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Senate Commerce and Labor committee advances seven bills unanimously in work session
Summary
The Nevada Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor voted unanimously to advance seven bills in a work session, assigning floor statements for each. The measures range from consumer protection changes to licensing and insurance coverage updates.
Carson City — The Nevada Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor advanced seven bills unanimously during a work session, voting to amend and pass each measure and assigning floor statements to individual senators.
Patrick Ashton, research analyst with the Legislative Counsel Bureau, summarized each bill for the committee before votes. The bills advanced were Senate Bill 49, Senate Bill 97, Senate Bill 268, Senate Bill 291, Senate Bill 316, Senate Bill 344, and Senate Bill 370.
SB 49, described by Ashton as clarifying and expanding several consumer-protection provisions (including remedies under chapter 598 of the Nevada Revised Statutes), was moved “amend, do pass” by Senator Scheibel and seconded by Senator Lang. The committee voted “aye” and assigned the floor statement to Senator Ellison.
SB 97 was pared down in amendment to retain a single provision that one of the five governor-appointed members of the exchange board be a member of a Nevada Indian tribe with expertise in tribal health care administration; the committee moved to amend and pass the bill and assigned the floor statement to Senator Lang.
SB 268 would require insurers to cover certain dental services provided by dental hygienists operating for nonprofits; the committee voted to amend and pass and assigned the floor statement to Senator Flores.
SB 291 was amended to require the DMV to adopt procedures allowing victims of identity theft to request a free change of driver’s license number; the committee moved it forward and assigned the floor statement to Senator Donate.
SB 316, revising regulation of pharmacy benefit managers and related reporting requirements, and SB 344, requiring coverage of noninvasive prenatal screening by insurers, both passed unanimously with floor statements assigned to Senators Wynne and Cannizzaro, respectively.
SB 370, revising Department of Business and Industry procedures for certificates of ownership for manufactured homes and creating an expedited process with a fee, also passed unanimously and was assigned to Senator Taylor for the floor statement.
Committee Chair Pezzino presided and members recorded their votes as “aye” on each measure. Patrick Ashton noted the bills’ prior hearings and summarized the conceptual amendments before each vote.
The unanimous votes were taken without extended floor discussion on any single bill; several committee members explicitly reserved the right to change their vote on the floor. The committee moved from the work session to scheduled bill hearings afterward.
