Assembly Commerce and Labor committee advances multiple bills in work session

CARSON CITY — The Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee on (date not specified) advanced a slate of bills in a work session, approving amended language on several measures and assigning floor statements for the pending measures.

The committee took formal action on multiple measures that it had heard in previous hearings. Key approvals included Assembly Bill 12 (judicial review of Board of Review decisions on unemployment benefits), Assembly Bill 21 (unemployment compensation provisions), Assembly Bill 38 (manufactured housing regulation, with multiple amendments proposed by the Housing Division), Assembly Bill 215 (child labor hour limits and occupation exceptions), Assembly Bill 231 (service-contract provider duties), Assembly Bill 305 (limits on provider charges for certain medical forms, with an amendment raising the cap and tying it to CPI), Assembly Bill 371 (Cosmetology Licensure Compact), and Assembly Bill 413 (Southern Nevada Healthcare Workforce Apprenticeship Pilot Program).

Several motions were moved, seconded and carried; where recorded, votes and assigned floor statements were noted. The committee recorded unanimous approvals for AB 12, AB 21, AB 38 (as amended), AB 215 (as amended), AB 305 (as amended) and AB 413 (as amended). AB 231 passed despite several recorded no votes. AB 371 passed with three recorded no votes.

Votes at a glance (work session outcomes): - AB 12 — Motion to amend and do pass; motion carried unanimously. Floor statement assigned to Assembly Member Anderson. - AB 21 — Do pass; motion carried. Floor statement assigned to Assembly Member Hardy. - AB 38 — Amend and do pass (multiple sponsor/agency-proposed amendments described on the record); motion carried unanimously. - AB 215 — Amend and do pass (sponsor amendments reducing weekly hours for children under 16 from 48 to 40, time-of-day restrictions, and clarifications); motion carried. Floor statement assigned to Assembly Member Monroe Moreno. - AB 231 — Amend and do pass (amendments clarified service-contract terms); recorded nays: Assembly Members O'Neil, Kasama, Yurek and Hardy; motion carried. Floor statement assigned to Assembly Member Hunt. - AB 305 — Amend and do pass (amendment raised the maximum provider fee from $10 to $30 and required annual CPI adjustments; Department of Health and Human Services to post the adjusted amount each year); motion carried. Floor statement signed by the sponsor. - AB 371 — Do pass (Cosmetology Licensure Compact); recorded nays: Assembly Members O'Neil, Cole and Hardy; motion carried. Floor statement assigned to Assembly Member Torres Fawcett. - AB 413 — Amend and do pass (changed administering agency to Southern Nevada Local Workforce Development Board / Workforce Connections and increased number from 2 to 4 in a subsection); motion carried. Floor statement assigned to Assembly Member Wynne.

Committee members indicated they would bring the amended measures to the Assembly floor with assigned floor statements. Several sponsors noted ongoing stakeholder work on specific amendments that will continue before floor consideration.

Ending — The committee concluded the work session and moved into separate hearings for other bills on the agenda.