"That's probably a good explanation: 'Controlled chaos'," said Assemblymember Melissa Hardy, (R - Clark County).
These were some of the words to describe this deadline day at the Nevada Legislature.
Bills either passed out of their second houses, or they could die.
The lawmakers on both sides of the floor were busy.
"A lot of moving parts, and so we're trying to stay on top it," said Assembly Minority Floor Leader Gregory Hafen II (R). "I actually have to run up stairs and take two meetings and then get to ways and means. Probably be there two more times and then on the floor two more times tonight."
We'll look at some notable bills from the senate floor:
One such piece of legislation is Assembly Bill 121. It centers around hidden rental fees. A very similar bill was vetoed by Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo in the 2023 session. This one passed 16-5.
Another bill that was passed looks at election reform.
"Just really happy to get some election integrity moving forward; I think it's the first election bill that will hopefully get signed by the governor," Hafen II said.
That's Assembly Bill 148. It's looking to create stricter deadlines for mail-in ballots, and passed unanimously.
Also passing without a 'nay' vote was Assembly Bill 111. Currently being cited for a wrong way driver is a civil infraction. If this bill is signed into law, it will make it a criminal offense. This legislation was created after a three year old girl name Jaya Brooks was killed in a wrong way crash on U.S. 95 in 2023.
The bill is known as Jaya's Law.
Moving over to the assembly floor earlier in the day, we'll look into Senate Bill 295 which is centered around sidewalk street vendors. It's trying to legitimize and stop the criminalization of those vendors, and passed with a 34-8 vote.
Senate Bill 305Â is looking to make lacrosse a sanctioned sport for Nevada schools - it passed unanimously.
It's not a senate bill, but Assembly Bill 555, brought by Speaker Steve Yeager that's looking to cap insulin at $35 for people who use private insurance, passed unanimously.
Also, there are a lot of bills that are exempt - so just because they didn't have a floor hearing this week does not mean the bill is dead.
