While I don’t apologize to Assemblyman Edwards, I do
apologize to the other 40 members of the Assembly for speaking out of turn.
I’m
just disappointed this is overshadowing the real issues we’re working
on.
Since
Tuesday was our second major deadline where bills,
that aren’t exempt due to a fiscal note, were required to be passed
by their
house of origin. I’m excited to report that 7 of our bills are still
moving
forward.
Assembly
Bill 164 has been assigned to the Senate Committee
on Health and Human Services. I have referred to this bill the Right to Try
bill because it gives constituents just that. This bill will allow
patients,
who have been given a terminal diagnosis the right to try any experimental,
or
non-FDA approved, method that they like.
Assembly
Bill 167 is a bill that will authorize firearms to
be carried and stored on the premise of a foster home. Currently, the law
requires all firearms on the premises of a foster family home to be
unloaded at
all times when children are present, and for ammunition to be stored in a
separate locked box. This legislation makes it impossible for CCW holders,
including law enforcement members, to bring a foster child into their home.
This new law will rewrite this language to allow these law-abiding citizens
to
be foster parents, while still ensuring the safety of these children.
Assembly
Bill 148, commonly referred to as Campus Carry, has
been referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary. This bill will allow
CCW
holders to carry not only on college campuses, but also in any building
that
does not have a metal detector.
Assembly
Bill 281 is another bill that has been referred to
the Senate Committee on Judiciary. This
bill helps to get Nevada’s traffic laws in sync with 37 other states.
Currently, Nevada law is written so that you could be arrested for
something as
minor as speeding, which is a misdemeanor.
Assembly
Bill 404 is another bill relating to firearms. This
bill allows CCW holders to submit an application for their permit renewal
before their current permit has expired, and it states that their current
permit will remain valid until the Sherriff approves or denies their
application. This is a bill that will protect Nevadans from being
temporarily
left without a valid permit because they are waiting on an application to
be
approved.
Assembly
Bill 356 has been referred to the Senate Committee
on Commerce, Labor and Energy. This bill puts regulations on picketers,
ensuring that innocent people are not attacked or harmed by the people and
organizations that are exercising their freedom of speech.
Assembly
Bill 357 is a bill that will allow constituents who
have been convicted of a non-violent felony to have their right to bear
arms,
serve on a jury and vote restored if they met certain requirements. This
bill
has been referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary.
In addition
to these 7 bills that have passed through the
Assembly there is 1 bill that we need to keep a close eye on. AB 266, a
bill
that will require a voter has a valid ID with them when casting a ballot in
person. It will also require the DMV to issue an ID free of charge to
anyone
who cannot obtain one otherwise.
To hear more
about where these bills, and others from the Assembly,
stand tune into “Walk the Talk with Michele Fiore” this
Saturday from 9am –
10am on KDWN 720AM. This week Assemblyman Brent Jones joins me to give his
insight on Tuesday night’s Floor session, as well as to share with us
his thoughts
on the bills that have been introduced this session.
With just a little over a month left in the
session it is time focus on what really matters, passing legislation that
benefits Nevadans. I will not let the media, or anyone else, draw attention
away from the issues that most of us here in Carson City are working to
resolve. 
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