State Legislation

AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring certain insurers to allow certain persons who are less than 65 years of age to purchase a Medicare supplemental policy that the insurer makes available for purchase to new insureds who are 65 years of age or older; imposing certain restrictions on the limitations, terms and conditions such an insurer may impose and the premiums such an insurer may charge for such policies to persons who are less than 65 years of age; requiring such an insurer to establish certain open enrollment periods for the purchase of a Medicare supplemental policy; prohibiting an insurer from imposing an exclusion of certain benefits with respect to a Medicare supplemental policy issued during an open enrollment period; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to special license plates; providing for the issuance of special license plates indicating support for Nevada State University; exempting the special license plates from certain provisions otherwise applicable to special license plates; imposing a fee for the issuance and renewal of such license plates; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring certain health plans to authorize a woman covered by such a plan to obtain covered gynecological or obstetrical services without first receiving authorization or a referral from her primary care physician; requiring such health plans to authorize a woman covered by such a plan to designate an obstetrician or gynecologist as her primary care physician under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to governmental administration; creating and setting forth the composition of the Governor's Technology Office within the Office of the Governor; transferring the powers and duties of the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Governor to the Governor's Technology Office; revising the classification and duties of the Deputy Chief of the Office of Information Security; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to economic development; requiring certain reporting relating to the NV Grow Program; requiring the Division of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development of the College of Southern Nevada to develop, create and oversee the Program; revising certain qualifications for a business to participate in the Program; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to health care; requiring certain physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses to examine pregnant women for the discovery of syphilis; requiring the use of a rapid or point-of-care test when testing certain pregnant women for syphilis in certain circumstances; requiring certain medical facilities to develop a policy to ensure compliance with such requirements; exempting certain medical facilities from requirements relating to testing for syphilis; authorizing the discipline of certain health care facilities that violate such requirements; requiring Medicaid to reimburse for rapid or point-of-care testing for syphilis performed under certain circumstances separately from reimbursement for other prenatal care; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to the City of Henderson; revising provisions governing the filling of a vacancy for certain municipal elective offices; revising the procedure for enacting ordinances; revising provisions governing the sale and disposition of real property; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to housing; requiring the governing body of each county and city to adopt an ordinance to authorize by-right a multifamily housing development or mixed-use development that includes a residential use on property zoned for commercial use; declaring void certain county or city ordinances; authorizing the State Land Registrar to transfer, under certain circumstances, certain real property owned by the State of Nevada to certain entities without consideration; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing the selection of members to certain boards and councils; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT relating to unemployment compensation; revising requirements for obtaining judicial review of a decision of the Board of Review concerning a claim for unemployment benefits; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

AN ACT making appropriations to the Nevada Promise Scholarship Account and the Account for Pensions for Silicosis, Diseases Related to Asbestos and Other Disabilities; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Modifies provisions relating to the criminal systems