Check out what’s on deck (so far) for this week!

Hi Friend, 

This Tuesday, April 25th, is a crucial deadline for the legislature. All non-exempt bills MUST be voted on the floor of the chamber they originated from in order to stay alive. 

Before we get to what’s on the agenda, we need your help to make sure a vital measure stays alive. Assemblywoman Considine’s bill, AB250, to lower drug prices for ALL Nevadans, has yet to be voted on on the Assembly Floor and we need YOU to contact your Assemblymember and tell them that it’s time to vote YES on AB250! 

Here’s what you can do:

• Submit your opinion on NELIS: To submit an opinion on a bill, log in with your Nevada Legislature account, go to the Bill Number Page, find the bill you are interested in submitting an opinion on (AB250), click on the bill's name to go to the bill's Overview tab, scroll to the bottom of that tab, find and then click the "Submit Opinion or View Opinion Stats" link.
• Show your Assemblymember the research: Numbers don’t lie and the numbers show that Nevadans overwhelmingly support setting price limits on
  Rx drugs! Click here to tell the #NVLeg that it’s time to vote YES on AB250. 
• Call your Assemblymember: Our elected officials work for us and it’s important that they hear from you! Call them and tell them why you think it’s important to make Rx drugs affordable for ALL Nevadans.

Now, here’s what’s on deck and how you can help! 

Monday 4/24

11: 00 AM - SENATE FLOOR 

General File: 

SB302 - Gender-affirming care protections for providers and patients. SUPPORT

SB318 - Authorizing the governing body of an incorporated city to impose an annual surcharge on users of the sanitary sewer system of an incorporated city to provide funding for services and affordable housing for persons who are homeless or indigent in the incorporated city. SUPPORT

How you can help:

• Create a free NELIS Account & submit a comment
• Use the 'Find My Legislator' tool to find who represents your address, then click on your State Senator's name to find their contact information - send and email or call their office to voice your opinion!

11: 00 AM -  ASSEMBLY FLOOR

General File: 

AB73 - Allows students to wear certain adornments at school graduation ceremonies. SUPPORT

AB218 - Prohibiting additional rental charges/fees from landlords. SUPPORT

Wednesday 4/26

1:30 PM - Assembly Health and Human Services hearing on SB239

SB239 Establishes provisions governing the prescribing, dispensing and administering of medication designed to end the life of a patient. SUPPORT

How you can help:

• Create a free NELIS Account & submit a comment
• Testify at the hearing in Carson City! 401 S Carson St, Room: 3138
• Testify at the hearing in Las Vegas! 555 E. Washington Ave., Room: 4401
• Testify via phone, dial 1-888-475-4499 on the date of the meeting. When prompted, provide Meeting ID 88264319552 and then press #.

3:30 PM - Senate Govt. Affairs hearing on GOV. LOMBARDO’S GOVERNMENT BILL SB431

SB431 makes SWEEPING changes to the way state government would work, including but not limited to, consolidating power in the governor’s office by taking away a lot of power from the legislature, adding governor appointed (with no legislative confirmation or oversight) cabinet members to oversee ALL agencies. OPPOSE

How you can help:

• Create a free NELIS Account & submit a comment
• Testify at the hearing in Carson City! 401 S Carson St, Room: 2149
• Testify at the hearing in Las Vegas! 555 E. Washington Ave., Room: 4412
• Testify via phone, dial 1-888-475-4499 on the date of the meeting. When prompted, provide Meeting ID 87841480886 and then press #.

6 PM - Assembly Ways & Means hearing on GOV. LOMBARDO’S EDUCATION BILL AB400 

AB400 brings back school vouchers by creating the Office of School Choice and makes many other changes to education. OPPOSE

How you can help:

• Create a free NELIS Account & submit a comment
• Testify at the hearing in Carson City! 401 S Carson St, Room: 3137
• Testify at the hearing in Las Vegas! 555 E. Washington Ave., Room: 4406
• Testify via phone, dial 1-888-475-4499 on the date of the meeting. When prompted, provide Meeting ID 81478038922 and then press #.

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Onward,