Nevada lawmakers approved spending an additional $25 million on a program to build homes for residents of a sunken North Las Vegas neighborhood and sent the measure to the governor’s desk.
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Gov. Joe Lombardo had called lawmakers back to Carson City to address an expansive list of legislation he said could not wait for the next regular session in 2027.
Two bills backed by Gov. Joe Lombardo have yet to be heard by the full Nevada Senate after five days of the special Legislative session.
Proponents say the legislation is necessary due to lawmaker’s security concerns, but journalism and open government groups oppose the move to hide public information.
Gov. Joe Lombardo called the special session to address more than a dozen different pieces of legislation. The most talked about bills have included an effort to attract the film industry to Southern Nevada and the governor’s widesweeping crime bill.
The governor already approved a measure to finance a new subdivision for residents of the historically Black neighborhood, and construction is underway.
Nevada lawmakers return for a special session Thursday to address unfinished bills and urgent issues in Carson City, including a controversial film tax credit program.
Assemblyman Reuben D’Silva, a Democrat who represents a district that includes parts of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, said lawmakers have been told a special session could start Thursday.
“It has never quite met the promise of what it has been stated to give,” Georgia lawmaker Marvin Lim said in a Monday afternoon webinar.
The Resort Corridor Court led to an increase in the number of orders banning criminal defendants from the Strip. It could be revived in a special session.
Although the governor’s crime bill failed in June, language related to the Resort Corridor Court could be brought to legislators in a special session.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alexis Hill launches petition urging Nevada lawmakers to reject Hollywood tax breaks and prioritize local services over film subsidies.
Lobbying efforts to draw Hollywood studios to Summerlin were in full force, with trade unions drawing hundreds of supporters to a rally.
Nevada labor unions launch a campaign urging lawmakers to revive a film studio project in Southern Nevada during an upcoming special session.