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Nut graf: Supporters said the change restores due-process protections to guardsmen and aligns state practice with federal military justice and other states; the state judge advocate warned of resource constraints and potential readiness impacts if the change is implemented without additional personnel or funding.

Krasner framed the bill around due process and the experience of Allison (\"Allison Bailey\") whose family and advocates testified that she was denied the option of a court-martial under current Nevada practice. \"SB 95 … provides an accused serviceman or service woman of the Nevada National Guard with the right to demand a trial by court martial or accept a non judicial punishment,\" Krasner said.

Multiple veterans, family members and military attorneys supported the bill. Colin Kavanaugh (brother of Allison Bailey) and Felicia Kavanaugh (Allison's mother) described Allison’s case and urged passage; Felicia Kavanaugh told the committee that Allison \"was denied this fundamental right.\" Christopher Tinsman, who served as a military attorney, said SB 95 would \"restore the due process rights of soldiers and airmen\" and align Nevada practice with the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Assemblyman Ken Gray and veterans organizations including the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans testified in support. Major-General David Baldwin (ret.) provided a letter urging the change and arguing that cost to the state would be negligible because most court-martial resources can be sourced federally or borrowed from other states.

The Nevada National Guard’s state judge advocate, Col. Kevin Remus, testified as neutral and laid out implementation concerns. He said the Guard has no full-time uniformed attorneys and that available attorneys perform civilian jobs or are detailed from county offices. \"We are already stretched thin with all of our soldier training requirements, as well as our current JAG duties,\" Remus said, and he warned that initial implementation could take two to three years to field a qualified military judge and that nonjudicial punishment serves a rehabilitative role.

Sponsor Krasner told the committee she had just received a Legislative Counsel Bureau fiscal analysis indicating a $0 fiscal note; earlier in the hearing the Office of the Military had provided an estimate that the change could have a fiscal impact but also acknowledged uncertainty.

Ending: After extensive testimony for support and a neutral implementation briefing from the Guard’s judge advocate, the committee closed the record. No committee vote was recorded in the hearing transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","4/2/2025 - Senate Committee on Government Affairs","oneSentenceSummary","Sen. Lisa Krasner presented Senate Bill 95, which would allow an accused service member of the Nevada National Guard to demand a trial by court-martial instead of accepting nonjudicial punishment.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature NV, Nevada","taxId",78440,"location","Nevada","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6592445,"Senate committee hears bill to create Southern Nevada regional planning pilot",1527,129000,1656000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2858828-921898e23ce60c88ed7e500b231228b3&start=129&end=1656","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2858828-921898e23ce60c88ed7e500b231228b3/thumbnail_129000.jpg","/articles/6592445/Nevada/Senate-committee-hears-bill-to-create-Southern-Nevada-regional-planning-pilot","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6592445-7bc075006fa5b2d02da73addde082248/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151509&Signature=CTNpYZTgo9cbpHXUpoGiYh8hRkwta64CT1q7QpFbue-5cDn7CgOJKzqq7RD11-b1AJUKwTPRF39ejB0O5UDNme--exoyeHv6Ben~KsBG2743PHzlrtCaOxSEjC4YOp7iKmAhhZ6kdN-MUyw4srlkC3n8voaLPJOfX7L6h9-qD2XtSpF1z9zW3xC6li~ebf9lYDxUEs9JNCU7~0c6tQyytqQiKsDzzVdDc556vwb9rDWYaDrTOht41OwSQ2frOETrG~aO2U-yyk7H30f7ar2s0xtXkkb7nB2DGNSoUq4yQVLgYpSYLP~FojQBbM4afKZqaoPR6RU9sXN6jJiHNAxA-A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sen. Marilyn Dondero Loop on behalf of the Senate presented Senate Bill 147 on behalf of Senate District 8, which would create the Southern Nevada Regional Planning for Economic resiliency Pilot Program to coordinate regional infrastructure and economic development planning.

The bill, as described by Dondero Loop, would define terms, require the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) to establish an Advisory Committee on Regional Planning for Economic Resiliency and direct that committee to prepare a regional infrastructure plan and a written report to be submitted to the Legislature. \"Section 8 creates the program and sets forth its responsibilities including the evaluation of current regional planning process,\" Dondero Loop said during her presentation.

Nut graf: Proponents told the Senate Government Affairs Committee that the pilot aims to address gaps that deter businesses from locating in Southern Nevada by creating a prioritized, fundable list of infrastructure projects and by coordinating grant packaging for federal investment.

David DeMoor, executive director of the Lindsay Institute and Brookings Mountain West at UNLV, said the pilot responds to a Brookings-commissioned Southern Nevada Regional Industrial Study. \"Southern Nevada needs to strengthen its regional planning capacity,\" DeMoor said, adding the pilot would target infrastructure and transit tied to economic development and identify federal, state and local funding sources.

Deb Reardon of the RTC said the pilot would inventory infrastructure gaps (utilities, roadways, transit), form an advisory committee with representatives from regional economic organizations and local governments, hire a project manager and technical contractor, and develop project packages suitable for federal grant applications. \"The pilot would lead to a list of the most important projects for economic growth and redevelopment in the region,\" Reardon said.

Committee members asked about duplication and funding. Reardon and DeMoor said municipalities and agencies perform some planning but that efforts are often siloed; the pilot’s value would be to coordinate across jurisdictions. The bill’s fiscal note indicates the measure would require a state appropriation \"not included in the executive budget,\" and sponsors said the program would seek that appropriation.

Supporters who testified included representatives from the cities of Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas, the Vegas Chamber and disability advocates, who urged inclusive community engagement and local representation on the advisory committee. A caller from Strong Towns Las Vegas expressed concern that the pilot could recreate a regional body that previously dissolved and warned against added bureaucracy.

Ending: The committee closed the hearing on SB 147 after testimony and moved on to other bills. The bill’s next steps were not recorded in the hearing transcript.","Sen. Marilyn Dondero Loop on behalf of the Senate presented Senate Bill 147 on behalf of Senate District 8, which would create the Southern Nevada Regional Planning for Economic Resiliiency Pilot Program to coordinate regional infrastructure and economic development planning.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6592441,"Hearing on SB 301: bill would let unclassified state peace officers collectively bargain",961,1683000,2644000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2858828-921898e23ce60c88ed7e500b231228b3&start=1683&end=2644","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2858828-921898e23ce60c88ed7e500b231228b3/thumbnail_1683000.jpg","/articles/6592441/Nevada/Hearing-on-SB-301-bill-would-let-unclassified-state-peace-officers-collectively-bargain","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6592441-4d3966455d60c8165b0989412996d0d1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151509&Signature=So8p~LKwFUHtx6VR1FK6Dmv9gCNILhKnPoT3jh2uT8PG84dS2JiLNUir-z34NIDZDvXasnUzKFeBvfXAKHdkDk5bEY3ke~WJ70QxzujnB293N4gdjjCUh4ad1Z39BzzTxtqxlSOQGlDaqALZ9kGcJi~AYthmDzj7stq4vtJixwN2pUU0H~kQz4IL5fE22sl0pd~CYpyKVTwsjrblUB2rStT8HQbhE1sesDUNKL~-OJhnp-6~rcGXGe3gVy9NjRh4ESWYUBtz-8NMyBetyT4aPcduBOBWrqAm~V7CT8~tCSH1qUuDttll61TvrqCrMUmG6XuY7iGZ1wgKx3FjSxv3jA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sen. Marilyn Dondero Loop presented Senate Bill 301, which would revise Nevada law to allow categories 1, 2 and 3 peace officers who are unclassified state employees to participate in collective bargaining with the Executive Department.

Nut graf: Proponents said SB 301 closes a gap that has left certain unclassified peace officers—such as Gaming Control Board agents—without access to the collective-bargaining rights given to many other peace officers; opponents said expanding bargaining could create fiscal and management complications.

Rick McCann, representing the Nevada Association of Public Safety Officers and the Nevada Law Enforcement Coalition, told the committee the bill adds a sentence to the statutory definition of \"employee\" for bargaining purposes so that unclassified category 1–3 peace officers are included. \"Placing them into collective bargaining will not make them automatically classified employees,\" McCann said, citing communication with Gaming Control Board staff.

Union and law-enforcement organizations including the Las Vegas Police Protective Association and the Nevada Police Union testified in support. Dan Gordon, president of the Nevada Police Union, said \"all peace officers in the state of Nevada, whether it's category 1, 2, or 3, deserve the right to collectively bargain.\"

Americans for Prosperity testified in opposition, arguing the change could disrupt the existing structure of public-sector collective bargaining, create wage and benefit disparities, and saddle Nevada taxpayers with unsustainable obligations. The organization's deputy state director warned the expansion could set a precedent for other specialized employees to seek similar treatment.

Sponsor Dondero Loop said two fiscal notes for SB 301 came back as zero: from the Department of Industry and the Department of Administration's Human Resource Management. The hearing record shows no committee vote during the hearing.

Ending: After testimony from supporters and a single public-opposition statement, the committee closed the hearing on SB 301 and moved on to other business.","Senate Bill 301 would expand the statutory definition of \"employee\" for collective bargaining to include category 1, 2 and 3 peace officers in the unclassified state service; supporters said the change corrects an inequity for gaming control agents and other unclassified officers, opponents warned of fiscal and labor-policy consequences.","actionData","errors"]

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SB 95: bill to restore right to demand court-martial for Nevada National Guard members draws broad support and some implementation concerns

Senate committee hears bill to create Southern Nevada regional planning pilot

Hearing on SB 301: bill would let unclassified state peace officers collectively bargain