LEGISLATIVE ACTION
FOR THE
2012 SESSION
OF
NEVADA GIRLS STATE
Assembly Resolutions
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 1 – Establishes labor laws for prisoners
- Vote: 11 Yea, 11 Nay
- Failed to receive a constitutional majority – lost
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 2 – Increases the use of renewable energy
- Vote: 20 Yea, 2 Nay
- Received a constitutional majority – transmitted to Senate
- Senate Vote: 8 Yea, 3 Nay
- Received a constitutional majority – transmitted to Governor
- Signed by the Governor
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 3 – Requires public schools to adopt and utilize Project UNIFY
- Vote: 22 Yea, 0 Nay
- Received a constitutional majority – transmitted to Senate
- Senate Vote: 11 Yea, 0 Nay
- Received a constitutional majority – transmitted to Governor
- Vetoed by the Governor – returned to the Assembly
- Veto override vote in the Assembly: 22 Yea, 0 Nay
- Received 2/3 majority – transmitted to Senate
- Veto override vote in the Senate: 11 Yea, 0 Nay
- Received a 2/3 majority – Governor’s veto overturned
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 4 – Raises the minimum penalty for child pornography
- Vote: 5 Yea, 17 Nay
- Failed to receive a constitutional majority – lost
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 5 – Establishes a program to encourage healthy eating
- Vote: 5 Yea, 17 Nay
- Failed to receive a constitutional majority – lost
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 6 – Taxes bottling companies to fund recycling programs
- Vote: 1 Yea, 21 Nay
- Failed to receive a constitutional majority – lost
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 7 – Requires the State to provide energy through renewal sources
- Vote: 6 Yea, 16 Nay
- Failed to receive a constitutional majority – lost
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 8 – Taxes mines to expand public transportation
- Vote: 15 Yea, 7 Nay
- Received a constitutional majority – transmitted to Senate
- Senate Vote: 2 Yea, 9 Nay
- Failed to receive a constitutional majority – lost
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 9 – Requires adequate reasoning for blocking renovation projects
- Vote: 12 Yea, 10 Nay
- Received a constitutional majority – transmitted to Senate
- Senate Vote: 6 Yea, 5 Nay
- Received a constitutional majority – transmitted to Governor
- Signed by the Governor
Senate Resolutions
Senate Joint Resolution No. 1 – Requires suicide prevention training for school employees
- Vote: 8 Yea, 3 Nay
- Received a constitutional majority – transmitted to Assembly
- Assembly Vote: 13 Yea, 9 Nay
- Received a constitutional majority – transmitted to Governor
- Signed by the Governor
Senate Joint Resolution No. 2 – Taxes corporations to fund education
- Vote: 8 Yea, 3 Nay
- Received a constitutional majority – transmitted to Assembly
- Assembly Vote: 15 Yea, 7 Nay
- Received a constitutional majority – transmitted to Governor
- Signed by the Governor
Senate Joint Resolution No. 3 – Legalizes physician-assisted suicide
- Vote: 8 Yea, 3 Nay
- Received a constitutional majority – transmitted to Assembly
- Assembly Vote: 7 Yea, 15 Nay
- Failed to receive a constitutional majority – lost
Senate Joint Resolution No. 4 – Requires more nutritious meals in public schools
- Vote: 2 Yea, 9 Yea
- Failed to receive a constitutional majority – lost
Senate Joint Resolution No. 5 – Abolishes the death penalty in Nevada
- Vote: 5 Yea, 6 Nay
- Failed to receive a constitutional majority – lost
Senate Joint Resolution No. 6 – Changes the grading schema of the Nevada High School Proficiency Exams
- Vote: 5 Yea, 6 Nay
- Failed to receive a constitutional majority – lost
Senate Joint Resolution No. 7 – Raises the age to obtain a driver’s license to 18
- Vote: 0 Yea, 11 Nay
- Failed to receive a constitutional majority – lost
Senate Joint Resolution No. 8 – Mandates helmet use for all wheeled modes of transportation
- Vote: 0 Yea, 11 Nay
- Failed to receive a constitutional majority – lost