April 25, 2007:

The legislature reached its first major deadline yesterday - passage of bills from the first house. Any bill not passed out of the first house cannot receive any further consideration, with the exception of those bills that have a fiscal note and declared exempt.

Below is just a sample of some of the measures voted on by the Senate. I voted in favor of the measures listed, unless otherwise noted.

It is my honor to represent you in Carson City and will continue to work on your behalf.

If you have any questions regarding these bills or other measures, please email me.

 

Protecting Your Health

SB5

Establishes the Cancer Drug Donation Program. (Co-Sponsor)

SB58

Provides for the imposition of an administrative assessment for certain traffic violations to be used for the awarding of grants to volunteer organizations that provide emergency medical services. (Primary Sponsor)

SB59

Adopts the Family Opportunity Act for families of disabled children (Primary Sponsor)

SB171

Creates the Nevada Academy of Health. (Primary Sponsor)

 

Protecting Your Property

SB85

Makes various changes to provisions relating to eminent domain.

SB542

Increases the homestead exemption.

 

Protecting Your Rights

SB92

Revises certain provisions pertaining to the regulation of firearms by local governments.

SB237

Revises certain provisions governing permits to carry concealed firearms.

SJR2

Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to allow appointment of judges

VOTED AGAINST

 

Protecting Your Purse

SB94

Revises provisions governing the occupancy tax imposed on lodging in Douglas County. VOTED AGAINST

SB141

Contingently imposes or increases the rate of certain taxes in certain counties to fund capital projects for the county school district. VOTED AGAINST

SB146

Authorizes the boards of county commissioners of certain counties to levy an ad valorem tax to pay the costs of operating a regional facility for the detention of children. VOTED AGAINST

SB233

Revises and repeals certain taxes on financial institutions and other businesses. (Primary Sponsor)

SB257

Authorizes the Board of County Commissioners of Nye County to increase the sales tax to support public safety services. VOTED AGAINST

SB516

Increases the compensation of certain elected county officers. VOTED AGAINST

 

Protecting Those Who Protect Us

SB3

Revises various provisions relating to the death benefits payable to surviving spouses of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty

SB219

Creates the Gift Account for Veterans in the State General Fund and authorizes the use of money in the Account for the support of outreach programs and services for veterans and their families.

 

Protecting Our Children

SB6

Includes marijuana in the provision which prohibits persons from intentionally allowing children to be present at certain locations where certain crimes involving controlled substances are committed. Primary Sponsor

SB158

Establishes the Special Needs Scholarship Program.

SB232

Makes various changes to the provisions governing sex offenders. (Co-Sponsor)

SB286

Authorizes teachers who hold permits to carry concealed firearms and who have completed a specified program of firearm training to carry concealed firearms on school grounds under certain circumstances.

SB404

Revises provisions governing homeschooled children.

 

Protecting The American Way of Life

SB325

Makes English the official state language. Co-Sponsor

SB398

Provides for a pilot program of English immersion in certain public schools. Co-Sponsor

SB415

Provides that certain alien students are not eligible to receive certain types of financial assistance through the Nevada System of Higher Education and revises provisions governing eligibility for a millennium scholarship. Primary Sponsor

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