FINAL INDEX OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
71st LEGISLATIVE SESSION (2001)
** Enrolled Bill, Effective Before October 1, 2001
* Enrolled Bill, Effective October 1, 2001, or Later
†† Vetoed by Governor
† Deleted by Amendment
‡ Resolution Approved by Legislature
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ABANDONED OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
Deductions by holders from property presumed abandoned, restrictions, SB 489**
Disputed or unresolved claims, procedure to establish, SB 489**
Late payment or delivery of property, exemption from interest penalties, AB 77**
Museums and history division, ownership of unclaimed property, SB 541**, AB 77**
Notice to owners of abandoned property, SB 489**
Nuisances, abatement, AB 131*
Presumption of abandonment of property, time, SB 489**, AB 77**
Records of holders, examination, SB 489**
State treasurer, administrator of unclaimed property, SB 489**
Wage claims collected, when deemed abandoned, SB 373**, AB 77†
ABANDONED PROPERTY DIVISION (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)
Animals abandoned in public place, penalties, SB 62†
Newborn children, safe haven legislation, SB 191**
Dissemination of information on abortion and breast cancer required, AB 169
Animals (See CRUELTY TO ANIMALS)
Children (See CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT; SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD)
Domestic violence (See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)
Elderly persons (See AGED PERSONS)
ACADEMIC STANDARDS, COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH
Early literacy intervention program, receipt of report, SB 585**
Reading standards, duties, AB 405†
Carnival rides, reports, inspections, AB 334
Foster children, state liability for damages caused by, AB 141
Motor vehicles
Cell phones, use creates presumption of negligence, SB 214
Premises to which public has access, laws made applicable to, SB 288
Railroads and other utilities, release of accident reports, SB 210*, AB 376
Skateboard parks, duties of person involved in accident, SB 482**
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Medical marijuana, actions based on use prohibited, AB 453*
Summary of action posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
Examinations, fees, prohibited acts, SB 512**
Nevada state board of accountancy
Activities of board, report to legislature, SB 420*
Collective bargaining by state employees, duties, AB 478
Criminal proceedings involving licensees, consideration, SB 335, SB 519**
State Budget Act, exemption, AB 569**
Permits, renewal, suspension or revocation, SB 512**
Registration of practice under fictitious name, fees, SB 512*
Violations, recovery of costs, SB 512**
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (See COMMUNICABLE DISEASES)
Criminal records, procedures for sealing, request for removal of files from central repository, AB 328**
Abandoned infants, immunities of emergency service providers, SB 191**
Animals, immunities of local advisory committees, AB 412
Attorney general's fraud control unit, immunities, AB 135**
Attorneys, limitation on fees in tort actions, AB 17
Candidates for office, challenges to eligibility, AB 487*
Charter schools, immunities, SB 292, SB 399**
Child abuse or neglect cases, recovery of civil penalties, AB 248**
Cigarette dealers, actions for damages, SB 527**
Collection agencies, recovery of civil penalties, AB 335*
Common-interest communities, SB 89, SB 185, SB 421†, SB 516†, AB 81, AB 133†
Common-interest communities, commission for, immunities, SB 421†
Computer-related crimes, commencement of action, SB 48*
Constructional defects (See CONSTRUCTIONAL DEFECTS)
Consumer fraud, victims of, AB 204*
Contractors and subcontractors, termination of contract for cause, SB 274*
Contractors' board, state, immunities, SB 516†, AB 477
Controlled substance use for treatment of pain, immunities, SB 371
Costs and fees (See COURT COSTS AND FEES)
Criminal actions (See CRIMINAL PROCEDURE)
Damages (See DAMAGES)
Dentistry and dental hygiene, immunities, SB 378**
Design professionals, actions against, SB 218
Domestic violence protective orders, immunities regarding enforcement, AB 581*
Employment discrimination
Dress codes, recovery of penalties relating to, SB 23
Industrial insurance claimants, actions by, SB 126
Environmentally sensitive areas, enforcement of management plans, SB 410
False reports of crime or emergency, recovery of response costs, AB 399**
Farm products, foreclosure of liens, SB 88*
Fire fighting agencies transporting sick or injured persons, immunities, AB 488†
Fireworks laws, enforcement, AB 482†
Guides, actions by or against, AB 410
Harassment in the workplace, remedies, immunities, AB 370*
Health care external review organizations, immunities, SB 320, AB 422
Home loans, civil liability for unfair lending practices, AB 447
Homeopathic physicians, report of malpractice actions to board, SB 506
Industrial insurance (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)
Initiative or referendum, recovery of fines, appeals regarding arguments, AB 443†
Injunctions (See INJUNCTIONS)
Insurance compliance audit documents, disclosure, confidentiality, SB 213
Insurance division, immunities, AB 618*
Intercollegiate athletics, violations by agents, athletes or others, AB 253*
Landscape architects, certain actions by uncertified persons prohibited, AB 310**
Landscape architecture, state board of, immunities, AB 310**
Limitation of actions (See LIMITATION OF ACTIONS)
Limited-liability companies, actions by or against, SB 51*, SB 577**
Mechanics' and materialmen's liens (See LIENS)
Outfitters, actions by or against, AB 410
Prisoners, costs, requirements for claims of mental or emotional injury, SB 547
Private property ombudsman, intervention powers, AB 485
Public hazards, standing to sue regarding unlawful concealment, SB 411
Public lands
Declaratory actions regarding identified roads on federal lands, SB 106
Unlawful use, management or disposal, SB 340, AB 391†
Real estate licensees, standard of care, SB 418*
Real property by open range, seller's defenses for livestock damage, SB 16**
Real property transfer tax, recovery of delinquencies, SB 238*
Retail installment sales, deceptive trade practices, AB 204*
Schools, public
Assessment of certain violent pupils, immunities, SB 305†
Educational records, immunities relating to release, SB 339
Violent or sexual offenses, immunities for reports, SB 291, SB 572**
Service of process, fees, AB 94*
Silicone injections or implants, revival of certain actions, AB 667
Skateboard parks, immunities, SB 482**
State or political subdivisions
Certification of sex offenders, immunities, AB 437
Foster children, state liability for damages caused by, AB 141
Housing, bonds for financing, immunities, SB 552†
Industrial development bonds, immunities, AB 87†
Insurance for state property, immunities regarding contracts, AB 493
Lease purchase or installment purchase agreements, liabilities, AB 567**
License or permit fees paid for state employees, liability for lapse, AB 475
Medical marijuana, state immunities, SB 545, AB 453*
Settlement agreements, confidentiality prohibited, SB 398, SB 411, AB 277**
Special training of state employees, reimbursement of costs by subsequent employer, SB 354
Tobacco settlement, nonprofit corporation created to purchase and collect proceeds, immunities, SB 488
Tort actions against
Assessment of local governments, deposit, SB 568**
Damages, additional payments to certain victims, AB 178
Notice of action, time for filing, AB 575
Universal energy charge, collection by utilities, AB 349†
Utility facilities, indemnification of state liability, SB 195
Strategic lawsuits against public participation, immunities, AB 435
Toilet facilities in public buildings and accommodations, enforcement of Braille sign requirements, SB 324*
Tour operators and brokers, actions against, AB 245*, AB 627*
Trade-marks, remedies for dilution of mark, SB 45*
Traffic citations, negligent acts of volunteers issuing citations, AB 474†
Viatical settlements, immunities for reports of violations, AB 618*
Youth shelters, immunities, actions for services obtained by fraud, AB 264*
ACUPUNCTURE (See ORIENTAL MEDICINE)
Installment loan companies, procedure to change, SB 330*
Internet sites, collection of personal information restricted, penalty, SB 48†
Mortgage companies, procedure to change, SB 330*
Offenders, penalty for change of address violations, SB 412**
Sexual assault victims, fictitious address program, AB 586**
Voters, address for registration purposes, AB 637*
Budget division
Attorney general's contracts for goods and services, approval, AB 602
Capital improvement projects, notice of temporary advances, SB 584**
Collective bargaining agreements of state employees, receipt, duties, AB 89
Colorado River commission, submission of budget, SB 138
Date for receipt of proposed agency budgets, SB 480*
Educational programs at risk of termination, duties, SB 588
Educational technology and professional development, duties, AB 450
Energy costs, duties regarding appropriation, SB 518
Fiscal analysis division, cooperation, AB 600
Health insurance for school employees, duties, SB 587**
Highway patrol, receipt of data on average salaries, SB 84†
Integrated financial system, appropriation, AB 658**
Lease purchase or installment purchase agreements, duties, AB 567**
Long-term care insurance for state employees, duties, SB 343
Remedial study programs, duties, SB 490, SB 585**, AB 221, AB 409
Revenue and expenditure technical advisory committees, duties, AB 19
SenioRx program, receipt of report, SB 167
Strategic plans, adoption, duties, SB 426
Textbooks for schools, duties, AB 450
Uniforms for certain state employees, duties, SB 353
Buildings and grounds division
Advertisements in state buildings, duties, AB 329
Braille signs, regulations, SB 324†
Grant Sawyer state office building, appropriation, AB 522**
Lease of state offices, approval of certain leases by attorney general, AB 128*
Director
Member of college savings plans board of trustees, AB 554**
Public works board chairman, duties removed, AB 428**
State employee salaries, recommendations, AB 673**
Forecast council, duties, AB 19
Governor-elect, duties regarding transitional expenses, SB 144*
Group insurance for school district retirees, appropriation, SB 392
Hearings division
Code of professional conduct for appeals officers, creation, AB 49
Industrial insurance, duties, AB 49
Insurance for state buildings, duties regarding appeal from award, AB 493
Occupational diseases, duties relating to certain contested claims, AB 345†
Holocaust, advisory commission on education relating to, appropriation, AB 520**
Integrated financial system, supplemental appropriation, AB 233
Internal audits, division of
Manager of internal controls, appointment, SB 561**
Training and assistance to agencies, exceptions, SB 561**
Las Vegas amateur athletics and recreational programs, appropriation, AB 360
Lincoln County school district, receipt of report, SB 498**
Medical and dental scholarships, appropriation, SB 40
Motor pool division, state (See also STATE VEHICLES)
Appropriation, AB 523**
Repayments for certain projects, SB 584**
Purchasing division (See STATE PURCHASING)
Risk management division
Insurance, use of qualification-based bidding process, AB 493
Local governments, assessment for certain tort claims, SB 568**
State risk manager, award of insurance contracts, AB 493
School buildings and facilities, fund for construction, repair and renovation, administration, AB 300
State printing division
Cigarettes, production of sign relating to purchase by minors, AB 25
Classification of employees, SB 75**
Commendation for services to legislature, ACR 39‡
Competitive bidding for certain printing required, SB 564
Repayments for certain projects, SB 584**
Strategic plans, adoption, regulations, SB 426
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSESSMENTS (See also FINES)
Bonds of parolees or probationers, deductions for unpaid assessments, AB 584
Delinquent payments, collection fee and procedure, AB 106
Distribution, SB 139**, AB 548**
Supreme court, appropriations reduced on receipt of certain assessments, SB 139**
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCEDURE
Business records bill of rights, SB 198
Industrial relations, division of, exemption from requirements, AB 44**
Public utilities commission, contested cases pending before, AB 661**
Regulations (See also specific agency)
Animals, regulations more stringent than state laws restricted, SB 62†
Entities other than agencies, publication and distribution of regulations, SB 125**
Entities other than agencies, publication of regulations, SB 553**
Legislative rejection of certain regulations declared, SCR 40‡
Local government finance, committees on, authority, SB 553**
Rules affecting businesses, SB 553†, SB 559, AB 117**
Workshops, member of certain agencies required to be present, SB 121
Welfare, recording requirements for public hearings, SB 121
Adoptee 18 years and older, access to files and records, SB 413
Approval or denial of application, notice, AB 336†
Birth certificates, issuance and sealing of certain records, AB 12**
Booklet on adoption, contents, AB 336*
Child and family services division, duties relating to applicants, AB 336*
Children with special needs
Court costs and fees, reduction and waiver, AB 535*
Evaluations, financial assistance, AB 336*
Medical assistance, appropriation, SB 120
County agencies in Clark and Washoe counties, duties, AB 343, AB 512
Health insurance, mandatory coverage repealed, SB 212, AB 206
Information to be provided adopting parents, procedure, AB 248**, AB 336*
Minor parents
Preferences for placement of child, SB 21
Written consent to specific adoption, authority, revocation, SB 21
Putative fathers
Consent to adoption, SB 295†, AB 298
Registry, establishment and use, SB 295, AB 298
State register, abolished, SB 413
Kickbacks to taxi, limo or bus drivers unlawful, penalties, AB 627†
Bingo games in senior facilities, exclusion from gaming laws, SB 101
Clark County, appropriation, AB 65
Credentials of health care providers, procedure for acquisition, SB 244
Licenses, grounds for revocation, AB 444**
Visitation rights, AB 550*
Divorce and child custody proceedings, considerations, SB 42
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES (See LIVING WILLS)
ADVERTISEMENTS AND ADVERTISING
Barber schools, prohibited acts, AB 192*
Billboards, compensation or relocation for nonconforming structures, SB 265**
Campaign practices, deceptive or confusing material prohibited, SB 98
Cigarettes and tobacco products, prohibited advertising, penalties, SB 258
Consumer fraud, award of costs and fees in actions relating to, AB 204*
Court reporting firms, prohibited acts, AB 622**
Drink coupons, distribution by certain persons prohibited, AB 125*
Free goods or services, deceptive trade practices, AB 627*
Health coverage, associations of self-insured private employers providing, SB 28
Homeopathic physicians, unlawful acts, SB 515
Minors, employment to distribute advertisements restricted, AB 74**, AB 125*
Mortgage brokers, AB 324**
Nevada life and health guaranty association, unlawful acts, SB 252*
Public works projects, SB 61**, SB 473, AB 218
State buildings, advertising authorized, AB 329
Swimming pool contractors, standards for advertisements, SB 216*
Time shares, regulatory approval unnecessary, SB 261*
Tour operators and brokers, AB 245*, AB 627*
Viatical settlements, requirements, AB 618*
Wholesale price goods or services, deceptive trade practices, AB 627†
Business entities, filing of certain documents, SB 577†
Constructional defect actions regarding professional negligence, SB 516, AB 133
Marriage, revocation of authority to solemnize, AB 254†
Medical marijuana as defense to marijuana charges, AB 453*
Sales of property adjacent to open range, damage by livestock, SB 16**
Account for low-income housing, use, SB 552†, AB 340
Assistance to finance housing (See HOUSING, ASSISTANCE TO FINANCE)
Construction projects exempt from prevailing wage laws, AB 407
Las Vegas housing authority, appropriation for housing for seniors, AB 70
Mobile home parks in Clark County, use of master water meters, AB 70
Ordinances, authority of county commissioners, AB 92**
Property tax exemption for qualified projects, AB 433**
Adoptee 18 years and older, access to files and records, SB 413
Boating, personal flotation device required for person under certain age, AB 632*
Children's health insurance program, presumptive eligibility, AB 31, AB 35
Death penalty
Minimum age for imposition, AB 327†
Minors sentenced to death, legislative study, SB 254
Driver education courses, SB 260**, AB 8
Drivers' licenses, issuance to minors, SB 43, SB 260**, AB 271
Foster care, children in group homes, AB 343
State parks, age reduced for issuance of free permit, AB 80
Tobacco, false representation of age by minor to obtain, AB 25
Watercraft, operation, AB 469*
Abuse, neglect, isolation or exploitation
Genetic marker testing of convicted persons, SB 548†, AB 54**, AB 489*
Law enforcement agencies, inspection of certain records authorized, AB 111
School personnel, reports of violent or sexual offenses against, SB 291
Adult day care (See ADULT DAY CARE)
Assisted living (See ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES)
Bingo games in senior facilities, exclusion from gaming laws, SB 101
Elections, voting rights, assistance to be provided, AB 295*
Elko senior citizens center, appropriation, SB 188
Fund for a healthy Nevada, programs to improve well-being, SB 167†
Grandparents (See GRANDPARENTS AND GRANDCHILDREN)
Las Vegas housing authority, appropriation for affordable housing, AB 70
Legislative forum (See NEVADA SILVER HAIRED LEGISLATIVE FORUM)
Long-term strategic plan for health services, development, AB 513**
Lottery for support of programs for senior citizens, authorization, AJR 11
Prescriptions (See PRESCRIPTIONS)
Senior citizens' property tax assistance (See PROPERTY TAX)
Social security (See SOCIAL SECURITY)
State parks, issuance of free permits, AB 80
Taxicab transportation, establishment of program in Clark County, SB 119**
Abolished, SB 538
Personal assistance for persons with functional disabilities, advisory committee, representation, SB 174**
AGING SERVICES DIVISION (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)
Agricultural experiment station and cooperative extension
Appropriation, SB 359
County tax, use of proceeds for weatherization program, AB 661†
Legislative study, SCR 31
Agricultural products
Liens, creation and foreclosure, SB 88*
Local products, purchase and promotion urged, ACR 4‡
Quarantine, authority of state quarantine officer, AB 631**
Transport, field agents' authority to stop vehicles, AB 560**
Agricultural societies, use of gaming fees for purses for horse racing, AB 449
Cultural resources, commission on stewardship of, creation, AB 230†
Homestead exemption, applicability to agricultural real property, SB 83†
Invasive species, real property transfer tax to support control programs, SB 468
Organic agricultural products, advisory council, appropriation, AB 593
Pesticides, liability insurance requirements for application by aircraft, AB 30*
Sales tax exemption for farm machinery and equipment, AB 243*
Special fuel tax, operation of farm equipment with dyed fuel on highways, AB 639**
Taxation of businesses for support of education, Initiative Petition
Animals, regulatory authority restricted, SB 62†, AB 208
Local agricultural products, fostering of purchase and use directed, ACR 4‡
LP gas used as motor vehicle fuel, adoption of standards, AB 629†
Petroleum products, adoption and enforcement of standards, AB 629*
AGRICULTURE, STATE DEPARTMENT OF
Agricultural administration, appropriation, AB 273**
Agriculture working capital, revolving account for, appropriation, AB 273**
Animals, regulatory authority restricted, SB 62†, AB 208
Apiary inspection account repealed, AB 115**
Field agents and inspectors, designation, peace officer powers, AB 560**
Local agricultural products, fostering of purchase and use directed, ACR 4‡
Manager of interagency relations, law enforcement and public relations, appointment, peace officer powers, appropriation, SB 537
Medical marijuana, regulation, AB 453**
Organic agricultural products, advisory council, appropriation, AB 593
Plant industry program
Bees, fees and expenditures related to, AB 115**
Plant industry account, creation, AB 115†
Programs regarding invasive species, duties, SB 468
Real property transfer tax, imposition and use, SB 468
Predatory animal and rodent committee, appropriation, AB 273**
Predatory wildlife, duties regarding management and control programs, AB 291*
Taxation of livestock, duties, SB 376*
Vehicles and equipment, appropriation, SB 450**
Weeds, administration of grant program for local control, appropriation, SB 13
AIDS (See COMMUNICABLE DISEASES)
Clark County
Audit of programs, SB 475, SB 534
Cooperative agreement to create separate authority, procedures, SB 536††
Emission reduction credit programs
Audit of county program, SB 475
Local agencies, establishment of programs authorized, SB 535**
Fines, deposit and use, AB 284, AB 546
Forms certifying emission compliance, additional fees, SB 357, AB 198**
Heavy-duty vehicles and construction equipment, regulation, AB 284
Review of programs by environmental commission, SB 534
Visibility standards for air quality, AB 284
Construction sites, exemption from certain penalty provisions, SB 90
District attorneys, injunctions, prosecution of violations, SB 533**
Environmental contamination, investigation by health authorities, AB 630†
Federal lands, certain actions by BLM and EPA urged, SJR 12
Inspection stations and authorized stations
Clean-burning fuel, regulation of authorized inspection stations, SB 478†
Fees for certain forms, retention of commission, AB 198**
Garagemen's laws, applicability, AB 171*
Installation and repair of ignition and fuel systems, authority, AB 258
Surcharge for database access fees, authorization, AB 198*
Vehicle registration, renewal, AB 646*
Local air pollution control boards
Audit of programs, SB 534
Control officers, authority to initiate certain proceedings, SB 533**
Incentive programs, development, SB 534
Regional haze, duties, SB 534
Review of plans by department of conservation and natural resources, SB 534
Local programs in nonattainment or maintenance areas, financing, SB 357, AB 198**
Motor vehicles
Clean-burning fuel, exemption from certain taxes, SB 478†
Incentives for repair of noncomplying vehicles or use of alternative fuels, development of programs, SB 478*, SB 534
Las Vegas, appropriation for hydrogen vehicle refueling system, AB 348
Low-sulfur diesel fuel removed from use as alternative fuel, SB 177
Pollution control account, sources and use, SB 357, SB 478†, AB 198**
Utility facilities, review of applications for construction permits, SB 362**
Washoe County, deposit and use of fines, AB 284, AB 546
Aviation fuel tax, distribution to Civil Air Patrol, SB 389**
Classic aircraft, property tax exemption, SB 351
Explosive or incendiary device, penalty for unlawful possession, AB 105**
Forfeited aircraft, transfer to Civil Air Patrol, SB 129
Jet or turbine-powered aircraft fuel tax, use, SB 26*, SB 39**
Pesticides, liability insurance requirements for application by aircraft, AB 30*
Property tax delinquencies, seizure and sale of aircraft, SB 376**
Theft of fuel, penalty, AB 162*
Tour operators and brokers, regulation, AB 245*, AB 627*
Transport companies, taxation of interstate or intercounty property, SB 65, SB 529
AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF WASHOE COUNTY
Board of trustees
Adoption of motions and resolutions, SB 329†
Appointment, SB 38**, SB 299**
Number of members increased, SB 299**
Qualifications, SB 299**
Removal, ability of appointing authority limited, SB 299**
Term limits, SB 299**
Concession agreements
Former board members, restrictions on submission of bids, SB 38**, AB 312
Local Government Purchasing Act, applicability, SB 38**, AB 312
Former members, conflicts of interest, employment restrictions, SB 38**, AB 312
Installment-purchase agreements authorized, SB 553**, SB 559
Police officers, duties when felony committed in presence of, AB 220*
Gaming licensees, exemption from regulation, SB 576
Kickbacks from sexually oriented businesses, unlawful acts, AB 627†
Livery limousines (See LIMOUSINES)
Preventative maintenance and safety inspections, requirements, SB 270, SB 576
Computer crimes causing service disruptions unlawful, penalties, SB 48*
County property leased for use as airport, airport facility or service, term, AB 210*
Explosive or incendiary device, penalty for unlawful possession, AB 105**
Grants for facilities owned by local governments, SB 26*
Guards or police officers, duties when felony committed in presence of, AB 220*
Jet or turbine-powered aircraft fuel tax, use for promotion of airport, SB 39**
Municipal airport property, sale, lease or exchange, AB 647
Noise abatement in Clark County, duties of county airport, AB 490*
Property tax exemption, SB 376**
Trust fund for aviation, creation, sources and use, SB 26*
ALCOHOL (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS; INTOXICATING LIQUORS)
ALCOHOL ABUSE (See DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE)
ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE, BUREAU OF (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)
Criminal proceedings, notice of effect of certain pleas, AB 394
Mexican consulate, approval of establishment in Las Vegas urged, SJR 7‡
Racial profiling by peace officers prohibited, AB 500**
Teachers, employment by school districts authorized, SB 148
Traffic stops, study by attorney general, AB 500**
ALS (See AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS)
Incentive programs for use of alternative fuels, development, SB 478*, SB 534
Low-sulfur diesel fuel removed from use as alternative fuel, SB 177
Propane, adoption of standards for use as motor fuel, AB 629†
School bonds, use to purchase alternative-fuel vehicles, SB 553**
Tax exemption for use of clean-burning fuel, SB 478†
Alzheimer's association - southern Nevada chapter, appropriation, AB 255
Awareness Day designated, SCR 41‡
Respite care programs, appropriations, SB 342, SB 452
Antenna structures, prohibition against undue restrictions, AB 61*
Leave of absence for public employees during disaster, AB 122, AB 386**
AMBULANCES (See also EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES)
Do-not-resuscitate orders, effect during transfers of patients, AB 173**
Fire fighting agencies, transport and care of sick or injured persons, AB 488**
Health insurance, mandatory benefits for services repealed, AB 206
Laser pointers, unlawful to direct light at driver or attendant, AB 24
Mentally ill persons, transport to facilities, AB 636*
Sirens and lights, use, SB 521*
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS
SenioRx advisory committee, representation, AB 543
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TISSUE BANKS
Anatomical gifts, advisory committee on, representation, AB 497†
Licensing and regulation of interpreters, SB 245*
Registration required, issuance of certificates of ownership, SB 220
Podiatrists, authorization to perform, SB 405*
ALS association of Nevada, appropriation, SB 12
Respite care, establishment of pilot program, SB 342
Advisory committee on anatomical gifts, creation, AB 497†
Anatomical gift account, creation, sources, AB 497**
Consumer's advocate, duties, AB 497**
Registry, establishment, AB 497†
Dental care, health insurance coverage for minors, SB 111
Medical devices, sales and use tax exemption, SB 528**, AB 411
ANIMAL SHELTERS (See ANIMALS)
Advisory committees on animals, establishment by counties and cities, AB 412
Bestiality prohibited, penalty, SB 173
Chiropractors, practice of animal chiropractic, SB 510
Cruelty to animals (See CRUELTY TO ANIMALS)
Dairy animals, penalty for keeping in unhealthy conditions, SB 62†
Driving animal-drawn vehicle on highway, duties of approaching drivers, AB 463†
Fighting between, penalty for instigating or witnessing, SB 62**
Hunting (See HUNTING)
License plates for support of animals, issuance, SB 54**
Livestock (See LIVESTOCK)
Ordinances
Civil liability for violation of ordinance relating to animal control, SB 150**
Control and protection, authority of county commissioners, AB 92**
Enactments more stringent than state laws restricted, SB 62†, AB 208
Inherently dangerous animals, designation, insurance requirements, SB 150**
Ownership or possession, prohibition against laws restricting, AB 208†
Police animals
Applicability of laws regarding riding horses in public places, AB 463**
Death or injury to animal, penalties, SB 62**
Substantial bodily harm caused by injuring or killing animal, penalty, AB 463†
Predatory animals, fees and appropriation for management, SB 30, AB 291*
Regulations more stringent than state laws restricted, SB 62†, AB 208
Riding or herding on or along highway, duties of approaching drivers, AB 463†
Rodeos (See RODEOS)
Service dogs, penalty for death or injury to, SB 62**
Shelters
Dangerous animals, duties, AB 412
License plates for support of activities, issuance, SB 54**
Show dogs, penalties for death or injury to, SB 62**
Spaying or neutering, requirement prohibited, AB 208†
State animal, mustang designated as, AB 219†
Trapping (See TRAPS AND TRAPPING)
Trusts for care of animals, validation, AB 33*
Wildlife (See WILD HORSES; WILDLIFE)
Authority of governing bodies of certain cities expanded, AB 179**
Boundaries, changes resulting from annexation restricted within certain time before election, SB 155**
Clark County, inclusion of certain portions of county roads, state highways and railroads in territory annexed, AB 101*
Elko, City of, annexation commission repealed, AB 11*
Islands, prohibition against creation, SB 280
Washoe County regional planning
Amendment to regional plan regarding annexation, voting procedures, SB 383
Certain city ordinances ineffective absent annexation of territory within sphere of influence, SB 279
Program of annexation, adoption and revision, SB 567
Nevada life and health guaranty association, coverage, SB 252*
Educational programs and materials, development and distribution urged, SCR 17‡
Civil judgment over $1,000,000, appeal bond, AB 576†
Estates, contests of wills, SB 33*
Industrial insurance (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)
Land use planning decisions, SB 554**
Nevada life and health guaranty association, actions of board, SB 252*
Paternity findings, right of appeal, SB 369
Property tax assessments, SB 376**
Real property transfer tax, appeals to tax commission, SB 238*
State employees, decisions regarding catastrophic leave, AB 285**
Tobacco settlement litigation, appeal bond, AB 576**
Trusts, applicability of laws, SB 33*
Work permits, televising of appeals of denials prohibited, SB 256
Creation, AJR 12‡, AJR 22 of the 70th session
Building codes, fire safety of interior furnishings, AB 467
Liens for repairs, SB 19
Service contracts, automatic renewals unenforceable, exceptions, SB 5
Time shares, property tax on household goods, SB 376**
APPRAISERS OF DAMAGE TO MOTOR VEHICLES
Licensing, fees, unlawful acts, AB 618*
Certificates, licenses or registration, fees, SB 307**
Community redevelopment, determination of fair market value of projects, AB 407
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Medical marijuana, restrictions on discipline, AB 453*
Summary of action posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
Investigative and disciplinary authority of division and commission, AB 621**
Statements of visual condition included in scope of practice, AB 153**
APPRAISERS OF REAL ESTATE, COMMISSION OF
Activities of commission, report to legislature, SB 420*
Employees, collective bargaining, AB 478
Investigative and disciplinary authority, AB 621**
Special investigations, duties, SB 307**
APPRENTICES AND APPRENTICESHIPS
Cosmetology apprentices, registration, AB 551†
Industrial insurance coverage, deemed wage for trainees, AB 150**
Programs, grounds for denial, suspension, termination or probation, AB 149*
Programs of apprenticeship, authority, regulations, AB 149**
Workplace diversity, efforts to increase urged, ACR 37‡
Administration, department of
Group insurance for school district retirees, SB 392
Holocaust, advisory commission on education relating to, AB 520**
Integrated financial system, AB 233
Las Vegas, amateur athletics and recreational programs, AB 360
Medical and dental scholarships, SB 40
Adopted children with special needs, medical assistance, SB 120
Aging services division
Assisted living program for low-income persons, study, SB 341
Identification and use of available services for seniors program, SB 215
Nevada silver haired legislative forum, SB 462**
Respite care program, SB 342
Wide area network, AB 528
Agriculture, state department of
Agricultural administration, AB 273**
Agricultural working capital, revolving account for, AB 273**
Manager of interagency relations, law enforcement activities and public relations, SB 537
Medical marijuana, regulatory expenses, AB 453†
Vehicles, equipment, SB 450**
Weeds, grant program for local treatment and control, SB 13
Alcohol and drug abuse, bureau of, AB 121
Alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs, district courts, SB 143**, SB 429, SB 430, AB 73, AB 453†
Alliance for the mentally ill of Nevada, SB 452
ALS Association Nevada chapter, SB 12
Alzheimer's association - southern Nevada chapter, AB 255
Arts and humanities, endowment fund for, SB 170†
Athletic commission, Nevada, AB 235**
Attorney general, SB 246, SB 586**, AB 479
Audit division, AB 52†
Autism, commission on, AB 635
Battle Mountain
Flood control project, AB 185
Industrial park, AB 114
Bill of rights institute, SB 313
Boulder City museum and historical association, AB 352
Boulder City railroad museum, SB 457**
Budget division, AB 658**
Buildings and grounds division, AB 522**
Business and industry, department of
Labor commissioner, computer equipment, AB 503**
Nevada athletic commission, AB 235**
Real estate agents, automated licensing system, AB 502
C.A.R.E. Chest of Sierra Nevada, AB 3
Caliente, fairground improvements, AB 288
California-Nevada super speed ground transportation commission, AB 170
Cancer
Development of state plan, Medicaid coverage, AB 75†
System of reporting information, AB 630†
Capital improvement projects, SB 584**
Carson City
Brewery arts center, cultural center and plaza, AB 20
Fire department, SB 41
Housing for persons released from institutional care, SB 368
Mental health team, AB 286
Parking garage, SB 68
Channel clearance, maintenance, restoration, surveying and monumenting program, account for, AB 508**
Child and family services, division of
Adopted children with special needs, medical assistance, SB 120
Child welfare services, transfer, AB 343, AB 512
Furnishings and equipment, AB 517**
Group homes, foster care, Medicare and subsidized adoptions, SB 247**
Literacy program for juvenile offenders, AB 426
Mental health and substance abuse, community programs, SB 287, AB 470
Northern Nevada child and adolescent services, AB 532**
Perinatal substance abuse, public information campaign, SB 422
Southern Nevada child and adolescent services, SB 456**
Child health assurance program, AB 196†
Children's health insurance program, AB 31
Churchill County, AB 212
Clark County
Community resources management, homeless prevention assistance, AB 303
Coroner's office, visitation program for juvenile delinquents, AB 174†
Economic opportunity board
Adult day care centers, AB 65
Buses, purchase, SB 79
Head Start program, AB 416
Metropolitan police department, SB 360†
Nevada partnership for homeless youth, AB 139
Shooting range, AB 2
Spring Mountain youth camp, AB 71
Clark County school district (See Education, this heading)
Community health centers, AB 350
Comstock Cemetery Foundation, Inc., SB 332, AB 610
Conservation and natural resources, state department of
Director's office, SB 250**, SB 447, AB 403†
Truckee River operating agreement, AB 504**
Consumer affairs division, AB 533**
Contingency fund, SB 518
Court administrator, AB 73
Criminal history repository, database for dental records, SB 293
Defibrillators for distribution throughout state, SB 403, AB 473
Desert space station science museum, AB 270
Developmental services commission, SB 364
District judges
Judicial pensions fund, AB 237**
Judicial retirement system, AB 232
Salary account, SB 137*, SB 184*, AB 109, AB 606
Douglas County, China Spring youth camp, SB 582
Economic development, division of, AB 216
Education
Achievement and proficiency tests, SB 251**, SB 459, AB 319†
Bill of rights and constitution, teacher training, SB 313
Boulder City high school, AB 244
Capital improvements, fund to assist school districts in financing, AB 300†
Charter schools
Keystone Academy, AB 307
Special education programs, AB 409
Clark County public education foundation, AB 190
Clark County school district
After-school literacy program, SB 360†
Bonuses or stipends for certain recruited teachers, SB 140
Distance education programs, AB 188
Electronic textbooks, SB 386
Extended school day, pilot program, AB 184
Keystone Academy, AB 307
Public broadcasting station, AB 188
Rotating block schedule, pilot program, SB 67
Support personnel and substitute teachers, educational materials, SB 140
Web-based educational system, AB 67
Classification and enhanced compensation program for teachers, SB 168
Construction, repair and renovation, revolving fund for, AB 300†
Content and performance standards, programs to improve public relations concerning, SB 109†
Coordinator of requests for grants, SB 346
Cost-of-living increases for school employees, SB 458**, AB 673**
Culinary and hospitality academy of Las Vegas, AB 594
Discipline of pupils, alternative placement programs, AB 319†
Donated books, distribution program, SB 388†
Early childhood education programs, AB 416
Educational technology, SB 427**, AB 409, AB 450
Endorsements, reimbursement of costs, AB 251, AB 311†, AB 613†
Energy costs of schools, SB 518
English as a second language, AB 251, AB 409
Enhanced compensation programs, AB 297†
Family literacy programs, AB 416
Financial analysis model program, SB 109
Head start program, Clark County, AB 416
Health insurance for school employees, SB 587**
Hi-tech learning centers, AB 39, AB 589
Holocaust, advisory council on education relating to the, AB 520**
Indian education, advisory committee on, SB 365
Lincoln County school district, SB 498**
Mastery diplomas, alternative assessments, AB 319†
National certification of teachers, SB 140, SB 148†, AB 409
Nevada report card program, SB 459
Nursing programs, AB 378**
Parental involvement, grants for certain programs that promote, AB 57
Professional development of teachers, AB 450
Programs at risk of termination, SB 588
Retired school employees, state contribution for health insurance, SB 392
School nurses and psychologists, AB 409
School to career program, AB 409
Signing bonuses, SB 427**
State distributive school account, SB 417, SB 585**, AB 409, AB 457, AB 671**
Terra Nova tests, contractual obligations, SB 251**
Textbooks and workbooks, SB 427†, AB 450
University of Nevada (See University of Nevada, this heading)
Vocational student organizations, SB 14
Washoe County school district
Children's Cabinet, preschool programs, AB 287
Educational opportunities for pupils, pilot program, SB 147
Kindergarten instruction in certain schools, expansion, SB 142
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, SB 391, SB 581**
Elko
Chamber of commerce, SB 189
Senior activities program, SB 188
Emergency account, AB 588**
Emergency management, division of, SB 309
Emergency system of call boxes in Clark County, AB 175**
Employment, training and rehabilitation, department of, SB 174**, SB 477**
Energy costs of schools and state agencies, SB 518
Eureka County, AB 275
Examiners, state board of, SB 84**, AB 673**
Fallon leukemia cluster, investigation, AB 359
Fetal alcohol syndrome, advisory subcommittee on, SB 277†
Fish and game, department of, SB 30
Forestry, division of
Fire suppression, regional strike teams, SB 158
Radio connection with department of motor vehicles, AB 509
Seed bank coordinator, SB 160
Gambling, revolving account for treatment of problem gambling, SB 335
General appropriations, AB 672**
Great Basin heritage area partnership, AB 268
Handicapped persons
Assistive devices for independent living, SB 477**
Medical assistance program for certain employed persons, SB 207†
Personal assistance programs, SB 174**
Task force for community-based services, SB 486
Hawthorne National Guard armory, renovation, SB 322
Health account for uninsured families, Nevada, AB 603
Health care financing and policy, division of, SB 403
Health division
Breast and cervical cancer, Medicaid coverage, AB 75†
Cancer reporting system, AB 630†
Defibrillators, AB 473
Medical use of marijuana, state commission for, SB 545
Pain management issues, state committee on, SB 371
Perinatal services, SB 403
Putative father registry, SB 295
Health, state board of, SB 208†
Highway patrol, Nevada
Las Vegas facility, SB 476
Salary upgrades, SB 84**
Housing division, AB 340
Human resources, department of
Business process re-engineering project, SB 454
Computer software and equipment, AB 529**
Electronic application process, AB 514**
Family resources, program to coordinate, AB 599
Handicapped persons, assistance programs, SB 207†, SB 477†
HIV/AIDS clinics, AB 515**
Jan Evans juvenile justice center, AB 598**
Liaison for Indian tribal welfare, SB 365
Long-term strategic plans for health care, AB 513**
Medicaid (See Medicaid, this heading)
Nevada rural health communications system, AB 529**
SenioRx program, SB 453
Humboldt River, study of water management practices, SB 162, SB 582
Indian affairs, department of, SB 365
Indian Springs town advisory board, AB 281
Information technology, department of, AB 524**
Interim finance committee
China Spring youth camp, distribution, SB 582
Community health centers, AB 350
Educational programs at risk of termination, SB 588
Electronic application process for health programs, AB 514**
Energy costs of schools and state agencies, SB 518
Fallon leukemia cluster investigation, AB 359
Financial analysis model program, SB 109
Health insurance for school employees, SB 587**
Nursing students, student loans, AB 378**
Public broadcasting stations, SB 407, AB 76
Teacher classification and enhanced compensation program, SB 168
Investigation division, SB 360†, AB 523**
Juvenile courts, community-based programs, SB 287, AB 470
Labor commissioner, computer equipment, AB 503**
Las Vegas
Amateur athletics and recreational programs, AB 360
Child care improvement grant program, AB 215
Equestrian arena and rodeo facility, AB 262
Greater Las Vegas inner-city games, AB 595
Housing authority, AB 70
Hydrogen vehicle refueling system, AB 348
Latchkey programs, AB 116
Performing arts center, AB 594
Super speed ground transportation activities, AB 170
Legislative fund (See LEGISLATURE)
Life line family education center, SB 78, SB 451
Lincoln County, AB 288
Lincoln County school district (See Education, this heading)
Local cultural activities, account for, AB 274
Long-term care, advisory task force on, SB 402†
Long-term care, legislative study, SB 8
Lost City museum, SB 248**
MacDonald Center for the Arts and Humanities, Inc., AB 85
Maternal and child health, advisory board on, SB 277†
Medicaid
Breast and cervical cancer, coverage, AB 75†
Child health assurance program, AB 196†
Electronic application process, AB 514**
Insulin pumps, coverage, SB 166
Long-term care, SB 259, AB 371
Management information system, AB 516**
Podiatric services, coverage, SB 166
Pregnant women and minors, presumptive eligibility, AB 31
Rural care providers, reimbursements, SB 403
Medical use of marijuana, state commission for, SB 545
Meetings of public agencies, statewide training to members, AB 479
Mental health and developmental services, division of
Certification panels, SB 241
Computer software and equipment, SB 446**
Desert regional center, SB 439**
Emergency admissions, medical examinations, AB 636†
Lakes Crossing Center, SB 455**
Nevada mental health institute, SB 247**, SB 435**
Rural clinics, SB 441**
Rural health telemedicine network, SB 403
Rural regional center, SB 436**
Seriously mentally ill, homeless adults, pilot program, AB 346†
Sierra regional center, SB 440**
Southern Nevada adult mental health services, SB 247**
Mineral County, SB 322
Minerals, division of, SB 106
Motor pool division, AB 523**
Motor vehicles and public safety, department of
Branch offices, establishment, SB 10, AB 51
Budget shortfalls, AB 234**
Central repository, database for dental records, SB 293
Computer equipment, AB 474†
Furniture for Carson City office, AB 609**
National crime information center computer upgrades, SB 445, AB 592
Reclassification of personnel, AB 236**
Replacement of license plates, reversion of previous appropriation, SB 525**
Toll-free telephone number for registration violations, AB 474
Museums and history, division of, SB 66, SB 248**, SB 457**
Museums, library and arts, department of
Computer software and equipment, SB 432**
Conservation laboratory, SB 457**
Equipment, SB 433**
Las Vegas performing arts center, AB 594
Las Vegas Springs Preserve, planning, SB 434
Library collections and equipment requirements, grants for, SB 431**
Monument program, SB 433**
Nevada Ballet Theater, Inc., AB 321
Nevada history CD-ROM, AB 372
Statue of Sarah Winnemucca in U.S. Capitol, AB 267†
Utility expenses, personnel costs and purchasing assessments, SB 248**
National and community service, Nevada commission for, AB 521**
National college of juvenile and family justice, SB 438**
National judicial college, SB 437**
Nevada alliance for defense, energy and business, SB 404
Nevada association for the handicapped, SB 325
Nevada Ballet Theater, Inc., AB 321
Nevada historical society, SB 248**, SB 360†
Nevada humanities committee, SB 428**
Nevada interscholastic activities association, SB 331
Nevada museum and historical society, SB 248**, SB 434
Nevada partners, AB 66, AB 191
Nevada protection account, SB 494**
Nevada science and technology center, AB 270
Nevada silver haired legislative forum, SB 462**
Nevada state railroad museum, SB 248**
Nevada test site historical foundation, SB 178
Newlands project water rights fund, AB 283
Northeastern Nevada area health education center, SB 403
Northern area substance abuse council, SB 348
Northern Nevada regional fire training facility, SB 41
Northern Nevada writing project, AB 303
Opportunity Village Foundation, SB 491**
Organic agricultural products, advisory council, AB 593
Pahrump, fairgrounds and recreation complex, AB 432
Pain management issues, state committee on, SB 371
Panaca, fairground improvements, AB 288
Parole and probation, division of
Computers and telecommunications, AB 596**, AB 597**
Security upgrades and operating expenses, SB 444**
Stale payroll claim, AB 234**
Parole commissioners, state board of, AB 234**
Peace officers' standards and training commission, SB 445
Predatory animal and rodent committee, state, AB 273**
Predatory animals, control, SB 30
Prisons, department of
Budget accounts, SB 463**
Certification panels, SB 241
Electronic fingerprint and digital photograph system, SB 296
Equipment, SB 442**
Genetic marker analyses, AB 354
Ion scanners, AB 330
Literacy program, AB 241
Maintenance projects, SB 463**
Pioche conservation camp, SB 442**
Utility expenses, supplemental appropriation, SB 580
Wild horse stables, SB 443
Public broadcasting stations
Digital conversion project, SB 407, AB 76, AB 188
Radio transmission equipment, SB 407, AB 76
Support, AB 147
Public employees' benefits program, SB 343, AB 564†
Public lands, transfer, acquisition and use, SB 162, SB 582
Public officers, commission to review compensation of, AB 606†
Real estate division, SB 307**
Reserve for statutory contingency account, SB 517**
Respite service, community programs, SB 206
Rural health care, SB 403, AB 529**, AB 612
Science and technology regional development corporation, AB 270
Secretary of state, SB 249**, SB 464**
SenioRx program, SB 453
Southern Nevada writing project, AB 303
Stale claims account, AB 587**
State employees, cost-of-living increases, AB 673**
State museum, southern Nevada, SB 66
State parks, division of
Belmont courthouse restoration, AB 119
Equipment, AB 505**
Floyd Lamb state park, building restoration, AB 269
Improvements to state parks, SB 448**
Maintenance projects, AB 506**
Radio connection with department of motor vehicles, AB 507**
Supreme court
Commission on law libraries, salaries, SB 184*, AB 606
Retirement system, AB 232
Security system, information technology and equipment, AB 525**
Tahoe regional planning agency, AB 511**
Taxation, department of
Business process re-engineering project, AB 519**
Document scanner and reporting system, AB 519**
Equipment, AB 526**
Liquor taxes, regulatory costs, AB 669†
Tax initiative, implementation costs, Initiative Petition
Transportation, department of, AB 175**, AB 424†
Tricounty railway commission, SB 9
Truckee-Carson irrigation district, AB 283
Tule Springs Preservation, Inc., AB 269
University of Nevada
Agricultural experiment station and cooperative extension, SB 359
Center for business and economic research, UNLV, SB 469
Clinical law program at Boyd School of Law, UNLV, AB 186
Computing center, SB 461**
Criminal justice department, UNLV, AB 146
Dental hygiene programs, SB 208†
Diversity initiatives, office of, UNLV, AB 193
Environmental studies, center for, UNLV, SB 460
Great Basin College, Elko, SB 97, SB 403, AB 5
Henderson state college, start-up costs, AB 518
Imaging computer work stations, SB 360†
Medical and dental school scholarships, SB 40
Nevada health service corps loan repayment program, SB 403
Nevada writing projects, AB 303
Pahrump, construction of community college, AB 143
Pediatric diabetes and endocrinology center, SB 166
Physician assistant training program, SB 403
Retention and carryover of balance of certain appropriations, SB 493
Rural health office capital loan pool program, SB 403
School to career program, AB 409
Single parents with low incomes, assistance programs, AB 118
Substance abuse counseling degree program, SB 360†
Teacher education loan program, AB 311†, AB 613†
University medical center of southern Nevada, audit, AB 52†
Western Nevada community college, AB 280, AB 591
Women's research institute, UNLV, publication of historical book, AB 260
Veterans
Field service office, Churchill County, AB 212
Nevada veterans center and museum, Las Vegas, AB 278†
Veterans' home in northern Nevada, SB 326
World War II memorial campaign, AB 278†
Virginia & Truckee railroad, reconstruction, SB 9
Virginia City historical facility, construction, SB 332
Walker Lake, preservation projects, AB 403†
Washoe Association for Retarded Citizens, SB 491**
Washoe County, SB 360†, AB 174†
Washoe County school district (See Education, this heading)
Water, adjudication emergency account, SB 465**
Water resources, division of, SB 250**, AB 508**
Welfare division, AB 209**, AB 530**, AB 590
Western folklife center, SB 187
White Pine County, SB 275, AB 268, AB 448†
Winnemucca, Sarah, creation of statue in U.S. Capitol, AB 267†
Youth parole bureau, mental health counselors, SB 287
Youth training center, Nevada, AB 531**
Yucca Mountain, account to prevent location of waste repository, SB 494**
ARBITRATION (See also MEDIATION)
Common-interest communities, SB 261†, SB 421, AB 484
Constructional defects, contracts requiring arbitration prohibited, SB 89, AB 81
Fees of arbitrators, SB 15**
Local government employees, arbitration of certain disputes, AB 365
Mechanics' and materialmen's liens, rights unimpaired, effect on trials, SB 370
Personal injury attorneys, prohibition against acting as arbitrator, SB 15†
State employees
Arbitration of certain grievances authorized, AB 9
Collective bargaining, arbitration of disputes, AB 478
State highways relinquished to local entities, maintenance costs, SB 219†, AB 175†
Uniform Arbitration Act, adoption of revised act, SB 336*
ARCHEOLOGY (See HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY)
Certificates of registration
Examinations, SB 301**, AB 539
Expiration, fees, SB 301**, AB 539
Claims against licensees, establishment of screening panels, SB 218
Constructional defects (See CONSTRUCTIONAL DEFECTS)
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Medical marijuana, restrictions on discipline, AB 453*
Summary of action posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
Electronic submission of plans, authorization, SB 301**, AB 539
Professional corporations, formation and operation, SB 301**
Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)
Qualifications, SB 301†, AB 539
ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN AND RESIDENTIAL DESIGN, STATE BOARD OF
Activities of board, report to legislature, SB 420*
Composition, name changed, AB 467
Criminal proceedings involving licensees, consideration, SB 335, SB 519**
Employees, collective bargaining, AB 478
Residential or interior design members, duties, SB 301**, AB 539
Screening panels, appointment of members, SB 218
State Budget Act, exemption, AB 569**
ARMED FORCES (See also VETERANS)
Absent voting (See also ELECTIONS)
Internet, voting by, SB 565†
Special ballots for persons out of country, counting, AB 638*
Draft registration, assistance to applicants for drivers' licenses, AB 642
Bail (See BAIL)
Candidates for office, requirement to file declaration of arrests, SB 98
Domestic violence, arrest procedures, AB 259*, AB 377*
Private persons making arrest, duties, SB 182**
School police officers, authority, SB 103
Societies for prevention of cruelty to animals, authority, AB 419*
Traffic stops, study by attorney general, AB 500**
Work permits for nongaming employees, denial based on arrest restricted, SB 256
Workplace harassment, violation of protective order, AB 370*
Contracts involving minors, petition for judicial approval, SB 47
Endowment fund for arts and humanities, creation, appropriation, SB 170†
Local cultural activities, account for, appropriation, AB 274
MacDonald center for arts and humanities, appropriation, AB 85
Nevada arts advocates, funding allocation, SB 170†
Nevada cultural fund, creation, SB 170**
Nevada humanities committee, appropriation, SB 428**
Performing arts center, Clark County, support, appropriation, AB 594, SCR 43‡
Room tax increase for use of artistic and cultural programs, AB 158
Winnemucca, Sarah, creation of statue for U.S. Capitol, AB 267**
Artistic and cultural programs, account for, administration, AB 158
Challenge grant program, appropriation, AB 672**
Endowment fund for arts and humanities, duties, appropriation, SB 170†
Nevada cultural fund, creation, duties, SB 170**
Licensing and regulation, SB 314
Definition, penalties, AB 344**
Probationers, prisoners or parolees, enhanced penalties for crime committed against certain persons, SB 31*
Public employees who make home visits, enhanced penalty for assault of, SB 31*
School property, bus or event, reports of crimes committed, SB 291
ASSEMBLY, STATE (See LEGISLATURE)
Clark County, financing of assisted living center, AB 340
Definition of residential facility for groups includes assisted living facility, SB 74*
Confidential information, AB 446**
Executive director, powers, AB 446**
Hearings, notices to accused, AB 446**
Supplemental appropriation, AB 235**
Television networks and sanctioning organizations, registration, AB 446**
Fees for service of process, AB 94*
Homestead exemption, SB 83
Annoying or molesting a minor, penalties, SB 551**
Genetic marker testing of certain convicted persons, SB 548†, AB 54**, AB 489*
Peace officers with limited jurisdiction, attempted felony committed in presence of, duties, AB 220*
School property, bus or event, reports of attempted crimes, SB 291
Administrative assistant, appointment, AB 602
Administrative program, appropriation, SB 586**
Budget accounts, transfer of money, AB 602
Candidates for office, duties regarding challenges to qualifications, AB 487*
Computer-related crimes, injunctions, SB 48*
Constructional defect commission, legal counsel, SB 310
Consumer protection, bureau of (See CONSUMER'S ADVOCATE)
Contracts, authority to enter into, AB 602
Controlled substance violations, injunctions, SB 397**
Employees, classification, salaries and benefits, AB 602
Employment discrimination, recovery of penalties, SB 23
Financial matters of office, authority, AB 602
Foundations, notice of change of governing instruments removed, SB 51*, SB 217, SB 577**
Home loans, investigation and prosecution of unfair lending practices, AB 447†
Initiative and referendum petitions, duties relating to summaries, AB 164
Insurance fraud
Allocation of special investigative account, AB 134**
Budget for investigative program, duties, AB 134**
Fraud control unit, establishment, duties, AB 135**, AB 572
Interlocal contracts among public agencies, approval, AB 128*
Internet pharmacies, prosecution of violations, SB 397**
Internet service providers, retention of records, regulation, SB 551†
Juvenile justice system, receipt of annual report, SB 232†
Labor laws, prosecution of violations, SB 373**
Leases for state offices, approval, AB 128*
Limited-liability companies, actions against, SB 51*, SB 577**
Local governments, assessment for certain tort claims, SB 568**
Meetings of public agencies, appropriation to provide statewide training, AB 479
Mortgage industry commission, legal advisor, AB 324†
Oriental medicine, duties regarding complaints, AB 302**, ACR 40‡
Osteopathic physicians, investigation, AB 290*
Post-conviction relief for death penalty convictions, notice, duties, AB 354
Prescriptions, unlawful acts, prosecution of violations, SB 397**
Prisons, investigation of crimes, duties regarding search of visitors, AB 330†
Public lands
Authority to initiate actions, SB 340, AB 391†
Declaratory actions regarding limits on use of identified roads, SB 106
Public works projects, prosecution of wage and employment violations, SB 560**
Radio communications, interception and disclosure, AB 306
Reciprocal beneficiary relationships, duties, AB 496
Salary
Citizens' commission to fix, AJR 14
Increase, AB 606
Sex offenders, duties regarding community notification, SB 286†
Specialized training of state employees, duties, SB 354
Supplemental appropriation, SB 246
Telemarketing, legal adviser to consumer affairs division, AB 151**
Toilet facilities in public facilities, duties regarding Braille signs, SB 324*
Traffic stops, study, AB 500**
Water suppliers, recovery of civil penalties, AB 200**
Arbitrator, prohibition against personal injury attorney acting as, SB 15†
Child protection cases
Appointment and compensation, AB 577
Receipt of information, participation in proceedings, AB 429**
City attorneys (See CITY ATTORNEYS)
Constructional defect cases, duties, SB 185, SB 310, SB 421†, SB 516, AB 133
Criminal justice, advisory committee on, representation, SB 286
District attorneys (See DISTRICT ATTORNEYS)
Guardianship of minors, participation in proceedings, AB 429**
Juvenile court proceedings, representation of children, AB 308*
Legislative members, stays of court proceedings during session, AB 148*
Out-of-state law firms, domestication, SB 51*, SB 577**
Pro bono programs, additional court fees for support, AB 239**
State employee organizations, collective bargaining disputes, AB 478
Termination of parental rights, participation in proceedings, AB 429**
Tort actions, limitation of fees, AB 17
Unauthorized practice of law, prohibitions, penalties, AB 240
ATTORNEYS IN FACT (See POWER OF ATTORNEY)
Damaged vehicles, duties of auctioneers, AB 207†
AUDIO EQUIPMENT (See VIDEO AND AUDIO EQUIPMENT)
AUDIOLOGISTS AND SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS
Board of examiners for audiology and speech pathology
Activities of board, report to legislature, SB 420*
Criminal proceedings involving licensees, consideration, SB 335, SB 519**
State Budget Act, exemption, AB 569**
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Medical marijuana, restrictions on discipline, AB 453*
Summary of action posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
Newborns, hearing tests, SB 308, AB 250*
School employees, salary increase for national certification, AB 58
Air pollution control programs, SB 475, SB 534
Alliance for the mentally ill, SB 452
Audit division (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU)
Business records bill of rights, SB 198
Check-cashing or deferred deposit services, SB 330*
Clark County school district, AB 672**
Health coverage, associations of self-insured private employers providing, SB 28
Holocaust, advisory council on education relating to, AB 520**
Industrial insurers, AB 44†
Insurance compliance audits, confidentiality, waiver, SB 213
Internal audits, division of (See ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF)
Life line family education center, SB 451
Local government finances, SB 317**
Mortgage brokers and companies, AB 324†
National and community service, Nevada commission for, AB 521**
Nevada humanities committee, southern Nevada office, SB 428**
Nevada silver haired legislative forum, SB 462**
Opportunity Village Foundation, SB 491**
Public employees' benefits program, SB 298**
Public utilities
Electric utilities, subsidiaries and holding companies, SB 508
Universal energy charge, compliance, AB 349, AB 661**
Real property transfer tax, SB 238*
Room tax, audits of operators, SB 122
Transportation department and board of directors, SB 415††
University and community college system of Nevada, AB 26
University medical center of southern Nevada, AB 52†
Washoe Association for Retarded Citizens, SB 491**
Washoe County school district, AB 672**
Capital improvement projects, SB 584**
General authorized expenditures, SB 586**
AUTISM (See also MENTALLY ILL PERSONS)
Creation of commission and service centers, appropriation, AB 635
Garagemen's laws, applicability, AB 171*
Theft of automotive products or fuel, penalty, AB 162*
AUTOMOBILES (See MOTOR VEHICLES)
Civil Air Patrol, maximum distribution, SB 389**
Abandonment of newborn, care and custody of child, SB 191**
Compensation for overtime, SB 136
Initiative or referendum, badges for persons gathering signatures, AB 443†
Nurses, mandatory inclusion of surname on ID badges prohibited, SB 394**
Retired peace officers, issuance, SB 20†
Domestic violence protective orders, violations, AB 377*
Forfeiture of bail, AB 401
BAIL AGENTS, ENFORCEMENT AGENTS AND SOLICITORS
Applicability of insurance laws, AB 618*
Expiration of license, reexamination after, AB 618*
Failure of defendant to appear, duties, reports to court, AB 401
Licensing, fees, AB 618*
Permit requirements, exceptions, SB 352**
Business records bill of rights, adoption, SB 198
Derogatory remarks about bank, penalty repealed, SB 53**
Home loans, prohibited acts by lenders, SB 6*, AB 447
Insurance companies, relations, investments, AB 618*
Motor vehicles department, electronic submission of documents to, SB 524**
Residential swimming pools and spas, duties concerning loans, SB 216**
Barber schools, instructors, student work hours and patron charges, AB 192*
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Medical marijuana, restrictions on discipline, AB 453*
Summary of action posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
State barbers' health and sanitation board
Activities of board, report to legislature, SB 420*
Criminal proceedings involving licensees, consideration, SB 335, SB 519**
Employees, collective bargaining, AB 478
State Budget Act, exemption, AB 569**
BARS AND COCKTAIL LOUNGES (See PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS)
Domestic violence battery (See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)
Genetic marker testing of convicted persons, SB 548†, AB 54**, AB 489*
Probationers, prisoners or parolees, enhanced penalties for crime committed against certain persons, SB 31*
Public employees who make home visits, enhanced penalty for battery of, SB 31*
School property, bus or event
Reports of crimes committed, SB 291
Violations by pupils, suspension or expulsion, SB 115†, SB 305†
Sexual assault, battery with intent to commit (See generally SEX OFFENDERS)
BATTLE MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF (For general provisions, see TOWNS)
Flood control project, appropriation, AB 185
Industrial park, appropriation, AB 114
Local agricultural products, fostering of purchase and use directed, ACR 4‡
Quarantine, authority of state quarantine officer, AB 631**
Appropriation for restoration, AB 119
Rights, AB 496
Prohibited, penalty, SB 173
BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD, NEVADA
Public safety, department of, part of, SB 481**
Master plans, inclusion of pathways in transit plans, AB 182*
BILLBOARDS (See also ADVERTISEMENTS AND ADVERTISING)
Nonconforming structures, compensation or relocation required, SB 265**
BINGO (See also GAMING)
Charitable bingo games, persons under 21 prohibited, SB 101
Senior citizen facilities, exclusion of games from gaming laws, SB 101
BIOMASS (See RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES)
Adoptions, issuance of supplementary certificates, AB 12**
Paternity actions, reissuance after finding of no parent-child relationship, SB 369
Health insurance, mandatory coverage repealed, SB 212, AB 206
Perinatal substance abuse, public information program, SB 422
Sign regarding consumption of alcohol during pregnancy, posting by food establishments, SB 277
BLIND PERSONS (See HANDICAPPED PERSONS)
Prisoners' sale or donation of blood, contract provisions repealed, AB 580*
Tests (See generally DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE; GENETIC TESTING)
Fuel taxes, use of proceeds for recreational facilities, SB 499**
Lease or rental of motorboats, requirements, AB 469*
Operating under the influence
0.08 alcohol concentration, standard, AB 166
Felony conviction, subsequent violations deemed felonies, AB 316
Operation of motorboats by certain persons, requirements, AB 469*
Personal flotation devices, requirements, AB 469†, AB 632*
Safe boating courses
Certificates of completion, submission to division, AB 469*
Court may require completion of course following violations, AB 469*
Instructors, certification, AB 469**
Sales
Exemption from sales taxes for motorboats shipped outside state to nonresidents, permits for movement, AB 651
Used motorboats, taxation of sales by other than dealers, AB 651
Theft of fuel, penalty, AB 162*
Titling and numbering, exemption for motorboat documented pursuant to federal law, AB 651
Tour operators and brokers, regulation, AB 245*, AB 627*
Garagemen's laws, applicability, AB 171*
Theft of automotive products or fuel, penalty, AB 162*
Regulation of boiler inspectors, boilers and vessels, SB 337*
BOMBS (See EXPLOSIVES AND INCENDIARY DEVICES)
BOND ISSUES (See also LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES; STATE FINANCES AND FUNDS)
California-Nevada super speed ground transportation commission, authority to issue bonds, SB 323**
Capital improvements legislation, SB 584**
Housing division, powers, limitation of actions, immunities, SB 552†
Industrial development revenue bonds
Confidential information, AB 87
Electricity generation, promotion, AB 661**
Renewable energy generation projects, financing, AB 661**
Parks and wildlife, submission of question to voters, AB 615
School construction
Clark County, pilot program for replacement of schools, AB 499**
Purchase of municipal securities by state, SB 164*, AB 300
State support, exemption from state debt limit, AJR 26 of the 70th session‡
Southern Nevada women's correctional facility, refinancing, AB 567**
Tahoe Basin environmental improvement program, AB 177**
Tobacco settlement, issuance of bonds by nonprofit corporation created to purchase and collect proceeds, SB 488
University of Nevada
Capital improvements, SB 584**
Great Basin College, construction of facilities, SB 496**
Revenue bonds, maximum amount of 1991 authorization, SB 496†, SB 584**
Truckee Meadows community college, acquisition of facilities, SB 497**
Water system improvements, maximum amount of bonds for grants, AB 549**
BONDS, SURETY (See SURETY BONDS)
BOULDER CITY (For general provisions, see CITIES)
Annexations, inclusion of certain property required, AB 101*
Boulder City Days designated, SCR 20‡
Charter amendment, regulation of utilities, SB 425**
Community services program for homeless, mentally ill adults, AB 346
Energy conservation provisions in building codes, adoption, SB 372**, SCR 53‡
High school, appropriation for computer equipment, AB 244
Local government tax distribution account, allocations, AB 653
Motor vehicle branch office, establishment, AB 51
Motor vehicle registration services, interlocal contracts to provide, SB 408
Museum and historical association, appropriation, AB 352
Railroad museum, reversion of previous appropriation, SB 457**
BOXING AND WRESTLING (See also SPORTING EVENTS)
Broadcasting networks, registration, AB 446**
Hearings, notices to accused, AB 446**
Licenses and permits, issuance, suspension or denial, grounds, AB 446**
BREAST CANCER (See CANCER)
Revival of certain causes of action, AB 667
Common-interest communities, inducements to file constructional defects action prohibited, SB 185, SB 516†, AB 133†
BUBONIC PLAGUE (See also COMMUNICABLE DISEASES)
Rodents, control of diseases transmitted by, AB 472
BUDGET DIVISION (See ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF)
BUDGETS, GOVERNMENTAL (See LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES; STATE FINANCES AND FUNDS)
Approval of construction by building inspector creates presumption of compliance with code, AB 133†
Child care facilities, violations grounds for license revocation, AB 444**
Deviations from code, disclosure to purchasers of new residences, AB 366
Energy conservation requirements in large counties, SB 372**, SCR 53‡
Facilities for the dependent, violations grounds for license revocation, AB 444**
Interior materials and furnishings, fire safety, AB 467
Nonconforming use or structure, compensation or relocation required, SB 265†
Nuisance activity, violations included as, AB 131*
Property managers, violations grounds for disciplinary action, AB 444**
Time shares, requirements, SB 261*
Water damage to structures, prevention and mitigation, SB 516†
Administrative officials acting as building officials, applicability of laws, SB 163*
Appraisers, inspectors' laws inapplicable to, AB 153**
Approval of construction creates presumption of compliance with code, AB 133†
Building officials, designation changed to, SB 163*
Carnival rides, duties, AB 334
Certification and continuing education requirements, SB 163*
County or city employees, performance of duties of building officials, SB 163*
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Medical marijuana, restrictions on discipline, AB 453*
Summary of action posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
Franchises for services to counties or towns, AB 537†
Real estate division, investigative and disciplinary authority, AB 621**
Fee reduction when excess amount in governmental enterprise fund, SB 60**
Geotechnical reports required for certain projects, SB 516†, AB 133†
Manufactured homes, permit for placement in residential neighborhood, SB 70**
Residences, requirements for issuance, AB 498
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DIVISION (See ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF)
Educational programs and materials, development and distribution urged, SCR 17‡
Harassment or intimidation prohibited in public schools, AB 459*
BUNKERVILLE, TOWN OF (For general provisions, see TOWNS)
Virgin Valley water district, appointment to governing board, AB 257**
Genetic marker testing of convicted persons, SB 548†, AB 54**, AB 489*
Sexually motivated offenses (See generally SEX OFFENDERS)
Alternative fuels (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS)
Explosive or incendiary device, penalty for unlawful possession, AB 105**
Permits for movement of certain heavier vehicles, AB 83*
Preventative maintenance and safety inspections, requirements, SB 270, SB 576
Public transportation generally (See PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION)
Rights of way, motor vehicle drivers required to yield to buses, AB 83†
School buses (See SCHOOL BUSES)
Shuttle buses (See AIRPORT TRANSFER SERVICES)
Tour operators and brokers, regulation, AB 245*, AB 627*
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF
Abandoned property division
Duties transferred to state treasurer, SB 489**
Interest payments, limited exemption, AB 77**
Presumption of abandonment of intangible property, SB 489**, AB 77**
Alternative fuels, duties regarding incentives for use, SB 478*, SB 534
Consumer affairs division
Computers, appropriation, AB 533**
Hospital patients, office for (See HOSPITAL PATIENTS, OFFICE FOR)
Revolving account, creation, sources and use, AB 439
Telecommunications services, regulations, AB 627†
Telemarketing, duties, legal opinions, AB 151**, AB 337**, AB 439
Tour operators and brokers, duties, AB 245*, AB 627*
Director, duties regarding mortgage commission, AB 324†
Employment of disabled persons, committee on, creation, SB 175†
Energy, certain duties transferred, AB 661**
Financial institutions, division of
Business records bill of rights, duties, SB 198
Check-cashing or deferred deposit services, duties, SB 330*
Collection agencies, duties, AB 335*
Employees, collective bargaining, AB 478
Installment loan companies, notice of receipt of license application unnecessary, SB 330*
Investigative account, deposits, use, SB 330*, AB 626
Licensing activities, report to legislature, SB 420*
Mortgage industry, duties, AB 324**
Out-of-state entities, availability of records, SB 330*
Residential pools and spas, duties regarding financial contracts, SB 216†
Housing division
Assisted living center in Clark County, financing, AB 340
Bond issues, powers, limitation of actions, SB 552†
Information technology, exemption from laws, SB 552†
Loans, information about obligors available to public, SB 552†
Low-income energy assistance and conservation, duties, AB 349, AB 661**
Officers and employees, appointment, classification, SB 552†
Powers and duties generally, SB 552**
State purchasing act, exemption, SB 552**
Training and assistance from internal audits division, exception, SB 561**
Industrial relations, division of
Apprenticeship programs, findings, AB 149†
Boilers and pressure vessels, regulations, SB 337**
Carnival rides, regulation, AB 334
Electricians, certification, AB 355
Elevators and similar equipment, regulations, SB 337**
Industrial insurance
Accident benefits, duties relating to fee schedules, AB 44**, AB 46
Appeals and hearings, transfer of duties to hearings division, AB 49
Assessments of insurers, duties, AB 43, AB 48**
Audits of insurers, SB 213, AB 44†
Cancellation and actions concerning policies, receipt of notice, AB 47**
Form for selection of practitioners by injured employees, duties, AB 338*
Reports concerning certain claims, preparation, distribution, AB 345**
Subsequent injury funds, duties, AB 45, AB 322
Occupational safety and health
Information obtained in investigations, subpoenas prohibited, testimony restricted, SB 315
Inspections and investigations, SB 314, SB 315
Internal policies and procedures, regulations, SB 314
Safety and health representatives, qualifications, SB 315
Visits and consultations, confidentiality of information, SB 316
Voluntary protection program, duties, AB 332
Written safety guide, availability, SB 316
Plumbers, certification, AB 379
Insurance division
Assessments of industrial insurers, duties, AB 43, AB 309, AB 322
Associations of self-insured private employers providing health coverage, duties, SB 28
Bad checks, fees, AB 314**
Chambers of commerce as insurers, duties, AB 425
Competitive markets and rates, powers and duties, SB 4
Confidential information, AB 618*
Contracts and sales practices, regulation, AB 618*
Criminal history records, dissemination, AB 618*
Design professionals, duties relating to screening panels, SB 218
Electronic signatures, duties, AB 618*
Employment of outside assistance, powers, AB 618*
Fraud investigation program, duties, AB 134**
Health care providers
Payment of claims by insurers, duties, SB 99*
Registration of verification organizations, SB 244
Health care review organizations, certification, SB 320, AB 422
Identification cards for prescriptions, duties, AB 415**, AB 624
Insurance compliance audits, confidentiality, access to information, SB 213
Interstate compacts authorized, AB 618*
Mergers or acquisitions by insurers, notice, duties, AB 618*
Mutual insurers, duties, AB 618*
Nevada life and health guaranty association, duties, SB 252*
Patients' bill of rights, duties, AB 618*
Public employee programs, regulations, AB 123*
Special investigative account, assessments, AB 134**
Uniform claim forms, regulations, SB 99*
Viatical settlements, duties, AB 618*
Labor commissioner (See LABOR COMMISSIONER)
Manufactured housing division
Continuing education, regulations, AB 203**
Mobile home park rent review board, creation, AB 341
Mobile home parks, duties, AB 389, AB 619*
Residential neighborhoods, duties regarding manufactured homes, SB 70**
Mortgage industry commission, creation, duties, AB 324†
Private property ombudsman, office created, AB 485
Real estate agents, appropriation for automated licensing system, AB 502
Real estate division
Appraisers' fees, regulations, SB 307†
Common-interest communities, duties, SB 421
Employees, collective bargaining, AB 478
Investigative and disciplinary authority, AB 621**
Licensing activities, report to legislature, SB 420*
Property managers, duties, SB 185, SB 421
Real estate appraisers administrative fund, creation, SB 307†
Sales contracts, development of form, SB 186
Special investigations, duties, appropriation, SB 307**
Renewable energy and electricity generation, duties, AB 661**
Residential construction sites advisory panel, receipt of report, SB 314
Supplemental appropriation, AB 235**
Establishment authorized, SJR 5
Support for creation expressed, SCR 11
Contractors, business license required, SB 380†
Garbage, unlawful disposal, suspension or revocation of license, SB 424*, AB 442**
Local rules affecting businesses, interpretation, SB 553†, SB 559, AB 117**
Sexually oriented businesses, license suspension for unlawful kickbacks, AB 627†
State license, fee increased, Initiative Petition
BUSINESS RECORDS BILL OF RIGHTS
Adoption, SB 198
Amount increased, Initiative Petition
Annual statements, filing by certain businesses required, SB 571
Contractors, proof of payment of taxes required, SB 380†
Credits for employment of handicapped persons, SB 92
Exchange of information between tax commission and local entities, SB 222**
Exemption of first five employees from computation of tax, SB 571
Nevada Tax Fairness and Quality School Funding Accountability Act, Initiative Petition
Payment
Annual payment authorized, AB 656*
Delinquent taxes, collection, AB 314**
Fees for returned checks, AB 314**
Repeal upon enactment of tax initiative, AB 53
State business licenses, fees increased, Initiative Petition
Subcontractors, proof of payment of tax to contractor unnecessary, SB 380**
Defaulting trusts, revocation of rights, SB 51*, SB 577**
Documents, filing with secretary of state, SB 51*, SB 217, SB 356**, SB 577**
Mergers, conversions or exchanges of interest, SB 51*, SB 577**
Resident agents, certification and regulation, AB 617
CAFETERIAS (See FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS; PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS)
CALIENTE, CITY OF (For general provisions, see CITIES)
Charter amendments
Animal control, authority, AB 208†
List of registered voters, AB 637*
Quorum of governing body, SB 329**
Utilities, regulation, SB 425**
Construction of highway between Caliente and Mesquite, study, SCR 9
Fairgrounds, appropriation for improvements, AB 288
CALIFORNIA-NEVADA SUPER SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Appropriation, AB 170
Bonds, authority to issue, SB 323**
Super speed ground transportation system, definition, SB 323**
Lake Tahoe (See TAHOE BASIN)
Needles Highway, financing of improvements, SB 363, AB 465**
CAMPAIGN PRACTICES (For elections generally, see ELECTIONS)
Candidates, requirement to file declaration of arrests for certain crimes, SB 98
Categories of expenses and expenditures, AB 483
Deceptive or confusing materials, distribution or posting prohibited, SB 98
Governmental expenditures regarding ballot questions or candidates, restrictions, SB 357, AB 443*
Impeding campaign, judicial review of ethics opinions, AB 638†
Mobile home parks, right to enter and distribute material, AB 619*
Political action committees, definition, penalty for failure to register, AB 227*
Reports
Defeated candidates, filing, SB 565
Forms, AB 483
Goods and services received, AB 483
Late reports, penalty, SB 565
Periods included in reports, AB 483†
Time for filing, AB 483†
Unspent contributions, donations to silver haired legislative forum, AB 195**
CAMPERS (See also RECREATIONAL VEHICLES)
Riding in camper shell or slide-in camper, restrictions, penalties, AB 383†
Breast and cervical cancer, Medicaid coverage, AB 75
Dissemination of information related to abortion and breast cancer, AB 169
Fallon leukemia cluster, appropriation for investigation, AB 359
Insurance, mandatory coverage for certain treatments repealed, SB 212, AB 206
Medical marijuana, regulation, research programs, SB 545, AB 453*
Pain management issues, state committee on, creation, duties, SB 371
Prostate Cancer Awareness Day and Month designated, SCR 26‡
Prostate cancer, task force on, creation, duties, SB 318**
Reporting system
Compilation of information, time limit, AB 630**
Fees assessed to health facilities reduced, appropriation, AB 630†
Penalties for violations, AB 630**
Respite care for brain-damaged persons, pilot program, SB 342
State plan, development, AB 75
Schools, regulation of candy sales, SB 107
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT (See DEATH PENALTY)
CAPITOL POLICE (See also PEACE OFFICERS)
Public safety, department of, part of, SB 481**
Employers providing assistance to employees, property tax exemption, SB 376†
American Heart Association and operation heartbeat commended, ACR 28‡
Defibrillators, appropriations for purchase and distribution, SB 403, AB 473
Respiratory care, practice regulated, SB 91**
Appropriation, AB 3
CARLIN, CITY OF (For general provisions, see CITIES)
Animal control, charter amendment, AB 208†
List of registered voters, charter amendment, AB 637*
Quorum of governing body, charter amendment, SB 329**
Rural health center, appropriation, AB 612
Utilities, charter amendment, SB 425**
Rides
Death or serious injury, duties, reports, inspections, AB 334
Notice to county of intended operation, AB 334
Operation permits required, AB 334
Tax exemption for personal property owned by nonresidents for purposes of carnivals held within state, SB 376**
CARS (See MOTOR VEHICLES)
CARSON CITY (See also CITIES; COUNTIES)
Brewery arts center, appropriation for cultural center and plaza, AB 20
Carson River corridor restoration, submission of bond question to voters, AB 615
Charter amendments
Advisory boards, residency requirement, AB 570**
Animal control, authority, AB 208†
List of registered voters, AB 637*
Officers, service on certain boards after term expires prohibited, AB 570**
Purchasing and contracts, office of, requirements, AB 570**
Quorum of board of supervisors, SB 329**
Types of securities, SB 553**, SB 559
Utilities, regulation, SB 425**
Emergency telephone system, imposition of surcharge, SB 569**
Environmental health department, nominations for certain board, AB 625
Fire department, appropriation for training facility, SB 41
Hospital, approval of certain capital expenditures, SB 328
Housing for persons released from institutional care, appropriation, SB 368
Lake Tahoe (See TAHOE BASIN)
Mental health team, appropriation for creation, AB 286
Parking garage, appropriation, SB 68
Settlement of city, sesquicentennial recognized, SCR 39‡
Tricounty railway commission (See TRICOUNTY RAILWAY COMMISSION)
Vehicle privilege tax, reduction in distribution, offset by property tax levy, AB 457
CARSON RIVER (See also WATER)
Bond issue for restoration of corridor, submission to voters, AB 615
Conservation districts, authority to repair and restore property, AB 84**
CARSON WATER SUBCONSERVANCY DISTRICT (See also DISTRICTS)
Regulation by public utilities commission, SB 425†
CATS (See ANIMALS; CRUELTY TO ANIMALS)
CATTLE (See LIVESTOCK)
Customers of service suppliers, procedure regarding certain disputes, SB 563*
Local entities, fees charged providers of wireless services, SB 563*, SB 569**
Motor vehicle accidents, use creates rebuttable presumption of negligence, SB 214
Washoe County, surcharge for emergency system, SB 225**, SB 563*, SB 569†
Care of gravesites, regulation, AB 402*
Comstock Cemetery Foundation, Inc., appropriation, SB 332, AB 610
Disinterment and removal of remains, regulation, notices, AB 402*
Family cemeteries, establishment authorized, AB 402*
Indian burial sites, duties regarding human remains, SB 365
Prepaid contracts, licensing fees, unlawful acts, AB 618*
CENTRAL NEVADA RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Board of directors, meetings, SB 329†
Local governments, authority to purchase for investment, AB 96**
Elko chamber, appropriation, SB 189
Incline Village Crystal Bay, nominations for Washoe fair board, SB 350**
Insurance, authority to transact, AB 425
Las Vegas chamber, 90th anniversary commemorated, SCR 15‡
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS (See NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS)
Boulder City, SB 425**
Caliente, SB 329**, SB 425**, AB 208†, AB 637*
Carlin, SB 329**, SB 425**, AB 208†, AB 637*
Carson City, SB 329**, SB 425**, SB 553**, SB 559, AB 208†, AB 570**, AB 637*
Elko, SB 329**, SB 425**, AB 11*, AB 208†, AB 637*
Gabbs, SB 329†, SB 425†, SB 472**, AB 208†, AB 637†
Henderson, SB 329**, SB 425**, AB 180**, AB 208†
Las Vegas, SB 329**, SB 425**, AB 22**, AB 59*, AB 208†, AB 637*
North Las Vegas, SB 329**, SB 425**, AB 93*, AB 208†
Reno, SB 200**, SB 304**, SB 329**, SB 425**, AB 208†, AB 637*
Sparks, SB 312**, SB 329**, SB 425**, AB 637*
Wells, SB 272**, SB 329**, SB 425**, AB 208†, AB 637*
Yerington, SB 329**, SB 425**, AB 208†, AB 637*
CHARTER SCHOOLS (See also SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)
Accountability reports and program, SB 165**, SB 292, SB 399*, AB 127
Achievement and proficiency examinations
Additional testing following security violations, AB 214**
Exemption of pupils upon parental request, AB 64, AB 318†, AB 319†
Informational pamphlet, development and distribution, AB 318**
Security, adoption and enforcement of plan, AB 214**
Seventh grade, administration of exam, SB 148
Administrative costs associated with sponsorship, reimbursement, effect of nonpayment, SB 292, SB 399**
Amendment of charter, SB 292, SB 399**
Application and charter, contents, review, SB 292, SB 399*, AB 224
Budget, annual report to governor, SB 399†
Candy and soft drinks, regulation of sales, SB 107
Committees to form school, composition, SB 292, SB 399**
Conditions for operating school, SB 292, SB 399**
Conversion of existing school to charter school, SB 292, SB 399**
Distance education programs (See DISTANCE EDUCATION)
Donated books, establishment of distribution program, SB 388
Employees
Administrators, qualifications, SB 292†
Classification as teacher or senior teacher, SB 168
Collective bargaining, SB 292, SB 399**
Compensation, conditions for receipt of public money, SB 292, SB 399**
Instruction in field of endorsement, requirements, SB 292†
Postprobationary employees, employment, SB 292, SB 399**
Qualifications for employment as teacher, SB 399†
Reemployment by district, SB 168, SB 243**, SB 292†, SB 399**, AB 224
Relatives, employment prohibited, SB 399†
Salaries and assignments, notice to department, SB 292, SB 399**
University personnel, teaching of courses, SB 292†
Enrollment, age requirements, SB 292, SB 399**
Evaluation of certain schools, appropriation, SB 292, AB 224
Expansion of programs, SB 292, SB 399**
Financial analysis model program, duties, SB 109
Financial effect on school districts, consideration, SB 292†, SB 399†
For-profit operation prohibited, SB 292, SB 399**
Fund for charter schools, creation, SB 292, SB 399**
Gifts or money, solicitation or acceptance by school district trustees or employees unlawful, SB 399**
Governing body
Prohibited acts, SB 399†
Graduation requirements, SB 292, SB 399**
Independent study programs, AB 224
Keystone Academy, appropriation, AB 307
Limitation on number, extension of time, SB 399**
Loans to schools, SB 292, SB 399**
Property tax exemption for certain property owned or leased by, SB 292, SB 399**, AB 238
Public or private school pupils or home schooled, participation in courses of study and extracurricular activities, SB 292, SB 399**
Pupil statewide information system, applicability, SB 292, SB 399**, AB 224
Recovery accounts, establishment required, sources, SB 292†
Reports to school district or department of education, SB 292
School to careers program, financing, SB 585**
School year, number of days increased, AB 297†
Special education programs, status, financing, SB 292, SB 399**, SB 585**, AB 224, AB 409
Sponsorship by state board, SB 292, SB 399**
State distributive school account (See also SCHOOL FINANCES)
Apportionment, SB 243†, SB 292, SB 399*
Distribution, time for, SB 145
Subcommittee on charter schools of state board, composition, participation by certain members, AB 357
Unlawful acts, SB 399**
Violence in schools
Actions to reduce urged, SCR 18‡
Response plans, development and review, SB 289**
Threats, unlawful acts, immunities for reports, SB 148, SB 572**
Violent or sexual offenses, reports, duties, immunities, SB 291, SB 572**
Compensation for overtime, SB 136
Definition of financial institution, services included for certain purposes, SB 330*
Examination or audit fees, amount, effect of failure to pay, SB 330*
Insurance division, charge for returned checks, AB 314**
Motor vehicles department, charge for returned checks, SB 503**, AB 314†
Real property transfer tax, charge for returned checks, SB 238†
State agencies, transactions with persons owing debt for returned checks, AB 314**
Taxation department, charge for returned checks, AB 314**
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY (See DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE)
Child custody proceedings, considerations, SB 369
Confidential information, disclosure, sanctions, AB 248**
County protective services agencies
Assessment of certain children who may need counseling, SB 87*
Clark and Washoe counties, duties, AB 343, AB 512
Plan for permanent placement, duties, AB 248**
Criminal proceedings, admissibility of child's statements, SB 179*, AB 396
Investigations, grounds, AB 248**
Legal services and pro bono programs, additional court fees for support, AB 239**
Parole of convicted offenders, certification process, SB 241
Penalties, SB 546*
Plan for permanent placement, requirements, AB 248**, AB 429**
Protective custody proceedings
Attorney representing child, participation in proceedings, AB 429**
Considerations by court, AB 248**
Guardian, proceedings for permanent placement of child with, AB 577
Reports or transcripts, copy provided parent, guardian or attorney, AB 429**
Review of placement, time for, AB 429**
Standing of child to appear and comment, AB 429†
Sexually motivated offenses (See generally SEX OFFENDERS)
Youth shelters, approval and use, immunities from liability, AB 264*
CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES, DIVISION OF (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)
Babysitters, compensation for overtime, SB 136
Early childhood education, grant program, appropriation, AB 416
Head Start program, Clark County, appropriation, AB 416
Las Vegas child care improvement grant program, appropriation, AB 215
Legislative counsel bureau, authority to establish on-site facility, SB 570**
Licensure of facilities, grounds for revocation, AB 444**
Assistance to relatives obtaining guardianship of certain children, SB 278, AB 15*
Considerations by court in making custody determination, SB 42, SB 369
Domestic violence
Presumptive effect on custody determinations, SB 369
Protective orders, sanctions for application containing false statements, SB 18
Educational seminar for separating parents, participation in Clark County, AB 167
Joint custody, preferences and presumptions, SB 369
Modification or vacation of court orders, SB 369
Protective custody proceedings (See CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT)
Visitation rights between child and relatives, SB 25**, AB 34, AB 577
CHILD MOLESTATION (See also SEX OFFENDERS)
Penalties, SB 551**
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY (See also SEX OFFENDERS)
School property, bus or event, reports of crimes committed, SB 291
Video voyeurism, prohibited acts, penalties, AB 305
Amount
Annual adjustment based on Consumer Price Index, AB 37*
Elimination of maximum monthly amount, SB 369
Formula, SB 369
Increase of maximum monthly amount, SB 35, AB 37*
Arrearages
Court orders to discharge, SB 369
Credit of certain fees toward arrearages, AB 69
Cessation of obligations, grounds, reimbursements, SB 369
Equal responsibility for support, orders, presumptions, SB 369
Guardian, support for abused or neglected child placed with, AB 577
Joint custody, orders for support prohibited in certain circumstances, SB 369
Notice regarding duties of district attorney to be provided to parties, SB 285
Surcharge on amount collected by district attorneys, imposition and use, AB 69†
Withholdings by employers, collection and administration of certain fees, AB 69
County agencies in Clark and Washoe counties, duties, AB 343, AB 512
Nevada check-up, electronic application system, AB 514**
Uninsured children
Federally qualified community health centers, appropriation, AB 350
Nevada health account for uninsured families, creation, appropriation, AB 603
Report regarding health care services, SB 469
CHILDREN (See MINORS)
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, NEVADA COMMISSION ON
Creation, powers and duties, SB 58
CHILDREN IN NEED OF PROTECTION (See also CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT)
County program to provide continuity of care, continuation, AB 343
CHILDREN IN NEED OF SUPERVISION (See also JUVENILE DELINQUENTS)
Educational records, release to certain persons authorized, SB 339
False representation of age to obtain tobacco, effect, detention by merchant, AB 25
Informal supervision, report by probation officer, SB 37**
Legal counsel, representation of children, AB 308*
Youth shelters, approval and use, immunities from liability, AB 264*
CHILDREN'S CABINET AT INCLINE VILLAGE, INC.
Preschool program, appropriation, AB 287
CHILDREN'S HEALTH ASSURANCE PROGRAM (See MEDICAID)
CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (See INSURANCE—Health insurance)
CHINA SPRING YOUTH CAMP (See JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES)
Animal chiropractic, authority to practice, SB 510
Assistants, number that may be supervised, AB 32**
Chiropractic physicians' board of Nevada
Activities of board, report to legislature, SB 420*
Criminal proceedings involving licensees, consideration, SB 335, SB 519**
Employees, collective bargaining, AB 478
State Budget Act, exemption, AB 569**
Credentials, submission to verification organization required, effect, SB 244
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Medical marijuana, restrictions on discipline, AB 453*
Summary of action posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
Health insurance, mandatory benefits for treatment repealed, AB 206
Industrial insurance (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)
Licenses, qualifications, AB 32**
Smoking in offices, prohibitions, SB 258
Use, sale and manufacture authorized, AB 132
CHURCHILL COUNTY (For general provisions, see COUNTIES)
Carson River corridor restoration, submission of bond question to voters, AB 615
Emergency telephone system, imposition of surcharge, SB 569**
Veterans' field service office, appropriation, AB 212
CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Certificates regarding cigarettes imported by dealers, filing, SB 527**
Contraband cigarettes, unlawful acts, civil actions, SB 527**
Duty-free sales enterprises and importation for personal use, exemption from licensing requirements, SB 527**
Gaming establishments, designation of smoking and nonsmoking areas, AB 159
Grocery stores, smoking prohibited, penalty, AB 168
Injunctive relief for economic or commercial injury due to violations, SB 527**
Local regulation more stringent than state laws authorized, exceptions, SB 258†
Medical facilities and practitioners' offices, smoking prohibitions, SB 258
Minors
False representation to obtain tobacco, effect, detention by merchant, AB 25
Internet, use to provide tobacco to minors prohibited, SB 551**
Public areas designated for use by children, smoking prohibited, AB 362
Public buildings, designation of smoking areas optional, SB 258
Public schools, smoking and advertising prohibitions, SB 258
Revenue stamps, identification of dealer, reports, SB 527**
Taxation
Basic cost of cigarettes defined, SB 72
Duty-free sales and importation for personal use, exemption, SB 527**
Tobacco products, definition and duties of wholesale dealers, SB 381**
Trade shows or other exhibitions, tax exemption abolished, SB 381†
Taxicabs, posting of notices, SB 258
Tobacco settlement
Health or well-being, programs to improve, SB 167†
Litigation, stay of execution and appeal of certain judgments, AB 576**
Millennium scholarships (See SCHOLARSHIPS)
Sale of state's right to proceeds, distribution of proceeds of sale, SB 488
SenioRx program (See PRESCRIPTIONS)
Teacher education loan program, use of proceeds, AB 311†
Trust funds, investments, SB 487**, SB 488
Vending machines, prohibitions against placement, SB 258, AB 168, AB 362
Tax exemption for personal property owned by nonresidents for purposes of circuses held within state, SB 376**
Treatment of animals, governmental authority restricted, SB 62†, AB 208
CITATIONS, TRAFFIC (See generally TRAFFIC CONTROL)
Actions, by or against (See ACTIONS—State or political subdivisions)
Animals, establishment of advisory committee on, AB 412
Annexation (See ANNEXATION)
Bonds and other obligations (See LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES)
Boulder City (See BOULDER CITY)
Boundaries, change within certain time before election restricted, SB 155**
Building codes (See BUILDING CODES)
Building inspectors (See BUILDING INSPECTORS)
Building permits (See BUILDING PERMITS)
Buildings (See PUBLIC BUILDINGS)
Business licenses (See BUSINESS LICENSES)
Caliente (See CALIENTE, CITY OF)
Carlin (See CARLIN, CITY OF)
Carson City (See CARSON CITY)
Classification, SB 555*, AB 381**
Community redevelopment (See COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT)
Computer crimes causing disruptions in operations unlawful, penalties, SB 48*
Elko (See ELKO, CITY OF)
Employees (See CITY EMPLOYEES)
Fallon (See FALLON, CITY OF)
False reports of crime or emergency, recovery of response costs, AB 399**
Fernley (See FERNLEY, CITY OF)
Finances and funds (See LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES)
Fireworks, regulation, AB 482†
Gabbs (See GABBS, CITY OF)
Governmental services
Evaluation of services by persons acting as customers, exemption from private investigator's laws, SB 416
Public service competing with private entities, study, SB 355
Henderson (See HENDERSON, CITY OF)
Incorporation, population requirements, AB 381**
Indian affairs, department of, assessment of fees, SB 365
Indian burial sites, duties regarding human remains, SB 365
Jails (See JAILS AND DETENTION FACILITIES)
Land use planning (See LAND USE PLANNING; REGIONAL PLANNING)
Las Vegas (See LAS VEGAS, CITY OF)
Local improvements (See LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS)
Mesquite (See MESQUITE, CITY OF)
Municipal corporations, certain cities declared, SB 555*
North Las Vegas (See NORTH LAS VEGAS, CITY OF)
Officers (See CITY OFFICERS; specific officer)
Open meeting law (See MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)
Ordinances (See ORDINANCES)
Police departments (See POLICE DEPARTMENTS)
Population based laws, revision to reflect 2000 census results, AB 650**
Property
Airport property, authority to sell, lease or exchange, AB 647
Donation to nonprofit entities, AB 451**
Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)
Purchasing (See LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL PURCHASING)
Reno (See RENO, CITY OF)
Resident agents for municipal corporations, certification and regulation, AB 617
Sale of product in city prohibited if use of product prohibited, AB 486
Sparks (See SPARKS, CITY OF)
State highways, relinquishment of certain portions to cities, SB 219†, AB 175†
Streets and alleys (See STREETS AND ALLEYS)
Tax increment areas, creation, SB 266
Taxes and taxation (See specific tax)
Traffic control, authority to allow wide vehicles on highways restricted, AB 644
Utilities (See also PUBLIC UTILITIES)
Electrical services, aggregation programs, AB 373
Municipal utilities, regulation by public utilities commission, SB 425**
Wireless services providers, fees imposed on, SB 563*, SB 569**
Wards, SB 555*
Wells (See WELLS, CITY OF)
Yerington (See YERINGTON, CITY OF)
Zoning (See ZONING)
CITY ATTORNEYS (See also CITY OFFICERS)
Candidates for office, duties regarding challenges to qualifications, AB 487*
Criminal defenses authorized, AB 41**
North Las Vegas, charter amendment, AB 93*
Sparks, charter amendment, SB 312**
CITY CLERKS (See also CITY OFFICERS)
Elections generally (See ELECTIONS)
Special elections relating to members of governing body, duties, AB 59†
CITY COUNCILS (See also CITY OFFICERS)
Business tax, exchange of information with tax commission, SB 222**
Elko, designation, meetings, AB 11*
First elected officers, powers before incorporation becomes effective, AB 663**
Las Vegas, charter amendment, AB 59*
Library districts, approval or disapproval of bond issues, AB 293*
Minutes of meetings, requirements, SB 555*
Number of members in large cities, SB 555*
Office declared partisan, AB 276
Pro tem mayor, service at pleasure of council, SB 555*
Sparks, election, SB 312**
Special election to fill vacancy or office of additional member, AB 59†
Special meetings, holding, SB 555*
Veto of mayor, override, SB 555*
Wells, City of, outside employment, SB 272*
Affordable housing, legislative declaration, SB 552†
Assault or battery of employee who makes home visits, penalties, SB 31*
Bonds, provision by city, SB 555*
Collective bargaining, arbitration of certain disputes, AB 365
Deferred compensation, additional plans authorized, AB 563**
Emergency communications technicians, leave of absence during disaster, AB 122, AB 386**
Equal pay commission, creation, duties, SB 85†
Ethics (See ETHICS)
Group insurance (See INSURANCE)
Legislators, leave to attend interim meetings required, SB 57**
Overtime, discipline for refusal to work unscheduled overtime prohibited, SB 24
Police (See PEACE OFFICERS; POLICE DEPARTMENTS)
Prostate cancer task force, leave to perform duties as member, SB 318**
Renewable energy task force, leave to perform duties as member, AB 661**
Retirement (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT)
State employees who received specialized training, restrictions on hiring, SB 354
Whistleblowers, protections, SB 556*
CITY MAYORS (See also CITY OFFICERS)
Appointment and removal of officers, SB 555*
Elko, designation of mayor pro tem, AB 11*
First elected mayor, powers before incorporation becomes effective, AB 663**
Office declared partisan, AB 276
Pro tem mayors, SB 555*
Sparks, election, SB 312**
Vetoes, override by council, SB 555*
Wells, City of, outside employment, SB 272*
CITY OFFICERS (See also specific officer)
Appointment and removal, SB 555*
Bonds, provision by city, SB 555*
Compensation, entitlement, SB 555*
Emergency communications technicians, leave of absence during disaster, AB 122, AB 386**
Ethics (See ETHICS)
Financial disclosure statements, filing, SB 466*
Group insurance (See INSURANCE)
Meetings (See MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)
Prostate cancer task force, leave to perform duties as member, SB 318**
Renewable energy task force, leave to perform duties as member, AB 661**
Resignation required before running for different elective office, SB 268
Vacancies, appointing authority to notify filing officer, AB 637*
Whistleblowers, protections, SB 556*
Aviation fuel tax account, maximum distribution, SB 389**
Forfeited aircraft, transfer to Civil Air Patrol, SB 129
CIVIL PENALTIES (See ADMINISTRATIVE ASSESSMENTS; FINES)
Execution by constable on request of sheriff, AB 557*
Fees of sheriffs and constables, AB 94*
Restoration, SB 548*, AB 328**
CLARK COUNTY (For general provisions, see COUNTIES)
Air pollution control (See AIR POLLUTION)
Aircraft, noise abatement, advisory committee, AB 490*
Annexation (See also ANNEXATION)
Alternative procedures, AB 179*
Highways, roads and railroad tracks, inclusion in territory annexed, AB 101*
Boundary between Clark and Nye counties, revision, SB 395**
Child welfare system, unification, AB 343
Community resources management division, appropriation for homeless prevention assistance, AB 303
Domestic wells, applicability of laws, SB 159**, AB 231
Economic opportunity board, appropriations
Adult day care centers, AB 65
Buses, purchase, SB 79
Head Start program, AB 416
Energy conservation provision in building codes, adoption, SB 372**, SCR 53‡
Environmentally sensitive areas, establishment of programs for protection, SB 410
Fire fighting agencies, transport and care of sick or injured persons, AB 488**
Gaming enterprise districts, standards for designation, SB 171
Greater Las Vegas inner-city games, appropriation, AB 595
Limousines, allocation system, SB 270, SB 576
Local government tax distribution account, allocations, AB 653
Master plans, contents, AB 182*
Medically indigent, creation of county health system, SB 290
Metro (See METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENTS)
Needles Highway, use of tax proceeds for improvements, SB 363, AB 465**
Nevada partnership for homeless youth, appropriation, AB 139
Regional planning (See REGIONAL PLANNING)
Sexually oriented businesses, penalties for kickbacks to certain drivers, AB 627†
Shooting range
Appropriation, AB 2
Federal land, release of parcel for development urged, AJR 6‡
Solid waste management authority, control of unlawful dumping, SB 424*
Sound barriers along Interstate 515, appropriation for construction, AB 424†
Spring Mountain youth camp, appropriation, AB 71
State museum, appropriation for construction, SB 66
Taxicab transportation program for elderly and handicapped, SB 119**
Teenage pregnancies, programs to reduce rate, SB 367**
Tour operators and brokers, regulation, AB 245*
Traffic noise, assessment of need for abatement, AB 424
Utility facilities, construction, SB 362**
Vehicle privilege tax, reduction in distribution, offset by property tax levy, AB 457
Wetlands park, submission of bond question to voters, AB 615
CLARK COUNTY PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Appropriation, AB 190
Community services program for homeless, mentally ill adults, AB 346
CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (See also SCHOOL DISTRICTS)
After-school literacy program, appropriation, SB 360†
Air pollution fines, deposit and use, AB 284, AB 546
Annual reports by subdistricts, preparation, contents, compilation, AB 364**
Audit survey, appropriation, AB 672**
Boulder City high school, appropriation for computer equipment, AB 244
Distance education programs, appropriation, AB 188
Early literacy intervention program, establishment, evaluation, SB 585**
Electronic textbooks, required use, appropriation, SB 386
Extended school day, appropriation for pilot program, AB 184
Fuke, Stanley, commended, SCR 28‡
Hi-tech learning center at Rancho high school, appropriation, AB 589
Keystone Academy, appropriation, AB 307
Public broadcasting station, appropriation, AB 188
Renovation and reconstruction of facilities, policies, use of bond proceeds, AB 499**, AB 659**
Rotating block schedule, appropriation for pilot program, SB 67
Services required by law, analysis, SB 305
Small schools, construction, duties, SB 311*
Teacher education and recruitment programs, appropriations, SB 140
Transportation of pupils residing certain distance from school, AB 124
Web-based educational system, appropriation, AB 67
Legislative religious services, compensation, ACR 35‡
Solemnization of marriages, requirements for certificates of permission, AB 254
Fees (See COURT COSTS AND FEES)
Grand jury petitions, duties, AB 108**
List of cases, publication unnecessary, AB 108**
Physicians, reports of judgments to board of medical examiners, SB 91**
Protective orders in stalking or harassment cases, duties, AB 82**
CLOSE CORPORATIONS (See CORPORATIONS)
Penalties for unlawful acts, SB 62**
Peace officers under investigation, confidentiality of certain statements, AB 323
School property, bus or event, reports of crimes committed, SB 291
Sexually motivated offenses (See generally SEX OFFENDERS)
Business records bill of rights, adoption, SB 198
Common-interest communities, collections on behalf of, requirements, SB 421†
Unlicensed operation, investigations, penalties, AB 335*
Violations, penalties, AB 335*
Charter schools, SB 292, SB 399**
Local government employees, arbitration of certain disputes, AB 365
State employees, AB 89, AB 478
Nevada college savings program, creation, AB 554**
Private schools (See POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE)
Scholarships (See SCHOLARSHIPS)
State (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)
WICHE (See WESTERN INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION)
Director redesignated executive director, duties, other employment, SB 531**
Employees, classification, regulations, SB 531**
Public utilities commission, authority to regulate, SB 425**
Redesignation as Colorado River commission of Nevada, SB 531**
Sale of electricity and provision of transmission and distribution services, SB 211**, SB 425**
State Budget Act, exemption, submission of budget to budget division, SB 138
Training and assistance from internal audits division, exception, SB 561**
Claims against licensees, limit on payments from recovery account, AB 203**
Factory-built housing or modular building, exclusion from definition, AB 552
Rental of temporary coaches, exemption from licensure as dealer, AB 552
Repeal of laws relating to, AB 266*
Access to units, prohibition against unreasonable restrictions, SB 421
Actions, commencement, SB 89, SB 185, SB 421†, SB 516†, AB 81, AB 133†
Applicability of laws, SB 421
Assessments, penalties or other charges, enforceability, SB 421
Bylaws, declarations or other governing documents
Conformance with state laws, SB 421
Elections, procedural rules for conduct, inclusion in bylaws, SB 421
Severability of provisions violating laws, SB 421
Violation of governing documents, civil penalty, SB 421
Voting by delegates, inclusion of statement in declaration, SB 421
Commercial use of units, authorization in large counties, SB 421
Commission for common-interest communities, creation, SB 421†
Common elements
Addition of common elements to phased developments, requirements, SB 421
Reallocation of administration costs authorized in certain communities, SB 421
Repairs, SB 421†
Constructional defects (See CONSTRUCTIONAL DEFECTS)
Declarant's control of association, termination, SB 261*
Executive board
Complaints filed with board, duties, SB 421
Contractors, authority to employ, SB 421†
Contracts with members to provide goods or services, prohibitions, SB 421
Disciplinary action by commission, SB 421†
Disqualification from service as member, grounds, exception, SB 421
Election, use of mechanical voting systems, SB 176
Executive sessions, SB 421
Fiduciary duties and immunities, SB 577**
Inducement to file certain claims prohibited, SB 185, SB 516†, AB 133†
Prohibited acts, SB 421
Removal of members, SB 421
Terms of office, SB 421
Harassment of units' owners prohibited, SB 421†
Improvements or alterations to units, restrictions on requiring removal, SB 421
Inherited units, restrictions on heirs residing in community prohibited, SB 421†
Injunctions, SB 421†
Landscape maintenance associations, creation authorized, AB 438
Landscaping, lighting and security walls, maintenance, assessments, AB 63**
Liens
Homestead exemption extended to certain liens, SB 83†
Master associations, powers, SB 261*, SB 421
Meetings of units' owners, SB 421, AB 38*
Ombudsman, duties, SB 421
Prohibited practices by associations, SB 421
Property managers (See PROPERTY MANAGERS)
Records of association, inspection and retention, SB 421
Repairs to units, SB 421†
Retaliatory action against unit's owner, prohibitions, SB 421
Rural agricultural residential common-interest communities, applicability of open meeting law, SB 421
Sales of units (See also REAL PROPERTY)
Disclosures, SB 261*, SB 421, AB 484
Liabilities of purchasers, SB 421†
Time shares, applicability of laws, SB 261*
Trails, parks and open space, maintenance, assessments, AB 63**
Violations
Fines, SB 421
Investigation, hearings, SB 421†
Animals, penalty for sale of or refusal to euthanize diseased animals, SB 62†
HIV/AIDS
Clinics in Reno and Las Vegas, appropriation, AB 515**
Intentional transmission, reports of crimes on school property, SB 291
Industrial insurance coverage for exposure
Emergency medical attendants, AB 46, AB 313*
Employees generally, AB 279*, AB 423
Firemen, AB 46, AB 313*, AB 628**
Health care providers, AB 279*
Peace officers, SB 393, AB 46, AB 628**
Medical marijuana, regulation, research programs, SB 545, AB 453*
Rodents, control of diseases transmittable by, AB 472
Ticks, fleas and mosquitoes, control of diseases transmittable by, AB 472
Information technology commission, duties, AB 367
Municipal utilities, regulation by public service commission, SB 425**
COMMUNITY COLLEGES (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)
Assistance to finance housing, applicability of laws, SB 552**
Ordinances, authority of county commissioners, AB 92**
Prevailing wages, applicability to certain projects, AB 407
COMMUNITY SERVICE AS PUNISHMENT
Battery that constitutes domestic violence, AB 585
Drivers' license violations by minors, AB 8†
Driving under the influence, AB 585
Garbage and rubbish, unlawful disposal, SB 424*, AB 442**
Juveniles, work on or near highway or in dangerous situation restricted, AB 27**
Marijuana violations by minors, AB 453†
Riding on flatbed truck or in pickup bed or camper, AB 383†
Workplace harassment, violation of protective order, AB 370*
COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANTS
Administration, SB 112**
Utility services, acquisition from alternative sellers, SB 210*
COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS (See also E-MAIL; INTERNET)
City franchises for interactive computer services, SB 569**
Crimes involving unlawful use, conditions of parole, probation, or suspended sentence, SB 551**
Criminal evidence, appropriation for imaging computer work stations, SB 360†
Distance medicine (See DISTANCE MEDICINE)
Education
Appropriations for educational technology, SB 427**, AB 409, AB 450
Boulder City high school, appropriation for equipment, AB 244
Clark County
Electronic textbooks, required use, appropriation, SB 386
Web-based educational system, appropriation, AB 67
Commission on educational technology, appropriation, SB 427**, AB 409
Criminal forfeitures, use of portion of money to purchase equipment, SB 36*
Distance education (See DISTANCE EDUCATION)
Nevada report card, appropriation for updated software, SB 459
School libraries, grants relating to on-line resources, SB 385, SB 427**
University computing center, appropriation, SB 461**
Encryption, penalties for unlawful acts, SB 551**
Gaming, regulation of interactive systems, AB 296, AB 466**, AB 578
Hacking or disruption of website or public service unlawful, penalties, SB 48*
Information technology commission, creation, AB 367
Insurance commissioner, regulations regarding filings, AB 618*
Repairs, liens, SB 19
Service contracts, automatic renewals unenforceable, exceptions, SB 5
State purchasing, electronic format for purchasing and leasing, AB 605**
Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, adoption, SB 49**
Unlawful acts, penalties, SB 48*
Victims of crime, commencement of civil actions, SB 48*
Wills and trusts, use of electronic documents authorized, procedures, SB 33*
COMSTOCK CEMETERY FOUNDATION, INC.
Appropriations, SB 332, AB 610
COMSTOCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
Advisory commission, designation as, SB 157
Duties transferred to county commissioners, SB 157
Members, qualifications, AB 102*
CONCEALED WEAPONS (See also FIREARMS)
Correctional officers of department of prisons, exemption from laws, SB 233**
Nonresidents, authority to carry, procedures, SB 20*
Permits
Application requirements, SB 20*
Restoration following denial or revocation based on false statements in application for domestic violence protective order, SB 18
Restriction on number of weapons removed, SB 20†, SB 172*
Liens, homestead exemption, SB 83†
Costs, AB 94*
CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED INFORMATION
Accident reports involving public utilities, SB 210†, AB 376
Athletic commission, Nevada, AB 446**
Child abuse or neglect, disclosure of information, AB 248**
Constructional defect cases, SB 185
Environmental contamination, information obtained in investigation, AB 630†
Housing, assistance to finance, obligor information, SB 552†
Industrial development bonds, proprietary and financial information, AB 87
Insurance compliance audits, SB 213
Insurance division records, AB 618*
Insurance fraud, reports and investigations, AB 135**
Juvenile justice system, personal information in certain annual reports, SB 232†
Labor law violations, confidential settlements void, SB 411, AB 277**
Landscape architecture, board of, AB 310**
Las Vegas Valley water district, customer records, AB 566
Legislative budget proposal, AB 600
Medical marijuana records, AB 453*
Nurses, personnel lists submitted to nursing board, SB 394**
Occupational or professional licensing boards, complaints filed with, SB 513
Occupational safety and health, complaints, reports, SB 315, SB 316
Peace officers, statements made during investigation for misconduct, AB 323
Prison employees, drug and alcohol test results, AB 330†
Public hazards, concealment of information prohibited, SB 411
Public utilities, terms and conditions of certain contracts, AB 661**
Putative fathers, registry, SB 295, AB 298
Room tax, information concerning operators, SB 122
School violence, response plans, SB 289**
Tort actions against governmental entities, confidential settlement agreements void, SB 398, AB 277**
Traffic stops, information collected for study, AB 500**
Viatical settlements, records and reports, AB 618*
Voter registration information, AB 637*
Youth shelters, records, AB 264*
Boundaries, SB 575, AB 665, AB 674, SCR 4
Reapportionment and redistricting, procedures, ACR 1‡
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF
Air pollution control, duties, SB 478*, SB 534
Director
Fund to protect natural resources, administration, AB 615
Office, appropriations, SB 250**, SB 447, AB 403†
Environmental protection, division of
Interim permits for exploration project or mining operation, duties, AB 79
Public utilities commission, cooperation with, AB 197*
Utility facilities, review of applications for construction permits, SB 362**
Walker Lake, development of water quality standards, AB 403
Forestry, division of
Equipment, appropriation, SB 449**
Fire suppression equipment and strike teams, appropriations, SB 158, AB 510**
License plates for firefighters, issuance, use of fees, SB 257**
Radio connection with motor vehicles department, appropriation, AB 509
Seed bank coordinator, position created, appropriation, SB 160
Wildland fires in 2000, firefighters commended, ACR 14‡
State lands, division of
Bond issue for recreational purposes, submission to voters, AB 615
Lease of residential property to state officers or employees, duties, SB 358**
Lease purchase or installment purchase agreements, AB 567**
Tahoe Basin
Bond issue for environmental improvement program, AB 177**
Grants and agreements for preservation, authority, SB 117, AB 176**
State parks, division of
Belmont courthouse, appropriation for restoration, AB 119
Bond issue for parks, submission to voters, AB 615
Cultural resources, commission on stewardship, representation, AB 230†
Equipment, appropriation, AB 505**
Floyd Lamb state park, appropriation for building restoration, AB 269
Grant and gift fund designated special revenue fund, SB 202**
Improvements to state parks, appropriation, reversion of previous appropriations extended, SB 448**
Maintenance projects, appropriation, AB 506**
Off-road vehicles, receipt and use of fees relating to, SB 220
Radio connection with motor vehicles department, appropriation, AB 507**
Watercraft fuel taxes, use for recreational facilities, SB 499**
Truckee River operating agreement, appropriation for expenses, AB 504**
Water pollution, requirement for independent investigations before making certain determinations, AB 29*
Water resources, division of
Equipment, appropriation, AB 508**
River and stream gauging, ground water measurement and South Fork Dam monitoring, appropriation, SB 250**
Wildlife, division of
Bond issue for wildlife, submission to voters, AB 615
Change account, amount, AB 199**
Delinquent fees, procedures for collection, AB 314**
Instructors of safe boating courses, certification, AB 469**
License agents, fees, AB 199**
Motorboat sales, duties, AB 651
Obligated reserve account, creation, SB 586**
Outfitters and guides, receipt of reports, AB 410
Petty cash account, amount, AB 199**
Predatory animals, fees and appropriation for management, SB 30, AB 291*
Redesignation as department, SB 30, AB 494
Safe boating courses, duties regarding certificates, AB 469*
Trout management account, creation, sources and use, AB 199**
Wildlife account, deposits, SB 499**, AB 410
Pioche, appropriation, SB 442**
CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (For general provisions, see DISTRICTS)
Actions by vote of supervisors, requirements, SB 329**
Powers, AB 84**
Vacancy in office of supervisor, filling, AB 84**
Weed control grant program, SB 13
Genetic marker testing of certain convicted persons, SB 548†
Marijuana possession, penalty, AB 453*
Motor vehicles, prohibited acts regarding damaged vehicles, AB 207†
School property, bus or event, reports of crimes committed, SB 291
CONSTABLES (See also PEACE OFFICERS)
Execution of process, writs and warrants on request of sheriff, AB 557*
Fees for services, AB 94*
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, NEVADA
Citizens' commission on salaries for certain elected officers, creation, AJR 14
County and township government
Appointment of county officers, authority of legislature to provide for, AJR 14
Compensation of county officers, removal of duty of legislature to fix, AJR 14
Uniformity of system, removal of requirement, AJR 14
Governor, time for submission of budget to legislature, AJR 5 of the 69th session
Initiative petition levying or increasing tax, judicial and legislative review, SJR 3
Judicial department
Business courts, establishment authorized, SJR 5
Intermediate appellate court, creation, AJR 12‡, AJR 22 of the 70th session
Tax levies or increases compelled by court order, legislative approval, SJR 3
Vacancies, term of office of judges filling, AJR 12‡, AJR 13 of the 70th session‡
Legislature
60-day limit on salaries eliminated, AJR 5 of the 69th session
Annual sessions, AJR 5 of the 69th session
Budget, time for presentation by governor, AJR 5 of the 69th session
Special sessions, AJR 5 of the 69th session
Tax levies or increases compelled by court order, approval required, SJR 3
Lottery operated by state, authorization, AJR 11
Property tax
Abatement of tax for homeowners suffering severe economic hardship, AJR 8‡, SJR 11 of the 70th session‡
Exemptions, considerations in enactment, SJR 20 of the 70th session
Property development restricted by compact, separate taxation, AJR 8‡
Rule against perpetuities, repeal, AJR 4 of the 70th session‡
State debt limit, exemption for state support of school construction, AJR 26 of the 70th session‡
United States senators, obsolete election provision repealed, AJR 3‡
Voting rights of mentally incompetent persons, language modernized, AJR 3‡
Residential pool and spa contractors, duties, SB 216**
CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION, COMMISSION ON
Creation, powers and duties, AB 620**
Emission control in Clark County, regulation, AB 284
Holders of noncommercial drivers' licenses, authorization to drive certain combinations of vehicles, AB 6**
Special mobile equipment, exemption from special fuel tax, AB 639**
Advisory question regarding imposition of tax in certain school districts, AB 501†
Impact fees, credit for amount of residential construction tax paid, AB 458**
Maximum amount of residential construction tax increased, AB 654†
Nonresidential construction, imposition and use, AB 462, AB 654
Admissibility of commission findings, SB 310
Arbitration, contractual clauses requiring arbitration prohibited, SB 89, AB 81
Attorneys for claimants, duties, SB 185, SB 310, SB 421†, SB 516, AB 133
Building codes, approval of construction by inspector creates presumption of compliance, AB 133†
Common-interest communities (See also Complex matters, this heading)
Commencement of action by association, requirements, SB 89, SB 185, SB 421†, SB 516†, AB 81, AB 133†
Destructive tests to determine damage or injury, requirements, SB 421†
Inducements to encourage commencement of action by association prohibited, penalty, SB 185, SB 516†, AB 133†
Sale of unit, required disclosures, SB 261†, AB 484
Complex matters
Contractor authorized to repair certain defects, SB 516†, AB 133†, AB 477
Mediation, powers of special master, SB 185
Constructional defect commission, creation, review of claims, immunities, SB 310
Corporations, claims unaffected by dissolution, SB 89, AB 81
Damages
Contractor's failure to repair, recovery of damages, SB 89, SB 516†, AB 81, AB 133†, AB 477, AB 498
Contractual provision limiting or altering damages prohibited, SB 89, AB 81
Reduction in market value as result of disclosure of defects, recovery limited to, AB 366
Definition, SB 516†, AB 133†, AB 477
Design professionals, action for professional negligence, SB 516, AB 133
Disciplinary action against contractors
Administrative citations, failure to comply, AB 495
Grounds, SB 89, SB 185, SB 516†, AB 81, AB 366, AB 477
Laws regarding defects do not preclude disciplinary action, AB 366
Summary of action posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
Disclosure of certain information to purchasers of new residences required, SB 310, SB 516†, AB 133†, AB 366, AB 477
Dismissal of actions, grounds, SB 310, SB 516, AB 133, AB 477
Documentary evidence, duty to disclose removed, SB 516†, AB 477
Filing of actions, requirements, SB 310
Imminent dangers, notice to contractor, AB 133†
Inspection of residence subject of claim, contractor's presence mandatory, SB 310
Insurers, duties relating to actions, SB 185, SB 516†, AB 133†
Jury instructions, SB 310
Limitation of actions or repose, SB 310, SB 516†, AB 133†, AB 366, AB 477, AB 498
Limited-liability companies, claims unaffected by dissolution, SB 89, AB 81
Mediation
Award to claimant, reimbursement by contractor, SB 185
Complex matters, powers of special master, SB 185
Effect of agreement for repair by contractor, AB 133†
Expert opinions, SB 185, SB 516†
Mandatory mediation eliminated, SB 516†, AB 477
Notice of contractor's inspection or tests to subcontractors and design professionals, SB 516†
Notice of defects to
Contractors, SB 185, SB 516†, AB 133†, AB 477
Insurers, AB 133†
Parties with interest, AB 133†
State contractors' board, SB 516†, AB 477
Subcontractors, suppliers and design professionals, SB 185, SB 516†, AB 133†
Parties to actions and third-party complaints, SB 185, SB 310, SB 516†, AB 133
Privileged information, disclosure, review by court, SB 185
Repairs
Access to make repairs, time for completion, SB 516†, AB 133†, AB 477
Bonds, contractor to provide to claimant, SB 89, SB 516†, AB 81
Charges against subcontractors by contractors, conditions, SB 185
Duty of contractor or subcontractor to make repairs, SB 185
Independent person to supervise and inspect, selection, payment, SB 89, AB 81
Inspection by subcontractor, SB 516†
State contractors' board, orders for repairs, SB 516†, AB 477
Warranties, SB 185
Settlement or judgment
Acceptance of settlement, effect on claim, SB 310
Disclosure of terms to purchasers of new residences, AB 366
Filing notice with county clerk required, contents, SB 185
Notice to certain parties required before use of money received, AB 133†
Written demand for settlement, time limit, contents, response, AB 133†
State contractors' board, review and investigation of claims, SB 516†, AB 477
CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)
Award of costs and fees in actions relating to, AB 204*
CONSUMER HEALTH ASSISTANCE, OFFICE OF
External review organization, contracts with, SB 320, AB 422
Hospital patients, bureau for, creation, SB 573**, AB 559
Fees charged consumer for report, limitation, AB 157
Motor vehicle insurers, unlawful use of reports, AB 390
Anatomical gifts, duties, AB 497**
Audit of in-state utilities, consultation, SB 508
Electric utilities, duties, AB 369**, AB 661**
Employment classification, AB 602
Low-income energy assistance and conservation, duties, AB 349, AB 661**
Renewable energy generation projects, duties, AB 661**
Task force for renewable energy and energy conservation, duties, AB 661**
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES (See COMMUNICABLE DISEASES)
Legislative hearings, compelling obedience of subpoenas, SB 570**
Medical panels or hearing officers, contempt toward, SB 91**
Health insurance, mandatory coverage repealed, SB 212, AB 206
Administrative citations, effect of failure to comply, AB 495
Air pollution, construction sites exempt from certain penalty provisions, SB 90
Commission on construction education, creation, duties, grants, AB 620**
Comstock historic district commission, representation, AB 102*
Constructional defects (See CONSTRUCTIONAL DEFECTS)
Contracts, requirements for payment, remedies for nonpayment, SB 274*
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Medical marijuana, restrictions on discipline, AB 453*
Summary of action posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
Electrical contractors, licensing requirements, AB 355
Fines for violations, deposit, AB 620**
Independent contractors (See INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS)
Industrial insurance (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)
Licenses
Application form, contents, AB 620**
Business license, proof required, SB 380†
Business tax, proof of payment required, SB 380†
Denial, notice, appeal, AB 620**
Exemptions, AB 620**
Fees, AB 392
Financial responsibility, requirements, SB 516†, AB 620**
Suspension or revocation, AB 495, AB 620**
Unemployment contributions, proof of payment required, SB 380†
Mechanics' and materialmen's liens (See LIENS)
Occupational safety and health (See OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH)
Plumbing contractors, licensing requirements, AB 379
Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)
Residential pools and spas, duties, violations, penalties, SB 216**
State contractors' board
Activities of board, report to legislature, SB 420*
Constructional defect claims, review, SB 516†, AB 477
Constructional defect commission, creation, duties, SB 310
Criminal proceedings involving licensees, consideration, SB 335, SB 519**
Employees, collective bargaining, AB 478
Exemption from licensing, regulations, AB 620**
Fines, deposit, AB 620**
Public works, issuance of certificates of eligibility, SB 63**, SB 94
Recovery fund, sources, use, duties, SB 216**
Residential swimming pools and spas, duties, SB 216**
State Budget Act, exemption, AB 569**
Subcontractors
Business tax, proof of compliance to contractor unnecessary, SB 380**
Disciplinary action, grounds, SB 185
Industrial insurance premiums, contractor's liability eliminated, SB 380†
Purchasers of new residences to be provided with information on subcontractors, SB 185, SB 516†, AB 133†, AB 366
Subcontracts, requirements for payment, remedies for nonpayment, SB 274*
Unemployment contributions, contractor's liability eliminated, SB 380†
Athletes' agents and student athletes, requirements, rescission rights, AB 253*
Attorney general, authority to enter, AB 602
Constructional defects, void provisions in contracts, SB 89, AB 81
Contractors and subcontractors, SB 274*
Deeds of trust (See DEEDS OF TRUST)
Do-not-compete agreements, enforceability, SB 511
Independent contractors (See INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS)
Minors, petition for judicial approval of certain contracts, SB 47
Motor vehicle dealers and other licensees, conditions of surety bond, AB 320**
Patented technology, constructive contracts based on use, SB 558†
Public agencies, cooperative agreements (See COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, PUBLIC AGENCIES)
Public hazards, provisions effecting concealment of hazard void, remedies, SB 411
Public officers and employees, conflicts of interest (See ETHICS)
Public purchasing (See LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL PURCHASING; STATE PURCHASING)
Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)
Real property
Installment sales contracts, applicability of certain laws, SB 134
Residential, development of form for sales contracts, SB 186
Reciprocal beneficiary relationships, recognition, rights and benefits, AB 496
Schools, contracts to operate, manage or oversee, AB 351
Service contracts, automatic renewals unenforceable, exceptions, SB 5
Swimming pools and spas, residential, construction or restoration, SB 216**
Washoe County airport authority, former trustees, SB 38**, AB 312
Advanced practitioners of nursing, authority to prescribe, SB 52*
Attorney general, injunctive relief, SB 397**
Driving under the influence (See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)
Drug abuse (See DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE)
Drug testing (See DRUG TESTING)
Immediate precursors, prohibited acts, penalties, AB 387
Manufacture for personal use, exception from laws eliminated, SB 204*
Marijuana (See MARIJUANA)
Methamphetamine, preparation for personal use prohibited, SB 204*
Pain management issues, state committee on, creation, duties, SB 371
Peace officers, inspection of criminal records by prospective employers, AB 112
Pharmacies (See PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY)
Prescriptions (See PRESCRIPTIONS)
Public safety, department of, duties, SB 481**
School personnel, effect of suspension or dismissal of criminal charges, SB 205
School property, bus or event, reports of crimes committed, SB 291
School pupils
Educational programs for pupils convicted of violations, SB 305†
Exception to mandatory suspension or expulsion for violations, SB 115†
Legislative study of programs for at-risk pupils, SB 305
CONVENTIONS AND CONVENTION FACILITIES (See also PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS)
Business tax, increase in fees, Initiative Petition
Cigarettes displayed or exhibited, tax exemption removed, SB 381†
Personal property owned by nonresidents for purposes of conventions held within state, tax exemption, SB 376**
Compensation for overtime, SB 136
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, PUBLIC AGENCIES
Adverse effect on public agencies not parties to agreements prohibited, AB 413*
Air pollution control in Clark County, SB 536††
Cultural resources, stewardship program, AB 230
Electrical services, municipal aggregation coalition, AB 373
Environmentally sensitive areas, protection programs, SB 410
Indian tribal police, training and certification, AB 560**
Interlocal contracts, approval of certain contracts by attorney general, AB 128*
Mortgage agent and broker regulation, AB 324†
Motor vehicle registration services, SB 408
Preemption of all powers and duties of public agency not party to agreement prohibited, AB 413†
Regional facilities for public safety, health or criminal justice, operation, SB 203**
Tahoe Basin, programs to preserve environment, SB 117, AB 176**
Washoe County regional planning, AB 163**
Written agreements required when certain expenditures anticipated, AB 556**
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION (See AGRICULTURE)
Juvenile delinquents, establishment of visitation programs, AB 174**
Articles of incorporation, amendment, SB 51*, SB 577**
Bonds and notes, investment by certain local governments, AB 96**
Business license fee, increase, Initiative Petition
Certificates of termination of amendment, filing fee, SB 51*, SB 577**
Charter, revocation for default, reinstatement, SB 51*, SB 577**
Close corporations, conversion to, SB 51*, SB 217, SB 577**
Constructional defects, claims unaffected by dissolution, SB 89, AB 81
Court reporting firms, licensure, fees, duties, AB 622**
Directors
Annual lists, fees, SB 51*, SB 577**
Liability, SB 577**
Meetings, calling, quorum, SB 51*, SB 577**
Piercing the corporate veil, legislative declaration, SB 577**
Term of office, expiration, SB 51*, SB 577**
Dissenters' rights, SB 51*, SB 577**
Dissolution and winding up, SB 51*, SB 577**
Do-not-compete agreements, enforceability, SB 511
Documents, filing with secretary of state, SB 51*, SB 217, SB 356**, SB 577**
Foreign corporations
Deposits defined, SB 51*, SB 577**
Documents, filing, SB 51*, SB 217, SB 356**, SB 577**
Gaming, finding of suitability of certain beneficial owners, AB 466**, AB 578
Home-based businesses, rejection of industrial insurance coverage, AB 160**
Interior or residential design businesses, oversight, SB 301**, AB 539
Mergers, conversions or exchanges of interest, SB 51*, SB 577**
Monopolies, unlawful acts, AB 152**
Names
Entry in register of county clerk, fee, AB 94*, AB 108†
Fictitious name certificates, filing and renewal, AB 154**
Nonprofit (See NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS)
Open meeting laws, applicability to corporations receiving public grants, AB 225†
Professional (See PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS)
Public accounting practice under fictitious name, registration required, SB 512*
Records, copying by certain stockholders, SB 51*, SB 577**
Resident agents, certification and regulation, AB 617
Sale, lease or exchange of assets, SB 51*, SB 577**
Service of process after revocation of charter, SB 51*, SB 577**
Stock
Change in number of shares, procedure, SB 51*, SB 577**
Delinquent installments or calls, forfeitures, SB 51*, SB 577**
Distributions, SB 51*, SB 577**
Fractional shares, appraisals, SB 51*, SB 577**
Insurance companies, investments, AB 618*
Issuance, determinations of directors, SB 51*, SB 577**
Lost, stolen or destroyed certificates, reissuance, SB 51*, SB 577**
Redemption, effect on voting rights, SB 51*, SB 577**
Resolutions of directors, filing, SB 51*, SB 577**
State investment authorized, SB 487**, SB 488
Voting of shares held by two or more persons, SB 51*, SB 577**
Stockholders, liability limited, standard of proof, SB 577**
Department of prisons redesignated as, SB 193
Apprentices, registration, AB 551†
Demonstrators of cosmetics, licensure and regulation, AB 551*
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Medical marijuana, restrictions on discipline, AB 453*
Summary of action posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
Food or beverages, sale in establishments, AB 551*
Licensing examinations, offering in Spanish or other foreign languages, SB 153*
Make-up applicators, exemption from licensing requirements, AB 551†
State board of cosmetology
Activities of board, report to legislature, SB 420*
Criminal proceedings involving licensees, consideration, SB 335, SB 519**
Employees, collective bargaining, AB 478
State Budget Act, exemption, AB 569**
Actions, by or against (See ACTIONS—State or political subdivisions)
Animals, establishment of advisory committee on, AB 412
Annexation (See ANNEXATION)
Bonds and other obligations (See LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES)
Building codes (See BUILDING CODES)
Building inspectors (See BUILDING INSPECTORS)
Building permits (See BUILDING PERMITS)
Buildings (See PUBLIC BUILDINGS)
Business licenses (See BUSINESS LICENSES)
Carson City (See CARSON CITY)
Churchill (See CHURCHILL COUNTY)
Clark (See CLARK COUNTY)
Community redevelopment (See COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT)
Computer crimes causing disruptions in operations unlawful, penalties, SB 48*
Douglas (See DOUGLAS COUNTY)
Elko (See ELKO COUNTY)
Employees (See COUNTY EMPLOYEES)
Eureka (See EUREKA COUNTY)
False reports of crime or emergency, recovery of response costs, AB 399**
Finances and funds (See LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES)
Fireworks, regulation, AB 482†
Governmental services
Evaluation of services by persons acting as customers, exemption from private investigators' laws, SB 416
Franchises for inspection services, authority to grant, AB 537†
Public service competing with private entities, study, SB 355
Highways and roads (See HIGHWAYS AND ROADS)
Indian affairs, department of, assessment of fees, SB 365
Indian burial sites, duties regarding human remains, SB 365
Indigent persons (See INDIGENT PERSONS)
Jails (See JAILS AND DETENTION FACILITIES)
Land use planning (See LAND USE PLANNING; REGIONAL PLANNING)
Lander (See LANDER COUNTY)
Lincoln (See LINCOLN COUNTY)
Local improvements (See LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS)
Lyon (See LYON COUNTY)
Mineral (See MINERAL COUNTY)
Nye (See NYE COUNTY)
Officers (See COUNTY OFFICERS; specific officer)
Open meeting law (See MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)
Ordinances (See ORDINANCES)
Population based laws, revision to reflect 2000 census results, AB 650**
Property
Airport property, authority to sell, lease or exchange, AB 647
Donation to nonprofit entities, AB 451**
Federal land containing mining operation, transfer or sale following acquisition by county, AB 56**
Lease of property for airport, airport facility or service, term, AB 210*
Sale, exchange or reconveyance, procedure, AB 385
Public facilities, power to buy, sell or exchange property for, AB 385
Public lands, management, SB 340, AB 391
Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)
Purchasing (See LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL PURCHASING)
Restitution, administration of court-ordered programs, AB 573†
Sale of product in county prohibited if use of product prohibited, AB 486
Sheriffs (See SHERIFFS)
State highways, relinquishment of certain portions to counties, SB 219†, AB 175†
Storey (See STOREY COUNTY)
Tax increment areas, creation, SB 266
Taxes and taxation (See specific tax)
Traffic control, authority to allow operation of wide vehicles on highways restricted, AB 644
Uniformity of system of government, removal of requirement, AJR 14
Utilities (See also PUBLIC UTILITIES)
Electrical services, aggregation programs, AB 373
Municipal utilities, regulation by public utilities commission, SB 425**
Wireless services providers, fees imposed on, SB 563*, SB 569**
Washoe (See WASHOE COUNTY)
Weed control grant program, SB 13
White Pine (See WHITE PINE COUNTY)
Zoning (See ZONING)
COUNTY ASSESSORS (See also COUNTY OFFICERS)
Appointment, legislature may provide for, AJR 14
Elko County assessor as city assessor, repeal, AB 11*
Property tax (See PROPERTY TAX)
Recorded instruments, receipt of digital access or duplicate copies, SB 376**
Salary, AB 256, AB 606, AJR 14
Subdivision of land, duties regarding certain violations, SB 376**
Taxes on livestock, certain duties removed, SB 376**
COUNTY AUDITORS (See also COUNTY OFFICERS)
Annual accountings by tax receivers, requirements, AB 96**
Foreign teachers employed in state, issuance of warrants, SB 148
Metropolitan police department, duties regarding certain actions, AB 202*
COUNTY CLERKS (See also CLERKS OF COURT; COUNTY OFFICERS)
Appointment, legislature may provide for, AJR 14
Corporate names, entry fee increased, AB 108†
Elections (See ELECTIONS)
Fictitious names, duties regarding certificates, AB 154**
Initiative petitions (See INITIATIVE PETITIONS)
Marriage (See MARRIAGE)
Office declared nonpartisan, SB 297†
Real property transfer tax, duties, SB 238†
Referendum petitions (See REFERENDUM PETITIONS)
Salary, AB 256, AB 606, AJR 14
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (See also COUNTY OFFICERS)
Advisory boards
Compensation, AB 100†
Travel expenses, AB 100**
Appointment, legislature may provide for, AJR 14
Business tax, exchange of information with tax commission, SB 222**
Chairman and vice chairman, terms of office, AB 98*
County officers, authority to establish salaries of, AJR 14
County recorders
Annual reports regarding use of certain fees, AB 94*
Oversight, certain duties removed, AB 568**
Criminal justice, advisory committee on, representation, SB 286
Fire department districts, powers, AB 488**
Health facilities, powers and duties regarding certain capital expenditures, SB 328
Hospitals, tax for transfer to division of health care financing and policy, SB 377**
Housing codes, authority to adopt, AB 131*
Justices of the peace, determination of number, AB 23
Library districts, powers and duties, AB 293*, AB 317, AB 441**
Mentoring of children, adoption of guidelines, distribution of money, AB 69†
Ordinances, powers, SB 62†, AB 92**, AB 208
Public lands, management, SB 340, AB 391
Real property transfer tax for programs to control invasive species, SB 468
Salary, AB 256, AB 606, AJR 14
Affordable housing, legislative declaration, SB 552†
Annual leave, additional leave authorized, SB 151
Assault or battery of employee who makes home visits, penalties, SB 31*
Collective bargaining, arbitration of certain disputes, AB 365
Deferred compensation, additional plans authorized, AB 563**
Emergency communications technicians, leave of absence during disaster, AB 122, AB 386**
Equal pay commission, creation, duties, SB 85†
Ethics (See ETHICS)
Group insurance (See INSURANCE)
Legislators, leave to attend interim meetings required, SB 57**
Overtime, discipline for refusal to work unscheduled overtime prohibited, SB 24
Peace officers (See PEACE OFFICERS; SHERIFFS)
Prostate cancer task force, leave to perform duties as member, SB 318**
Renewable energy task force, leave to perform duties as member, AB 661**
Retirement (See PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT)
State employees who received specialized training, restrictions on hiring, SB 354
Teachers (See SCHOOLS, PUBLIC—Personnel)
Whistleblowers, protections, SB 556*
COUNTY FAIR AND RECREATION BOARDS (See FAIR AND RECREATION BOARDS)
COUNTY HOSPITALS (See also MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)
Board of trustees
Compensation of trustees in smaller counties increased, AB 14**
Health insurance for trustees in smaller counties may be provided, AB 14**
Physician as voting member, appointment in smaller counties, AB 13**
Capital expenditures, approval of certain projects, SB 328
Children's health insurance, training of employees to assist in enrollments, AB 35
Collection of fees from insured patients, limitation, AB 52, AB 129
Indigent patients
Long-term care, payment of costs by state, SB 259, SB 321†
Treatment of disproportionate share, payments, SB 302, SB 333, SB 377**
Legislative study directed of system for reporting medical errors, ACR 7‡
Medical devices, sales and use tax exemption, SB 528**, AB 411
Patients generally (See PATIENTS)
Podiatric physicians, staff privileges, SB 405*
Delinquent taxes, collection, AB 314**
Dishonored payments, service charges, SB 503**, AB 314**
Transportation commissions (See REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS)
COUNTY OFFICERS (See also specific officer)
Annual leave, additional leave authorized, SB 151
Appointment, legislature may provide for, AJR 14
Commission to review compensation, duties, AB 606
Emergency communications technicians, leave of absence during disaster, AB 122, AB 386**
Ethics (See ETHICS)
Financial disclosure statements, filing, SB 466*
Group insurance (See INSURANCE)
Longevity pay, prospective repeal, AB 256
Meetings (See MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)
Prostate cancer task force, leave to perform duties as member, SB 318**
Renewable energy task force, leave to perform duties as member, AB 661**
Resignation required before running for different elective office, SB 268
Salaries
Fixing by legislature, removal of requirement, AJR 14
Increase, cost-of-living adjustments, AB 256, AB 606
Traveling by private conveyance, reimbursement, SB 151
Vacancies, appointing authority to notify filing officer, AB 637*
Whistleblowers, protections, SB 556*
COUNTY PROTECTIVE SERVICES AGENCIES
Child welfare services in large counties, duties, appropriation, AB 343, AB 512
Domestic violence battery, assessment of certain children, SB 87*
Plan for permanent placement, duties, AB 248**
COUNTY RECORDERS (See also COUNTY OFFICERS)
Appointment, legislature may provide for, AJR 14
County commissioners, certain oversight duties removed, AB 568**
Fees, AB 94*
Fines for violations, AB 568**
Powers and duties generally, AB 568**
Real property transfer tax, duties, SB 238*
Recording of instruments (See RECORDING OF INSTRUMENTS)
Salary, AB 256, AB 606, AJR 14
Technology, additional fees for acquiring or improving, reports, AB 94*
COUNTY ROADS (See HIGHWAYS AND ROADS)
COUNTY TREASURERS (See also COUNTY OFFICERS)
Annual accountings, requirements, AB 96**
Appointment, legislature may provide for, AJR 14
Civil action, duties relating to filing fees, AB 239**
Salary, AB 256, AB 606, AJR 14
Taxes on livestock, certain duties removed, SB 376**
Alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs, appropriations, SB 143**, AB 73
Child support, annual adjustment based on Consumer Price Index, AB 37*
Delinquent fines and fees, use of money collected, AB 106
Judicial retirement fund, duties, AB 232
Assault or battery by probationer, prisoner or parolee, enhanced penalty, SB 31*
Adoption of children with special needs, reduction or waiver, AB 535*
Delinquent fines and fees, collection procedures, AB 106
Filing fees, AB 94†
Legal services and pro bono programs, additional fees for support, AB 239**
Transcripts in certain actions, payment of fees by county, AB 429**
Business entities, licensure, unlawful acts, AB 622**
Certification or licensing fees, AB 622**
Certified court reporters' board of Nevada
Activities of board, report to legislature, SB 420*
Criminal proceedings involving licensees, consideration, SB 335, SB 519**
Employees, collective bargaining, AB 478
Regulations, authority to adopt, AB 622**
State Budget Act, exemption, AB 569**
Child protection cases or cases involving indigents, fees, AB 429**
Continuing education programs, AB 622**
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Medical marijuana, restrictions on discipline, AB 453*
Summary of action posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
Prisoners, fees in actions involving, SB 547
Business courts
Establishment authorized, SJR 5
Support for establishment expressed, SCR 11
Clerks (See CLERKS OF COURT)
District courts (See DISTRICT COURTS)
Family courts (See FAMILY COURTS)
Intermediate appellate court, creation, AJR 12‡, AJR 22 of the 70th session
Justices of the peace (See JUSTICES' COURTS; JUSTICES OF THE PEACE)
Juvenile courts (See JUVENILE COURTS)
Municipal courts (See MUNICIPAL COURTS)
Supreme court (See SUPREME COURT)
Amateur radio antenna structures, undue restrictions prohibited, AB 61†
Interactive gaming, electronic funds transfers allowed, AB 296, AB 466**, AB 578
Internet sites, collection of personal information restricted, penalty, SB 48†
State or local agencies, charges for use of card to remit payments to, AB 649**
Fees charged consumer for report, limitation, AB 157
Motor vehicle insurers, unlawful use of reports, AB 390
Bond or deposit, payment of investigative or hearing costs, AB 627*
Certificates of registration, expiration, renewal, AB 627*
Business records bill of rights, adoption, SB 198
Home loans, prohibited acts by lenders, SB 6*, AB 447
Motor vehicles department, electronic submission of documents to, SB 524**
Powers generally, SB 330*
Residential swimming pools and spas, duties concerning loans, SB 216†
Reciprocal beneficiaries, authority and responsibility to order cremation, AB 496
CRIME AGAINST NATURE (See also SEX OFFENDERS)
School property, bus or event, reports of crimes committed, SB 291
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS (See also specific crime)
Banks, penalty provision for derogatory remarks about bank repealed, SB 53**
Boilers and pressure vessels, unlawful installation or repair, SB 337†
Cancer reporting system, penalties for violations, AB 630**
Carnival rides, failure to report deaths or serious injuries, AB 334
Cigarette sales to minors via Internet, penalty, SB 551**
Clean-burning fuel, violations, SB 478†
Common-interest personnel, violations, SB 185, SB 516†, AB 133†
Computer-related crimes, penalties, SB 48*, SB 551**
Death penalty (See DEATH PENALTY)
Domestic violence (See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)
Driver's license violations by minors, AB 8
Driving under the influence (See DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)
Elevators and similar equipment, unlawful installation or repair, SB 337*
Employment violations involving minors under 16, AB 74**
False reports of crime, action to recover response costs, AB 399**
Farm products subject to lien, removal from state, SB 88†
Felonies (See FELONIES)
Fines (See FINES)
Forfeiture (See FORFEITURES)
Gaming
Interactive gaming, unlawful acts, AB 296, AB 466**, AB 578
International gaming salons, unlicensed operation, SB 283**
Smoking violations in gaming establishments, AB 159
Gross misdemeanors (See GROSS MISDEMEANORS)
Home loans, unfair lending practices, AB 447
Industrial insurance, failure of employers to post certain notices, AB 46
Internet service providers, unlawful acts, SB 551†
Interpreters for deaf persons, unlicensed practice, SB 245*
Intoxicating liquor, acts involving minors, SB 551**, AB 16, AB 125*
Landscape architecture, unlawful acts, AB 310**
Laser pointers, unlawful acts, AB 24
Law practice, unlawful acts, AB 240
Legislative committee on criminal justice, creation, duties, SB 286
Legislative study of misdemeanors directed, ACR 3
Marijuana violations, AB 453*
Massage therapists, unlawful acts, AB 625
Motor carriers, prohibited acts, SB 270, SB 576
Police animals, injury to animal resulting in injury to person, AB 463†
Property managing agents, unlicensed practice, SB 421†
Real estates instructors, acting without certification, AB 541
Resident agents, unlawful acts, AB 617
Residential pool and spa contractors, violations, SB 216**
School achievement exams, false claims of irregularities, AB 214**
School district employees, ethical violations, SB 292, SB 399**
School violence, threats, SB 148, AB 319
Skateboard parks, violations by users, SB 482**
Smoking violations, SB 258, AB 159, AB 168, AB 362
Telecommunications service providers, deceptive trade practices, SB 387
Telemarketing, deceptive trade practices, AB 337**
Thermal technicians, unlicensed practice, AB 492
Tobacco, unlawful advertising, SB 258
Tour operators and brokers, deceptive trade practices, AB 245*
Traffic violations (See TRAFFIC CONTROL)
Witnesses to crime, peace officers authorized to detain, SB 549
Workplace harassment, violation of protective order, AB 370*
Acquittal, dismissal or disposition of charge favorable to defendant, request for removal of record from files, AB 328**
Concealed weapons, permit information submitted to central repository, SB 20†
Crimes against children, registration of offenders, SB 412**
Criminal justice, advisory committee on, representation, SB 286
Dental records, appropriation for database, SB 293
Domestic violence
Protective orders, removal of information from records based on false or misleading statements, SB 18
Reports by prosecuting attorneys, AB 259†
Driver education schools, investigation of operators and instructors, SB 523**
Employers, dissemination of information to, AB 331
Gaming employees, dissemination of information, AB 331
Genetic marker testing of certain convicted persons, duties, SB 548†, AB 54**
Insurance commissioner, dissemination of information to, AB 618*
Internet, accessibility of certain information, SB 479
Medical marijuana use, receipt of registry card applications, AB 453*
National crime information center computer, appropriation, SB 445, AB 592
Peace officer applicants, review of records by prospective employers, AB 112
Registration of certain offenders, duties, SB 412**
School personnel
Private school employees, dissemination of information, AB 331
Public school personnel, consideration of records for purpose of licensing, employment or discipline, SB 205
Sealing (See SEALING RECORDS OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS)
Sex offenders, registration, SB 412**
Volunteers, dissemination of information to employers, AB 331
Work permits, investigation of applicants, AB 445, AB 466**
Workplace harassment protective orders, inclusion of information, AB 370†
Elder abuse, inspection of certain records by law enforcement agencies, AB 111
Peace officers, investigation of misconduct, AB 282**, AB 323, AB 634*
Aliens, notice of effect of certain pleas, AB 394
Arrest (See ARREST)
Bail (See BAIL)
City attorneys, criminal defenses authorized, AB 41**
Death penalty (See DEATH PENALTY)
Evidence (See EVIDENCE)
Forfeiture (See FORFEITURES)
Genetic marker testing, SB 548†, AB 54**, AB 354, AB 489*
Legislative committee on criminal justice, creation, duties, SB 286
Limitation of criminal actions for certain crimes, AB 54**
Mentally incompetent defendants, evaluations, AB 582**
Parole (See PAROLE)
Preliminary examinations (See PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS)
Presentence investigations (See PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATIONS)
Probation (See PROBATION)
Sealing records (See SEALING RECORDS OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS)
Sentencing (See SENTENCING)
Witnesses and testimony (See WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY)
Work permits, denial based solely on certain convictions prohibited, SB 256
Liability insurance coverage, minimum amount, AB 30*
Advisory committees on animals, establishment by counties and cities, AB 412
County commissioners, authority to adopt ordinances, SB 62†, AB 92**, AB 208
Enforcement of laws, field agents' authority to stop vehicles, AB 560**
License plates for support of animals, issuance, SB 54**
Penalties, SB 62**
Probation, evaluation and counseling or therapy as condition of, SB 62**
Shelters, duties regarding dangerous animals, AB 412
Societies for prevention of cruelty to animals
Arrests, authority of members, agents or officers of certain societies, AB 419*
Peace officer powers of certain members, agents or officers, AB 419†
Treatment of animals, regulations and ordinances more stringent that state laws restricted, SB 62†, AB 208
CULINARY AND HOSPITALITY ACADEMY OF LAS VEGAS
Appropriation, AB 594
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES (See also ARTS AND HUMANITIES)
Account for local cultural activities, appropriation, AB 274
Contracts involving minors, petition for judicial approval, SB 47
Endowment fund for arts and humanities, creation, SB 170†
Nevada cultural fund, creation, SB 170**
Room tax increase for use of artistic and cultural programs, AB 158
Stewardship program for cultural resources, establishment, AB 230
CULTURAL AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Department of museums, library and arts redesignated as, SB 541**
CUSTODY (See CHILD CUSTODY)
DAIRIES AND DAIRY PRODUCTS (See also AGRICULTURE)
Animals, penalty for keeping in unhealthy conditions, SB 62†
Assessment of distributors, amount, penalty for late payment, SB 505**
Inspection program, responsibility of state dairy commission, SB 505**
Biennial report, availability to public, SB 505*
Dairy inspection program, powers and duties, SB 505**
Local agricultural products, fostering of purchase and use directed, ACR 4‡
Collateral sources, reduction of damages for benefits received from, AB 17
Computer-related crimes, SB 48*
Constructional defects (See CONSTRUCTIONAL DEFECTS)
Flood-damaged, salvage or nonrepairable vehicles, violations, AB 207
Future damages, periodic payments, AB 17
Home loans, unfair lending practices, AB 447
Industrial insurance
County or city as self-insured employer, denial of certain claims, AB 345†
Employment discrimination based on status as claimant, SB 126
Intercollegiate athletics, rules violations, AB 253*
Livestock, trespass on cultivated land, SB 532
Noneconomic damages, limitation on award, AB 17
Public lands, treble damages in actions relating to certain acts, SB 340, AB 391†
State and political subdivisions, tort actions against, AB 178
Time shares, actions involving, SB 261*
DAMS (See also WATER)
South Fork Dam, supplemental appropriation for monitoring, SB 250**
Bond or deposit, amount, payment of investigative or hearing costs, AB 627*
Certificates of registration, expiration, renewal, AB 627*
DANGEROUS DRUGS (See DRUGS)
DAY CARE (See ADULT DAY CARE; CHILD CARE)
State option to extend period urged, AJR 5‡
DAYTON, TOWN OF (For general provisions, see TOWNS)
Historic commission (See COMSTOCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION)
Settlement, sesquicentennial recognized, SCR 39‡
Cemeteries (See CEMETERIES)
Coroners (See CORONERS)
Cremation (See CREMATION AND CREMATORIES)
Funerals (See FUNERALS)
Indian burial sites, duties regarding human remains, SB 365
DEAF PERSONS (See HANDICAPPED PERSONS)
Abolished, sentence reduced to life imprisonment without parole, SB 254†
Arguments during penalty hearing, procedure, AB 327
Legislative study, SB 254, ACR 21
Mentally retarded persons, death penalty prohibited, AB 353
Minimum age for imposition of penalty, AB 327†
Moratorium on execution of sentences, SB 254
Post-conviction relief, genetic marker testing of certain evidence, AB 354
Internet sites, collection of personal information restricted, penalty, SB 48†
State or local agencies, charges for use of card to remit payments to, AB 649**
Business records bill of rights, adoption, SB 198
DEBT MANAGEMENT COMMISSIONS (See also LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES)
Combined property tax rate, duties, SB 553**, SB 559
General obligation debt, approval, SB 553**
Installment-purchase agreements, approval, SB 553**, SB 559
Medium-term obligations, approval, SB 553**, SB 559
Requests for information, powers, SB 553**, SB 559
Reservation of percentage of remaining allowable tax increases within certain areas, establishment of procedure, SB 123**
Resolution of disputes regarding tax increases affected by limit on taxes ad valorem, SB 123**
DECEDENTS' ESTATES (See ESTATES OF DECEDENTS)
DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (See TRADE REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES)
Amateur radio antenna structures, undue restrictions prohibited, AB 61†
Definitions, SB 134
Foreclosure and sale, procedures, SB 134
Installment sales contracts, applicability of laws, SB 134
Partial reconveyance, time for recording reduced, SB 134
Property insurance exceeding replacement value of improvements as condition of loan prohibited, SB 6*, AB 447
Recording of documents, requirements regarding legal descriptions, AB 126**
Unfair lending practices, civil and criminal liability, AB 447
DEFERRED COMPENSATION FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Additional plans authorized, AB 563**
Matching contributions by state on behalf of certain employees, SB 132
Definition of financial institution, services included for certain purposes, SB 330*
Examination or audit fees, amount, effect of failure to pay, SB 330*
Appropriations for purchase and distribution, SB 403, AB 473
Acupuncture, AB 339
Allied health profession (county hospitals), SB 405*
Alternative fuel (fleet vehicles), SB 177
Assault, AB 344**
Battery that constitutes domestic violence, AB 585
Capital improvement (mobile home parks), AB 388
Chronic nuisance, AB 131*
Classic aircraft, SB 351
Clean-burning fuel, SB 478*
Constructional defect, SB 516†, AB 133†, AB 477
Corporate cooperative park (mobile homes), AB 619*
Design professional (public works), SB 255*
Digital signature, SB 49**
Distance education, SB 108, SB 292, SB 399*, AB 127
Facility for the dependent, SB 319*
Factory-built housing, AB 552
Flood vehicle, AB 207
Food establishment, SB 352**
Include, includes, including, construction of terms, AB 666†
Interactive gaming, AB 296, AB 466**, AB 578
International gaming salon, SB 283**
Internet pharmacy, SB 397**
Laser pointer, AB 24
Lobbyist, AB 326†
Meeting (open meeting law), AB 225*
Mental illness, SB 366
Modular building, AB 552
Motor home, AB 540*
Nuisance activity, AB 131*
Off-road vehicle, SB 220
Petroleum products, AB 629*
Police officer (benefit programs), SB 393, AB 289**
Political action, committee for, AB 227*
Premeditated, premeditation, SB 375
Public office (open meeting law), AB 479
Putative father, SB 295, AB 298
Recreational park trailer, AB 540*
Residential facility for groups, SB 74*
Resort hotel, SB 419†
Salvage vehicle, AB 207
Sexual offense, SB 551**
Sightseeing tour, AB 245*
Single-family residence, AB 395**
Super speed ground transportation system, SB 323**
Tax increment area, SB 266
Collection of fees from insured patients, limitation, AB 52, AB 129
Legislation mandating coverage, fiscal reports, SB 169
Newborn and adopted children, mandatory coverage repealed, AB 206
Appointment, duties, SB 208**
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Medical marijuana, restrictions on discipline, AB 453*
Summary of action posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
Licensing board (See DENTISTS)
Out-of-state licensees, issuance of certain licenses, SB 133*, SB 378**
Public health dental hygiene, special license endorsements, authority, SB 208**
Qualifications for licensure, SB 133*, SB 208
Rural health care improvement, appropriations, SB 403
State public health dental hygienist, appointment, SB 208**
DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS (See NONPROFIT HOSPITAL, MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS)
Board of dental examiners of Nevada
Activities of board, report to legislature, SB 420*
Criminal proceedings involving licensees, consideration, SB 335, SB 519**
Employees, collective bargaining, AB 478
Immunities, SB 378**
Records, admissibility in civil actions, SB 378†
State Budget Act, exemption, AB 569**
Children, health insurance coverage, SB 111
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Medical marijuana, restrictions on discipline, AB 453*
Summary of action posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
Out-of-state licensees, issuance of certain licenses, SB 133*, SB 378**
Qualifications for licensure, SB 133*
Rural health care improvement, appropriations, SB 403
Smoking in offices, prohibitions, SB 258
Student support for higher education, conditions for receipt, SB 55
DESERT DUMPING (See GARBAGE AND REFUSE)
DETENTION FACILITIES (See JAILS AND DETENTION FACILITIES)
DETENTION HOMES (See also JUVENILE DELINQUENTS)
Location near or on same grounds as jail or adult lockup authorized, SB 231**
Parole violators, confinement, SB 230
Driver's license, use of color on license issued to diabetics, SB 260**
Health insurance, mandatory coverage repealed, SB 212, AB 206
Medicaid coverage, appropriation, SB 166
Medical devices, sales and use tax exemption, SB 528**, AB 411
Nevada Diabetes Awareness Day designated, ACR 17‡
Pediatric diabetes and endocrinology center, appropriation, duties, SB 166
Emission control in Clark County, regulation of heavy-duty vehicles, AB 284
Low-sulfur diesel fuel removed from use as alternative fuel, SB 177
Special fuel tax (See SPECIAL FUEL TAX)
Theft, penalty, AB 162*
Electronic wills or trusts, SB 33*
Insurance commissioner, regulations, AB 618*
Insurance policies, endorsements or bonds, countersignatures, AB 304
Notarization of signatures, adoption of procedures, AB 266*
Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, adoption, SB 49**
DISABILITIES, PERSONS WITH (See HANDICAPPED PERSONS)
DISCOUNT, ORGANIZATIONS FOR BUYING GOODS OR SERVICES AT
Bond or deposit, payment of investigative or hearing costs, AB 627*
Certificates of registration, expiration, renewal, AB 627*
Dress code, prohibition against discrimination based on employee's medical condition that precludes compliance with, SB 23
Equal pay commission, creation, duties, SB 85†
Equal Pay Day designated and fair pay practices urged, ACR 20‡
Industrial insurance claimants, discrimination based on status prohibited, SB 126
Juvenile justice system, investigation of disparate treatment, SB 232**
Motor carriers, discriminatory conduct by drivers prohibited, SB 270, SB 576
Schools, discrimination prohibited, AB 459†
State employee organizations, unlawful acts, AB 89, AB 478
State employees, certain provisions repealed, AB 386†
Agricultural commodities, quarantine, AB 631**
Alzheimer's disease (See ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE)
Cancer (See CANCER)
Communicable diseases (See COMMUNICABLE DISEASES)
Diabetes (See DIABETES)
Epileptics, use of color on drivers' licenses issued to, SB 260**
Medical marijuana, regulation, research programs, SB 545, AB 453*
Pain management issues, state committee on, creation, duties, SB 371
PKU, insurance coverage, SB 212, AB 123†, AB 206
Respite care programs, appropriations, SB 342, SB 452
Programs, oversight transferred, SB 502**
DISPUTE RESOLUTION (See also ARBITRATION; MEDIATION)
Health care, review of insurers' determinations, SB 320, AB 422
Medical bills, patients and major hospitals, SB 484†
Nevada interscholastic activities association, appropriation, SB 331
Controlled substance violations, program for convicted pupils, SB 305†
Driver education courses, AB 271
Home schooled children, participation, SB 292†, SB 399†
KLVX distance learning service, Clark County, appropriations, SB 427**, AB 188
Private school pupils, participation, SB 108, SB 292†, SB 399†, AB 127
Public schools, distance education authorized, SB 108, SB 292, SB 399*, AB 127
Emergency medical services training academy, appropriation, SB 403
Practice of medicine, where acts deemed to occur, SB 91**
Rural health telemedicine network, appropriation, SB 403
Special purpose licenses, issuance, fees, SB 91**
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS (See also COUNTY OFFICERS)
Air pollution control, injunctions, prosecution of violations, SB 533**
Appointment, legislature may provide for, AJR 14
Candidates for office, duties regarding challenges to qualifications, AB 487*
Child support, duties, receipt of certain fees, SB 285, AB 69
Computer-related crimes, injunctions, SB 48*
Criminal justice, advisory committee on, representation, SB 286
Domestic violence cases, reports to central repository, AB 259†
Employment discrimination, recovery of penalties, SB 23
Insurance fraud, prosecution of actions, AB 135**
Internet pharmacies, prosecution of violations, SB 397**
Juveniles
Assessments to determine disparate treatment of minorities, SB 232†
Controlled substance violations, duties, SB 305†
Sealing of juvenile records, notice, AB 294†
Truancy investigations, inspection of educational records authorized, SB 339
Labor law violations, certain duties removed, SB 373**
Medical marijuana, determinations, effect, notice of affirmative defenses, AB 453*
Mental health detention hearings, duties, AB 550†
Post-conviction relief for death sentence, notice of petition, duties, AB 354
Prescriptions, unlawful acts, prosecution of violations, SB 397**
Property tax, assistance in collection of delinquent payments, SB 376**
Public lands
Declaratory actions regarding limits on use of identified roads, SB 106
Management, enforcement of laws related to, SB 340, AB 391
Public works violations, removal of duties, SB 560**
Radio communications, interception and disclosure, AB 306
Real property transfer tax, prosecution of action for collection, SB 238*
Salary, AB 256, AB 606, AJR 14
Victims of crime, fund for the compensation of, creation, AB 573†
Business courts
Establishment authorized, SJR 5
Support for establishment expressed, SCR 11
Community re-entry programs for offenders, establishment, SB 519**
Eighth judicial district
Alcohol or drug programs, appropriations, SB 143**, SB 430, AB 453†
Mandatory seminar for separating parents, establishment, AB 167
Number of judges increased, appropriation for salaries, SB 137*, AB 109
Employee liability, assessments for insurance premiums fund, SB 568**
First judicial district
Alcohol or drug programs, appropriation, SB 143**, AB 73
Mutual insurers, jurisdiction, AB 618*
Guardianships, appointment of temporary guardians for certain persons, SB 34*
Judges
Assault or battery by probationer, prisoner or parolee, penalties, SB 31*
Commission on law libraries, duties, salary, SB 184*, AB 606
Criminal justice, advisory committee on, representation, SB 286
Declaration of candidacy, time for filing, AB 144
Financial disclosure statements, SB 466*, AB 638*
Interstate adult offender supervision, council for, appointment, SB 194**
Monthly payroll periods authorized, AB 565
Resignation required before running for different elective office, SB 268
Retirement
Recall to active service, supplemental pension, SB 181
Salaries and judicial pensions fund, appropriation, AB 237**
Separate retirement system established, appropriation, AB 232
Survivor benefits, SB 181, SB 349*
Salaries
Citizens' commission to fix, AJR 14
Travel and subsistence allowances, increase, SB 518
Legal services and pro bono programs, additional fees for support, AB 239**
Mental health hearings, conduct, AB 550*
Mentally ill offenders, treatment programs, SB 366
Ninth judicial district, appropriation for alcohol or drug programs, SB 143**, AB 73
Post-conviction relief for death sentence, petitions, duties, AB 354
Problem gambling, establishment of treatment programs, SB 335
Public hazards, concealment by court order prohibited, SB 411
Second judicial district
Alcohol or drug programs, appropriations, SB 143**, SB 429, AB 453†
Number of judges increased, appropriation for salaries, SB 137*
Tax levy or increase compelled by court order, approval required, SJR 3
Third judicial district, appropriation for alcohol or drug programs, SB 143**, AB 73
Vacancies, term of office of judge filling, AJR 12‡, AJR 13 of the 70th session‡
DISTRICT HOSPITALS (See also HOSPITALS)
Board of trustees, composition, AB 13**
Actions, by or against (See ACTIONS—State or political subdivisions)
Bonds and other obligations (See LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES)
Buildings (See PUBLIC BUILDINGS)
Carson water district (See CARSON WATER SUBCONSERVANCY DISTRICT)
Conservation (See CONSERVATION DISTRICTS)
Employees (See generally COUNTY EMPLOYEES)
Enterprise (See ENTERPRISE DISTRICTS)
False reports of crime or emergency, recovery of response costs, AB 399**
Finances and funds (See LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL FINANCES)
Fire protection (See FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS)
Flood control (See FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS)
General improvement (See GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS)
Governmental services in competition with private entities, study, SB 355
Historic (See COMSTOCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION; HISTORIC DISTRICTS)
Irrigation (See IRRIGATION DISTRICTS)
Land use planning (See LAND USE PLANNING)
Las Vegas sewage (See LAS VEGAS SEWAGE DISTRICT)
Las Vegas Valley water (See LAS VEGAS VALLEY WATER DISTRICT)
Library districts (See LIBRARIES)
Local improvement (See LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS)
Metropolitan police department taxing district, effect of withdrawal from or dissolution of department, AB 202*
Moapa Valley water district (See MOAPA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT)
Open meeting law (See MEETINGS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES)
Purchasing (See LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL PURCHASING)
School (See SCHOOL DISTRICTS; specific district)
Tax increment areas, creation, SB 266
Virgin Valley water (See VIRGIN VALLEY WATER DISTRICT)
Weed control districts, grant program, SB 13
Zoning districts (See ZONING)
Adultery, grounds for divorce, SB 42
Educational seminar for separating parents, participation in Clark County, AB 167
DNA TESTS (See GENETIC TESTING)
Application for do-not-resuscitate identification, contents, AB 173**, AB 471
Bracelets or medallions, issuance to qualified patients, AB 173**
Minors, acquisition of orders on behalf of, AB 173**
Transfer between medical facilities, effect of order during, AB 173**
DOGS (See ANIMALS; CRUELTY TO ANIMALS)
Account for aid for victims, sources, use, SB 87*, AB 94*, AB 583
Battery
Arrest procedure, AB 259*
Definition, AB 585
Penalties, AB 585
Prior offenses, effect on sentencing, AB 107**
Psychological evaluation and counseling of children affected by, SB 87*
Child custody proceedings, considerations, SB 18, SB 369
Criminal proceedings
Evidence, admissibility, AB 417*, AB 436
Expert testimony, admissibility, AB 417*
Hearsay, admissibility of statement of unavailable declarant concerning threat or infliction of physical injury, AB 397
Legal services and pro bono programs, additional court fees for support, AB 239**
Protective orders
Arrest for violation, procedures, AB 259*, AB 377*
Certified copies of orders, fees prohibited, AB 581*
Courts, availability to issue orders, AB 377*
Juvenile offenders, detention period before release from custody, AB 377*
Notice of detention period following arrest, inclusion in order, AB 377*
Out-of-state or tribal orders, enforcement, AB 581*
Sanctions for filing application containing false statements, SB 18
Reports of action in or disposition of cases to central repository, AB 259†
Compensation for overtime, SB 136
DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES (See also TRADE REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES)
Minors, employment restricted, penalties, AB 74**
DOUGLAS COUNTY (For general provisions, see COUNTIES)
Carson River corridor restoration, submission of bond question to voters, AB 615
China Spring youth camp, receipt of appropriated money, reports, SB 582
Emergency telephone system, imposition of surcharge, SB 569**
Lake Tahoe (See TAHOE BASIN)
Lodgers tax law, meetings of commission, SB 329†
V & T Railway, Nevada commission for reconstruction, representation, SB 334**
Vehicle privilege tax, reduction in distribution, offset by property tax levy, AB 457
WNCC, appropriation for hi-tech learning center, AB 280
DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (See also SCHOOL DISTRICTS)
Early literacy intervention program, establishment, evaluation, SB 585**
Discrimination based on employee's medical condition that precludes compliance with dress code prohibited, SB 23
Classroom instruction, use of interactive technology authorized, AB 271
Instructors
Criminal history, investigation, fingerprinting, SB 523**
Qualifications, SB 523**, AB 242**
Renewal of licenses, AB 271
Minimum age of pupils for school courses, SB 260**, AB 8, AB 271
Requirement inapplicable to certain minors for licensing purposes, SB 43
School licenses, qualifications, investigation of criminal history, SB 523**
State board of education, regulations, AB 271
DRIVERS' LICENSES (See MOTOR VEHICLES)
0.08 or more alcohol concentration, standard, AB 166
0.18 or more alcohol concentration, treatment for abuse, penalties, AB 315*
Community service as punishment, AB 585
Drivers' licenses, suspension or revocation, issuance of temporary or restricted license, SB 130, AB 585
Fourth or subsequent offense in 14 years, penalty, AB 464
Ignition interlocking devices, requirements, AB 585
Minors, suspension of driver's license for 0.02-0.09 alcohol concentration, SB 130
Subsequent violations following felony conviction deemed felonies, AB 316
Substance abuse treatment, mandatory after certain convictions, AB 21*, AB 315*
Acupuncture treatment, exemption from Oriental medicine laws, AB 339
Community-based prevention programs, appropriation, AB 121
Counselors
Appropriation for university degree program, SB 360†
Board of examiners for alcohol and drug abuse counselors
Activities of board, report to legislature, SB 420*
Criminal actions involving licensees, consideration, SB 335, SB 519**
Employees, collective bargaining, AB 478
State Budget Act, exemption, AB 569**
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Medical marijuana, restrictions on discipline, AB 453*
Summary posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
Credentials of health care providers, procedure for acquisition, SB 244
District courts, appropriations, SB 143**, SB 429, SB 430, AB 73, AB 453†
DUI, mandatory treatment following certain convictions, AB 21*, AB 315*
Facilities
Licensure or certification, grounds for revocation, AB 444**
Visitation rights, AB 550*
Halfway houses (See HALFWAY HOUSES)
Health division, duties, SB 300**
Health insurance, mandatory coverage repealed, SB 212, AB 206
Juveniles, appropriations for community-based programs, SB 287, AB 470
Marijuana violations, treatment of offenders, AB 453*
Mental disorders and alcohol or drug abuse, legislative study, ACR 22
Northern area substance abuse council, appropriation, SB 348
Parolees, eligibility for treatment, SB 519**
Perinatal substance abuse, public information program, SB 422
Prisoners, eligibility for treatment, SB 519**, AB 574*
Prison system, AB 330†
Sex offenders, SB 412**
State employees, AB 386**
Controlled substances (See CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES)
Mental health clients, administration of medication, AB 550†
Nurses, possession and administration of dangerous drugs, AB 78*
Pain management issues, state committee on, creation, duties, SB 371
Pharmacies (See PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACY)
Prescriptions (See PRESCRIPTIONS)
Public safety, department of, duties regarding dangerous drugs, SB 481**
Schools
Crimes committed on school property, bus or event, reports, SB 291
Procedures concerning management of disruptive pupils, AB 226
Sex offenders, compliance with protocols, SB 412**
Registration required, issuance of certificates of ownership, SB 220
DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY (See POWER OF ATTORNEY)
E-MAIL (See also INTERNET)
Collection of personal information by Internet sites restricted, penalty, SB 48†
Common-interest communities, notice of meetings by e-mail upon request, AB 38*
Prescriptions, regulation of transmission of information, SB 544*, AB 415*
Stalking via e-mail, penalty, SB 551**
Study of policies regarding regulation of unsolicited e-mail, AB 623, ACR 31
Unlawful acts, penalties, SB 48*
Vacation of government patent easements, procedure, AB 553*
Educational programs and materials, development and distribution urged, SCR 17‡
ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
Biotechnology, establishment of clearinghouse and grant proposals, AB 216
Business records bill of rights, adoption, SB 198
Central Nevada resource development authority, meetings of directors, SB 329†
Coordination of development and diversification efforts urged, SCR 10‡
Revenue bonds for industrial development
Confidentiality of information, AB 87
Renewable energy and conservation projects, AB 661**
Science and technology regional development corporation, appropriation, AB 270
Tahoe-Reno industrial center, Storey County and entities commended, ACR 6‡
Tax increment areas, creation, SB 266
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMISSION ON
Alternative health care choices, promotion of availability urged, SCR 24‡
Coordination of efforts urged, SCR 10‡
Division of economic development, appropriation for clearinghouse, AB 216
Executive director, member of commission on Internet commerce, AB 623
Property tax abatement for certain businesses, duties, SB 227**, AB 434
Tahoe-Reno industrial center, commission's support commended, ACR 6‡
Tourism, committee for development of projects, representation, SB 583**
Utility facilities, duties, AB 418
ECONOMIC FORUM (See also STATE FINANCES AND FUNDS)
Projections and estimates, time for reporting, SB 480†
Appropriations (See APPROPRIATIONS)
Charter schools (See CHARTER SCHOOLS)
Distance education programs (See DISTANCE EDUCATION)
Driver education (See DRIVER EDUCATION)
Energy, educational services provided by utilities commission, SB 509, AB 369**
Entertainment industry, tutoring of minor employees, SB 236**
Gambling addiction, educational course, SB 335
Hi-tech learning centers (See HI-TECH LEARNING CENTERS)
Literacy programs (See LITERACY)
Lottery for support of education, authorization, AJR 11
Nevada Tax Fairness and Quality School Funding Accountability Act
Imposition, collection and use of business tax, Initiative Petition
Repeal of existing business tax upon enactment of initiative, AB 53
Occupational education (See OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION)
Private schools (See POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, PRIVATE; SCHOOLS, PRIVATE)
Public maintenance agreements for persons 18 to 20 attending school, AB 342
Public schools (See SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)
Scholarships (See SCHOLARSHIPS)
School finances (See LOCAL SCHOOL SUPPORT TAX; SCHOOL FINANCES)
Superintendent of public instruction (See SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION)
University of Nevada (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)
WICHE (See WESTERN INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION)
EDUCATION, COMMISSION ON PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN
Composition, AB 222
Employment of teachers without certain endorsements, notice, duties, SB 148
Licensure of personnel
Classification system, adoption, reports, SB 168
Examinations, exemption for previous experience in another state, AB 223**
Interpreters, regulations, SB 245*
Regional training programs, receipt of report, SB 148
Accountability program, SB 165**, SB 292†, AB 127, Initiative Petition
Achievement and proficiency examinations
Contracts with vendors, duties, SB 148
Criterion-referenced examinations, duties, pilot program, SB 148
Diplomas, duties, AB 319
Informational pamphlet, development and dissemination, AB 318**
Reading tests, duties, AB 265, AB 319, AB 405†
Scored results, enforcement of sanctions for untimely delivery, AB 214**
Security plan, adoption and enforcement, AB 214**
Statewide program for use in preparation, establishment, AB 214**, AB 318**
Weekend examinations, pilot programs, receipt of reports, duties, AB 319†
Americans with Disabilities Act, receipt of reports, SB 305†
Annual reports by districts to residents, duties, AB 319
Appropriations (See APPROPRIATIONS)
Autism, commission on, representation, AB 635
Charter schools, duties, reports, SB 292, SB 399**
Clark County school district, receipt of subdistrict reports, AB 364*
Content and performance standards, public relations concerning, SB 109†
Discipline in schools
Alternative placements, duties, AB 319†
Compliance with certain laws urged, SCR 18‡
Model programs, duties, AB 319
Distance education programs, duties, reports, SB 108, SB 292, SB 399*, AB 127
Donated books, establishment of distribution program, duties, SB 388†
Early childhood education programs, duties, SB 585**
Eating disorders, development of educational materials urged, SCR 17‡
Educational programs at risk of termination, duties, SB 588
Educational technology, duties, report, SB 427**
Energy costs, duties regarding appropriation, SB 518
Expenditure advisory committee, representation, AB 19
Financial analysis model program, duties, SB 109
Grant coordinator, position created, appropriation, SB 346
Health and wellness program, development, SB 107
Health insurance for school employees, duties, SB 587**
Holocaust education advisory council, appropriation, AB 520†
Indian education, advisory committee on, appropriation, duties, SB 365
Library books, waiver of grant requirements, reversion of appropriation, SB 196**
Nursing profession, duties, AB 378†
Parental involvement in education, adoption of report form, SB 73
Pornography on Internet, policies to prohibit access by minors, SB 551†
Postsecondary education, commission on, removed from department, SB 237**
Remedial study and tutoring programs, duties, SB 490, SB 585**
Safe and respectful learning environments, regulations, AB 459†
School buses, fire suppression systems urged, SCR 51‡
School finances (See SCHOOL FINANCES)
School nurses and psychologists, grant programs, duties, AB 409
Teenage pregnancies, representation on state partnership to reduce rate, SB 367**
Textbooks and workbooks, reports and evaluations, AB 450
Voucher schools, establishment of program, duties, SB 235
Accountability program, SB 165**, AB 127, Initiative Petition
Achievement and proficiency examinations
Alternative criteria for pupil evaluation, adoption, AB 64, AB 318†, AB 319
Pupils with disabilities, regulation of authorized testing conditions, AB 319
Security plans, receipt, duties, AB 214**
Candy and soft drink sales in schools, adoption of standards, SB 107
Charter schools
Loans to schools, duties, SB 292, SB 399**
Sponsorship, duties, SB 292, SB 399**
Subcommittee
Alternate member, appointment, AB 357
Participation by certain board members, restrictions, AB 357
Class-size reduction
Alternative plans of school districts, receipt, AB 616
Demonstration project in lieu of compliance, duties, SB 127†
Criminal proceedings and sealed records, consideration, SB 205
Diplomas, alternative criteria, duties, AB 319†
Distance education programs, duties, reports, SB 108, SB 292, SB 399*, AB 127
Driver education, regulations, AB 271
Early literacy intervention program, receipt of report, SB 585**
Gambling addiction course, duties, SB 335
Gift fund designated special revenue fund, SB 202**
Math and science teaching endorsements, duties, SB 69
Members
Appointment, AB 357
Ethics, AB 357
Reapportionment, AB 664, ACR 1‡
Terms, expiration, AB 357
Parental involvement in education, duties, SB 73, AB 201**
Quorum, AB 357
Reading textbooks and teacher evaluation, duties, AB 405†
Regional training programs, receipt of report, SB 148
School buses, fire suppression systems urged, SCR 51‡
School to careers program, duties, AB 409
Superintendent of public instruction, removal of authority to appoint, SB 128
Violence in schools, development of statewide plan for management, SB 289**
EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROGRAM EVALUATION, BUREAU OF (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU)
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, COMMISSION ON
Appropriations, duties, SB 385, SB 427**, AB 409, AB 450
ELDERLY PERSONS (See AGED PERSONS)
Absent voting
Armed forces personnel, voting through Internet, SB 565†
Ballots, minimum size print, AB 295*
Correction of information on request form, SB 297†
Counting of ballots, procedures, SB 565†, AB 638*
Error on request form not grounds for rejection of ballot, SB 297*
Fax machines, requests for or return of ballots by, SB 297*, AB 637*
Return of request forms to county clerk, duties, SB 297*, SB 565†
Returned ballots, handling procedures, SB 297*
Time for making request, SB 297*, SB 565†, AB 637*
Voting in person following absent ballot request, procedure, AB 637*
Aged persons, voting rights and provision of assistance to, AB 295*
Ballots
Alternative formats to be provided for certain voters, AB 295*
Counting of votes, uniform standards, SB 297*, AB 638†
Disqualified candidates, removal of names, AB 487*
Duplicating boards, composition, duties, SB 297*
Early voting, handling of ballots, SB 297*
Names of candidates, placement on ballot, SB 565
None of the above, inclusion of choice for federal offices, SB 565
Sample ballots
Early voting, time for mailing ballot, SB 565
Minimum size print, SB 27*
Special ballots by challenged voters, procedures, SB 297†
Campaign practices (See CAMPAIGN PRACTICES)
Candidates
Arrests for felony or gross misdemeanor, disclosure requirements, SB 98
Challenges to qualifications, filing, effect of failure to qualify, AB 487*
Death of candidate before election day, effect, SB 565
False statements in declaration or acceptance of candidacy, penalties, AB 487*
Federal office, residency requirements, SB 565
Filing fees, return to candidate, SB 565
Financial disclosure statements
Exemption for judicial office, AB 638†
Filing requirements for judicial office, AB 638*
Penalty for late filing, SB 466*
Previously filed statements, use, SB 466*
Form for declaration or acceptance of candidacy, contents, AB 487*
Governmental expenditures to support or oppose, restrictions, AB 443*
Judicial office, time for filing declaration of candidacy, AB 144
Major political parties, effect of change of affiliation, AB 637*
Resignation from current state or local office required before running for different elective office, SB 268
Canvass, definition, SB 565
Challenges of voters
Results to be provided to person initiating challenge, AB 638*
Special ballots for challenged voters, procedures, SB 297†
Cities
Boundaries, change within certain time before election restricted, SB 155**
Las Vegas, city council, AB 59*
Mayor and council, offices declared partisan, AB 276
Sparks, date, canvass of returns, SB 312**
Special election to fill vacancy or additional office on governing body, AB 59†
Common-interest communities, use of mechanical voting systems, SB 176
District judges, SB 137*, AB 109
Early voting, time for mailing ballots, SB 565
Education, state board of, AB 357, AB 664
Election boards
Checklists, provisions repealed, AB 637*
Duties, AB 638*
Elko convention and visitors authority, AB 406**
Handicapped persons, voting rights and provision of assistance to, AB 295*
Legislature, SB 575, AB 665, AB 674, SCR 2
Mentally incompetent persons
Constitutional language relating to voting rights modernized, AJR 3‡
Voting rights and provision of assistance to, AB 295*
Moapa Valley water district, governing board, AB 440**
Nominations
Nonpartisan office, petition to fill vacancy in nomination, AB 443*, AB 637*
Removal of requirement that certain candidate receiving majority of votes declared nominee, AB 211
Nonpartisan offices
County clerk, SB 297†
Public utilities commission of Nevada, AB 661†
Petitions
Initiative (See INITIATIVE PETITIONS)
Public buildings, area to be designated for gathering signatures, AB 443*
Recall (See RECALL OF PUBLIC OFFICERS)
Referendum (See REFERENDUM PETITIONS)
Polling places
Accessibility requirements, AB 295*
Alphabetical list of voters, posting, AB 637†
Hours extended, AB 161
Instructions on voting, posting, AB 295*
Voting booths, time voters allowed in, AB 637*
Presidential and congressional elections
Electors, selection, representation, SB 565†
New residents, voting by, AB 638*
None of the above, choice on ballots, SB 565
U.S. senators, obsolete provision repealed, AJR 3‡
Unregistered voters, voting by, AB 638†
Public utilities commission of Nevada, AB 661†
Reapportionment and redistricting
Congressional districts, SB 575, AB 665, AB 674, SCR 4
Education, state board of, AB 664
Legislative districts, SB 575, AB 665, AB 674, SCR 2
Procedures (Joint Rules 13-13.6), ACR 1‡
University of Nevada, board of regents, AB 664
Recounts, procedures, SB 297*, SB 565
Registration of voters
Address for registration purposes, AB 637*
Applications, form, duplicate copies, SB 565†, AB 637*
Identification numbers and telephone numbers, confidentiality, AB 637*
Inability to sign name, registration procedure, AB 295*
Instructions for registering to vote, posting, AB 295*
Large-type sample ballots, option on application form, SB 27*
List of voters
Minor political parties, receipt, SB 565
Posting at polling place, AB 637†
Sale prohibited, SB 565
Motor voter applications, duplicate copies, AB 637*
Registrar of voters' register kept by computer, contents, AB 637*
Statewide management system, adoption, SB 565
Representatives in Congress, districts, SB 575, AB 665, AB 674, SCR 4
Special elections
City governing body, filling vacancy or office of additional member, AB 59†
Mail, elections by, AB 637†
Property tax exceeding revenue limits or for school construction, AB 99**
State and local questions
Air pollution control programs in Clark County, financing, SB 357, SB 536††
Electric services, program of municipal aggregation, AB 373
Explanations and arguments regarding local questions, preparation, submission, AB 99**, AB 299**
Fireworks, adoption of Safe and Sane Law to Regulate Fireworks, AB 482†
Gaming, increase in state license fees, SB 104
Governmental expenditures to support or oppose, SB 357, AB 443*
Metropolitan police department, dissolution or withdrawal, AB 202*
Parks and wildlife, bond issue, AB 615
Property tax, imposition, SB 559, AB 99**, AB 137, AB 178
Sales tax exemptions, SB 71, SB 273†, AB 243*, AB 411, AB 480, AB 657**
School support taxes, imposition, AB 501†
Tally lists and pollbooks, deposit with county clerk, AB 637*
Town advisory boards in Clark County, AB 182*
United States senators, obsolete constitutional provision repealed, AJR 3‡
University of Nevada, board of regents, AB 664
ELECTRIC COMPANIES (See PUBLIC UTILITIES)
ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER DISTRICTS (See GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS)
Certification requirements, prohibited acts, AB 355
ELECTRICITY (See also PUBLIC UTILITIES)
Electric cars
Incentive programs for use of alternative fuels, development, SB 478*, SB 534
Tax exemption for use of clean-burning fuel, SB 478†
General improvement districts, liens on tenant property or guaranties by landlords for electric service prohibited, AB 104
Landlords paying electric bill and charging tenants for costs, regulation, SB 400
Interactive gaming, authority, AB 296, AB 578
State or local agencies authorized to charge fees for electronic transfers to remit fees or payments to, AB 649**
ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT, UNIFORM
Adoption, SB 49**
ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS AND MOVING WALKS
Installation and repair, regulation, SB 337*
Mechanics, regulation, unlawful acts, SB 337*
ELKO, CITY OF (For general provisions, see CITIES)
Chamber of commerce, appropriation, SB 189
Charter amendments
Animal control, authority, AB 208†
Annexation commission, repeal, AB 11*
Board of supervisors redesignated city council, duties, AB 11*
County assessor as city assessor, repeal, AB 11*
Finance department, establishment, AB 11*
List of registered voters, AB 637*
Mayor pro tem, designation, AB 11*
Meetings of board of supervisors, SB 329**, AB 11*
Ordinances, amendment, AB 11*
Utilities, regulation, SB 425**
Senior citizens center, appropriation, SB 188
State land, conveyance of parcel to city, SB 384
Western folklife center, appropriation, SB 187
ELKO CONVENTION AND VISITORS AUTHORITY
Board of directors, meetings, SB 329**
Boundaries, AB 406**
Elections, reimbursement of costs eliminated, AB 406**
ELKO COUNTY (For general provisions, see COUNTIES)
Assessor as ex officio city assessor, repeal, AB 11*
Emergency telephone system, imposition of surcharge, SB 569**
ELKO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (See also SCHOOL DISTRICTS)
Class-size reduction demonstration project, SB 127, AB 671**
Early literacy intervention program, establishment, evaluation, SB 585**
EMBALMERS (See FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS)
Disaster relief fund, sources, use, SB 289**
Division of emergency management
Abolished, duties transferred to office of governor, SB 306
Emergency power supply for certain pumps, appropriation, SB 309
Public safety, department of, part of, SB 481**
School violence, management of certain crises, SB 289**
Emergency assistance account, use, SB 289**
False reports of emergency, action to recover response costs, AB 399**
Heavy-duty vehicles, driving or moving without special permit in certain circumstances, SB 396*
Leave of absence for certain public officers or employees during disaster or emergency, AB 122, AB 386**
Abandonment of newborn child, safe haven legislation, SB 191**
Ambulances (See AMBULANCES)
Communicable diseases, industrial insurance coverage, AB 46, AB 313*
Credentials of health care providers, procedure for acquisition, SB 244
Defibrillators, appropriations for purchase and distribution, SB 403, AB 473
Diversion of patients to other facilities, legislative study, SB 484**
Do-not-resuscitate orders, effect during transfers between facilities, AB 173**
False reports of emergency, action to recover response costs, AB 399**
Fire fighting agencies, transport and care of sick or injured persons, AB 488**
Health insurance, mandatory coverage for medical transportation repealed, AB 206
Laser pointers, unlawful to direct light at attendant, AB 24
Obstructing or impeding attendants, penalty, AB 333
Rural health care improvement, appropriations, SB 403
Training academy, establishment, appropriations, SB 403
Counties, reconveyance, sale or exchange of land acquired, AB 385
Inverse condemnation, limitation of action, AB 579
Meetings to consider use of power, notice to affected property owners, AB 225*
Private property ombudsman, office created, AB 485
Utility facilities within highway or right of way deemed public purpose, SB 195
EMISSION CONTROL (See AIR POLLUTION)
EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS, BOARD FOR
Creation, AB 478
Apprentices (See APPRENTICES AND APPRENTICESHIPS)
Child support withholdings, collection and delivery of certain fees, AB 69
Criminal history records, dissemination to employers, AB 331
Discrimination (See DISCRIMINATION)
Do-not-compete agreements, enforceability, SB 511
Drink coupons and similar materials, restrictions on distribution, AB 125*
Equal pay commission, creation, duties, SB 85†
Gaming employees (See GAMING)
Handicapped persons (See HANDICAPPED PERSONS)
Harassment, orders for protection against, AB 370*
Health benefits (See also INSURANCE—Health insurance)
Associations of self-insured private employers may provide coverage, SB 28
Identification cards for processing prescription claims, AB 415*, AB 624
Work-related and nonwork-related illnesses and injuries, coverage, AB 249
Industrial insurance (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)
Labor commissioner (See LABOR COMMISSIONER)
Labor law violations, confidential settlements void, SB 411, AB 277**
Legislators, leave to attend interim meetings required, loss of job seniority prohibited, SB 57**
Minors, employment
Contracts for artistic, creative or athletic services or intellectual property, judicial approval, SB 47
Drink coupons and similar materials, distribution prohibited, AB 125*
Entertainment industry, tutoring of minor employees, SB 236**
Sales solicitation or distributions, restrictions, penalties, AB 74**
Occupational safety (See OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH)
Overtime
Discipline for refusal to work unscheduled overtime prohibited, SB 24
Exclusion of certain employees from compensation eliminated, SB 136
Patents, employers' rights, SB 558*
Property tax exemption for transportation assistance for employees, SB 376†
Public employees (See CITY EMPLOYEES; COUNTY EMPLOYEES; SCHOOLS, PUBLIC; STATE EMPLOYEES)
Secret shoppers, exemption from private investigators' laws, SB 416
Trade secrets (See TRADE SECRETS)
Unemployment compensation (See UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION)
Unlawful employment practices
Applicability of laws, AB 194
Attorney general, prosecution of violations, SB 373**
Dress codes, prohibited acts, SB 23
Limitation of actions, period extended, AB 194
Reciprocal beneficiaries, refusal to extend leave benefits to, AB 496
Wages (See WAGES)
Work cards (See WORK CARDS)
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COUNCIL, NEVADA
Compensation, increase, AB 607**
EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND REHABILITATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Autism, commission on, representation, AB 635
Blind and visually impaired, bureau of services to, duties regarding Braille signs in public buildings, SB 324†
Director, member of state council on libraries and literacy, SB 502**
Displaced homemakers, duties regarding education and counseling, SB 502**
Employment security division, notices to contractors removed, SB 380†
Gift fund designated special revenue fund, SB 202**
Handicapped persons
Assistive devices, appropriation, SB 477**
Personal assistance programs, duties, appropriation, SB 174**
Task force for community-based services, representation, SB 486
Interpreters, board of, representation, SB 245†
Research bureau, representation on financial advisory committees, AB 19
Workplace diversity, efforts to increase urged, ACR 37‡
ENERGY CONSERVATION (See also RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES)
Alternative fuels (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS)
Building codes in large counties, requirements, SB 372**, SCR 53‡
Comprehensive state energy plan, preparation, AB 661**
Educational and informational services of utilities commission, SB 509, AB 369**
Low-income energy assistance and conservation, AB 349, AB 661**
Public buildings (See PUBLIC BUILDINGS)
Task force for renewable energy and energy conservation, creation, AB 661**
Creation, duties, AB 661**
ENGINE EMISSION CONTROL (See AIR POLLUTION)
Building permits and certificates of occupancy for residences, duties, AB 498
Claims against licensees, establishment of screening panels, SB 218
Constructional defects (See CONSTRUCTIONAL DEFECTS)
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Medical marijuana, restrictions on discipline, AB 453*
Summary of action posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
Ethics, educational requirements, SB 218
Licensing board (See PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS, BOARD OF)
Professional corporations, formation and operation, SB 301**
Public works (See PUBLIC WORKS)
English as a second language
Alternative assessment programs in schools, SB 495, AB 319†
Alternative high school proficiency examinations, AB 319
Grants for teachers to obtain endorsements, AB 251
School programs, funding, AB 409
Oriental medicine practitioners, evidence of proficiency, AB 339
Prison system, establishment of literacy pilot program, AB 241
School pupils, legislative declaration, AB 265, AB 405
ENTERPRISE DISTRICTS (For general provisions, see DISTRICTS)
Application for designation of district, notice requirements, AB 553*
Standards for designation of gaming districts, SB 171
Contracts involving minors, petition for judicial approval, SB 47
Facilities (See PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS)
Stage lifts, regulation of installation and repair, SB 337†
Tutoring of minors, requirements, approval by school board, SB 236**
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION, STATE
Clark County air pollution control programs, review, receipt of report, SB 534
Clean-burning motor vehicle fuel, duties, SB 478†
High-level radioactive waste, duties relating to storage, SB 361
Solid waste, subpoena powers regarding unlawful disposal, SB 424†
Utility facilities, review of applications for construction permits, SB 362**
Walker Lake water quality standards, duties, AB 403, SCR 40‡
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS
Board of registered environmental health specialists
Activities of board, report to legislature, SB 420*
Criminal proceedings involving licensees, consideration, SB 335, SB 519**
Employees, collective bargaining, AB 478
State Budget Act, exemption, AB 569**
System of internal accounting and control, exemption, SB 561**
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Medical marijuana, restrictions on discipline, AB 453*
Summary of action posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
Alternative fuels (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS)
Bond issue for parks and wildlife, submission to voters, AB 615
Conservation districts, authority to repair and restore property, AB 84**
Contamination, investigation by health authorities, AB 630†
Energy conservation (See ENERGY CONSERVATION)
Environmentally sensitive areas, establishment of programs for protection, SB 410
Hazardous materials (See HAZARDOUS MATERIALS)
Lake Tahoe (See TAHOE BASIN)
Pollution (See AIR POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION)
Renewable energy (See RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES)
Seed bank coordinator, position created, duties, SB 160
Wilderness areas, legislative study, SCR 5, SCR 6
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DIVISION OF (See CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF)
Driver's license, use of colors on license issued to epileptics, SB 260**
Medical marijuana, regulation, research programs, SB 545, AB 453*
Respite services, pilot program, SB 342
Meetings, requirements, AB 205
Members, replacement, appointment of alternates, AB 205
Vice chairman, designation, AB 205
Kickbacks to taxi, limo or bus drivers unlawful, penalties, AB 627†
Holders, duties, AB 324**
Business records bill of rights, SB 198
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Medical marijuana, restrictions on discipline, AB 453*
Summary posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
Licensing fees, AB 618*
Accounting, waiver of requirement, SB 33*
Common-interest communities, restrictions on heirs residing in community prohibited, SB 421†
Creditors, notices, SB 33*
Estates of $20,000 or less, administration, SB 33*
Filing fees, AB 94†
Intestate estates, administration, SB 33*
Minor heirs dying unmarried and without issue, distribution of estate, SB 33*
Personal representatives, purchase of estate property, SB 33*
Public administrators (See PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS)
Reciprocal beneficiaries, rights, AB 496
Rule against perpetuities
Applicability, AB 325*
Repeal, AJR 4 of the 70th session‡
Sales, waiver of notices, SB 33*
Summary administration, applicability of probate laws, SB 33*
Trusts, applicability of probate laws, SB 33*
Wills (See WILLS)
Appeals officers of hearing division, code of professional conduct, AB 49
Charter schools, SB 292, SB 399**
Charter schools, subcommittee on, AB 357
Common-interest communities, executive boards, SB 421
Constructional defect cases, SB 185, SB 516†, AB 133†
Constructional defect commission, SB 310
Disclosure of improper governmental action (See WHISTLEBLOWERS)
Education, state board of, AB 357
Engineers and land surveyors, educational requirements, SB 218
Health care, external review organizations, SB 320, AB 422
Landscape architecture, practice of, AB 310**
Mental health assessments, restrictions, AB 550†
Physicians, grounds for disciplinary action, SB 91**
Public officers and employees generally
Conflicts, prohibited and permissible interests, SB 466*
Financial disclosure statements
Exemption of judicial officers from requirements, AB 638†
Filing requirements for judicial officers, AB 638*
Penalty for late filing, SB 466*
Previously filed statements, use, SB 466*
Use of position to secure or grant unwarranted privileges, exemptions or advantages, SB 466†
Voting on matters of private interest prohibited, AB 638†
Residential pool and spa contractors, SB 216**
School district trustees or employees, SB 292, SB 399**
University faculty members and employees, contracts, SB 543**
Washoe County airport authority, board of trustees, SB 38**, AB 312
Acknowledgments, retention, SB 466*
Counsel for commission, continuation, SB 466†, SB 501**
Financial disclosure statements, retention, notice requirements, SB 466*
Opinions
Issuance, SB 466*
Judicial review, AB 638†
Review panels, participation in proceedings, SB 466†
EUREKA COUNTY (For general provisions, see COUNTIES)
Sidewalk construction, appropriation, AB 275
Fees for service of process, AB 94*
Mobile home parks, notice requirements, AB 619*
EVIDENCE (See also WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY)
Constructional defect actions, admissibility of certain findings, orders or opinions, SB 310, SB 516†, AB 477
Corporate directors, standard of proof for liability, SB 577†
Dental examiners board, certain records inadmissible, SB 378†
Domestic violence, admissibility of evidence, AB 417*, AB 436
Forfeitures in criminal proceedings, standard of proof, SB 36*
Genetic marker testing of certain evidence, post-conviction relief, AB 354
Insurance compliance audits, documents inadmissible, SB 213
Mental retardation of murder defendant, proof, AB 353
Firearms, penalties for possession, AB 368
Sealing of records and restoration of civil rights, SB 548*, AB 328**
Actions by vote of members, requirements, SB 329**
Adjudication emergency account, duties, SB 465**
Arts and humanities, endowment fund for, duties, SB 170†
Class-size reduction demonstration project, duties, SB 127†
Clerk, authority expanded, AB 556**
Educational programs at risk of termination, duties, SB 588
Emergency account, limit on approved expenditures removed, AB 556**
Energy costs, duties regarding appropriation, SB 518
Health insurance for school employees, duties, SB 587**
Highway patrol salary increases, appropriation, SB 84**
Independent contractors, contract amounts requiring approval, AB 556**
Motor vehicle revolving account, determination of amount, SB 190**
Nevada cultural fund, duties, SB 170**
Personal property of state, establishment of original cost, AB 542**
Remedial study programs in schools, duties, SB 490, SB 585**, AB 221, AB 409
Reports regarding claims and refunds, receipt, AB 556**
Service awards for state employees, duties, AB 604**
State employee salaries, appropriations, duties, AB 673**
Fees for service of process, AB 94*
Homestead exemption, SB 83
Judgments, stay of execution, AB 576**
Unfair lending practice in connection with home loan, exemption, AB 447†
EXPLOSIVES AND INCENDIARY DEVICES
Components, possession with intent to construct device, penalty, AB 105**
Conditional use permits, notice requirements, AB 553*
Possession, manufacture or disposal of device in certain public places with intent to destroy life or property, enhanced penalty, AB 105**
Prisoners, possession unlawful, AB 330
Laser surgery centers, regulation, SB 483**
FACSIMILE MACHINES (See FAX MACHINES)
Definition, design requirements, AB 552
Animals, regulatory authority restricted, SB 62†, AB 208
Business tax, exchange of information with tax commission, SB 222**
Horse racing, use of portion of gaming license fees for purses, AB 449
Lyon County, composition, AB 181**
Room tax (See ROOM TAX)
Washoe County
Appointment of member to airport authority, SB 299**
Members, number increased, nominations, SB 350**
FAIR PAY COMMISSION FOR STATE EMPLOYEES
Creation, duties, SB 85
Animals, authority of governmental agencies restricted, SB 62†, AB 208
Carnival rides, regulation, AB 334
Cigarettes displayed or exhibited, tax exemption removed, SB 381†
Lincoln County, appropriations for fairground improvements, AB 288
Pahrump-Nye County fairgrounds, appropriation, AB 432
Personal property owned by nonresidents for purposes of fairs or exhibitions held within state, tax exemption, SB 376**
State fair association, use of gaming fees for horse racing purses, AB 449
Toilet facilities, Braille signs required, SB 324*
FALLON, CITY OF (For general provisions, see CITIES)
Leukemia cluster, appropriation for investigation, AB 359
WNCC campus, appropriation for needs assessment and feasibility study, AB 591
Crime against a child
Genetic marker testing of convicted persons, SB 548†, AB 54**, AB 489*
Internet, posting of registry information, SB 479
Registration of offenders, procedure, SB 412**
School property, bus or event, reports of crimes committed, SB 291
Sexually motivated offenses (See generally SEX OFFENDERS)
FALSE PRETENSES AND REPRESENTATIONS
Accountants, false statements in applications for examination or permit, SB 512**
Campaign practices, distribution of deceptive or confusing material, SB 98
Candidates, false statements in declaration or acceptance of candidacy, AB 487*
Computer-related crimes, penalties, SB 48*
Crime or emergency, recovery of response costs for false reports, AB 399**
Domestic violence protective orders, sanctions for filing application containing false or misleading statements, SB 18
Grand jury, unlawful acts regarding petition to summon, AB 108**
Initiative and referendum petitions, unlawful acts, SB 297†
Judicial retirement system, false statements to obtain benefits, AB 232
Law practice, unlawful acts, AB 240
Minors, false representation of age to obtain tobacco, AB 25
Motor carriers, false statement on application or other document, SB 270, SB 576
Off-road vehicle registrations, false information in application, SB 220
Retail installment transactions, falsification of applications, AB 204*
Youth shelters, action for services obtained by misrepresentation, AB 264*
FAMILIES, NEVADA COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND
Creation, powers and duties, SB 58
FAMILY COURTS (See also DISTRICT COURTS)
Juvenile parole or probation violations, powers, SB 230
Legal services and pro bono programs, additional fees for support, AB 239**
Mental health facilities, jurisdiction regarding medication, AB 550†
Property tax levy for support of courts, increase, AB 652
Cooperation with aging services division urged, SCR 7‡
FAMILY THERAPISTS (See MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS)
FARMING AND RANCHING (See AGRICULTURE; LIVESTOCK)
Absent ballots, use of fax machines to request or return, SB 297*, AB 637*
Insurance commissioner, regulations regarding filings, AB 618*
Motor vehicles department, electronic submission of documents, SB 524**
Notarization of electronic signatures, adoption of procedures, AB 266*
Prescriptions, regulation of transmission of information, SB 544*, AB 415*
Repairs, liens, SB 19
Service contracts, automatic renewals unenforceable, exceptions, SB 5
Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, adoption, SB 49**
FEDERAL LANDS (See PUBLIC LANDS)
FELONIES (See also CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS; specific crime)
Animals, instigating or witnessing fighting, keeping place used for fights, SB 62**
Bestiality, SB 173
Boats, operating under the influence, AB 316
Candidates for office required to file declaration of felony arrests, SB 98
Change of address violations by certain offenders, SB 412**
Child abuse or neglect, SB 546*
Cigarette sales to minors via Internet, SB 551†
Computer-related crimes, SB 48*
Cruelty to animals, SB 62**
Dairy animals, keeping in unhealthy conditions, SB 62†
Death penalty (See DEATH PENALTY)
Dogs, death or injury to police or show dogs, SB 62**
Driving under the influence
Fourth or subsequent offense in 14 years, AB 464
Violations following felony conviction, AB 316
Emergency medical attendants, impeding or obstructing, AB 333
Explosives, unlawful possession, manufacture or disposal, AB 105**
False reports of crime, recovery of response costs, AB 399**
Firearms, possession by ex-felon, AB 368
Genetic marker testing of convicted felons, SB 548†, AB 54**, AB 354, AB 489*
Horse-drawn vehicles, unjustifiably running horses on highway, SB 62†
Immediate precursors of controlled substances, unlawful acts, AB 387
Internet pharmacies, unlawful acts, SB 397**
Intoxicating liquor, provision to minor via Internet, SB 551†
Luring child via Internet, SB 551**
Marijuana, growing, cultivating or propagating, SB 242
Peace officers with limited jurisdiction, felony committed in presence of, AB 220*
Prescriptions, unlawful acts, SB 397**
Residential pool and spa contractors, violations, SB 216**
Respiratory care, unlicensed practice, SB 91**
Sales receipts or UPC labels, unlawful acts, AB 375*
School police officers, authority, SB 103, AB 220*
Sealing of records, restoration of civil rights, SB 548*, AB 328**
Sexual abuse or exploitation of a child, SB 546*
Sexual conduct between pupils and persons in authority at schools, SB 183**
Stalking via Internet, SB 551**
Statutory sexual seduction of child under 14 years, SB 284
Theft detection shielding or deactivator devices, unlawful acts, AB 375*
Theft of parts, products or items related to certain services, fuel or automotive products, AB 162*
Viatical settlements, unlawful acts, AB 618*
Video voyeurism, AB 305
Private land used for grazing or herding, fencing requirements, liability for trespass, SB 532
FERNLEY, CITY OF (For general provisions, see CITIES)
Fair and recreation board, representation, AB 181**
First elected officers, powers before incorporation becomes effective, AB 663**
Hi-tech learning center, appropriation for construction, AB 39
Motor vehicle branch office, establishment, SB 10
North Lyon fire protection district, continuation, boundaries, AB 663**
Regional transportation commission, appointment, AB 534**
FERTILIZERS AND AGRICULTURAL MINERALS
Enforcement of laws, field agents' authority to stop vehicles, AB 560**
Advisory subcommittee
Abolished, SB 538
Appropriation, SB 277†
Perinatal substance abuse, public information program, SB 422
Sign regarding consumption of alcohol during pregnancy, posting by food establishments, SB 277
FICTITIOUS NAMES (See NAMES)
Business license fee, increase, Initiative Petition
Voting of stock, SB 51*, SB 577**
Capital improvement projects, issuance of bonds, SB 584**
Housing division, approval of agreements, SB 552**
Investment policies of state treasurer, review, approval, SB 488
Lease purchase or installment purchase agreements, powers and duties, AB 567**
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (See BANKS AND BANKING; CREDIT UNIONS; SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS; THRIFT COMPANIES)
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, DIVISION OF (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)
FINES (See also ADMINISTRATIVE ASSESSMENTS)
Air pollution control programs, AB 284, AB 546
Alcohol and birth defects, failure to post warning sign, SB 277†
Animal control ordinances, violations, SB 150**
Athletes' agents, unlawful acts, AB 253*
Bonds of certain parolees or probationers, deductions for unpaid fines, AB 584
Campaign practices, filing late reports, SB 565
Child abuse or neglect, wrongful disclosure of confidential information, AB 248**
Clean-burning fuel, violations, SB 478†
Collection agencies, unlicensed operation, AB 335*
Common-interest communities, prohibited acts, SB 421
Contractors, violations, AB 620**
County recorders, willful violations, AB 568**
Delinquent payments, procedures for collection, AB 106, AB 314**
Electric utilities or alternative sellers, violations, SB 372**, SCR 53‡
Employment discrimination relating to dress codes, SB 23
Garbage and rubbish, unlawful disposal, SB 424*
Guides, violations, AB 410
Health benefits, associations of self-insured private employers providing, violations, SB 28
Health care independent review organizations, violations, SB 320†
Health insurers, failure to reimburse providers in timely manner, SB 99*
Helicopters, violation of Clark County ordinances, AB 490†
Industrial insurers, delays in payment of compensation, SB 209
Initiative or referendum petitions, violations, SB 297†, AB 443†
Installment loan companies, violations, SB 330*
Insurance transactions, unlawful acts, AB 618*
Internet pharmacies, unlawful acts, SB 397**
Interpreters for deaf persons, unlicensed practice, SB 245*
Intoxicating liquors, tax violations, AB 669
Limousine drivers, violations, SB 270, SB 576
Milk and cream distributors, delinquent assessments, SB 505**
Minors
Cigarette sales to minors via Internet, SB 551**
Employment violations involving minors under 16, AB 74**
False representation of age to obtain tobacco products, AB 25
Mortgage companies, violations, SB 330*
Motor vehicle damage appraisers, unlicensed practice, AB 618*
Motor vehicles, penalties for unregistered vehicles, AB 474†
Occupational safety, serious violations, SB 314
Open meeting laws, violations, AB 225†
Ordinance violations, civil penalty in lieu of criminal penalty, AB 92**
Outfitters, violations, AB 410
Pharmacists and pharmacies, violations, SB 544*
Political action committees, failure to register, AB 227*
Prepaid funeral and burial contracts, unlicensed sale, AB 618*
Public officers, financial disclosure violations, SB 466*
Public works, violations, SB 560**
Real property sales, failure of seller to disclose certain information, AB 366
Resident agents, unlawful acts, AB 617
Sexually oriented businesses, kickbacks to taxi, limo or bus drivers, AB 627†
Student loan recipients, infractions, AB 311†
Taxicab motor carriers, violations by drivers, SB 270, SB 576
Telemarketing, deceptive trade practices, AB 337**
Third-party administrators, violations, SB 28
Traffic citations (See TRAFFIC CONTROL)
Viatical settlements, violations, AB 618*
Water systems, public
Violations by suppliers, AB 200**
Waste of water by customers, AB 97
Charter school governing board members, SB 399†
Driver education schools, operators and instructors, SB 523**
Limousine drivers, SB 270, SB 576
Prisons, department of, appropriation for electronic system, SB 296
Real estate instructors, AB 541
Relatives requesting certain supportive assistance, SB 278, AB 15*
Residential pool and spa contractors, employees of, SB 216†
School personnel, fingerprinting as condition of reemployment, AB 660**
Societies for prevention of animal cruelty, applicants for arrest authority, AB 419*
Taxicab motor carriers, drivers, SB 270, SB 576
Welfare division employees, appropriation for costs, AB 530**
Work permits, applicants, AB 445, AB 466**
Abandonment of newborn child, safe haven legislation, SB 191**
Assault or battery of volunteer firemen by probationer, prisoner or parolee, penalties, SB 31*
Carson City, appropriation for northern Nevada regional training facility, SB 41
Emergency services, transport and care of sick or injured persons, AB 488**
False reports of emergency, recovery of response costs, AB 399**
Impact fees, financing of fire station projects, AB 458**
Industrial insurance (See INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE)
Laser pointers, unlawful to direct light at fireman, AB 24
License plates for firefighters, issuance, use of fees, SB 257**
Occupational diseases (See OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES)
Retirement (See also PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT)
Service years required to retire at any age, SB 11, SB 349**, AB 356
Sirens and lights, use by emergency vehicles, SB 521*
Wildland fires in 2000, firefighters commended, ACR 14‡
Attorney general, cooperation in investigations, AB 135**
Fireworks, regulation, AB 482†
Hazardous materials section, creation, SB 141†
Hazardous materials, use of revenue derived from fees and surcharges, SB 141†
License plates for firefighters, use of money to train volunteers, SB 257**
Police officer, inclusion in definition for purposes of certain benefits, AB 289**
Public safety, department of, part of, SB 481**
Study of division duties and funding, SB 141
Wildland fires in 2000, firefighters commended, ACR 14‡
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS (For general provisions, see DISTRICTS)
County fire protection districts
Accounts, bills and demands, payment procedures, AB 252**
Bonds, authority to issue, AB 252**
District fire emergency fund, maximum balance, credit of excess, AB 252**
Emergency services, transport and care of sick or injured persons, AB 488**
North Lyon fire protection district, continuation, boundaries, AB 663**
Regional fire protection districts, formation in certain counties, AB 648
FIRE SERVICES STANDARDS AND TRAINING COMMITTEE
Study of fire marshal division, duties, SB 141
Study of fire marshal division, duties, SB 141
FIREARMS (See also CONCEALED WEAPONS)
Clark County shooting range
Appropriation, AB 2
Federal land, release of parcel for development urged, AJR 6‡
Correctional officers of department of prisons, exemption from laws, SB 233**
Ex-felons, penalties for possession of firearms, AB 368
Laser scopes, unlawful acts, AB 24
Prisoners, possession unlawful, AB 330
School violence, actions to reduce urged, SCR 18‡
Schools, powers and duties following violations by pupils, SB 115**, SB 305†
FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION, NEVADA STATE
License plates for firefighters, consultations, SB 257**
Equipment for suppression of forest fires, appropriation, AB 510**
False reports of emergency, recovery of response costs, AB 399**
Fire suppression systems, installation urged, SCR 51‡
Interior materials and furnishings, building codes to govern fire safety, AB 467
Regional strike teams for fire suppression, creation, appropriation, SB 158
Restitution for costs of suppression of fires caused by fireworks, AB 482†
Seed bank coordinator, position created, duties, SB 160
Wildland fires in 2000, firefighters commended, ACR 14‡
Ballot question regarding adoption of law, AB 482†
Death, injury or property damage caused by use, presumptions, AB 482
Liability for unlawful storage or use, AB 482†
Local regulations, AB 482†
Restitution for costs of suppression of fires caused by fireworks, AB 482†
State fire marshal, duties, AB 482†
FISCAL ANALYSIS DIVISION (See LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU)
Guides and outfitters, regulation, licensing board, AB 410
Licenses
Form and period of validity, AB 199**
Lost, stolen or destroyed licenses, issuance of duplicate, AB 199*
Suspension for delinquent fees or taxes owed state, AB 314**
Trout stamps, fees, provision via Internet, AB 199**
Division of wildlife redesignated as department, SB 30
Predatory animals, appropriation for management, SB 30
Diseases transmittable by fleas, control programs required, AB 472
Battle Mountain, appropriation, AB 185
FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS (For general provisions, see DISTRICTS)
Amendments to master plan, procedures, SB 267*
Local improvements for drainage control, authorized expenditures, SB 267*
Protection of public or private property or relocation of structures, authorized expenditures, SB 267*
State facilities, compliance with master plan required, SB 267†
FOOD AND DRUGS, COMMISSIONER OF
Dairy products, duties, transfer of certain authority to dairy commission, SB 505**
FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS (See also PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS)
Alcohol consumption during pregnancy, posting of sign required, SB 277
Bake sales, exemptions from laws, exceptions, SB 352**
Cosmetological establishments, sale of food or beverages, AB 551*
Food handlers, definition, SB 352**
Food prepared at home and given away, exemption from laws, SB 352**
Toilet facilities, Braille signs required, SB 324*
Wholesale dealers of nonalcoholic beverages excluded from definition, SB 352†
Creation, powers and duties, AB 19
FORECLOSURE (See also LIENS)
Deeds of trust and installment sales contracts, procedures, SB 134
Unfair lending practice regarding home loan, effect on foreclosure sale, AB 447
Cosmetology licensing examinations, offering in foreign languages, SB 153*
Schools (See also SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)
Alternative assessment programs, mastery diplomas, SB 495, AB 319†
Educational programs, funding, AB 409
Grants for teachers to obtain endorsements, appropriation, AB 251
Convicted persons, genetic marker testing, SB 548†, AB 54**, AB 354, AB 489*
FORESTRY, DIVISION OF (See CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF)
Aircraft, transfer to Civil Air Patrol, SB 129
Bail, AB 401
Currency, deposit following seizure, SB 36*
Immediate precursors of controlled substances, illegal acts involving, AB 387
Internet pharmacies, unlawful acts, SB 397**
Medical marijuana, restrictions, AB 453*
Parolees or probationers moving out-of-state, surety bonds, AB 584
School districts, distribution of proceeds of forfeited property, SB 36*, SB 388
Standard of proof, SB 36*
Account to assist persons formerly in foster care, creation, sources, AB 94*
Age of children in group homes, maximum, AB 343
Approval or denial of applications, notice, AB 336†
Child and family services division, duties relating to applicants, AB 336†
County agencies in Clark and Washoe, duties, appropriation, AB 343, AB 512
County program to provide continuity of care, continuation, AB 343
Information to be provided foster parents, AB 248**, AB 336†
Medicaid coverage of young adults leaving system, study urged, ACR 10‡
Mental health consortiums, representation, AB 343
Nevada commission on children and families, creation, SB 58
Property damaged by foster children
Compensation to providers, establishment of program, SB 80
Joint liability of state, AB 141
Protective custody, requirements for plan for permanent placement, AB 248**
Voluntary provision of care to certain children, applicability of laws, AB 343
Counties, franchises for governmental services, AB 537†
Telecommunications service or interactive computer service providers, SB 569**
Towns, franchises for governmental services, AB 537*
Agents, licensing fees, AB 618*
Claims, approval and payment, AB 36
Collection of fees from insured patients, limitation, AB 52, AB 129
Federally qualified health centers, contracts for services, AB 452*
Legislation mandating coverage, fiscal reports, SB 169
Preferred provider listings, fees prohibited, SB 99*
Prescription drug coverage (See PRESCRIPTIONS)
Reimbursement, information provided to insured or practitioners, AB 123†
Specialists, use by insureds, reimbursement, AB 123†
FRAUD (See also FALSE PRETENSES AND REPRESENTATIONS)
Consumer fraud, award of costs and fees in actions relating to, AB 204*
Insurance fraud (See INSURANCE)
Welfare fraud, parental liability for benefits received by dependent child, SB 369
SLAPP suits, immunities, AB 435
Use, sale and manufacture authorized, AB 132
FRONTIER AND RURAL HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT
Enactment, appropriations, SB 403
FUEL CELLS (See RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES)
FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Medical marijuana, restrictions on discipline, AB 453*
Summary of action posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
Licensing examinations, SB 281**
FUNERAL DIRECTORS, EMBALMERS AND OPERATORS OF CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIES, BOARD OF
Activities of board, report to legislature, SB 420*
Criminal proceedings involving licensees, consideration, SB 335, SB 519**
Employees, collective bargaining, AB 478
State Budget Act, exemption, AB 569**
Prepaid contracts, licensing fees, unlawful acts, AB 618*
Reciprocal beneficiaries, responsibility for burial, AB 496
Sales and use tax exemption for funeral supplies, AB 480
Victims of crime, limit on compensation for funeral expenses removed, SB 282**
GABBS, CITY OF (For general provisions, see CITIES)
Charter amendments
Animal control, authority, AB 208†
List of registered voters, AB 637†
Quorum of governing body, SB 329†
Utilities, regulation, SB 425†
Disincorporation, SB 472**
Outfitters and guides licensing board, representation, AB 410
Airport transfer services, exemption from regulation, SB 576
Bingo games
Charitable bingo games, persons under 21 prohibited, SB 101
Senior facilities, exclusion of games from gaming laws, SB 101
Do-not-compete agreements, enforceability, SB 511
Employees
Criminal history records, dissemination to employers, AB 331
Labor organizations, regulation of personnel, AB 466**
Work permits
Issuance and validity of permits for gaming business, AB 445
Nongaming employees, issuance, appeals, SB 256
Statewide permits, issuance, fees, AB 466**
Enterprise districts
Application for designation of district, notice requirements, AB 553*
Standards for designation, SB 171
Findings of suitability of beneficial owners of corporations, AB 466**, AB 578
Gaming devices
Interactive gaming components, licensure of manufacturers, AB 296, AB 466**, AB 578
Manufacturer defined, AB 296, AB 466**, AB 578
Removal of device following suspension or revocation of approval, SB 100*
Slot machines, payment of jackpots regardless of malfunction, SB 100†
Gaming tokens of State of Nevada, minting authorized, issuance by nonrestricted licensees, AB 456
Grocery stores, smoking in gaming areas prohibited, penalty, AB 168
Gross revenue defined, AB 466**, AB 578
International gaming salons, licensing and regulation, SB 283**
Internet gaming
Interactive gaming, licensure, regulation, taxation, AB 296, AB 466**, AB 578
Study by gaming policy committee, SB 419
License fees, state
Ballot questions relating to increase based on gross revenue, SB 104
Increase based on gross revenue, amount, SB 105
Overpayments, interest on refunds, AB 466**, AB 578
Limited-liability companies, information required for state licensing, SB 283**
Lottery operated by state, authorization, AJR 11
National Collegiate and Amateur Athletic Protection Act, passage urged, AJR 2‡
Pari-mutuel wagering, use of license fees for horse racing purses, AB 449
Problem gambling
Programs for prevention and treatment, SB 335
Study by gaming policy committee, SB 419
Railroad gaming, licensing and regulation, AB 448
Resort hotels (See RESORT HOTELS)
Smoking and nonsmoking areas, designation, AB 159
Sports books, opposition to enactment of federal legislation repealing state's authority expressed, AJR 2‡
Study of gaming issues by gaming policy committee, SB 419
Interactive gaming, regulation, AB 296, AB 466**, AB 578
International gaming salons, regulation, SB 283**
Investigative fund designated enterprise fund, SB 202**
Railroad gaming, regulation, AB 448
Work permits, duties, AB 445, AB 466**
Employees, salaries, AB 673**
Interactive gaming, regulation, AB 296, AB 466**, AB 578
International gaming salons, regulation, SB 283**
Investigative fund designated enterprise fund, SB 202**
Removal of gaming devices from establishments, authority to order, SB 100*
Work permits, duties, AB 445, AB 466**
Membership, SB 335
Study of gaming issues, duties, SB 419
School violence, actions to reduce urged, SCR 18‡
Body shops, applicability of garagemen's laws, AB 171*
Inspection stations
Applicability of garagemen's laws, AB 171*
Ignition and fuel systems, authority to install, repair and adjust, AB 258
Registration
Fees, waiver, AB 171*
Revocation, grounds, AB 171*
Theft of automotive products or fuel, penalty, AB 162*
Ordinances, authority of county commissioners, AB 92†
Unlawful disposal
Control program, establishment in larger counties, SB 424*
Hearing officers or boards, enforcement duties, SB 424*
Nonprofit entities, authority to monitor or clean up, SB 424*
Subpoena powers of certain governmental entities, SB 424*
Compensation for overtime, SB 136
Fees for service of process, AB 94*
Garnishee interrogatories, submission of answers to sheriff required, amount of judgment for failure to answer limited, AB 62*
GAS COMPANIES (See PUBLIC UTILITIES)
GASOHOL (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS)
Alternative fuels (See ALTERNATIVE FUELS)
Diesel fuel (See DIESEL FUEL)
Taxation (See MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TAXES)
Theft, penalty, AB 162*
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS LEGISLATION
Support of state government, AB 672**
GENERAL AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES
Agencies of state government, SB 586**
GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (See also DISTRICTS)
Electric light and power districts
Liens on tenant property or guaranties by landlord for provision of service prohibited, AB 104
Public utilities commission, regulation, SB 425**
Incline Village, nominations for Washoe fair and recreation board, SB 350†
Regulation of utilities by public utilities commission, SB 425**
Services provided to certain dwelling units without charge to owners, fees authorized, AB 430*
Convicted persons, testing for genetic markers, SB 548†, AB 54**, AB 489*
Death penalty, analysis of certain evidence, post-conviction relief, AB 354
Legislative study of availability, cost and use, SB 254, ACR 21
Parentage, use of genetic tests to determine, SB 369, AB 54**
GENOA, TOWN OF (For general provisions, see TOWNS)
Settlement, sesquicentennial recognized, SCR 39‡
"Snowshoe" Thompson commemorated and committee commended, SCR 49‡
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES (See RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES)
Medical marijuana, regulation, research programs, SB 545, AB 453*
GOATS (See LIVESTOCK)
Property tax exemption for course located on public property and used in connection with for-profit business, SB 82
Vehicle privilege tax redesignated as, SB 59**
Appointments made by
Anatomical gifts, advisory committee on, AB 497†
Catastrophic leave, committee on, AB 285**
Children and families, Nevada commission on, SB 58
College savings plans board of trustees, AB 554**
Common-interest communities, commission for, SB 421†
Community-based services for persons with disabilities, task force for, SB 486
Compensation of public officers, commission to review, AB 606†
Comstock historic district commission, AB 102*
Construction education, commission on, AB 620**
Constructional defect commission, SB 310
Criminal justice, advisory committee on, SB 286
Developmental services commission, SB 364
Education, commission on professional standards in, AB 222
Education, state board of, AB 357
Emergency management, office of, director, SB 306
Employee-management relations, board for, AB 478
Employment of persons with disabilities, committee on, SB 175†
Energy, office, of, director, AB 661**
Equal pay commission, SB 85†
Equalization, state board of, AB 205
Expenditure technical advisory committee, AB 19
Fair pay commission for state employees, SB 85
Forecast council, AB 19
Gaming tokens, advisory committee on, AB 456
Historical records advisory board, SB 541**
Human resources advisory council, SB 538
Indian affairs department, executive director, SB 365
Indian commission, Nevada, SB 365
Information technology commission, AB 367
Intermediate appellate court, judges, AJR 12‡, AJR 22 of the 70th session
Interpreters, board of, SB 245†
Interstate adult offender supervision, council for, SB 194**
Labor relations for state employees, board for, AB 89
Landscape architecture, board of, AB 310**
Long-term care, advisory task force on, SB 402†
Massage therapists, board of, AB 625
Medical use of marijuana, state commission, SB 545
Mortgage industry commission, AB 324†
Nevada silver haired legislative forum, AB 195**
Nursing, advisory committee to promote profession, AB 378†
Outfitters and guides licensing board, AB 410
Pain management issues, state committee on, SB 371
Personal assistance for persons with functional disabilities, advisory committee, SB 174**
Private investigator's licensing board, AB 492
Prostate cancer, task force on, SB 318**
Public safety, department of, director, SB 481**
Public utilities commission, AB 661*
Renewable energy and energy conservation, task force for, AB 661**
Resident agents' board, state, AB 617
Residential construction sites, panel for advisement on inspections at, SB 314
Revenue technical advisory committee, AB 19
Salaries of elected officers, citizens' commission, AJR 14
Science, engineering and technology, office of, director, SB 401**, SB 562
Statue of Sarah Winnemucca, committee for creation of, AB 267**
Superintendent of public instruction, SB 128
Tax policy, task force on, ACR 42
V & T Railway, Nevada commission for reconstruction of, SB 334**
Budget (See also STATE FINANCES AND FUNDS)
Date for submission of agency budgets, setting, SB 480†
Forecast council, creation, powers and duties, AB 19
Insurance fraud investigation program, receipt of proposed budget, AB 134**
Requests for projections and estimates, SB 480†, AB 19
Time for submission of budget to legislature, AJR 5 of the 69th session
Clark County health system, nomination of directors, SB 290
Consumer health assistance, office of
Hospital patients, bureau for, creation, SB 573**, AB 559
Economic development, coordination of efforts urged, SCR 10‡
Emergency management, office of, creation, duties, SB 306
Employment of persons with disabilities, committee on, duties, SB 175**
Energy, office of, creation, AB 661**
Environmentally sensitive areas, protection programs, duties, SB 410
Governor-elect, budgeting for certain transitional expenses, SB 144*
Industrial insurance, proclamation regarding subsequent injury fund, AB 322
Information technology commission, chairman, AB 367
Lease purchase or installment purchase agreements, approval, AB 567**
Military, office of the (See MILITARY, OFFICE OF THE)
Mortgage industry commission, approval of budget, AB 324†
Public works board, removal of manager or members, AB 414**, AB 428**
Reports, receipt
Charter schools, SB 399†
Children and families, Nevada commission on, SB 58
Community-based services for persons with disabilities, task force for, SB 486
Compensation, committee to review, AB 606†
Consumer health assistance, office of, SB 320, AB 422
Early childhood education programs, SB 585**
Early literacy intervention program, SB 585**
Economic forum, SB 480†
Educational technology, SB 427**
Energy status in state, AB 661†
Equal pay commission, SB 85†
Fair pay commission for state employees, SB 85
Forecast council, AB 19
Health insurance, mandatory benefits, AB 206
Hearing tests for newborns, SB 308, AB 250*
Internet commerce, AB 623
Juvenile justice system, disparate treatment of minorities, SB 232†
Low-income energy assistance and conservation, AB 661**
Medical care for Medicaid, indigent and low-income patients, SB 377†
Nevada alliance for defense, energy and business, SB 404
Renewable energy and energy conservation, task force for, AB 661**
Residential construction sites, occupational safety inspections, SB 314
School accountability program, SB 165**, AB 127
SenioRx advisory committee, AB 543
SenioRx program, SB 539**
State treasurer, SB 489**
Teacher education loan program, AB 311†, AB 613†
University system, lobbying activities, AB 326†
Weed control grant program, SB 13
Whistleblowers, findings of hearing officers, SB 96
School violence, emergency assistance from state agencies, SB 289**
Science, engineering and technology office transferred to, SB 401**, SB 562
Senior option prescription program, proclamation, SB 539**
Special sessions of legislature, calling, SJR 3, AJR 5 of the 69th session
Tax policy, task force on, creation, ACR 42
Youth advisory council, duties, SB 367**
Cultural resources, establishment of stewardship program, AB 230
Nonresidential property, order for removal of graffiti by owner, effect of failure to comply, AB 571**
Preservation of neighborhoods, adoption of ordinances authorized, AB 131†
Residential property, removal of graffiti by county, AB 571**
Mileage fee of jurors, AB 108**
Summoning by petition, procedure, penalty for misrepresentations, AB 108**
Witnesses, use of audiovisual technology for testimony, SB 32**
GRANDPARENTS AND GRANDCHILDREN
Adoption of child of minor parent, preferences for placement, SB 21
Assistance programs regarding guardianship of certain children, SB 278, AB 15*
Nevada commission on children and families, creation, SB 58
Visitation rights, SB 25**, AB 34
Airports, landing areas or air navigation facilities owned by local entities, SB 26*
Arts challenge grants, appropriation, AB 672**
Child care improvement program, Las Vegas, appropriation, AB 215
Community corrections partnership block grant, study of effectiveness, SB 287
Community services block grants, administration, SB 112**
Construction education programs, AB 620**
Domestic violence, account for aid to victims, use, AB 583
Education
Achievement tests, administration on weekends, AB 319†
Alternative placement of pupils with disciplinary problems, AB 319†
Coordinator of requests, creation of position, SB 346
Early childhood education and family literacy programs, AB 416
Las Vegas, latchkey programs, AB 116
Libraries
Books, purchasing, SB 196**
On-line resources, acquisition of licenses, SB 385, SB 427**
Nurses, increase in number per district, AB 409
Parental involvement in education, programs to promote, AB 57
Psychologists, increase in number per district, AB 409
Teachers, educational expenses, SB 140, SB 148, AB 251, AB 409
Technology equipment and training, SB 427**
Housing division, powers, SB 552†
Library collections and equipment requirements, SB 431**
Parks and wildlife, grants from proposed bond issue, AB 615
Problem gambling, nonprofit treatment entities, SB 335
Public lands, legislative committee on, appropriation, SB 162, SB 582
Respite services, community programs for, SB 206
Rural health programs, AB 612†
Tahoe Basin, programs to preserve environment, SB 117, AB 176**
Teenage pregnancies, programs to reduce rate, SB 367**
Tourism projects, program created, SB 583**
Water system improvements, amount of bond issue for grants, AB 549**
Weeds, local treatment and control programs, SB 13
Private lands, fencing requirements, liability for trespass, SB 532
Public lands generally (See PUBLIC LANDS)
Sale of home or improved lot adjacent to open range, disclosures, SB 16**
GREAT BASIN COLLEGE (See UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEVADA)
GREAT BASIN HERITAGE AREA PARTNERSHIP
Appropriation, AB 268
GROCERY STORES (See also PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS)
Cigarette vending machines, prohibitions against placement, AB 168
Smoking prohibited, penalty, AB 168
GROSS MISDEMEANORS (See also CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS)
Alcohol, providing to minors, AB 16
Animals, instigating or witnessing fighting, keeping place used for fights, SB 62**
Athletes' agents, unlawful acts, AB 253*
Candidates for office required to file declaration of arrests, SB 98
Chambers of commerce as insurers, fraudulent acts, AB 425
Cigarettes
Contraband cigarettes, unlawful acts, SB 527†
Sales to minors via Internet, SB 551†
Collection agencies, violations, AB 335*
Cruelty to animals, SB 62**
Dairy animals, keeping in unhealthy conditions, SB 62†
Garbage and rubbish, unlawful disposal, SB 424*, AB 442**
Horse-drawn vehicles, unjustifiably running horses on highway, SB 62†
Internet, unlawful acts, SB 551**
Intoxicating liquor, provision to minors via Internet, SB 551†
Judicial retirement system, false statements to obtain benefits, AB 232
Laser pointers, unlawful acts, AB 24
Luring child with use of Internet, SB 551**
Marijuana, certain offenses, AB 453*
Motor carriers, unauthorized operation, SB 270, SB 576†
Nevada Tax Fairness and Quality School Funding Accountability Act, violations, Initiative Petition
Off-road vehicle registrations, false information in application, SB 220
Outfitters or guides, unlicensed operation, AB 410
Public lands, unlawful use, management or disposal, SB 340, AB 391†
Real estate licensees, violations, SB 186
Residential pool and spa contractors, violations, SB 216**
School police officers, authority, SB 103
School violence, threats, SB 148, AB 319
Sealing of records, AB 328**
Time share managers, unregistered practice, SB 261*
Tow cars, unauthorized operation, SB 270, SB 576†
GROUPS, RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR (See also MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)
Assisted living facility included in definition, SB 74*
Bingo games in senior facilities, exclusion from gaming laws, SB 101
Credentials of health care providers, procedure for acquisition, SB 244
Licenses, grounds for revocation, AB 444**
Location, authority of city or county to control, AB 395**
Visitation rights, AB 550*
Abused or neglected children, permanent placement with guardian, AB 577
Do-not-resuscitate orders, acquisition on behalf of minor wards, AB 173**
Education (See also SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)
Controlled substance violations by pupils, consent decrees, SB 305†
Handicapped pupils, reports of use of restraints, SB 116†
Report of guardian involvement in education, adoption and use of form, SB 73
Violence in schools
Network programs and other actions to reduce urged, SCR 18‡
Representation on committees to develop response plans, SB 289**
Minor wards
Attorney representing child, participation in proceedings, AB 429**
Entertainment industry, tutoring of minor wards, SB 236**
Special guardians for minors signing certain contracts, appointment, SB 47
Standing of child to appear and comment, AB 429†
Relatives obtaining guardianship of certain children, supportive assistance programs, SB 278, AB 15*
Temporary guardians, appointment for certain wards, SB 34*
Regulation, creation of licensing board, AB 410
DUI offenders, penalties, AB 316, AB 464
Programs for alcohol or drug abuse treatment, offenders ineligible, AB 574*
Licenses, grounds for revocation, AB 444**
Location, authority of city or county to control, AB 395**
Re-entry programs for offenders or parolees, establishment, SB 519**
Regulation of facilities for drug or alcohol abuse, SB 300**, SB 319*
Adoption of children with special needs
Court costs and fees, reduction and waiver, AB 535*
Evaluations, financial assistance, AB 336*
Medical assistance, appropriation, SB 120
Assistive devices for independent living, appropriation, SB 477**
Common-interest communities, restrictions on accessibility improvements prohibited, SB 421
Developmental services commission, creation, SB 364
Disabled veterans (See VETERANS)
Education (See also SCHOOLS, PUBLIC)
Achievement and proficiency examinations, procedures, AB 319
Alternative assessment program, issuance of mastery diplomas, AB 319†
Americans with Disabilities Act, compliance, reports, SB 305†, AB 499**
Disciplinary action against pupils, requirements, AB 319
Ratio of pupils with disabilities in regular education classrooms, AB 416
Restraints, review and reports of use, SB 116†
Teachers of pupils with disabilities, salary increase, SB 69
Elections, voting rights, assistance to be provided, AB 295*
Employment
Business tax, credit for employment of disabled persons, SB 92
Committee on employment of persons with disabilities, duties, SB 175**
Discrimination based on certain medical conditions prohibited, penalty, SB 23
Medical assistance program for employees ineligible for Medicaid, SB 207**
Public purchasing contracts, exemption from bidding requirements, establishment of programs, SB 175**, AB 649**
State employees, certain discrimination provisions repealed, AB 386†
Unlawful employment practices, limitation of actions extended, AB 194
Group care facilities (See GROUPS, RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR)
Health or well-being, programs to improve, SB 167†, SB 539**
Highway construction, expansion of work force diversity urged, ACR 37‡
Interpreters for hearing-impaired persons, licensing and regulation, SB 245*
Legislative study of state program for providing services, SCR 32
Long-term strategic plan for health services, development, AB 513**
Mentally ill persons (See MENTALLY ILL PERSONS)
Mentally retarded persons (See MENTALLY RETARDED PERSONS)
Motor carriers, discriminatory conduct by drivers prohibited, SB 270, SB 576
Nevada association for the handicapped, appropriation, SB 325
Parking spaces and signs
Applicability and enforcement of laws, SB 374**
Disabled veterans, use of spaces, AB 643**
Personal assistance, community-based programs to provide, SB 174**
Prescriptions, extension of coverage to, study, SB 167
Respite services, establishment of community programs, grants, SB 206
Service animals, penalty for death or injury to, SB 62**
State parks, issuance of free permits, AB 80
Task force for community-based services, creation, duties, appropriation, SB 486
Taxicab transportation, establishment of program in Clark County, SB 119**
Toilet facilities in public buildings, Braille signs required, SB 324*
Wheelchair lifts, regulation of installation, SB 337*
HANTAVIRUS (See also COMMUNICABLE DISEASES)
Rodents, control of diseases transmitted by, AB 472
Business records bill of rights, adoption, SB 198
Common-interest communities, prohibited acts, SB 421†
Protective orders, deferral and assessment of fees, assistance in filing and responding, AB 82**
Schools, harassment prohibited, AB 459*
Telemarketing, deceptive trade practices, AB 337**
Venue, where offense committed, AB 400*
Whistleblowers (See WHISTLEBLOWERS)
Workplace, orders for protection against harassment, AB 370*
HAWTHORNE, TOWN OF (For general provisions, see TOWNS)
National Guard armory renovation, appropriation, SB 322
Chlorofluorocarbons, possession and use authorized, AB 132
Conditional use permits, notice requirements, AB 553*
Consultants, exemption from certification, SB 327*
Contingency account for hazardous materials, sources, use, SB 141†
Fire marshal division, state
Fees and surcharges derived from permits, use, SB 141†
Hazardous materials section, creation, SB 141†
License plates for support of history of atomic testing, issuance, SB 264, AB 643*
Transportation
Federal regulations, compliance, SB 327*
Populated areas, unlawful to transport within certain distance, SB 361
Public safety, department of, duties, SB 481**
Wide vehicles, prohibited uses, AB 644
Yucca Mountain
Alternate transportation routes, designation urged, SJR 4
Environmental impact statement, preparation urged, SJR 11
Nevada protection account, creation, appropriation, use, SB 494**
Safety precautions, implementation urged, SJR 10
State disapproval of selection as waste site formally expressed, SJR 6‡
Transportation and storage of waste and nuclear fuel, requirements and restrictions, SB 361
Clark County, appropriation, AB 416
Agricultural commodities, quarantine for danger to public health, AB 631**
Clark County health system for medically indigent, creation, SB 290
Dental hygiene, authority to practice public health, SB 208**
Diseases (See COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASES)
Environmental contamination, investigation, AB 630†
Fund for a healthy Nevada (See HEALTHY NEVADA, TASK FORCE FOR A)
Long-term strategic plans, development, AB 513**
Managed care (See MANAGED CARE)
Maternal and child health (See MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH)
Medicaid (See MEDICAID)
Medical bills (See MEDICAL BILLS)
Medical facilities (See COUNTY HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS; MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)
Medical records (See MEDICAL RECORDS)
Nevada commission on children and families, creation, SB 58
Occupational health (See OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH)
Ordinances on public health, authority of county commissioners, AB 92†
Providers of health care (See specific profession)
Rural health care (See RURAL HEALTH CARE)
Schools, promotion of health, wellness, physical fitness and good nutrition, SB 107
SenioRx program (See PRESCRIPTIONS)
Trust fund for public health
Interest, use to provide loans to nursing students, AB 378**
Uninsured families
Federally qualified community health centers, appropriation, AB 350
Nevada health account for uninsured families, creation, appropriation, AB 603
Report regarding health services for uninsured children, SB 469
HEALTH CARE FINANCING AND POLICY, DIVISION OF (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)
HEALTH CARE RECORDS (See MEDICAL RECORDS)
Bond, letter of credit or deposit, amount, use, AB 627*
Certificates of registration, expiration, renewal, AB 627*
HEALTH DIVISION (See HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF)
HEALTH INSURANCE (See INSURANCE)
HEALTH, LOCAL BOARDS AND OFFICERS
Air pollution control (See AIR POLLUTION)
Bake sales, regulation, exemptions, SB 352**
Communicable diseases of rodents or arthropods, control, AB 472
Do-not-resuscitate orders, duties, AB 173**, AB 471
Emergency medical services, issuance of certain permits, AB 488**
Environmental contamination, investigation, AB 630†
Signs regarding alcohol consumption during pregnancy, duties, SB 277†
Solid waste, subpoena powers regarding unlawful disposal, SB 424*
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
Claims, approval and payment, SB 99*, AB 36
Collection of fees from insured patients, limitation, AB 52, AB 129
Credentials of health care providers, procedure for acquisition, SB 244
Denial of coverage, time for notice to insured, SB 320†
Dental care, coverage of minors, SB 111
Dispute resolution, duties of external review organizations, SB 320, AB 422
Federally qualified health centers, contracts for services, AB 452*
Indigent parents or adult children, coverage, AB 425
Legislation mandating coverage, fiscal reports, SB 169
Mandatory benefits, provisions repealed, AB 206
Mastectomy, coverage, AB 206, AB 618*
Newborns, coverage for hearing tests, AB 250†
PKU and similar conditions, coverage, AB 123†
Preferred provider listings, fees prohibited, SB 99*
Prescription drug coverage (See PRESCRIPTIONS)
Reimbursement, provision of information to insured or practitioner, AB 123†
Specialists, use by insureds, reimbursement, AB 123†
Cancer
Reporting system, reduction of fees assessed to health facilities, AB 630†
State plan, development, AB 75
Capital expenditures for certain health facilities, duties, SB 328
Dairy products, duties, transfer of certain authority to dairy commission, SB 505**
Dentistry, appointment of state dental health officers, SB 208**
Do-not-resuscitate orders, duties, AB 173**, AB 471
Environmental contamination investigations, regulations, AB 630†
Halfway houses for drug and alcohol abusers, regulation, SB 300**, SB 319**
Hearing tests for newborns, duties, SB 308, AB 250**
Mobile units as medical facilities, regulation, SB 483**
Putative father registry, regulations, SB 295
Refractive laser surgery facilities, regulation, SB 483**
HEALTHY NEVADA, TASK FORCE FOR A
Chairman and vice chairman, selection, SB 539**
Fund for a healthy Nevada
Administrative costs, payment, SB 539**
Allocations and appropriations, SB 539**, SB 586**
Assistive living programs for senior citizens, SB 539†
Health or well-being, programs to improve, SB 167†, SB 539**
Senior option prescription program, SB 545
SenioRx program, SB 167, SB 239, SB 539**, AB 543, AB 544
State agencies and political subdivisions, grants to, SB 539**
SenioRx advisory board, receipt of reports, duties, AB 543, AB 544
Board of hearing aid specialists
Activities of board, report to legislature, SB 420*
Criminal proceedings involving licensees, consideration, SB 335, SB 519**
Employees, collective bargaining, AB 478
State Budget Act, exemption, AB 569**
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Medical marijuana, restrictions on discipline, AB 453*
Summary of action posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
HEARING-IMPAIRED PERSONS (See HANDICAPPED PERSONS)
HEARINGS DIVISION (See ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF)
HEARSAY (See also EVIDENCE; WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY)
Statement of unavailable declarant concerning threat or infliction of physical injury, admissibility, AB 397
HELICOPTERS (See also AIRCRAFT AND AIRLINES)
Noise abatement in Clark County, ordinances, advisory committee, AB 490*
Tour operators and brokers, regulation, AB 245*, AB 627*
Motorcycles, helmet requirement limited, AB 88
HENDERSON, CITY OF (For general provisions, see CITIES)
Annexations, inclusion of certain property required, AB 101*
Charter amendments
Animal control, authority, AB 208†
Municipal judges, election, salary, term, senior judge, AB 180**
Quorum of governing body, SB 329**
Utilities, regulation, SB 425**
Community services program for mentally ill, homeless adults, AB 346
Energy conservation provisions in building codes, adoption, SB 372**, SCR 53‡
Local government tax distribution account, allocations, AB 653
HEPATITIS (See COMMUNICABLE DISEASES)
Fernley and Yerington, appropriation, AB 39
Great Basin College, appropriation, AB 5
North Las Vegas, appropriation, AB 589
Western Nevada community college, Douglas County, appropriation, AB 280
HIGHWAY PATROL, NEVADA (See also PEACE OFFICERS)
Central repository (See CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS)
Las Vegas facility, appropriation for wiring and furniture, SB 476
Public safety, department of, part of, SB 481**
Railroad safety, powers and duties, AB 376
Salaries
Formula to calculate, inclusion in department budget, SB 84†
Increased, SB 84**
School violence, duties regarding plans for crisis management, SB 289**
Uniforms, issuance by employer, SB 353
Unregistered vehicles, additional enforcement procedures, AB 474†
Annexations by cities in larger counties, inclusion of certain property, AB 101*
CANAMEX corridor coalition urged to consider certain highway routes, SJR 8
Emergency system of call boxes along I-15, appropriation, AB 175**
Explosive or incendiary device, penalty for unlawful possession, AB 105**
Federal lands, mapping of highways and roads by division of minerals, SB 106
Hazardous materials, use of wide vehicles to transport prohibited, AB 644
Juvenile delinquents, community service on or near highway restricted, AB 27**
Legislative committee on transportation, creation, SB 56††, AB 460†
Legislative studies
Construction of highway between Caliente and Mesquite, SCR 9
Establishment, use and maintenance of certain roads, SCR 5, SCR 8
Traffic noise in Clark County, abatement, AB 424
Maps of county roads, filing fees, AB 94*
Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement, cooperating committee, AB 641**
Needles Highway, financing of improvements, SB 363, AB 465**
Public utilities, permits to use or disturb highway, SB 195
Railroad companies, award of contracts for highway construction, AB 86**
Railroad crossings, procedures to change, add or eliminate, SB 210†
Relinquishment of certain state highways to local governments, SB 219†, AB 175†
Road districts, actions by vote of directors, SB 329**
Slow-vehicle turnouts, inclusion in highway plans, SB 396*
Sound barriers along Interstate 515 in Clark County, appropriation, AB 424†
State highway property, disposal procedure, SB 219**
State Route 567 and I-80 interchange, inclusion in report of construction and maintenance projects, ACR 6†
Taxes and fees for construction and maintenance
Highway projects in adjacent states, SB 363, AB 465**
Motor vehicle fuel taxes, SB 124**, SB 557**, AB 261
Rental car fees, AB 460†
Transportation commissions (See REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS)
Transportation department (See TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF)
Work force diversity, efforts commended and expansion urged, ACR 37‡
Comstock (See COMSTOCK HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION)
Establishment within Lyon and Storey counties required, SB 157
HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHEOLOGY
Belmont courthouse, appropriation for restoration, AB 119
Comstock cemetery preservation, appropriations, SB 332, AB 610
Environmentally sensitive areas, programs for protection, SB 410
Floyd Lamb state park, appropriation for building restoration, AB 269
Mobile museum of ancient history and archeology, appropriation, AB 85
Mount Charleston
Historical marker, placement, SB 360
National monument, designation urged, SJR 9‡
Nonprofit organizations' fund raising programs which allow donors to name historic place, authority, AB 102*
Old Spanish Trail, designation as national trail urged, SJR 14‡
Statewide monument program, appropriation, SB 433**
Stewardship program, establishment, AB 230
Virginia City historical facility, appropriation, SB 332
HISTORIC PRESERVATION, OFFICE OF (See MUSEUMS, LIBRARY AND ARTS, DEPARTMENT OF)
HISTORICAL FOUNDATION, NEVADA TEST SITE (See NEVADA TEST SITE)
HISTORICAL RECORDS ADVISORY BOARD
Composition, SB 541**
Nevada historical society
Appropriations, SB 248**, SB 360†
Public records, preservation, SB 541**
State publications, donation to society, SB 541**
Nevada museum and historical society, appropriations, SB 248**, SB 434
HIV (See COMMUNICABLE DISEASES)
HOLOCAUST, ADVISORY COUNCIL ON EDUCATION RELATING TO
Financing, AB 520**
Assisted-living program for low-income persons, study directed, SB 341
Credentials of health care providers, procedure for acquisition, SB 244
Health insurance, mandatory coverage repealed, SB 212, AB 206
Respite care programs, appropriations, SB 206, SB 342, SB 452
State employees, insurance coverage for long-term care, SB 343
Charter school classes and activities, participation, SB 292, SB 399**
Conversion to charter school prohibited, SB 292, SB 399**
Distance education programs, participation, SB 108, SB 292†, AB 127
Board to distribute money to shelters, abolishment, SB 110**
Clark County
Community resources management division, appropriation, AB 303
Community services program for mentally ill adults, AB 346
Nevada partnership for homeless youth, appropriation, AB 139
Youth shelters, approval and use, immunities from liability, AB 264*
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS (See also PHYSICIANS)
Advertisements, unlawful acts, penalties, SB 515
Board of homeopathic medical examiners
Activities of board, report to legislature, SB 420*
Criminal proceedings involving licensees, consideration, SB 335, SB 519**
Employees, collective bargaining, AB 478
State Budget Act, exemption, AB 569**
Disciplinary action
Confidential or public records, consent agreements, SB 513
Copy of complaint provided to physician, SB 506
Medical marijuana, restrictions on discipline, AB 453*
Summary of action posted on Internet and available for inspection, SB 420*
Legislative declaration, SB 506
Licenses
Renewal, notice, SB 506
Suspension, restoration, fee, SB 506
Malpractice claims, report to board, SB 506
Smoking in offices, prohibitions, SB 258
HOMES FOR INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL CARE
Location, authority of city or county to control, AB 395**
Exemption from execution, SB 83
Recording of declarations, requirements regarding legal descriptions, AB 126**
HOMICIDE (See also MANSLAUGHTER; MURDER)
Malice defined, SB 375
Reckless driving causing death, penalty, SB 288†
Health insurance, mandatory coverage repealed, SB 212, AB 206
Purses, use of portion of certain gaming license fees, AB 449
HORSES (See also LIVESTOCK; WILD HORSES)
Cruelty to animals (See CRUELTY TO ANIMALS)
Las Vegas, appropriation for equestrian arena, AB 262
Police animals
Applicability of laws regarding riding horses in public places, AB 463**
Maliciously injuring or killing, penalties, SB 62**
Substantial bodily harm caused by injuring or killing animal, penalty, AB 463†
Riding or driving on or along highway, duties of approaching drivers, AB 463†
Rodeos (See RODEOS)
State animal, mustang designated as, AB 219†
Credentials of health care providers, procedure for acquisition, SB 244
Health insurance, mandatory coverage repealed, SB 212, AB 206
Billed charges by major hospitals, resolution of disputes, SB 484†
Transfer to office of governor, name changed, SB 573**, AB 559
HOSPITAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS (See NONPROFIT HOSPITAL, MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS)
HOSPITALS (See also MEDICAL AND RELATED FACILITIES)
Abandonment of newborn child, safe haven legislation, SB 191**
Children's health insurance, training of employees to assist in enrollments, AB 35
Collection of fees from insured patients, limitation, AB 52, AB 129
County hospitals (See COUNTY HOSPITALS)
District hospital board of trustees, composition, AB 13**
Emergency patients, legislative study of diversion to other facilities, SB 484**
Hearing tests for newborn children, SB 308, AB 250*
Legislative study of system for reporting medical errors, ACR 7‡
Major hospitals, reduction of certain billed charges for services, SB 484†
Medicaid, indigent or other low-income patients
Long-term care, payment of costs by state, SB 321†
Provision of uncompensated care for proportionate share of indigent patients by certain hospitals, requirement eliminated, SB 302
Treatment of disproportionate share, payment, SB 302, SB 333, SB 377**
Medical devices, sales and use tax exemption, SB 528**, AB 411
Patients generally (See PATIENTS)
Surgical hospitals, referral of patients by certain physicians, SB 406**
Trauma centers, billed charges for services, SB 338
University medical center of southern Nevada, audit, AB 52†
HOTELS AND MOTELS (See also PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS)
Residence hotels, exemption from room taxes, AB 655
Resort hotels (See RESORT HOTELS)
HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND FURNITURE (See also APPLIANCES)
Building codes, fire safety of interior materials and furnishings, AB 467
Time shares, property tax on household goods, SB 376**
Affordable housing (See AFFORDABLE HOUSING)
Appraisers (See APPRAISERS OF REAL ESTATE)
Building codes (See BUILDING CODES)
Building permits (See BUILDING PERMITS)
Certificates of occupancy, requirements for issuance, AB 498
Constructional defects (See CONSTRUCTIONAL DEFECTS)
Deeds of trust (See DEEDS OF TRUST)
Inspectors (See BUILDING INSPECTORS)
Mortgages (See MORTGAGES)
Permits (See BUILDING PERMITS)
Preservation of neighborhoods, adoption of ordinances authorized, AB 131†
Property tax (See PROPERTY TAX)
Pupils enrolled in school program, sale of house built by, AB 28*
Real property transfer tax (See REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX)
Sales of real property (See REAL PROPERTY)
HOUSING, ASSISTANCE TO FINANCE
Account for low-income housing, use, SB 552†, AB 340
Housing division, powers, SB 552**
Legislative declaration, SB 552†
Loans, certain requirements removed, SB 552**
Public employees and veterans, assistance, SB 552†
Residential housing defined, SB 552†
Las Vegas, appropriation for affordable housing for seniors, AB 70
County commissioners, authority to adopt, AB 131*
Nuisance activity, violations defined as, AB 131*
HOUSING DIVISION (See BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, DEPARTMENT OF)
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (See COMMUNICABLE DISEASES)
HUMAN ORGANS (See ANATOMICAL GIFTS)
HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
Advisory council, creation, duties, SB 538
Aging services division
Assisted-living program for low-income persons eligible for Medicaid, study directed, appropriation, SB 341
Brain-damaged persons, respite care program, duties, appropriation, SB 342
Family resource centers urged to cooperate with, SCR 7‡
Healthy Nevada, fund for a, duties, allocations, SB 167†, SB 539**
Identification and use of available services for seniors, appropriation, SB 215
Long-term care, advisory task force on, representation, SB 402†
Nevada silver haired legislative forum
Appropriation, SB 462**
Independent operation, AB 195**
Property tax assistance program, administration, SB 574*, AB 608
Wide area network, appropriation, AB 528
Alcohol and drug abuse, bureau of
Abolished, duties transferred to health division, SB 300**
Community-based prevention programs, appropriation, AB 121
Halfway houses, regulatory authority removed, SB 319**
Child and family services, division of
Adoption
Booklet on adoption, contents, AB 336*
Children with special needs
Evaluations, financial assistance, AB 336*
Medical assistance, appropriation, SB 120
Duties relating to applicants, AB 336*
Information to be provided to adopting parents, AB 248**, AB 336*
Putative fathers, establishment of registry, SB 295, AB 298
State register, abolished, SB 413
Child abuse or neglect, regulations, AB 248**
Child welfare system
Appropriation for costs associated with transfer of duties, AB 343, AB 512
Reemployment rights of certain employees, AB 343
Transfer of certain duties to Clark and Washoe counties, AB 343
Children in need of protection, continuity of care, continuation, AB 343
Community-based services for persons with disabilities, task force for, nominations, SB 486
Domestic violence, account for aid to victims, duties transferred, AB 583
Foster children
Applicants, duties relating to, AB 336†
Compensation program for damages caused by, duties, SB 80
Information provided to foster parents, regulations, AB 248**, AB 336†
Liability for damages caused by, AB 141
Furnishings and equipment, appropriation, AB 517**
Juvenile justice system
Community-based programs, appropriation, SB 287, AB 470
Disparate treatment of certain children, duties, SB 232**
Juvenile crime reduction fund, administration, AB 470
Literacy program for offenders, appropriation, AB 426
Study of effectiveness of certain programs, appropriation, SB 287
Maintenance agreements for persons 18 to 20 attending school, AB 342
Nevada youth training center, appropriation, AB 531**
Northern Nevada child and adolescent services, appropriation, AB 532**
Perinatal substance abuse, duties, appropriation, SB 422
Southern Nevada child and adolescent services, appropriation, SB 456**
Supplemental appropriation, SB 247**
Youth parole bureau
Criminal justice, advisory committee on, representation, SB 286
Mental health counselors, appropriation, SB 287
Parole violators, duties, SB 230
Children and families, Nevada commission on, assistance to, SB 58
Children's health insurance program, duties, appropriation, AB 31, AB 35
Clark County health system, duties, SB 290
Community services block grants, administration, SB 112**
Developmental services commission, creation, appointments, SB 364
Director
Domestic violence, account for aid to victims, duties, AB 583
Mental health facilities, duties, SB 538
SenioRx advisory committee, member, duties, AB 543
Electronic application process, financing, AB 514**
Expenditure technical advisory committee, representation, AB 19
Family resources, program to coordinate, appropriation, AB 599
Foster care, study of medical coverage of youth leaving system urged, ACR 10‡
Gambling, revolving account for prevention and treatment of problem gambling, creation, duties, appropriation, SB 335
Gift fund
Creation of accounts, AB 94*, AB 497†
Designated special revenue fund, SB 202**
Handicapped persons
Assistive devices, appropriation, SB 477†
Medical assistance program, establishment, SB 207**
Personal assistance programs, duties, SB 174**
SenioRx program, study of extension of services, SB 167
Task force for community-based services, representation, report, SB 486
Health care, appropriations for long-term strategic plans, AB 513**
Health care financing and policy, division of
Developmental services commission, representation, SB 364
Hospitals, duties regarding certain payments, SB 333, SB 377**
Medical assistance program, establishment, SB 207**
Rural care providers, appropriation for Medicaid reimbursements, SB 403
Health division
Alcohol and drug abuse, bureau of, duties transferred to division, SB 300**
Anatomical gifts, duties, representation on advisory committee, AB 497†
Cancer
Reporting system
Compilation of information, time limit, AB 630**
Fees reduced, appropriation, AB 630†
State plan, development, AB 75
Capital expenditures for certain health facilities, duties, SB 328
Child care, bureau of services for, duties, AB 444**
Defibrillators, appropriation, duties, AB 473
Dental health officers, appointment, SB 208**
Environmental contamination, investigation, AB 630†
Facilities for the dependent, duties, AB 444**
Fallon leukemia cluster, appropriation for investigation, AB 359
Family cemeteries, notice of establishment, AB 402*
Halfway houses, duties, SB 300**, SB 319**, AB 444**
Hearing tests for newborns, reports, duties, SB 308, AB 250*
Licensing activities, report to legislature, SB 420*
Medical marijuana
Designation of diseases that qualify for use, AB 453*
State commission, duties, appropriation, SB 545
Mobile medical units, inspection, SB 483**
Pain management issues, state committee on, assistance, appropriation, SB 371
Perinatal services, appropriation, SB 403
Prostate cancer, task force on, representation, SB 318**
Putative father registry, duties, appropriation, SB 295
Refractive laser surgery facilities, bond or deposit, SB 483**
Schools, development of health and wellness program, SB 107
Signs regarding alcohol consumption during pregnancy, duties, SB 277
Teenage pregnancies, creation of state partnership, duties, SB 367**
Health facilities, approval of certain capital expenditures, SB 328
Healthy Nevada, fund for a, duties, administrative costs, SB 539**
HIV/AIDS clinics, appropriation, AB 515**
Indian tribal welfare, appropriation for liaison, SB 365
Jan Evans juvenile justice center, appropriation, AB 598**
Medicaid (See MEDICAID)
Mental health and developmental services, division of
Autism, commission on, creation, duties, appropriation, AB 635
Aversive intervention and restraints, use, SB 116**
Business process re-engineering project, appropriation, SB 454
Community services program for homeless, mentally ill adults, duties, AB 346
Computer software and equipment, appropriation, SB 446**
Desert regional center, appropriation, SB 439**
Developmental services commission, representation, SB 364
Emergency admissions, appropriation for medical examinations, AB 636†
Health care external review organizations, duties, SB 320
Lakes Crossing Center, appropriation,