The Nevada State Legislature Building at the state Capitol complex on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in Carson City, Nev. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
With another due date closing in, state legislators are working to move dozens of expenses from their committees, consisting of steps to change medical malpractice judgments, change how the state awards governmental electors and end the practice of racist sirens in some rural towns.

Legislators have till May 19 to pass bills out of committee that were already authorized by the opposite house, or they will be thought about dead for the rest of the session.

Here's a look at a few of the problems they will tackle this week, the 14th of the 2023 Legislature. There are 4 more weeks to go until the session ends.

Monday

On Monday, the Senate Education Committee will think about a changed Assembly Bill 175, which would include four nonvoting, selected members to the Clark County School District Board of Trustees. Among the new selected members would be called by the Clark County Commission and the other 3 designated by the city board of Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas. The idea is to bring more expertise to the school board, in addition to permit city governments more input into how the district is run.

The procedure begins the heels of a tally effort pushed by Henderson Councilman Dan Stewart that would have permitted city governments to form their own school districts. That measure stopped working to get enough signatures to qualify to come prior to the Legislature for factor to consider.

Tuesday

On Tuesday, the Assembly Judiciary Committee will use up Assembly Bill 404, a controversial procedure that would increase the quantity of damages offered in medical malpractice cases. Current law limitations noneconomic damages in malpractice cases to $350,000, but AB 404 would increase that to $2.5 million, and beginning in 2025, change that cap to increase with the consumer price index. The bill likewise increases the amount of time in which a lawsuit might be filed after an injury.

On Tuesday, the Senate Legislative Operations and Elections Committee will think about Assembly Joint Resolution 6, which would amend the state constitution to award Nevada's Electoral College votes to the winner of the national popular vote. The compact objectives to avoid a repeat of the 2000 election, when then-Vice President Al Gore won the popular vote however lost the election to George W. Bush, or the 2016 election, when former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump in the popular vote, however lost to Trump, who won more Electoral College votes.

If approved by the state Senate, the measure would return to the 2025 Legislature, and precede citizens for final approval in 2026. It would use to the governmental election of 2028 if authorized.

Wednesday

On Wednesday, the Senate Government Affairs Committee will use up Senate Bill 391, which would restrict the sounding of "sundown sirens," which in the past were signals that individuals of color had to leave town. Although racist regulations are no longer implemented, the sirens still sound in some towns. Under SB 391, sirens could just be sounded for testing, to inform homeowners to an emergency or to recognize a legal vacation.

On Wednesday, the Senate Revenue and Economic Development Committee will consider Assembly Bill 53, which would drastically increase the fines for selling tobacco to minors. Present law requires a caution for a very first and violation within a two-year period, a $500 fine for a 3rd infraction and for a 4th infraction, a $1,250 fine. However under AB 53, the first infraction would trigger a $2,500 fine; for a second offense, a $5,000 fine; for a 3rd offense at $7,500 fine; and for the 4th and any subsequent violation, a $10,000 fine.

So kids, stay away from cigarettes, lest your preferred liquor store have to close!