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Yesterday AB 217 passed the Assembly with 41 yeas, 0 nays, 1 excused. Click through to the full post for more and a photo of the vote record.

On the campaign trail, I heard from many seniors, and family members of seniors, who expressed concern about the complexity and cost of prescription drugs. In addition to supporting legislation to address the high cost of medications, I introduced a bill earlier this month to make medications less confusing.
AB 235 will allow a consumer to […]

This afternoon in Assembly Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining, I’ll be presenting AB 217, which will revise the composition of the State Environmental Commission. The State Environmental Commission consists of eleven members and is responsible for permits, regulations and other policy matters related to the environment. While the commission includes dedicated seats for representatives of […]

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In fifteen minutes, myself and 41 other members of the Nevada Assembly will be making our way to the chambers to introduce a batch of bills. Previously not on the schedule (our floor sessions are typically every day at 11am) this “overtime” session was announced at the conclusion of our morning session as necessary to […]

Yesterday I presented my first bill in a committee. AB 178 will raise the “net metering” cap to provide incentive for larger-scale renewable energy projects, and create a wind power incentive program. Net metering is the ability to receive credits on a power bill from excess energy contributed to the grid from a renewable energy […]