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2017 Legislature

Nevada Senate passes baby changing tables bill

A bill requiring new public buildings to include baby changing tables accessible to both men and women won unanimous approval Tuesday in the Nevada Senate.

Bill defining brain death clears Nevada Senate

The Nevada Senate gave unanimous approval Tuesday to a bill defining brain death and protocols on how it should be determined.

Money panel OKs Nevada film tax credits

CARSON CITY — The Assembly Ways and Means Committee approved a bill Tuesday providing $10 million a year in tax credits to the film industry.

Senate panel OKs bill barring stalkers from possessing guns

The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday passed a bill that forbids firearm possession by people convicted of stalking or with extended orders of protection against them.

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Nevada Assembly OKs net metering bill

The Nevada Assembly passed a measure intended to make net metering a realistic choice for Silver State utility customers.

No clear projections for cost of fracking ban in Nevada

A money committee heard conflicting, unpredictable projections Tuesday over how much revenue Nevada could lose if it imposes a ban on hydraulic fracking.

 
Officials lay out ‘freakout’ factor for Nevada fire season

Flooding may be the big concern in much of Nevada now, but the thoughts of state and federal officials on Tuesday were on fire. Specifically wildland fires and what 2017 will bring to the Silver State.

Bill would reduce off-highway vehicles fees in Nevada

Assembly Bill 29 would reduce the late fee for registration from $25 to $10. The bill is meant to encourage registration, Jim Lawrence, deputy director of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, told the Nevada Senate Transportation Committee on Tuesday.

Cost analysis released for gaming commission counsel

A bill that would create an independent counsel for the Gaming Control Board and Gaming Commission would reduce the attorney general’s budget by nearly $1 million over the next two years, financial projections show.

Protection order bill headed to Nevada governor

The Nevada Senate gave unanimous approval Monday to a bill extending temporary protection orders when the target of the order cannot be found to receive service.

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