Work session: committee advances three Senate bills (SB7, SB121, SB359) with motions to amend and do pass

The Assembly Judiciary Committee conducted a work session in which members moved to amend and give a do-pass recommendation on three Senate bills.

Cesar Magarejo, the committee policy analyst, presented the items and described the amendments under consideration. For Senate Bill 7 (revising provisions related to presentence investigations and reports, sponsored by the Senate Committee on Judiciary on behalf of the Division of Parole and Probation) the committee accepted an amendment clarifying that either the sentencing court or the county clerk may request a presentence investigation and report to reflect administrative differences across counties. Vice Chair Marzola moved to amend and do pass; Assemblymember LaRue Hatch seconded. Assemblymember Gray stated he would vote in favor but reserved the right to change his vote if new information emerged. The motion passed unanimously; the committee assigned a floor statement to Assemblymember Delia.

For Senate Bill 121 (revising provisions governing common-interest communities), Magarejo reported the sponsor would accept only the amendment to section 1, shortening landscaping and rock-installation restriction periods (36 months to 24 months for backyard landscaping and 18 to 12 months for thin rock) measured from close of escrow for the initial purchase from the declarant. Vice Chair Marzola moved to amend and do pass; Assemblymember Nadine seconded. The motion passed with recorded nays from Assemblymembers Hardy, Gray, Cole, Urich and Hansen. The committee assigned a floor statement to Assemblymember Moore.

For Senate Bill 359 (various changes relating to traffic offenses), the committee considered late-filed amendments that expand or clarify court procedures, allow remote testimony, permit consolidation of related cases and change procedures related to civil infractions, bonds, attorney representation, and penalties. Justin Watkins (Nevada Justice Association) explained the amendments during the hearing. Vice Chair Marzola moved to amend and do pass; Assemblymember Delia seconded. The motion passed; the transcript records nays from Assemblymembers Hardy, Gray, and Anne Hanson. The committee assigned the floor statement to Assemblymember LaRue Hatch.

The transcript records mover and seconder names for each motion and lists specific members who voted "nay" on SB121 and SB359. The committee documented assignment of floor statements for each advanced bill. The transcript does not provide full roll-call tallies for all members for each motion beyond the listed nays and the unanimous passage noted for SB7.