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A
Sorry
there
are
40
members
present
to
absent.
There
is
a
quorum.
The
assembly
will
please
rise
for
the
prayer
by
elder
fred
dry
of
the
kaibab
band
of
paiutes.
Mr
fred
dry
is
a
full
blood
pyu
elder
from
the
kaibab
band
of
paiute,
a
career
public
servant,
mr
dry
retired,
from
the
bureau
of
indian
affairs,
western
nevada
agency.
In
2012.,
he
concluded
his
professional
career
as
the
agency's
tribal
operations
officer
through
his
retirement.
He
still
assists
nevada,
tribal
nations
with
elections.
A
Mr
dry
logged,
more
than
33
years
of
service
for
the
federal
government,
counting
his
service
in
the
united
states
army
prior
to
being
drafted
in
1967
mr
dry
attended.
Several
indian
boarding
schools,
including
the
one
in
carson
city,
nevada,
the
stewart,
indian
boarding
school
mr
dry,
attended
school
and
lived
on
campus
during
the
11th
grade
and
half
of
the
12th
grade.
A
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
C
C
B
C
B
A
C
C
B
Assembly
bill
115,
introduced
by
zimmerman
wynn
at
all
centers
schweibelt
edel,
a
doctor
in
the
parentage
authorizing
a
court
to
determine
certain
circumstances
that
more
than
two
people
have
a
parent
and
child
relationship
with
a
child
establishing
provisions
concerning
custody
and
visitation.
Adoption
and
determination
of
parental
rights.
C
B
Some
people,
when
16
interest
by
some
of
them,
when
at
all
senators
candacero
at
all
and
I
blame
the
vehicles
establishing
civil
penalties
for
certain
traffic
and
related
violations,
defining
certain
traffic
and
vehicle
violations
as
misdemeanors,
creating
procedures
for
civil
infractions
for
traffic
and
related
violations
to
be
adjudicated
and
providing
other
members.
Probably
in
there
too.
C
C
C
A
As
a
country,
we
have
celebrated
black
history
month,
every
february
since
1976,
while
we
should
lift
up
the
accomplishments
of
our
african-american
community
every
day
this
month
serves
as
a
reminder
to
us
all
to
celebrate
the
contributions
of
african-american
leaders
who
have
helped
build
our
state
and
our
nation.
While
I
serve
as
the
first
african-american
speaker
in
the
state
assembly,
I'm
humbly
aware
that
I'm
here
today,
because
of
all
of
those
who
came
before
me
in
1966
nevada,
assemblyman
woodrow
wilson
became
the
first
african-american
elected
to
serve
in
the
legislature.
A
A
in
1973,
senator
neil
champion,
restoring
rights
to
formerly
incarcerated
individuals
and
because
of
his
work.
46
years
later,
we
were
able
to
automatically
restore
voting
rights
to
the
formerly
incarcerated.
Senator
neal
is
survived
by
another
trailblazer,
his
daughter
senator
dina
neal
in
2000
and
2010
senator
dina
neal
became
the
first
african
american
woman.
Actually,
she
was
not
senator
bernice.
Martin
matthews
in
1995
became
the
first
african-american
woman
in
the
state
senate.
A
I
know
today
I
stand
on
the
shoulders
of
the
black
men
and
women
that
came
before
me,
like
senator
bernice,
martin
matthews,
like
I
said
in
1995,
but
also
assemblyman,
wunder
williams,
who
was
the
first
african
american
to
serve
in
the
assembly
as
speaker
pro
temp
in
2001
and
assemblyman,
william
horn,
who
was
the
first
african-american
to
serve
as
majority
leader
of
this
body
in
2007.,
our
newly
elected
vice
president
kamala
harris
often
talks
about
how
her
mother
used
to
say.
Kamala.
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A
We've
come
a
long
way
as
a
state
and
as
a
country,
but
we
still
have
a
long
way
to
go,
and
I
know
that
we
can
live
up
to
the
promise
of
this
great
nation
by
continuing
to
work
together.
Thank
you
again
for
allowing
me
to
lead
this
body
following
the
footsteps
of
those
who
came
before
me.
I
only
hope
to
leave
this
path
better
for
those
who
come
after
me.
So
thank
you
very
much.
F
Thank
you.
This
sunday
is
valentine's
day
a
day
that
we
celebrate
those
that
we
love,
but
it
is
also
known
as
frederick
douglas
day
and
although
douglas
was
born
enslaved
and
never
knew
his
birth
date.
He
chose
to
celebrate
every
year
on
february
14th,
which
helped
create
preserve
and
celebrate
black
history
month.
F
F
No
one
contributed
to
this
cause
more
than
frederick
douglass,
historically
as
one
of
the
most
influential
abolitionists
in
american
history,
as
we
sit
here
in
this
chamber,
another
groundbreaking
female
majority.
It's
also
wonderful
to
note.
After
celebrating
the
100th
anniversary
of
the
women's
right
to
vote
that
frederick
douglass
was
a
fierce
advocate
for
women's
suffrage
as
well
douglas
self-emancipated
by
age
20,
and
became
a
brilliant
order,
author
and
advocate,
as
he
railed
against
injustice
and
championed
equality
under
the
law
leading
our
nations
in
new
heights
in
pursuit
of
liberty,
justice
and
freedom.
F
A
Thank
you,
assemblywoman,
and
my
colleagues
have
pointed
out
that,
while
us
senator
dina
neal
was
not
the
first
to
serve
in
the
state
senate.
She
was
the
first
african-american
woman
to
serve
in
this
body.
We
want
to
leave
that
out.
E
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
We
also
would
like
to
honor
those
mentioned
that
you
mentioned
today,
including
yourself.
Mr
speaker.
I
just
want
to
have
a
little
sidebar
here
and
above
the
speaker's
podium
in
place
of
honor
in
this
chamber
is
a
portrait
of
father,
the
republican
party
president,
abraham
lincoln.
E
I
would
also
like
to
tell
the
story
of
those
bullet
holes
that
are
covered
up
in
that
and
repaired
in
that
portrait
of
abraham
lincoln.
For
those
who
don't
know
this
story,
congress
began
the
process
of
nevada
statehood.
In
march
of
1864.,
we
wrote
a
constitution
voted
to
approve
it
and
we
sent
it
by
telegraph
to
washington
on
october
26th.
E
In
today's
value
we
were
admitted
to
the
union
october
31st
1864..
It
is
a
false
conception
that
we
were
brought
into
the
union
because
of
the
need
of
our
silver
to
finance
the
war.
The
real
reason
imagine
this.
The
real
reason
was
politics:
nevada
was
a
pro-unionist
state
of
lincoln
republicans
early
in
1864,
the
13th
amendment
to
the
constitution.
Abolishing
slavery
had
passed
in
the
senate,
but
narrowly
failed
to
get
the
two-thirds
support
in
the
house
of
representatives.
E
A
republican
congressional
delegation
could
provide
additional
votes
needed
to
pass
this
landmark
legislation.
Nevada
statehood
was
deemed
of
great
importance
by
president
lincoln
in
order
to
make
certain
the
abolition.
Abolition
of
slavery
was
constitutional
amendment.
Ultimately,
on
january
31st
1865,
the
13th
amendment
was
approved
on
119
to
56
votes,
just
three
votes
more
than
the
necessary
two-thirds.
E
So
in
nevada
we
are
grateful
to
lincoln
on
the
50th
anniversary
of
the
vat
of
statehood.
The
assembly
passed
a
bill
to
procure
an
oil
painting
of
lincoln
to
honor
the
immoral
matrix
martyred
president.
The
bill
was
passed
on
march
2
1915,
signed
by
the
governor
on
march
11th
and
on
march
14th.
The
portrait
by
charles
sheen
was
unveiled
in
the
words
of
governor
emmett
boyle.
The
portrait
should
inspire
legislators
to
give
the
people
when
enacting
legislation
the
best
that
is
in
them.
E
This
portrait
has
become
one
of
our
state's
most
precious
treasures
in
nineteen
fifties,
while
the
building
and
grounds
employee
named
sai
meacham
was
busy
cleaning
the
floors
of
the
capitol.
He
heard
shots
fired
in
the
building.
Several
young
men
had
been
doing
target
practice
on
our
lincoln
portrait.
E
Mr
meacham
chased
off
the
teenagers
but
was
unable
to
catch
them.
The
employee
nervously
patched
the
bullet
holes
with
paper
and
paste
in
the
late
1980s.
It
was
professionally
repaired
and
if
you
look
closely,
you
can
see
scars
on
the
on
his
lapel
of
his
coat
his
elbow
and
on
his
right
forearm
in
1971.
This
building
was
completed.
The
building
that
we're
in
today,
dedicated
and
open
for
business.
E
The
three
of
them
launched
then
marched
over
to
the
capitol
got
someone
on
the
maintenance
staff
to
take
down
the
portrait
carried
it
back
over
here
and
hung
it
where
it
is.
In
this
chamber
there
were
some
phone
calls
and
newspaper
editorials
saying
that
the
portrait
did
not
belong
to
the
assembly,
but
in
the
end,
possessions
is
nine
tenths
of
the
law,
and
here
it
hangs.
E
The
first
passage
of
the
emancipation
proclamation
reads
that
on
this
day
of
january,
in
the
in
the
year
of
our
lord
1863,
all
persons
held
as
slaves
within
any
state
or
designated
part
of
our
state.
The
people
aware
of,
shall
then
be
in
a
rebellion
against
the
united
states,
shall
be
then
thence
forced
and
forever
free.
E
Although
emancipation
proclamation
did
not
end
slavery
in
the
nation,
it
captured
the
hearts
and
imagination
of
millions
of
americans
and
fundamentally
transformed
the
character
of
the
war,
a
milestone
along
the
roads
to
slavery.
It's
final
destruction.
The
emancipation
proclamation
has
assumed
a
place
among
the
great
documents
of
human
freedom.
Members
of
this
body.
E
A
A
C
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
so
just
so
that
members
kind
of
have
an
understanding
of
what
we're
doing
so.
The
ab-106
that
we
sent
over
to
the
senate
they're
in
the
midst
of
voting
on
that
and
processing
on
it.
And
then
it's
got
to
come
back
here
for
us
to
do
kind
of
a
final
one.
Last
final
act
with
it,
which
is
mostly
ministerial.
C
I
guess
I
could
say
if
that's
accurate,
so
we're
going
to
stand
I'll,
make
a
motion
for
the
assembly
to
stand
in
recess
until
the
call
of
the
chair
and
then
at
that
time,
we'll
just
come
back,
so
we
can
make
sure
the
message
is
right
and
get
it
to
the
governor's
desk.
So
I
would
move
that
we
stand
in
recess,
they'll
call
the
chair,
you've.
A
A
C
C
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
would
move
that
the
comments
from
my
colleagues
are
presenting
district
8,
25
and
38
be
entered
into
the
record
and
mr
speaker.
Otherwise
I
was
seeing
no
other
business
before
so.
I
would
move
that
the
assembly
adjourn
until
monday
february,
the
15th
at
the
hour
of
11
30
a.m.
You've.