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REMINDER_CLUB MEETING JUNE 10 2023

REMINDER: REPUBLICAN CLUB MEETING

Saturday, June 10, 2023

10AM – Noon

Morris Nelson Room, Independence Center

SPEAKERS: Nevada Senator Jeff Stone and Nevada Representative Danielle Gallant

We are thrilled to have the newest members of the Nevada Legislature join us to review the 82^nd Nevada Legislative Session – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Based upon the number of Republican Voters in Nevada, we have VERY FEW Senators and Representative in our Legislature. Even as novices, Jeff and Danielle did an amazing job in driving conservative views and issues through the chambers. We owe them a sincere THANK YOU!

Through the past 120 days the Republican Club has worked hard to provide each of you the latest information on every bill under consideration and the progress of each of these bills. With the help of Nevada Policy Research, Nevada Independent, and the Nevada GOP you have had access to the extensive library of Bills, Comments, Committee Reports, Progress in both the House and the Senate.

In addition to the legislation reviewed during this session, we must clearly understand the preparations, needs, candidate support and our role in the coming 2024 elections.

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We have invited the announced Republican Candidates to join our Monthly Meetings. Come early or stay after the meeting to visit with these Candidates.

SIG GROUPS: All Club Members are invited to stay for 30 minutes after our meetings, to form “SIG” Groups, to pursue discussions on topics of conservative interest. Please notify a Club Officer or Club Director, when you form a SIG Group. We will need the topic, the name & phone number of a Group Coordinator and a list of interested members.

SEE YOU SATURDAY, JUNE 10!

MAY 15 Pending Legislation _ Please Review

PENDING LEGISLATION UNDER CONSIDERATION IN NEVADA

Please review and let your legislators know how you feel about the issues.

PENDING LEGISLATION UNDER CONSIDERATION IN NEVADA

Please review and let your legislators know how you feel about the issues.

Here is the link to the current week’s updated 2023 Nevada Legislature Bills.

2023 Nevada Legislative Session Bill Tracker - Nevada Policy (npri.org)

Here are some important bills you might want to take a look at and let your opinion be known by contacting legislative representative by clicking on “email the sponsor” or on the Nellis system.

AB400

Education

Governor’s Education Reform Omnibus

Assembly Committee

AB219

Transparency

Open Meetings

Senate Committee

AB359

Taxes

Authorizes the county commissioner’s sole authority to raise

gas taxes by adopting an ordinance

Senate Committee

SB405

Election Integrity

Governor's Election Reform Omnibus Bill

Senate Committee

The legislative session is coming to an end on June 6th. There are a lot of bills being pushed to the end. Question is – How many vetoes by the Governor.

UNDER THE DOME:

The Weekly Summary from Nevada Policy Research.

Join Marcos Lopez for the week 14 legislative briefing as he discusses:

Which bill had rent control measures added to it, and its potential unintended consequences.
How an alarming PERS bill could open the way for state employees to no longer have to contribute to their own retirement funds.
Why the Department of Defense is supporting an occupational licensing bill.
Which healthcare bill you should reach out to your representatives to vote against; and
Why a tax credit bill that was unveiled this week has a hearing scheduled for next week.

To keep updated throughout the week on what is happening in Carson City, visit Nevada Policy’s bill tracker at nevadapolicy.org/bill-tracker.

LISTEN TO THE RECAP

Legislative Lookout

The following bills are being discussed in some form this week please write your legislators and/or testify in:

SUPPORT:

AB120 - Allows for medical professionals to reenter the market in Nevada who might not have practiced for the preceding three years in association with a sponsoring organization. For more information: https://www.npri.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AB120-Letter-of-Support-Nevada-Policy.pdf

AB350 – Civil Asset Forfeiture Reporting; Requires Law Enforcement Agencies to report to the Attorney General data regarding Civil Asset Forfeitures in a given year. For more information: https://www.npri.org/studies/clark-county-residents-lost-19-million-via-legalized-theft-last-year-new-study-shows/

AB188 – Right to Try Act; Grants terminal patients the right to try experimental treatments. For more information: https://www.cato-unbound.org/2017/07/31/christina-sandefur/track-record-right-try-why-it-matters/

SB270 – Massage Therapist Compact; Would have Nevada join the massage therapist compact, reducing occupational licensing barriers by recognizing compact member licenses. For more information: https://compacts.csg.org/compact-updates/massage-therapy/

OPPOSITION:

AB182 – Would require a person to obtain a baccalaureate degree before participating in a program for an alternative route to licensure for teaching; Rather than imposing more barriers during a teacher shortage, Nevada should allow prospective teachers to test out of coursework requirements and recognized out-of-state licenses. The alternative certification process created by SB 315 (2011) can still take two full years for prospective teachers to complete. For talented, midcareer professionals seeking to transfer into the classroom, this barrier to entry is still needlessly onerous. Knowledgeable professionals should be able to have coursework requirements waived if they can achieve a reasonable score on a subject-matter test. For more information: https://www.npri.org/to-get-more-teachers-remove-barriers-to-entry/

AJR6 – Adds Nevada to the Popular Vote Compact, essentially gutting the electoral college. For more information: https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-nevada-would-lose-in-electoral-college-opt-out-2773864/#:~:text=Sponsored%20by%20a%20host%20of,another%20candidate%20won%20their%20state.

AB250 – AB250, while well-intentioned, will inadvertently stifle innovation and limit patient access to novel and life-saving therapies. By enforcing a "maximum fair price", it will reduce incentives for pharmaceutical companies to invest in research and development of new treatments, particularly for rare or complex conditions. Additionally, the bill may lead to unintended consequences such as drug shortages, as manufacturers may prioritize distribution to regions with more favorable pricing structures. For more information: https://americansforprosperity.org/why-drug-price-controls-are-still-a-bad-idea-for-lawmakers-to-consider/

SB 496 – Largest film tax credits in Nevada history. Tax credits have historically never paid for themselves and equate to corporate subsides. For more information: https://www.npri.org/commentary/can-hollywood-be-caged-in-nevada/

AB298 - Would open the door to boarder rent control in Nevada by enacting it for Seniors. Ask representatives to remove section 4 relating to rent control. For more information: https://www.npri.org/rent-control-means-fewer-homes-and-higher-prices/

AB28 – Creates the Baby Bond entitlement program. For more information: https://www.npri.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/OpenExhibitDocument.pdf

ACTION REQUIRED-Electronic Health Record Legislation 04.10.23

Re: NEVADA ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS – ACTION REQUIRED

At our April 8^th Meeting we discussed the several proposed bills on Healthcare, specifically titled Medicaid Enhancements, currently in the Nevada Legislature.

These bills included 1-2 sentences embedded within, that in reality if passed would mandate a Nevada State Electronic Health Record System be created under the state government. The description further states that this state E.H.R. system would connect into a US Government E.H.R. system and that would connect into a World Health Organization (WHO) system.

These mandates in no way indicate the levels of security, privacy and legal requirements all health records in the United States must meet. Additionally, the State of Nevada already has an E.H.R. System that was developed about 12 years ago, with the latest technology and security, and is run by a consortium of all the major hospitals, clinics and practices across the state. If this private system is missing features, work with them to get these featureSarah.Peters@asm.state.nv.uss added. Patients and the patient’s physician control access to their medical record, not the government.

A greater concern is the sharing of private patient data – including medical, personal and financial - with the World Health Organization (WHO), who has a long history of working with China, specifically CCP, an enemy of the US. It appears that members of the US Negotiating Committee involved in the development of this US-WHO Agreement have long standing relationships with WHO and may not support the concerns of US citizens for privacy, security and confidentiality of their personal, financial and medical data. Indeed, only scrubbed information that is completely anonymous, should be shared with any unauthorized agent, organization or country, for the purposes of pandemic tracking. Additionally, under no circumstances should the US give away the privacy rights and freedoms of our citizens without the direct consent of those citizens.

We encourage you to review Google or other Browser Searches on this topic to fully understand the evolving status of this issue. As the current proposed bills are actively in the Nevada Legislature – do contact your state senator, state representative and the committee chairs of the bills to voice your opinion.

Senator Jeff Stone

Representative Danielle Gallant

Check Bill Numbers for the specific Chairpersons driving each Bill (NPR Database will provide this information).

Chairperson: Sarah.Peters@asm.state.nv.us;

Sarah’s Phone775-684-8559

Republicans on this committee: Ken.Gray@asm.state.nv.us; Gregory.Hafen@asm.state.nv.us; Brian.Hibbetts@asm.state.nv.us; Gregory.Koenig@asm.state.nv.us

Bills referencing Mandated Electronic Health Record Systems:

AB7

AB237

SB419

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