3 things to watch for on Legislative Session Day 45

Las Vegas Review-Journal

8 years ago

Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections chairwoman Olivia Diaz, D-North Las Vegas, calls for a vote on Senate Joint Resolution 2, lending symbolic support for the federal Equal Rights Amendment, March 14, 2017. (Victor Joecks/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @victorjoecks

Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro, D-Las Vegas, asks for clarification on a point during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the implementation of regulations for recreational marijuana, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at the Legislative Building, in Carson City. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto

State Sen. Becky Harris speaks during a legislative committee meeting in Las Vegas, July 1, 2016. (Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Here are three things to watch on Day 45 of the 2017 Legislative session:

1. Lowering the school age. Currently, public school is not compulsory until a child is 7. Olivia Diaz, D-North Las Vegas, seeks to lower that age to 5 in AB186, which is up in Assembly Education at 3:15 p.m.

2. Increasing construction costs. SB317 would raise building costs by giving Nevada-based companies and construction managers a 5 to 10 percent bidder’s preference. Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro, D-Las Vegas, will present in Senate Government Affairs at 1 p.m.

3. Stopping elder abuse. Sen. Becky Harris, R-Las Vegas, wants to increase the penalty for abusing older people and start a fund to advance restitution to victims of elder crime. Senate Judiciary will consider SB278 at 1 p.m.

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