AB359, up for discussion in the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, would help pay for blood and tissue tests of leukemia victims, environmental testing, and a campaign to keep Fallon residents informed about a cancer cluster investigation. Legislative money committees also are starting the process of wrapping up work on budgets they analyzed.
Today also is the last day in the four-month session for committees to introduce proposed laws.
The Senate Human Resources and Facilities Subcommittee and the Assembly Education Committee have scheduled discussions on youth violence, a high-profile issue as a result of shootings at schools around the nation. The Assembly Health and Human Services Committee will consider AB545, the Democrats' answer to GOP Gov. Kenny Guinn's plan to help seniors pay for prescription drugs. Guinn's bill, SB239, also is in the committee. The commission would study why there are differences in the pay earned by men, women and minorities in various occupations. Its recommendations would be given to the Legislature in 2003.