Governor Sisolak signs 140 pieces of legislation from 81st Session, including bills in support of Tribal Nations, Nevada National Guard, mental health resources

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).

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