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Legislative Highlights
2009 Session- Created the Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
- Prevented elimination of Office of Consumer Health Assistance
- Enabled rural mental health clinics to remain open
- Defeated legislation that would have capped Nevada Check Up
- Provided for moderate increase in taxes and fees
- Revised policy regarding compensation to victims of crime in cases of domestic violence and sexual assault
- Increased access to health insurance coverage for diagnosis and treatment of autism
- Provided a modest increase in the marriage license fee to support services for victims of domestic violence
- Created the Nevada Domestic Partnership Registry
- Revised provisions relating to unlawful discrimination in places of public accommodation to include sexual orientation
- Created affordable housing database for use by low-income families, seniors, victims of domestic violence, people with disabilities and more
2007 Session
- Strengthened child support enforcement by reorganizing responsibility for this within the Dept. of Health and Human Services
- Increased funding for full-day kindergarten
- Provided HPV vaccine access to girls for the prevention of cervical cancer
- Increased TANF funding amounts for families (first increase in 15 years)
- Increased access to health insurance for pregnant women
- Provided funding for transitional services and housing for the homeless
2005 Session
- Passed the Canadian Drug Importation Bill
- Passed Full-day Kindergarten at at-risk school as option for School Districts
- Required a state audit of child support collection and enforcement
- Provided that children in state custody be placed with siblings when possible.
- Provided Medicaid coverage for pregnant women up to 185% of poverty
- Extended Medicaid coverage for children aging out of foster care
- Provided funding for mental health services and Mental Health Courts
- Created the Nevada Council on Domestic Violence, the Office of Minority Health, and the 211 Emergency Phone System
- Instituted a pilot program to teach English to pre-K children
2003 Session
- Provided $836 million in new tax revenue--below what we believe is needed for long-term state funding
- Revised death penalty laws addressing some inequities and injustices
Required external review of decisions made by managed care organizations
- Revised procedures by which insurance companies can raise medical malractice rates, to eliminate unfair increases
- Continued funding for integration of child welfare services in Clark and Washoe Counties
- Gave individuals the right to designate a non-relative for hospital visitation and decisions on disposition of a body
- Restored voting rights to certain ex-felons
- Required state labor commissioner to enforce labor laws whether an employee is lawfully or unlawfully employed
2001 Session
- Revamped the child welfare system in Washoe and Clark Counties
- In Medicaid: eliminated the assets test, provided for expedited enrollment of pregnant women and provided Medicaid coverage for breast and cervical cancer
- Defeated insurance industry's attempt to repeal mandated benefits in health plans, most of which require health care coverage for women and children
- Raised cap on child support payments
- Declared legislative intent that public schools should eliminate harassment and intimidation
- Funded expansion of teen pregnancy prevention programs
- Provided for operation of youth shelters
- Increased funding for domestic violence programs
- Expanded energy assistance for low income Nevadans
1999 Session
- Required insurance coverage of contraceptives
- Passed limited mental health parity bill
- Created health care ombudsman
- Passed Employment Non-Discrimination Act
- Strengthened protections for victims of domestic violence
- Provided for direct access to ob/gyn in managed care
- Blocked school voucher legislation
1997 Session
- Passed ground-breaking Patient Protection Act
- Defeated some punitive aspects of welfare reform legislation
- Removed statute of limitations on rape crimes
- Required mandatory counseling for domestic violence abusers
- Provided confidential addresses for victims of domestic violence
- Established statewide registry of domestic violence abusers
- Defeated bill to make English the official language
1995 Session
- Killed bill for public vote on parental notification for teen abortion
- Deleted "tailhook" clause from hotel liability bill
- Blocked passage of very punitive welfare reform bill
- Defeated school voucher and charter school bills
- Strengthened domestic violence laws
- Created family resource centers
1993 Session
- Repealed discriminatory sections of the sodomy law
- Defeated parental notification requirement for teen abortion
- Created new crimes of stalking and aggravated stalking
- Provided for battered women’s defense in criminal cases
- Passed rape shield bill to provide anonymity to victims
- Created Office for Missing and Exploited Children
1991 Session
- Increased grants to welfare recipients (never implemented)
- Provided state funds for WIC program
- Created Nevada Commission for Women
1989 Session
- Increased grants to welfare recipients (never implemented)
- Strengthened child support enforcement laws
- Funded displaced homemaker pilot program
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