Washington Business and Technology Institute

BILL DRAFT REQUESTS, BILLS, AND RESOLUTIONS
OF INTEREST TO SENIOR CITIZENS
As of February 21, 2005
Measures Introduced
Measure Description
AB 1 Requires waiver of certain fees relating to licensure of nurses. (BDR 54-565)
AB 9 Limits liability of certain persons, corporations, and associations that contract to provide medical services for Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services of Department of Human Resources. (BDR 3-237)
AB 14 Exempts retail customers who purchase energy from municipal or local governmental utilities from payment of universal energy charge. (BDR 58-505)
AB 24 Revises provisions concerning parking spaces designated for the handicapped. (BDR 43-161)
AB 26 Revises provisions relating to management and operation of veterans' homes. (BDR 37-271)
AB 40 Makes various changes concerning community triage centers. (BDR 40-905)
AB 41 Makes appropriation for operating expenses of mental health court in Clark County. (BDR S-812)
AB 53 Creates Division of Minority Health within Department of Human Resources. (BDR 18-146)
AB 57 Repeals certain provisions concerning money provided to counties which are unable to pay nonfederal share of expenses for institutional care of medically indigent persons pursuant to State Plan for Medicaid. (BDR 38-175)
AB 81 Requires contract for sale of mobile home located in mobile park to include special statements and disclosures. (BDR 43-200)
SB 3 Revises certain provisions relating to regulation of public utilities. (BDR 58-656)
SB 6 Grants subpoena power to Attorney General to enforce Open Meeting Law. (BDR 19-101)
SB 9 Increases amount by which certain hospitals are required to reduce or discount certain charges billed to certain uninsured patients and to patients who are eligible for Medicare. (BDR 40-374)
SB 14 Revises provisions relating to certain special license plates. (BDR 43-322)
SB 15 Authorizes Nevada Tax Commission to compromise amounts owed by taxpayers under certain circumstances. (BDR 32-637)
SB 19 Changes name of Northern Nevada Senatorial District to Rural Nevada Senatorial District. (BDR 17-731)
SB 21 Revises provisions governing individualized plans of services for clients of certain facilities that provide services to persons who are mentally ill or mentally retarded or have related conditions. (BDR 39-280)
SB 29 Requires policies of health insurance to provide coverage for certain treatments for cancer. (BDR 57-265)
SB 31 Revises provisions relating to Nevada Silver Haired Legislative Forum. (BDR 38-447)
SB 36 Makes various changes concerning animals trained to assist or accommodate persons with disabilities. (BDR 38-694)
SB 37 Revises provisions governing wholesalers of prescription drugs. (BDR 54-13)
SB 39 Provides for establishment of statewide nonemergency information and referral telephone system concerning health, welfare, human and social services. (BDR 40-688)
SB 50 Makes appropriation to Office of Veterans' Services for expenses relating to establishment of Office of Coordinator of Services for Veterans in Nye and Esmeralda Counties. (BDR S-449)
SB 72 Revises qualifications for senior citizen to obtain refund of certain amount of property taxes paid by that senior citizen. (BDR 38-282)
SB 80 Establishes requirements and procedures for consumers to place security alerts and security freezes in certain files maintained by credit reporting agencies. (BDR 52-284)
SJR 2 Urges President of United States to reverse his position on, and alternatively urges Congress to reject, his federal budget proposal to use money derived from sales of land in Nevada to lower federal deficit. (BDR R-1087)
Bill Draft Requests Not Yet Introduced
15 Makes various changes relating to cyber crimes and identity theft.
16 Makes various corrections to provisions governing new and increased taxes.
32-19 Provides for a reduction of and limits future increases in certain taxes.
This BDR has been withdrawn.
10-20 Revises provisions governing common interest communities.
19-24 Makes various changes regarding public meetings.
17-27 Revises requirements for lobbyists' reports.
44-32 Revises provisions for General Aviation Airports in larger counties.
36 Establishes a statewide council on physical fitness.
R-37 SCR: Recognizes the mission and accomplishments of the Alliance for Chronic Disease Prevention.
52-41 Revises provisions regulating sellers of travel.
38-42 Revises the provisions governing the payment of hospitals for treating a disproportionate share of Medicaid patients, indigent patients or other low-income patients.
22-44 Makes various changes concerning proceedings in actions concerning eminent domain.
54-46 Revises provisions governing the manner in which prescriptions for drugs are dispensed.
57-47 Provides for the establishment of Health Savings Accounts.
48 Revises provisions governing insurance mandates and health care costs.
58-50 Removes certain reporting requirements related to mobile home parks.
43-52 Increases the minimum required coverage for motor vehicle insurance.
58-55 Makes various changes concerning transportation.
58-56 Revises provisions governing transportation.
58-59 Revises provisions relating to the regulation of transportation.
58-64 Makes various changes relating to transportation.
2- 69 Exempts social security payments from execution, attachment and setoff.
23- 82 Makes various technical changes to provisions governing the Public Employees' Retirement System.
83 Revises provisions governing the Public Employees' Retirement System.
19-99 Requires all public bodies subject to the provision of NRS chapter 241 to record by audiotape or by some other means of sound reproduction each of its meetings, whether public or closed.
19-100 Makes various changes to the Open Meeting Law.
19-102 Revises provisions governing multiple violations of the Open Meeting Law.
19-103 Revises provisions regarding matters concerning the Open Meeting Law.
18-115 Revises provisions regulating telemarketing calls.
15-116 Makes various changes in provisions enacted to protect older persons.
10-129 Makes various changes concerning real property located in homeowners associations.
1- 132 Makes various changes relating to certain actions against providers of health care.
48-137 Enacts provisions concerning the Truckee Meadows Water Authority.
139 Requires certain caretakers to provide an accounting of funds used.
140 Limits the circumstances under which a person may be required to provide his social security number for the purposes of identification.
141 Allows the Legislature to provide for the operation of a lottery for the purpose of paying property taxes owed by senior citizens.
57-143 Requires health insurers to admit onto their panels any provider of health care who is willing to accept their terms and conditions.
145 Requires full credit for unused vehicle registration and governmental services tax to be available for use for at least 2 years after sale or other disposal of vehicle for which the fees and taxes were paid.
148 Revises the manner in which older property is assessed for the purposes of limiting the taxation of that property.
151 Revises penalty for persons who are responsible for computer viruses.
R-152 AJR: Urges Congress to repeal the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 and replace with an affordable, easily understood, comprehensive prescription drug benefit to Medicare.
54-167 Revises provisions regarding care provided by a personal assistant for persons with disabilities.
40-169 Revises provisions governing the Senior Rx Program.
40-173 Revises provisions governing program for assessment of fees on certain nursing facilities.
38-174 Revises provisions regarding the administration of the Medicaid program.
181 Revises provisions concerning the State Printing Office.
43-191 Makes various changes relating to manufactured homes.
192 Provides for the construction of a sound barrier on U.S. Highway No. 95 in Las Vegas.
32-195 Provides for abatement of property taxes for certain residences to avoid severe economic hardship.
32-196 Provides for sale of tax liens against parcels of real property.
32-198 Enacts the Nevada Health Access Act.
10-201 Requires justification for increases in rent by mobile home parks.
38-204 Prohibits Medicaid from attaching a lien to a home owned by a senior citizen in this state.
216 Clarifies provisions governing the Open Meeting Law.
58-238 Increases percentage of energy assistance funding allowed for the administrative costs of the Welfare Division.
261 Makes changes to provisions governing registration of motor vehicles.
264 Revises provisions governing guardianship of adults.
20-266 Establishes procedures and training requirements for public guardians.
18-279 Adds a consumer of mental health services as a member of the Commission on Mental Health and Developmental Services.
58-364 Makes various changes to the provisions governing the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.
13-434 Makes various changes concerning guardianships.
S-439 Makes an appropriation to pay for the cost of sound barriers along a portion of Interstate 95.
S-445 Establishes a program for assistance to senior citizens for vision care.
R-491 ACR: Creates interim study on issues concerning senior citizens.
552 Places limitation on annual increases of property tax.
31-594 Authorizes local governments to use public utility fees as pledged revenue for revenue bonds.
32-597 Extends exemption of state property tax rate from the limitation on the total ad valorem tax levy to all local governments.
25-598 Clarifies and redefines the functions and duties of the Nevada Rural Housing Authority.
18-627 Requires the Governor's Office of Consumer Health Assistance to establish an Internet website to provide information to the public that is provided voluntarily by pharmacies operating in Nevada including, without limitation, comparative prices of and locations where drugs that are most commonly sold in Nevada may be purchased.
633 Revises provisions concerning veterans' cemeteries.
634 Revises provisions governing manufactured homes.
38-649 Revises provisions governing the establishment and management of step therapy in the Medicaid program and prior authorizations.
22-653 Makes various changes concerning the review of tentative maps and the approval of subdivisions of land.
40-654 Makes various changes concerning the requirements for subsurface installations of utilities.
58-655 Revises requirements for the filing of electric utility general rate cases.
40-714 Provides subsidies from Fund for a Healthy Nevada for coverage of limited-scope dental and vision benefits to certain senior citizens.
S-725 Makes appropriation to support mental health services in Clark County.
37-754 Revises provisions governing the meetings of the Advisory Committees for Veterans' Cemeteries.
38-794 Revises provisions relating to the prescription drug benefit under the Medicaid program.
R-802 SCR: Directs the Legislative Commission to conduct an interim study concerning long-term health care provided in this state.
40-814 Revises provisions governing assisted living services.
32-825 Allows Veterans' exemption from tax on real property to be transferred to different personal residence.
840 Provides for a property tax freeze.
19-874 Enacts provisions to protect the privacy of a person's social security number and other personal and financial information.
3-908 Revises provisions relating to foreclosure sales of real property.
40-927 Protects employment rights of nurses who refuse unsafe assignments.
40-928 Enacts provisions relating to county hospitals reimbursing physicians for health care rendered by them to indigent patients.
932 Revises provisions governing the Medically Needy Program.
15-940 Provides for issuance of identification cards to assist victims of identity theft.
31-955 Revises provisions relating to limitations on fees that cities or counties may impose on public utilities.
15-983 Revises provisions regulating possession of short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns.
38-984 Enacts the Model Health Care Disclosure Act.
R-998 ACR: Creates interim study regarding long-term financial stability of Public Employees' Retirement System.
40-1007 Enacts residential care liability reform.
57-1010 Repeals premium tax on annuities.
10-1026 Increases the homestead exemption to assist senior citizens.
10-1027 Makes various changes relating to mobile and manufactured homes.
38-1031 Makes various changes relating to the disability prescription drug program.
28-1032 Clarifies provisions regarding the application of the provisions governing public works to UCCSN and makes various changes regarding the Energy Retrofit Program.
S-1046 Makes an appropriation to match local money for Rural Transit Operations.
1112 Revises provisions relating to hospice care.
1156 Makes various changes to provisions governing public utilities.
R-1159 ACR: Urges public and private entities to work together to establish a statewide system of care for patients suffering from strokes.
43-1162 Revises provisions concerning the sale of manufactured and mobile homes.
40-1163 Enacts Nevada Health Care Transparency Act.
40-1164 Revises provisions governing discounts that hospitals must make available to uninsured persons.
1167 Makes various changes concerning bus shelters.
1183 Revises the provisions governing property taxes to limit the amount of annual increases and provide for a deferral of increased taxes when economic hardship occurs.
1184 Expands the senior property tax rebate program.

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