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TODAY: Nevada special session begins with crime bill, film tax package on agenda


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FILE - The exterior of the Nevada Legislature in Carson City is pictured. (Ben Margiott | KRNV)

The Nevada Legislature will gather in Carson City on Thursday to begin a special session following Gov. Joe Lombardo's formal proclamation.

Lombardo says the session will continue work left unfinished from this year's regular legislative session, which concluded in early June.

His agenda includes reconsidering seven bills that failed to pass, including the Nevada Studio Infrastructure Jobs and Workforce Training Act, which creates new tax subsidies for movie and television filming in Las Vegas.

The governor also wants to revive his Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act, a sweeping crime bill that affects issues like fentanyl possession, DUI and stalking.

It's unclear how new bills introduced during the special session could differ from their earlier versions.

New legislation raised by Lombardo includes cybersecurity, an important issue after the state government suffered a crippling cyberattack that disrupted many operations.

He also wants to "expand confidentiality projections" for public officers, increase penalties and expand policing for school zone violations and move Nevada's labor standards in line with federal law.

Under Nevada law, the governor sets the issues for a special session, and lawmakers are forbidden from adding any matters not included in his proclamation.

"The Assembly is here to ensure the legislation presented to us does, in fact, improve the quality of life for all Nevadans," Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager said in a statement.

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The special session officially begins at 10 a.m. Thursday with an Assembly floor session.