Assembly Judiciary advances several bills, introduces two BDRs on deadline day

Carson City — The Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday moved multiple measures forward and introduced two bill draft requests (BDRs) as the legislature approached a filing deadline.

Introductions: The committee voted to introduce two BDRs. BDR 52-867 was introduced to establish deceptive trade-practice provisions for certain hemp products. The motion to introduce BDR 52-867 was made by Vice Chair Marzola and seconded by Assemblymember Gonzales; the committee approved the introduction by voice vote. The committee then introduced BDR 31-144, which revises provisions relating to constructional defects; that introduction also passed on a motion by Vice Chair Marzola, seconded by Assemblymember Gonzales.

Work session and committee recommendations: The committee considered four bills in a work session and approved motions to amend and give a do-pass recommendation (or do-pass in the amended form) on each measure. Nonpartisan staff summarized each bill before the committee voted.

- Assembly Bill 25 (offender medical care): The committee approved a motion to amend and give a do-pass recommendation. The chair’s amendment narrows section 1 to specify criteria for annual pelvic examinations and mammography for female offenders and removes a requirement that the Department of Corrections adhere to community standards and national guidelines when providing medical and behavioral health services. The motion to amend and do pass was offered by Vice Chair Marzola, seconded by Assemblymember Gonzales. The motion passed unanimously; Assemblymember Moore was assigned the floor statement.

- Assembly Bill 97 (criminal justice reporting): AB97 would require agencies that handle crime information to submit data to the Nevada central repository using the National Incident-Based Reporting System. The committee approved a do-pass motion from Vice Chair Marzola with a second from Assemblymember Gonzales; the motion passed unanimously. Assemblymember Nadine was assigned the floor statement.

- Assembly Bill 107 (marijuana conviction relief): The committee approved an amendment proposed by Clark County removing an exemption for decriminalized offenses, shortening the look-back period for marijuana possession from seven to five years, and adding cosponsors. Vice Chair Marzola moved to amend and do-pass; the motion was seconded by Assemblymember Hanson and passed unanimously. Assemblymember Brown-May was designated to deliver the floor statement.

- Assembly Bill 218 (court notifications study): The committee approved an amendment that replaces the bill’s original text with a request that the Nevada Supreme Court conduct a comprehensive study of court notification processes and propose rules or measures to reduce failures to appear or pay. Vice Chair Marzola moved to amend and do-pass, with a second by Assemblymember Dahlia; the motion passed unanimously. Assemblymember Gonzales was assigned the floor statement.

All committee floor motions were carried by voice votes with no recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript. Committee Chair Sherry Miller and policy analyst Cesar Magarajo presided over the introductions and work session.

Why it matters: The committee’s actions advance a series of measures on corrections, public-safety data reporting, marijuana conviction relief, and court notification processes to the full Assembly. Several measures include amendments requested by counties or the chair; floor statements were assigned to committee members to present the measures on the Assembly floor.

Next steps: The committee recessed and indicated additional bill introductions could be made on the floor before adjournment as the legislature worked under a midnight deadline for bill filings.