Judiciary committee amends and advances several bills in work session; votes recorded

Following the hearing on AB416, the Assembly Judiciary Committee convened a work session and considered multiple bills. Committee staff summarized each measure and committee members moved to adopt amendments and advance the bills to the next legislative step. The committee recorded motions, amendments and vote outcomes for each bill as follows.

AB159 — Establishes HOPE card program (sponsored by Assemblymember Hardy) The committee adopted an amendment submitted by the sponsor to add optional content for the Attorney General’s office to include on a HOPE card for victims of domestic violence. Vice Chair Marzola moved to amend and the motion passed unanimously. The committee assigned a floor statement to Assemblymember Hardy.

AB201 — Expands sealing of certain eviction records (sponsored by Assemblymember Roth) An amendment from the Nevada Coalition of Legal Service Providers revised eviction sealing procedures, required landlord responses within seven judicial days and clarified the scope and automatic sealing circumstances. The committee adopted the changes on a recorded vote. Five members were recorded as voting no (Assemblymembers Cole, Urick, Hansen, Gray and Hardy); the motion nevertheless passed and a floor statement was assigned to Assemblymember Roth.

AB209 — Provides limited immunity for persons engaging in prostitution when seeking medical attention (sponsored by Assemblymember Orlicker) The committee adopted an amendment that narrowed immunity to cover solicitation/prostitution charges only when a person seeks medical attention, removing broader immunity for other crimes where a person was a victim or witness. The motion to amend and do pass carried despite five recorded no votes (Hardy, Gray, Cole, Urick and Hansen). A floor statement was assigned to Assemblymember Orlicker.

AB291 — Revises criminal history record provisions (sponsored by Assemblymember Jackson) An amendment deleted a section relating to sealing certain arrest records; the committee adopted the amendment and moved the bill forward. One member, Assemblymember Gray, was recorded as voting no; the motion passed and a floor statement was assigned to Assemblymember Jackson.

AB320 — Criminal justice provisions and pilot employment program (sponsored by Assemblymember Jackson) Committee staff described amendments that replaced a section with a legislative declaration and authorized a pilot employment program rather than requiring it. The amendment and do‑pass motion passed with Assemblymember Gray recorded as the lone no vote. A floor statement was assigned to Assemblymember Jackson.

AB460 — Guardianship nomination and Nevada lockbox technical changes (sponsored by Assemblymember Gonzales and Senator Donate) An amendment removed proposed fees and several expanded eligibility and appropriation provisions. The committee adopted the amendment unanimously and assigned a floor statement to Assemblymember Gonzales.

AB480 — Adopts a discriminatory‑effect standard for Nevada fair housing law (sponsored by Assemblymember Yeager et al.) An amendment replaced the term “disparate impact” with “discriminatory effect,” added cosponsors and set the bill’s effective date to passage and approval. The motion passed; five members were recorded as voting no (Assemblymembers Hardy, Gray, Cole, Urick and Hansen). A floor statement was assigned to Assemblymember Nadine.

Procedural notes Committee policy analyst Cesar Mogarejo read summaries of the bills and attached amendments before each vote. Vice Chair Marzola frequently moved the amendments and various members seconded; when individual nay votes were recorded the clerk read the names into the record. The committee assigned floor statements for each advanced bill to the identified sponsors.

The work session portion concluded after the committee completed the listed bills and returned to public comment. Recorded votes and named nays are reflected in the committee minutes and were read into the record during the work session.