Daniel E. Rushin

The agenda for this meeting covers public comment periods with time limits for in-person, telephonic, or written testimony. Key possible actions include the approval of the minutes from the October 10, 2024, and December 12, 2024, meetings. Major discussion items involve the American Rescue Plan Act, Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds, including status reports, work program revision approvals for expenditures, and approval of gifts, grants, and position changes not involving those funds. The committee will also review the balance of the Interim Finance Committee (IFC) Contingency Account and consider several requests for allocations from this account for various state departments, such as the State Board of Examiners, Office of the Attorney General, and Departments of Education and Human Services. Furthermore, potential large allocations and temporary advances related to education funding are scheduled for review.

The agenda for this meeting includes opening remarks by the Chair, followed by public comment periods with time limitations for testimony. Key discussion items involve an overview of the Committee's duties and responsibilities, a presentation on findings from the Local Election Official Survey, and an overview of state laws concerning the use of Artificial Intelligence in elections. Further agenda items cover presentations on federal compliance requirements for accessibility in elections, language access for elections, the 2026 Elections Procedures Manual, considerations for ballot and mail ballot envelope design, and the candidate filing process and related deadlines.

The session involved procedural actions, including dispensing with further reading of the Journal and placing committee reports on the reading file. Committee reports were received from Commerce and Labor, Government Affairs, Health and Human Services, and Legislative Operations and Elections, all recommending bills be amended and passed. Messages from the Senate regarding passed Senate Bills and concurrence on an Assembly Amendment were noted. Assembly Joint Resolution No. 1 was moved to the next legislative day's file. Significant legislative action focused on Assembly Bill No. 37, which proposes extensive revisions to housing legislation, including renaming the Housing Advocate to Housing Liaison, updating requirements for the statewide low-income housing database, restructuring tiers of affordable housing (introducing Tier One and Tier Five, renumbering others), and adjusting reporting deadlines for local governments. Assembly Bill No. 43, concerning public works, proposes establishing a permanent program for job order contracts for minor construction on existing public works, detailing procedures for awarding these contracts, ensuring confidentiality of proposals, and outlining contractor responsibilities.

The Senate meeting included reports from various committees such as Commerce and Labor, Education, Growth and Infrastructure, Health and Human Services, Judiciary, Legislative Operations and Elections, Natural Resources, and Revenue and Economic Development, which recommended amendments and passage of several Senate Bills. The Assembly communicated the passage of Assembly Bill No. 193, with amendments. Senator Cannizzaro moved to take Senate Joint Resolutions Nos. 1 and 9 from the Resolution File and place them on the Resolution File for the next legislative day, and also moved to take several Senate Bills from their positions on the General File and place them on the General File, last agenda. Senate Bill No. 62 was read for the second time and an amendment was proposed by the Committee on Judiciary, focusing on expanding the definition of "victim" for compensation purposes and making appropriations. Senator Nguyen moved that Senate Bill No. 62 be taken from the General File and re-referred to the Committee on Finance upon return from reprint. Senate Bill No. 160 was read for the second time, and an amendment was proposed by the Committee on Government Affairs, relating to discriminatory practices and moving the Nevada Equal Rights Commission from the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to the Office of the Attorney General.

The Assembly Daily Journal includes reports of committees on various Assembly Bills, messages from the Senate regarding passed Senate Bills and Concurrent Resolutions, and motions, resolutions, and notices related to legislative actions. Key actions include the referral of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2 to the Committee on Government Affairs, a notice of exemption for Assembly Bill No. 539, and motions to place several Assembly Bills on the reading file. Additionally, amendments were proposed and adopted for Assembly Bills No. 63, 219, 299, 384 and 387, with bills ordered reprinted, engrossed, and to third reading.