Sine Die!

​Today marks the last day of the 79th Session of the Nevada Legislature. Rest assured that my colleagues and I will be working hard until midnight to make sure that we finish the people's work.

I will send out a more thorough update in the near future, highlighting legislation enacted this session that will benefit the residents of Assembly District 9.

For now, I am proud to report that Governor Sandoval signed two pieces of legislation last week that I sponsored:

• Assembly Bill 253, which provides for better information sharing between courts, hospitals, and law enforcement to ensure that the dangerously mentally ill do not have access to guns. Read the bill here: https://goo.gl/Cez5EI
• Assembly Bill 254, which makes changes to trust and guardianship law to ensure that persons protected under guardianship are not taken advantage of. You can read the bill here: https://goo.gl/9xiac7

Unfortunately, Governor Sandoval chose to veto Assembly Bill 277, which sought to ensure that our national conservation areas, (like Red Rock, Black Rock, and Sloan Canyon) and lands within 1/2 mile of them remain pristine and free from significant development. While I am disappointed in the veto, I am committed to doing everything I can to protect our precious public lands from encroaching development.

I was also interviewed about Assembly Bill 414, which requires that certain interrogations be video and/or audio recorded by law enforcement. You can read the article here: https://goo.gl/6o7ryQ

Yours in service,
Steve

PS: Thank you for reading my email updates and feel free to continue to reach out to me after the Legislative Session with questions, comments, or concerns.

I had the privilege of hosting the first conference committee of the session. Conference Committees take place when the Senate and the Assembly do not agree on a bill. We packed a lot of people into one room!

The weather has been beautiful in Carson City - we even had the opportunity to have a quick Assembly Judiciary Committee meeting outside.