A bill to provide $380 million in public funding for a new baseball stadium in Las Vegas that will play host to the Oakland A’s was approved by the Nevada Legislature.
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The Nevada Senate Tuesday voted 13-8 to approve $380 million in public financing for a baseball stadium in Las Vegas that’s planned to house the relocated Oakland A’s.
The Nevada Assembly is set to hold an “informational hearing” on a $380 million public funding package for a proposed Las Vegas baseball stadium to house the Oakland A’s.
The Legislature has adjourned until Monday, after the Senate on Thursday failed to take action on the Oakland A’s stadium proposal that is the subject of the current special session.
Lawmakers approved bills changing the way presidential votes are cast, protecting election workers from harassment and allowing inmates in jail to vote.
The bill was one of three election-related measures approved by a Senate committee Tuesday, ahead of a Friday deadline.
A day after lawmakers were sworn in, the Assembly Education Committee began meeting to review the scope of the work they will do during the session.
The Nevada Legislature began its 82nd regular session with lawmakers taking the oath of office. Also on the agenda: voting for officers and introducing bills.
Gov. Steve Sisolak said during a state pardons board meeting that he could not leave the governor’s office without “starting the necessary conversations.”