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Nevada Assembly, 1995-2009 (first elected November 1994)—nine special and eight regular sessions.
Assistant Majority Whip, 2001


Assembly Committees:
Commerce and Labor, 2007-2009
Labor and Management, 1995
Corrections, Parole, and Probation, 2009
Vice Chair, Transportation, 2007-2009; Member, 2003-2005, 2009
Vice Chair, Judiciary, 1999-2001; Member, 1995-2001, 2005-2009
Education, 1995, 2003-2005;
Chair, Government Affairs, 2003
Vice Chair, Health and Human Services, 1997; Member, 1999-2001
Taxation, 1997- 1999
Co-Vice Chair, Economic Development and Tourism, 1995.
Legislative Commission’s Advisory Committee for a Veterans’ Cemetery in Southern Nevada
Legislature’s Commission on Special License Plates, 2007-2008;
Chair, legislative Commission’s Subcommittee to Study Categories of Misdemeanors, 2001-2002.

Legislative Caucus Co-Vice Chair -- Nevada Arts Advocate
http://www.nvartsadvocates.org
 
State Automotive Enthusiast Leadership Caucus
http://www.semasan.com/main/main.aspx?id=61681

SOME OF THE LEGSLATION MARK HAS WORKED ON FOR HIS CONSTITUENTS:
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009

1995 Legislative Session:

AB 79
AN ACT relating to higher education; requiring the legislative auditor to conduct a performance audit of the University and Community College System of Nevada and the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/68th/95bills/AB079_EN.TXT

Mike Cain Las Vegas Fraternal Order of Police retirement party. Here Mark presents Congressional Recognition from Congresswoman Shelly Berkley to Mr. Cain for his years of service to our community.

AB 91
AN ACT relating to juvenile offenders; requiring the evaluation of a juvenile offender who unlawfully drives while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substance to determine if he or she abuses alcohol or other drugs; providing for the treatment of such an offender; providing for the payment of that evaluation and treatment.  
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/68th/95bills/AB091_EN.TXT

AB 92
AN ACT relating to juveniles; requiring the revocation of the driver's license of certain juveniles who drive under the influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substance.  
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/68th/95bills/AB092_EN.TXT

AB 93
AN ACT relating to criminal offenders; prohibiting the director of the department of prisons
from assigning an offender to a program for the treatment of an abuser of alcohol or drugs unless there is a substantial likelihood that the offender will complete the program; requiring
the director to assign such and offender to residential confinement to complete the program of treatment under certain circumstances. 
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/68th/95bills/AB093_EN.TXT
 
AB 125
AN ACT relating to juvenile courts; authorizing juvenile courts to place certain children under supervision of public agency to work on projects to eradicate graffiti. 
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/68th/95bills/AB125_EN.TXT     
      

AB 256
AN ACT relating to children; increasing the penalty for abuse, neglect or endangerment of a child where substantial bodily or mental harm results; specifying the proof required before a child placed in protective custody may be released to a custodial parent who has abused or neglected the child.    
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/68th/95bills/AB256_EN.TXT

AB 289
(Do you have a classic vehicle?)
AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; authorizing the department of motor vehicles and public safety to issue special license plates and certificates of registration for "classic vehicles.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/68th/95bills/AB289_EN.TXT
 
AB 366
(I know of students that live in our district that choose this as a career now that this was approved in my Freshman Session.)
AN ACT relating to education; requiring the state board of education to approve a course of study in American Sign Language.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/68th/95bills/AB336_EN.TXT

AB 374
AN ACT relating to the defacement of property; making it unlawful to place graffiti on or otherwise deface the property of  another; requiring a person who is found guilty of placing graffiti on or otherwise defacing property to perform community service in addition to any other penalty;  authorizing a court to suspend the driving privileges of a  person who is found guilty of violating a law relating to the defacement of property; permitting law enforcement agencies to offer a reward for information which leads to the conviction of a person who placed graffiti on or otherwise defaced the property of another; requiring counties and cities to remove or cover graffiti placed on public property.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/68th/95bills/AB374_EN.TXT      
       
AB 378
(Major Domestic Violence Legislation)
AN ACT relating to domestic violence; revising the definition of an act which constitutes domestic violence; revising the provisions concerning the arrest of a person suspected of  domestic violence; requiring certain courts to be available 24 hours a day for the issuance of temporary protective orders; providing for the authentication of the content of recordings of emergency telephone calls for evidentiary purposes.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/68th/95bills/AB378_EN.TXT

AB 385
AN ACT relating to activities of a criminal nature; providing an additional penalty for felonies committed on school property; making various changes relating to criminal gangs to provisions governing education, forfeiture and parole.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/68th/95bills/AB385_EN.TXT

AB 396
AN ACT relating to crimes; restricting the granting of probation to persons convicted of certain sexual offenses involving children.       
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/68th/95bills/AB396_EN.TXT     

AB 452
(Do you have an Arts License Plate?)
AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; providing for the issuance of special license plates for the support of the education of children in the arts.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/68th/95bills/AB452_EN.TXT                  
         
1997 Legislative Session:

AB 7
Authorizes private enforcement of laws relating to parking for handicapped persons. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/69th/97bills/AB/AB7_EN.HTM

AB 9
Increases mandatory minimum penalty for abuse of older person and makes various changes concerning reports of such abuse. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/69th/97bills/AB/AB9_EN.HTM

AB 109
(This legislation is what paved the way for our first veterans home in Nevada)
Makes appropriation to state public works board for construction of veterans home in southern Nevada. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/69th/97bills/AB/AB109.HTM

AB 146
Provides that school district MAY authorize use of buses of district for certain types of commercial advertising. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/69th/97bills/AB/AB146_EN.HTM

AB 405
An Act relating to pets, requiring that a retailer or dealer of dogs or cats provide certain information concerning the history of a dog or cat to any purchaser before the completion of the sale.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/69th/97bills/AB/AB405_EN.HTM

AB 451
Provides for issuance of special license plates for support of public education. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/69th/97bills/AB/AB451_EN.HTM

AB 541
Makes various changes regarding mobile homes, mobile home parks and persons who install, rebuild or service mobile homes. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/69th/97bills/AB/AB541_EN.HTM

1999 Legislative Session:

AB 23
Increases fines for driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/70th/bills/AB/AB23_EN.html

AB 39
(FIRST AMENDMENT LEGISLATION)
Prohibits landlord of mobile home park from prohibiting tenant from exhibiting political sign within boundary of lot of tenant under certain circumstances and authorizes tenant to exhibit political sign in right of way of highway under certain circumstances. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/70th/bills/AB/AB39_EN.html

AB 45
Imposes community service for second or subsequent offense of unlawfully parking in space designated for handicapped. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/70th/bills/AB/AB45_EN.html

AB 367
Makes contingent appropriation to Department of Transportation for construction of extension to sound barrier on east side of U.S. Highway No. 95/Interstate Highway No. 515 near Elaina Avenue in Las Vegas. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/70th/bills/AB/AB367_R1.html

AB 555
Partially exempts issuance of charitable-gift annuities from regulation as insurance. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/70th/bills/AB/AB555_EN.html

AJR 5
Urges Congress to enact legislation to provide for payment of lump sums to certain recipients of social security benefits. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/70th/bills/AJR/AJR5_EN.html

SB 194
Extends use of fund to stabilize operation of local government.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/70th/bills/SB/SB194_EN.html

2001 Legislative Session:

AB 125
Prohibits business from employing, allowing or using person less than 18 years of age to distribute promotional materials that include offer for alcoholic beverages.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/71st/bills/AB/AB125_EN.html

AB 139
Makes appropriation to Clark County for support of Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/71st/bills/AB/AB139.html

AB 264
Authorizes counties to designate certain shelters as approved youth shelters for runaway or homeless youths. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/71st/bills/AB/AB264_EN.html

AB 313
Creates statutory presumptions that hepatitis is occupational disease for certain employees. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/71st/bills/AB/AB313_EN.html

AB 315
Requires offender convicted of first offense of driving under influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substance to attend program of treatment when concentration of alcohol in blood or breath of offender is 0.18 or more. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/71st/bills/AB/AB315_EN.html

AB 384
Changes terms used in provisions relating to mobile home parks to refer to manufactured home parks. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/71st/bills/AB/AB384_EN.html

AB 409
(This would have been a huge step for public education and I am glad I tried!)
AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing the increase in salary for a teacher who is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; revising provisions governing the budgets for school districts; prescribing a pupil-teacher ratio for the fourth grade; making appropriations for special education; authorizing expenditures from the state distributive account for programs of remedial study; making appropriations for educational technology; making appropriations for the employment of school nurses and school psychologists; making an appropriation for the reimbursement of certain costs of teachers who acquire certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; making an appropriation for school districts to provide programs to pupils who have limited proficiency in the English language
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/71st/Reports/history.cfm?ID=4229

AB 442
Increases penalties for unlawful dumping of sewage or solid waste.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/71st/bills/AB/AB442_EN.html

AB 490
(Most of us living in Senate District 7 have heard the noise from aircraft)
Authorizes certain counties to establish advisory committee on aircraft noise and prescribes powers and duties of committee. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/71st/bills/AB/AB490_EN.html

AJR 13
Urges Congress to eliminate inequities in payment of social security benefits to certain persons. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/71st/bills/AJR/AJR13_EN.html

SB 170
Creates Nevada cultural fund and revises powers and duties of state arts council. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/71st/bills/SB/SB170_EN.html

SB 362
Consolidates and revises process for reviewing applications for permits, licenses and other approvals required to construct certain utility facilities.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/71st/bills/SB/SB362_EN.html

2003 Legislative Session:

AB 7
Reduces concentration of alcohol that may be present in blood or breath of person while operating vehicle or vessel. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/72nd/bills/AB/AB7_EN.html

AB 189
Makes various changes to provisions concerning false imprisonment
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/72nd/bills/AB/AB189_EN.html

AB 206
Revises provisions relating to payment for permanent total disabilities.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/72nd/bills/AB/AB206_EN.html

AB 245
Makes various changes regarding conversion of manufactured home park into individual manufactured home lots. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/72nd/bills/AB/AB245_EN.html

AB 262
Makes various changes to provisions governing manufactured housing and mobile homes. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/72nd/bills/AB/AB262_EN.html

AB 304
Makes various changes to provisions governing veterans’ cemeteries.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/72nd/bills/AB/AB304_EN.html

AB 335
Increases penalty for evading peace officer when evading peace officer results in death or substantial bodily harm to another person.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/72nd/bills/AB/AB335_EN.html

AB 336
Revises provisions regarding notification of certain victims of crime if defendant is released before or during trial. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/72nd/bills/AB/AB336_EN.html

AB 390
Revises provisions relating to duties and liability of owner of property relating to sidewalks in public right-of-way abutting his property. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/72nd/bills/AB/AB390_EN.html

AB 396
Requires Clark County School District to continue pilot program for replacement of certain schools. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/72nd/bills/AB/AB396_EN.html

AB 419
Provides that landlord of dwelling units intended and operated exclusively for persons 55 years of age and older may not employ person to perform work on premises unless person has work card issued by sheriff. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/72nd/bills/AB/AB419_EN.html

2005 Legislative Session:

AB 83
Revises provisions governing compensation of workmen on public works.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB83_EN.pdf

AB 84
Makes various changes concerning homeless persons.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB84_EN.pdf

AB 113
(I tried and it passed the Assembly....ended up merging into a Senate bill)
Authorizes certain public employees with active military service to purchase up to 2 additional years of service in Public Employees’ Retirement System under certain circumstances.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB113_R1.pdf

SB 122
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/SB/SB122_EN.pdf

AB 205
Revises provisions governing compensation for victims of crime.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB205_EN.pdf

AB 222
(This would have been a good accounting piece of legislation)
Requires periodic review of school districts to evaluate compliance with certain financial management principles. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB222_R2.pdf

AB 256
Establishes crimes of vehicular homicide and homicide by vessel for driving vehicle or operating vessel under influence of alcohol or certain substances which causes death under certain circumstances.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB256_EN.pdf

AB 309
(What a shame the Assembly Ways & Means Committee KILLED this legislation for our Veterans!)
Provides for waiver of fees for certain veterans who are recipients of Purple Heart and who attend university, state college or community college within University and Community College System of Nevada.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB309.pdf

AB 343
Revises provisions relating to manufactured housing.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB343_EN.pdf

AB 421
Provides that once person has been convicted of felony for operating vehicle or vessel while under influence of alcohol or controlled substance, any subsequent violation is treated as felony.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB421_EN.pdf

SCR 22
(This would have been very interesting interium study if this would have passed)
Directs Legislative Commission to conduct interim study concerning regulation of price of gasoline. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/SCR/SCR22.pdf

SJR 2
Urges President of United States to reverse his position on, and alternatively urges Congress to reject, his federal budget proposal to use money derived from sales of land in Nevada to lower federal deficit.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/SJR/SJR2_EN.pdf

2007 Legislative Session:

AB 8
Makes various changes concerning bail or release after an arrest for driving a vehicle or operating a vessel under the influence of intoxicating liquor or certain other substances.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/AB/AB8_EN.pdf

AB 48
Requires the Governor to proclaim the third week in April as “Nevada Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week.” http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/AB/AB48_EN.pdf

AB 57
Revises provisions governing crosswalks.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/AB/AB57_EN.pdf

AB 124
(This safety measure did not pass but the debate will continue)
Prohibits minors from using cellular telephones/text messaging while operating motor vehicles. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/AB/AB124.pdf

AB 181
Revises provisions relating to the survey of labor rates charged by body shops. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/AB/AB181_EN.pdf

AB 278
Requires the Commission on Special License plates to study the feasibility of the design, preparation and issuance of special license plates for use on motorcycles.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/AB/AB278_EN.pdf

AB 304
(AB 477 was a bill I sponsored and the majority of the language was put into AB 304) Makes various changes to provisions relating to manufactured home parks.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/AB/AB304_EN.pdf

AB 323
Revises the amount paid to witnesses for mileage in traveling to and from a proceeding. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/AB/AB323_EN.pdf

AB 475
(My legislation was put into the appropriations bill. Nevada became the second state to make a donation to the Heroes of Flight 93 that crashed on September 11, 2001) Makes an appropriation to the Flight 93 National Memorial Fund for a portion of the construction of the Flight 93 National Memorial.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/AB/AB475.pdf

2009 Legislative Session:

AB 3
(What a shame that some people would want to dig up all the grass at our Veterans Cemetery in Boulder City and replace it with artificial grass or rocks. Not only would this be a huge cost to taxpayers but would make our cemetery a second class cemetery. As a Member of the Advisory Committee for a Veterans’ Cemetery in Southern Nevada we fought for this legislation for our loved ones.) Requires the area immediately above and surrounding the interred remains in each veterans' cemetery in this State to be landscaped with natural grass.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/AB/AB3_EN.pdf

AB 15
(Again, what a shame that people do this to animals so we put this into law.)
A retailer, dealer or operator shall not separate a dog or cat from its mother until it is 8 weeks of age or accustomed to taking food or nourishment other than by nursing, whichever is later.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/AB/AB15_EN.pdf 

AB 163
Authorizes certain governmental entities to adopt regulations or ordinances to allow certain low emission and energy-efficient vehicles to be operated in designated lanes.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/AB/AB163_EN.pdf

AB 209
Revises provisions governing the attendance of certain offenders at meetings of panels of victims of crimes relating to driving under the influence.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/AB/AB209_EN.pdf

AB 250
Revises provisions relating to certain affidavits or declarations of experts.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/AB/AB250_EN.pdf

AB 251
Revises provisions relating to common-interest communities.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/AB/AB251_EN.pdf

AB 283
(Major piece of legislation for Victims of Crime Compensation.)
Revises provisions governing the payment of compensation to certain victims of crime. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/AB/AB283_EN.pdf

AB 322
Makes various changes concerning conduct related to racketeering.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/AB/AB322_EN.pdf

AB 332
Revises provisions governing immunity from liability for donating, receiving or distributing certain grocery products or food.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/AB/AB322_EN.pdf

AB 384
Revises provisions governing certain unlawful acts committed by prisoners.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/AB/AB384_EN.pdf

AB 423
(Fair Rent Act for residents that are home owners in manfactured housing communities. We have been fighting for this law to protect home owners from excessive space rent. I will continue to fight for my constituents!) Makes various changes relating to manufactured home communities. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/AB/AB423.pdf

SB 154
(For our state employees that work so hard for Nevada.)
Revises provisions governing mandatory bargaining with employees of local government employers.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/SB/SB154_R1.pdf

SB 239
Provides for greater coordination of Nevada's economic development and workforce development goals.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/SB/SB239_EN.pdf

SB 300
Requires the acceptance of the donation of certain improvements on certain state land by the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/SB/SB300_EN.pdf

SCR 23
(I was honored to carry this resolution on the Assembly side for all of Clark County.)
Commemorates the 100th anniversary of the creation of Clark County.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/SCR/SCR23_EN.pdf

 

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