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Committee amends and advances six bills in work session; one lone no vote on campus immunity measure
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee amended and advanced six bills during its work session, approving amendments and sending all six to the floor; SB406 passed with a single no vote from Senator Krasner.
CARSON CITY — During a work session before afternoon hearings, the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee amended and advanced six bills covering a range of criminal-justice and guardianship topics. Committee members moved bills to the floor with committee-assigned floor statements for sponsors in each case.
Key actions taken:
- SB 35 (attorney general-sponsored changes to offenses related to prisoners): Committee accepted an attorney general–proposed amendment deleting Section 1 (communications with a prisoner for illicit purposes) and voted to "amend and do pass" by unanimous voice vote. Vice Chair Flores moved introduction of the BDR earlier in the meeting; Senator Wynne was assigned the floor statement.
- SB 258 (industrial insurance lien language; sponsored by Senator Wynne): Committee accepted a substantial amendment that replaced the bill’s original language and clarified that recovery by an insurer or administrator shall be the lesser of the full lien or one-third of total funds recovered from a third party. Committee voted "amend and do pass" unanimously; Senator Wynne was assigned the floor statement.
- SB 263 (updates to prohibitions on child sexual material to include computer-generated likenesses; sponsored by Senator Cannizzaro): Committee voted "do pass" by unanimous voice vote; Senator Cannizzaro was assigned the floor statement.
- SB 341 (changes to rules for audiovisual testimony at preliminary examinations and grand jury proceedings; sponsored by Senator Orenshall): Committee approved a conceptual amendment that removed a general "good cause" exception and narrowed allowable remote testimony triggers to distance (100 miles) or medical condition with notice; committee voted "amend and do pass" unanimously; Senator Orenshall was assigned the floor statement.
- SB 346 (various changes related to guardianship, including supported decision-making requirements; sponsored by Senator Scheibel): Committee adopted a chair-proposed amendment that added a definition of "less restricted alternatives" (including supported decision-making agreements and powers of attorney) and required evidence a supported-decision-making option was considered when transferring guardianship jurisdiction from out of state. Committee voted "amend and do pass" unanimously; Chair Scheibel took the floor statement.
- SB 406 (civil liability immunity related to actions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic for the Nevada System of Higher Education): Committee adopted an NSHE-proposed amendment clarifying gubernatorial directives may form the basis for NSHE compliance, aligned definitions with NRS 396, and added a legislative declaration regarding compelling state interest. The committee voted to "amend and do pass"; Senator Krasner cast the sole recorded nay. The floor statement was assigned to Senator Wynne.
Most motions were moved and seconded on the record; the committee frequently noted senators reserving their rights to change positions before floor debate. Committee chairs assigned floor statements to sponsors or volunteers as noted above. No floor-level enactment occurred at the work session; the bills were advanced to the Senate floor for further action.
