Senate committee Tuesday considered even higher cigarette taxes than initially proposed by Gov. Brian Sandoval to help close a $144 million gap in anticipated revenues and the governor’s $7.4 billion spending plan.
A joint budget subcommittee on Tuesday unanimously approved $47.5 million in funding for the development of a new DMV computer system to help reduce long lines and wait times, but it won’t make any difference for customers in the short term.
A measure to tighten Nevada’s employment discrimination law and provide more remedies to promote equal pay for equal work received no opposition Tuesday in a hearing before the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
Legislative Counsel auditors identified $780,000 in overpayments for behavioral health claims, and $285,000 in overpayments and improper billings for dental claims.
A Senate committee Monday agreed with the concept of a bill cracking down on candidate residency violations but disagreed on how vacancies should be handled if a person deemed ineligible should win at the ballot box.
