Finally! The 82nd Legislative Session has come to a close, and the people of Nevada have a reprieve from the machinations of our politicians - until the next cycle. The Libertarian Party of Nevada was active during this session. Our volunteers provided verbal testimony on a number of bills, our legislative committee submitted written testimony on behalf of the party, and we called on our community to engage in the process with "calls to action" sent to our email list. See below for links to our statements:

 

AB101: a bill requiring that the credibility of prison informant testimony be communicated to a jury - read our statement in support - this bill passed and has become law (VICTORY)

AB117: a terrible "domestic terrorism" bill - read our statement in opposition and the transcript of our verbal testimony  - this bill died (VICTORY)

AB179: established a "perinatal control board" that would negatively impact midwives and homebirth - read our statement in opposition - this bill died (VICTORY)

AB193: a bill to prevent police officers from knowingly lying to minors in their care - read our statement in support - passed through the legislature and waiting for action by the governor (PENDING)

AB224: a bill to expand collective bargaining rights in higher education - read our statement in opposition - passed through the legislature and waiting for action by the governor (PENDING)

AB386: a bill to regulate and license midwives - read our statement in opposition - this bill died (VICTORY)

SB153: a bill to house transgender-identifying prisoners according to "best practices" rather than biological sex - read the transcript of our verbal testimony - this bill passed and has become law (LOSS)

SB163: a bill requiring all insurance providers to cover "trans health care" including for minors - read our testimony in opposition and transcripts of our verbal testimony - passed through the legislature and waiting for action by the governor (PENDING)

SB172: a bill that would allow minors to "consent" to a range of health-care services without parental consent or knowledge - read our testimony in opposition and transcripts of our verbal testimony - this bill passed and has become law (LOSS)

SB277: a terrible "hate speech" bill - read the transcript of our verbal testimony in opposition - this bill died (VICTORY)

SB242: a bill to decriminalize certain psychedelics and creating a working group to explore their use - read the transcript of our verbal testimony - passed through the legislature and waiting for action by the governor (PENDING)

SB96: mandated an annual 3% property tax increase - our volunteers testified in opposition, no transcript available - this bill died (VICTORY)

AB354: expands gun-free zones to include election sites- our volunteers testified in opposition, no transcript available - this bill was vetoed by the governor (VICTORY)

AB355: a bill to prohibit minors from using or possessing a semi-automatic shotgun or centerfire rifle - our volunteers testified in opposition, no transcript available - this bill was vetoed by the governor (VICTORY)

SB419: a bill to create a state-run health records database - read the transcript of our verbal testimony in opposition - passed through the legislature and waiting for action by the governor (PENDING) 

 

If you would like to help us expand our scope of action next cycle, please consider volunteering with our legislative committee! You can also support our work with financial donations to the party.

Thank you to everyone who helped fight for freedom and against the growth of government this legislative cycle!