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Assembly committee advances three measures on sobriety monitoring, Tahoe safety zone and utility reporting
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Summary
In a short work session, the Assembly Committee on Growth and Infrastructure voted to pass Senate Bills 416, 426 and 442, advancing changes to Nevada's sobriety monitoring program, establishing a Tahoe safety zone for traffic and parking controls, and requiring utilities to report residential service terminations.
The Assembly Committee on Growth and Infrastructure on May 1 advanced three bills during a work session, voting to pass Senate Bill 416, Senate Bill 426 and Senate Bill 442 by voice vote. Committee members designated floor statements for each measure and set them to move forward to the next stage.
The measures moved by the committee affect three separate policy areas. SB416 revises the statewide sobriety and drug monitoring program by replacing the restricted driver's license with a new 24/7 privilege for participants who comply with program requirements, clarifying approved testing methods and adding additional sanctions such as increased monitoring, supervision, treatment or testing. Keely Latham, policy analyst with the Legislative Counsel Bureau, presented the bill to the committee and confirmed there were no amendments for SB416. The committee accepted a motion to "do pass" (moved by Vice Chair Carter; second from Assemblymember Karas) and the motion carried by voice vote; Assemblymember Karas was assigned the floor statement.
SB426 creates a Lake Tahoe Basin Scenic Byway Corridor Recreation Safety Zone along portions of U.S. Highway 50, Nevada State Route 208, State Route 4301 and State Route 307 within the Lake Tahoe region where the highway is directly connected to recreational areas or designated scenic byways. The bill authorizes the Nevada Department of Transportation and local law enforcement to establish traffic control measures and parking restrictions within the safety zone and to enter into agreements with public entities for parking development and enforcement. The committee considered an amendment from Senator Daley specifying that traffic calming does not include measures that reduce the existing number of travel lanes on U.S. Highway 50; the motion to amend and do pass (moved by Vice Chair Carter; second from Assemblymember Wynne) carried by voice vote and Assemblymember Dickman was assigned the floor statement.
SB442 requires the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to adopt regulations requiring public utilities to publish a quarterly report that includes the total number of monthly residential service terminations during the prior quarter and aggregated information including ZIP codes of affected residences. Keely Latham presented the bill and confirmed there were no amendments; the committee voted to "do pass" (motion from Vice Chair Carter; second by the committee) and assigned Assemblymember Brown-May the floor statement.
The committee completed the work session in under a half hour and opened the subsequent bill hearing docket as scheduled.
