Daily Update- July 30, 2020 Special Session Starts Tomorrow

Today, Governor Sisolak issued the formal proclamation to call the Nevada Legislature into a special session beginning on Friday, July 31, 2020 at 9 a.m. to address significant policy issues that cannot wait until the regularly scheduled legislative session. This will be the 32^nd Special Session in Nevada’s history. In the proclamation, the following policy items are included for consideration:

Addressing criminal and social justice policy reform
Working to ensure Nevadans, businesses, workers and the unemployed have the support and protections they need as they battle COVID-19
Ensuring Nevadans can exercise their fundamental right to vote in a way that does not dangerously expose them to increased risk of COVID-19 infection
Helping stabilize Nevada businesses so they don’t suffer continued economic hits and establishing safety standards for the workers who are keeping our economy going
Removing statutory barriers impeding the work of Nevada’s unemployment insurance program
Providing authority for the Judicial Branch to implement alternative dispute resolution measures in cases of rental evictions
Additional items requested by Legislative Counsel Bureau related to the Legislative Branch

The full proclamation is HERE.

The daily COVID-19 press bulletin is HERE.

Federal Updates

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House Unanimously Passes Congressman Steven Horsford’s Amendment to Protect Census Citizenship Data

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