Senate Judiciary committee advances nine Assembly bills unanimously in brief work session

CARSON CITY — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously during a short May work session to pass nine Assembly bills referred from committee hearings, then later amended and passed Assembly Bill 387.

The committee held the work session at the start of its meeting and proceeded quickly to approve the items without debate. Chair Scheibel called for motions to “do pass” on a slate of measures and members voted “aye” on the motion, with no recorded opposition. The chair assigned members to deliver floor statements for each bill.

Why it matters: The committee’s unanimous votes move these measures forward in the legislative process and assign senators to present them on the Senate floor. A second action to amend and do pass AB 387 also passed unanimously, which means language changes discussed in the bill’s April hearing will be forwarded to the full Senate along with the committee’s recommendation.

What passed: The committee voted to “do pass” the following Assembly bills: AB 17, AB 18, AB 30, AB 97, AB 150, AB 153, AB 329, and AB 518. The committee later moved to amend and do pass AB 387. Chair Scheibel assigned floor statement volunteers: AB 17 — Senator Ellison; AB 18 — Senator Krasner; AB 30 — Senator Hansen; AB 97 — Senator Winn; AB 150 — Senator Lang; AB 153 — Vice Chair Flores; AB 329 — Senator Orenshaw; AB 518 — Chair Scheibel. The amendment and do-pass on AB 387 was moved by Senator Lang, seconded by Senator Winn and agreed to unanimously; the floor statement related to AB 387 was assigned during the meeting.

Committee procedure: The chair opened the work session, invited staff (Mister McDonald) to provide brief descriptions, and then accepted motions. The initial motion to pass the slate of bills was moved and seconded; voting was voice-based and recorded as unanimous. A subsequent motion to amend and do pass AB 387 also passed without opposition.

Next steps: The bills will move to the floor with the floor statements as assigned. The committee record shows unanimous committee support for the listed measures.

Votes at a glance — formal actions from the work session: - Motion: Do pass AB 17, AB 18, AB 30, AB 97, AB 150, AB 153, AB 329, AB 518. Mover: Senator Orenshaw. Second: Senator Flores. Outcome: passed (unanimous voice vote). Notes: committee assigned floor statement volunteers as listed above. - Motion: Amend and do pass AB 387. Mover: Senator Lang. Second: Senator Winn. Outcome: passed (unanimous voice vote). Notes: amendment specified appointment of guardian ad litem/advocate for good cause and deleted certain repeals discussed in the April hearing.

Ending: The committee completed the short work session and moved to hearings on the day’s docket.