Legislative Update: Week of Feb. 20, 2017

The League of Women Voters of Nevada is tracking the following legislative hearings for the week of February 20, 2017.

You can live-stream hearings on the legislative website at: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Calendar/A/

League offers an Advocacy Guide for how to use all the legislative website features at: https://lwvlvvblog.org/2017/01/22/lwvlvv-2017-advocacy-guide/

 

February 20, 2017

8:00 AM

Joint Meeting of the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance

Agenda

  • Room 4100 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4406 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

1050, 1051, 3920

The meeting covers the Secretary of State’s budget, including a recommendation to fold the Help America Vote Act budget into the SOS’s budget.  Federal funds have run out for HAVA, but the SOS Office is asking to continue the program with state general funds.

 

3:30 PM

Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

Agenda

  • Room 1214 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4412 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

SJR2

SJR2 would ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

 

Wednesday February 22, 2017

1:30 PM

Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services

Agenda

  • Room 3138 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4404B of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

AB108, AB111

AB108 provides for a periodic review of Medicaid reimbursement rates.

 

3:30 PM

Senate Committee on Health and Human Services

Agenda

  • Room 2149 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4412 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

SB28, SB92, SB95, SB96, SB120, SB123

Analysis of various Medicaid reimbursement rates.