3 things to watch for on Legislative Session Day 52

Las Vegas Review-Journal

8 years ago

Assemblyman James Ohrenschall, D-Las Vegas, answers a question at a meeting organized by Nevadans for the Common Good to address the funding needed to support Meals on Wheels at Green Valley United Methodist Church, Jan. 25, 2017, in Henderson.

Assemblyman Skip Daly, D-Sparks, applauds veterans on the Nevada Assembly floor during 2017 Veterans and Military Day at the Legislature, March 15, 2017. (Victor Joecks/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @victorjoecks

Sen. Majority Leader Aaron Ford, D-Las Vegas, quotes Abraham Lincoln in a speech honoring veterans at 2017 Veterans and Military Day at the Legislature, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. (Victor Joecks/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @victorjoecks

Here are three things to watch on day 52 of the 2017 Legislative session:

1. Killing the death penalty. Nevada would become the 20th state without the death penalty if Assemblyman James Ohrenschall, D-Las Vegas, gets his way. AB237 is up in Assembly Judiciary at 8 a.m.

2. Higher construction costs. AB406, sponsored by Assemblyman Skip Daly, D-Sparks, would increase government construction costs by mandating that schools pay more for buildings and changing how prevailing wage is calculated and when governments must pay it. It’s up in Assembly Government Affairs at 8:30 a.m.

3. Paid sick leave. Sen. Majority Leader Aaron Ford, D-Las Vegas, wants to mandate that all private businesses offer employees paid sick leave. SB196 is up in Senate Commerce, Labor and Energy at 8 a.m.

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