CARSON CITY, NV – June 04, 2021
Today, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed 140 pieces of legislation from 81st Session, including bills in support of Nevada’s Tribal Nations, the Nevada National Guard, and mental health resources.
He was joined by members of the Nevada Indian Commission and tribal elders, along with Assemblyman P.K. O’Neill, Assemblyman Howard Watts, and Assemblywoman Natha Anderson. In a subsequent bill signing event, he was joined by Nevada Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Ondra Berry, Assembly Minority Leader Robin Titus, members of the Nevada National Guard and members of the Division of Emergency Management.
The following is a list of bills the Governor held signing ceremonies for today
In support of Tribal Nations
“I want to thank the Stewart Alumni and the elders for inviting me to Stewart Indian School today,” said Governor Sisolak. “Additionally, I want to thank Nevada’s Tribal Nations, the Nevada Indian Commission, and the legislators who joined us as I signed these three important bills into law.”
- Assembly Bill 88 - Sponsored by Assemblyman Watts, prohibits the use of any racially discriminatory name, logo, mascot or song, in Nevada’s K-12 schools. Additionally, prohibits “sundowner sirens” in Nevada municipalities.
- Assembly Bill 262 - Sponsored by Assemblywoman Anderson, this legislation will allow students of NSHE institutions who are members or descendants of one of our federally recognized tribal nations to have certain fees waived.
- Assembly Bill 270 - Sponsored by Assemblyman O’Neill, allows the Nevada Indian Commission to have access to funding necessary to preserve and maintain the Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum.
Photos from the event can be found here: https://spaces.hightail.com/space/NzURGKow3i.
In support of the Nevada National Guard
“It is my hope that this legislation shows a small token of the endless appreciation we have for our members of the Nevada National Guard and their families,” said Governor Sisolak.
- Assembly Bill 156 - Sponsored by Assembly Minority Leader Robin Titus, allows for the transfer of in-state college tuition waivers from a member of the Nevada National Guard to a member of their immediate family.
- Assembly Bill 485 - This legislation, part of the Governor’s Executive Budget, restructures the Division of Emergency Management from the Department of Public Safety to the Nevada National Guard.
- Senate Bill 440 - Sponsored by Governor Sisolak, provides an annual sales tax holiday for members of the Nevada National Guard and their families over the three-day Nevada Day holiday.
Photos from the event can be found here: https://spaces.hightail.com/space/FwFQ6j1DGZ.
In support of providing more Mental Health resources
- Assembly Bill 374 - Sponsored by Assemblywoman Jill Tolles and Senator Heidi Seevers Gansert, this creates a Statewide Substance Use Response Working Group and requires the Working Group to review certain issues relating to substance misuse and substance use disorders.
- Senate Bill 69 - Sponsored by the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, among other provisions, requires peer recovery support specialists and peer recovery support specialist supervisors who provide peer recovery support services under certain conditions to be certified.
- Senate Bill 154 - Sponsored by the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, this bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to apply for a waiver to receive federal funding for coverage of the treatment of the substance use disorder of a person in an institution for mental diseases.
- Senate Bill 390 - Sponsored by the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, this bill provides for the establishment of a suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline.
Photos of the bill signings can be found here: https://spaces.hightail.com/space/iDyZhovAdx.
Additionally, Gov. Sisolak was joined by Senator Ben Kieckhefer to sign Senate Bill 165, which establishes provisions related to E-sports. The bill establishes the Esports Technical Advisory Committee and requires the Nevada Gaming Control Board to appoint members of the Committee.
Photos of the bill signing can be found here: https://spaces.hightail.com/space/cca8qZxSOa.
Governor Sisolak also signed the following bills into law today. Highlights include legislation adjusting the State’s eviction process (AB486), conserving water (AB356), assisting some of the most vulnerable residents with access to Medicaid (AB358), and increasing the reimbursement rate for autism services (SB96).
- Assembly Bill 486
- Assembly Bill 266
- Assembly Bill 284
- Assembly Bill 296
- Assembly Bill 315
- Assembly Bill 326
- Assembly Bill 330
- Assembly Bill 335
- Assembly Bill 342
- Assembly Bill 349
- Assembly Bill 356
- Assembly Bill 357
- Assembly Bill 358
- Assembly Bill 366
- Assembly Bill 383
- Assembly Bill 385
- Assembly Bill 399
- Assembly Bill 410
- Assembly Bill 411
- Assembly Bill 412
- Assembly Bill 419
- Assembly Bill 424
- Assembly Bill 426
- Assembly Bill 444
- Assembly Bill 471
- Assembly Bill 480
- Assembly Bill 481
- Assembly Bill 482
- Assembly Bill 37
- Assembly Bill 66
- Assembly Bill 67
- Assembly Bill 148
- Assembly Bill 280
- Assembly Bill 341
- Assembly Bill 363
- Assembly Bill 393
- Assembly Bill 427
- Assembly Bill 441
- Assembly Bill 443
- Senate Bill 24
- Senate Bill 96
- Senate Bill 366
- Assembly Bill 153
- Assembly Bill 165
- Assembly Bill 189
- Assembly Bill 191
- Assembly Bill 192
- Assembly Bill 211
- Assembly Bill 216
- Assembly Bill 219
- Assembly Bill 220
- Assembly Bill 225
- Assembly Bill 241
- Assembly Bill 247
- Assembly Bill 256
- Senate Bill 108
- Senate Bill 212
- Senate Bill 233
- Senate Bill 274
- Senate Bill 287
- Senate Bill 290
- Senate Bill 291
- Senate Bill 341
- Senate Bill 367
- Senate Bill 377
- Senate Bill 397
- Senate Bill 436
- Senate Bill 455
- Senate Bill 446
- Senate Bill 447
- Assembly Bill 464
- Assembly Bill 468
- Senate Bill 414
- Senate Bill 415
- Senate Bill 418
- Senate Bill 421
- Senate Bill 422
- Senate Bill 426
- Senate Bill 427
- Senate Bill 451
- Senate Bill 459
- Assembly Bill 461
- Assembly Bill 459
- Assembly Bill 460
- Senate Bill 409
- Senate Bill 410
- Senate Bill 411
- Senate Bill 412
- Senate Bill 413
- Assembly Bill 454
- Assembly Bill 455
- Assembly Bill 456
- Assembly Bill 457
- Assembly Bill 458
- Assembly Bill 451
- Assembly Bill 453
- Assembly Bill 467
- Assembly Bill 469
- Assembly Bill 470
- Assembly Bill 474
- Assembly Bill 475
- Assembly Bill 477
- Assembly Bill 466
- Assembly Bill 479
- Assembly Bill 462
- Assembly Bill 465
- Senate Bill 461
- Assembly Bill 492
- Assembly Bill 416
- Senate Bill 463
- Assembly Bill 463
- Senate Bill 429
- Senate Bill 425
- Senate Bill 423
- Senate Bill 458
- Assembly Bill 489
- Senate Bill 353
- Senate Bill 385
- Senate Bill 433
- Assembly Bill 45
- Senate Bill 5
- Senate Bill 40
- Senate Bill 70
- Senate Bill 158
- Senate Bill 164
- Senate Bill 175
- Senate Bill 211
- Senate Bill 49
- Senate Bill 210
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