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2007 Summary of Legislation NEVADA LEGISLATURE SEVENTY-FOURTH SESSION 2007 TWENTY-THIRD SPECIAL SESSION JUNE 5, 2007 SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION PREPARED BY RESEARCH DIVISION LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU INTRODUCTION The 2007 Regular Session of the Nevada Legislature considered 1,208 bills—629 from the Assembly and 579 from the Senate. Of this total, 554 bills were approved. The Governor signed 540 bills, allowed 7 to become law without his signature, and vetoed 7 bills. During the 23rd Special Session, 11 bills were introduced. Of these, 11 bills were enacted into State law. The 74th Legislative Session adjourned Sine Die at 2:40 a.m. on June 5th. The Governor called the 23rd Special Session in the late afternoon of June 5th, and the Special Session adjourned Sine Die at 8:49 p.m. that same day. The Summary of Legislation reviews each of the bills and joint and concurrent resolutions passed by the 2007 Regular and the 23rd Special Session. These summaries do not constitute legal analyses and are not intended for use by the legal community in place of the actual statutes. Unless otherwise noted, the measures passed during the 2007 Regular Session and the 23rd Special Session are effective on October 1, 2007. Occasionally, descriptions of “current” or “existing” law are used to illustrate the changes resulting from a bill. These descriptions refer to the law in effect prior to the passage of new legislation. In many cases, the “current” law so referenced will already have been changed at the time of this document’s publication. Furthermore, numerous measures required inclusion in more than one chapter of this document. Except as otherwise expressly provided in a particular statute or required by the context, the masculine gender includes the feminine gender. Thorough coverage of appropriations acts is available in a document titled Nevada Legislative Appropriations Report, prepared by the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau. Please see the “Numeric Index” for a complete list of legislation or consult the “Table of Contents” and “Subject Index” for reference to legislation enacted within selected major or specific topic areas. For a comprehensive index to all legislative measures considered, please consult the Index and Tables for the 74th Legislative Session. Research Division Legislative Counsel Bureau September 2007 i TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ..................................................................................................... i Appropriations and Authorizations......................................................................... 1 Capital Improvements and Public Works ................................................................43 Commerce .....................................................................................................49 Corporations, Partnerships, and Other Business Associations ..............................55 Financial Institutions and Procedures............................................................58 Professions and Occupations (see also Health Care)..........................................62 Constitutional Amendments ................................................................................69 Courts and Judicial Procedures ............................................................................73 Criminal Justice (see also Courts).........................................................................81 Crime and Punishment .............................................................................84 Juvenile Crime and Delinquency .................................................................90 Pardons, Parole, and Probation...................................................................91 Victims of Crime....................................................................................93 Education ......................................................................................................95 Charter Schools and Other Nontraditional Schools ......................................... 105 Higher Education ................................................................................. 107 Personnel Governance............................................................................ 108 School Facilities................................................................................... 110 Elections ..................................................................................................... 113 Campaign Practices............................................................................... 117 Election Procedures............................................................................... 118 Family Topics............................................................................................... 121 Domestic Violence and Child Abuse .......................................................... 125 Gaming....................................................................................................... 129 iii Health Care and Human Services ....................................................................... 131 Mental Health...................................................................................... 135 Prescriptions and Pharmaceuticals ............................................................. 135 Professions and Occupations .................................................................... 137 Public Health and Disease Prevention......................................................... 140 Services and Facilities............................................................................ 142 Substance Abuse .................................................................................. 145 Housing and Real Property............................................................................... 147 Common-Interest Communities (Homeowners’ Associations) ............................ 149 Eminent Domain .................................................................................. 151 Manufactured Homes and Mobile Home Parks.............................................. 153 Insurance .................................................................................................... 155 Health Insurance .................................................................................. 156 Workers’ Compensation ......................................................................... 156 Labor and Management ................................................................................... 159 Legislature................................................................................................... 161 Legislative Counsel Bureau and Legislative Building ...................................... 161 Legislative and Other Studies Directed by the Legislature ................................ 163 Local Governments ........................................................................................ 165 Bills Applying Generally to Local Governments ............................................ 166 Bills Applying to Specific Local Entities ..................................................... 172 Financial Administration......................................................................... 180 Improvement and Special Districts ............................................................ 182 Natural Resources and Public Lands ................................................................... 183 Agriculture and Ranching ....................................................................... 184 Air Quality ......................................................................................... 186 Environmental Matters........................................................................... 187 Water................................................................................................ 189 iv Public Safety ................................................................................................ 193 Homeland Security................................................................................ 194 Police and Fire Protection ....................................................................... 196 Weapons and Firearms........................................................................... 198 Public Utilities .............................................................................................. 201 Resolutions and Memorials............................................................................... 207 Assembly Joint Resolutions ..................................................................... 207 Assembly Joint Resolutions—73rd Session................................................... 208 Assembly Concurrent Resolutions ............................................................. 209 Senate Joint Resolutions ......................................................................... 216 Senate Concurrent Resolutions ................................................................. 219 State Government .......................................................................................... 229 Administrative Rules and Procedures ......................................................... 231 Financial Administration......................................................................... 232 Organization ....................................................................................... 236 State Employees ................................................................................... 238 Taxation.....................................................................................................
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