Pete Goicoechea

NV · Nevada Board of Regents Member, District 8

Pete Goicoechea was appointed a regent in December 2024 after 22 years in the Nevada Legislature and 16 years as a Eureka County commissioner. He owns Goicoechea Ranches.

Mixed record

Government Efficiency (85 support · 29 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (76 support · 124 oppose), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (37 support · 89 oppose),

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Government Efficiency · 85 support · 29 oppose

Successfully moved to rank college construction and repair requests for state review. Urged a precise count of overdue repairs.
May 21, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
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Urged Regents to focus on Chancellor oversight. Favored leaving daily campus operations, student recruitment and graduation to college presidents.
May 1, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
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Made a successful committee motion accepting Great Basin College’s leadership change audit and response. Urged faster detection of outstanding debts.
September 4, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted to suspend Great Basin College’s computer technology associate and digital information technology bachelor’s degrees. Approval passed 13–0 after low enrollment.
March 7, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted to close Truckee Meadows Community College’s math associate degree for low enrollment. Math courses continued; approval passed 13–0.
March 7, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted to close the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s Cannon Survey Center. Approval passed 13–0; remaining work went to other university units.
March 7, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted against Assembly Bill 266 to expand state coordination of language access and translation for public services. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 5, 2023Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Assembly Bill 201 to track children's behavioral health spending and reinvest savings. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 5, 2023Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Assembly Bill 378 to speed state union negotiations and require early selection of neutral people to help settle disputes or decide them. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–7.
June 5, 2023Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Senate Bill 301 to extend required local wage rates to certain public construction delivery workers. Covered deliveries included sand, gravel, asphalt and concrete. It also allocated $86,357 in 2024 and $144,576 in 2025 for two enforcement staff. He opposed it because he said tracking deliveries created a bookkeeping burden. The Legislature later amended the bill, and the Governor vetoed it. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 29, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
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Sponsored Senate Bill 420 to lower outside lawyers' percentage fees as the amount recovered in certain state lawsuits increased. It capped those lawyers' fees at $50 million. The bill did not pass.
March 27, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 377 to require an audit of outside lawyers’ costs in Nevada’s opioid lawsuits. The bill did not pass.
March 27, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 419 to fund a new unemployment claims system and require faster decisions on benefit eligibility. The bill did not pass.
April 28, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
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Advocated temporary licenses for mental-health professionals licensed in other states. Then voted for Senate Bill 44’s licensing changes.
April 20, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted against Senate Bill 222 to require state agencies to work with minority groups and improve access to services. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 17–4.
April 14, 2021Opposes Government Efficiency
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Sponsored Senate Bill 348 to create a statewide 911 coordinator and related emergency communication funds. The bill did not pass.
March 24, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
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Sponsored Senate Bill 319 to allow local governments to negotiate revised public construction bids after rejecting all bids. The bill did not pass.
March 22, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Senate Joint Resolution 5 to urge full-capacity in-person schooling, expanded COVID-19 vaccinations and improved unemployment services. The resolution did not pass.
March 9, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 131 to expand state grant assistance to local and tribal governments and organize specialized grant teams. The bill did not pass.
February 18, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
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Sponsored Senate Bill 99 to require bills to state whether they raised public revenue and require related fiscal estimates. The bill did not pass.
February 4, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted for Senate Bill 3 in 2020 to expand emergency rules and electronic notices for unemployment benefits. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 21–0.
August 3, 2020Supports Government Efficiency
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- July 15, 2020 · Voted for Senate Bill 3 in 2020 to collect mining taxes in advance and change vehicle tax transfers during the pandemic shortfall. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 19–2. (General)
Voted against Assembly Bill 2 in 2020 to allow remote meetings of legislative interim committees during the pandemic. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–6.
August 2, 2020Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Assembly Bill 444 to create legislative oversight of tax breaks and economic development incentives. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 15–6.
June 2, 2019Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Assembly Bill 345 to allow countywide voting locations and expand voter registration options. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 2, 2019Opposes Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 174 to create a state council to coordinate responses to homelessness and housing. The amended bill became law.
May 21, 2019Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted against Assembly Bill 79 to allow faster sales of abandoned property with unpaid taxes. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–6.
May 21, 2019Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Senate Bill 538 to create an Office for New Americans and licensing guidance for immigrants. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 17–3.
May 20, 2019Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Senate Bill 475 to reduce the weight given to students' academic progress in teacher evaluations from 40 percent to 20 percent, then 15 percent. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 17–4.
April 18, 2019Supports Government Efficiency
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Sponsored Senate Bill 480 to require county officials and judges to check the number of cases and available funding before adding a justice court judge. He voted for it on April 22, with a Senate vote of 21–0. Later amendments added gun-risk court orders by telephone and on holidays. The amended bill became law.
March 25, 2019Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 265 to require reports and coordination on delays in submitting criminal, domestic violence, DNA and mental health records. The bill did not pass.
March 12, 2019Supports Government Efficiency
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Sponsored Senate Bill 236 to allow replacement wells within 300 feet of the original site without a new water diversion application. The amended bill became law.
February 27, 2019Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 183 to require clearer notice of changed public meeting agendas and online publication of proposed rules. The bill did not pass.
February 18, 2019Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 188 to require online school spending reports and budgets based on funding available per student. The bill did not pass.
February 18, 2019Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted against Assembly Bill 403 to change legislative review of agency rules and require public hearings on requested rule changes. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
June 2, 2017Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Assembly Bill 322 to extend driver authorization cards from one year to four years. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 31, 2017Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against bills allowing voters to use any designated countywide voting location in 2013 and 2017. The Senate votes were 11–10 and 12–9, respectively. The Governor vetoed both bills.
May 19, 2017Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Senate Bill 144 to allow same-day voter registration, preregistration at 17 and countywide voting centers. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 25, 2017Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Senate Bill 492 to allow voters to use any designated voting center in their county. The bill was later rewritten to address tribal polling sites and became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 24, 2017Opposes Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored bills in 2013 and 2017 to ease entry into motor-carrier businesses by removing tests of market demand and effects on competitors. Neither passed.
March 17, 2017Supports Government Efficiency
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Sponsored Senate Bill 273 in 2017 by request to require advance notice before dismissing probationary school employees. It also allowed faster hearings whose findings did not bind the final decision. The amended bill became law.
March 15, 2017Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 206 to require public financial reports from the barber licensing board and limit members’ terms. The amended bill became law.
February 22, 2017Supports Government Efficiency
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Sponsored Senate Bill 134 to allow negotiated solutions to water permit conflicts before the State Engineer rejected applications. The bill did not pass.
February 13, 2017Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted for Senate Bill 2 to speed water rights decisions for qualifying economic development projects. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 18–0.
December 18, 2015Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 300 to create an inspector general to investigate fraud, waste and corruption in state and local government. The bill did not pass.
March 13, 2015Supports Government Efficiency
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 293 in 2015 by request to expand public administrators' power to protect estates and allow county audits. The amended bill became law.
March 13, 2015Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 251 to join the interstate medical licensing agreement. The bill became law.
March 11, 2015Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted against Assembly Bill 444 to require an audit of the costs of the death penalty. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 11–10.
May 30, 2013Opposes Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 520 to speed gun background check records, offer free voluntary checks and require warnings about imminent patient threats. The bill did not pass.
May 28, 2013Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted against Assembly Bill 440 to extend voter registration deadlines and allow more online registration. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 11–10.
May 23, 2013Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Senate Bill 74 to require government staff to provide copies of readily available public records. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–7.
April 19, 2013Opposes Government Efficiency
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Sponsored Senate Bill 342 in 2013 by request to let cities and counties simplify the process for giving up public rights to a street to match recorded property surveys. The amended bill became law.
March 18, 2013Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 273 to allow rural counties to fire deputies who lost required certification or driving licenses. The amended bill became law.
March 15, 2013Supports Government Efficiency
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 252 to give legislative reviewers more power to reject state agency rules lacking adequate explanations. The amended bill became law.
March 13, 2013Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 239 to remove verified dead voters from registration lists and allow emailed sample ballots. The bill did not pass.
March 12, 2013Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Senate Joint Resolution 9 to ask the Bureau of Land Management to speed special recreation permits. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
March 7, 2013Supports Government Efficiency
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Sponsored Senate Bill 202 to create a committee to study and resolve problems between state and local government. The bill did not pass.
March 1, 2013Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 175 to allow military and overseas voters to use electronic signatures for voting documents. The amended bill became law.
February 26, 2013Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted against funding only 20 Department of Motor Vehicles counter workers, saying more staff were needed to reduce waits. The motion passed.
December 15, 2011Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted against Senate Bill 208 to create an incorrect employee classification task force and agency information sharing. The Assembly vote was 26–15. The Governor vetoed it.
June 4, 2011Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Assembly Bill 452 to require electronic campaign reports and expand restrictions on paid lobbying after public service. The Assembly vote was 27–15. The bill became law.
April 26, 2011Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Assembly Bill 190 on April 15, 2009 to study the death penalty’s costs. The Assembly passed it 30–12, but it did not become law. He voted against Assembly Bill 501 on April 25, 2011 to audit those costs. The Assembly passed it 28–14, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 25, 2011Opposes Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 286 to create a committee to study Medicaid, public health coverage for low-income people, fraud and recommend changes. No further action was taken.
March 16, 2011Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 243 to create a state grants coordinator and a fund for outside grant-writing services. No further action was taken.
March 9, 2011Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 248 to add state budget goals, performance information, and online reporting. The bill became law.
March 9, 2011Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 240 to expand oversight and reporting of state service contracts. The bill became law.
March 7, 2011Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 232 to link oversized truck permit fees to registration cycles. The bill became law.
March 3, 2011Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 228 to require a study of standard contracts for public construction. The bill became law.
March 2, 2011Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 212 to expand use of contracts that combine road design and construction. The bill became law.
February 25, 2011Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 187 to cut most limits on requests for bill drafting by about half. No further action was taken.
February 18, 2011Supports Government Efficiency
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Supported reviews of state-agency mergers and budget savings. Opposed wildlife, agriculture, and tourism mergers and eliminating the nuclear-project office.
December 2, 2010Supports Government Efficiency
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Supported letters urging evening public meetings, public input on local government rules, and review of rural-community governance problems.
June 23, 2010Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted against Senate Bill 395 to favor energy-efficient state purchases, require water-saving standards, and disclose new vehicles’ carbon emissions. The Assembly vote was 29–13. The bill became law.
June 1, 2009Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Assembly Bill 82 to regulate voter-registration drives and authorize online voter registration. The Assembly vote was 23–18. The bill did not pass.
May 21, 2009Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Senate Bill 53 to create an electronic registry for wills and other documents. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill became law.
May 20, 2009Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Assembly Bill 307 to replace newspaper publication of property-tax lists and delinquency notices with county websites. The Assembly vote was 31–10. The Governor vetoed it.
April 20, 2009Opposes Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 455 to allow qualified carriers and businesses to process commercial vehicle registrations. The bill became law.
March 16, 2009Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 440 to continue the hiring of retired public employees for labor shortages while limiting added benefits. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2009Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 403 to update sales tax rules to comply with the interstate streamlined tax agreement. The bill became law.
March 16, 2009Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 331 to create a state official to review small businesses’ complaints about state enforcement agencies. No further action was taken.
March 13, 2009Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 342 to allow agencies to keep half of verified savings from efficiency programs. No further action was taken.
March 13, 2009Supports Government Efficiency
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Moved to recommend a website for reporting Nevada residents’ unregistered vehicles. The motion failed 3–3.
August 21, 2008Supports Government Efficiency
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Moved rules requiring Clark County to report ambulance waits for hospitals to accept patients. Approval passed 12–0.
January 30, 2008Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted against Assembly Bill 158 to create an online registry for instructions for later medical care. The Assembly vote was 29–12. The bill became law.
June 1, 2007Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Senate Bill 533 to require a performance audit and financial reporting of Southern Nevada’s public hospital. The Assembly vote was 10–30. The proposal failed a floor vote.
May 25, 2007Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted for Senate Bill 508 to create a state office protecting government computer systems. It required security standards and plans to restore disrupted systems. The Assembly approved it 42–0. It became law.
May 25, 2007Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 399 to license private officials handling homeowners association complaints and reduce state administration fees. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2007Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 365 to allow online renewal of state real estate licenses and related credentials. The bill became law.
March 15, 2007Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 341 to change public building energy savings contracts and create an integrated design fund. No further action was taken.
March 15, 2007Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 293 to fund an outside performance audit of child welfare agencies. No further action was taken.
March 13, 2007Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 236 to ease sales tax collection, reporting, and security requirements. The bill became law.
March 1, 2007Supports Government Efficiency
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Supported additional water-planning staff, technical monitoring, inventories, and faster hearings.
June 21, 2006Supports Government Efficiency
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Supported water-data sharing and a statewide groundwater research program involving Nevada’s universities.
June 21, 2006Supports Government Efficiency
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Moved to recommend modern technology and updated data for measuring Nevada’s water supply.
June 21, 2006Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted against Assembly Bill 500 to require fair access to early-voting sites and post election and campaign reports online. The Assembly vote was 31–11. The bill became law.
June 2, 2005Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Senate Bill 426 to extend wage rules for public construction to more college projects and require energy-contract savings to cover costs. The Assembly vote was 26–15. The bill became law.
May 27, 2005Opposes Government Efficiency
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Voted against Assembly Bill 3 to require performance audits of the University of Nevada, Reno’s agriculture college and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s dental school. The Assembly vote was 33–9. The bill did not pass.
May 25, 2005Opposes Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 292 to move mineral income estimates from April to March for local budget planning. The bill became law.
March 21, 2005Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 222 to fund outside reviews of school district finances and corrective action plans. No further action was taken.
March 17, 2005Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 128 to require online property tax information and expanded notices to taxpayers. The bill became law.
February 24, 2005Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted for Assembly Bill 13 to expand state oversight of banks’ security for public deposits and local-government investments. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
July 21, 2003Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted for Assembly Bill 4 to reduce retailers’ tax-collection allowances, require electronic tax-payment rules, and raise securities fees. The Assembly vote was 38–0. The bill became law.
July 18, 2003Supports Government Efficiency
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Moved to advance amended Assembly Bill 409 allowing public-meeting notices by email. He sought proof that notices were sent. The committee approved his motion.
March 25, 2003Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 413 to require budget-cut proposals, regulatory benefit statements, and a state-budget study. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 434 to allow new-car dealers to issue vehicle registrations, plates, and decals. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 407 to open public-school libraries to the general public outside school hours. The bill became law.
March 17, 2003Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 398 to create energy-savings contract procedures for government buildings. The bill became law.
March 17, 2003Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 322 to create a child-abduction alert system. The bill became law.
March 14, 2003Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 324 to create a pilot program for two-year vehicle registrations. The bill became law.
March 14, 2003Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 336 to create automated telephone notifications when offenders leave custody. The bill became law.
March 14, 2003Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 149 to allow the motor vehicle department advertising to fund driver education and offset operating costs. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 18, 2003Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 148 to require an audit of the higher education system and Regents. The bill became law.
February 17, 2003Supports Government Efficiency
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 100 to raise justice court civil limits and create a short trial program. The bill became law.
February 13, 2003Supports Government Efficiency
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Voted to support a National Drought Council within the federal emergency agency to improve drought planning and response.
August 16, 2002Supports Government Efficiency
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Opposed Assembly Bill 48’s transfer of stray-horse management to the Wild Horse Commission. Asked that the agriculture department’s program cover every county.
February 24, 1997Supports Government Efficiency
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Government Spending Reduction · 76 support · 124 oppose

Successfully moved to bring college funding priorities before the board. They covered small colleges, fee waivers, repairs, security and an 80% state funding goal.
March 6, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to update faculty salary ranges, excluding executive schedules. The changes included raises for workers below the new minimums.
January 23, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Made a successful committee motion recommending an $8 million Reno land purchase for campus expansion and replacement parking.
December 4, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Made a successful committee motion recommending a $937,500 Reno property purchase for graduate student, faculty and staff housing.
December 4, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to approve a College of Southern Nevada property exchange with Campus for Hope. Approval passed 10–2 and included $1 million for six portable buildings.
September 11, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to suspend professional staff performance pay for the 2026 and 2027 budget years amid a funding shortfall. Approval passed 9–2, with one abstention.
June 12, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to approve Nevada State University’s $2,929,103.05 purchase of the leased Dawson Building and parking lots. Approval passed 13–0.
March 7, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Stressed rural students’ mental health funding needs. Suggested community colleges as service sites with support from local governments.
March 7, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to allow up to $62.2 million in borrowing for a University of Nevada, Las Vegas parking garage. Approval passed 13–0.
March 7, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to approve a new Truckee Meadows Community College theatre, using up to $7,346,000 in reserved student fees. Approval passed 12–0.
January 31, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for Senate Bill 456 in 2015 to settle ownership of public roads crossing federal land. The Senate vote was 19–0; the bill became law. He seconded a 2016 funding request for that legal work. In 2020, he moved another funding request; it passed with four members opposed. His separate request for Congress to clarify old public-road rights failed for lack of a second. In 2024, he supported a congressional clarification letter. The Public Lands Subcommittee approved it unanimously.
August 23, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against Senate Bill 1 to provide up to $380 million in public construction financing for a Major League Baseball stadium, including up to $180 million in tax credits. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 13, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against the 2023 construction and infrastructure program in the regular and special sessions. The special-session bill became law, including $422,153,108 in main state budget money for Public Works. Senate votes were 2023 Assembly Bill 521: 12–9; 2023 Assembly Bill 1: 14–7.
June 6, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for Assembly Bill 528 to offer up to $100 million in matching funds for eligible homelessness projects. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 19–2.
June 5, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Backed regional air-service funding proposals in 2015 and 2017 and sponsored the 2019 law creating an air-service commission and grants. He voted against Assembly Bill 58's changes to that program in 2023; Assembly Bill 58 became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 5, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against Senate Bill 341 to fund state government operations and related public programs. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 5, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against Senate Bill 505 to provide $11 million to reduce state agencies' energy use and emissions. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 5, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against Assembly Bill 498 to shift more state pension contribution costs from workers to employers. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 16–5.
June 5, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against Assembly Bill 525 to provide about $58 million for community health, education and job programs. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 5, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against the 2023–2025 state operating budget. The Governor vetoed Assembly Bill 520; the replacement Senate Bill 511 became law and provided about $7.04 billion for main state budget operating accounts. Senate votes were 2023 Assembly Bill 520: 13–7; 2023 Senate Bill 511: 13–8.
June 5, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against Assembly Bill 388 to provide $3 million in grants to reduce repeat crime. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 16–5.
June 5, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 529 to raise elected county officials’ pay and allow counties to reduce it equally for all officers. The bill did not pass.
June 3, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against Senate Bill 163 to require insurance and Medicaid to cover gender-related treatment under listed safeguards. Medicaid provides public health coverage for low-income people. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 2, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against Senate Bill 473 to provide $650,000 to study extreme rainfall. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–7.
May 29, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 301 to extend required local wage rates to certain public construction delivery workers. Covered deliveries included sand, gravel, asphalt and concrete. It also allocated $86,357 in 2024 and $144,576 in 2025 for two enforcement staff. He opposed it because he said tracking deliveries created a bookkeeping burden. The Legislature later amended the bill, and the Governor vetoed it. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 29, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against a state-supported retirement savings program for workers outside government in 2018, citing possible public costs and competition with private plans. That policy recommendation passed. In 2023, he voted against Senate Bill 305 creating the same named Nevada Employee Savings Trust program. Eligible workers were enrolled automatically but had a choice to decline. The bill became law; the Senate vote was 15–5.
May 29, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 522 to provide about $686.2 million in main state budget and highway money for state employee pay raises. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–7.
May 26, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 503 to fund public education from kindergarten through grade 12 for the 2023–2025 budget. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
May 24, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Moved in 2016 to ask federal officials to follow wild-horse removal rules. He also supported asking Nevada’s attorney general for legal action to enforce them. The Public Lands Committee approved both letters unanimously. In 2020, he supported requesting federal funding to reduce wild horse and burro numbers to management limits within six years. The committee approved that request unanimously. In 2023, he presented a bill amendment urging federal-law compliance and called for federal agencies to reduce horse numbers. The bill did not pass.
May 16, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 34 to allow government-paid legal representation for specified employees legally required to appear as witnesses. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 18, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 440 to provide about $23.6 million in main state budget and highway money for one-time state employee payments. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 10, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 420 to lower outside lawyers' percentage fees as the amount recovered in certain state lawsuits increased. It capped those lawyers' fees at $50 million. The bill did not pass.
March 27, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 342 to fund veterinary tuition aid for 70 Nevada residents at Utah State University. The law provided $8 million for tuition and $155,851 for staff. It removed the requirement to work in areas with too few health professionals and kept the requirement to practice in Nevada.
March 20, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 300 to provide $2.5 million for a University of Nevada, Las Vegas grant program for specified unpaid interns. The bill did not pass.
March 16, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 253 to restore extra pay for state employees with at least eight years of service. The bill did not pass.
March 13, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 241 to require Medicaid payments to cover costs at designated small rural hospitals for care without an overnight stay and skilled nursing care in hospital beds. Medicaid provides public health coverage for low-income people. The amended bill became law.
March 9, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 244 to provide $3 million for school gardens. The bill did not pass.
March 9, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 212 to restore state funding of up to $400 per teacher for classroom supplies. The bill did not pass.
March 2, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 189 to fund Communities In Schools of Nevada's student support services. The amended law provided $2 million.
February 22, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 176 to create a state program to buy water rights and permanently end the water use allowed by them in depleted groundwater basins. The bill did not pass.
February 20, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 140 to repay small counties up to $750,000 for costs of large taxable entertainment events. The bill did not pass.
February 14, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 100 to provide $60 million to build a White Pine County elementary school. The bill did not pass.
February 2, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 99 to provide $1.2 million for the Desert Research Institute’s cloud seeding program, with $600,000 in each of two years. The bill became law.
February 2, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 101 in 2023 by request to provide $2 million to restore the Gem Theater in Pioche. The bill did not pass.
February 2, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 102 to provide $1 million in grants for water resource plans. The bill did not pass.
February 2, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 493 to set maximum salaries and fund pay increases for state employees. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 30, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 461 to use federal pandemic recovery funds to replace lost state revenue and prioritize $363.5 million for unemployment debt, health and food assistance. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 21–0.
May 30, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 96 to seek higher Medicaid payment rates for autism treatment and fund related autism services. Medicaid provides public health coverage for low-income people. The amended bill became law.
May 25, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 341 to fund and report efforts to reduce differences in health outcomes between population groups. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 21, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 139 to allow certain building permit fees to help build fire stations. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–6.
May 21, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 448 to expand clean energy tax breaks and fund electric vehicle and energy programs. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 21–0.
May 21, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 385 to limit special benefits, bonuses and severance payments for public employees, with exceptions. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 21, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against ten-year extensions of school construction borrowing without another public vote in 2015 and 2021. In 2021, he urged voter approval before another extension. Senate Bill 207 in 2015 and Senate Bill 450 in 2021 both became law. Senate votes were 2015: 15–4; 2021: 16–4.
May 20, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 257 to require schools to assess classroom ventilation and make funded improvements. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 17, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 419 to fund a new unemployment claims system and require faster decisions on benefit eligibility. The bill did not pass.
April 28, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 308 to create a program letting workers receive reduced unemployment benefits when employers cut hours instead of jobs. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 20, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 283 to expand local financing for energy, water and disaster resilience improvements. The bill was later rewritten to address compensation for wrongful convictions and became law. The Senate vote was 14–7.
April 20, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 75 to increase unemployment benefits for people earning partial wages and reduce some employers' pandemic benefit costs. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 19, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 395 to allow voter-approved rural property taxes of up to 25 cents per $100 for school construction. The bill did not pass.
March 26, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 348 to create a statewide 911 coordinator and related emergency communication funds. The bill did not pass.
March 24, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Successfully moved to approve a rural mental-health report seeking higher Medicaid payments and more providers, school services and transportation. Medicaid covers low-income patients.
March 24, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: dpbh.nv.gov
Cosponsored Senate Bill 131 to expand state grant assistance to local and tribal governments and organize specialized grant teams. The bill did not pass.
February 18, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 132 to fund juvenile justice assessment center support for Clark County public school students. The bill did not pass.
February 18, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 1 in 2020 to replace a mining tax of up to 5 percent on proceeds after allowed costs. It proposed a 7.75-percent tax on proceeds before costs. The proposal set aside 25 percent of the money for education, health care or economic help for Nevada residents. It required simple majorities to raise mining taxes and two-thirds votes for certain tax cuts or exemptions. It received first legislative approval; approval by the next Legislature and voters remained required. The Senate vote was 13–8.
August 2, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Joint Resolution 1 in 2020 to replace a mining tax of up to 5 percent on proceeds after allowed costs. It proposed a 7.75-percent tax on proceeds before costs. The proposal set aside 50 percent of the money for yearly cash payments to eligible Nevada residents. It required simple majorities to raise mining taxes and two-thirds votes for certain tax cuts or exemptions. It received first legislative approval; approval by the next Legislature and voters remained required. The Senate vote was 13–8.
August 1, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted for 2020 laws cutting state operating and capital spending during the pandemic budget shortfall and returning capital money to the main state budget. Senate votes were 2020 Senate Bill 1: 21–0; 2020 Assembly Bill 3: 21–0.
July 19, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
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- August 2, 2020 · Voted for Senate Bill 1 in 2020 to allow courts to pause evictions for up to 30 days for mediation. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 18–3. (Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties)
Voted for Senate Bill 4 in 2020 to allow short-term state borrowing during the pandemic shortfall. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 21–0.
July 14, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
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- August 5, 2020 · Voted against Senate Bill 4 in 2020 to protect qualifying businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits and require worker health safeguards. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 16–5. (General)
Voted against Assembly Bill 229 to fund expert advice to preserve historic buildings. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–6.
June 3, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 104 to give $350,000 to local Main Street development programs. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 3, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 440 to fund smoke alarms and home fire safety programs. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 3, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 458 to fund school garden programs in schools serving many low-income students. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–5.
May 30, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against 2017 and 2019 bills to lower local budget funds protected from employee pay talks. Both reduced the protected share from 25 percent to 16.67 percent. The 2019 bill also included state-funded school pay raises in those talks. Senate Bill 469 in 2017 was vetoed; Senate Bill 111 in 2019 became law. Senate votes were 2017: 12–9; 2019: 12–7.
May 30, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
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- April 23, 2019 · Voted against Senate Bill 469 to change local control rules for Clark County schools. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 13–8. (General)
Voted against Senate Bill 501 to provide $1 million in matching funds to move the National Atomic Testing Museum. The Legislature later added other projects, and the amended bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–7.
May 29, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 445 to set a $45,000 minimum salary for full-time school district teachers when funds were available. The bill did not pass.
March 25, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 325 to create adoption grants of up to $25,000 per adoption and $50,000 per prospective parent. The bill did not pass.
March 18, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 149 to help fund construction of a White Pine County courthouse. The bill did not pass.
February 12, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved to recommend a governor’s budget increase for veterans’ services, including help for veterans in prison.
August 29, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 546 to fund a capital construction program of about $354.1 million. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–6.
June 4, 2017Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 397 to provide grants for family planning services. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
June 4, 2017Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 518 to fund about $4.98 billion in main state budget operating spending for 2017–2019. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
June 3, 2017Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 545 to authorize state spending from funds outside the main state and highway funds. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
June 1, 2017Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 122 to create grants to expand family planning services. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 25, 2017Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted for the 2015 law creating education savings accounts for private education and moved to approve its rules. He later cosponsored Senate Bill 359 to fund the program after a court blocked its original school-funding source. Senate Bill 359 did not pass. The Senate vote was 11–8.
March 20, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 1 in 2016 to provide up to $750 million in public funding for a National Football League stadium. The bill also financed expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 16–5.
October 11, 2016Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Moved to seek funding for the state Agriculture Department to manage feral and stray horses. The Public Lands Committee approved the amended funding request unanimously.
August 19, 2016Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Assembly Bill 1 to create customized workforce training for businesses investing in Nevada. It allowed public colleges, school districts and other providers to offer the training. It shifted $1 million from another state office and provided $1.5 million in new state funding. Reduced tax breaks offset the new funding. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 17–1.
December 18, 2015Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 515 to fund public schools, including about $2.196 billion from the main state budget to the school account. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 17–2.
May 31, 2015Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 391 to fund early reading help and require third graders with low reading scores to repeat the grade unless exempt. The amended bill became law.
March 17, 2015Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 168 to let local governments reopen union contracts during a fiscal emergency and protect part of their reserve funds from bargaining. The amended bill became law.
February 17, 2015Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 3 to increase available charter school loans and transfer their administration to the charter authority. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 20–0.
June 4, 2013Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 2 to provide $2 million to the Millennium Scholarship fund. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–5.
June 4, 2013Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Assembly Bill 505 to fund a capital construction program of about $102.7 million. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 20–0.
June 3, 2013Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted to raise University of Nevada, Reno's bond limit to $427,715,000. The bill was later expanded to apply public-works rules to higher education and vetoed. He voted against overriding that veto in 2015. The Senate vote was 20–1.
April 22, 2013Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Assembly Bill 310 to raise irrigation districts' debt limit from $500,000 to $1 million and permit liability insurance. The amended bill became law.
March 18, 2013Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 270 in 2013 by request to provide $500,000 to help rural airports match federal improvement funding. The bill did not pass.
March 15, 2013Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 271 in 2013 by request to provide $540,000 for cloud seeding in the Ruby Mountain Range. The bill did not pass.
March 15, 2013Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 227 to allow cities and counties to borrow money through bonds for natural gas and propane projects. The bill became law.
March 11, 2013Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against adding $8,423,867 from tuition and student surcharges to the University of Nevada, Reno’s budget. The request also added $21,245 for student aid. It funded teaching, aid, repairs and Fire Science Academy debt. The Interim Finance Committee approved it.
December 11, 2012Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Urged funding for sage-grouse protection. The committee approved $278,945 for a state team and $25,535 for conservation staff.
October 25, 2012Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 304 on May 31, 2009 to protect historic neighborhoods and require reopening Las Vegas’s F Street. The Assembly passed it 29–13, and it became law. On August 23, 2012, he voted for $16.2 million in funding authority to reopen F Street beneath Interstate 15. The Interim Finance Committee approved the funding 15–6.
August 23, 2012Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Supported $11.7 million in mortgage-settlement help for homeowners, while raising concerns about legal-service spending before later legislative review.
August 23, 2012Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved to transfer $150,127 for two mining-tax auditors. The committee approved the positions.
April 24, 2012Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against conditionally approving $1 million for childcare help, citing withdrawal and meeting-law concerns. The committee passed the motion.
February 9, 2012Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against funding only 20 Department of Motor Vehicles counter workers, saying more staff were needed to reduce waits. The motion passed.
December 15, 2011Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 360 to expand redevelopment funding, employment plans, and local hiring preferences. The Assembly vote was 25–17. The Governor vetoed it.
June 6, 2011Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 568 to fund public schools for the 2011–2013 budget. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The Governor vetoed it.
May 10, 2011Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved to adopt school-funding and teacher-pay cuts. His motion also removed class-size and full-day-kindergarten requirements and redirected school funds. The motion failed 16–26.
April 19, 2011Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 375 to direct added May revenue forecasts to schools and higher education. No further action was taken.
March 21, 2011Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 243 to create a state grants coordinator and a fund for outside grant-writing services. No further action was taken.
March 9, 2011Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against using $700,000 for University of Nevada, Las Vegas laboratory changes before plans were finished. Approval passed, requiring available private or grant funds first.
December 17, 2010Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Urged waiting for federal funding confirmation before committing $8 million to the Carlin National Guard center. He questioned the University of Nevada, Reno’s remaining Fire Science Academy debt.
April 29, 2010Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved to create a new state veterinary administrator position after budget cuts. Approval passed, but pay and hiring still required Personnel review.
April 29, 2010Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 6 to cut state and school budgets, transfer funds, and increase fees. The Assembly vote was 34–8. The bill became law.
February 28, 2010Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Assembly Bill 5 to temporarily waive school instructional-material spending requirements. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
February 27, 2010Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 3 to cut public employees’ pay and authorize school unpaid leave. The Assembly vote was 41–1. The Governor vetoed it.
February 27, 2010Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Assembly Bill 3 to cut state budgets, transfer funds, and reduce charges supporting retirees’ health coverage. The Assembly vote was 41–1. The bill became law.
February 25, 2010Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Urged adding three drug-detection dogs for Tonopah, Elko, and Winnemucca. The committee approved three dogs, training, and handler pay.
September 17, 2009Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Urged restoring $48,592 for agricultural inspections in Winnemucca to help farms meet state inspection rules. The funding request passed.
September 17, 2009Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against committee approval of $10.47 million for home improvements to save energy. Earlier, he opposed delaying the funding; both motions passed.
August 24, 2009Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against $257,709 for staff reporting on federal economic-recovery spending in the Governor’s Office. Earlier, he sought Budget Office placement and opposed Controller placement; both motions passed.
August 24, 2009Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 135 to require state review and approval before certain public debt was issued. The Assembly vote was 31–11. The Governor vetoed it.
May 31, 2009Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 427 to reduce retirement benefits for public workers who joined the pension system from 2010. It also required public hearings on local government union contracts. The Assembly approved it 41–0. It became law.
May 28, 2009Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 175 to authorize flood-control projects and related borrowing through bonds. The Assembly vote was 27–13. The bill became law.
May 22, 2009Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 378 to develop an early-childhood education plan and seek prekindergarten funding. The Assembly vote was 27–14. The Governor’s veto stood.
May 19, 2009Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Concurrent Resolution 32 to urge Congress to fund repairs to the Truckee Canal. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
May 6, 2009Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 60 to allow governments to keep investments after their credit ratings fell. It also allowed borrowing through bonds eligible for federal tax credits. The Assembly vote was 28–13. The bill became law.
April 21, 2009Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Supported Assembly Bill 469 to extend unemployment benefits and count more recent wages when deciding eligibility. Voted for it; the Assembly approved it 41–0. It became law.
March 27, 2009Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 306 to authorize grants to expand rural clinics and health centers. No further action was taken.
March 16, 2009Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 440 to continue the hiring of retired public employees for labor shortages while limiting added benefits. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2009Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 359 to fund training for school workers serving children with autism. The bill became law.
March 16, 2009Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 340 to create $3,000 scholarships for eligible children attending private schools. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 13, 2009Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 299 to create Second Amendment license plates to fund education for dependent children. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 11, 2009Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 282 to raise retirement service requirements for new public employees and direct surplus funds to pensions. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 10, 2009Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 226 to raise irrigation district debt and assessment limits and remove limits on equipment purchases. The bill became law.
March 3, 2009Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted for three bills addressing the state budget shortfall on June 27, 2008. Assembly Bill 1 canceled a planned $36 million payment to the Interim Finance Committee. Assembly Bill 3 moved $19.8 million from six program accounts into the state’s main budget fund. Those accounts covered disasters, mortgages, industrial development, criminal records, radioactive waste and emergency management. Senate Bill 1 moved $267 million from rainy-day reserves into that fund. Each bill passed the Assembly 42–0 and became law. On December 8, he supported another Assembly Bill 1 moving housing, tourism, college and other funds into state spending reserves. It also passed 42–0 and became law.
December 8, 2008Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 5 to reduce school textbook and instructional-material funding requirements. The Assembly vote was 40–1. The bill became law.
June 27, 2008Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Assembly Bill 3 to fund teacher performance-pay and recruitment pilot programs. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
June 5, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 4 to fund Opportunity Village and direct interim education and health studies. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
June 5, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Assembly Bill 2 to fund education programs. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
June 5, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Assembly Bill 5 to fund stream-habitat restoration. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
June 5, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 3 to let spouses of deceased police officers and firefighters keep death benefits after remarrying. The Assembly vote was 30–11. The bill became law.
May 23, 2007Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 494 to provide unemployment benefits to workers locked out by employers. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill did not pass.
April 23, 2007Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 474 to allocate $30 million for a nursing facility at Nevada State College. No further action was taken.
March 19, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 466 to allocate $280,000 over two years to conservation districts. No further action was taken.
March 19, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 476 to fund a manufactured housing inspector in Elko. No further action was taken.
March 19, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 467 to allocate about $10 million over two years for rural public transportation. No further action was taken.
March 19, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 452 to freeze property taxes for two years and reimburse local governments for lost revenue. No further action was taken.
March 19, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 457 to allocate $245,000 in matching funds for respite care grants. No further action was taken.
March 19, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 395 to allocate $175,000 for summer English lessons before kindergarten. No further action was taken.
March 16, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 367 to fund an administrator for disability service outreach coordinators. No further action was taken.
March 15, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 330 to create a state financial assistance fund for rural local governments. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 15, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 341 to change public building energy savings contracts and create an integrated design fund. No further action was taken.
March 15, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Introduced Assembly Bill 302 to allocate $3 million for emergency repairs to Rodgers Dam. No further action was taken.
March 14, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 293 to fund an outside performance audit of child welfare agencies. No further action was taken.
March 13, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 7 to urge full federal funding for northern Nevada wildfire airtanker bases. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
March 9, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 134 to fund cemetery records and American flags for veterans. No further action was taken.
February 21, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Supported rejecting a proposed water-users advocate. Voted against funding the Water Resources Planning and Development Advisory Board.
June 21, 2006Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Moved to request $1 million for local water planning and expand eligibility for water-infrastructure grants.
June 21, 2006Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Supported additional water-planning staff, technical monitoring, inventories, and faster hearings.
June 21, 2006Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for Assembly Bill 4 to fund full-day kindergarten at certain schools. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
June 7, 2005Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for Senate Bill 2 to fund security improvements at state government and court buildings. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
June 7, 2005Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for Senate Bill 1 to fund economic diversification, aviation planning, and other projects. The Assembly vote was 40–0. The bill became law.
June 7, 2005Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against Assembly Bill 462 to raise elected state officers’ pay and provide future salary increases. The Assembly vote was 30–12. The bill became law.
June 3, 2005Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 434 to fund water-right protection and require basin studies, conservation goals, and hearings before groundwater exports. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 25, 2005Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored two railroad funding bills on February 21, 2003. Assembly Bill 180 sought $500,000 to buy and restore the Ely-to-Wells railroad. Assembly Bill 181 sought another $500,000 for historic railroad buildings and Locomotive 40 renovations. Both remained in the Assembly’s budget committee. He cosponsored Assembly Bill 424 on March 24, 2005 to provide $800,000 for Nevada Northern Railway Museum improvements. None of these bills became law.
March 24, 2005Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Introduced Assembly Bill 253 to require settlement of water rights before groundwater exports and fund basin studies. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 21, 2005Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 222 to fund outside reviews of school district finances and corrective action plans. No further action was taken.
March 17, 2005Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 158 to create a state fund for economic development grants in rural and blighted areas. No further action was taken.
March 3, 2005Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 151 to charge television subscription companies a fee to fund first responder communications. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 1, 2005Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 2 to propose a statewide lottery to fund school supplies and smaller classes. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 25, 2005Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 129 to allocate about $1.24 million for local library collections. No further action was taken.
February 24, 2005Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 283 in 2003 to subsidize dental and vision benefits for qualifying seniors. It remained in the Assembly’s budget committee. He cosponsored Assembly Bill 117 in 2005 to provide $200,000 for senior eye exams and eyeglasses. Neither bill became law.
February 23, 2005Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against Senate Bill 10 to conditionally fund judicial training colleges. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill became law.
July 22, 2003Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for Assembly Bill 15 to fund Nevada Humanities’ Southern Nevada office and an online encyclopedia. The Assembly vote was 35–7. The bill became law.
July 21, 2003Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for Assembly Bill 16 to authorize rental-car fees and bonds for a performing-arts center and culinary job-training facility. The Assembly vote was 29–12. The bill became law.
July 21, 2003Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for Assembly Bill 8 to fund pediatric diabetes, medical residency, and HIV/AIDS services. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill became law.
July 21, 2003Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against three tax proposals during the 2003 special sessions. Each sought higher business, entertainment, tobacco, liquor and property-transfer taxes. Assembly Bill 1 also sought school funding; it failed on June 7 with a 23–18 vote. Senate Bill 6 also targeted lodging taxes. He opposed that bill on June 27 and June 28. The Assembly vote was 27–15 on each day. He opposed its amended version on July 13, when the vote was 26–16. That bill did not become law. He voted against Senate Bill 8 on July 21. It sought tax increases and school funding. The Assembly passed it 28–14, and it became law.
July 21, 2003Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for Assembly Bill 12 to fund the Nevada Commission for National and Community Service. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
July 21, 2003Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against Senate Bill 5 to fund schools and require textbook spending and retirement-service purchases. The Assembly vote was 26–14. The bill did not pass.
July 20, 2003Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against Senate Bill 504 to authorize spending outside the main state budget fund for the 2003–2005 state budget. The Assembly vote was 27–15. The bill became law.
June 2, 2003Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against Assembly Bill 553 to fund the 2003–2005 state budget from the main state budget and highway funds. The Assembly vote was 24–18. The bill became law.
June 2, 2003Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against Senate Joint Resolution 11 to allow legislative pay for every session day and remove constitutional limits on expense allowances. The Assembly vote was 32–10. The Legislature gave it first constitutional approval.
May 30, 2003Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 18 to limit state spending growth to economic growth unless two-thirds of legislators agree. The bill did not pass; it remained in the Assembly’s budget committee.
May 13, 2003Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 17 to limit state spending growth to inflation and population unless two-thirds of legislators agree. The bill did not pass; it remained in the Assembly’s budget committee.
May 9, 2003Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 413 to require budget-cut proposals, regulatory benefit statements, and a state-budget study. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 440 to fund domestic-violence training for welfare intake workers. The bill did not pass; it remained in the Assembly’s budget committee.
March 17, 2003Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 405 to expand financial support and staffing options for veterans’ cemeteries. The bill became law.
March 17, 2003Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 404 to fund pregnancy and reproductive medical care for uninsured residents. The bill did not pass; it remained in the Assembly’s budget committee.
March 17, 2003Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 426 to require school districts to pay for graduates’ college classes covering basic school subjects. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 327 to fund adult English literacy and Northern and Southern Nevada writing projects. The bill did not pass; it remained in the Assembly’s budget committee.
March 14, 2003Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 6 to urge increased federal land payments and compensation for Nevada. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
March 13, 2003Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 310 to extend public employees’ paid military leave from 15 to 45 days. The bill did not pass; it remained in the Assembly’s budget committee.
March 13, 2003Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 290 to raise the state historic-preservation bond grant limit from $2 million to $5 million. The bill did not pass; it remained in the Assembly’s budget committee.
March 13, 2003Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 276 to allocate $130,000 for roadside fencing and underpass design near Red Rock Canyon. The bill did not pass; it remained in the Assembly’s budget committee.
March 11, 2003Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 5 to urge federal compensation for public-education revenue lost from federally held lands. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
March 10, 2003Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Opposed proposed cuts to rural narcotics investigators, citing limited staff across northeastern Nevada.
February 14, 2003Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to request a bill providing $2 million annually for local grants to control invasive weeds in fiscal years 2003 and 2004.
August 16, 2002Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to seek federal funds for planning, land surveys and facilities supporting selective cutting of pinyon and juniper trees in eastern Nevada.
August 16, 2002Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to request a bill providing $250,000 in grants for projects involving public lands and natural resources.
August 16, 2002Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Requested state funding for northeastern Nevada wildfire strike teams and asked that each team remain available in its local area.
August 25, 2000Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 37 support · 89 oppose

Voted against Assembly Bill 160 to create a process to identify and seal eligible criminal records. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 15–6.
June 5, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 388 to provide $3 million in grants to reduce repeat crime. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 16–5.
June 5, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Senate Bill 277 to raise adult cannabis possession limits and combine adult and medical cannabis licensing. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 14–6.
May 31, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 340 to require landlords to file eviction complaints before tenants had to respond. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–7.
May 26, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 193 to bar police from lying about evidence or promising lighter punishment when questioning children, with an emergency exception. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–5.
May 25, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 407 to limit use of driver records for immigration enforcement without consent or a court order. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 23, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Senate Bill 153 to require prison care standards and staff training for transgender, nonbinary and intersex prisoners. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–5.
April 17, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 356 to make secretly placing a tracking device on another person’s vehicle a crime, with listed exceptions. The amended bill became law.
March 20, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Sponsored Senate Bill 322 to raise maximum prison terms for reckless driving that caused serious injury or death in specified circumstances. The amended bill became law.
March 20, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Sponsored Senate Bill 245 to protect police from certain lawsuits for violating rights under Nevada’s Constitution. The bill did not pass.
March 9, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Sponsored Senate Bill 197 to increase penalties for selling fentanyl, including deceptive sales that caused serious injury or death. The bill did not pass.
March 2, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 170 to increase prison terms for trafficking adults and children for sex. The bill did not pass.
February 16, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Sponsored Senate Bill 128 to lower the drug amounts that trigger felony penalties for fentanyl trafficking. The bill did not pass.
February 9, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 376 to create an immigrant workforce task force and require model policies limiting immigration enforcement in public facilities. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 31, 2021Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Senate Bill 219 to end driver's license suspensions for unpaid court debts. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 17–4.
May 21, 2021Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 440 to require written notices to appear in court instead of arrests for certain minor offenses. Repeat offenses, violence, threats to safety and other listed situations remained grounds for arrest. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 21, 2021Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 396 to limit police use of deadly force during arrests to cases involving an imminent threat. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 21, 2021Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 236 to require police agencies to identify and address bias or other problem behavior by officers. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 21, 2021Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 409 to require police hiring evaluations to check for bias people may not recognize in themselves. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 17–4.
May 21, 2021Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 400 to remove blood concentration limits for marijuana in misdemeanor impaired driving cases while retaining the ban on driving while impaired. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–6.
May 21, 2021Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 111 to add policing bias and mental health experts to the police training commission. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 20, 2021Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 157 to allow damages for false police reports motivated by bias. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 17–4.
May 17, 2021Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Senate Bill 369 to require courts to use the least restrictive necessary bail conditions and prosecutors to prove the need for them. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 17–4.
April 20, 2021Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Senate Bill 107 to pause the deadline for wrongful firing lawsuits during related agency proceedings. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 16–5.
April 16, 2021Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Senate Bill 212 to require police to try to calm tense situations when possible and limit force to what was reasonable. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 14, 2021Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Sponsored Senate Bill 262 to require courts to award lawyer fees to people who won lawsuits enforcing Nevada constitutional rights. The bill did not pass.
March 16, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 168 to increase criminal penalties for specified assaults, batteries and property damage during riots. The bill did not pass.
February 23, 2021Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 136 to provide state identification cards to eligible people leaving prison. The bill did not pass.
February 18, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 132 to fund juvenile justice assessment center support for Clark County public school students. The bill did not pass.
February 18, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 3 in 2020 to protect recording of police and restrict chokeholds and excessive force. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 19–2.
August 3, 2020Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted for Senate Bill 1 in 2020 to allow courts to pause evictions for up to 30 days for mediation. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 18–3.
August 2, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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- July 19, 2020 · Voted for 2020 laws cutting state operating and capital spending during the pandemic budget shortfall and returning capital money to the main state budget. Senate votes were 2020 Senate Bill 1: 21–0; 2020 Assembly Bill 3: 21–0. (Supports Government Spending Reduction)
Moved in 2016 to ask for more prison horse training and shared sale revenue for the state and inmates. The Public Lands Committee approved the letter unanimously. In 2019, he sought federal help expanding horse boarding in the prison program. He withdrew that request in June 2020 after boarding increased.
June 29, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 81 to create state oversight and support for criminal defense services for people unable to afford lawyers. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 16–4.
June 3, 2019Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 128 to extend job retraining support and appeal rights for injured workers. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 31, 2019Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 434 to limit driver's license suspensions and credit reporting for unpaid court debts. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 17–3.
May 24, 2019Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 376 to require jailed people to be told the purpose of questions about their immigration status. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
May 24, 2019Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 285 to allow an observer at court-ordered physical or mental examinations. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–7.
May 23, 2019Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 431 to restore voting rights when people were released from prison. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
May 22, 2019Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Senate Bill 151 to give residential tenants seven court business days to respond to unpaid-rent eviction notices. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 23, 2019Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Senate Bill 179 to remove some abortion consent and criminal restrictions. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 16, 2019Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 260 to bar investigators and police from giving secondhand information for a party in child custody disputes. The bill did not pass.
March 12, 2019Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 257 to exclude illegally recorded conversations from divorce and other family court proceedings. The bill did not pass.
March 11, 2019Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 184 to allow interviews of child abuse witnesses, protect their identities and change notification requirements. The amended bill became law.
February 18, 2019Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 414 to require recording of police interviews about homicide or sexual assault, with exceptions. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 3–18.
June 4, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 327 to expand eligibility to seal criminal records. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–8.
June 1, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 181 to expand restoration of voting and jury rights after felony sentences. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 31, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 542 to allow added lifetime supervision conditions for sex offenders similar to parole restrictions. The bill did not pass.
May 26, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 384 to delay most state hiring checks of criminal history until late in the hiring process. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 26, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 25 to expand earned time off prison sentences and probation, including for people unable to pay fees. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 26, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 268 to expand access to DNA testing of evidence after conviction. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 26, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 470 to allow diversion programs instead of prosecution for certain misdemeanor cases. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–7.
May 26, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 427 to expand food and cash assistance eligibility for people with past drug convictions. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–8.
May 24, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 259 to allow past convictions for now-legal marijuana offenses to be cleared and sealed. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 23, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Senate Bill 368 to allow evidence found after an illegal police stop when an outstanding arrest warrant was discovered. The bill was later rewritten to fund state employee pay increases and became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 22, 2017Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 438 to reduce penalties for certain drug use and possession offenses. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 17, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 136 to require courts to consider release conditions and avoid relying solely on preset bail amounts. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 17, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Senate Bill 472 to replace adult sex offender registration rules for juveniles with a juvenile court process. The Legislature later amended the bill, but it did not pass. The Senate vote was 15–6.
April 25, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Senate Bill 282 to cancel entire police disciplinary investigations when evidence was obtained through intentional violations of officers’ rights. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 15–6.
April 25, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Senate Bill 156 to expand child car seat requirements and let police stop vehicles for seat belt violations alone. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 14–7.
April 25, 2017Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Senate Bill 305 to require attorneys for children in abuse and neglect cases. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 17–4.
April 24, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Senate Bill 408 to require children's informed agreement before nonemergency surgery assigning their sex. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 11–10.
April 24, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 228 to change notice procedures in parental rights cases while protecting children’s names in published notices. The amended bill became law.
April 20, 2017Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Senate Bill 268 to expand earned time off sentences and identification assistance for people leaving local jails. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 14–7.
April 18, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 140 to allow sentences to be served at home for some prisoners aged 65 or older after serving most of their sentences. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 18, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Senate Bill 125 to restore voting and jury rights earlier for some people on probation or parole and shorten waits to keep criminal records from public view. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 17, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Sponsored Senate Bill 371 to require counties to notify jailed owners about impounded animals and allow authorized people to care for them. The amended bill became law.
March 20, 2017Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 298 to require drug testing and, after positive tests, treatment as conditions for public assistance. The bill did not pass.
March 17, 2017Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Sponsored Senate Bill 273 in 2017 by request to require advance notice before dismissing probationary school employees. It also allowed faster hearings whose findings did not bind the final decision. The amended bill became law.
March 15, 2017Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 214 to treat solicitation of children under 14 for prostitution as sex trafficking and protect victim-advocate communications. The bill did not pass.
February 27, 2017Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 262 to give adults' chosen guardians and relatives priority and allow qualified guardians from other states. The amended bill became law.
March 13, 2015Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Cosponsored bills in 2003 and 2015 to change reporting rules for patients with epilepsy, a condition that causes seizures. The original bills replaced required reporting of every diagnosis with optional reports about dangerous driving. The 2003 bill did not pass. The amended 2015 law required reports within 15 days when epilepsy severely impaired safe driving.
March 11, 2015Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 325 to allow courts to send eligible offenders for a 90-day evaluation before sentencing. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 10–10.
June 3, 2013Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Assembly Bill 98 to require notices and a hearing opportunity before homeowners' association debt collection. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 11–10.
May 22, 2013Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Senate Bill 388 to remove discriminatory same-sex terms from criminal laws and revise child sexual offense laws. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 11–10.
April 23, 2013Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted against Senate Bill 144 to expand police officers' representation and access to recordings during employment investigations. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 15–6.
April 23, 2013Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 378 to ban officials from applying federal rules allowing people to be held without a set release date in Nevada. The bill did not pass.
March 18, 2013Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 348 to reduce some procedural rights for police officers during promotion and disciplinary disputes. The bill did not pass.
March 18, 2013Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 284 to require outside investigations of fatal traffic crashes involving police officers in Clark and Washoe counties. The amended bill became law.
March 15, 2013Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 248 to replace criminal penalties for specified traffic offenses with civil fines. The proposal was later changed to a study and did not pass.
March 13, 2013Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 192 to let people challenge government rules that substantially burdened religious practice. The bill did not pass.
February 26, 2013Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 354 to require equal employee and management participation in state grievance hearings and establish resolution conferences. The Assembly vote was 25–13. The bill became law.
June 4, 2011Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 307 to require foreclosure notices to explain homeowners’ rights to talks with a neutral person to resolve disputes. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill became law.
May 30, 2011Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 223 to make certain animal cruelty a felony and protect confidential reports. The Assembly vote was 34–8. The bill became law.
May 29, 2011Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 300 to allow court penalties against lenders who failed talks with a neutral person to resolve foreclosure disputes and bar mediation fees. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The Governor vetoed it.
May 29, 2011Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 201 to allow mediation of prisoners’ complaints. The Assembly vote was 27–15. The bill became law.
May 28, 2011Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 259 to direct part of existing fees to legal-aid programs. The Assembly vote was 27–15. The bill became law.
May 25, 2011Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 179 to require procedures before disciplining state employees. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill became law.
April 25, 2011Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 433 to protect employees who engaged in politics or ran for office. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The Governor vetoed it.
April 25, 2011Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 135 to restrict revoking probation for unpaid fees and require findings before imprisonment. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The Governor vetoed it.
April 25, 2011Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 267 to let any union employee represent injured workers in compensation proceedings. The Assembly vote was 25–17. The bill did not pass.
April 20, 2011Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 318 to require school districts to prove their cases in disability-education hearings. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill became law.
April 20, 2011Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 339 to place specified synthetic marijuana chemicals in the strictest controlled drug category. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 21, 2011Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 207 to bar demonstrations within 300 feet of funerals during the hour before and after them. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 24, 2011Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 257 to criminalize taking excessive copies of free publications to prevent others reading them. The Assembly vote was 34–7. The Governor vetoed it.
May 21, 2009Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 102 to create court treatment programs for problem gambling. The Assembly vote was 34–8. The bill became law.
April 17, 2009Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 367 to allow county alternative sentencing departments to supervise people released before trial or sentencing. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2009Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 341 to require county district court approval before government agencies seized privately owned livestock. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 13, 2009Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 322 to strengthen penalties for repeated fraud and transactions supporting racketeering. The bill became law.
March 13, 2009Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 253 to increase penalties for using or taking weapons while resisting a public officer. The bill became law.
March 5, 2009Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 252 to waive identification and birth certificate fees for recently released prisoners and certain foster youth. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 5, 2009Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 149 to give homeowners facing foreclosure a right to mediation before their homes were sold. The bill became law.
February 9, 2009Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Moved water-law enforcement rules using warnings, hearings, and penalties, with appeal rights. Approval passed 12–0.
September 17, 2008Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted to reject rules limiting publicly paid interpreters to testimony during work-injury benefit hearings, rather than the full hearing. Rejection passed 10–2.
September 17, 2008Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Joined 12–0 approval of rules allowing parole without in-person hearings for some prisoners. This option excluded violent or sex offenders.
April 16, 2008Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Joined 12–0 approval of rules applying a 0.04-percent blood-alcohol limit to commercial-vehicle drivers, regardless of their license type.
January 30, 2008Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 510 to expand home confinement, earned time off sentences, and programs helping people return to the community after prison. The Assembly vote was 35–4. The bill became law.
May 25, 2007Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 352 to restrict work cards for employees at certain residential properties with specified criminal convictions. The bill became law.
March 15, 2007Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Introduced Assembly Bill 281 to remove minimum drug quantities needed for trafficking crimes and civil penalties. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 12, 2007Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 159 to restrict demonstrations near funerals. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 23, 2007Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 95 to limit emergency gun confiscation and allow lawsuits over wrongful confiscation. The bill became law.
February 13, 2007Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 81 to lower felony thresholds for graffiti and require community service and license suspensions. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 8, 2007Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Supported notice before owners lost water rights in any Nevada basin.
June 21, 2006Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 445 to change pardon procedures and restore rights for some former offenders. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill became law.
May 26, 2005Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 77 to allow some domestic-violence offenders to attend counseling every other week and require program reports. The Assembly vote was 32–10. The bill became law.
May 12, 2005Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 407 to require court approval before government transfer of seized livestock, with public safety and cruelty exceptions. The bill became law.
March 24, 2005Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 3 to change casino licensing and employee registration and permit certain detentions by casino staff. The Assembly vote was 41–1. The bill became law.
June 26, 2003Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 7 to lower the drunk-driving blood-alcohol limit from 0.10 to 0.08 percent. The Assembly vote was 33–9. The bill became law.
May 27, 2003Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
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- July 21, 2003 · Voted for Assembly Bill 7 to create Nevada’s Minority Affairs Commission and a Clark County business-development council. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law. (General)
Voted against Senate Bill 97 to restore panels screening lawsuits about harm from medical care and change damage limits. The Assembly vote was 24–18. The bill did not pass.
May 23, 2003Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 397 to bar financial penalties for rejecting settlement offers in eminent-domain cases. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 330 to strengthen police officers’ protections during disciplinary investigations. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 14, 2003Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 335 to increase penalties for police chases causing injury or death. The bill became law.
March 14, 2003Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 300 to require screening panels before medical or dental malpractice lawsuits. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 13, 2003Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 251 to bar school workers who were not doctors from recommending psychiatric drugs. The proposal also barred requiring pupils to take those drugs to attend class. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 6, 2003Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 250 to strengthen terrorism and dangerous weapon crime penalties and emergency response laws. The bill became law.
March 6, 2003Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 209 to require drug tests before parole decisions and deny parole for certain positive tests. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 27, 2003Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 191 to increase penalties for burglary at research facilities. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 25, 2003Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us

Public Education Quality · 105 support · 39 oppose

Voted for Nevada State University’s 2026–2029 priorities and revised mission. The unanimous approval covered advising, graduation, access and management.
September 4, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Made a successful committee motion recommending Great Basin College’s online social work bachelor’s degree focused on rural communities.
September 3, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Made a successful committee motion recommending a business doctorate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
September 3, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Made a successful committee motion recommending a master’s degree in athletic training at the University of Nevada, Reno. The program covered sports injury prevention and treatment.
September 3, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Made a successful committee motion recommending Great Basin College’s behavioral health and wellness bachelor’s degree. Stressed rural mental health workforce needs.
September 3, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Urged the University of Nevada, Reno to strengthen rural hospital partnerships for doctor training. Questioned the ended Elko partnership and possible federal funding.
June 12, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Urged more veterinary training places after attending a Laramie advisory meeting. Cited shortages of veterinarians and places for applicants.
June 11, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Successfully moved to bring college funding priorities before the board. They covered small colleges, fee waivers, repairs, security and an 80% state funding goal.
March 6, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted for program fee changes at Nevada’s Reno and Las Vegas universities. Reno’s online accounting fees fell; online social work fees supported permanent teachers. The changes passed 10–3.
January 23, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Asked about college credit for working adults’ earlier learning. Stressed reaching people in careers beyond high school programs.
December 11, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
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Stressed rural students’ mental health funding needs. Suggested community colleges as service sites with support from local governments.
March 7, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted to approve the University of Nevada, Reno’s physical therapy doctorate, addressing demand in rural communities. Approval passed 13–0.
March 7, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted to establish a mental health training and research institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The existing clinic became a formal unit; approval passed 13–0.
March 7, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted to approve Western Nevada College’s associate degree for high school career and technical teachers. Approval passed 13–0.
March 7, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted to approve the University of Nevada, Reno’s aerospace engineering bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. Approval passed 13–0.
March 7, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted to approve the University of Nevada, Reno’s online public relations and advertising master’s degree for working adults. Approval passed 13–0.
March 7, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted against Assembly Bill 65 to restrict late-night school board actions and change anti-bullying oversight. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–5.
May 26, 2023Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 423 to ban discriminatory school access policies and strengthen school board accountability. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 26, 2023Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 503 to fund public education from kindergarten through grade 12 for the 2023–2025 budget. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
May 24, 2023Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 207 to allow school insurance for student work programs without charging families. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 17–4.
May 24, 2023Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 340 to require summer school plans with transportation and meals. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 19, 2023Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 80 to require school accommodations for students with head injuries and related athletic safety rules. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–6.
April 17, 2023Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 369 to give businesses tax credits for donations supporting new hospital training for doctors after medical school, including advanced specialty training. The bill did not pass.
March 23, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 342 to fund veterinary tuition aid for 70 Nevada residents at Utah State University. The law provided $8 million for tuition and $155,851 for staff. It removed the requirement to work in areas with too few health professionals and kept the requirement to practice in Nevada.
March 20, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 300 to provide $2.5 million for a University of Nevada, Las Vegas grant program for specified unpaid interns. The bill did not pass.
March 16, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 212 to restore state funding of up to $400 per teacher for classroom supplies. The bill did not pass.
March 2, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 189 to fund Communities In Schools of Nevada's student support services. The amended law provided $2 million.
February 22, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 124 to send certain mining tax revenue directly to the State Education Fund. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
February 15, 2023Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 152 to remove required restorative justice plans before school suspensions or expulsions. These plans used support without punishment to improve students' behavior and repair harm. The bill did not pass.
February 14, 2023Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 149 to require elementary school math improvement plans, early testing and math specialists. The bill did not pass.
February 14, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 100 to provide $60 million to build a White Pine County elementary school. The bill did not pass.
February 2, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 266 to count classroom teachers alone in reported class sizes and publish teacher vacancy reports. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 31, 2021Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 495 to tax large gold and silver mining businesses' revenue and dedicate revenue to schools. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 16–5.
May 31, 2021Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 261 to require school history lessons to include contributions by a range of racial and other groups. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 21, 2021Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 109 to require at least 80 percent of charter school teachers to hold teaching licenses. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 20, 2021Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 257 to require schools to assess classroom ventilation and make funded improvements. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 17, 2021Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 439 to revise the school funding formula and shift additional revenue into the state education fund. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 20–1.
May 14, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 395 to allow voter-approved rural property taxes of up to 25 cents per $100 for school construction. The bill did not pass.
March 26, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 244 to equalize grades for specified advanced high school courses and bar grade-based admission to charter and specialty schools. The bill did not pass.
March 15, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Joint Resolution 5 to urge full-capacity in-person schooling, expanded COVID-19 vaccinations and improved unemployment services. The resolution did not pass.
March 9, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 152 to require large public schools to publish prior-year teaching materials and activities online. The bill did not pass.
February 25, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 118 to create a Nevada First Scholars college support program for low-income, prospective first-generation students. The bill did not pass.
February 11, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 4 in 2020 to reduce certain mining tax deductions by 40 percent and use revenue for school support. The Legislature later amended the bill, but it did not pass. The Senate vote was 13–8.
July 18, 2020Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 2 in 2020 to allow temporary waivers of Millennium Scholarship eligibility rules during emergencies. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 21–0.
July 13, 2020Supports Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
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- August 3, 2020 · Voted against Senate Bill 2 in 2020 to change limits on police employment investigations and use of statements officers were required to give. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8. (General)
Voted against Assembly Bill 309 to revise public school funding and support for students needing additional help. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
June 3, 2019Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 543 to replace the school funding formula with a funding plan based on students and their needs. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 18–3.
May 29, 2019Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 204 to require school suicide response plans and support for at-risk students. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 17–3.
May 21, 2019Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 475 to reduce the weight given to students' academic progress in teacher evaluations from 40 percent to 20 percent, then 15 percent. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 17–4.
April 18, 2019Supports Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 445 to set a $45,000 minimum salary for full-time school district teachers when funds were available. The bill did not pass.
March 25, 2019Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 233 to expand school districts’ eligibility for state school construction money. The bill became law.
February 20, 2019Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 188 to require online school spending reports and budgets based on funding available per student. The bill did not pass.
February 18, 2019Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 142 to expand school safety teams and change school violence reporting and prevention rules. The bill did not pass.
February 11, 2019Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored bills in 2013 and 2019 to limit the Regents' use of agricultural research property and require sale proceeds to support agricultural research and education. Neither passed.
February 6, 2019Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Supported preschool programs while asking that funding requests receive further review during the legislative session.
August 29, 2018Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved to target apprenticeship aid toward low-income participants’ education and personal expenses, removing a neighborhood-based eligibility condition.
August 29, 2018Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 348 to allow parents to give sex education permission for more than one year and require school follow-up. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
June 4, 2017Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 407 to name three Nevada institutions as parts of the state's land-grant university system, which receives federal support for research, teaching and community education. They were the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; University of Nevada, Reno; and Desert Research Institute. The bill also required an audit of Extension's community education programs in farming, health and youth development. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 15–6.
June 4, 2017Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 225 to expand school anti-bullying rules and training. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–6.
May 29, 2017Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 188 to reduce the course load needed for Silver State Opportunity Grants from 15 credits to 12, with hardship exceptions. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 14–7.
May 23, 2017Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 312 to require recommended class sizes for all public school grades. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 22, 2017Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 117 to require yearly individual academic planning meetings for high school students unless parents waived them. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–6.
May 22, 2017Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 275 to require schools to coordinate academic and nonacademic support for students. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 22, 2017Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 212 to expand anonymous school safety reporting and require trained school teams to receive reports. The amended bill became law.
April 17, 2017Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 287 to require all school workers and volunteers to report suspected child abuse or neglect. The amended bill became law.
March 16, 2017Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 252 to let students at charter, private and religious schools join public-school activities their schools did not offer. The Legislature later limited the bill to very small high schools, and it became law.
March 9, 2017Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 213 to allow state inspections and corrective action for providers that violated special education laws. The amended bill became law.
February 27, 2017Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Assembly Bill 1 to create customized workforce training for businesses investing in Nevada. It allowed public colleges, school districts and other providers to offer the training. It shifted $1 million from another state office and provided $1.5 million in new state funding. Reduced tax breaks offset the new funding. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 17–1.
December 18, 2015Supports Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 515 to fund public schools, including about $2.196 billion from the main state budget to the school account. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 17–2.
May 31, 2015Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 504 to strengthen school anti-bullying enforcement and create a reporting hotline. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 18–1.
May 4, 2015Supports Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 391 to fund early reading help and require third graders with low reading scores to repeat the grade unless exempt. The amended bill became law.
March 17, 2015Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 212 to give school superintendents more power to change required suspensions and expulsions for good cause. The bill became law.
March 5, 2015Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 192 to expand penalties and supervision for school and college staff who had sexual contact with students. The amended bill became law.
February 25, 2015Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Assembly Bill 2 to require school districts to report actual class sizes and attendance. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 20–0.
June 4, 2013Supports Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 3 to increase available charter school loans and transfer their administration to the charter authority. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 20–0.
June 4, 2013Supports Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 2 to provide $2 million to the Millennium Scholarship fund. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–5.
June 4, 2013Supports Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 337 to exclude school tax revenue from certain rural tourism and redevelopment financing. The bill did not pass.
March 18, 2013Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 328 to set grant funding and oversight rules for career and technical education. The amended bill became law.
March 18, 2013Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 278 to require multicultural lessons for grades 2 through 12 and training for teachers. The bill did not pass.
March 15, 2013Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 130 to expand college fee benefits for children of public safety workers killed on duty. The amended bill became law.
February 18, 2013Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 163 to require lessons on how government works as part of American government instruction. The bill became law.
February 18, 2013Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against adding $8,423,867 from tuition and student surcharges to the University of Nevada, Reno’s budget. The request also added $21,245 for student aid. It funded teaching, aid, repairs and Fire Science Academy debt. The Interim Finance Committee approved it.
December 11, 2012Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 276 to require school anti-bullying training and safety teams. The Assembly vote was 29–13. The bill became law.
June 5, 2011Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 568 to fund public schools for the 2011–2013 budget. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The Governor vetoed it.
May 10, 2011Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 318 to require school districts to prove their cases in disability-education hearings. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill became law.
April 20, 2011Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved to adopt school-funding and teacher-pay cuts. His motion also removed class-size and full-day-kindergarten requirements and redirected school funds. The motion failed 16–26.
April 19, 2011Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 456 to relax some graduation-test requirements and change truancy and youth-employment rules. The Assembly vote was 33–9. The Governor vetoed it.
April 18, 2011Supports Public Education Quality
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 357 to reserve proceeds from designated university agriculture property for agriculture programs. No further action was taken.
March 21, 2011Supports Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 375 to direct added May revenue forecasts to schools and higher education. No further action was taken.
March 21, 2011Supports Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 220 to create a privately funded scholarship for a college senior studying education. The bill became law.
March 3, 2011Supports Public Education Quality
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 6 to cut state and school budgets, transfer funds, and increase fees. The Assembly vote was 34–8. The bill became law.
February 28, 2010Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted for Assembly Bill 5 to temporarily waive school instructional-material spending requirements. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
February 27, 2010Opposes Public Education Quality
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Voted for Assembly Bill 4 to temporarily relax school class-size requirements. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
February 27, 2010Opposes Public Education Quality
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Voted for Senate Bill 2 to allow student achievement data in teacher evaluations and discipline. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
February 24, 2010Supports Public Education Quality
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Urged energy-grant opportunities for all school districts, including rural schools. Later requested clearer grant schedules for rural cities and counties.
September 24, 2009Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted against Senate Bill 378 to develop an early-childhood education plan and seek prekindergarten funding. The Assembly vote was 27–14. The Governor’s veto stood.
May 19, 2009Opposes Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 22 to urge more enrollment in adult high school programs and college. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
April 1, 2009Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 428 to allow special teacher licenses for bachelor's degree holders with added mentoring or teacher training. The bill became law.
March 16, 2009Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 425 to ease additional teaching licenses for experienced teachers and recognize comparable out-of-state exams. The bill became law.
March 16, 2009Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 453 to require teacher pay incentives to reflect each school district's needs. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2009Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 359 to fund training for school workers serving children with autism. The bill became law.
March 16, 2009Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 299 to create Second Amendment license plates to fund education for dependent children. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 11, 2009Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 12 to urge school fitness programs and a state physical education coordinator. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
March 2, 2009Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 7 to urge schools to use programs that improved learning. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
February 16, 2009Supports Public Education Quality
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Moved rules allowing experienced, highly qualified teachers to keep their licenses and mentor other teachers. Approval passed 12–0.
December 16, 2008Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted for Senate Bill 5 to reduce school textbook and instructional-material funding requirements. The Assembly vote was 40–1. The bill became law.
June 27, 2008Opposes Public Education Quality
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Voted for Assembly Bill 1 to create teacher incentives and replace some retirement-service purchases. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
June 5, 2007Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted for Assembly Bill 3 to fund teacher performance-pay and recruitment pilot programs. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
June 5, 2007Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted for Assembly Bill 2 to fund education programs. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
June 5, 2007Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 474 to allocate $30 million for a nursing facility at Nevada State College. No further action was taken.
March 19, 2007Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 460 to require school employee incentive pay programs and change teacher evaluation rules. The bill became law.
March 19, 2007Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 395 to allocate $175,000 for summer English lessons before kindergarten. No further action was taken.
March 16, 2007Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 9 to urge schools to maintain or expand physical education and recess. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
March 6, 2007Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 77 on February 17, 2005 to require school driver education and insurance discounts for graduates. On June 2, he voted against its amended version; the Assembly passed it 30–12. He questioned rural access to required courses. That bill did not become law. He cosponsored Assembly Bill 175 on February 26, 2007 to require school driver education in classrooms and vehicles. It also required a form listing the skills students needed to pass. That proposal did not pass.
February 26, 2007Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 162 to expand college, hunting, and fishing benefits for National Guard members and survivors. No further action was taken.
February 23, 2007Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 104 to allow college fee waivers for families of National Guard members killed on duty. No further action was taken.
February 14, 2007Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted for Senate Bill 4 to fund Millennium Scholarships with annual abandoned-property transfers. The Assembly vote was 36–5. The bill became law.
June 7, 2005Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted for Assembly Bill 4 to fund full-day kindergarten at certain schools. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
June 7, 2005Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted against Assembly Bill 3 to require performance audits of the University of Nevada, Reno’s agriculture college and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s dental school. The Assembly vote was 33–9. The bill did not pass.
May 25, 2005Opposes Public Education Quality
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Voted against Senate Bill 367 to allow suspended or expelled pupils into alternative education programs. The Assembly vote was 33–9. The bill became law.
May 25, 2005Opposes Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 38 to support international education and student exchange programs. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
May 12, 2005Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 24 to support school civics and citizenship education standards. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
April 27, 2005Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 309 to waive college fees for qualifying Purple Heart veterans. No further action was taken.
March 21, 2005Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 222 to fund outside reviews of school district finances and corrective action plans. No further action was taken.
March 17, 2005Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 199 to require two weeks of Nevada history and constitution lessons in high school American history. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 10, 2005Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 182 to allow students to carry prescribed asthma and severe allergy medicines. The bill became law.
March 8, 2005Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 168 to allow the State Board of Education to reject charter school applications and require reasons and correction opportunities. The bill became law.
March 4, 2005Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 2 to propose a statewide lottery to fund school supplies and smaller classes. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 25, 2005Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 133 to require minimum school spending on extracurricular activities. No further action was taken.
February 24, 2005Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 132 to protect people who reported school harassment and bar officials from suppressing reports. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 24, 2005Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 70 to encourage schools to share facilities with community groups supporting students. The bill became law.
February 17, 2005Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted for Assembly Bill 9 to allow college registration-fee waivers for eligible Nevada National Guard members. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
July 21, 2003Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted against three tax proposals during the 2003 special sessions. Each sought higher business, entertainment, tobacco, liquor and property-transfer taxes. Assembly Bill 1 also sought school funding; it failed on June 7 with a 23–18 vote. Senate Bill 6 also targeted lodging taxes. He opposed that bill on June 27 and June 28. The Assembly vote was 27–15 on each day. He opposed its amended version on July 13, when the vote was 26–16. That bill did not become law. He voted against Senate Bill 8 on July 21. It sought tax increases and school funding. The Assembly passed it 28–14, and it became law.
July 21, 2003Opposes Public Education Quality
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Voted for Assembly Bill 11 to establish rural-health, medical-training, and health-workforce programs at the University of Nevada, Reno’s medical school. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
July 21, 2003Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted against Senate Bill 5 to fund schools and require textbook spending and retirement-service purchases. The Assembly vote was 26–14. The bill did not pass.
July 20, 2003Opposes Public Education Quality
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Voted for Senate Bill 1 to implement federal No Child Left Behind school accountability, testing, and teacher requirements. The Assembly vote was 41–0. The bill became law.
June 6, 2003Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted against Assembly Bill 266 to require school-budget requests to reflect the cost of meeting academic standards. The Assembly vote was 26–16. It remained in Senate Finance.
May 27, 2003Opposes Public Education Quality
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Voted against Assembly Bill 179 to waive some high-school math graduation requirements and change testing rules. The Assembly vote was 31–11. It remained in Senate Finance.
May 19, 2003Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 426 to require school districts to pay for graduates’ college classes covering basic school subjects. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 327 to fund adult English literacy and Northern and Southern Nevada writing projects. The bill did not pass; it remained in the Assembly’s budget committee.
March 14, 2003Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 311 to allow homeschooled children to join public-school sports and activities. The bill did not pass; it remained in the Assembly’s budget committee.
March 13, 2003Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 5 to urge federal compensation for public-education revenue lost from federally held lands. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
March 10, 2003Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 254 to allow parents to choose public schools and require school-capacity reports. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 10, 2003Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 203 to create a committee to review higher education programs. The bill became law.
February 26, 2003Supports Public Education Quality
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 148 to require an audit of the higher education system and Regents. The bill became law.
February 17, 2003Supports Public Education Quality
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Civil Rights · 29 support · 79 oppose

Urged campuses to lead diversity and student access work. Backed delaying a vote to end the Regents’ committee.
August 27, 2026Supports Civil Rights
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Supported requesting a tribal member on the Public Lands Committee in 2020; the committee approved it unanimously. In 2024, he supported requesting a bill prioritizing tribal expertise and local knowledge in public-land policy. The Public Lands Subcommittee approved that request unanimously.
August 23, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 266 to expand state coordination of language access and translation for public services. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 5, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 246 to expand election materials and assistance in languages other than English. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 15–6.
June 5, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 383 to bar government from imposing unjustified burdens on reproductive health care. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 16–5.
June 5, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 163 to require insurance and Medicaid to cover gender-related treatment under listed safeguards. Medicaid provides public health coverage for low-income people. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 2, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 143 to strengthen investigation and enforcement of housing discrimination complaints. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 14–7.
June 1, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 443 to expand identification options for same-day voter registration. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–8.
May 31, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 423 to ban discriminatory school access policies and strengthen school board accountability. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 26, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 305 to require, when practical, a minimum share of hours worked by trainees on public construction projects for women. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 16–4.
May 25, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 251 to require pharmacies to provide prescription information in Nevada's ten most common home languages. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–7.
May 23, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 302 to protect gender-related care providers from other states' penalties for care legal in Nevada. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 24, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 315 to set rights for disabled and older people receiving services and students receiving transition services. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 17–4.
April 21, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 262 to let noncitizen residents serve on specified town advisory councils. The Legislature later amended the bill, and the Governor vetoed it. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 20, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 131 to protect providers and patients from other states' penalties for reproductive care legal in Nevada. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–6.
April 19, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 153 to require prison care standards and staff training for transgender, nonbinary and intersex prisoners. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–5.
April 17, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Joint Resolution 7 to seek a constitutional right to reproductive freedom. The Legislature approved the proposal once. Another legislative approval and a public vote were required. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 17, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 364 to require tribal consultation when protecting burial sites and responding to possible Native American remains. The amended bill became law.
March 22, 2023Supports Civil Rights
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 374 to limit girls’ and women’s school, college and youth sports teams to participants defined as biologically female. The bill did not pass.
March 22, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
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Backed voter-identification requirements in 2015, 2021 and 2023, including photo identification and free voter cards in specified proposals. None passed.
March 15, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
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Sponsored Senate Bill 157 to end voter registration during early voting and on Election Day. The bill did not pass.
February 15, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
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Sponsored Senate Bill 135 to require mailed ballots to be postmarked by the last day of early voting. The bill did not pass.
February 13, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 376 to create an immigrant workforce task force and require model policies limiting immigration enforcement in public facilities. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 31, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 280 to require single-user restrooms to be available to people of any gender. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–6.
May 31, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 432 to expand automatic voter registration beyond the motor vehicle department. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 31, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against the 2020 law expanding mail voting during an emergency and the 2021 law making universal mail ballots permanent. Senate votes were 2020 Assembly Bill 4: 13–8; 2021 Assembly Bill 321: 12–9.
May 31, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 365 to create a process for state workers to report workplace equity concerns. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 30, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 236 to require police agencies to identify and address bias or other problem behavior by officers. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 21, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 409 to require police hiring evaluations to check for bias people may not recognize in themselves. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 17–4.
May 21, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 88 to ban racially discriminatory school mascots and former sundown sirens, with tribal permission exceptions. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 20, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 207 to extend antidiscrimination rules to online public services, with limited exceptions. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 20, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 111 to add policing bias and mental health experts to the police training commission. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 20, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 157 to allow damages for false police reports motivated by bias. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 17–4.
May 17, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 254 to strengthen investigation and enforcement of housing discrimination complaints. The Legislature later amended the bill, and the Governor vetoed it. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 20, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 166 to expand hate crime sentencing rules. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 19, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 61 to expand access to public vending facilities for blind business operators. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 16, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 222 to require state agencies to work with minority groups and improve access to services. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 17–4.
April 14, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 237 to include LGBTQ-owned businesses in state business assistance programs. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 13–7.
April 13, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 345 to allow countywide voting locations and expand voter registration options. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 2, 2019Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Joint Resolution 8 to add constitutional equal rights protections for a range of groups. The Legislature approved the proposal once. Another legislative approval and a public vote were required. The Senate vote was 18–3.
June 1, 2019Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 450 to count prisoners at their previous home addresses when drawing voting districts. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 23, 2019Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 431 to restore voting rights when people were released from prison. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
May 22, 2019Opposes Civil Rights
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 363 to waive specified driver license and identification fees for homeless young people under 25. The amended bill became law.
May 15, 2019Supports Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 354 to reduce the Regents board to nine members, including four governor appointees, if voters approved a constitutional change. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 15–6.
April 22, 2019Supports Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 97 to bar the use of a victim's sexual orientation or gender identity to justify violence. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 19–2.
April 16, 2019Opposes Civil Rights
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Sponsored Senate Bill 335 to spread early voting locations across geographic areas and legislative districts. The bill did not pass.
March 18, 2019Supports Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 181 to expand restoration of voting and jury rights after felony sentences. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 31, 2017Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 408 to protect health insurance access despite preexisting conditions. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 26, 2017Opposes Civil Rights
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Cosponsored Senate Joint Resolution 16 by request to add equal protection and a ban on gender discrimination to the Nevada Constitution. It excluded abortion rights and abortion funding. The proposal did not pass.
May 26, 2017Supports Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 418 to protect ballot secrecy and change access to election records. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 24, 2017Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against bills allowing voters to use any designated countywide voting location in 2013 and 2017. The Senate votes were 11–10 and 12–9, respectively. The Governor vetoed both bills.
May 19, 2017Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 144 to allow same-day voter registration, preregistration at 17 and countywide voting centers. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 25, 2017Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 408 to require children's informed agreement before nonemergency surgery assigning their sex. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 11–10.
April 24, 2017Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 492 to allow voters to use any designated voting center in their county. The bill was later rewritten to address tribal polling sites and became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 24, 2017Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 397 to expand time limits and remedies for discriminatory pay complaints. The Legislature later amended the bill, and the Governor vetoed it. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 21, 2017Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 434 to replace elected city attorneys in Reno and Sparks with council appointees. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 18, 2017Supports Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 125 to restore voting and jury rights earlier for some people on probation or parole and shorten waits to keep criminal records from public view. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 17, 2017Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 201 to ban licensed health professionals from trying to change children's sexual orientation or gender identity. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 15–5.
April 4, 2017Opposes Civil Rights
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 399 to require many businesses to accept qualifying tribal identification and allow its use by public agencies. The amended bill became law.
March 24, 2017Supports Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Joint Resolution 2 to ratify the federal Equal Rights Amendment. The Legislature adopted the resolution. The Senate vote was 13–8.
March 1, 2017Opposes Civil Rights
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 213 to allow state inspections and corrective action for providers that violated special education laws. The amended bill became law.
February 27, 2017Supports Civil Rights
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 117 to let voters with disabilities or difficulty standing move ahead in polling place lines. The bill became law.
February 13, 2017Supports Civil Rights
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Sponsored Senate Bill 127 to allow rural counties to appoint specified low-paid local board members instead of electing them. The bill did not pass.
February 13, 2017Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 353 to ban licensed therapists from trying to change children's sexual orientation. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 14–5.
May 22, 2015Opposes Civil Rights
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Cosponsored bills in 2003 and 2015 to change reporting rules for patients with epilepsy, a condition that causes seizures. The original bills replaced required reporting of every diagnosis with optional reports about dangerous driving. The 2003 bill did not pass. The amended 2015 law required reports within 15 days when epilepsy severely impaired safe driving.
March 11, 2015Supports Civil Rights
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 157 to limit service animal status to dogs and miniature horses while protecting access for people with disabilities. The amended bill became law.
February 13, 2015Supports Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 440 to extend voter registration deadlines and allow more online registration. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 11–10.
May 23, 2013Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted for Senate Bill 303 to create driver authorization cards for people unable to meet standard license documentation requirements. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 20–1.
May 20, 2013Supports Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 388 to remove discriminatory same-sex terms from criminal laws and revise child sexual offense laws. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 11–10.
April 23, 2013Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Joint Resolution 13 to remove the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and protect clergy's right to decline ceremonies. The Legislature approved the proposal once. Another legislative approval and a public vote were required. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 22, 2013Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 180 to require damages and legal fees for proven unlawful employment practices. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 11–10.
April 16, 2013Opposes Civil Rights
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 192 to let people challenge government rules that substantially burdened religious practice. The bill did not pass.
February 26, 2013Supports Civil Rights
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 175 to allow military and overseas voters to use electronic signatures for voting documents. The amended bill became law.
February 26, 2013Supports Civil Rights
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Backed bills in 2011 and 2013 to make English Nevada’s official language and require most government business to use English. Both allowed exceptions. Neither passed.
February 25, 2013Opposes Civil Rights
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 131 to require election of all five Virgin Valley Water District board members. The amended bill became law.
February 18, 2013Supports Civil Rights
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 139 to add gender identity and expression to hate crime protections. The amended bill became law.
February 18, 2013Supports Civil Rights
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 135 to require elections for town advisory boards in certain outlying Clark County towns. The bill did not pass.
February 18, 2013Supports Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 331 to expand protections against discrimination in businesses and other places open to the public. The Assembly vote was 29–13. The bill became law.
May 23, 2011Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Senate Bill 368 to ban housing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The Assembly vote was 29–13. The bill became law.
May 23, 2011Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 301 to remove felony-specific voting exclusions while keeping honorable discharge requirements for Nevada probation and parole. The Assembly vote was 27–15. The Governor vetoed it.
April 26, 2011Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 433 to protect employees who engaged in politics or ran for office. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The Governor vetoed it.
April 25, 2011Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 318 to require school districts to prove their cases in disability-education hearings. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill became law.
April 20, 2011Opposes Civil Rights
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Voted against Assembly Bill 211 to ban employment discrimination based on gender identity or expression. The Assembly vote was 29–13. The bill became law.
April 18, 2011Opposes Civil Rights
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 359 to extend waterpower incentives through June 2016 and expand eligibility to tribal customers. The bill became law.
March 21, 2011Supports Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 245 in 2009 to require photo identification to vote and provide free county voter identification cards. He cosponsored Assembly Bill 310 in 2011 requiring people who registered by mail to show identification at each election, with exceptions. Both bills did not pass.
March 18, 2011Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
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- March 9, 2011 · Cosponsored Assembly Bill 245 to allow veterans to transfer vehicle tax exemptions to their spouses. The bill became law. (General)
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 227 to open certain school athletic fields to nonprofit youth sports and disability programs. The bill became law.
March 2, 2011Supports Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 178 to require citizenship proof for voter registration and punish immigration-based extortion. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 17, 2011Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 82 to regulate voter-registration drives and authorize online voter registration. The Assembly vote was 23–18. The bill did not pass.
May 21, 2009Opposes Civil Rights
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 132 to restrict keeping dogs tied up and include service animals in emergency evacuation plans. The Assembly vote was 32–8. The bill became law.
May 16, 2009Opposes Civil Rights
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 283 to create legal domestic partnerships. The Assembly vote was 26–14. The bill became law. Also voted against overriding the veto.
May 15, 2009Opposes Civil Rights
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Concurrent Resolution 31 to urge Turkey to respect the Ecumenical Patriarch's religious and property rights. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
May 6, 2009Supports Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 468 to require a state agreement for immigration enforcement and immigration checks for public workers. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2009Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 431 to require immigration status checks for public employees and public construction workers. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2009Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 347 to require citizenship proof for voting and bar noncitizens from punitive damages and Millennium Scholarships. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 13, 2009Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 162 to require autism coverage and license autism therapy providers. The bill became law.
February 12, 2009Supports Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted to reject rules limiting publicly paid interpreters to testimony during work-injury benefit hearings, rather than the full hearing. Rejection passed 10–2.
September 17, 2008Supports Civil Rights
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Opposed extending state workers’ health insurance to domestic partners, meaning unmarried partners. He seconded delaying the rules for more answers; delay passed 11–1. He opposed an earlier delay amendment that failed 6–6.
June 16, 2008Opposes Civil Rights
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 255 to create an affordable-housing database and add sexual-orientation protections in businesses and other places open to the public. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill did not pass.
June 4, 2007Opposes Civil Rights
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 451 to require citizenship proof for voting and restrict noncitizen benefits, licenses, and punitive damages. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 19, 2007Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 345 to exempt certain disability training and rehabilitation relationships from minimum wage employment rules. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 15, 2007Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 171 to revoke business licenses for violations of federal rules against employing unauthorized immigrants. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 23, 2007Opposes Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 1 to require initiative signatures from every congressional district. The Assembly vote was 30–12. The Legislature gave it first constitutional approval.
June 7, 2005Supports Civil Rights
Source: leg.state.nv.us
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- February 24, 2005 · Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 1 to urge Congress to reject privatizing Social Security. The Assembly vote was 27–13. The bill did not pass. (General)
Voted against Assembly Bill 500 to require fair access to early-voting sites and post election and campaign reports online. The Assembly vote was 31–11. The bill became law.
June 2, 2005Opposes Civil Rights
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 171 to require carrier vehicle inspections and strengthen access to public transportation for people with disabilities. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 4, 2005Supports Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 312 to require state and local agencies to accept identification cards issued by foreign governments, with exceptions. The Assembly vote was 27–15. The bill became law.
May 23, 2003Opposes Civil Rights
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 234 to allow removal of disruptive students from buses with review and disability protections. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 4, 2003Supports Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 223 to require Spanish versions of vehicle contracts when dealers conducted negotiations in Spanish. The bill became law.
March 3, 2003Supports Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 207 to create license plates that funded immigrant citizenship services. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 27, 2003Supports Civil Rights
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us

General · 1059 records

Received the Nevada Water Resources Association’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award.
October 2, 2026
Source: nvwra.org
Taught Eureka 4-H youth club officers and members how to lead meetings using formal meeting rules during the 2023–24 program year.
October 2, 2026
Source: naes.agnt.unr.edu
Urged careful budgeting of excess investment income and attention to campus repairs when considering its use.
September 29, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Served as vice chair of the Regents’ academic and investment committees. Also served on its health sciences committee.
September 29, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Seconded a successful committee motion keeping the yearly operating investment payout at 2.75%. The unanimous motion also approved adjusting investments within existing limits.
September 29, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Publicly supported Great Basin College’s new rodeo team as a local option for Nevada students.
September 4, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Backed two-year hiring exceptions allowing retired southern campus police and safety workers to receive pensions and pay. Seconded January’s renewal; supported September’s deputy chief exception, approved 12–0.
September 4, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Seconded a successful committee recommendation for a sport science doctorate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
September 3, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Urged colleges to consider three-year bachelor’s degrees requiring 90 credits. Favored college decisions with faculty support.
September 3, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Successfully moved to have staff and legal counsel review the Regents’ internal rules. Approval passed 13–0.
September 3, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Made a successful committee motion to combine the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s learning sciences and educational psychology doctorates. It recommended closing the separate learning sciences doctorate.
September 3, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Joined a unanimous vote for a long-term lease at Civic Plaza for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The proposal covered advising, job training and small-business services.
September 3, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted against creating another Regents committee to review board governance. The proposal failed; he favored reviewing existing committees first.
August 27, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Received the Vegas Chamber’s endorsement for the 2026 general election for Board of Regents District 8.
August 21, 2026
Source: vegaschamber.com
Urged independent Chancellor reviews and successfully moved to take no action on his disputed evaluation.
June 22, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Urged public board review of unfinished Boring Company campus station contracts. The board required completed agreements to return for consideration.
June 12, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Made a successful committee motion recommending Eureka Early Learning Center agreements. They included a 30-year rent-free university Extension lease for teaching and offices.
June 11, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Received a shared Las Vegas Weekly and Sun primary endorsement alongside Kirk Talibdeen for Board of Regents District 8.
May 21, 2026
Source: lasvegasweekly.com
Voted for a five-year University Medical Center partnership with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas medical school. Approval passed 12–0; requested doctor training updates.
May 21, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted to appoint Sandra Richtermeyer Nevada State University president and approve her employment agreement. Approval passed 12–0.
May 1, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Opposed emailing confidential records and favored printed review at the board office. Voted for procedures excluding the email option; approval passed 8–3.
April 17, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Backed granting The Boring Company tunnel rights beneath the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Final board approval passed 13–0.
March 6, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Successfully moved a committee recommendation for Davidson Academy’s new building agreements at the University of Nevada, Reno. The agreements assigned construction and upkeep costs to the academy.
March 5, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Successfully moved a committee recommendation extending Nevada’s wildlife department lease at the University of Nevada, Reno field laboratory. The ten-year lease charged $1 yearly and assigned building and operating costs to the department.
March 5, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted to give the board vice chair a formal role in annual Chancellor reviews. The change failed despite a 7–6 vote.
February 20, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted to postpone letting Nevada State University’s acting president apply for the permanent job despite hiring rules. Postponement passed 9–4; he urged consistent hiring rules.
February 20, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Moved and voted for added yearly tuition increases, starting in 2026–27. University and advanced community college courses received 3%, 4% and 5% increases over three years. Lower-level community college courses received 2%, 3% and 4% increases. These came on top of inflation adjustments and passed 8–5.
January 23, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted to approve a $659,000 Carson City office purchase using reserved investment earnings. Approval passed 8–5.
January 23, 2026
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Seconded a successful policy allowing colleges to redirect unused student fees to student groups, aid or campus improvements. Required student government consultation and yearly reports.
December 5, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted to raise Nevada State University’s president salary range to $277,400–$416,000. The 13–0 approval supported the permanent president search.
December 5, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Made a successful committee motion recommending early housing development agreements near the University of Nevada, Reno. The proposal covered graduate students, medical residents, faculty and staff.
December 4, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Seconded a successful committee recommendation for the college system’s 2025–2026 state-supported operating budget. It listed about $1.4 billion in revenue.
December 4, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Made a successful committee motion accepting Nevada State University’s maintenance contract audit and response. The audit sought clearer charges and purchasing controls.
November 20, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Made a successful committee motion accepting the University of Nevada, Las Vegas athletics audit and response. The audit sought stronger spending controls.
November 20, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted to appoint Amber Lopez Lasater acting president of Nevada State University. Appointment passed 12–0, with one abstention; her contract passed 11–1, with one abstention.
October 17, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted to remove public safety, diversity and business officers’ staff councils from the Regents’ handbook. The change passed 12–1.
October 17, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Successfully moved to appoint Amber Donnelli Great Basin College president without a national search. Appointment and contract approval passed 13–0.
September 11, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Made a successful committee motion accepting the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s course and program fee audit and response. It sought stronger spending controls.
September 4, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Made a successful committee motion recommending a four-year Winnemucca building lease. It covered Great Basin College diesel, electrical and industrial job training.
June 12, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted to appoint Jeffrey Alexander president of Truckee Meadows Community College and approve his employment agreement. Final approval passed 11–0.
May 8, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Served on Eureka County’s commission from 1987 through 2002 and chaired the board for 14 of his 16 years.
May 7, 2025
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Worked for Kennecott Copper Mining, Eureka County’s road department, Mt. Wheeler Power and Windfall Mining before returning to full-time ranching.
May 7, 2025
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Served as a volunteer firefighter and directed the Eureka County High School Rodeo Club.
May 7, 2025
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Graduated from Eureka County High School and attended Utah State University.
May 7, 2025
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Worked as a third-generation cattle rancher with an operation spanning Elko, Eureka and White Pine counties.
May 7, 2025
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Received the University of Nevada, Reno’s 2025 Outstanding Agriculturist award.
May 6, 2025
Source: unr.edu
Seconded successful approval of Truckee Meadows Community College’s $1,454,000 fire rescue training project. Stressed northern Nevada’s training needs.
April 24, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted for the Regents to oppose a bill letting faculty and graduate assistants bargain together over working conditions. Assembly Bill 191 opposition passed 8–3.
April 24, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted to appoint Chris Heavey interim president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with an employment agreement. Approval passed 11–1.
April 24, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted to appoint Matt McNair Chancellor of Nevada’s public college system and approve his employment agreement. Final approval passed 10–1.
April 10, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Testified for Senate Bill 204’s exclusion of sleeping and meal periods from paid time for migrant herders with signed employer agreements.
March 17, 2025
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Seconded a committee proposal and voted to replace debt at Nevada’s Reno and Las Vegas universities. Approval passed 13–0, allowing up to $44,195,000 in replacement borrowing.
March 7, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted to create a public college safety council advising the Chancellor. Approval passed 13–0.
March 7, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted against shifting employee firing appeals from the full Regents board to the Chancellor and board chair. The proposal failed 4–9.
March 7, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Urged against rushing a sale or long-term use of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s 42-acre parcel, citing rising value and low costs.
March 6, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted to give Clark County about 6.2 acres of University of Nevada, Las Vegas land without payment. The road land transfer approval passed 13–0.
March 6, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas program fee changes, including nursing and physical therapy. Approval passed 12–0; he requested spending reports.
January 31, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas student fee changes for 2025–26 after a December delay. Approval passed 9–2.
January 17, 2025
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted for college student, course, housing and meal fee changes for 2025–26. Student fees passed 10–1; course, housing and meal fees passed 11–0. Reno medical students’ yearly simulation training fee doubled to $1,400.
December 5, 2024
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Seconded and voted for Great Basin College program fee changes. Approval passed 11–0; he sought more details on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas fees.
December 5, 2024
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Voted to transfer Sam Boyd Stadium and its land to Clark County for a $5 million reimbursement. Approval passed 10–0.
December 4, 2024
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Was welcomed as a newly appointed regent at the Board of Regents meeting.
December 4, 2024
Source: nshe.nevada.edu
Supported a 2016 request for state staff to help counties study federal land decisions and prepare land-use plans. The Public Lands Committee approved the letter unanimously. In 2024, he supported requesting a resolution promoting local planning, cooperation among governments and several sustainable uses of public land. The Public Lands Subcommittee approved it unanimously.
August 23, 2024
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded a request for solar-project planning that favored land already changed by human activity or damaged vegetation, nearby power transmission lines and local input. He urged using preferences rather than rigid requirements. The subcommittee approved requesting a bill.
August 23, 2024
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against a proposal to prevent people from losing water rights because they conserved water. The Public Lands Subcommittee approved requesting a bill over his objection.
August 23, 2024
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Backed county groundwater boards through committee requests in 2020 and 2024 and Senate Bill 180 in 2023. The committees approved the requests, but Senate Bill 180 did not pass.
August 23, 2024
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded a request to update studies of underground water supplies and provide $1 million for the Nevada Water Initiative. The Public Lands Subcommittee approved the request unanimously.
August 23, 2024
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved in 2016 to support Western Exploration’s lawsuit challenging federal sage-grouse land plans. The Public Lands Committee approved the statement; two members voted no. In 2024, he supported asking federal officials to consider Nevada’s sage-grouse conservation plan and conservation credit system. The credit system used habitat protection to offset damage from development. The Public Lands Subcommittee approved that letter unanimously.
August 23, 2024
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 232 to cap the tobacco tax on premium cigars at 50 cents per cigar. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 18–3.
June 5, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 400 to require companies administering Medicaid health plans to reinvest some profits in homelessness and related services. Medicaid provides public health coverage for low-income people. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 5, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 419 to require shared electronic health record standards and patient access. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 15–6.
June 5, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 7 to require shared electronic health record standards and patient access. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–7.
June 5, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 224 to allow union contract negotiations for certain state professionals outside the regular civil service job category, including university employees. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 5, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 448, then voted for it after reconsideration the same day. It closed a property transfer tax exemption used by businesses formed to avoid the tax and became law. Senate votes were 13–8 before reconsideration and 21–0 afterward.
June 5, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 526 to redirect unused COVID-19 relief money to specified nonprofit groups. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 5, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against bills in 2021 and 2023 requiring licenses for midwives. Neither passed. Senate votes were 2021 Assembly Bill 387: 13–8; 2023 Assembly Bill 386: 12–9.
June 5, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 503 to remove private schools' fingerprint requirements while adding school counselor fingerprint checks. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 5, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 147 to set licensing and safety rules for remote dental care. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 5, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 281 to require ventilation standards and inspections at senior living facilities in Clark and Washoe counties. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–7.
June 5, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 119 to create a committee to review deaths linked to abuse of vulnerable adults. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 16–5.
June 5, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 395 to limit yearly corporate purchases of homes to 1,000 statewide and require a registry. The Legislature later amended the bill, and the Governor vetoed it. The Senate vote was 14–6.
June 3, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 246 to require workforce programs in high-poverty areas of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas. The Legislature later amended the bill, and the Governor vetoed it. The Senate vote was 15–6.
May 31, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 240 to expand tax credits for investments supporting qualifying businesses. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 18–2.
May 30, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 9 to increase the career education training funding cap to 20 percent and remove end-of-course finals. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–6.
May 29, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 226 to require local wage rates on specified publicly supported construction and lease projects. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–6.
May 27, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 250 to limit drug prices to the federal maximum fair price for covered drugs. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–7.
May 26, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 5 to seek a constitutional change allowing state-regulated lotteries. The Legislature approved the proposal once. Another legislative approval and a public vote were required. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 26, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Also on this bill
- April 10, 2023 · Voted for proposals in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023 to remove the Regents’ constitutional status and allow lawmakers to set university governance. The Legislature advanced the proposals; public approval was required. Senate votes were 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 5: 18–2; 2019 Assembly Joint Resolution 5*: 20–0; 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 7: 20–0; 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 7*: 20–1. (General)
Voted against Assembly Bill 74 to allow university partnerships and require required local wage rates for related construction. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–7.
May 26, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 11 to restrict hospitals' employment of physicians while allowing listed exceptions. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–7.
May 26, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 398 to stop insurers from using legal defense costs to reduce the money available to pay claims. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 19–1.
May 26, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 334 to set deadlines for insurers to inspect damaged vehicles and issue repair estimates. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–7.
May 26, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 218 to require clear total rental prices and a fee-free payment option. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–7.
May 26, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 391 to allow local public construction agreements with preferences for hiring local workers. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–7.
May 25, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 172 to require schools to share employee contact details with unions unless workers opted out. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–7.
May 25, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 439 to make arbitration clauses in specified health insurance contracts nonbinding. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 14–6.
May 25, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 437 to limit fees for medical leave certification forms. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 15–5.
May 25, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 371 to update rules for determining legal parenthood. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–7.
May 25, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 394 to limit repeated ballot counting outside recounts and audits and address late election certification. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–8.
May 24, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 144 to ban sales of most new fluorescent lamps starting in 2025 and 2026. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 24, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 456 to require rail defect detectors and additional train safety rules. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–8.
May 24, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 235 to extend required local wage rates to workers making custom materials for public construction. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 23, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 298 to require clear rental fees, tenant rights notices and some application fee refunds. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 23, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 162 to ban nonagricultural use of neonicotinoids, insect-killing pesticides related to nicotine. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 17–3.
May 23, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 118 to reduce the Regents board from 13 members to nine and shorten terms from six years to four. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–7.
May 23, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 214 to allow transit passenger safety fines and require preservation and sharing of certain transit injury recordings. The amended bill became law.
May 22, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 6 to seek a constitutional change joining the National Popular Vote agreement. The Legislature approved the proposal once. Another legislative approval and a public vote were required. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 18, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 355 to ban possession of specified semiautomatic rifles and shotguns by people under 21. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 15, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 354 to restrict guns near polling places and expand controls on gun parts without serial numbers. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 15, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 275 to limit annual rent increases at manufactured home parks, with an operating-cost exception. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–8.
May 15, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 388 to require bargaining over who paid state workers' pension contributions. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 24, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 184 to expand North Las Vegas city council election districts from four to six. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 24, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 272 to require public reports of government contracts awarded to minority, women and LGBTQ-owned businesses. The Legislature later amended the bill, and the Governor vetoed it. The Senate vote was 15–6.
April 20, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 371 to allow local governments to adopt affordable housing measures unless state law barred them. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 20, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 171 to restrict firearm possession by people convicted of certain hate crimes. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 20, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 215 to require counties that abandoned state-funded voting machines for paper ballots to repay the money. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 19, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 203 to ban certain drug and medical device company gifts to health practitioners. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 16–5.
April 19, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 239 to allow terminally ill adults to obtain medication to end their lives under listed safeguards. The Legislature later amended the bill, and the Governor vetoed it. The Senate vote was 11–10.
April 19, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 172 to let minors obtain birth control and sexually transmitted disease prevention without parental consent. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 14–7.
April 19, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 109 to allow coroners to release organs for valid donations under listed safeguards. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 18, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 81 to extend regional growth planning and joint reports in five northern counties. The Legislature later amended the bill, and the Governor vetoed it. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 18, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted for proposals in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023 to remove the Regents’ constitutional status and allow lawmakers to set university governance. The Legislature advanced the proposals; public approval was required. Senate votes were 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 5: 18–2; 2019 Assembly Joint Resolution 5*: 20–0; 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 7: 20–0; 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 7*: 20–1.
April 10, 2023
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
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- May 26, 2023 · Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 5 to seek a constitutional change allowing state-regulated lotteries. The Legislature approved the proposal once. Another legislative approval and a public vote were required. The Senate vote was 12–8. (General)
Cosponsored Senate Bill 374 to expand property tax relief for disabled veterans and low-income older residents. The bill did not pass.
March 23, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 361 to exempt specified plastics recycling plants from trash disposal rules. The bill did not pass.
March 22, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 310 to license dental assistants with added training to perform specified additional dental procedures under supervision. The amended bill became law.
March 20, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 311 to allow big-game hunting tags to be transferred to youths under 18 through a regulated program. The amended bill became law.
March 20, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 324 to change the required nursing clinical training ratio from one teacher per eight students to one per ten. The bill did not pass.
March 20, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 325 to create an election crime investigation and prosecution unit in the attorney general’s office. The bill did not pass.
March 20, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 319 to extend state union contract negotiations rights to specified police officers outside the state's regular civil service job category. The Governor vetoed the bill.
March 20, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 312 to allow certain wildlife antlers and horns to be donated to nonprofits and revise rules for collecting antlers naturally dropped by animals. The bill did not pass.
March 20, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 4 to create an independent commission to draw state and congressional election districts. The resolution did not pass.
March 14, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored proposals to allow public-assistance benefits to buy menstrual products. The Legislature adopted Senate Joint Resolution 5's request to Congress. Senate Bill 161 was later rewritten to address contraceptive insurance coverage and became law.
March 14, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Assembly Bill 290 to allow vehicle buyers and dealers to cancel sales by written agreement and require timely refunds. The amended bill became law.
March 14, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 267 to require insurance payments for certain mental health services provided by supervised psychology trainees. The bill did not pass.
March 13, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 248 to raise the state emergency reserve fund’s cap by basing it on two years of state spending. The bill did not pass.
March 9, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 238 to add citizenship warnings to certain driver documents and change automatic voter registration rules. The bill did not pass.
March 8, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored bills in 2021 and 2023 to add hunting-guide and local representatives to the state wildlife board. Neither passed.
March 7, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Backed private-school scholarship tax credits. He voted for the 2015 law creating the program with $5 million in yearly credits and against the 2019 law ending yearly credit growth. He also backed expansion bills in 2013, 2019 and 2023 that did not pass. Senate votes were 2015 Assembly Bill 165: 11–9; 2019 Assembly Bill 458: 13–8.
March 6, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 208 to require local rules allowing battery-powered security fences under listed safety conditions. The amended bill became law.
March 2, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 201 to expand pharmacists’ authority to collect samples and order laboratory tests. The bill did not pass.
March 2, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 193 to raise the annual business revenue threshold for the commerce tax from $4 million to $8 million. The bill did not pass.
February 23, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Backed bills in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2023 to allow concealed firearm permit holders to carry guns on college campuses. The bills included exceptions; the 2015 bill also allowed gun storage in vehicles at schools. None passed.
February 22, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored bills in 2021 and 2023 to transfer the East Ely Depot and Freight Barn to Ely and the Nevada Northern Railway Foundation. Neither passed.
February 22, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 183 to set safety, security and reporting rules for bins collecting unused prescription drugs. The bill did not pass.
February 21, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 174 to change when homeowners’ associations needed licensed debt collectors to collect unpaid dues and other charges. The bill did not pass.
February 16, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 1 to ask the federal veterans agency to study treatment using pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
February 15, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Backed bills in 2021 and 2023 limiting governors' emergency declarations to 30 days without legislative approval. The 2021 bill required two-thirds approval in each house. Neither passed.
February 13, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 134 to bar vision insurers from setting prices for uncovered care or requiring a particular lens laboratory. The amended bill became law.
February 13, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 112 to limit county groundwater management fees used for state employee costs and require spending reports. The bill did not pass.
February 8, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored bills in 2021 and 2023 requiring daytime vehicle lights on two-lane highways. Senate Bill 110 became law in 2023.
February 8, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 113 in 2023 by request to require reviews of groundwater supplies and change voting rules for groundwater management plans. The amended bill became law.
February 8, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 111 in 2023 by request to replace rejection of incomplete public construction bids with a 1% contract penalty. The bill did not pass.
February 8, 2023
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted to submit a rural mental-health workforce bill draft covering provider recruitment, training and program evaluation.
August 24, 2022
Source: dpbh.nv.gov
Voted for Assembly Bill 1 to redraw the 13 Regents election districts after the census. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 21–0.
November 14, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 1 to redraw legislative and congressional districts after the census. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
November 14, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 363 to require Clark County and its large cities to license and tax short-term rentals. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–6.
May 31, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 383 to set minimum energy efficiency standards for certain appliances. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 31, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Assembly Bill 126 to replace presidential caucuses with a February primary. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–6.
May 31, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 286 to allow union contract negotiations for court bailiffs and marshals on matters controlled by counties. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 30, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 487 to suspend transfers to the state's emergency reserve fund for two years. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 30, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 462 to create a redistricting advisory commission. The bill did not pass.
May 29, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 452 to allow large casinos to bar firearms on their property through posted policies. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 11–10.
May 26, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 386 to require certain employers to offer laid-off hospitality workers a chance to return after COVID-19 shutdowns. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 26, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 389 to apply a ten-percent government services fee to car rentals between individual owners and renters. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 21–0.
May 26, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 61 to ban price gouging during emergencies and strengthen penalties for illegal automated calls. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 25, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 420 to create a public health insurance option. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 24, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 399 to require most commercial egg producers to use cage-free housing. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 16–5.
May 21, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 340 to create a process to set minimum wages and working standards for home care workers. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 21, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 335 to require Las Vegas redevelopment projects to report local hiring and hiring of workers with disabilities. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 21, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 378 to change the state's public lands policy to favor environmental protections. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 11–10.
May 21, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 40 to expand health data collection and reports for the patient protection commission. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–7.
May 21, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 348 to require a plan for patients' access to medical records and set conflict rules for the patient protection commission. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 21, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 3 to support protecting 30 percent of land and water by 2030. The Legislature adopted the resolution. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 21, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 286 to ban guns and gun frames without serial numbers. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 21, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 287 to set licensing and safety rules for birth centers outside hospitals and use gender-inclusive terms in health laws. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 21, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 197 to expand minors’ rights to consent to their own medical care. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–6.
May 20, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 236 to raise the age, residency and law license requirements for Nevada's attorney general. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 20, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 115 to allow joint adult adoptions and more than two legal parents. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–6.
May 20, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 181 to require health care providers to report attempted suicides to the state confidentially. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–6.
May 20, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 141 to automatically keep records of evictions granted during the COVID-19 emergency from public view. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 20, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 380 to expand reporting of prescription drug price increases. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 19, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 437, then voted for it after reconsideration the same day. The bill proposed raising a justice court fee from $1 to $2 to fund the state official who studies population. The bill did not pass. Senate votes were 12–9 before reconsideration and 14–7 afterward.
May 19, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 292 to allow voters to choose all candidates of one party with one mark and change minor-party ballot access. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 19, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 59 to raise the tobacco sales age to 21. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–7.
May 17, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 47 to require advance notice to the attorney general of major health business mergers. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 17, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 338 to lower the credit rating required for some public investments from AA to A. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 17, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 171 to protect the swamp cedars at Bahsahwahbee in Spring Valley. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
May 17, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 308 to give tenants three days before rent late fees and longer notice of rent increases. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
May 17, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 118 to require rear-facing car seats for children under two and update child restraint rules. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–7.
May 14, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against extending motor vehicle fees and canceling payroll-tax cuts in 2019. The Senate votes were 13–8 for each bill. He joined a lawsuit challenging passage without a two-thirds Senate vote. On May 13, 2021, the Supreme Court struck down those changes. It dismissed claims against officials personally because they had legal protection for their work on legislation.
May 13, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 177 to expand grant eligibility for rural domestic and sexual violence service groups and sexual violence programs. The amended bill became law.
May 11, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 229 to expand pharmacists' ability to work with doctors and manage medications. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 17–4.
April 20, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 218 to tighten rental fee rules and shorten the deadline for returning deposits. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 20, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 329 to require public reporting of major health business mergers and restrict anticompetitive health contracts. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 20, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 57 to allow counties to collect more property-related fines through property tax assessments. The Legislature later amended the bill, but it did not pass. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 20, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 349 as amended to allow local community composting sites. It also barred bans on unpackaged produce sales at licensed farmers' markets. He said he supported the produce rules but opposed the bill over its composting provisions. The Legislature later amended the bill, but it did not pass. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 20, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 294 to allow more local government labor disputes to be decided by a neutral person whose decision both sides had to follow. The added process excluded disputes involving firefighters, police officers, teachers and school support staff. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 20, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 328 to require regulators to review energy storage targets and related energy rules. The Legislature later amended the bill, but it did not pass. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 20, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Opposed court orders temporarily restricting guns for people posing an imminent danger. He opposed the failed 2017 proposal, voted against the 2019 law creating the orders, and voted against 2021 changes to the process. Senate votes were 2017 Senate Bill 387: 12–9; 2019 Assembly Bill 291: 12–8; 2021 Senate Bill 6: 16–5.
April 19, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 309 to create a Clark County committee overseeing reinvestment of funds from Medicaid health plans. Medicaid provides public health coverage for low-income people. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 19, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 122 to require paid workplace safety training for cannabis workers. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–7.
April 19, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 317 to give juvenile justice officers back pay when criminal charges were dismissed or they were acquitted, unless they faced related discipline. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 19, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 360 to require six employee and retiree health-board seats to come from lists supplied by the largest worker organizations. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 16, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 344 to ban ownership and trade of dangerous wild animals and public contact with them, with listed exceptions. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 15, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 109 to require agencies collecting race data to request voluntary, confidential sexual orientation and gender identity information. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 14–7.
April 15, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 247 to set rules for apprenticeship programs and limit competing programs in existing trades. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 15, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 145 to publish banks' community reinvestment ratings and require community training. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–6.
April 14, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Assembly Bill 375 to allow wineries to use specified off-site production and storage facilities. The bill did not pass.
March 22, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 338 to let local governments reject tax breaks for geothermal projects when the breaks affected their property tax revenue. These projects use heat from underground. The bill did not pass.
March 22, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 323 to exempt business areas limited to vaccinated or recovered people from government COVID-19 restrictions. The bill did not pass.
March 22, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 314 to extend protections from COVID-19 lawsuits to medical facilities, health providers and independent contractors. The bill did not pass.
March 17, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 265 to limit school work-based learning to elective credit and prioritize specified students for placements. The bill did not pass.
March 17, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Assembly Bill 311 to let Elko’s city council choose appointed municipal judges or the local justice of the peace. The bill did not pass.
March 17, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 266 to allow remote medical care treatment and electronic claims for workers’ injuries. The bill did not pass.
March 17, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 264 to restrict heavy trucks’ use of left lanes and certain carpool lanes. The bill did not pass.
March 17, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 110 to extend lobbyist registration rules to lobbying done outside the Legislature's building. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–6.
March 16, 2021
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 252 to extend construction complaint deadlines to cover longer warranty periods. The bill did not pass.
March 16, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 238 to require local governments to accept defaulted water systems when the State Engineer found sufficient water rights. The bill did not pass.
March 15, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 206 to require open enrollment periods for Medicare supplement insurance without specified coverage restrictions. The bill did not pass.
March 11, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 221 to require public employers to train employees about their pension benefits and contributions. The bill did not pass.
March 11, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 181 to combine clinical addiction counselor training requirements into a 3,000-hour program and expand eligible applicants. The amended bill became law.
March 8, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Opposed scheduled minimum-wage increases. He voted against the 2017 and 2019 bills raising rates to $11 with health benefits or $12 without them by 2024, and backed a failed 2021 bill canceling the increases. The 2019 bill became law. Senate votes were 2017 Senate Bill 106: 12–9; 2019 Assembly Bill 456: 13–7.
March 4, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Backed permanent daylight saving time. The Legislature adopted his 2015 request for congressional permission. His 2021 bill, conditioned on federal law and California, did not pass.
February 25, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against public-construction apprentice requirements in 2017 and 2019 and backed a 2021 bill limiting them to Clark and Washoe counties. The 2017 bill was vetoed, the 2019 bill became law, and the 2021 bill did not pass. Senate votes were 2017 Senate Bill 357: 12–9; 2019 Senate Bill 207: 13–8.
February 22, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 133 to change child support calculations for parents who shared physical care of their children. The bill did not pass.
February 18, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 130 to create a presidential preference primary election alongside Nevada’s June primary. The bill did not pass.
February 18, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 127 to allow specified police officers and retired officers to seek confidential county records for their personal information. The bill did not pass.
February 15, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 114 to allow specified foods containing federally approved hemp ingredients to be produced or sold. The amended bill became law.
February 11, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 119 to create agreed procedures for spousal support and divorce following support judgments. The bill did not pass.
February 11, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Assembly Bill 99 to raise the minimum public construction cost triggering required local wage rates from $100,000 to $250,000. The bill did not pass.
February 8, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 98 to add part of Storey County to the Carson Water Subconservancy District with two new board seats. The bill became law.
February 3, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Sponsored Senate Bill 97 to exempt COVID-19 vaccination events from government gathering limits. The bill did not pass.
February 3, 2021
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Received Nevada Right to Life’s endorsement for Senate District 19.
October 9, 2020
Source: nevadarighttolife.org
Received the Las Vegas Sun endorsement for Senate District 19 in 2020. The paper also stated that it had endorsed him in 2016.
October 5, 2020
Source: lasvegassun.com
Voted against requesting a bill requiring off-highway vehicle riders under 16 to wear helmets. The Public Lands Committee approved the request over his objection.
September 22, 2020
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved to ask for federal Sections 2 and 32 to be transferred to Nevada, or four million acres of replacement land, for school trust lands. The committee approved requesting a resolution; no land was transferred by that vote.
September 22, 2020
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved to request an open-meeting exception for local agencies formally helping federal agencies review projects. The request limited the exception to the time before confidential records were released. The committee approved the request.
September 22, 2020
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved to support sales or transfers of federal land to local governments and nonprofits operating public facilities. The committee approved a position statement, which did not transfer land.
September 22, 2020
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Supported a letter backing projects that used pinyon-juniper wood as fuel over large areas. The Public Lands Committee approved the letter unanimously.
September 22, 2020
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Supported annual use stickers for off-road vehicles from Nevada and other states. The Public Lands Committee approved requests for bills; they were recommendations, not enacted fees.
September 22, 2020
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Opposed listing Spring Valley swamp cedars as protected plants in state law. He instead proposed asking Congress to recognize the area's historic importance and supported requests for state historic and plant-protection reviews. The committee approved those requests.
September 22, 2020
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against requesting a bill to expand the qualifications for Nevada's State Engineer. The Public Lands Committee approved the request over his objection.
September 22, 2020
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved to accept the state audit of employee health-plan contracts. It found weak competition and oversight of contracts and concerns about vendor-paid travel.
September 3, 2020
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved to accept the audit of the State Treasurer's program holding money or property whose owners had not claimed it. The audit found weaknesses in claims, inventory and computer controls.
September 3, 2020
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 4 in 2020 to protect qualifying businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits and require worker health safeguards. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 16–5.
August 5, 2020
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
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- July 14, 2020 · Voted for Senate Bill 4 in 2020 to allow short-term state borrowing during the pandemic shortfall. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 21–0. (Opposes Government Spending Reduction)
Voted against Senate Bill 2 in 2020 to change limits on police employment investigations and use of statements officers were required to give. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
August 3, 2020
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
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- July 13, 2020 · Voted for Senate Bill 2 in 2020 to allow temporary waivers of Millennium Scholarship eligibility rules during emergencies. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 21–0. (Supports Public Education Quality)
Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 2 in 2020 to raise the constitutional cap on minerals net proceeds taxes from five to 12 percent. The Legislature approved the proposal once. Another legislative approval and a public vote were required. The Senate vote was 14–7.
August 2, 2020
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 3 in 2020 to collect mining taxes in advance and change vehicle tax transfers during the pandemic shortfall. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 19–2.
July 15, 2020
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
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- August 3, 2020 · Voted for Senate Bill 3 in 2020 to expand emergency rules and electronic notices for unemployment benefits. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 21–0. (Supports Government Efficiency)
Received the Vegas Chamber endorsement for reelection to Senate District 19.
May 13, 2020
Source: vegaschamber.com
Voted against Assembly Bill 348 to require hospitals to plan and train staff to prevent workplace violence. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 3, 2019
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 535 to raise cigarette wholesale license fees from $150 to $650 and add other tobacco license fees. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 16–5.
June 2, 2019
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 533 to create a cannabis compliance board to regulate the industry. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–6.
June 2, 2019
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 135 to allow union contract negotiations for state employees. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 1, 2019
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 215 to expand insurance coverage for work-related injuries and illnesses for cancers affecting firefighters and related workers. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 19–2.
June 1, 2019
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 344 to limit Medicaid patient charges and cover community health workers. Medicaid provides public health coverage for low-income people. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 17–4.
June 1, 2019
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 10 to set a constitutional minimum wage of $12 without a lower rate for workers receiving health benefits. The Legislature approved the proposal once. Another legislative approval and a public vote were required. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 31, 2019
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 493 to strengthen enforcement against treating employees as independent contractors improperly. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 31, 2019
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 472 to create a database tracking health insurance claims. The Legislature later amended the bill, but it did not pass. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 30, 2019
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 321 to end the state achievement school district and transfer its charter schools to the charter authority. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
May 27, 2019
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 254 to require annual reports on heat-trapping gases and plans to reduce emissions. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
May 27, 2019
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 139 to ban marriages under age 17 and require court approval for marriages at 17. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 15–4.
May 24, 2019
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 132 to bar most employers from rejecting applicants solely for a positive marijuana test. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 24, 2019
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Voted against Assembly Bill 205 to require school districts to adopt pest management plans. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–6.
May 24, 2019
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Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 6 to ask Congress to keep a citizenship question off the 2020 census. The Legislature adopted the resolution. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 23, 2019
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Voted against Assembly Bill 62 to require rules and a study on extensions for completing water rights projects. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 23, 2019
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Voted against Assembly Bill 95 to change groundwater withdrawal rules when a court ordered management of a groundwater area. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 11–10.
May 23, 2019
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Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 7 to oppose expansion of the Fallon military training complex. The Legislature adopted the resolution. The Senate vote was 13–8.
May 23, 2019
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Voted against Assembly Bill 183 to phase out private operation of prisons and detention facilities. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 21, 2019
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Voted against bills in 2009 and 2019 to award Nevada’s presidential electors to the national popular vote winner. The Assembly vote was 27–14 in 2009; that bill did not pass the Legislature. The Senate vote was 12–8 in 2019; the Governor vetoed that bill.
May 21, 2019
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Voted against Assembly Bill 163 to require water suppliers to report water loss audits or delivery and billing data. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–6.
May 20, 2019
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Voted for the 2015 law exempting school and college construction from required local wage rates. He sponsored Assembly Bill 172's broader wage exemptions but voted against its amended 90-percent school wage rate. He later opposed restoring full school construction wages in 2017 and 2019; the 2019 bill became law. Senate votes were 2015 Senate Bill 119: 11–9; 2015 Assembly Bill 172: 17–4; 2017 Assembly Bill 154: 12–9; 2019 Assembly Bill 136: 12–8.
May 20, 2019
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Voted against Assembly Bill 190 to set rules for job benefits beyond wages counted toward public construction workers' required local wage rates. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–8.
May 20, 2019
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Voted against Assembly Bill 49 to add overdose reports to the prescription monitoring database. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 18–3.
May 7, 2019
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Voted against bills requiring two-person crews on most freight trains. The Governor vetoed the 2017 bill; the 2019 bill became law. Senate votes were 2017 Senate Bill 427: 12–9; 2019 Assembly Bill 337: 13–8.
May 7, 2019
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 529 to set conditions for using Nevada’s rainy day fund. The bill did not pass.
May 1, 2019
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Voted against Senate Bill 256 to strengthen tenant protections for deposits, fees and property inspections. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 11–10.
April 23, 2019
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Voted against Senate Bill 474 to increase required supervised driving practice for teenage drivers from 50 to 75 hours. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 23, 2019
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Voted against Senate Bill 469 to change local control rules for Clark County schools. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 23, 2019
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- May 30, 2019 · Voted against 2017 and 2019 bills to lower local budget funds protected from employee pay talks. Both reduced the protected share from 25 percent to 16.67 percent. The 2019 bill also included state-funded school pay raises in those talks. Senate Bill 469 in 2017 was vetoed; Senate Bill 111 in 2019 became law. Senate votes were 2017: 12–9; 2019: 12–7. (Supports Government Spending Reduction)
Voted against Senate Bill 418 to expand direct sales of milk not heat-treated to kill germs with safety warnings. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 16–5.
April 23, 2019
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Voted against Senate Bill 450 to require full signature checks for recalls of local officers and change recall procedures. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 16–5.
April 23, 2019
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Voted against Senate Bill 452 to require earlier notice and clearer disclosures for privately distributed absentee ballot requests. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 16–5.
April 22, 2019
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 130 to license people providing radiation therapy and imaging, with specified exceptions. The amended bill became law.
April 22, 2019
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Voted against bills in 2017 and 2019 to keep pension members' names private while leaving identification numbers and annual benefits public. The Governor vetoed the 2017 bill. The Legislature amended the 2019 bill, which became law. Senate votes were 2017 Senate Bill 384: 11–10; 2019 Senate Bill 224: 11–10.
April 22, 2019
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Voted against Senate Bill 21 to require insurers to protect private data and respond to cybersecurity incidents. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 18, 2019
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Voted against Senate Bill 201 to cap lending rates to active-duty military members and dependents at 36 percent. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 18, 2019
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Voted against Senate Bill 197 to ban most cosmetics tested on animals, with regulatory exceptions. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 14–7.
April 18, 2019
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Voted against Senate Bill 231 to allow public construction contracts to require agreements with unions. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 17, 2019
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 477 to extend restrictions on placing children with parents convicted of abuse, neglect or endangerment. The amended bill became law.
April 11, 2019
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Voted against Senate Bill 126 to end the five-year reappointment requirement for school administrators. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–6.
April 9, 2019
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 446 to allow direct Medicaid payments for specified home care and preserve eligibility during incarceration when possible. Medicaid provides public health coverage for low-income people. The bill did not pass.
March 25, 2019
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Sponsored Senate Bill 417 to create limited licenses for annual public livestock auctions lasting no more than two days. The amended bill became law.
March 21, 2019
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Sponsored Senate Bill 411 to allow secured guns in vehicles on public school and college property. The bill did not pass.
March 21, 2019
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 410 to repeal up to $38 million in economic development tax credits. He later voted against that repeal. The bill was then changed to require legislative finance-panel approval for the credits and became law. The Senate vote was 19–2.
March 21, 2019
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Sponsored Senate Bill 386 to expand veteran tax exemptions to specified post-1989 service members and National Guard members. The bill did not pass.
March 20, 2019
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Sponsored Senate Bill 401 to expand permitted handyman work on single-family homes while keeping a $1,000 total cost limit. The bill did not pass.
March 20, 2019
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Sponsored Senate Bill 400 to raise requirements for financial guarantees protecting livestock auction sellers to at least $200,000 and replace mandatory full audits with other safeguards. The amended bill became law.
March 20, 2019
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Sponsored Senate Bill 333 to require donors to report campaign gifts above $1,000 and bar cash donations to candidates. The bill did not pass.
March 18, 2019
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Sponsored Senate Bill 347 to require registration of hemp production sites and update hemp rules after federal law changes. The amended bill became law.
March 18, 2019
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Voted against Senate Bill 156 to allow certified workers to file sharp points off horses' and livestock's teeth without a veterinary license. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 20–1.
March 18, 2019
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Sponsored Senate Bill 308 to require county approval before imposing different gasoline octane standards within one county. The bill did not pass.
March 18, 2019
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 282 to limit crisis support centers’ liability for ordinary carelessness under specified accreditation and licensing conditions. The bill did not pass.
March 14, 2019
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 280 to set fees for specified uses of state land and land beside navigable waters. The bill did not pass.
March 14, 2019
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 265 to require the Desert Research Institute to study water treatment and recycling. The bill did not pass.
March 14, 2019
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Sponsored bills in 2017 and 2019 to create a separate board regulating hunting and fishing guides. Neither passed.
March 13, 2019
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 259 to create temporary licenses for out-of-state doctors sponsored by Nevada doctors under specified training and supervision conditions. The bill did not pass.
March 12, 2019
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Sponsored Senate Bill 253 to change school employee suspension procedures, including extending specified dismissal deadlines from five to ten days. The amended bill became law.
March 6, 2019
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Sponsored Senate Bill 250 to set conditions for requiring, reducing or transferring water rights dedicated to water suppliers. The amended bill became law.
March 5, 2019
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 187 to relax medical record and physical examination requirements for specified short-term controlled pain medicine prescriptions. The bill did not pass.
February 18, 2019
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 178 to create the Council on Food Security and a program redirecting food from landfills to people. The amended bill became law.
February 18, 2019
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Voted against Senate Bill 143 to implement background checks for private gun sales and transfers. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
February 13, 2019
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Sponsored Senate Bill 150 to require local water resource plans and allow grants to support the plans. The amended bill became law.
February 12, 2019
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Sponsored Senate Bill 138 to allow rural counties to impose diesel taxes of up to five cents per gallon with required approval. The bill did not pass.
February 11, 2019
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Sponsored Senate Bill 107 to require most elected officials to resign before running for another office outside the specified term-ending exception. The bill did not pass.
January 28, 2019
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Voted against recommending a statewide database for payday, high-interest and vehicle-title loans.
August 29, 2018
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Asked that a proposed study of access to health insurance cover all Nevada residents, including undocumented immigrants.
August 29, 2018
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Successfully moved to recommend changing savings penalties for families receiving federal cash aid for low-income families.
August 29, 2018
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Voted against Assembly Bill 206 to allow customers to buy electricity from specific renewable energy facilities. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
June 5, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 14 to create a constitutional right to emergency medical care and limit charges to 150 percent of the lowest federal insurance rate. The Legislature approved the proposal once. Another legislative approval and a public vote were required. The Senate vote was 12–9.
June 4, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Bill 183 to limit hospitals' collection of payments beyond what insured patients owed. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 17–4.
June 4, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Bill 382 to limit surprise emergency medical bills from out-of-network providers. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
June 4, 2017
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Voted against Senate Bill 487 to raise taxes on suppliers' medical marijuana sales to 15 percent and impose a ten-percent recreational retail tax. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–6.
June 4, 2017
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Voted against Senate Bill 418 to use Volkswagen settlement funds to reduce vehicle emissions and support cleaner school buses. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 12–9.
June 3, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Bill 175 to set minimum health benefits needed for employers to pay a lower minimum wage. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
June 3, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Bill 290 to protect existing paid union leave arrangements. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
June 3, 2017
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Voted against Senate Bill 482 to require medical facilities to display quality ratings. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
June 3, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Bill 374 to allow people who were ineligible for Medicaid to buy coverage through a state plan. Medicaid provides public health coverage for low-income people. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
June 2, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Bill 303 to phase out private operation of prisons. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–8.
June 1, 2017
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Voted against Senate Joint Resolution 6 to raise the constitutional minimum wage in yearly steps to $14. The Legislature approved the proposal once. Another legislative approval and a public vote were required. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 31, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Bill 267 to penalize improper denials of benefits for work-related illnesses to firefighters and police officers. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–6.
May 31, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Bill 492 to authorize $10 million a year in film production tax credits. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 30, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Bill 321 to allow local governments to require rental platforms to report short-term rentals. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 26, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Bill 375 to allow proposed local taxes and fees to fund flood control projects. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 14–7.
May 26, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Bill 379 to allow local parks, trails and open space districts. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–7.
May 25, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Bill 346 to extend child care background checks and inspection rules to small child care providers. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–6.
May 24, 2017
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Voted against Senate Bill 124 to strengthen gun surrender rules for people convicted of domestic violence or stalking. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 19–2.
May 23, 2017
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Voted against Senate Bill 189 to increase child care worker training and safety requirements. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
May 23, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Bill 277 to limit development in and around national conservation areas. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 14–7.
May 23, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Bill 350 to give unions time to present at state employee orientations and access to new employee information. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 22, 2017
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Voted against Senate Bill 233 to expand insurance coverage of contraception and preventive care. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 13–8.
May 18, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Bill 101 to add wildlife conservation and habitat work to wildlife policies and spending of hunting permit fees. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 18, 2017
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Voted against resolutions asking Congress to keep the Affordable Care Act and family-planning funding. The Legislature adopted the resolutions. Senate votes were 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 8: 12–9; 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 9: 12–9.
May 17, 2017
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- May 17, 2017 · Voted against proposals in 2013 and 2017 for shorter legislative sessions every year. The Legislature approved the 2013 proposal once; the 2017 proposal did not pass. Senate votes were 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 8: 11–10; 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 11: 12–9. (General)
Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 7 to ask Congress to preserve Medicare and Social Security and reject privatization. The Legislature adopted the resolution. The Senate vote was 18–3.
May 17, 2017
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Moved in 2016 to seek congressional approval before new Nevada national monuments, following Wyoming’s model. The Public Lands Committee approved his request; two members voted no. In 2017, he voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 13 supporting the Basin and Range and Gold Butte monuments. The Legislature adopted the resolution. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 17, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Bill 271 to make paid union leave a required topic in local government labor bargaining. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 17, 2017
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Voted against proposals in 2013 and 2017 for shorter legislative sessions every year. The Legislature approved the 2013 proposal once; the 2017 proposal did not pass. Senate votes were 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 8: 11–10; 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 11: 12–9.
May 17, 2017
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- May 17, 2017 · Voted against resolutions asking Congress to keep the Affordable Care Act and family-planning funding. The Legislature adopted the resolutions. Senate votes were 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 8: 12–9; 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 9: 12–9. (General)
Voted against Assembly Bill 445 to protect personal driving coverage for ride-share drivers and require medical payments coverage. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 17, 2017
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Voted against Senate Joint Resolution 14 to reset certain property tax protections after a sale while creating protections for seniors and disabled taxpayers. The Legislature approved the proposal once. Another legislative approval and a public vote were required. The Senate vote was 13–8.
May 17, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 10 opposing a permanent nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain and temporary storage in Nevada. He said he supported temporary above-ground storage and questioned underground storage. The Legislature adopted the resolution. The Senate vote was 19–2.
May 17, 2017
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 539 to require reports on diabetes drug costs and large price increases, including specified manufacturer and middleman disclosures. The amended bill became law.
May 16, 2017
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Voted against Assembly Bill 95 to pause child support debts for parents receiving cash assistance unless they remained deliberately unemployed. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
May 16, 2017
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Voted for Assembly Bill 469 to put the Clark County school reorganization plan into law. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 21–0.
April 25, 2017
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Backed a 2013 county-led study and a 2015 request to transfer federal land to Nevada. In 2016, he moved to reaffirm that request; the Public Lands Committee approved it with two members opposed. He backed another transfer request in 2017 and voted against rescinding Nevada’s request that year. The Senate vote was 12–9. The study became law; the Legislature’s transfer requests did not bind Congress.
April 25, 2017
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Voted against Senate Bill 374 to allow medical marijuana for opioid addiction and protect licensed work involving medical marijuana. The Legislature later amended the bill, and the Governor vetoed it. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 25, 2017
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Voted against requests for a federal constitutional change restoring government power to limit political spending. The 2013 resolution failed; the Legislature adopted the 2017 resolution. Senate votes were 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 11: 10–11; 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 4: 12–9.
April 25, 2017
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Voted against Senate Bill 236 to allow local permits for public cannabis consumption businesses and events. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 25, 2017
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Voted against Senate Bill 464 to allow union agreements for Las Vegas Convention Center construction. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 11–10.
April 24, 2017
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Voted against Senate Bill 416 to allow apprenticeship programs in medical marijuana businesses. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 24, 2017
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Voted against Senate Bill 194 to ban sales of many endangered animal parts, with listed exceptions. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 14–6.
April 21, 2017
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Voted against Senate Bill 226 to require ride-share drivers to prove they held a state business license. The Legislature later amended the bill, but it did not pass. The Senate vote was 17–4.
April 21, 2017
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Voted against Senate Bill 232 to set wage, rest and written agreement protections for household workers. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 19, 2017
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Voted against Senate Bill 196 to require paid sick leave at businesses with at least 50 workers. The Legislature later amended the bill, and the Governor vetoed it. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 18, 2017
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Voted against Senate Bill 383 to require brokers and investment advisers to act in clients' interests. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 12–9.
April 18, 2017
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Voted against Senate Bill 173 to require required local wage rates for construction at achievement charter schools. The Legislature later amended the bill, and the Governor vetoed it. The Senate vote was 12–8.
March 22, 2017
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Voted against Senate Bill 115 to ban weapons in public libraries without written permission. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 12–9.
March 21, 2017
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 382 to require parental or guardian notice and a 48-hour wait for specified abortions, with listed exceptions. The bill did not pass.
March 20, 2017
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 380 to bar specified local lobbyists from giving gifts to local lawmakers and their families, with listed exceptions. The bill did not pass.
March 20, 2017
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 404 to bar insurers from requiring other drugs to fail before covering specified advanced cancer treatment. The bill did not pass.
March 20, 2017
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 319 to require action on credible evidence that a registered voter was not a United States citizen. The bill did not pass.
March 20, 2017
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 388 to license agencies referring in-home personal care workers and require background checks. The bill became law.
March 20, 2017
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Sponsored Senate Bill 370 to require public road access to airstrips used to transport hunters, game or hunting equipment. The amended bill became law.
March 20, 2017
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 393 to allow prison work programs to make supervised and monitored telephone sales and opinion poll calls. The bill did not pass.
March 20, 2017
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 355 to add 50 cents to death certificate fees to support grief services. The amended bill became law.
March 20, 2017
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Sponsored Senate Joint Resolution 9 to ask Congress to require transfers of certain federal lands available for disposal. The resolution did not pass.
March 20, 2017
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 308 to raise required car insurance coverage to $25,000 per injured person, $50,000 per accident and $20,000 for property damage. The amended bill became law.
March 17, 2017
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Backed bills in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017 to allow concealed firearms without permits. None passed.
March 17, 2017
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 304 to deposit public administrator fees in county accounts and require county-paid salaries. The bill did not pass.
March 17, 2017
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 297 to create retirement plans combining guaranteed pensions and individual investment accounts for new public employees. The bill did not pass.
March 17, 2017
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 286 to transfer behavior analyst licensing to the Aging and Disability Services Division. The Legislature later changed it to create a separate licensing board, and the amended bill became law.
March 16, 2017
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Sponsored Senate Bill 251 to provide grants helping petroleum tank operators with financial need prevent leaks. The amended bill became law.
March 8, 2017
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 244 to require permits before knowingly excavating historic or prehistoric sites on private land. The Legislature later narrowed the bill to prehistoric Native American burial sites, and it became law.
March 7, 2017
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 204 to require state regulators to study energy storage and set utility purchase targets when justified. The amended bill became law.
February 22, 2017
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Sponsored Senate Bill 116 to change how landowners gave legally valid warnings against trespassing. The bill did not pass.
February 13, 2017
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Sponsored Senate Bill 128 in 2017 by request to make fire district taxes optional when counties created fire districts. The bill did not pass.
February 13, 2017
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 109 to require utility consumer sessions in Elko County and consumer representation in specified rural water rate cases. The bill did not pass.
February 7, 2017
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Sponsored Senate Bill 100 to allow voters to choose an identification-based system for in-person voting. The bill did not pass.
February 3, 2017
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Sponsored Senate Bill 87 to raise the minimum project cost triggering required local wage rates on government-supported redevelopment projects to $250,000. The bill did not pass.
January 27, 2017
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Voted for Assembly Bill 1 in 2016 to allow Clark County to add a 0.1-percent sales tax for police staffing and equipment. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 21–0.
October 13, 2016
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Supported allowing existing water grants to pay for cloud seeding and accept outside funding. The water study committee approved the recommendation.
August 26, 2016
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Directed inclusion of a report statement urging the State Engineer to manage connected surface water and groundwater together.
August 26, 2016
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Supported limiting new domestic wells in severely depleted basins to one-half acre-foot a year. That amount covers one-half acre with water one foot deep. Also supported limiting outdoor domestic use there while protecting indoor use and water for pets and livestock. The committee approved these recommendations.
August 26, 2016
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Supported allowing water-management plans to adjust users’ allocations while giving older water rights priority. The committee approved the recommendation; it did not itself change water rights.
August 26, 2016
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Supported requiring long-term local plans to address water supplies able to support future use. The committee approved the recommendation.
August 26, 2016
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Supported requiring owners of water rights dating from before state permit laws to file proof by December 31, 2025 or lose those claims. The committee approved the recommendation.
August 26, 2016
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Supported requesting a bill allowing counties to permit shooting farm pests from vehicles on designated roads. The Public Lands Committee approved the request unanimously.
August 19, 2016
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Moved to ask the Real Estate Commission to investigate and enforce notices warning land buyers about open-range livestock. The Public Lands Committee approved the request.
August 19, 2016
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Sponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 2 in 2013 to increase grazing on public land; it did not pass. In 2016, he supported counting annual grasses when setting grazing levels and allowing flexible grazing permits. The Public Lands Committee approved the letter unanimously.
August 19, 2016
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Moved to request excluding wildlife and wild horses as grounds for federal water claims. He also requested rejecting federal claims that failed legal rules for reserved or existing water rights. The Public Lands Committee approved both requests.
August 19, 2016
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Moved to request treating a posted barbed-wire fence as a fence for criminal trespass cases. The Public Lands Committee approved his amended request.
August 19, 2016
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Moved to sell Alpine Steel’s abandoned equipment and vehicles to recover money owed to Nevada’s prison industries program.
March 11, 2016
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Moved to approve a new limited commercial remodeling license for work on existing high-rise buildings. It excluded structural work and changes to systems protecting occupants from fires and other dangers. The legislative review panel approved the rule.
December 30, 2015
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Voted for Senate Bill 1 to approve tax breaks and credits for a manufacturing project investing at least $1 billion. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 17–1.
December 18, 2015
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Voted for Senate Bill 3 to make the Las Vegas water district and Southern Nevada Water Authority the exclusive water suppliers in Garnet Valley. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 18–0.
December 18, 2015
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Became vice chair of Nevada’s Committee on Industrial Programs, which reviewed prison work programs.
October 9, 2015
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Voted against Senate Bill 483 to create a commerce tax on business revenue above $4 million and raise other business taxes. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 18–3.
June 1, 2015
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Seconded adding about $1.28 million for expert and travel costs in Nevada's review of Yucca Mountain licensing. The Senate Finance Committee approved the funding unanimously.
April 27, 2015
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Voted against Senate Bill 252 to replace the fixed state business license fee with fees based on industry and revenue. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 17–4.
April 21, 2015
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Voted against Senate Bill 349 to expand the foreclosure rule exemption for companies managing home-loan payments following federal servicing rules. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 9–11.
April 15, 2015
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Chaired the Senate Government Affairs Committee in 2015.
April 8, 2015
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Sponsored Senate Bill 410 to let school buses carrying students to activities travel at the posted speed limit. The amended bill became law.
March 17, 2015
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 396 to halve certain vehicle tax values if new taxes replaced the lost revenue. The bill did not pass.
March 17, 2015
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Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 8 to seek a two-thirds vote requirement for tax-raising ballot measures. The Legislature approved the proposal once; another approval and a public vote were still required.
March 16, 2015
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 326 to change when public works employees were allowed to work four ten-hour days without daily overtime. The bill did not pass.
March 16, 2015
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 334 to ask voters to exempt hearing aids and prescribed medical equipment from sales taxes. The bill did not pass.
March 16, 2015
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Sponsored Senate Bill 333 to remove the dollar limit on protection of homes from debt collection while limiting the protected land area. The bill did not pass.
March 16, 2015
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Sponsored Senate Bill 325 to give more weight to bidders' ties to Nevada when awarding state contracts. The bill did not pass.
March 16, 2015
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 264 to exclude spendthrift trusts from the general deadlines for fraudulent property transfer claims. These trusts limit transfers of a person's right to money or property held for them and protect it from debt collection. The amended bill became law.
March 13, 2015
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 266 to set a 9 percent tax on admission to live entertainment and remove the tax on food and merchandise. The amended bill became law.
March 13, 2015
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 292 to require insurance and Medicaid to cover remote medical care like in-person care and require Nevada licenses for most providers. Medicaid provides public health coverage for low-income people. The amended bill became law.
March 13, 2015
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Cosponsored Senate Joint Resolution 13 to seek a constitutional limit on property taxes tied to property value. The Legislature approved the proposal once; another approval and a public vote were still required.
March 12, 2015
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 261 to require research facilities to offer suitable cats and dogs for adoption before killing them. The amended bill became law.
March 12, 2015
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 250 to require insurers to cover partial prescription fills used to align refill dates. The amended bill became law.
March 11, 2015
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Sponsored Senate Bill 249 to require county creditors to request payment within one year. The amended bill became law.
March 11, 2015
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 241 to create a research committee for military and veteran issues. The Legislature later changed it to address women veterans, and the amended bill became law.
March 9, 2015
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Sponsored Senate Bill 235 to narrow the animals covered by state wildlife law. The bill did not pass.
March 9, 2015
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 225 to ban sales of vapor and alternative nicotine products to children under 18. The amended bill became law.
March 9, 2015
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Sponsored Senate Joint Resolution 11 to seek a constitutional right to hunt, trap and fish. The Legislature approved the proposal once; another approval and a public vote were still required.
March 6, 2015
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 217 to let mini-trucks use designated roads under off-highway vehicle rules. The bill did not pass.
March 3, 2015
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Sponsored bills in 2013 and 2015 to study water conservation and alternative water sources. The 2015 bill became law.
February 26, 2015
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 187 to require insurers covering work-related injuries and illnesses to accept qualified health providers seeking contracts. The bill did not pass.
February 20, 2015
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Sponsored Senate Bill 176 to remove bans on switchblade and belt buckle knives while restricting air guns at schools. The amended bill became law.
February 19, 2015
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 177 to discard votes for dead or disqualified candidates when deciding election results. The bill did not pass.
February 18, 2015
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 175 to expand self-defense rules, restrict guns for domestic violence offenders and end local firearm registration rules. The amended bill became law.
February 18, 2015
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Sponsored Senate Bill 171 to recognize other states' concealed firearm permits for visiting adults. The bill did not pass.
February 18, 2015
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 167 to allow qualified foster parents to carry guns around foster children under storage and safety rules. The amended bill became law.
February 17, 2015
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Sponsored Senate Bill 155 to refund fuel taxes for farm equipment and change farm vehicle registration rules. The amended bill became law.
February 16, 2015
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 137 to punish contractors who sought unlicensed bids or hid important information. The amended bill became law.
February 11, 2015
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Backed bills in 2011, 2013 and 2015 to limit lawsuits over injuries caused by the usual risks of horse activities. The earlier bills did not pass. The amended 2015 bill became law, with exceptions for defective equipment, dangerous property and irresponsible or intentional conduct.
February 9, 2015
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Sponsored bills in 2013 and 2015 to place the Wildlife Department within the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Neither passed.
February 9, 2015
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Sponsored Senate Bill 124 to allow casinos displaced by a military base expansion to move within one mile. The bill became law.
February 5, 2015
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Sponsored Senate Bill 110 to set rules for removing abandoned recreational vehicles and accepting them at landfills. The amended bill became law.
February 1, 2015
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Sponsored Senate Bill 11 in 2014 by request to give local governments powers that state law did not expressly limit. The bill did not pass.
December 20, 2014
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Sponsored Senate Joint Resolution 2 in 2014 to ask Congress to share commercial revenue from federal land with Nevada and its counties. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
December 20, 2014
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Voted for Assembly Bill 3 in 2014 to phase out insurers' home office tax credits. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 21–0.
September 11, 2014
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Voted for Assembly Bill 1 in 2014 to expand discounted electric rates for major economic development projects. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 21–0.
September 11, 2014
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Voted for Senate Bill 1 in 2014 to approve tax breaks and credits for a manufacturing project investing at least $3.5 billion. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 21–0.
September 11, 2014
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Voted for Assembly Bill 2 in 2014 to allow qualifying electric car makers to sell directly to buyers. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 21–0.
September 11, 2014
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Voted for Assembly Bill 1 to change tax break qualifications for new and expanding businesses. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 20–0.
June 4, 2013
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Voted for Senate Bill 1 to allow Clark County to raise sales taxes by 0.15 percentage points for police staffing and equipment. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 17–3.
June 4, 2013
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Voted against Assembly Bill 46 to allow Washoe County to raise sales and property taxes for school construction. Cited the property-tax limit and lack of a public vote. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 16–4.
June 3, 2013
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Voted against Assembly Bill 150 to create a legislative committee with powers to investigate government agencies. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 11–9.
June 3, 2013
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Voted for Senate Bill 172 to give payroll tax deductions for hiring people unemployed for at least six months. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 20–0.
June 2, 2013
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Voted for Senate Bill 374 to license medical marijuana dispensaries and related businesses. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 17–4.
May 29, 2013
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Voted against Assembly Bill 324 to require registration and supervision of dental assistants. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 9–12.
May 24, 2013
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Voted against Assembly Bill 236 to allow motorcycles to pass between stopped vehicles at no more than ten miles per hour. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 5–16.
May 24, 2013
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Voted against Assembly Bill 48 to set felony penalties for knowingly voting when ineligible or using another person's name. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 15–6.
May 24, 2013
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Voted against Assembly Bill 378 to limit use of trusts that shield property from debt collection to avoid family support payments. The Legislature later amended the bill, but it did not pass. The Senate vote was 11–10.
May 24, 2013
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Voted against Assembly Bill 218 to set rules for benefits counted toward required local wage rates on public construction. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 11–10.
May 23, 2013
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Voted against Assembly Bill 126 to require nutrition disclosures at restaurant chains with at least 15 Nevada locations. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 11–10.
May 23, 2013
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Voted against Assembly Bill 391 to require public energy projects to follow bidding and required local wage rules. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 11–10.
May 23, 2013
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Voted against Senate Bill 221 to expand gun background checks and require prompt reporting of certain mental health court records. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 11–10.
May 22, 2013
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Voted in 2011 and 2013 to create a three-judge court to hear appeals assigned by Nevada’s Supreme Court. The Assembly approved the constitutional proposal 32–8 in 2011. The Senate approved it 21–0 in 2013, its second required legislative approval. The Legislature sent the proposal to voters.
May 20, 2013
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Voted against Senate Bill 280 to require notices and repayment offers before homeowners' association debt collection. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 11–10.
April 23, 2013
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Voted against Senate Bill 373 to protect 85 percent of earnings from debt collection for people earning $50,000 or less. The Legislature later amended the bill, and the Governor vetoed it. The Senate vote was 11–10.
April 23, 2013
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Voted against Senate Bill 49 to define prohibited personal use of campaign funds and strengthen campaign reporting. The Legislature later amended the bill, but it did not pass. The Senate vote was 13–8.
April 23, 2013
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Voted against Senate Bill 267 to ban commercial tanning for people under 18. The bill became law. The Senate vote was 17–4.
April 22, 2013
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Voted against Senate Bill 111 to require owners to share video of alleged injury incidents before a lawsuit, with exceptions. The bill did not pass. The Senate vote was 11–10.
April 22, 2013
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Voted against Senate Bill 478 to require oversight of prison labor contracts and their effects on private businesses. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 15–6.
April 22, 2013
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Voted against Senate Bill 217 to allow small counties to perform certain road work with their own staff. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 17–4.
April 22, 2013
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Voted against Senate Bill 424 to give eligible former homeowners a chance to buy back foreclosed homes on the same terms offered to others. The Legislature later amended the bill, but it did not pass. The Senate vote was 16–5.
April 22, 2013
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Voted against Senate Bill 229 to repeal Nevada's planned withdrawal from the Tahoe regional planning agreement. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 11–10.
April 22, 2013
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Voted against Senate Bill 228 to require significant personal or financial interests for certain ethics conflicts and change ethics enforcement rules. The Legislature later amended the bill, which became law. The Senate vote was 11–10.
April 22, 2013
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Voted against Senate Bill 457 to let residents vote only for their district's local council seat in Carson City, Henderson and Reno. The Governor vetoed the bill. The Senate vote was 14–7.
April 15, 2013
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Voted for Senate Joint Resolution 15 to ask Congress for immigration reform including a path to citizenship. The Legislature adopted the resolution. The Senate vote was 21–0.
April 3, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 159 to support a federal land exchange protecting the Red Rock Canyon gypsum mine site. The amended bill became law.
April 2, 2013
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Voted against removing Nevada’s separate constitutional rules for mining taxes in 2011 and 2013. The Assembly vote was 27–15; the Senate vote was 17–4. The Legislature approved the proposal twice; voters’ approval remained required.
April 1, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 371 to ban intentional feeding of wildlife other than wild birds. The Legislature later narrowed the ban to big game, and the amended bill became law.
March 18, 2013
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Sponsored Senate Bill 366 to let certain electric customers leave their utility with state approval. The bill did not pass.
March 18, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 299 to set rules for hunting with trained birds of prey, including licenses and the breeding and capture of the birds. The bill did not pass.
March 18, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 308 to extend veterans’ tax exemptions to qualifying active service beginning January 1, 2001. The bill did not pass.
March 18, 2013
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Sponsored Senate Bill 343 to allow large all-terrain vehicles on certain county roads with registration, safety equipment and insurance. The amended bill became law.
March 18, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 330 to let eligible veterans claim both their own and their deceased spouse's tax exemptions. The bill did not pass.
March 18, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 309 to encourage universities and business groups to mentor entrepreneurs. The amended bill became law.
March 18, 2013
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Sponsored Senate Bill 391 to transfer community college administration from the Regents to the state education department. It was later changed to require a study of college governance and funding, and became law.
March 18, 2013
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Sponsored Senate Bill 341 to exclude improperly recorded property ownership documents when the State Engineer decided water rights ownership. The bill did not pass.
March 18, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 413 to ban adult entertainment establishments from employing performers under 21. The bill did not pass.
March 18, 2013
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 318 to end daily overtime for public works employees and raise the required local wage threshold to $1.5 million. The bill did not pass.
March 18, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 266 to cap patients' charges for covered cancer medicines taken by mouth at $100 per prescription and require equal coverage limits. The amended bill became law.
March 15, 2013
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 264 to expand management powers and raise penalties for taking or feeding stray and feral livestock. The amended bill became law.
March 15, 2013
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 291 to change state contract preferences and certification rules for businesses owned by disabled veterans. The bill did not pass.
March 15, 2013
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Sponsored Senate Joint Resolution 10 to allow public education payments for private schools, including religious schools, under a constitutional change. The resolution did not pass.
March 15, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 258 to create a task force to recommend ways to prevent child sexual abuse. The amended bill became law.
March 15, 2013
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 287 to allow courts to order mental health treatment without an overnight hospital stay for adults likely to harm themselves or others. The amended bill became law.
March 15, 2013
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 290 to give disabled veterans unable to work the maximum veterans' tax exemption. The bill did not pass.
March 15, 2013
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Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 6 to support Israel and the Governor's trade mission there. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
March 15, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 231 to limit homeowners' associations' power to sue over defects outside common property. The bill did not pass.
March 11, 2013
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Sponsored Senate Bill 232 to require state approval for certain Southern Nevada Water Authority rate increases. The bill did not pass.
March 11, 2013
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 231 to let county commissioners fill vacancies on town and improvement district boards. The amended bill became law.
March 11, 2013
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 228 to allow licensed providers from Nevada and other states to offer free health care through registered groups. The amended bill became law.
March 11, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 223 to allow school and college employees with concealed firearm permits to carry guns after notifying school leaders. The bill did not pass.
March 7, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 209 to require economic development agencies to plan recruitment of businesses and professionals. The amended bill became law.
March 4, 2013
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 198 to remove age and mileage restrictions for taxis outside areas regulated by the Taxicab Authority. The bill became law.
March 4, 2013
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 194 to make tenants criminally liable for deliberate damage to rented property. The bill became law.
March 4, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 204 to create a confidential emergency contact registry for drivers. The bill did not pass.
March 1, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 191 to raise the maximum permitted highway speed from 75 to 85 miles per hour. The bill did not pass.
February 25, 2013
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Sponsored Assembly Bill 157 to let rural households use wells or other water sources when municipal water charges exceeded set limits. The bill did not pass.
February 21, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 177 to let counties punish minors for tobacco possession through fines, education and some license suspensions. The amended bill became law.
February 20, 2013
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Sponsored Senate Bill 124 to require Nevada lawyers to decide certain local government employment disputes unless both sides agreed otherwise. The bill did not pass.
February 18, 2013
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Sponsored Senate Bill 134 to recognize snow as livestock water, require wildlife fences that did not trap livestock and require permits for large wildlife water collectors. The Legislature later amended it to allow temporary livestock water permits during drought, and it became law.
February 18, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 151 to reverse a 2009 increase in used vehicle tax values. The bill did not pass.
February 18, 2013
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Sponsored Senate Bill 133 in 2013 by request to require the State Engineer to let counties advise on water use plans. The amended bill became law.
February 18, 2013
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Backed bills in 2003 and 2013 to reduce vehicle emissions tests to no more than once every two years. The 2013 bill also extended the initial testing exemption to four years and raised certificate fees. Neither bill passed.
February 18, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 155 to let qualified clinical counselors assess and treat couples and families. The amended bill became law.
February 18, 2013
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Co-sponsored Assembly Bill 121 to give homeowners' association board candidates free owner lists and mailed candidate statements. The bill did not pass.
February 14, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 115 to require minors using longboards to wear helmets. The bill did not pass.
February 13, 2013
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Sponsored Senate Bill 121 in 2013 by request to transfer the Belmont Courthouse to Nye County while protecting public access and historic value. The bill became law.
February 13, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 109 to expand off-road vehicle registration exceptions and shorten visiting vehicles' exemption from 60 to 15 days. The amended bill became law.
February 12, 2013
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Cosponsored Senate Joint Resolution 3 to demand an end to federal mandates beyond the federal government's constitutional powers. The resolution did not pass.
February 6, 2013
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Opposed using conservation bond funds for Reno wildlife headquarters improvements in December 2012. In January 2013, he supported a revised plan using 46 percent bond funds and 54 percent reserves. Federal reimbursements went back to the reserves. The Interim Finance Committee approved it; two members voted no.
January 25, 2013
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Seconded accepting about 832 donated acres beside the Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area for state wildlife management. The Interim Finance Committee approved the donation.
December 11, 2012
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Seconded transferring $492,000 to start dental services for low-income seniors and people with disabilities. The request added $50,000 to help patients pay their share of treatment costs. The Interim Finance Committee approved it; one member voted no.
December 11, 2012
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Seconded providing $186,460 for boat inspections and cleaning at Rye Patch, Wild Horse and Lahontan reservoirs. The program targeted harmful species carried into waterways by boats. The Interim Finance Committee approved it.
December 11, 2012
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Moved to transfer $42,596 for an agriculture marketing coordinator, with reviews of funding and staffing. The motion passed.
October 25, 2012
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Supported an $84,813 request for temporary public-health and mental-health contract help. The committee took no action on the request.
October 25, 2012
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Supported creating a standing legislative water-resources committee on June 21, 2006. On June 28, 2012, he supported expanding legislative water oversight statewide and continuing the committee indefinitely. The committee unanimously approved a bill request for that change.
June 28, 2012
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Voted in an 8–0 decision to recommend Richard Combs as the next director of Nevada’s Legislative Counsel Bureau. The recommendation went to the Legislative Commission for its decision.
May 15, 2012
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Voted against four Silver State Health Insurance Exchange staff salaries, ranging from $46,416 to $90,849. The committee approved them.
April 24, 2012
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Was elected vice chair of the Legislative Committee to Oversee the Western Regional Water Commission.
February 24, 2012
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Seconded approval of a $24,775 recruiting proposal to find the next director of Nevada’s Legislative Counsel Bureau. The motion passed with Senator McGinness voting no, and the selection depended on reference checks.
February 15, 2012
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Seconded a $5,920,922 transfer from saved funds to pay state workers’ injury claims. The committee approved it unanimously.
February 9, 2012
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Seconded $63,490 for a lab machine to test serious animal diseases in Nevada. The committee approved it unanimously.
February 9, 2012
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Seconded $1,808,345 for tourism advertising, rural tourism grants and international marketing. The committee approved it unanimously.
October 25, 2011
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Seconded $231,363 over two budget years for an attorney handling homeowners-association disputes. The committee approved it unanimously.
October 25, 2011
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Seconded a $672,324 federal grant to help people return to the community after prison. The committee approved the request.
August 31, 2011
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Moved to approve $539,137 for counties’ special-election costs, subject to review of unspent funds. The motion passed unanimously.
August 31, 2011
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Moved to approve $86,616 in federal arts funds and budget shifts, with reviews of grants, contracts and accounting. The motion passed.
August 31, 2011
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Moved to fund $432,388 for Nevada’s Washington, D.C., representation through 2013. The committee approved it unanimously.
August 31, 2011
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Seconded a $4,539,082 transfer from the University of Nevada, Reno to its medical school. The motion passed, with one opposing vote.
August 31, 2011
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Seconded college surcharge funding with a condition requiring detailed budgets for colleges’ separate accounts. The committee approved it unanimously.
August 31, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 296 on April 26, 2005 to limit certain hospitals’ emergency-care bills for insured patients. The Assembly passed it 29–13, but it did not become law. He opposed another hospital-billing proposal, Assembly Bill 579, on June 6, 2005; the Assembly passed it 28–14. That bill also did not become law. He voted against Senate Bill 115 on June 6, 2011. It limited certain hospital and physician bills and required insurance reporting. The Assembly passed it 26–16, and the Governor vetoed it.
June 6, 2011
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Voted against Senate Bill 188 to require some prison employees to work alternative weekly schedules. The Assembly vote was 30–12. The Governor vetoed it.
June 6, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 550 to study state ports of entry. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The Governor vetoed it.
June 6, 2011
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Voted against Senate Bill 75 to create funding through investments in company ownership for certain Nevada businesses. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill became law.
June 6, 2011
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Voted against Senate Bill 418 to create legislative oversight of federal health-care reform. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The Governor vetoed it.
June 6, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 427 to study refundable deposits on recyclable products. The Assembly vote was 30–12. The bill became law.
June 5, 2011
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Voted against Senate Bill 129 to require training for staff at long-term and in-home care facilities. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill became law.
June 5, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 578 to replace existing interim legislative committees with joint standing committees. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The Governor vetoed it.
June 5, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 401 to presume code-exceeding work was not defective and award court-approved attorney fees to winning parties. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill did not pass.
June 5, 2011
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Voted against Senate Bill 207 to penalize employers for misclassifying employees as contractors. The Assembly vote was 25–13. The Governor vetoed it.
June 4, 2011
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Voted against Senate Bill 304 to seek voter approval for elections for city council districts and another Reno ward. The Assembly vote was 29–12. The Governor vetoed it.
May 30, 2011
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Voted against Senate Bill 267 requiring encoded protection of personal data on machines with several office functions. Encoding made data unreadable without a decoding key. The requirement applied when the machines left a business’s control. The Assembly vote was 34–8. The bill became law.
May 30, 2011
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Voted against Senate Bill 348 to protect certain property and bank funds from debt collection. The Assembly vote was 26–15. The bill became law.
May 30, 2011
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Voted against Senate Bill 268 to give public-contract bid preferences to design professionals who paid Nevada taxes for three years. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill became law.
May 30, 2011
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Voted against Senate Bill 300 to require hospital discount notices on initial bills and restrict collecting insured patients’ injury settlements. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill became law.
May 28, 2011
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Voted against Senate Bill 299 to require permits and care standards for commercial dog and cat breeders. The Assembly vote was 31–11. The bill became law.
May 28, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 573 to redraw State Board of Education districts. The Assembly vote was 27–15. The bill did not pass.
May 28, 2011
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Voted against Senate Bill 221 to allow property transfers at death without the usual court process for a deceased person’s estate and estate administration with less court supervision. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill became law.
May 28, 2011
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Voted against Senate Bill 497 on May 10, 2011 to redraw Nevada’s legislative and congressional districts. The Assembly passed it 25–17, and the Governor vetoed it. He voted against a second proposed map, Assembly Bill 566, on May 18. The Assembly passed it 26–16, and the Governor vetoed it too.
May 18, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 137 to require breakfast programs at certain public schools. The Assembly vote was 28–13. The Governor vetoed it.
May 16, 2011
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Voted against Senate Bill 248 to require safer passing of bicycles. The Assembly vote was 34–8. The bill became law.
May 11, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 388 to require borrower contact and good-faith review of loan modifications before mortgage foreclosures. The Assembly vote was 27–15. The bill became law.
April 26, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 491 on June 1, 2009 to protect certain bank funds from seizure for debts. It also changed debt-collection procedures. The Assembly passed it 28–14, and the Governor vetoed it. He voted against Assembly Bill 223 on April 26, 2011 covering those protections and procedures. The Assembly passed it 26–16, and it became law.
April 26, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 253 to increase penalties for willful workplace-safety violations. The Assembly vote was 27–15. The Governor vetoed it.
April 25, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 299 to create a low-cost automobile-insurance pilot program. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill did not pass.
April 25, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 254 to allow workplace-safety citations for hazards within employees’ reach. The Assembly vote was 31–11. The Governor vetoed it.
April 25, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 192 to allow extra county recording fees. The Assembly vote was 32–10. The bill became law.
April 25, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 352 to expand protections against deceptive practices targeting vulnerable consumers. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill became law.
April 25, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 149 to allow medical experts’ statements to be filed after lawsuits alleging harm from medical care began. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill did not pass.
April 25, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 284 to require mortgage records and strengthen foreclosure-fraud penalties. The Assembly vote was 33–9. The bill became law.
April 25, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 291 on March 16, 2011 to restrict paid contracts for finding people entitled to inherit property. The original ban ran from death until 12 months after court papers opening the estate were filed. An estate includes property left by someone who died. On April 25, he voted against an amended six-month ban after death for estates handled by a government administrator. The Assembly passed that version 27–15. A later version shortened the ban to 90 days and became law.
April 25, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 282 to expand concealed handgun permits, protect permit records, and require background checks for permit renewals. The bill became law.
April 22, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 429 to require landlords to pay certain manufactured-home moving costs. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill became law.
April 20, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 403 to require agencies to adopt regulations required by law despite the Governor’s regulatory freeze. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill did not pass.
April 20, 2011
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Moved approval of two donated vehicles and $18,385 for overtime and fuel for Nevada’s fugitive-investigation team. The motion passed unanimously.
April 18, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Bill 152 to create a highway-funding advisory committee and allow ballot questions. The Assembly vote was 27–14. The Governor vetoed it.
April 8, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 329 to exclude wild horses and burros from the wildlife definition in water laws. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 21, 2011
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 282 to bar public posting of another person's Social Security number and allow civil lawsuits. The bill became law.
March 21, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 411 to protect direct health care purchases and reject compulsory health coverage. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 21, 2011
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Cosponsored water-permit bills in 2007, 2009 and 2011 to require agency leaders to approve certain government objections. Assembly Bills 425 and 276 did not become law. Assembly Bill 410 required leaders to sign certain protests against water-permit changes and became law.
March 21, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Concurrent Resolution 6 to require bills to be posted online for 72 hours before final votes. No further action was taken.
March 21, 2011
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Introduced Assembly Bill 419 to require groundwater management action in basins with sustained overpumping. The bill became law.
March 21, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 415 to limit lawsuit damages against transportation contractors working for regional commissions. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 21, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 391 to allow lifetime registration for certain trailers and change vehicle values used for taxes. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 21, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 383 to require a study of copyright and trademark protections. The bill became law.
March 21, 2011
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 279 to require background investigations when concealed handgun permits were renewed. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 21, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 384 to exempt trains in federally approved quiet zones from Nevada's horn requirement. The bill became law.
March 21, 2011
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Introduced Assembly Bill 373 to make damage to property in foreclosure a misdemeanor when intended to defraud a lender. The bill became law.
March 21, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 449 to create the governor's economic development office and a system of regional development authorities. The bill became law.
March 21, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 322 to create wildlife fundraising raffles and give the governor more choice in appointing the wildlife director. The bill became law.
March 18, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 298 in 2009 to raise the project-cost threshold for required local construction wages. It also exempted school and college projects and ended daily overtime requirements. He cosponsored Assembly Bill 312 in 2011 to change public construction wage rules and end required daily overtime. Neither bill became law.
March 18, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 321 to put conditions for using deadly force without retreat into state law. The bill became law.
March 18, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 297 to place Clark County airports under an aviation department overseen by its fair and recreation board. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 285 to remove automatic recovery of lawyer fees in construction defect cases. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2011
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Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 5 on April 14, 2009 to limit special sessions and let lawmakers call them. The Assembly vote was 28–13, and the Legislature gave it first constitutional approval. He voted against its second approval on March 11, 2011; the Assembly vote was 25–16. The Legislature approved it again and sent the proposed constitutional change to voters.
March 11, 2011
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- February 25, 2011 · Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 5 to urge federal talks on radioactive water contamination from nuclear activities in Nevada. The Legislature adopted the resolution. (General)
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 257 to require public comment before government bodies acted on meeting agenda items. The bill became law.
March 10, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 246 to give homeowners association board candidates access to unit addresses for campaign mail. The bill became law.
March 9, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 247 to allow insured farm tractors to obtain plates for highway travel without emissions inspections. The bill became law.
March 9, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 245 to allow veterans to transfer vehicle tax exemptions to their spouses. The bill became law.
March 9, 2011
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- March 18, 2011 · Cosponsored Assembly Bill 245 in 2009 to require photo identification to vote and provide free county voter identification cards. He cosponsored Assembly Bill 310 in 2011 requiring people who registered by mail to show identification at each election, with exceptions. Both bills did not pass. (Opposes Civil Rights)
Voted against Assembly Bill 183 to reduce school-district bond reserves. The Assembly vote was 25–16. The Governor vetoed it.
March 3, 2011
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Cosponsored Senate Joint Resolution 7 to cap annual property taxes at one percent of base value and limit annual base-value growth. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 3, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 217 to repeal Nevada's restriction on interstate rifle and shotgun sales to neighboring states. The bill became law.
March 1, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 216 to keep each police agency's existing benefits during mergers until contracts expired or new benefits were negotiated. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 1, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 5 to urge federal talks on radioactive water contamination from nuclear activities in Nevada. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
February 25, 2011
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- March 11, 2011 · Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 5 on April 14, 2009 to limit special sessions and let lawmakers call them. The Assembly vote was 28–13, and the Legislature gave it first constitutional approval. He voted against its second approval on March 11, 2011; the Assembly vote was 25–16. The Legislature approved it again and sent the proposed constitutional change to voters. (General)
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 205 to allow some military members and veterans under 21 to obtain concealed handgun permits. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 23, 2011
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Cosponsored resolutions in 2009 and 2011 asserting state authority over powers not assigned to the federal government. They cited the Constitution’s Tenth Amendment. The 2009 proposal was Assembly Joint Resolution 15. The 2011 proposals were Assembly Joint Resolution 4 and Senate Joint Resolution 6. All three did not pass.
February 23, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 185 to lift state park firearm restrictions while retaining general state firearm laws. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 17, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 3 to withdraw Nevada's previous requests for a federal constitutional convention. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 17, 2011
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 175 to keep concealed handgun permit holders' identities and investigation records private. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 17, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 184 to bar former state lawmakers and constitutional officers from paid lobbying for two years. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 17, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 157 to move primary elections from June to September. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 16, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 167 to punish the spread of harmful aquatic species and authorize boat inspections and cleaning. The bill became law.
February 16, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 181 to require a state commission to study involuntary commitment of sexually dangerous people. The bill became law.
February 16, 2011
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Introduced Assembly Bill 145 to require notices to property owners and online notices before town annexations. The bill became law.
February 14, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 143 to allow one concealed handgun permit to cover all semiautomatic handguns and keep permit-holder records private. The bill became law.
February 11, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 141 to reduce how often volunteer firefighters needed physical exams for job-related heart and lung disease coverage. The bill became law.
February 11, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 139 to allow emergency medical care by unlicensed helpers during staff shortages in small counties. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 11, 2011
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 144 to add Nevada worker, vehicle, supplier, and record requirements for public construction bidding preferences. The bill became law.
February 11, 2011
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Seconded $134,845 for two lawyers to handle environmental permitting and legal cases using air-quality fee funds. The motion passed.
February 3, 2011
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Seconded adding $550,000 to finish exhibits at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve Museum. The funding motion passed.
December 17, 2010
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Moved to cancel unfunded disability-access work for prison industry shops at Northern Nevada Correctional Center. The motion passed.
December 17, 2010
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Seconded $121,230 in seized-asset funds for additional northern Nevada evidence storage. The motion passed.
December 17, 2010
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Seconded $1.8 million in highway funds to upgrade Nevada’s citation and crash tracking system for state and local police. The motion passed.
December 17, 2010
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Voted in 7–0 decisions recommending joint Senate and Assembly committees to handle legislative work between sessions. The proposal set five Assembly members and three senators on each committee, with approval required from both groups.
December 6, 2010
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Seconded requiring redistricting hearings in southern and rural Nevada, with video access. The committee approved the recommendations unanimously.
December 6, 2010
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Moved to choose past election results for drawing districts. The committee approved the selection unanimously.
December 6, 2010
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Joined 7–0 votes recommending bill-detail deadlines and counting transferred requests against lawmakers’ request limits. He proposed September 1 and December 1 deadlines for supplying bill details.
December 6, 2010
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Moved approval of $75,000 in federal money for a study of coyote removal and mule deer. The program also used $25,000 in fees for direct predator control. He criticized study spending and urged predator control; his motion passed.
September 10, 2010
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Moved to recommend broader local-government powers using Indiana’s model. The committee approved his motion unanimously.
June 23, 2010
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Supported selling naming rights for county and city facilities and events.
June 23, 2010
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Supported a permanent state and local advisory committee. Opposed separate county government charters, citing different rules across Nevada.
June 23, 2010
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Supported a bill request to continue debate on local elected officials’ pay, longevity, and voluntary salary waivers.
June 23, 2010
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Seconded adding $7.21 million in federal child-care funding for working families, including higher provider payments and restored subsidies. The motion passed.
April 29, 2010
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Voted for Senate Bill 5 to redirect excess petroleum-cleanup reserves to roads, allow Department of Motor Vehicles fee rules, and extend Clark County taxes. The Assembly vote was 37–5. The bill became law.
March 1, 2010
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Voted for Senate Bill 4 to allow Medicaid restrictions on some mental-health, seizure, and diabetes drugs while protecting existing treatments. The Assembly vote was 41–0. The bill became law. Medicaid provides public health coverage for low-income people.
February 28, 2010
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Voted for Assembly Bill 2 to allow counties to change office opening hours. The Assembly vote was 41–0. The bill became law.
February 28, 2010
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Pressed to keep state-collected vehicle insurance penalties from being shared with InsureNet, a proposed license-plate tracking company.
February 18, 2010
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Moved approval to sell 3.16 acres in Caliente to Lincoln County Hospital for expansion. The land was appraised at $148,000; the motion passed.
November 19, 2009
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Moved to cap the Nevada Vision Stakeholder Group at 19 members. Later opposed nominee lists, citing insufficient rural representation.
October 20, 2009
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Asked for a later review of unequal unpaid leave and pay cuts among state workers after receiving constituent complaints.
September 17, 2009
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Seconded a state land exchange for the Carson City freeway bypass and Fifth Street alignment. The motion passed.
September 17, 2009
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Seconded adding $5 million in federal economic-recovery grants for community services to low-income families. The motion passed.
September 17, 2009
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Seconded deleting $218,358 from a federal youth-nutrition grant at High Desert State Prison. The motion failed, and a later attempt also failed.
September 17, 2009
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Moved approval of $16,269 to cover a Veterinary Medical Services revenue shortfall. His revised funding motion passed.
September 17, 2009
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Seconded funding a health-information manager in Health and Human Services instead of the Governor’s Office. The motion passed.
August 3, 2009
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Seconded $100,000 to keep processing unpaid medical claims for counties and hospitals after the state took money from the fund. The motion passed.
August 3, 2009
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Moved a $560,000 reserve transfer to pay unemployment claims from former state employees. The motion passed.
June 25, 2009
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Seconded funding extra financial checks of insurance companies created to cover businesses’ own risks. The agency had exhausted its spending authority. Revised approval passed.
June 25, 2009
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Voted for Senate Bill 201 to let Washoe County raise fuel taxes with increases in road-construction costs. The Assembly approved it 34–5 in May. He voted to override the Governor’s veto in June; the Assembly vote was 35–6. The bill became law.
June 1, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 267 to tie golf-course property-tax treatment to open-space zoning. The Assembly vote was 29–13. The Governor vetoed it.
June 1, 2009
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Voted against Senate Bill 264 to study local-government powers and create an intergovernmental advisory committee. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill became law.
June 1, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 147 to temporarily give local businesses a preference on local-government contracts. The Assembly vote was 32–10. The Governor vetoed it.
May 31, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 410 to let union contracts replace some rules for work-related injury and illness benefits. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill became law.
May 31, 2009
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Voted against Senate Bill 213 to let Sparks’s manager appoint department heads without council approval and let its mayor nominate the acting mayor. The Assembly vote was 28–12. The bill did not pass.
May 22, 2009
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Voted against Senate Bill 376 to tie some required local wage rates and extra pay beyond regular wages to union contracts and expand construction surveys. The Assembly vote was 27–13. The Governor vetoed it.
May 22, 2009
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Voted against Senate Bill 429 to increase business, payroll, vehicle, and school-support taxes. The Assembly vote was 29–13. The bill became law. Also voted against overriding the veto.
May 22, 2009
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Voted against Senate Bill 363 to let spouses keep work-related death benefits after remarrying. These benefits covered workers who died from job-related injuries or illnesses. The Assembly vote was 28–13. The bill became law. Also voted against overriding the veto.
May 21, 2009
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Voted against Senate Joint Resolution 2 to replace judicial elections with Governor appointments and later votes on whether appointed judges kept their jobs. The Assembly vote was 29–13. The Legislature gave it second constitutional approval.
May 20, 2009
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Voted against Senate Bill 246 to require limited used-car warranties and protect vehicle dealers from certain manufacturer demands. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill did not pass.
May 20, 2009
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Voted against Senate Bill 355 to regulate debt-management services. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill became law.
May 20, 2009
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Voted against Senate Bill 186 to require permits for waste-tire management facilities. The Assembly vote was 29–12. The bill became law.
May 19, 2009
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Voted against Senate Bill 165 to require utilities to plan for customer electricity demand. The Assembly vote was 28–13. The bill became law.
May 19, 2009
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Voted against Senate Bill 162 to move primary elections to June and change mail registration. The Assembly vote was 23–18. The bill became law.
May 19, 2009
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Voted against Senate Bill 195 to expand protections, benefits and enforcement for work-related injuries and illnesses. The Assembly vote was 27–14. The bill became law. Also voted against overriding the veto.
May 19, 2009
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Voted against Senate Bill 319 to expand reporting and investigations of serious medical safety events. The Assembly vote was 29–13. The bill became law. Also voted against overriding the veto.
May 18, 2009
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Voted against Senate Bill 185 to require environmentally sensitive cleaning products in public schools. The Assembly vote was 29–13. The bill became law.
May 18, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 223 on March 2, 2009 to give purchasing preferences to Nevada businesses and businesses owned by service-disabled veterans. It also gave preferences to qualifying veteran businesses for small public construction contracts. On May 12, he voted against the amended purchasing-preference bill. The Assembly passed that version 31–10. The Legislature later amended it again, and it became law.
May 12, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 395 to create procedures for state employees and their employer to negotiate working conditions. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The Governor vetoed it.
May 1, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 467 to extend public construction wage requirements to government lease-purchase and installment-purchase projects. The Assembly vote was 27–14. The bill became law. Also voted against overriding the veto.
April 21, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 297 to restrict insurers’ ownership and use of vehicle repair shops. The Assembly vote was 31–10. The bill did not pass.
April 21, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 218 to let gaming regulators oversee government entities involved in gambling. The Assembly vote was 31–10. The bill became law.
April 21, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 119 to include water sustainability in regional planning. The Assembly vote was 27–14. The Governor vetoed it.
April 21, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 24 to expand injured workers’ claim and doctor-selection protections. The Assembly vote was 27–14. The bill became law.
April 21, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 95 to expand enforcement of laws against unfair business competition and the Attorney General’s authority. The Assembly vote was 30–11. The bill did not pass.
April 20, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 521 to expand cancer coverage for firefighters. The Assembly vote was 29–13. The bill became law.
April 20, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 313 to limit late-rent fees and give residential tenants more time before eviction. The Assembly vote was 23–17. The proposal failed a floor vote.
April 20, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 224 to require insurers to pay undisputed claim amounts and allow recovery of attorney fees. The Assembly vote was 27–14. The bill did not pass.
April 20, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 495 to remove limits on lawsuit damages for harm from medical care for serious carelessness and extend lawsuit deadlines. The Assembly vote was 26–15. The bill did not pass.
April 20, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 470 to bar most agreements that stopped employees from working for competitors after leaving a job. It covered workers subject to dismissal at any time. The Assembly vote was 26–15. The bill did not pass.
April 20, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 293 to require legislative confirmation of certain Governor appointments. The Assembly vote was 34–8. The bill did not pass.
April 17, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 319 to protect school employees and change reinstatement after dismissal. The Assembly vote was 28–13. The Governor vetoed it. Also voted against overriding the veto.
April 16, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 204 to require homeowners associations to disclose debt-collection policies. It also extended certain association dues’ priority over other debts from six months to two years for standalone homes. The Assembly vote was 33–9. The bill became law.
April 15, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 381 to restrict required decisions by a neutral person outside court and require disclosures about that process. The Assembly vote was 29–12. The Governor vetoed it. Also voted against overriding the veto.
April 14, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 6 on March 12, 2009 to propose annual legislative sessions and pay for each day served. On April 14, he voted against the amended proposal, which included 60-day sessions in even-numbered years. The Assembly passed it 29–12. It did not receive full legislative approval and did not change the Constitution.
April 14, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 511 to allow lawsuits against insurers and administrators handling benefits for work-related injuries and illnesses. The Assembly vote was 29–12. The bill did not pass.
April 14, 2009
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Voted against Assembly Bill 266 to ban novelty lighters. The Assembly vote was 28–12. The bill became law.
April 13, 2009
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Cosponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 21 to support building and fire safety standards that protected boarded animals. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
March 26, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 454 to restrict termination of manufactured home park leases to grounds allowed by state law. No further action was taken.
March 16, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 400 to require county land valuations to use state-approved sales or income methods. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 450 to repeal the payroll-based business tax for employers other than banks. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 441 to treat electric bicycles like bicycles in traffic, registration, and trail rules. The bill became law.
March 16, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 404 to return $25 million borrowed from the county-funded emergency hospital care account. No further action was taken.
March 16, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 442 to require disclosure of government lobbying contracts and conflicts of interest. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 416 to require a paid inventory of a water basin before approving groundwater exports. The bill became law.
March 16, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 14 to urge federal approval of California's stricter vehicle greenhouse gas standards. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 457 to require home sale and rental advertisements to disclose energy use or efficiency ratings. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 434 to place new public employees in a retirement savings plan based on contributions. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 466 to allow certain recycling outside exclusive garbage collection contracts in small counties. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 360 to create temporary independent districts to manage designated federal payments. The bill became law.
March 16, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 7 to propose repeal of Nevada's constitutional ban on lotteries. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 415 to allow small counties to combine or separate certain offices after public approval. The bill became law.
March 16, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 439 to allow basic individual health insurance plans to omit otherwise required benefits. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 353 to expand local powers and penalties for removing public nuisances. The bill became law.
March 16, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 419 to combine White Pine County's clerk and treasurer offices. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 324 to define gifts under state ethics law and require disclosure of certain public events. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 13, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 332 to extend liability protection to donations of perishable food. The bill became law.
March 13, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 208 in 2003 to allow county sales taxes to support swimming pool operations. He cosponsored Assembly Bill 329 in 2009 to allow White Pine County’s pool tax to fund a recreation facility. Both bills became law.
March 13, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 349 to allow trained emergency medical technicians to provide vaccines and additional public health services. The bill became law.
March 13, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Concurrent Resolution 16 to direct Nevada's nuclear agencies toward a neutral safety review and federal payments for Yucca Mountain. No further action was taken.
March 13, 2009
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Cosponsored Senate Bill 239 to create industry councils to connect job training with regional economic needs. The bill became law.
March 13, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 321 to transfer certain Clark County water sales tax revenues to the state general fund through 2015. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 13, 2009
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Cosponsored Assembly Bill 339 to allow landlords to sell renewable electricity generated on their property to tenants. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 13, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 323 to expand refunds of unused vehicle registration fees and lower the refund threshold. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 13, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 303 to restore federal mineral lease revenues to affected counties and their schools. No further action was taken.
March 12, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 315 to make intentional viewing of child sexual abuse images a crime. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 12, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 311 to replace periodic audits with financial reviews for smaller homeowners associations. The bill became law.
March 12, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 314 to expand dental teaching licenses and eligibility for specialist licenses. The bill became law.
March 12, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 295 to allow qualifying veterans who were also surviving spouses to claim both tax exemptions. No further action was taken.
March 11, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 288 to expand protections for people using deadly force in self-defense. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 11, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 300 to exempt qualifying adult motorcycle riders and passengers from helmet requirements. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 11, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 194 to expand public administrators' estate duties and county appointment authority. The bill became law.
March 10, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 274 to require credit disclosures before retail installment loans and add vehicle loan default terms. The bill became law.
March 10, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 4 to propose tax rebates for parents paying private school tuition. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 10, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 278 to require 120 days' notice before local agencies left the public employee health plan. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 10, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 13 to urge colleges to create programs preventing campus violence. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
March 4, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 236 to make nonprofit member-owned water systems eligible for state improvement grants. The bill became law.
March 4, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 235 to tax ethanol and methanol as motor vehicle fuel. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 4, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 233 to require scrap metal buyer records and limit cash payments to deter theft. The bill became law.
March 4, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 232 to end interim legislative committee membership after a member lost or did not seek reelection. The bill became law.
March 4, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 231 to waive unpaid lobbyist registration fees for honorably discharged veterans. The bill became law.
March 4, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 228 to limit jail and prison meals to two hot meals daily except for medical needs. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 3, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 221 to require an annual deposit of one percent of expected revenue into rainy day savings. No further action was taken.
March 2, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 217 to bar minors from using cell phones while driving except in emergencies. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 26, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 2 to require two-thirds voter approval of ballot proposals that increased public revenue. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 20, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 203 to direct excess state revenue to savings and a fund for future tax reductions. No further action was taken.
February 19, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 194 to strengthen penalties for unlicensed hunting guides. The bill became law.
February 18, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 195 to raise the public construction threshold for required local construction wage rates from $100,000 to $3 million. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 18, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 183 to allow wildlife tags to be awarded through a paid drawing. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 17, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 165 to strengthen deposits into the state's rainy day savings fund. The bill became law.
February 13, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 169 to require impoundment of unlicensed tow trucks and household moving vehicles. The bill became law.
February 13, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 159 to require legislative approval before Nevada joined international trade rules. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 11, 2009
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Seconded rules raising the bull disease-testing age from eight to twelve months. He sought affordable testing; the motion passed.
February 10, 2009
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded appointing Donald Klasic and Robert Weise as temporary Ethics Commission members to handle a case involving conflicts of interest. The motion passed.
February 10, 2009
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against child-care rules defining caregivers and counting regularly used shared rooms toward the required 35 square feet per child. The rules passed 9–3.
February 10, 2009
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded rules distinguishing formal parties from other participants in water hearings while keeping public comments available. The motion passed.
February 10, 2009
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded rules requiring a six-month wait before another pesticide licensing exam after using unauthorized exam help. The motion passed.
February 10, 2009
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved mine-cleanup rules replacing landowner approval of reclamation plans with notice and appeal rights. Approval passed 11–1.
December 16, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded rules allowing licensing conditions for pharmacies serving institutions without walk-in customers. The rules addressed concerns about counterfeit drug sales.
December 16, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved to appoint former Assembly member John Marvel to the Nevada Ethics Commission. The appointment passed, with one opposed and one abstaining.
December 16, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Tried to reject manufactured-home permit and technician rules over rural access concerns; the motion failed. He then moved approval of minor homeowner repairs, which passed 12–0.
December 16, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded rules allowing correction of business filings containing false information or names used without consent. Approval passed 12–0.
December 16, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 1 to redirect federal land-lease revenue to the state. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill became law.
December 8, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 2 to cut the state budget and authorize emergency borrowing. The Assembly vote was 32–10. The bill became law.
December 8, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Also on this bill
- June 27, 2008 · Voted for Assembly Bill 2 to apply sales taxes to certain meals supplied by businesses. The Assembly vote was 42–0. It remained in the Senate Committee of the Whole. (General)
Voted against Senate Bill 2 to accelerate mining-tax payments and reduce tax-collection allowances. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill became law.
December 8, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Also on this bill
- June 27, 2008 · Voted for Senate Bill 2 to allow transfers among health and human-services budgets. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law. (General)
Moved rules allowing towing illegally parked cars under standing property-owner agreements, with photographs documenting violations. Approval passed 12–0.
September 17, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded a flat $120 registration fee for paid lobbyists, replacing $95 plus $1 per client. Approval passed 12–0.
September 17, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Supported asking legislators to consider removing helmet requirements for licensed motorcycle drivers older than 21. The proposal also covered passengers older than 21 riding with those drivers. The letter motion passed 4–2.
August 21, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Supported recommending a $100 fee for certain driving convictions to fund highways. The committee approved the recommendation unanimously.
August 21, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Supported asking the transportation department to protect wildlife corridors and motorists. The committee approved the letter unanimously.
August 21, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded urging Congress to support an $8 billion Highway Trust Fund transfer. The committee approved the letter unanimously.
August 21, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded a proposal to tie state gas taxes to inflation. Withdrew it pending further economic analysis.
August 21, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded supporting lanes with tolls on the U.S. 95/Interstate 15 corridor. The proposal charged vehicles with fewer than three occupants. He withdrew a broader request for toll legislation. The letter motion failed 3–3.
August 21, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 2 to allow transfers among health and human-services budgets. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
June 27, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Also on this bill
- December 8, 2008 · Voted against Senate Bill 2 to accelerate mining-tax payments and reduce tax-collection allowances. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill became law. (General)
Voted for Assembly Bill 4 to change Medicaid’s preferred-drug list. The Assembly vote was 42–0. It remained in the Senate Committee of the Whole. Medicaid provides public health coverage for low-income people.
June 27, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Assembly Bill 5 to shift up to $20 million in existing state bond proceeds to highway construction and maintenance. The money came from revised or deferred 2007 projects. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
June 27, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 4 to change procedures for parole hearings. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill became law.
June 27, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Assembly Bill 2 to apply sales taxes to certain meals supplied by businesses. The Assembly vote was 42–0. It remained in the Senate Committee of the Whole.
June 27, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Also on this bill
- December 8, 2008 · Voted against Assembly Bill 2 to cut the state budget and authorize emergency borrowing. The Assembly vote was 32–10. The bill became law. (General)
Seconded rejection of three charter-school application rules after seeking clearer grounds for denying applications. Rejection passed 11–0, with one abstention.
June 16, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Joined 12–0 approval of rules letting in-state truck registration expire in different quarters. He disclosed owning a one-truck fleet.
June 16, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded approval of rules for eligibility for green-building tax breaks on October 30, 2007; the motion failed 5–7. On June 16, 2008, he moved approval of rules for county officials to handle green-building property-tax breaks. That approval passed 12–0.
June 16, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Joined a 12–0 vote rejecting uniform school grading rules to remove plus and minus grades from student transcripts.
June 16, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved two rules allocating property-tax relief among local taxing bodies under existing annual tax-bill caps. Each approval passed 12–0.
April 16, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded rules requiring state workers to describe remaining concerns and requested fixes in job-classification appeals. Approval passed 11–1.
April 16, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded rejection of homeowner-association financial rules while questions remained about out-of-state deposits and private insurance. Rejection passed 12–0.
January 30, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded rules keeping tax-appeal filings private while officials decided whether to close the hearing. Approval passed 12–0.
January 30, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved rules tying later local-government retirees’ state health coverage to their former employer’s participation. Retirees enrolled by November 30, 2008 kept eligibility; approval passed 12–0.
January 30, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved rules allowing school athletes to join all-star events when they did not conflict with sanctioned sports. Approval passed 11–1.
January 30, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded an alternative writing test for students who failed the regular graduation writing exam. Approval passed 12–0.
January 30, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved rules limiting construction equipment trips on public roads to five miles from where the equipment entered the road. Approval passed 12–0.
January 30, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded rules requiring daily cover at large landfills instead of cover once every six days. Approval passed 12–0.
January 30, 2008
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded rejection of rules giving competing apprenticeship programs a formal role in reviewing new programs. Rejection passed 7–5.
October 30, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded rules separating golf-course land from buildings and parking areas for property-tax assessments. Approval passed 7–5.
October 30, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Joined a 12–0 vote rejecting rules allowing agencies to rehire former state workers beyond the existing two-year limit.
October 30, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded rules protecting physician assistants from licensing discipline for good-faith emergency care within their training. Approval passed 9–3.
October 30, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved to allow other mine-cleanup methods instead of requiring rinsing, while keeping the same cleanup standards. Approval passed 12–0.
October 30, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Urged letting licensed trappers with mountain-lion tags keep lions accidentally caught in leg-hold traps.
September 18, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded creation of a committee to study mortgage lending and housing. The Legislative Commission approved the study 12–0.
September 18, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded a staff study of safety in Nevada schools and colleges after deadly school shootings. Approval passed 12–0.
September 18, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded rules letting school districts recognize additional accredited home-school courses when students returned to public schools. Approval passed 11–1.
September 18, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Testified for improving mining permits. Opposed a proposed eight-percent royalty, a payment charged to mining companies. Cited risks to exploration and rural jobs.
August 21, 2007
Source: congress.gov
Voted for Senate Bill 5 to change Millennium Scholarship eligibility. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
June 5, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 2 to create a committee on people with both mental-health and substance-use disorders. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
June 5, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 89 to extend police-officer benefit protections to certain public-safety workers and park rangers. The Assembly vote was 34–8. The bill did not pass.
June 3, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 401 to require election-problem reports and study voter registration closer to election day. The Assembly vote was 28–13. The bill became law.
May 25, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 18 to penalize unregistered businesses and emergency price gouging. The Assembly vote was 28–13. The bill did not pass.
May 25, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Joint Resolution 4 to let the Governor appoint Regents and let lawmakers define their duties. The Assembly vote was 25–14. The Legislature gave it first constitutional approval.
May 25, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 624 to allow certain farm vehicles and mobile equipment using dyed fuel to travel on designated highways. The bill became law.
May 24, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 150 on February 22, 2007 to restrict chemicals used to make methamphetamine and strengthen related crime penalties. On May 22, he voted against the amended bill covering chemical restrictions, seller permits and criminal penalties. The Assembly vote was 27–14, short of the required two-thirds majority. The bill failed.
May 22, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 66 to raise limits on damages in lawsuits against government agencies. The Assembly vote was 29–13. The Governor’s veto stood.
May 22, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Concurrent Resolution 29 to urge state action on chronic lung disease. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
May 11, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 39 to support a national stroke prevention campaign. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
May 10, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Concurrent Resolution 25 to urge families to prepare for emergencies. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
May 7, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 27 to urge coordination of nutrition education programs. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
May 2, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 326 to require inventories of buildings made from brick, stone or concrete-block walls without reinforcement. The Assembly vote was 27–15. The Governor’s veto stood.
April 24, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 477 to protect manufactured-home park tenants when parks closed or changed uses. The Assembly vote was 27–14. The bill did not pass.
April 24, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 304 to require early rental disclosures and make manufactured-home park owners pay home appraisal and removal costs. The Assembly vote was 28–13. The bill became law.
April 24, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 80 to require political spending and identifying reports from certain businesses. The Assembly vote was 32–10. The bill became law.
April 23, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 238 to license and regulate tanning establishments. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill did not pass.
April 23, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 506 to study changing voter-registration deadlines. The Assembly vote was 27–15. The bill did not pass.
April 23, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 331 to require water-saving estimates and rate analyses in water-conservation plans. The Assembly vote was 27–15. The bill became law.
April 19, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 113 to require liner and drainage systems at certain landfills. The Assembly vote was 27–15. The bill did not pass.
April 17, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 127 to let people record debt-collection calls without the collector’s consent. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill became law.
April 16, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 56 to require fines and allow license suspension for contractors hiring unlicensed contractors. The Assembly vote was 29–13. The bill became law.
April 13, 2007
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 22 to require a study of criminal records and background checks. No further action was taken.
April 12, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 441 to require local governments to pay property-equivalent taxes on land outside their boundaries. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 19, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 414 to repeal bank branch taxes and reduce financial institutions' payroll tax rates. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 19, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 475 to allocate $50,000 for construction of the Flight 93 National Memorial. No further action was taken.
March 19, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 468 to require disclosure of financial interests in physical therapy referrals. The bill became law.
March 19, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 431 to establish condominium hotel management rules and buyer protections. The bill became law.
March 19, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 453 to end specified Newlands water-right exemptions after rights for 6,500 acres were retired. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 19, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 437 to create medical condition indicators on driver's licenses and identification cards. No further action was taken.
March 19, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 403 to allow small-county wineries to sell wine at farmers markets, wine events, and retailers. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 398 to expand self-defense protections, including defense against attacks inside vehicles. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 390 to give Medicaid, public health coverage for low-income people, patients more control over their personal assistance services. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 404 to change credit-information notices required from insurers. The bill became law.
March 16, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 379 to require heads of welfare households to accept offered work. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 16, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 343 to reduce residency requirements for discounted senior hunting and fishing licenses. No further action was taken.
March 15, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 366 to change notice requirements for ownership and address changes by companies handling real estate exchanges. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 15, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 335 to define gifts and require local regulation of lobbyists. No further action was taken.
March 15, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 338 to place wildlife offense penalties and license rules in law rather than commission regulations. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 15, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 325 to require monthly reports on transfers of water between counties. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 15, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 358 to allow manufactured homes built in 1996 or later outside mobile home parks. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 15, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 339 to exempt qualifying nonprofit property from taxes and assessments. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 15, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 340 to require railroad security assessments and infrastructure protection plans. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 15, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 353 to allow parental rights to be restored in specified cases. The bill became law.
March 15, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 329 to require regulations for nontraditional mortgage loans and lending practices. The bill became law.
March 15, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 323 to change witness mileage reimbursement. The bill became law.
March 15, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 357 to bar employer control of employee tip-sharing agreements except under union contracts. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 15, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 303 to require insurers to disclose serious medical problems found in policy examinations. The bill became law.
March 14, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 269 to require land-use planning to consider military installations. The bill became law.
March 13, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Introduced Assembly Bill 291 to expand uses of small-county school reserve funds and require county revenue plans. No further action was taken.
March 13, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 296 to allow temporary water-right conversions for ecological purposes. The bill became law.
March 13, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 295 to make LEED and Green Globes permanent parts of the state's green building tax benefit program. No further action was taken.
March 13, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 290 to tax mortgage brokers as ordinary businesses rather than financial institutions. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 13, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 284 to allow irrigation pump owners to buy electricity from alternative sellers. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 12, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 289 to exempt certain airport leases from appraisal and public auction requirements. The bill became law.
March 12, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 285 to change water permit approvals and objections to groundwater exports. No further action was taken.
March 12, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 278 to require a study of special motorcycle license plates. The bill became law.
March 9, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 268 to recognize qualifying out-of-state concealed handgun permits and require reciprocity agreements. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 8, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 266 to allow insurers to obtain salvage vehicle titles when owners failed to provide signed titles. The bill became law.
March 8, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 6 to urge Congress to repeal the federal REAL ID Act. That law set federal standards for state driver’s licenses and identification cards. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
March 7, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 233 to reduce financial institution payroll taxes and repeal bank branch taxes. No further action was taken.
March 7, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 258 to exempt certain agricultural land divisions and exchanges from parcel mapping requirements. The bill became law.
March 7, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 4 to repeal the constitutional time limit on restrictions on property ownership. The proposal did not pass.
March 2, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 231 to double employers' payroll tax deductions for employee health coverage. No further action was taken.
March 1, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 227 to ease painted trespassing notice spacing on farms and livestock lands. The bill became law.
March 1, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 217 to require a conservation advocate on the State Environmental Commission. The bill became law.
February 28, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 184 to change renewable energy credits for electricity customers supplied to the grid and public building energy rules. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 27, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 176 to allow vehicles and boats to pass to named beneficiaries when their owners died. The bill became law.
February 26, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 174 to use vehicle sale dates when calculating transferred registration balances. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 26, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 169 to exempt certain medical and mobility equipment from sales taxes. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 23, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 223 on March 17, 2005 to change Millennium Scholarship eligibility. It required eligible applicants to submit federal financial-aid forms annually. It also reduced awards by other grants, while exempting merit scholarships and loans that had to be repaid. He cosponsored Assembly Bill 170 on February 23, 2007 requiring a complete and accurate federal financial-aid form. Both proposals did not pass.
February 23, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 144 to cap interruptible electricity rates for irrigation pumps using a statutory formula. The bill became law.
February 22, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 3 in 2007 to strengthen property owners’ rights when government took private property. The Legislature gave it first constitutional approval. He voted for its second approval on March 11, 2009; the Assembly vote was 42–0. The Legislature approved it again and sent the proposed constitutional change to voters.
February 21, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 143 to change deadlines for state ethics investigations and opinions. The bill became law.
February 21, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 129 to bar government from taking private property for economic development. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 20, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 125 to require courts to consider domestic abuse when awarding alimony. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 15, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 92 to give new residents and handgun buyers more time before local firearm registration was required. The bill became law.
February 15, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Co-sponsored Assembly Bill 109 to allow unused campaign funds to support public-purpose trusts administered by the state treasurer. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 14, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 105 to expand hunting and fishing benefits for National Guard members and their families. No further action was taken.
February 14, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 90 to punish deliberate tampering with genetic tests used to determine paternity. The bill became law.
February 12, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 91 to strengthen explosive storage, labeling, reporting, and record rules. The bill became law.
February 12, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Introduced Assembly Bill 66 to require drivers to stop anywhere for school buses displaying flashing red lights. The bill became law.
February 2, 2007
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Supported protecting water rights when owners conserved water.
June 21, 2006
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved to recommend rural development that matched business growth with available water.
June 21, 2006
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Supported stronger water-law fines tied to each violation, with proposed rules reviewed by legislators.
June 21, 2006
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Supported setting aside water rights for new parcels and urging local rules for domestic wells.
June 21, 2006
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Supported studying connections between rivers, lakes, and water underground. Supported responses to granting rights to more groundwater than available.
June 21, 2006
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved to recommend compensation for people harmed by groundwater exports, using county transfer fees.
June 21, 2006
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Seconded rejecting purchases of extra well-water allowances and trading credits between well owners.
June 21, 2006
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Supported studying water-export impacts and protecting future rural water supplies. Requested removing language that singled out Southern Nevada Water Authority.
June 21, 2006
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved to base domestic-well water-right seniority on each well’s completion date. Supported metered service for auxiliary homes under annual limits.
June 21, 2006
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Favored blended health insurance rates for state workers, alongside separate regional rates for local-government workers. He warned of unaffordable coverage for rural local-government workers.
February 7, 2006
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Urged adding school district workers and retirees to a statewide health insurance pool. He favored basic coverage with extra benefits available through union bargaining.
January 11, 2006
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Assembly Bill 2 to reorganize state welfare, substance-use, and health services. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
June 7, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 3 to require annual business-license payments and establish tax commissioners’ salaries. The Assembly vote was 41–0. The bill became law.
June 7, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 396 to require landfill liners and change waste-disposal and recycling rules. The Assembly vote was 25–16. The bill became law.
May 27, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 252 to align some city elections with statewide elections and require voting by city council district in North Las Vegas. The Assembly vote was 31–10. The bill did not pass.
May 27, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 234 to require longer legal experience for judges and seek an intermediate appeals-court study. The Assembly vote was 23–18. The bill became law.
May 27, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 458 to require prompt transfers from ambulances into hospital emergency care. The Assembly vote was 24–17. The bill became law.
May 27, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 144 on April 4, 2003 to require pharmacists to fill valid prescriptions, with safety and legal exceptions. The Assembly passed it 26–16, but it did not become law. He voted against Senate Bill 163 on May 26, 2005. It required valid prescriptions to be filled and changed occupational licensing rules. The Assembly passed it 25–16, and it became law.
May 26, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 113 on February 22, 2005 to let eligible military veterans buy two additional years counted toward retirement benefits. That bill did not pass. He voted for Senate Bill 122 on May 26, 2005; the Assembly approved it 41–0. It covered active military service during Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Eligible veterans purchased extra time counted toward public retirement benefits, up to three years. Workers paid the full cost of the added benefits. The bill became law.
May 26, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 225 to protect injured workers from conflicts involving rehabilitation counselors. The Assembly vote was 34–8. The bill became law.
May 25, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 174 to require chiropractic liability insurance and change licensing-board rules. The Assembly vote was 28–14. The bill became law.
May 25, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Concurrent Resolution 28 to urge economic development and jobs in depressed neighborhoods. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
May 5, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 29 to support a coordinated state policy to prevent obesity. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
May 4, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 135 to raise fees charged to insurers that fund insurance-fraud investigations. The Assembly vote was 0–42. The Governor’s veto stood.
May 2, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Concurrent Resolution 23 to urge a coordinated statewide stroke care system. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
April 27, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 210 to require workforce demographic reports on certain large-county public-works projects. The Assembly vote was 34–8. The bill became law.
April 26, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 312 on March 21, 2005 to require public auctions for certain government land sales. On April 26, he voted against the amended bill requiring auctions and two independent property valuations for many government sales. The Assembly passed it 39–2. The Legislature later amended it again, and it became law.
April 26, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 553 to regulate liquor suppliers and ban alcohol-vaporizing devices. The Assembly vote was 35–7. The bill did not pass.
April 26, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 552 to use construction surveys and union contracts to set required local wage rates and keep bid-day wages through contracts. The Assembly vote was 32–10. The bill did not pass.
April 26, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 342 to expand hospital cost-control duties and reporting of medical safety and financial data. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill became law.
April 26, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 66 to require drug companies to report gifts to medical practitioners. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill did not pass.
April 26, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 22 to require a study of gasoline price regulation. No further action was taken.
April 26, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 455 to move primary elections to June and change voting and campaign-reporting rules. The Assembly vote was 30–12. The bill became law.
April 26, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 322 to require major hospitals to provide charity care and community benefits. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill did not pass.
April 26, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 353 to expand hospital discounts for uninsured patients and require financial reporting. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill did not pass.
April 25, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 523 to allow local health boards to investigate complaints about university agricultural programs. The Assembly vote was 38–3. The bill did not pass.
April 22, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 287 to require health coverage for workers on certain public-works contracts. The Assembly vote was 26–15. The bill did not pass.
April 21, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 195 on March 10, 2005 to allow approved Canadian pharmacies to mail prescriptions to Nevada residents. It also created a state information website. On April 21, he voted against the amended bill covering those sales and the website. The Assembly passed it 29–12, but it did not become law.
April 21, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 383 to allow homeowners to redeem property after a homeowners-association foreclosure. The Assembly vote was 29–12. The bill did not pass.
April 21, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 216 to reduce manufactured-home park rent for eligible older tenants. The Assembly vote was 25–15. The bill did not pass.
April 19, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 366 to provide a one-time vehicle tax credit of up to $100. No further action was taken.
March 25, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 433 to provide statewide property tax credits to owners and renters. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 25, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 387 to reduce employer payroll taxes for qualifying contributions to workers' health savings accounts. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 24, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 347 to exempt farm machinery from specified sales taxes and place a broader exemption on the ballot. No further action was taken.
March 22, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 230 to use temporary vehicle placard dates to calculate registration transfer balances. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 21, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 244 to increase counties' share of mineral tax revenue without raising tax rates. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 21, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 291 to regulate talent agencies, wage payments, and placement fees. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 21, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 242 to allocate $50,000 to launch a missing and exploited children publication. No further action was taken.
March 21, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 6 to urge affordable and simpler Medicare prescription drug coverage. The proposal failed a floor vote.
March 21, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 229 to reduce required stopping distances at certain railroad crossings. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 21, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 308 to limit damages and lawyer fees in negligence lawsuits against residential care facilities. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 21, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 226 to raise game tag application fees and change how the fees were spent. No further action was taken.
March 17, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 215 to exempt certain foreclosure sales from seller property disclosure forms. The bill became law.
March 16, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 201 to allow nonprofits to join neighborhood and abandoned housing rehabilitation programs. The bill became law.
March 14, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 197 to elect North Las Vegas council members only by voters in their own wards. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 10, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 194 to require annual compounding of interest on government taking of private property compensation. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 10, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 185 to limit ballot petitions to one subject and require descriptions of their effects. No further action was taken.
March 9, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 181 to end licenses for cash buyers of farm products and livestock. The bill became law.
March 8, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 165 to clarify exceptions to limits on delays requested for Clark County planning cases. The bill became law.
March 4, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 169 to require owners to remove abandoned vehicles from public land. The bill became law.
March 4, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 159 to exempt college distance education students from proof of immunity to infectious diseases. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 3, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 4 to urge federal rejection of Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste repository. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
March 3, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 152 to require county nominees for wildlife commission appointments and add an accountant member. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 1, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 143 to strengthen conditions for government taking of private property and redevelopment findings. The bill became law.
February 25, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 3 to combine state treasurer and controller duties in a secretary of finance office. No further action was taken.
February 25, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 1 to urge Congress to reject privatizing Social Security. The Assembly vote was 27–13. The bill did not pass.
February 24, 2005
Source: leg.state.nv.us
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- June 7, 2005 · Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 1 to require initiative signatures from every congressional district. The Assembly vote was 30–12. The Legislature gave it first constitutional approval. (Supports Civil Rights)
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 116 to require a one-year wait for new mule deer tags after a successful hunt, with exceptions. No further action was taken.
February 23, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 115 to allow protected mule deer hunting areas. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 23, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 118 to restrict smoking in video arcades and child care facilities. The bill became law.
February 23, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 219 in 2003 to study moving state agencies to rural communities. It remained in the Assembly’s budget committee. He cosponsored Assembly Bill 111 in 2005 to study moving or expanding agencies in rural communities. Neither bill became law.
February 22, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 88 to allow possession of federally recognized collectible short-barreled rifles and shotguns. The bill became law.
February 21, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 90 to require wildlife commission approval of the wildlife department budget. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 21, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 86 to require bitter flavoring in antifreeze to deter accidental poisoning. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 18, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 87 to set an adult minimum wage of $6.40 and place a wage question on the ballot. No further action was taken.
February 18, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 80 to allow waivers from abandoned well plugging requirements and require continuing training for well drillers. The bill became law.
February 18, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 71 to require homeowners associations to provide property owners copies of governing restrictions. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 17, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 64 to exempt conservation district supervisors from financial disclosure filings and change state ethics procedures. The bill became law.
February 16, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Joint Resolution 2 to oppose use of Nevada federal land sale proceeds to reduce the federal deficit. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
February 15, 2005
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored and voted for three articles charging Controller Kathy Augustine with campaign misuse of state staff and equipment. These were articles of impeachment, which sent the charges to a Senate trial. The Assembly adopted all three articles unanimously.
November 11, 2004
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Proposed a Senate Joint Resolution 3 amendment on May 5, 2003 opposing more surveys before releasing unsuitable wilderness study areas. These were lands considered for federal wilderness protection but found unsuitable. On June 11, 2004, he urged timely release of those areas for state or private use. He also supported cooperative county wilderness proposals and protecting military operations.
June 11, 2004
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Joined a federal lawsuit in July 2003 challenging a tax bill passed without a two-thirds Assembly vote. The court briefly blocked the bill, then dismissed the legislators’ case. An appeals court upheld the dismissal on May 12, 2004.
May 12, 2004
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 286 on March 11, 2003 to give local-government retirees comparable health-plan choices and employer subsidies. The bill became law. On March 19, 2004, he argued for retirees to receive employer subsidies whichever plan they chose. He also sought equal subsidies for active workers and retirees who stayed in their employer’s plan. He continued raising affordability and plan-choice concerns in 2005 and 2006.
March 19, 2004
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Testified for limiting federal purchases of private land in northern Nevada. Urged local involvement and protection of rural tax bases.
December 4, 2003
Source: govinfo.gov
Voted for Assembly Bill 14 to enforce cigarette manufacturers’ settlement compliance and ban smoking in certain child-care facilities and video arcades. The Assembly vote was 41–1. The Senate later rejected it 10–10.
July 22, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Assembly Bill 10 to strengthen penalties and filing periods for fraud involving stocks and other investments and falsified financial records. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
July 21, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Senate Bill 9 to expand vehicle-dealer franchise protections. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
July 21, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted for Assembly Bill 7 to create Nevada’s Minority Affairs Commission and a Clark County business-development council. The Assembly vote was 42–0. The bill became law.
July 21, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Also on this bill
- May 27, 2003 · Voted against Assembly Bill 7 to lower the drunk-driving blood-alcohol limit from 0.10 to 0.08 percent. The Assembly vote was 33–9. The bill became law. (Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties)
Voted against Senate Bill 243 to withdraw $30 million from Nevada’s fund for financial emergencies and set repayment rules. The Assembly vote was 23–19. The bill became law.
June 2, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 132 to license and regulate people inspecting and removing mold. The Assembly vote was 23–18. The proposal failed a floor vote.
June 2, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 66 to restrict cigarette displays and tobacco sales contracts. The Assembly vote was 18–23. The proposal failed a floor vote.
May 28, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 40 to support an aerospace and defense technology exposition at Mesquite Airport. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
May 28, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 192 to require paid permits for passenger-carrier drivers and raise motor-carrier fees. The Assembly vote was 19–23. The proposal failed a floor vote.
May 23, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 370 to allow small counties to tax property transfers for pest and weed control. The Assembly vote was 23–19. The bill became law.
May 23, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 144 to allow fees for administering federal park grants and require annual entry permits. The Assembly vote was 35–7. The bill became law.
May 21, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Joint Resolution 11 to replace Nevada’s elected Regents with a mix of elected and Governor-appointed members. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The Legislature gave it first constitutional approval.
May 19, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 255 to create a registry blocking unwanted telephone sales calls. The Assembly vote was 27–15. It failed the required two-thirds Assembly vote.
May 19, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Concurrent Resolution 27 to study automobile insurers’ business practices. It remained in Assembly Elections, Procedures, and Ethics.
May 19, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Senate Bill 201 to raise the annual hazardous-materials emergency-response fee cap. The Assembly vote was 31–11. The bill became law.
May 15, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Concurrent Resolution 21 to support mediation to preserve Walker Lake’s freshwater ecosystem. It remained in Assembly Chief Clerk's Desk.
May 6, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Argued for removing or selling wild horses to control herd sizes and protect limited forage and water.
May 5, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 545 to revise elections that determine local-government employees’ bargaining representatives. It remained in Assembly Government Affairs.
May 1, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 31 to study long-distance mass transit within Nevada and nearby states. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
April 30, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 484 to require mobile car washes to obtain licenses and recover wastewater. The Assembly vote was 14–28. The proposal failed a floor vote.
April 22, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 503 to expand medical-marijuana growing arrangements and change registration rules. The Assembly vote was 20–22. The proposal failed a floor vote.
April 22, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 356 to require wage calculations for job incentives and health coverage at large grocery stores. The Assembly vote was 30–12. The bill did not pass.
April 22, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 184 to create a board to review manufactured-home rent increases. The Assembly vote was 24–17. The bill did not pass.
April 21, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 352 to require disclosures when older manufactured homes were sold and annual park financial reports. The Assembly vote was 27–14. The bill did not pass.
April 21, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 182 to allow fees for union negotiations for covered local-government workers who were not union members. The Assembly vote was 23–19. The bill did not pass.
April 3, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted against ending committee consideration of Assembly Bill 152, which allowed some counties to combine elected offices. The committee ended consideration.
March 25, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 438 to increase permanent-total-disability workers’ compensation by 2.3 percent annually. The bill became law.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 371 to give Clear Creek land and facilities to the Nevada FFA Foundation, an agricultural education group. The bill did not pass; it remained in the Assembly’s budget committee.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 401 to allow private development of public transportation facilities and revise design-build contracts. The bill became law.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 412 to require six months of residency before filing for most public offices. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 423 to allow switchblade manufacturing under specified conditions. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 417 to give consumers priority in claims against vehicle dealers’ bonds. It remained in Senate Secretary's desk.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 429 to expand net-metering incentives and renewable-energy eligibility. The bill became law.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 369 to protect farm-equipment dealers through repurchase and warranty-payment requirements. The bill became law.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 422 to exempt Nevada from daylight saving time. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 338 to require lawyers to explain litigation costs, risks, and dispute-resolution alternatives. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 439 to revise business-registration fees, resident-agent rules, and limited-partnership protections. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 414 to allow drivers to enter a center turn lane when turning onto a highway. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 373 to limit the time for lawsuits over specified construction defects. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 435 to require parenting plans with child-custody orders. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 428 to require findings and public meetings for specified local land-use plans. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 415 to study commercial uses of state property and emblems to raise revenue. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 374 to raise diesel-fuel taxes to repair local roads. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 372 to require wildlife permits and assessments for certain renewable-energy projects. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 437 to revise liquor-supplier rules and allow specified transfers between licensed beer retailers. The bill became law.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 419 to require background-check work cards for certain workers in senior housing. The bill became law.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Voted against Assembly Bill 194 to bar insurers from using credit reports to set coverage or premiums. The Assembly vote was 26–16. The bill did not pass.
March 17, 2003
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 359 to revise fuel-additive and clean-vehicle fleet requirements. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 432 to revise contractor reporting penalties and payment protections on public works. The bill became law.
March 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 316 to require property owners to secure payment for major construction contracts. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 14, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 328 to place an advisory question about state fireworks regulation on the ballot. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 14, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 319 to allow approved short-term commercial rentals in certain residential communities. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 14, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 329 to cap hotel workers’ travel-referral commissions at 10 percent. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 14, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 314 to create renewable-energy equipment programs and energy-saving loans for homes and small businesses. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 13, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 289 to randomize alphabetical candidate order on election ballots. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 13, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 288 to require court approval for minors’ entertainment and sports contracts. The bill became law.
March 13, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Negotiated a mine-water agreement with Barrick during his county service, setting Eureka County payments at $4 per acre-foot. An acre-foot covers one acre in one foot of water.
March 13, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 297 to revise hospital payments for low-income patients and Medicaid services. Medicaid provides public health coverage for low-income people. The bill did not pass; it remained in the Senate’s budget committee.
March 13, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 7 to revise constitutional limits on legislative sessions. It remained in Senate Legislative Affairs and Operations.
March 13, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 306 to allow veterans’ groups to arrange military funerals for unclaimed bodies. The bill became law.
March 13, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 309 to require parenting classes for separating parents in Clark County. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 13, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 272 to create a licensing board for outfitters and guides. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 11, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 284 to bar unfair home lending practices and authorize enforcement. The bill became law.
March 11, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 269 to require insurers to honor confirmed coverage and prior approvals for medical care. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 10, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 262 to regulate manufactured home inspections and protect homes classified as real property. The bill became law.
March 7, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 261 to require continued insurer coverage for ongoing care in specified cases. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 7, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 245 to strengthen tenant purchase protections when manufactured home parks became separately owned lots. The bill became law.
March 6, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 237 to change clean-fuel fleet standards and regulate dedicated alternative fuel vehicles. The bill became law.
March 5, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 232 to create a do-not-call system for telephone sales and regulate travel sellers. The bill became law.
March 4, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 236 to help consumers find prescription drug assistance programs. The bill became law.
March 4, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 226 to require adult taxi passengers to wear available seat belts. The bill became law.
March 4, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 3 to urge Congress to repeal Social Security pension-offset and windfall reductions. The Legislature adopted the resolution.
March 4, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 229 to raise permitted groundwater export taxes from $6 to $60 per acre-foot. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
March 4, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 221 to require vehicle consignment disclosures and filings that protected owners' financial interests. The bill became law.
February 28, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 222 to require equal public employee health plan rates for the same coverage.
February 28, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 213 to continue domestic well protections and assign water-system connection aid to the Southern Nevada Water Authority. The bill became law.
February 28, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 210 to continue protections for domestic wells and rules for temporary groundwater permits. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 27, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 202 to restrict grocery store smoking to enclosed areas. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 26, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 200 to allow counties to sell property tax liens to private buyers. The bill did not pass; it remained in the Assembly’s budget committee.
February 26, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 196 to allow regional park land or fees to be required from commercial development. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 26, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 176 to expand employer surveys used to set public construction wages. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 21, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 172 to limit geographic auto insurance pricing and require discounts for safe drivers. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 20, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Senate Bill 165 to allow donations for highway sound-wall artwork. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 19, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Supported consulting wildlife commissioners about the agency’s budget. He supported consultation rather than giving the commission authority to approve the budget.
February 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Joint Resolution 1 to allow a state-operated lottery through a constitutional amendment. It remained in Assembly Constitutional Amendments.
February 17, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 77 to allow specified decorative inserts in motorcycle tail lamps. The bill became law.
February 11, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 79 to allow patients to obtain outside review of health insurer coverage denials. The bill became law.
February 11, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 54 to require access to children's records for either parent unless a court ordered otherwise. The proposal stopped under legislative deadlines.
February 10, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Cosponsored Assembly Bill 46 to cut county meeting notice publication from three weeks to two. The bill became law.
February 5, 2003
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Successfully moved to request a bill linking permits for livestock water to grazing rights and allowing joint permits with federal agencies.
November 18, 2002
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted to send Congress a letter supporting the transfer of federal land in Clark County for a shooting range.
August 16, 2002
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted to request federal funding for Nevada’s land-management operations at levels equal to or greater than those in other states.
August 16, 2002
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted to send Congress a letter supporting the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act.
August 16, 2002
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Successfully moved to send a letter supporting the Great Basin Restoration Initiative’s work to restore and maintain eastern Nevada’s natural areas.
August 16, 2002
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Moved to support limits on federal land purchases in counties where the federal government already owned at least half the land.
August 16, 2002
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted to request a resolution supporting use of federal land-sale proceeds for water improvements and restoration on existing federal land.
August 16, 2002
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted to request a bill extending the deadline for a $6 million federal contribution to the California Trail interpretive center.
August 16, 2002
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Voted to support automatic, full federal payments to local governments in place of taxes, ending reliance on yearly congressional appropriations.
August 16, 2002
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Asked federal land managers to involve counties in land-sale planning and reconsider land that counties had identified for sale.
September 28, 2001
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Asked lawmakers to remove Assembly Bill 468’s mine-water exception. Sought to preserve counties’ option to tax water exported from their area.
April 2, 2001
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Submitted a joint proposal with the University of Nevada, Reno, requesting $50,000 to study mine-water pumping’s effects on northeastern Nevada’s economy.
December 14, 1999
Source: leg.state.nv.us
Testified that the Yucca Mountain rail-impact study lacked enough detail about private property, flooding, grazing access and emergency costs.
December 9, 1999
Source: yuccamountain.org
Supported Senate Bill 310 with a ten-cent grazing-fee cap. Backed ending the program if refunds exceeded payments.
May 10, 1999
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Submitted a Senate Bill 108 amendment and map seeking stronger review of mine water moved between water basins.
April 21, 1999
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Opposed Assembly Bill 53’s transfer of range-resource reviews from Nevada’s wildlife department to the Wild Horse Commission.
February 24, 1997
Source: archive.leg.state.nv.us
Led Eureka’s water association when it signed a contract giving the county responsibility for operating and maintaining the town’s water system.
January 22, 1980
Source: tools.water.nv.gov

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