Legislative Update: Week of April 3, 2017

The League of Women Voters of Nevada will be tracking the following bills the week of April 3, 2017.

We offer a legislative Advocacy Guide with instructions for using the legislative website’s advocacy tools at:

https://lwvlvvblog.org/2017/01/22/lwvlvv-2017-advocacy-guide/

You can live-stream any legislative committee hearing at:

https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Calendar/A/

You can watch archived recordings of legislative hearings at:

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Granicus/

You can learn more about League of Women Voters at
www.lwvnv.org

 

Monday April 3, 2017

8:00 AM

Assembly Committee on Government Affairs

Agenda1

  • 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.

 AB423 Requires the Nevada Commission for Women to collect and report information related to gender equality in the workplace.

 

3:30 PM

Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

Agenda

  • Room 2144 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Video conferenced to Room 4412E of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

SB93 (WS) AN ACT relating to city elections; authorizing, under certain circumstances, the governing body of a charter city to conduct a city election in which all ballots must be cast by mail; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

SB447 Revises provisions relating to absentee voting.

SJR3 (WS) Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to provide certain rights to voters.

SJR4 Urges Congress to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to allow the regulation of independent political expenditures by corporations.

 

See Agenda For Time

Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor, Subcommittee on Energy

Agenda2

  • 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.

AB206 AN ACT relating to renewable energy.

AB223 AN ACT relating to energy efficiency programs.

AB270 AN ACT relating to energy; revising provisions governing the eligibility of certain customers of electric utilities in this State to participate in net metering.

AB342 AN ACT relating to renewable energy.

AB405 Establishes certain protections for and ensures the rights of a person who uses renewable energy in this State.

AB452 AN ACT relating to energy; directing the Legislative Committee on Energy to conduct an interim study on energy choice; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AJR10 Expressing opposition to the development of a repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain in the State of Nevada.

 

Tuesday April 4, 2017

1:30 PM

Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

Agenda

  • Room 3142 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4401 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

AB272 AN ACT relating to elections

AB392 AN ACT relating to elections

AB403 AN ACT relating to governmental administration

ACR8 Directs the Legislative Commission to create an interim study concerning reports relating to public education.

 

Wednesday April 5, 2017

4:00 PM

Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

Agenda1

  • Room 2144 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Video conferenced to Room 4412E of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

SB94 AN ACT relating to elections

SB491 Makes various changes relating to mechanical voting systems and mechanical recording devices.

SB492 (WS) Revises provisions relating to polling places

 

Thursday April 6, 2017

1:30 PM

Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

Agenda

  • Room 3142 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
  • Videoconferenced to Room 4401 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.

AB104 Makes various changes relating to elections.