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Judiciary committee advances four bills in work session; SB46, SB66, SB120 and SB201 move forward
Summary
In a work session following its hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee amended and voted to advance four bills covering gaming surrender procedures, post‑conviction habeas venue, court payment plans and restrictions on HOA limits for religious displays.
Following the SB 383 hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee moved into a work session and advanced four separate measures by voice vote or unanimous show of support, recording no roll‑call tallies in the transcript.
SB 46 (sponsored on behalf of the Nevada Gaming Control Board) -- The committee accepted a chair’s amendment that would make the surrender or attempted surrender of a gaming license, registration or finding of suitability effective only when accepted by the Gaming Control Board in a manner prescribed by the board chair, and would require the Gaming Commission to adopt regulations regarding divestiture of jurisdiction and surrender procedures. A further amendment added a new section to standardize record‑on‑review requirements for appeals of discipline, employee resignations and patron disputes. The committee had a motion to amend and do pass moved by Senator James Orangehall and seconded by Senator Wynne; the transcript records that “the motion carries unanimously to amend and do pass SB 46.”
SB 66 (sponsored by the Attorney General) -- The bill revises venue provisions for post‑conviction petitions for a writ of habeas corpus challenging computation of time served, directing where petitioners must file depending on incarceration or residence in or out of state. The committee took a motion to do pass (mover: Senator Winn; second: Senator Oranchaw), and the motion passed unanimously on voice vote.
SB 120 (sponsored by Senators Scheibel and Hurd) -- The bill would require courts to allow offenders to enter payment plans for fines, fees or penalties and would prohibit courts from ordering defendants who receive appointed counsel at public expense to pay for that representation. A proposed amendment retained the appointed‑counsel protection and removed most of the payment‑plan implementation provisions, preserving the committee’s conceptual vote to prohibit certain fees and interest on court‑imposed payment plans. The committee moved to amend and do pass (mover: Vice Chair Flores; second: Senator Wynne) and the motion passed unanimously.
SB 201 (sponsored by Senator Pizina and others) -- The bill would prohibit certain restrictions on the display of religious items in common‑interest communities and apartments, with amendments clarifying written notices and maintenance exceptions. The committee moved to amend and do pass (mover: Senator Wynne; second: Vice Chair Flores). The motion passed; Senator Hansen recorded the sole “nay” in the transcript, objecting to a provision he said allowed an HOA executive board to determine whether a display “promotes discriminatory beliefs.” The committee recorded the motion as carried and assigned floor statements to members for each bill.
The committee removed SB 87 and SB 152 from today’s work session list for technical reasons and will consider them at a later time. No final floor action occurred in the hearing portion of the meeting; these votes advanced the bills from committee for floor consideration.
