A bill that would legalize lounges for the public use of marijuana is also aimed at giving an economic boost to people disadvantaged by the war on drugs, its sponsor says.
2021 Legislature
Rival Republican and Democratic views on voting in America clashed in a legislative committee Thursday over a bill to make mail-in balloting the permanent and predominant method of voting in Nevada.
Advocates made their case for abolishing the death penalty in Nevada at the state Legislature Wednesday as prosecutors mounted their own defense for why the policy should remain on the books.
A proposal to garnish casino winnings in Nevada from people who owe child support was heard in the Assembly on Tuesday, with the state’s resort industry testifying in opposition.
Nevada lawmakers debated a bill Monday that would require more than a positive blood test for THC or marijuana metabolite to determine if a driver is impaired.
Assemblywoman Sarah Peters, D-Reno, came out as pansexual in a speech on the Assembly floor, something she says she did to support the LGBTQ community in Nevada.
Nevada lawmakers on Friday took a bill in the state Legislature that would require all single-stall public bathrooms to be gender neutral.
Nevada lawmakers on Thursday took aim at law enforcement policies on use of deadly force and protest response, legislation that is a major part of Democrats’ push this session on policing reforms.
A pair of bills in the Nevada Legislature would ban the death penalty in Nevada, but they face an uncertain future even among Democrats.
The resolution, first passed in 2019, could see a constitutional amendment on the ballot to guarantee equal rights regardless of gender, race, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, ancestry or national origin.
Proposals that could allow for a safe injection site pilot program and significantly alter medical pricing in Nevada were introduced Monday among 91 new bills.
With a bill-introduction deadline looming on Monday, Carson City lawmakers are bracing for a long day.
A former Nevada lawmaker who resigned in January is facing a dozen felony charges stemming from an investigation into misuse of campaign funds and lying about his residency.
Nevada lawmakers are making another attempt to decriminalize more minor traffic offenses with a bill that looks to have a better chance of passage this year than similar efforts in prior years.
Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson announced Thursday that he’s fighting prostate cancer, and underwent outpatient surgery this week.