NEVADA LEGISLATURE SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION 2009 [ ALSO INCLUDED \ TWENTY-FOURTH SPECIAL SESSION JUNE 27, 2008 TWENTY-FIFTH SPECIAL SESSION DECEMBER 8, 2008 SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION PREPARED BY RESEARCH DIVISION LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction .................................................................................................... v Appropriations and Authorizations......................................................................... 1 Education Budget Bills .............................................................................. 1 State Budget Bills .................................................................................... 3 Other Appropriations and Authorizations.......................................................14 Commerce .....................................................................................................21 Corporations, Partnerships, and Other Business Associations ..............................25 Financial Institutions and Procedures............................................................27 Professions and Occupations (see also Health Care and Human Services) ...............30 Constitutional Amendments ................................................................................39 Courts and Judicial Procedures ............................................................................43 Criminal Justice (see also Courts and Judicial Procedures)...........................................51 Crime and Punishment .............................................................................52 Juvenile Crime and Delinquency .................................................................56 Pardons, Parole, and Probation...................................................................57 Victims of Crime....................................................................................59 Education ......................................................................................................61 Charter Schools and Other Nontraditional Schools ...........................................69 Higher Education ...................................................................................70 Personnel Governance..............................................................................72 School Facilities.....................................................................................73 Elections .......................................................................................................75 Election Procedures.................................................................................76 Energy .........................................................................................................77 Public Utilities.......................................................................................82 Family Topics.................................................................................................85 Domestic Violence and Child Abuse ............................................................90 i Page Gaming.........................................................................................................93 Health Care and Human Services .........................................................................95 Mental Health........................................................................................97 Prescriptions and Pharmaceuticals ...............................................................98 Professions and Occupations (see also Commerce) ...........................................99 Public Health and Disease Prevention......................................................... 103 Services and Facilities............................................................................ 108 Housing and Real Property............................................................................... 113 Common-Interest Communities (Homeowners’ Associations) ............................ 117 Eminent Domain .................................................................................. 124 Manufactured Homes and Mobile Home Parks.............................................. 125 Insurance .................................................................................................... 127 Health Insurance .................................................................................. 127 Workers’ Compensation ......................................................................... 129 Labor and Management ................................................................................... 133 Unemployment .................................................................................... 134 Legislature................................................................................................... 135 Legislative and Other Studies Directed by the Legislature ................................ 137 Legislative Counsel Bureau and Legislative Building ...................................... 145 Lobbying ........................................................................................... 146 Local Governments ........................................................................................ 147 Bills Applying Generally to Local Governments ............................................ 150 Bills Applying to Specific Local Entities ..................................................... 152 Financial Administration......................................................................... 156 Improvement and Special Districts ............................................................ 157 Purchasing and Public Works................................................................... 158 Military ...................................................................................................... 161 Veterans ............................................................................................ 161 ii Page Natural Resources and Public Lands ................................................................... 163 Agriculture and Ranching ....................................................................... 164 Air Quality ......................................................................................... 165 Domestic Animals ................................................................................ 165 Environmental Matters........................................................................... 166 Water................................................................................................ 167 Wildlife ............................................................................................. 170 Public Safety ................................................................................................ 173 Police and Fire Protection ....................................................................... 175 Weapons and Firearms........................................................................... 177 Resolutions and Memorials............................................................................... 179 Assembly Joint Resolutions ..................................................................... 179 Assembly Joint Resolution—74th Session .................................................... 180 Assembly Concurrent Resolutions ............................................................. 180 Senate Joint Resolutions ......................................................................... 189 Senate Joint Resolutions—74th Session ....................................................... 190 Senate Concurrent Resolutions ................................................................. 191 State Government .......................................................................................... 203 Administrative Rules and Procedures ......................................................... 206 Cultural Affairs.................................................................................... 209 Financial Administration......................................................................... 210 Organization ....................................................................................... 215 Purchasing and Public Works................................................................... 217 State Employees ................................................................................... 220 Taxation...................................................................................................... 223 Property Tax ....................................................................................... 229 Sales and Use Tax ................................................................................ 230 iii Page Transportation .............................................................................................. 233 Drivers’ Licenses and Vehicle Registration .................................................. 235 Motor Vehicles and Motor Carriers ........................................................... 240 Traffic Laws ....................................................................................... 243 Transportation Fees and Taxes ................................................................. 246 24th Special Session—June 27, 2008 ................................................................... 247 25th Special Session—December 8, 2008.............................................................. 253 Vetoed Bills 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