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Spectators look down on the Nevada Assembly on the opening day of the legislative session, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017 in Carson City.
Friday, April 14, 2017 | 2 a.m.
CARSON CITY — Lawmakers are about to hit a deadline for legislation to pass committee today, and several bills are unlikely to make the cut.
Stalled
Voter IDs
Senate Bills 424 and 164 have stalled. Both would require voter identification for in-person voting. Opponents of these types of measures have said they are a barrier to voting, while supporters say the change would help prevent voter fraud.
Guns
Two bills relating to guns have yet to receive hearings. Assembly Bill 448 would allow hunters to fire a rifle or shotgun across a county road or state highway. It is sponsored by the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining. Sen. James Settelmeyer, R-Minden, sponsored Senate Bill 102, which would let people with concealed carry permits to have a handgun in a vehicle on certain school property.
Abortion
Sen. Michael Roberson, R-Henderson, sponsored Senate Bill 382 to require parental notification of abortions that are sought for pregnant minors and wards. It was referred in March to the Committee on Health and Human Services, chaired by Sen. Pat Spearman, D-North Las Vegas. Roberson’s office said it will likely die after today.
Alive
Net metering
Assembly Bill 270 would boost the amount that utility customers are paid for the solar energy they put into the grid. As of April 6, the bill is exempted from the committee deadline. Assemblyman Justin Watkins, D-Las Vegas, has proposed an amendment to the bill, as have NV Energy and Tesla.
Contraceptives
A bill that would move women’s health provisions from the Affordable Care Act into state law passed a Senate committee Wednesday, with Republican Sens. Scott Hammond of Las Vegas and Joseph Hardy of Boulder City voting against it. Among other provisions, Senate Bill 233 seeks to allow pharmacies to give women a 12-month supply of contraceptives. Current law says pharmacists can dispense up to a 90-day supply of a drug.
ESAs
Senate Bill 506, sponsored by the Senate Committee on Education, would create an account in the state general fund to carry out the education savings account program, among other provisions. It was sent to the Senate committee on finance and exempted from today’s deadline. Hammond sponsored similar legislation that was never heard by committee.
