Action taken over the weekend by the state Legislature and Gov. Kenny Guinn:

Friday

Governor

Measures signed

JUVENILES: AB229. Authorizes cognitive training courses for juvenile delinquents.

MEDICINE: SB56. Requires health insurance to cover drugs approved by Food and Drug Administration.

BLUE PLATES: SB267. Allows manufacture of old-style blue license plates for an extra fee.

DRUG DEALERS: AB336. Requires a drug dealer who sells to a minor to pay for that minor's drug treatment program.

CRIME: SB484. Ratifies National Crime Prevention and Privacy Act.

INJURED WORKERS: SB64. Authorizes notice of an effort to recover damages for an injury to be given by injured worker's attorney.

Senate

Measures approved

NOMADS: SB547, Finance. Appropriates $9 million to Welfare Department for statewide child-support collection computer system. To Assembly.

MORE BLUE PLATES: AB76, Transportation. Allows for blue and silver license plates, symbols to be used in plate numbers. To Assembly for concurrence in amendment.

EXPLOSIVES: AB110, AB112, Commerce and Labor. Requires employees who work with explosives be paid on hourly basis. To Assembly for concurrence in amendment.

BOXING RECORDS: AB467, Goldwater, 9 others. Allows Nevada Athletic Commission to keep confidential license applicants' medical records. To Assembly for concurrence in amendment.

TRADEMARKS: AB616. Increases penalty for counterfeiting trademarked products or designs. To Assembly for concurrence in amendment.

TOBACCO SETTLEMENT: AB667, Taxation. Requires all manufacturers of tobacco products to participate in settlement with this state or to place money in escrow. To governor.

Assembly

Measures approved

DRUG ABUSE: AB181, Evans, 37 others. Requires annual evaluations of programs to treat substance abuse. To Senate.

HENDERSON COLLEGE: AB220, Perkins, 24 others. Funds a needs assessment and implementation plan for 4-year state college in Henderson, Nevada. To Senate.

GENETIC TESTING: SB16, Judiciary. Prohibits discrimination in employment based on genetic testing. To Senate.

TEACHERS' SALARIES: SB46, Finance. Requires increased salaries for public school teachers with national certification. To Senate.

MENTAL HEALTH: SB73, Finance. Allows evaluation by psychiatrist or psychologist who does not have contractual relationship with or financial interest in facility. To Senate.

WATER: SB108, Natural Resources. Revises provisions governing applications for use of water. To Senate.

DRUG ABUSE: SB108, Titus. Provides for regulation of halfway houses for alcohol and drug abusers. To Senate.

SKY DIVING: SB179, McGinness. Establishes minimum standards for operation of skydiving business. To Senate.

LASER POINTERS: AB360, Judiciary. Making it a crime to point laser pointers at people. To Senate.

FLUORIDATION: AB284, Giunchigliani, 32 others. Requires the state board of health to adopt regulations requiring the fluoridation of certain public water systems. Senate amendment concurred in, to governor.

Measures lost

DMV FINES: SB266, Transportation. Imposes fee for priority processing by DMV of certificate of title.

Saturday

Senate

Measures approved

EDUCATION: AB3, Education. Requires Department of Education to prescribe form for individualized schooling for pupils with disabilities. To Assembly for concurrence in amendment.

EXPLOSIVES: AB173, Natural Resources. Revises regulation of facilities where such substances are handled. To governor.

BACKGROUND CHECKS: AB239, Nolan. Creates an account to help pay for background checks for people working with children through nonprofit agencies. To governor.

EYE DOCTORS: AB432, Commerce and Labor. Allows optometrists to treat glaucoma. To Assembly for concurrence in amendment.

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES: AB483, Anderson, 16 others. Allows testing of people who may have exposed emergency worker to HIV or Hepatitis B. To governor.

EXPLOSIVES: AB535, Natural Resources. Upgrades regulations of and permit requirements for sites where hazardous substances are stored, produced or handled. To governor.

SCHOOLS:AB576, Education. Revises qualifications for school superintendents. To governor.

ALCOHOL ABUSE: SB197, Weiner. Creates commission on fetal alcohol syndrome. Senate amendment concurred in. To governor.

HAZING: SB297, Titus. Prohibits hazing on college and high school campuses. Senate amendment concurred in. To governor.

Assembly

Measures approved

DRUG TREATMENT: SB57, Wiener. Expands drug treatment program in prisons. To governor.

FELONS: SB148, Judiciary. Imposes county jail time for crimes that normally would result in probation. To Senate.

PAGERS: SB131, Commerce and Labor. Requires paging services to keep records of the names and addresses of customers. To Senate.

For more informationon pending legislation, call the Nevada Legislative Hotline: (800) 978-2878.

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