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NEVADA LEGISLATURE Eighty-First Session, 2021 ASSEMBLY DAILY JOURNAL THE SEVENTY-FOURTH DAY CARSON CITY (Thursday), April 15, 2021 Assembly called to order at 11:52 a.m. Mr. Speaker presiding. Roll called. All present. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rabbi Benjamin Zober. May it be Your will that we “proclaim liberty throughout the land.” When this body creates laws, may it create freedom. And that the blessings of this freedom reach all who call this land home. We ask that those entrusted with safeguarding our freedom be ever mindful of the poet’s words, that “until we are all free, we are none of us free.” May that awareness spur them to support the fallen, to free the captive, welcome the stranger, defend the powerless, and keep faith with those who sleep in the dust. AMEN. Pledge of allegiance to the Flag. Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson moved that further reading of the Journal be dispensed with and the Speaker and Chief Clerk be authorized to make the necessary corrections and additions. Motion carried. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Commerce and Labor, to which was referred Assembly Bill No. 178, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Do pass. Also, your Committee on Commerce and Labor, to which were referred Assembly Bills Nos. 210, 398, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Amend, and do pass as amended. SANDRA JAUREGUI, Chair Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education, to which were referred Assembly Bills Nos. 67, 105, 109, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Amend, and do pass as amended. SHANNON BILBRAY-AXELROD, Chair — 2 — Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Growth and Infrastructure, to which were referred Assembly Bills Nos. 54, 154, 320, 411, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Amend, and do pass as amended. DANIELE MONROE-MORENO, Chair Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Judiciary, to which were referred Assembly Bills Nos. 149, 342, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Amend, and do pass as amended. STEVE YEAGER, Chair Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections, to which was referred Assembly Bill No. 422, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back with the recommendation: Amend, and do pass as amended. BRITTNEY MILLER, Chair MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE SENATE CHAMBER, Carson City, April 14, 2021 To the Honorable the Assembly: I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Senate on this day passed Senate Bill No. 268. Also, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Senate on this day passed, as amended, Senate Bills Nos. 7, 33, 41, 54, 60, 72, 145, 148, 173, 212, 222, 245, 387. SHERRY RODRIGUEZ Assistant Secretary of the Senate MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES NOTICE OF EXEMPTION April 14, 2021 The Fiscal Analysis Division, pursuant to Joint Standing Rule 14.6, has determined the eligibility for exemption of: Assembly Bills Nos. 188 and 415. SARAH COFFMAN Fiscal Analysis Division Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson moved that Assembly Bills Nos. 59 and 143 be taken from the General File and placed on the Chief Clerk’s desk. Motion carried. INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING AND REFERENCE Senate Bill No. 7. Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Motion carried. Senate Bill No. 33. Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. Motion carried. — 3 — Senate Bill No. 41. Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Motion carried. Senate Bill No. 54. Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. Motion carried. Senate Bill No. 60. Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. Motion carried. Senate Bill No. 72. Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs. Motion carried. Senate Bill No. 145. Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor. Motion carried. Senate Bill No. 148. Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Motion carried. Senate Bill No. 173. Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Education. Motion carried. Senate Bill No. 212. Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Motion carried. Senate Bill No. 222. Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Government Affairs. Motion carried. Senate Bill No. 245. Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor. Motion carried. — 4 — Senate Bill No. 268. Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. Motion carried. Senate Bill No. 387. Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. Motion carried. GENERAL FILE AND THIRD READING Assembly Bill No. 8. Bill read third time. Remarks by Assemblywoman Hansen. ASSEMBLYWOMAN HANSEN: Assembly Bill 8 revises various provisions related to gaming. Specifically, the bill adds various types of workers to the definition of “gaming employee” thereby requiring them to register with the Nevada Gaming Control Board. These workers include employees of certain persons registered to operate as cash access and wagering instrument service providers and certain other persons designated by the Nevada Gaming Commission by regulation. It also authorizes the Nevada Gaming Commission to adopt regulations that allow a licensee to accept an electronic signature from a patron on a credit instrument; it removes the monthly payment option for the fee required from a licensee who concludes a gaming operation; and makes various technical and conforming changes. This bill is effective on July 1, 2021. Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 8 YEAS—42. NAYS—None. Assembly Bill No. 8 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. Speaker declared it passed, as amended. Bill ordered transmitted to the Senate. Assembly Bill No. 30. Bill read third time. Remarks by Assemblywoman Hardy. ASSEMBLYWOMAN HARDY: Assembly Bill 30 revises a requirement for eligibility of certain nonprofit organizations to receive a grant from the Account for Aid for Victims of Domestic Violence, which is administered by the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services. If a nonprofit is in a county whose population is less than 100,000, it must offer services that are primarily, rather than exclusively, for victims of domestic violence. To be eligible for a grant, a nonprofit must be able to provide certain services and programs. Lastly, the name of the Account is changed to the Account for Aid for Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence. Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 30 YEAS—42. NAYS—None. Assembly Bill No. 30 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. Speaker declared it passed, as amended. Bill ordered transmitted to the Senate. — 5 — Assembly Bill No. 33. Bill read third time. Remarks by Assemblyman C.H. Miller. ASSEMBLYMAN C.H. MILLER: Assembly Bill 33 authorizes the paternity of a child to be legally established during a civil proceeding concerning the protection of a child. A judgment or order entered in an action to establish paternity issued during such a proceeding is not subject to the provisions relating to the confidentiality of judgments or orders in a proceeding concerning the protection of a child, and is a final order. Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 33 YEAS—42. NAYS—None. Assembly Bill No. 33 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. Speaker declared it passed, as amended. Bill ordered transmitted to the Senate. Assembly Bill No. 43. Bill read third time. Remarks by Assemblyman Yeager. ASSEMBLYMAN YEAGER: Assembly Bill 43 requests that the Nevada Supreme Court study and make recommendations concerning the procedural and substantive statutes and rules of the Commission on Judicial Discipline and compile all nonconfidential statistics relating to the work of the Commission for the Legislature’s consideration. Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 43 YEAS—36. NAYS—Black, Dickman, Ellison, Matthews, McArthur, Wheeler—6. Assembly Bill No. 43 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. Speaker declared it passed, as amended. Bill ordered transmitted to the Senate. Assembly Bill No. 51. Bill read third time. Remarks by Assemblywoman Duran. ASSEMBLYWOMAN DURAN: Assembly Bill 51 defines “single-family residence” to establish eligibility to recover damages from the Recovery Fund administered by the State Contractors’ Board. The bill provides that an injured person who has obtained a judgement against a residential contractor and received payment from the Fund assigns to the Board his or her rights to enforce the judgment up to the amount of the payment. The injured person retains all other applicable rights. Additionally, the measure increases the amount of certain administrative fines the Board may impose on a residential contractor for failing to notify an owner of his or her rights relating to the Recovery Fund. This bill is effective upon passage and approval. Roll call on Assembly Bill No. 51 YEAS—42. NAYS—None. — 6 — Assembly Bill No. 51 having received a constitutional majority, Mr. Speaker declared it passed, as amended. Bill ordered transmitted to the Senate. Assembly Bill No. 52. Bill read third time. Remarks by Assemblywoman Anderson. ASSEMBLYWOMAN ANDERSON: Assembly Bill 52 adds to the Land Use Planning Advisory Council one voting member appointed by the Nevada Indian Commission, and one nonvoting member appointed by the Nevada League of Cities and Municipalities.