NSCP 2015 Legislative Bill Tracking
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Assembly AB70 Committee on Taxation
Description Provides for the administration and enforcement of excise taxes on medical marijuana.
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Taxation on medical marijuana; authorizes use of independent contractors at multiple med. marijuana facilities. Signed by Governor. Effective July 1, 2015.
Signed by Governor
Assembly Revises provisions governing the sale of electronic cigarettes and Signed Taxation (On AB83 Revises provisions relating to tobacco. licensure of machinery used to manufacture cigarettes. Signed by by Behalf of Attorney Governor. Effective June 9, 2015. Governor General) Assembly Commerce (On AB89 Behalf of the Governor)
License reciprocity; authorizes private policy of veterans Makes various changes to provisions preference; reporting of data on hiring. Signed by Governor. relating to certain professions. Effective July 1, 2015.
Assemblywoman Revises provisions relating to the AB93 BenitezThompson continuing education required to renew certain licenses.
AB156
Assemblyman Thompson
Revises provisions governing family resource centers.
Assemblyman Edwards, Creates the Women Veterans AB241 Armstrong, Kirner, Advisory Committee. Ellison, Anderson
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Signed by Governor
Mandates continuing eductation in suicide prevention and Signed awareness as condition of receiving license or certificate. Effective by July 1, 2016, continuing education requirement sunsets in 10 Governor years. Passed Assembly 41-0, 1 excused. Senate vote: 21-0. Signed by Governor. Effective July 1, 2015. Final version requires family Signed resource center to solicit input from elected officials representing by area in which they are located in plan for the center, regulations Governor thereon and grant applications to state. Requires case managers to track and report on status of families receiving services. Bill changed from creating a general Advisory Military and Veterans Research Committee to focusing on issues faced by Signed women veterans in the state. Signed by the Governor. by Appointments by Governor to the Council must be made by July 1, Governor 2015. All other sections of bill effective October 1, 2015.
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NSCP 2015 Legislative Bill Tracking
Assemblyman AB243 Thompson
Revises provisions relating to testing for the human immunodeficiency virus.
Assemblyman AB289 Araujo
Directs the Legislative Commission to appoint a committee to conduct an Proposes committee to study regionalization of mental health interim study concerning issues services. related to the provision of mental health services.
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Signed by Governor
Signed by Governor. Effective October 1, 2015.
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Did Not Pass/Sine Die
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Assemblyman AB292 Oscarson
Revises provisions relating to providers of healthcare who provide Assembly Vote: 42-0. Passes out of Senate Health committee to services through telehealth and floor on May 8. Senate Vote: 21-0. Signed by Governor. Effective various other provisions relating to July 1, 2015. insurance coverage for such services.
Signed by Governor
Assemblyman AB305 Oscarson
Authorizes and provides for the regulation of community paramedicine services.
Community paramedicine bill. Passed both Assembly and Senate unanimously. Effective May 25, 2015 for purposes of adopting regulations, and January 1, 2016 for all other purposes.
Signed by Governor
Creates the Account for the Statewide Alert System for the Safe Return of Abducted Children in the General Fund; allows grant applications, donations and fundraising for contributions to Account. Signed by Governor. Effective July 1, 2015.
Signed by Governor
Sections 101.3; 101.7 repeal restrictions on "thrift" savings and loan institutions, allowing private insurance and new licenses to enable thrift companies in state to work with medical marijuana facilities.
Signed by Governor
Legislative Commission (On Revises provisions governing the AB424 Behalf of the Committee for the Statewide Alert Sunset System. Subcommittee) Assembly Committee on Revises provisions relating to AB480 Ways and Means mortgage lending.
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Senate Committee on SB15 Health and Human Services
Requires a mental health professional Duty to warn a third party if mentally health professional finds out Signed to notify certain persons of explicit patient threatens 3rd party with imminent serious medical harm or by threats communicated by a patient in death. Signed by Governor. Effective October 1, 2015. Governor certain circumstances.
Senate Health (On Behalf of the Ratifies and enacts the Interstate SB35 Division of Public Compact on Mental Health. and Behavioral Health)
This allows transfer out of state for certain mental patients. The DPBH Administrator is also administrator of compact. Signed by Governor. Effective May 27, 2015.
Senate Judiciary Revises various provisions related to SB60 (On Behalf of the the Office of the Attorney General. Attorney General)
Section 16 of this bill continues the AG's Substance Abuse Working Signed Group. Section 16 extends sunset on the AG's Substance Abuse by Working Group to June 30, 2019. Signed by Governor. Section 16 Governor was effective on passage and approval, on June 10, 2015.
Provides for issuance of limited Senate Commerce licenses to practice medicine in SB68 (On behalf of Nevada to physicians who are GOED) licensed in another jurisdiction.
Senate vote: 21-0. Amended in Assembly; passed unanimously 42- Signed 0. Signed by Governor - effective on passage and approval (June 9, by 2015). Governor
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Senate Commerce Includes certain alcohol and drug (On Behalf of the abuse counselors and problem Board of gambling counselors in the definition SB84 Examiners for of “provider of health care” for Signed by Governor. Effective July 1, 2015. Alcohol, Drug, and purposes of various provisions Gambling relating to healing arts and certain Counselors) other provisions.
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Signed by Governor
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Signed by Governor
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Senate SB214 Committee on Finance
Creates Advisory Council on Federal Assistance.
Sets up Advisory Council to work on receipt of federal grant money Signed into NV. Signed by Governor. Effective on July 1, 2015. by Governor
Revises provisions relating to the sale and distribution of tobacco products Signed by the Governor. Effective October 1, 2015. and liquid nicotine.
Signed by Governor
SB251 Senator Hardy
Ratifies the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
Signed by Governor
Administration SB252 Department of
Revises provisions governing the State Governor's Original Tax Package-BLF bill. SB483 was final vehicle. Business License Fee.
Did Not Pass/Sine Die
SB273 Senator Hardy
Revises provisions relating to health care records.
Bill to protect health care providers if a health care record custodian company goes out of business. Provides that custodian must transfer records to provider. Signed by Governor. Effective July 1, 2015.
Signed by Governor
Senator SB276 Segerblom
Revises provisions governing the registration of certain medical marijuana establishments.
Signed by Governor. Effective largely on October 1, 2015, but redistribution of medical marijuana registration certificates must begin by July 1, and finish by December 31, 2015. EXEMPT.
Signed by Governor
Senator Denis; SB288 Senator Woodhouse
Revises provisions relating to controlled substances.
Prescription Monitoring Program bill - mandatory check every 6 months. Effective May 27, 2015 for prepatory tasks; January 1, 2016 for all other purposes.
Signed by Governor
Senator SB305 Segerblom
April 20, 2015: Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. Authorizes industrial cannabis farming (Yeas: 19, Nays: None, Excused: 2.) Assembly Vote: Unanimous. in this State under certain Signed by Governor. Effective June 4, 2015 for purposes of circumstances regulatory proeceedings, and on January 1, 2016 for all other purposes.
SB225 Senator Farley
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Signed by Governor. Effective October 1, 2015.
Signed by Governor
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NSCP 2015 Legislative Bill Tracking
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Senate Revises provisions relating to cottage Committee on SB441 Commerce, "Pickle Bill." Signed by Governor; effective May 22, 2015. food industries. Labor, and Energy SB447 Senate Judiciary
Makes various changes relating to marijuana.
SB459 Governor
Establishes an opioid overdose prevention policy for Nevada.
Effective on July 1, 2015.
Status Signed by Governor Signed by Governor
Was effective on May 5, 2015 to begin regulatory process; October Signed 1 for all other purposes. by Governor
Nevada Youth SB464 Legislature
Revises provisions concerning criminal penalties for certain acts involving Signed by Governor. Effective May 29, 2015. alcohol.
Signed by Governor
Senate SB473 Committee on Finance
Revises provisions relating to the Office of Grant Procurement, Signed by Governor. Effective July 1, 2015. Coordination and Management of the Department of Administration.
Signed by Governor
Senate SB489 Committee on Finance
Provides for the regulation of peer support recovery organizations.
Senate Finance (On Behalf of the Provides for the regulation of SB498 Department of community health worker pools. Administration)
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Licensing of Peer support recovery organizations/agency model. Passed Senate 20-0 (Smith absent). Passed Assembly on divided Signed vote: 28-13, 1 excused. Signed by Governor. Effective June 5, 2015 by for purposes of adopting regulations; October 1, 2015 for all other Governor purposes. Community Health Worker bill. Signed by Governor; Effective June Signed 5, 2015 for purposes of regulations, and October 1, 2015 for all by other purposes. Governor
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