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A
C
D
A
President,
thank
you.
Madam
secretary
members
are
present.
We
have
a
forum
good
morning
members.
I
hope
you
have
a
great
you
had
a
great
weekend
and
had
an
opportunity
to
relax
a
bit
and
spend
some
time
with
your
loved
ones.
That's
important,
don't
forget
to
do
that.
Every
time
you
can
for
those
of
you
following
us
virtually
I
I
want
to
remind
you
that
all
of
us
have
a
very
unique
setup,
which
is
why
you'll
see
us
looking
in
different
directions.
A
It's
probably
because
we
have
different
monitors
and
or
are
looking
at
written
documents.
We
don't
do
that
to
be
disrespectful
members.
As
always,
I
want
to
remind
you
to
please
keep
your
microphone
on
mute
and
your
camera
on
at
all
times.
Unless
you
are
speaking,
obviously
you
must
mute
yourself
and
if
you
have
an
emergency,
just
give
me
a
quick
heads
up
and
go
ahead
and
shut
off
your
camera
for
those
of
you
following
us
virtually
and
wish
to
speak
for
public
comment.
A
Please
know
we'll
be
doing
that
at
the
end
of
the
meeting,
and
with
that
on
the
agenda,
we
have
assembly
bill
184.
We
have
our
very
own
speaker,
fryerson
and
our
lieutenant
governor
kate
marshall
joining
us
this
morning.
Thank
you
both
for
joining
us
and
at
this
time,
I'd
like
to
open
up
the
hearing
on
assembly
bill
184
good
morning
and
welcome
to
you
both.
F
Good
morning,
mr
chair
and
members
of
the
assembly
committee
on
government
affairs
for
the
record,
my
name
is
jason
fryerson
representing
assembly
district
8.,
also
the
speaker,
the
nevada
state
assembly,
I'm
pleased
to
be
here,
along
with
our
lieutenant
governor
kate,
marshall
and
christina
lopez
from
her
office.
We
are
here
to
present
to
you
ab184.
F
This
bill
creates
the
office
of
small
business
advocate
within
the
office
of
the
lieutenant
governor,
just
a
little
background
in
in
2019
under
better
obviously
better
economic
times.
The
premise
of
this
policy
that's
been
discussed
since
last
session
was
to
connect
small
businesses
with
the
assistance
they
needed
to
navigate
various
intricacies
of
starting
and
running
a
business,
whether
that's
understanding,
state
filing
requirements,
federal
filing
requirements
licenses
permit
certificates,
renewal
requirements.
F
F
However,
as
many
of
you
know,
new
businesses
often
face
stark
realities
of
low
survival
rates.
F
On
average,
while
68
percent
of
new
small
businesses
last
at
least
two
years,
the
five-year
survival
rate
is
about
49
and
the
10-year
survival
rate
is
about
34,
with
a
large
percentage
of
our
constituents
employed
in
small
businesses.
I
believe
it's
in
our
best
interest
to
ensure
that
they
are
successful.
F
The
economic
impacts
of
covenant-
19,
of
course,
are
also
no
surprise
to
us
here.
In
nevada
per
the
united
states.
Small
business
administration
in
april
of
2020
51
of
small
businesses
nationally
were
negatively
impacted
by
cobit
19.
in
november
2020.
These
numbers
improved
with
29
of
small
businesses
still
reporting.
They
were
negatively
impacted
by
the
pandemic.
F
However,
our
food
entertainment
education
industries
have
been
hit
the
hardest
and
are
the
slowest
to
recover
nationally.
84
percent
of
small
businesses
in
the
accommodation
and
food
industry
reported
in
april
that
they
were
all
negatively
impacted
by
covet
19..
We
know
that
those
industries
are
the
lifeline
of
our
nevada
economy.
F
Our
small
businesses
need
us
more
than
ever
with
the
influx
of
federal
state
and
local
resources
available.
During
these
tough
times.
I
see
no
better
time
for
this
office
to
exist,
to
help
nevada's
navigate
through
these
difficult
times
and
find
the
resources
in
a
central
location
to
have
the
greatest
chance
of
success.
So,
with
your
permission,
mr
chair,
I
would
like
to
turn
this
over
to
our
lieutenant
governor,
kate,
marshall
and
ms
lopez.
This
bill
was
introduced
at
their
request.
F
We
have
been
working
on
this
conceptually
since
last
session
and
with
your
permission,
also
because
the
lieutenant
governor
is
going
to
be
taking
the
lead
on
on
on
shepherding
this
bill
through,
if,
if
it's
okay,
with
the
permission
of
the
chair
to
hand
it
off
to
our
lieutenant
governor
and
then
I
will
tend
to
some
speaker
responsibilities
and
we'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
follow-up
questions.
Although
ab-184
is
in
excellent
hands
with
our
lieutenant
governor.
A
Thank
you,
speaker,
farrison,
absolutely
and
good
morning.
Miss
lopez,
and
we
look
forward
to
speaking
with
you
lieutenant
governor
marshall
and
thank
you
speaker.
E
Thank
you.
I
really
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
you,
chair
flores,
and
to
the
members
of
your
committee
this
morning.
I
want
to
thank
speaker
fryerson
for
his
leadership
and
also
leader
teresa
benitez
thompson,
for
her
leadership
in
being
another
sponsor
to
this
bill.
Really,
the
fact
that
we
are
doing
this
together,
I
think,
is
a
tribute
to
the
importance
of
small
businesses
to
all
of
us.
As
you
know,
and
as
the
speaker
has
stated,
our
small
business
community
has
been
battered
by
this
pandemic.
E
E
The
success
of
our
small
businesses
rely
on
our
ability
to
prepare
for
both
risk
and
to
have
resiliency
in
order
for
our
state
to
build
the
type
of
organizational
infrastructure
that
provides
an
adequate
safety
net
to
operate
within
the
dynamic
environment
that
is
small
business
ownership.
I'm
sure
some
of
the
you
who
know
small
business
owners
would
understand
that
dynamic
can
have
its
headaches.
E
We
really
need
to
have
a
three-pronged
approach
to
support
our
small
businesses,
and
that
is
in
business,
development
and
regulatory
measures
and
in
advocacy,
currently
the
small
business
development
center
or
sbdc.
As
many
of
you
may
know,
it
serves
to
increase
business
startups,
to
help
them
create
and
retain
jobs
and
to
increase
their
access
to
capital.
E
Sbdc's
mission,
largely
fulfills,
the
business
development
side
of
things.
The
second
prong
of
the
approach
encompasses
regulatory
measures
and
it's
an
important
component
of
the
business
ecosystem.
That
is
really
a
business
and
industries
wheelhouse.
They
promote
the
growth
of
business
and
ensure
that
their
legal
operation
ensure
everyone
can
run
smoothly.
They're
like
the
traffic
cop
right,
the
air
traffic
controller,
to
create
a
fair
and
competitive
regulatory
environment.
E
But
that
brings
me
to
the
third
prong,
which
is
a
gap
currently
in
what
we
provide
to
small
businesses
collectively.
As
speaker
fryers
had
mentioned,
small
businesses
make
up
99
of
all
businesses
in
nevada
and
over
42
of
our
workforce.
E
It
is
an
economic
force
that
if
we
are
going
to
improve
and
come
out
of
this
pandemic
economically,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
our
small
businesses
can
come
out
of
this
pandemic,
so
but
a
small
business
owner
in
order
to
operate
their
business
and
navigate
through
the
hoops
and
the
hurdles
that
ownership
comes
with.
They
need
an
advocate
to
provide
them
a
voice
in
state
government.
E
So
it's
not
just
that
a
small
business
can
call,
and
we
can
say
look
here-
are
these
pandemic
relief
opportunities
available
to
you,
but
they
can
call,
and
we
can
say,
okay,
it
looks
like
you
need
this
license
and
we're
going
to
connect
you
with
the
mortgage
lending
place.
It
looks
like
you
need
this
certification
and
we're
going
to
connect
you
with
that.
It
looks
like
you're
having
this
issue
with
hhs
and
we're
going
to
track
down
the
person
who
can
help
you
with
that.
E
So
it
is
a
single
point
of
contact
that
then
connects
them
to
their
various
needs.
Why?
Because
small
businesses
do
not
have
an
hr
department,
they
are
spending
all
their
time
in
that
dynamic
environment
that
is
making
sure
that
their
small
business
runs
providing
the
products
or
the
services
that
they
are
doing
to
the
public
and
engaging
with
their
community.
They
do
not
have
the
time
to
ca,
spend
hours
on
the
phone
trying
to
track
down
why
they
can't
figure
out
what
regulatory
options
they
have
or
how
to
navigate
that
system.
E
So
I'd
like
to
walk
you
through,
if
it's
okay
with
you,
I'd
like
to
walk
you
through
a
line
by
line
of
the
bill
itself,
it's
ab184
sections
one
through
seven
of
the
bill
are
definitions.
Okay
and
I'd
like
to
point
out
section
six,
which
is
that
a
small
business
is
defined
as
a
hundred
employees
or
less.
This
is
in
keeping
with
federal
definition.
E
Section
eight
of
the
bill
creates
the
office
of
small
business
advocacy
within
the
lieutenant
governor's
office.
Section
nine
of
the
bill
outlines
the
roles
and
expectations
of
small
business
advocacy
and
includes
that
the
office
will
interact
with
state
and
local
government
agencies
to
address
administrative
regulatory
enforcement
functions.
E
Section
11
of
the
bill
authorizes
the
office
to
review
requests
with
certain
exceptions
for
assistance
is
made
by
small
by
a
small
business
regarding
an
interaction
with
the
state
agency.
Exceptions
might
be,
for
example,
if
they
are
in
a
legal
dispute
with
an
agency.
Obviously
you
do
not
step
in
between
that.
E
E
Section
12
of
the
bill
prescribes
the
protocol
for
the
office
to
follow
when
it
receives
a
request,
really
placing
measures,
in
other
words,
opening
a
case
file
no
later
than
30
days,
right,
notifying
the
small
business
as
to
the
status
of
their
request
and
for
assistance
when
the
case
is
closed.
What's
going
on
transparency
and
accountability,
which
I
think
are
very
very
important
in
general,
but
to
small
businesses
in
particular,
section
13
of
the
office
requires
the
office
to
establish
and
maintain
an
education
course.
E
You
will
see
a
proposed
amendment
that
turns
the
requirement
to
it
from
a
shell
to
a
may.
That
is
because
we
do
not
know
what
resources
we
will
be
provided
by
you,
the
legislature.
Obviously,
if
we
don't
get
any
resources,
we
can't
have
a
course
section.
14
of
the
bill
authorizes
the
office
to
apply
for
gifts,
grants
and
contributions.
E
This
is
so
that
if
the
federal
government
should
determine
that
they
wanted
to
help
fund
this
advocacy
if
we
can
apply
for
a
grant,
we
know
that
we
are
currently
eligible.
This
concept
is
eligible
for
tears
act
money.
E
Obviously,
since
it's
not
in
statute,
we
can't
apply
now,
but
this
would
allow
us
to
apply
and
provides
the
structure
to
pull
the
money
in
and
have
it
be
properly
accounted
for
again,
transparent,
so
that
you
can
see
what
money
came
in,
make
sure
it's
only
used
for
the
things
that
it
is
supposed
to
be
used
for,
and
that
section
that's
the
other
part
of
the
proposed
amendment.
Perhaps
because
I
was
a
former
state
treasurer
I
get
rather
particular
about
how
money
is
you
know,
parsed
out
and
used.
E
I
I
like
to
see
all
the
little
lines
and
that's
the
language
that
you
see
there.
Section
15
of
the
bill
requires
my
office
to
report
to
the
legislature
annually,
so
that
you
can
then
see
what
the
office
is
doing.
E
What
how
many
complaints
they've
had
what
has
been
the
resolutions
of
those
and
that
you
get
a
picture
of
what
you
and
and
then
your
constituents
can
have
a
picture
of
what's
going
on
section
16
of
the
bill
provides
that
records
files
and
communications
whether
made
or
received,
are
confidential
and
not
public
records.
That's
to
protect
the
small
business
and
also
to
protect
the
agency
it
I
chair,
flores.
I
know
that
different
committees
have
different
views.
There
is
a
fiscal
note
attached
to
this.
E
A
E
All
right
so
then
I
you
know,
I
know
it's
so
hard
for
you
guys
right
now
in
terms
of
how
you
receive
information
about
who's,
supporting
or
opposing
this.
So
in
the
interest
of
efficiency,
we
prepared
a
letter
and
we
sent
that
letter
out
and
asked
people
to
sign
on
to
the
letter.
If
I
could
take
your
indulgence,
I
would
like
to
read
the
letter.
It
is
only
one
page
and
then
tell
you
who
the
signatories
are
to
the
letter
in
the
hope
that
that
facilitates
your
understanding
of
who's.
E
E
The
next
paragraph
is
a
series
of
statistics
which
I
believe,
if
I
read
it,
you
will
have
heard
it
three
times
so
I'll
just
walk
through
you
know,
pass
over
that
owning
and
operating
a
small
business
is
hard
work,
navigating
the
red
tape
of
business
ownership,
coupled
with
the
inevitable
edin
flow.
Greater
economic
forces
should
not
be
the
reason
why
we
see
still
storefronts
go
dark
or
businesses
go
under
small
business
owners
need
a
direct
point
of
contact
within
state
government.
They
often
have
issues
that
cannot
be
answered
by
online
tools
or
website
guidelines.
E
E
E
The
office
of
small
business
advocacy
will
function
as
a
statewide
hub
to
provide
space
for
collaboration
and
modernization
in
the
small
business
community,
strengthen
nevada's
entrepreneurial
infrastructure
and
support
the
long-term
growth
and
resiliency
of
our
small
business
owners.
We
strongly
urge
your
support
and
look
forward
to
the
establishment
of
this
important
small
business
resource
now.
E
The
list
of
supporters
in
no
particular
order.
Terry
reynolds,
director
of
business
and
industry,
state
of
nevada,
michael
brown,
director
governor's
office
of
economic
development,
state
of
nevada
mike
kasmirski
president
and
ceo
of
edon
jonas
peterson,
president
and
ceo
of
las
vegas
global
economic
association,
lvgea,
okay,
shawnee
coleman,
director
community
and
economic
development,
clark,
county
favorite,
african-american,
chamber
of
commerce
and
tourism,
amber
steidem.
Vice
president
of
government
affairs,
henderson
chamber
of
commerce,
peter
guzman,
president
latin
chamber
of
commerce,
ken
evans
president
urban
chamber
of
commerce,
anne
silver
president.
E
Reno
and
sparks
chamber
of
commerce,
mary
beth
seawall,
president
vegas
chamber
of
commerce,
joe
cato
president
periwinkle
group,
tom
clark,
owner
tom
clark,
solutions
and
the
nevada
outdoor
business
coalition,
glenn
callaway
owner
glenn,
with
the
y
studio
mari
gonzalez,
owner
coolsville,
tattoo
john
hope,
founder
holo
discovery
guys.
Sometimes
I'm
going
to
mispronounce
these
names
and
I
really
apologize.
I
always
felt
as
a
child.
My
main
name
is
soltero.
I
always
felt
it
was
phonetic
and
when
people
would
mispronounce
it,
I
would
get
so
frustrated.
E
I'd
be
like
why
can't
you
just
like
it
sounded
out,
so
I
apologize
up
front
that
now,
I'm
doing
the
same
with
other
people's
names:
stephanie,
jillian
owner
shadowlight,
wellness,
lee
lanier
owner
lee
lanier,
paints
geneva,
marquez
owner
saturation
gallery,
matthew,
morgan
owner
stinky
monkey,
llc,
derek
stonebarger,
owner
operator,
rebar
and
davies
on
main
street
kirk
figtpin,
ceo,
a
studios
and
abby
whitaker
president
abby
agency,
two
more
guys
and
then
I'll
be
quiet,
amy,
conley,
founding
principal
and
director
of
design
tilt
23,
robin
slonina,
founder
and
creative
director,
skin
city
body,
painting
and
events
that
letter.
E
If
it's
not
already
in
your
inbox,
it
will
be
part
of
the
materials
that
you
have
for
this
bill.
I
would
like
to
now
open
it
up
for
any
well,
I
mean
chair
floors.
I
am
done
with
my
opening
remarks,
so
I
pass
it
back
to
you.
A
B
Thank
you,
chairman
flores,
and
thank
you
for
presenting
this
bill
and
for
the
for
the
information.
You
actually
answered
a
couple
of
my
questions,
but
one
of
my
questions,
how
how
small
or
what
is
the
minimum
amount
to
be
a
small
business?
I
guess
I'm
asking
does
this?
Will
this
help
micro
businesses?
Will
it
help
gig
workers
or
independent
contractors?
Will
it
help,
like
you
know,
a
grandma
who
has
a
child
care
business
in
her
house
is?
E
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
constantine
through
you,
chair,
flores,
to
assemblywoman,
considering
that's
a
very
important
question.
I
appreciate
it
so
the
ceiling
is
100.
Employees
are
less,
there
is
no
floor.
E
So,
for
example,
one
of
the
things
that
we've
seen
in
this
downturn
is
that
many
people
were
sole
employees
and
they
had
such
a
difficult
time.
Many
sole
employees
are
women-owned
businesses,
minority-owned
businesses,
and
so
they
would
also
a
a
single
person
who's
running
a
business
who
is
turning
on
the
lights.
Turning
off
the
lights,
sweeping
the
floor
and
making
it
to
ups
before
they
close.
They
are
included.
G
G
Well,
a
couple
of
questions
for
clarity
when
we
go
to
section
11,
subsection,
2c
and
my
concern
is
for
the
small
businesses
when
they
do
have
a
complaint
or
concern
to
indicates
that
the
request
of
the
system
was
not
filed
in
a
timely
manner,
as
determined
by
the
office
of
small
business
advocacy
so
who
determines
at
the
the
the
timeliness
and
if
you
could
quantify
the
the
time.
What
is
it
30
days
60
days
is,
is:
is
that
even
a
factor.
E
Thank
you
very
much,
assemblywoman
thomas
for
that
question.
Through
you,
chair,
flores,
to
assemblywoman
thomas.
I
greatly
appreciate
the
request
for
clarity.
There
are
instances
where
a
small
business
may
have
had
an
ongoing
issue
for
years.
E
We
will
probably
not
be
able
at
that
time
to
unravel
all
that
has
happened
over
the
last
couple
of
years.
There
are
issues
where
they
may
have
missed
their
opportunity
of
appeal,
which
puts
us
in
a
difficult
place
to
try
and
resolve
their
issue,
because
they
have
already
missed
the
window.
E
In
addition,
at
the
same
time,
I
don't
want
to
put
a
date,
because
there
are
times
when
a
small
business
may
have
a
recurring
issue,
and
that
doesn't
mean
that
the
issue
is
stale.
G
Thank
you
ma'am
and
chair
flores.
If
I
could
have
a
follow-up
question.
G
Thank
you,
sir,
and
lieutenant
governor
marshall.
The
question
I
mean
this
is
actually
a
technical
question.
It's
section
13.
G
When
we
speak
of
I
apologize
section,
12
12,
subsection
2c,
where
data
is
being
compiled
by
the
office,
it's
indicating
that
it
may
be
compiled,
but
then,
in
section
15
we
are
saying
that
that
a.
G
Okay,
that
a
transmittal
would
be
submitted
to
the
legislative
council
bureau.
What
I
want
to
know
is,
you
know,
may
versus
shout
basically
is:
will
the
office
compile
this
data
or
will
they
not?
Is
it
their
discretion
to
do
it.
E
Thank
you
again,
assemblywoman
thomas.
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
clarify,
through
you,
chairman,
flores,
to
assemblywoman
thomas,
so
with
respect
section.
E
12
is
dealing
with
a
particular
request
for
assistance
and
we
may
compile
statistical
data
in
order
to
be
able
to
properly
respond
to
that
request.
In
section
15,
when
we
say
that
we
will
submit
a
report
to
the
legislative
council
bureau.
That,
indeed,
will
show
you
data.
It
will
show
you
things
like
a
pie
chart.
It
will
show
tell
you
how
many
complaints
that
we
receive
what
areas
those
complaints
were
in,
how
long
it
took
us
to
resolve
those
complaints
and
what
types
of
issues
were
predominant
or
one-offs.
E
Yes,
so
that
data
will
all
be
provided
to
you.
I
think
that
is
an
important
part
of
the
function
of
the
office
of
small
business
advocacy,
because
it
allows
you
then,
to
have
the
data
to
determine.
If
there's
anything,
you
feel
you
might
need
to
do
so
that
we
can
be
a
better
service
to
small
businesses
and.
A
Question
perfect:
next,
on
the
list
we
have
vice
chair
torres.
H
Ika,
thank
you
lieutenant
governor
for
the
presentation.
It's
always
great
to
see
you
and
so
my
question.
I
have
two
different
questions.
I'll
start
with
the
first
I
mean
I
just
want
to
understand
what
the
relationship
between
this
office
will
be
with
sbdc
and
with
the
nevada
grow,
which
I
know
was
senator
neil's
legislation
previous
sessions.
I
kind
of
want
to
just
understand
that
relationship
and
why?
Why
why
we
think
it's
important
for
us
to
have
this
under
your
office
instead
of
other
offices
that
work
with
business
development.
E
Thank
you
vice
chair,
taurus
and
through
you,
chairman,
flores,
to
vice
chair
torres.
I
appreciate
the
opportunity.
This
is
an
important.
This
is
a
an
important
critical
point
as
to
why
the
office
is
necessary.
So
to
answer
your
first
question,
the
office
itself
is
a
single
point
of
contact,
so
if
the
small
businesses
reach
out
reaches
out
to
us,
we
may
be
you
need.
We
need
to
connect
you
with
bni.
E
We
need
to
connect
you
with
the
treasurer's
office,
because
you're
eligible
for
cares
act
funding.
We
need
to
connect
you
with
sbdc,
so
we
are
like
the
orchestra.
All
those
agencies
are
various
instruments
of
government
and
we
are
directing
so
that
the
small
business
gets
a
complete
service
with
respect
to.
E
Why
is
it
housed
in
our
office
as
opposed
to,
for
example,
why
is
it
an
fbni
or
why
isn't
it
at
these
other
offices,
because
our
office
will
be
solely
focused
on
serving
the
small
business
if
you
have
it,
for
example,
in
bni,
there's
an
innate
potential
for
conflict,
because
bni
also
has
certain
obligations
that
it
is
required
to
perform,
and
it
must
be
beholden
to
those
obligations,
whereas
we
are
only
beholden
to
the
small
business.
E
E
So
we
we
are
the
compliment
that
can
work
with
all
those
agencies.
All
those
agencies
are
critical,
but
we
are
the
connecting
point.
We
answer
the
phone.
H
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
I
really
appreciate
that
response
and
I
have
another
question
on
a
separate
issue
for
this
legislation.
I'm
just
wondering
if
there's
any
safeguards
in
there
to
ensure
that
this
office
can
serve
diverse
communities
specifically
when
we're
looking
at
language
access.
H
A
lot
of
the
business
owners
in
our
community
speak
languages
other
than
english,
and
I
think
it's
important
that
we
have
ways
to
continue
to
build
those
businesses
in
nevada,
and
I
know
that
there's
a
lot
of
business
owners
that
need
help
and
need
resources.
So
I'm
just
wondering
what
effort
this
office
will
make
to
ensure
that
we're
able
to
serve
diverse
communities
and
provide
that
those
languages,
those
services
in
other
languages.
E
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
the
the
question
and,
through
you,
chairman,
flores,
to
vice
chair
taurus.
That
is
also
a
very
important
point,
because
one
of
the
things
you
find
when
you're
talking
to
small
businesses
is
that
minority
and
women
and
it
is
an
opportunity
for
those
demographics
to
move
ahead
economically
in
life.
It
is
a
path
and
it
is
a
particularly
american
path,
and
so
the
ability
to
serve
diverse
communities
becomes
very
important.
E
We
have
a
large
latino
community
in
nevada.
We
also
have
a
growing
aapi
community
in
nevada.
We
have
multiple
languages
and
our
expectation
is
that
we
would
have
one
person
serving
clark
county.
Only
one
person
serving
the
rest
of
nevada,
the
person
in
clark
county.
We
will
seek
to
find
someone
who
is
spanish,
speaking
fluent
spanish
speaking
as
a
opposed
to
myself
and
which
you
know,
I
understand,
swear
words
but
but
so
fluent
spanish
speaker,
even
though
I
have
to
say
to
you
that
I
recognize
that
there
are
many
many
languages.
E
Okay,
we
have
a
large
ethiopian
community,
there
are
many
many
languages,
and
so,
but
what
I
promised
you
is
that
we
will
start
with
a
spanish-speaking
person,
but
we
will
also
seek
to
make
sure
that
we
can
have
interpreters
and
people
who
can
help
people
in
the
language
they're
most
familiar
with.
H
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
thank
you
lieutenant
governor
marshall
for
bringing
this
forward.
I
have
two
questions,
but
before
I
ask
them,
I
would
also
like
to
make
a
push
that
the
other
individual
in
northern
nevada
or
that
will
be
set
for
the
other
areas
of
the
state.
Also
have
that
diversity
background
because,
as
you
know,
in
our
beautiful
washoe
county
area,
we
are
also
growing
in
so
many
different
areas,
and
so
I
just
would
would
do
that
push
in
a
subtle
way.
H
If
I
could,
but
more
importantly,
my
questions
has
to
do
with
section
10.3.
H
It
seems
to
be
very
straightforward
and
everything,
but
in
a
way
to
protect
our
state
with
assisting
the
small
businesses
to
understand
their
rights
and
responsibilities,
is
there
any
sort
of
protections
for
legal
information,
or
would
it
be
if
there
are
legal
questions
that
somebody
that
is
currently
in
a
small
business
who's
thinking
about
moving
from
incorporated
to
unincorporated
or
vice
versa?
Is
there
any
sort
of
legal
protections
about
advice
being
given
that
a
small
business
might
feel
like
was
incorrect?
H
E
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
question.
Assemblywoman
anderson
through
you,
chair,
flores,
to
assemblywoman
anderson
first
off,
no
need
to
be
subtle.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
push,
and,
second,
with
respect
to
that,
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
clarify
rights
and
responsibilities.
E
It
often
means
something
like,
for
example,
you're
required
to
renew
your
registration
x
time
every
year,
these
kinds
of
things
and
to
make
sure
that
we
clarify
what
a
business
is
obligated
to
do.
Okay
with
respect
to
legal
advice
or
financial
advice,
or
these
things
having
worked
in
areas
before
where
I'm
dealing
with
businesses,
it
is
always
important
to
say
that
we
cannot
offer
you
legal
advice.
We
cannot
offer
you
financial
advice,
and
nor
should
you
expect
that
our
service
is
free,
so
that
advice
should
not
you
know.
E
No,
we
don't
do
that
and
that's
important
to
say
also
to
protect
the
small
business
who
might
come
away
with
certain
views
or
understandings
that
then
might
mislead
them
if
they
thought
that
we
could
provide
that
type
of
advice.
E
H
Thank
you.
So
my
other
question
actually
is
report
that
is
going
to
be
given
to
the
legislature
and
I'm
so
happy
that
that
report
will
be
coming
and
everything.
But
if
there
are
items
that
are
stopping
some
of
our
smaller
businesses
from
growing
would
a
possible
bdr
be
something
that
would
come
from
your
office
or
would
this
this
agency?
Basically
because,
although
it's
not
a
sub,
not
an
agency,
yet
it
could
become,
one
might
have
that
ability
to
bring
forward
their
own
bdrs
or
would
or
bill
draft
requests.
E
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
Assemblywoman
anderson
through
you,
chair
floors
to
assemblywoman
anderson,
so
my
office
gets
three
bdrs
annually
biannually
and
it
is
my
expectation
that
any
kind
of
legislation
would
have
to
be
a
collaborative
approach
with
the
legislature
and
really
what
what
we
would
expect
is
that
we
provide
you
the
information
and
then
your
committees
or
your
leadership
or
you
can
decide
whether
it
needs
to
be
acted
upon.
E
We
are
not
trying
to
do
a
serp,
your
role
as
the
people
who
make
decisions
about
what
government
ought
to
look
like
and
how
it
can
best
serve
the
people
of
nevada
and
the
small
businesses
in
nevada.
But
my
feeling
is
that
the
information
will
be
useful
to
you.
E
Of
course,
assemblywoman
anderson,
if
you
ever
want
me
to
bring
a
bill
on
your
behalf,
just
call
me,
but
I
only
have
three.
A
And
thank
you
assemblywoman
next,
we'll
go
to
assemblywoman
brownmay.
I
Thank
you,
chair
flores.
Thank
you,
lieutenant
governor
marshall.
It's
great
to
see
you
today.
I
appreciate
the
presentation
and
I
commend
your
efforts
to
support
small
business
throughout
nevada.
It
has
been
a
very
trying
time
as
you've
talked
about
throughout
this
last
year.
My
questions
are
really
clarifying
relative
to
the
size
identified
as
100
employees
over
the
course
of
the
last
year.
It
was
my
understanding
that
the
small
business
administration
federally
was
using
500
employees
as
their
threshold
to
identify
small
business.
So
I'm
just
curious
to
know.
I
Why
are
we
using
100
employees
as
opposed
to
that,
and
then
would
this
also
apply
to
nonprofit
organizations
and
then
have
we
given
any
thought
to
multiple
locations
such
as
small
restaurants,
that
might
have
a
hot
less
than
100
employees
at
each
of
their
locations,
but
would
overgrow
that
threshold?
If
you
add
them
together,.
E
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
brownmay.
For
that
question.
I
appreciate
it
through
you,
chair
floors
to
assemblywoman
brownmay.
We
used
100
in
part
because
there
are
different
numbers
that
the
feds
use
for
different
programs.
But
yes,
I
I
am
aware
that
they
have
moved
to
500..
E
Nevada,
however,
has
not
in
fact
the
majority
I
think
about
90
89.
E
Please
don't
hold
me
to
that
number,
because
I
don't
have
it
with
me
of
our
small
businesses
or
20
employees
or
less
so
in
order
to
really
serve
small
businesses,
which
is
our
focus
and
to
recognize
that
we
are
using
our
resources
in
the
best
way
possible
to
provide
that
service
is
why
we
put
a
limit
on
the
number
now
when
you
start
talking
about
a
company,
so
my
first
job
was
at
a
donut
shop
called
donuts
and
things
by
the
way
I
don't
eat
donuts,
and
you
want
to
talk
to
me
about
that
later.
E
You
can
except
I
do,
eat
steve,
yeager's
donuts,
but
so
they
had,
he
had
six
six.
You
know
donut
shops
in
the
town
in
which
I
was
born
and
raised,
and
so
he
would
then
be
a
single
business
right
with
his
six
shops,
but
a
different
thing
altogether.
My
father
once
had
a
service
station
texaco.
I
don't
know
if
you
remember
it
anyway,
he
had
that
service
station.
E
Well,
that
was
a
franchise
right,
so
my
father
would
have
been
a
single
owner,
but
no
we
would
not
serve
texaco
as
a
small
business
just
saying
so
you
get
the
the
play
there,
the
back
and
forth
right.
I
do
use
gas,
but
don't
eat
a
lot
of
donuts
there.
You
go.
I
Thank
you
very
much
I'd
like
to
follow
my
colleagues
comments
and
and
just
offer
my
own
push
as
we
work
with
small
businesses.
One
of
the
focuses,
as
of
late,
has
been
encouraging
people
with
disabilities
to
start
micro,
businesses,
so
plain
language
would
be
something
to
consider
as
you
work
on
some
of
the
support
material
as
well.
Thank
you
very
much.
E
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
brownmage,
through
you,
chair
for
us
to
assemble
and
brownway.
I
forgot
to
answer
that.
Yes,
nonprofits
are
included
so
and
yes,
we
will
seek
to
serve
all
small
businesses,
as
as
the
state
of
nevada
serves
all
its
people.
A
And
thank
you
lieutenant
governor
I'll,
be
sure
that
assemblyman
yeager
knows
that
you
did
a
quick
shout
out
to
his
donuts.
Next
we
have
assemblyman
matthews.
Please.
D
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker
and
whoops.
I
lost
my
video
there
for
a
second.
Can
you
all
see
and
hear
me?
Yes,
we
can
all
right.
Thank
you.
So
much
and
good
morning,
lieutenant
governor,
my
question
is,
is
for
you
in
section
10
the
bill
spells
out
a
number
of
provisions
for
identifying.
You
know
different
problems
and
concerns
that
businesses
face.
Regarding
you
know,
laws
and
regulations.
D
It's
not
made
explicit
in
there,
but
I'm
wondering
whether
part
of
the
function
would
be
to
actually
promote
or
advocate
for
the
the
repeal
of
any
of
these
regulations
that
are
there
are
deemed
problematic
and
if
so,
how
that
would
play
out
what
this
new
office's
function
would
be
and
perhaps
advocating
for
the
elimination
of
some
regulations.
Thank
you.
E
Thank
you,
assembler
matthews
appreciate
the
question
through
you,
chair,
floors
to
assembly
assemblyman
matthews.
No,
our
office
is
not
seeking
to
tell
the
legislature
what
things
they
should
or
should
not
do.
We
are
seeking
to
provide
you
information
so
that
if
you
feel,
for
example,
that
a
particular
regulation
is
obsolete
or
that
a
different
regulation
needs
to
be
in
place,
you
may
do
that.
You
will
have
information
on
that.
Let
me
give
you
an
example.
Last
session
a
gentleman
was
trying
to
make
spirits.
E
E
Sherry
in
order
to
make
port
so
obviously
that
law
must
have
been
there
from
you
know,
mark
twain's
time,
and
so
he
was
able
to
get
the
law
changed.
But
that's
the
kind
of
thing
that
you
and
I
may
or
may
not
be
aware
of
right,
and
so
you
might
find
that
information
and
then
say
well
wait
a
minute.
Our
laws
need
to
be
updated
or
changed
or
are
a
variation
put
in
right,
and
so
that
we
feel
is
your
your
wheelhouse
and
we
will
simply
provide
you.
The
data.
D
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
quick
follow-up.
If
I
may
hello,
please
thank
you
lieutenant
governor
section
13,
which
says
that
the
office
of
small
business
advocacy,
I
think
it's
in
the
amended
version
now
may
establish
this
education
course,
and
my
apologies,
if
you,
if
you
touched
on
this
and
I
missed
it,
but
who
who
would
be
the
instructors
for,
of
course,
would
it
be
personnel
the
office
itself?
What
might
that
curriculum?
D
Look
like
what
would
determine
how
that
is
all
set
up.
Thank
you.
E
Thank
you
very
much
assembly
and
matthews
for
the
question
through
you,
chair,
flores,
to
assemble
matthews,
so
we
would
work
with
the
various
agencies
and
also
the
various
chambers
to
make
sure
that
we
had
the
proper
speakers
to
provide
a
course
that
met
the
needs
of
our
small
businesses.
E
I
normally
I
do
not
rely
on
myself
as
the
expert
in
the
room,
but
I
like
to
gather
people
on
a
panel,
maybe
provide
a
series
of
panels
that
then
create
some
dialogue
and
answers,
and
things
like
that
for
small
businesses.
When
I
was
treasurer,
I
held
conferences,
north
and
south,
in
nevada,
to
connect
small
businesses
to
investors
and
also
to
talk
to
them
about
some
of
the
things
that
they
can
do
in
terms
of
marketing.
Those
were
incredibly
successful
and
incredibly
needed.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chair
assemblyman
matthews
pretty
much
stole
my
questions,
so
I
don't
really
think
I
have
a
follow-up,
although
I
would
make
the
comment
that
as
a
lifelong
business
owner
and
23-year
business
owner
in
nevada,
I'd
just
like
to
emphasize
how
important
it
is
that
we.
G
E
E
Obviously,
if
I
can
work
myself
out
of
the
need
for
the
position,
that
is
what
we
do
as
parents.
We
try
to
do
that
and
then
somehow
find
that
we
are
never
quite
able
to
do
that.
Understand
the
the
thought
and
the
passion
behind
that
trying
to
do
the
best
job
we
can
to
so
that
all
our
small
businesses
are
served.
E
D
D
I
appreciate
it
and
I
I
I
I
like
the
intent
of
the
bill.
I
I
just
have
a
few
problems
number
one.
Some
of
the
small
businesses
most
of
small
businesses
are
actually
from
five
to
fifteen
or
twenty
and
item
thirteen
says
advocates,
shall
establish
and
maintain
an
education
course.
Some
of
these
businesses
have
real,
strict
timelines,
just
trying
to
survive,
and
I
think
the
smaller
ones
are
going
to
have
a
real
problem.
That's
one
question.
The
other
question
I've
got
is
when
I
talk
to
you
lieutenant
governor
is
the
problem.
D
E
Absolutely
thank
you
so
much
for
the
question.
Assemblyman
ellison
and
through
you,
chair,
flores,
to
assemblyman
ellison.
I
really
appreciate
that.
E
First
off
that
with
respect
to
the
ability
of
a
small
business
to
even
take
time
away
from
a
a
passion
and
a
job
like
a
small
business,
we
understand
that,
which
is
why
I
don't
know
some
of
them
and
ellison,
if
you're
on
ways
and
means,
but
which
is
why
that,
in
the
fiscal
note
you'll
see,
there
is
travel
so
that
we
can
go
out
into
communities
to
where
small
businesses
are
located
and
connect
with
them
there.
We
think
that
that's
very
important
it's!
E
Why
that
we
work
so
hard
to
get
the
chambers
to
support
us,
because
we
know
we
will
be
reaching
out
through
the
chambers
to
their
small
business
members.
With
respect
to
your
second
question,
opt-in
are
opt-out.
This
is
a
available
service.
If
you
do
not
want
to
use
it,
you
do
not
have
to.
If
you
do
not
need
it.
Thank
goodness.
E
D
Follow
up
mr
follow,
please
thank
you
and-
and
I
think
that's
important
because
you
know
some
of
the
small
businesses
like
you
said,
are
struggling
and-
and
I
don't
see
some
of
them,
making
it
for
the
next
five
or
six
months.
It's
it's
so
devastating
and
they're
they're
just
trying
to
make
payroll
right
now
that
nothing
else,
so
I
I
appreciate
it
and
the
biggest
thing
is:
is
we've
got
to
get
the
economy
back
moving
in
and
the
biggest
things
I
was
worried
about
was
13.
D
A
Thank
you,
assemblyman
we'll
go
next
to
assemblywoman
martinez.
I
Thank
you
chair,
good
morning,
lieutenant
governor
governor.
So
my
question
is:
what's
the
screening
process
going
to
be
like?
Are
they
going
to
have
to
give
their
business
name
license?
What
are
they
going
to
have
to
do
for
assistance.
E
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
martinez,
for
the
question.
Through
you,
chair
floors
to
assemble
woman
martinez,
there
is
a
case
management
software
that
is
currently
used
by
the
governor's
office,
the
treasurer's
office.
It's
actually
used
by
over
50
percent
of
governors
in
this
country,
and
it
is
a
constituent
management
software.
E
We
have
been
working
with
other
states
who
provide
this
type
of
service
tennessee,
for
example,
oregon,
for
example,
and
trying
to
make
sure
that
the
the
forum
that
we
would
use
as
and
set
up
that
software
as
an
intake
would
be
the
most
efficient
way
to
make
sure
that
we
are
getting
the
kinds
of
information
that
we
need,
so
that
we
can
connect
them
to
the
assistants
that
they
need,
so
that
software
is
called
iq
and
that
and
when
we
get
in
front
of
ways
and
means
we
will
be
discussing
the
actually
because
the
governor
and
the
treasurer
already
has
it.
E
It's
become
a
lot
cheaper
for
us
to
get
it,
which
is
a
godsend.
So
but
we
will
be
discussing
that
what
the
software
allows
us
to
do
is
not
only
intake
information,
but
then
it
allows
us
to
configurate
the
data
to
provide
you.
A
report.
E
E
License,
thank
you.
Assembly,
woman,
martinez,
threw
you
chair,
floors
to
assemble
martinez.
Absolutely
not
one
of
the
issues
may
be
that
they
can't
get
their
license
and
that's
why
they're
calling
to
try
and
get
off
their
feet.
I'll
give
you
an
example:
a
business
called
me
from
baker
nevada.
The
other
day
she
provides
tax
assistance,
and
every
year
around
january
she
gathers
all
her
december.
E
She
gathers
all
her
information
to
apply
to
the
secretary
of
state's
office
and
other
offices,
so
she
can
have
all
the
certification
that
she
needs
to
provide
tax
assistance
to
businesses,
the
only
one
that
does
it
out
there
in
baker
anyway,
her
stuff
was
held
up,
so
she
actually
current
currently
when
she
called
us
cannot
do
business
right.
So
she
needs
her
information,
and
so
we
had
to
connect
her
right
now.
We're
able
to
do
that.
E
You
know
she
called
me
because
I
like
baker
and
she
knew
someone
who
knew
me
and
that's
the
way
it's
currently
working.
This
would
formalize
that
process
and
make
sure
we
have
staffing
and
resources
for
that,
but
some
businesses
may
be
trying
to
get
up
and
running
in
nevada
and
unable
to
because
they
are
running
into
obstacles
and
they
don't
know
how
to
navigate
those
obstacles.
E
A
Thank
you
assembly,
one
martinez.
If
we
could
please
go
next
to,
I
know,
assemblywoman
thomas
wanted
to
do
a
follow
up.
G
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
Actually
I
just
wanted
to
comment
to
our
lieutenant
governor
marshall
force,
a
novice
like
myself
reading
all
of
this,
and
then
you
explaining
it.
G
I
am
I'm
just
impressed-
and
I
want
to
thank
you
personally,
that
this
information
for
small
businesses
in
order
to
grow
and
recover
from
where
we
are
presently
and
especially
in
our
urban
neighborhoods,
especially
in
black
owned
businesses,
where,
when
I'm
looking
at
the
charts
we
are
under
producing
and
a
lot
of
it
has
to
do-
is
because
we
don't
have
that
way
of
tapping
into
information,
and
this
will
allow
those
businesses
that
want
to
especially
minority
women,
black
minority
women
that
want
to
be
able
to
open
up
a
business,
and
it
seems
like
this
is
a
way
of
reaching
out
to
help
up
our
community,
and
I
want
to
thank
you
again.
A
B
Yes,
thank
you,
sorry
for
the
late
question.
You
just
mentioned
that,
basically
that
there
may
be
some
help
for
people
that
don't
have
their
license
do.
Are
you
going
to
help
recommend
where
they
can
get
help.
B
I
guess
that's
my
question:
would
would
they
be
available
for
your
assistance
in
the
in
in
getting
their
license.
E
Yes,
thank
you.
Assemblywoman
duran
through
you,
chair,
flores,
to
assemblywoman
duran.
Yes,
that's
that's
an
important
question,
so,
yes,
we
would
make
sure
that
they
knew
where
to
go.
But
let
me
give
you
another
example:
we
had
a
gentleman
call
who
was
trying
to
get
a
mortgage
license.
He
hadn't
heard
in
60
days
and
didn't
know
what
was
going
on.
E
Well,
it
turned
out
that
the
gentleman
in
bni
who
was
processing
that
application
took
another
job,
and
so
then
his
the
pile
of
work
went
to
a
new
fellow
who
was
overwhelmed
right
and
had
and
couldn't
it
was
trying
to
get
through
the
workload.
So
we
made
sure
that
they
found
his
application.
We
got
it
processed,
but
let's
say
a
business
comes
and
says
well,
this
is
what
I'm
doing,
but
somehow
I
don't
know
I
can't
start
yet.
E
We
understand
that
they
would
probably
need
to
go
to
sbdc
and
get
some
counseling
there
right.
So
we
would
connect
people
to
the
right
places
a
lot
of
times
your
small
business
owner
has
expertise
in
something
one
of
my
sisters.
I
have
many
so
there's
too
many
stories
to
tell,
but
one
of
my
sisters
fixes
people's
wells.
E
A
Perfect
members,
thank
you
for
your
questions
this
morning.
If,
for
whatever
reason,
something
sparks
your
interest,
we
can
always
get
it
at
the
e
once
our
lieutenant
governor
comes
back
to
wrap
up
the
presentation
at
this
time,
I'd
like
to
go
ahead
and
invite
those
wishing
to
speak
and
support.
A
I
noticed
that
we
have
some
folk
logged
in
so
we
could.
Please
start
with
those
who
are
joining
us
virtually,
and
we
could
please
go
to
mr
peter
guzman.
First
testifying
in
support
of
assembly
bill
184.
Mr
guzman
welcome.
E
Chair
flores,
if
I
could
just
interrupt,
I
have
to
be
on
the
floor
on
the
senate
side.
So
if
it's
okay,
if
I
can
have
my
staff
christina
lopez,
if
there
are
any
follow-ups
and
also
to
help
provide
the
closing
remarks,
would
that
be
okay
with
you.
A
Lieutenant
governor,
I
thought
you
were
going
to
take
your
laptop
onto
the
floor
and
do
both
things
at
once:
you're,
the
only
person
that
can
pull
that
off
you.
Thank
you
for
your
presentation
this
morning,
lieutenant
governor,
absolutely
thank
you
again
and
whatever
follow-up
question
should
we
have
any
I'll
make
sure
they
get
to
you
through
miss,
christina
lopez.
Thank
you
again.
Thank.
E
K
Good
morning,
peter
guzman
for
the
record,
president
of
the
latin
chamber
of
commerce
and
it's
a
privilege
and
an
honor
to
always
be
able
to
give
some
comments
and
testify
before
you
and
thank
you
all
each
and
every
one
of
you
for
everything
that
you
do
for
our
communities.
I
am
in
favor
of
this.
K
Obviously,
the
latin
chamber
we're
very
passionate
about
small
business.
We
know
where
the
job
creators
come
from.
We
know
how
we're
going
to
get
out
of
this
pandemic
and
that
is
through
entrepreneurship
and
and
on
the
backs
of
small
business
owners
and
risk
takers,
each
and
every
single
time
so
anytime,
there's
a
resource
or
additional
resource
for
them.
K
We
we
will
stand
by
it
and
I
will
be
wholeheartedly
for
it.
Furthermore,
in
las
vegas
I
want
to
say
I
appreciate
lieutenant
governor's
willingness
to
work
with
the
latin
chamber
of
commerce
and
christina,
because
we
know
that,
especially
in
las
vegas,
especially
over
the
last
five
years,
the
majority
of
the
small
business
that
have
been
open
have
been
latino
owned.
K
Businesses,
thriving
and
thriving,
really
really
good
in
las
vegas
and
and
a
lot
of
them
don't
understand
that
through
offices
like
this,
through
resources
like
this,
they
they
don't
realize
that
they
can
expand
and
do
things
a
little
bit
better
and
even
grow
their
business
even
more
so
we
will
be
working
closely
with
this
office
to
make
sure
that
that
happens.
I
appreciate
it
so
much
the
comments
earlier
by
vice
chair
torres
on
the
language
barriers.
K
We
also
know
that
there's
a
trust
issue
and
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
these
incredible
hispanic
entrepreneurs
get
a
little
nervous
because
of
immigration
issues.
So
I
look
forward
to
working
closely
with
this
office
to
let
all
the
businesses
know,
including
the
hispanic-owned
businesses,
that
this
is
an
office
of
resource.
This
is
an
office
to
help
them
improve
the
way
they
do
business
so
that
they
can
do
the
thing
that
they
want
to
do
most
and
that
is
expand
and
create
more
jobs
for
this
wonderful
community.
A
And
thank
you,
mr
guzman,
always
a
pleasure
to
have
you.
Thank
you
for
your
work
before
we
continue
with
those
wishing
to
testify
in
support
of
assembly
bill
184,
I
did
notice
that
we
had.
Mr
michael
brown
try
to
jump
into
the
conversation.
Almost
I
my
understanding
is
that
you
were
not
necessarily
here
to
testify
and
support
our
position,
but
rather
to
provide
some
additional
context.
A
Is
that
correct?
Mr
brown?
It
is
mr
chairman,
if
we
could
temporarily
suspend
our
our
testimony
in
support
of
assembly
bill
184,
and
we
could
go
back
to
the
presentation
so
that
mr
michael
brown
can
provide
additional
information
to
the
committee.
Please,
mr
ready.
L
Thank
you.
Mr
chairman,
members
of
the
committee,
michael
brown
executive,
director
of
the
governor's
office
of
economic
development,
lieutenant
governor,
serves
on
the
board
of
economic
development.
We
have
legislation
also
pending
that
we'll
have
director
reynolds
in
the
department
of
business
and
industry,
join
the
board
of
goed
so
that
we
can
address
businesses.
One
unified
group,
the
secretary
of
state,
also
serves
on
the
board
of
goet.
L
This
is
something
very
important.
The
treasurer
and
I
led
the
effort
on
relief
programs,
the
pets
program
and
the
craig
program,
and
in
that
we
discovered
really
the
small
nature
of
small
business,
the
micro
nature
of
small
businesses
and
how
much
they
can
need
extra
assistance.
Extra
coaching
extra
help
from
from
state
government
to
make
those
programs
work.
We
had
to
turn
we
turned
to
the
chambers,
peter
guzman's
organizations
and
others,
because
those
small
businesses
are
busy
running
a
small
business
and
filling
out
a
pets
grant
filling
out.
L
A
craig
grant,
you
know,
was
beyond
the
capacity
of
many
of
those
businesses,
so
adding
more
capacity
in
this
area
will
give
resiliency
to
the
nevada
economy
and
help
us
in
the
long
term.
Mr
ellison
asked
the
question
about
the
size
of
small
businesses,
86
percent
of
our
of
our
businesses.
If
we
measure
by
work
site
employment
by
worksite
in
nevada,
are
less
than
20
percent
20
or
less
than
20
employees.
95
of
our
work
sites
are
less
than
50
employees.
L
97
of
our
work
sites
are
less
than
100
employees,
and
at
that
point
you
start
to
break
into
larger
companies
like
a
cashman
equipment
or
even
a
small
mine
or
a
small
gaming
company.
When
you
go
above
100.,
so
100
is
a
good
place
to
define
that
for
this
program
and
anyway,
we,
the
governor,
has
proposed
this
in
his
state
of
the
state.
L
It
also
suggested
it
in
his
last
state
of
the
state-
and
I
wish
we'd
have
that
extra
capacity
when
we
had
to
roll
out
the
relief
programs,
and
I
can
answer
any
other
questions
but,
like
I
say
this
is
something
that
was
supported
by
stanford
research
institutes
that
the
lieutenant
governor
provide
leadership
in
this
area.
You
know
lieutenant
governor
mentioned
the
concept
of
an
orchestra.
L
You
know,
department
of
business
and
industry
is
a
very
large
department.
You
know
it's
almost
the
percussion
side
of
of
an
orchestra
and
my
little
office
has
a
small
business
responsibility,
we're
kind
of
the
cellos.
L
I
guess,
and
then
there's
other
parts
of
state
agencies
that
make
up
the
rest
of
the
string
section
this
office
will
be
well,
will
provide
an
opportunity
to
just
make
sure
we're
all
we're
all
playing
playing
the
playing
the
music
the
way
we're
supposed
to,
because
we'll
have
feedback
from
the
public
as
to
when,
when
we're
off-key
and
lieutenant
governor
can
step
in
and
kind
of
help
us
at
that
point.
So
with
that
I'd
be
glad
to
answer
any
questions.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity.
A
Thank
you,
mr
brown.
I
don't
believe
we
have
any
additional
questions
for
you,
but
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
went
to
you.
I
know
that
you,
you
made
the
effort
to
join
us
this
morning,
so
I
wanted
to
make
sure
you
had
an
opportunity
to
provide
your
testimony
to
the
committee.
Mr
brown,
I
could
just
have
you
sit
tight
and
in
case
anybody
else
throughout
the
presentation
or
opposition
support,
wish
to
address
any
questions
to
you.
We'll
come
back.
A
Thank
you,
mr
brown.
So
this
time
I'd
like
to
continue
with
those
wishing
to
testify
in
support
of
assembly
bill
184,
and
I
am
again
checking
those
of
you
that
logged
in
virtually,
I
believe
we
have
mr
terry
reynolds
good
morning,
sir
welcome.
M
Good
morning,
chair
flores,
terry
reynolds
director
for
the
department
of
business
and
industry,
we
strongly
support
ab184
we've
had
multiple
conversations
with
the
lieutenant
governor's
office.
Also,
I
want
to
echo
the
comments
from
director
brown.
M
He
has
actually
put
it
into
to
a
good
literary
picture
of
what
is
happening
in
the
state,
but
it's
true
that
we
want
to
make
sure
that
people
don't
fall
through
the
cracks
that
business
people
don't
fall
through
the
cracks
that
they're
able
to
access
a
single
point
of
contact
if
they
have
an
issue
or
a
problem,
even
with
one
of
our
agencies
or
something
within
the
state.
M
We
want
those
people
to
be
able
to
have
the
the
contacts
and
the
resources
to
be
able
to
solve
their
issues
and
solve
them
in
quickly
we're
not
perfect.
Our
people
sometimes
make
mistakes
or
they
get
passed
over,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
that
doesn't
happen.
So
we
need
that
feedback.
We
need
that
communication
to
make
sure
that
we're
successful
a
lot
of
times.
It's
really
just
the
matter
of
resources
and
having
additional
resources
in
this
area,
as
director
brown
indicated,
really
will
help.
M
All
of
us
in
terms
of
solving
that
issue
and
being
more
responsive
to
our
businesses,
it's
very
essential,
I
think,
to
be
successful
as
a
state
to
be
able
to
have
those
network
and
that
contacts
to
be
able
to
help
our
small
business.
So
with
that,
I
want
to
thank
lieutenant
governor
for
this
piece
of
legislation
and
tell
the
the
committee
that,
on
behalf
of
business
and
industry,
we
greatly
support
this
piece
of
legislation
and
it
will
really
add
to
the
toolbox
to
be
able
to
support
our
small
business
within
the
state.
A
A
Excuse
me,
I
I
just
noticed
that
we
have
a
question
oh
understood
from
for
mr
brown.
We'll
have
some
questions
for
you
at
the
conclusion
of
support
opposition
in
neutral.
I
don't
know
if
you
can
see
the
comment
put
it
on
the
chat
by
mr
by
somebody
when
I
listen,
we
could
address
that
at
the
conclusion
of
support
opposition
neutral.
Thank
you,
mr
brown.
So
we'll
continue
with
those
wishing
to
testify
in
support
of
assembly
bill
184.
A
I
don't
believe
we
have
anybody
else
joining
us
via
zoom.
If
we
could
go
to
the
phone
lines
broadcast.
A
J
J
C
As
you
all
know,
nevada's
small
businesses
are
absolutely
the
backbone
of
our
economy,
as
has
been
stated
already,
their
success
as
job
providers
is
incredibly
essential
to
our
economic
recovery
as
the
state's
largest
and
broadest
base
business
association.
85
percent
of
our
members
are
small
business
owners.
We
have
small
businesses
in
every
sector
of
the
state's
economy.
C
So
a
centralized
approach,
as
proposed
by
the
bill,
will
help
small
businesses
as
they
navigate
the
challenges
that
come
with
owning
and
operating
a
business,
and
the
reality
is
that
small
businesses
have
very
limited
resources
in
time,
and
many
of
them
are
just
struggling
to
keep
their
doors
open
and
make
payroll.
So
they
can
keep
our
nevadans
working.
C
So
this
type
of
assistance
is
definitely
going
to
give
them
a
better
chance
at
navigating
the
complexities
of
state
and
local
governments
to
give
them
answers
and
to
give
them
the
help
that
they
need.
So
the
passage
of
this
bill
is
absolutely
an
important
step
to
help
small
business
owners
and
entrepreneurs
succeed
during
these
challenging
times
the
more
resources
and
assistance
that
we
can
provide
to
nevada's
small
business
owners,
the
faster
we
can
get
to.
C
A
Thank
you
and
we'll
continue
on
the
lines
for
those
wishing
to
testify
in
support
of
assembly
bill
184.
While
I
am
not
trying
to
in
any
way
limit
anybody
from
speaking
and
support.
A
If
somebody
has
already
stated
your
argument
for
support,
we
would
always
appreciate
a
quick,
ditto
and
saying
I
agree
with
that.
We'll
continue
with
the
phone
lines
broadcast
support
for
assembly
bill,
184.
J
B
A
J
C
Greeting
chair
flores
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
amber,
stidham,
that's
a-n-b-e-r,
last
name
stidhum
s-t-I-d-h-a-m
and
I'm
testifying
on
behalf
of
the
henderson
chamber.
C
We
represent
more
than
1800
businesses,
of
which
87
of
those
employ
50
people
or
less,
and
to
echo
some
of
my
business
stakeholder
representatives,
we
too
are
in
great
support
of
ab1e4.
C
We
really
thank
the
lieutenant
governor
and
the
speaker
for
bringing
this
bill
back
for
discussion
from
last
session.
We
were
certainly
supportive
of
it.
Then
we
certainly
are
even
more
supportive
of
it.
Now.
Prior
to
this
pandemic,
our
small
business
members,
including
many
of
our
entrepreneurs
and
startups,
already
had
a
challenging
time
navigating
the
state's
regulatory
system,
not
to
mention
all
the
resources
and
support
our
state
may
provide
to
them.
Now,
when
you
fast
forward
to
today,
that
need
is
really
even
greater,
so
we
look
forward
and
urge
your
support
of
this
bill.
Thank
you.
J
C
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
members
of
the
government
affairs
committee.
My
name
is
randy
thompson.
R-A-N-D-I
t-h-o-m-p-s-o-n,
I'm
state
director
of
the
national
federation
of
independent
business
nfib,
has
been
around
since
1948
and
we're
the
only
statewide
association
representing
specifically
small
business.
In
fact,
100
of
my
members
are
small
business.
C
I
want
to
ditto
amber
and
mary
beth,
as
well
as
my
other
business
associates
in
support
of
this
bill.
Now
more
than
ever,
small
business
needs
help
and
I
appreciate
the
lieutenant
governor
I
supported
her
bill
last
session,
definitely
supported
again
this
session
and
I
thank
you,
the
speaker
for
bringing
this
forward.
Thank
you.
B
B
First,
you
want
to
start
off
by
saying
that
I'm
not
not
as
brave
as
the
lieutenant
governor
who
did
define
lvgea.
I
thought
she
did
a
fantastic
job
and
I'll
I'll
leave
it
at
that.
B
We'd
like
to
thank
the
lieutenant
governor
and
and
and
the
sponsors
of
this
legislation,
including
speaker,
fryerson
and
majority
leader
benitez
thompson,
for
bringing
this
important
bill
to
support
small
businesses
and
in
the
interest
of
time
I'll
just
just
say
that
lvga
has
submitted
a
letter
of
support
for
ab184
that
I'd
encourage
you
to
read.
If
you
have
the
opportunity
to
do
so.
Thank
you
again
for
allowing
me
to
testify
in
support
of
ap
184.
A
J
N
Good
morning,
this
is
ken
evans
k-e-n-e-v-a-n-s
here
to
support
ab184
on
behalf
of
the
urban
chamber
of
commerce.
What
I'll
say
is
that
the
lion's
share
of
our
members
are
what
we
would
call
small
businesses,
but
in
many
cases,
they're
micro
businesses,
meaning
they
have
anywhere
from
one
to
five
employees,
so
having
this
office
of
a
small
business
advocate,
would
be
integral
to
the
potential
for
our
businesses,
especially
the
smallest
ones,
to
compete
and
succeed.
N
We
definitely
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
lieutenant
governor,
as
well
as
to
the
speaker
for
bringing
this
bill
back.
We
too
much
like
many
of
our
business
association
colleagues
supported
this
bill
last
session.
We
definitely
support
it
again
this
session,
and
we
appreciate
you
chair
floors
and
the
committee,
if
you
would
provide
your
support
as
well.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
J
C
A-N-N-S-I-L-V-E-R
good
morning,
chair
gonzalez
and
members
of
the
committee,
I
serve
as
the
ceo
of
the
reno
sparks
chamber
of
commerce
that
works
on
behalf
of
over
2
000
businesses,
75
percent
of
which
employ
less
than
50
employees,
80
000
of
whom
are
washoe
county
residents.
The
pandemic
has
undermined
the
stability
and
sustainability
of
small
businesses
that
continue
to
struggle
to
fully
open
their
doors,
retain
customers
and
find
new
ones.
The
office
proposed
by
this
legislation
will
create
one
statewide
bilingual
resource
for
small
businesses.
C
It
will
give
voice
to
the
important
role
played
by
small
businesses,
all
of
which
provide
the
goods
and
services
we
all
rely
upon
in
our
daily
lives
as
our
economy
grows
and
diversifies.
We
can't
leave
behind
the
small
businesses
that
need
information
and
a
stable
advocate
for
their
sustainability
and
success.
The
reno
sparks
chamber
of
commerce
fully
supports
assembly
bill
184,
with
thanks
to
lieutenant
governor
kate,
marshall,
speaker
fryerson,
and
this
entire
committee.
Thank
you.
J
B
Good
afternoon,
mr
chairman,
my
name
is
tom
clark.
That's
t-o-m-c-l-a-r-k,
I'm
calling
today
on
behalf
of
the
nevada
outdoor
business
coalition.
We
do
want
to
thank
the
lieutenant
governor
and
speaker
fryerson
for
bringing
forward
assembly
bill.
184.
N
J
J
J
A
O
All
right
guys
well
I'll,
make
it
real,
quick,
john,
carlo
j-o-h-n
c-a-r-l-o.
I'm
calling
you
guys
to
ask
to
end
the
masculist
mandate.
I'm
calling
on
you
guys
to
get
the
governor
to
pick
up
his
phone
and
my
county
commissioners
to
pick
up
the
right.
A
A
No
no
worries,
so
do
me
a
favor
go
ahead
and
we'll
have
you
call
back
during
public
comment
right
now,
we're
still
in
support
of
assembly
bill
184,
but
feel
free
to
call
back
during
public
we'll
get
there
in
a
few
minutes
here,
testifying
assembly
bill
184.
J
C
Good
morning,
mr
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
my
name
is
liz.
Mcminiman
lic.
C
M-A-C-N-E-N-A-M-I-N
with
the
retail
association
in
nevada,
I
would
like
to
thank
the
lieutenant
governor
and
the
speaker
and
the
majority
leader
for
bringing
this
peaceful
legislation
forward.
Small
business
is
the
backbone
of
our
our
economy
in
nevada,
and
these
businesses
are
providing
a
real
living
for
their
owners,
their
families
and
their
employees.
C
184
ab-184
will
create
the
office
of
small
business
advocacy
to
aid
these
vital
businesses
to
obtain
the
assistance
they
need
in
working
with
the
many
different
local
and
state
agencies
that
regulate
their
businesses.
This
task
can
sometimes
prove
very
difficult
and
may
discourage
a
perspective
and
entrepreneur
from
achieving
his
or
her
goals.
The
retail
association
supports
the
creation
and
would
like
to
thank
the
sponsors
again
for
this
bill,
and
I
would
like
to
thank
you
at
this
time
that
mr
chair
for
allowing
me
to
speak.
A
B
A
Thank
you,
ms
lopez.
At
this
time,
I'd
like
to
go
ahead
and
close
out
the
hearing
on
assembly
bill
184
members.
Thank
you
for
all
your
questions
and
please
feel
free
to
continue
your
dialogue
with
the
lieutenant
governor
and
speaker
fryerson.
At
this
time.
I'd
like
to
open
it
for
public
comment
broadcast.
We
could
go
to
the
phone
lines.
Please.
J
J
J
O
Begin:
hey
guys,
my
name
is
jc
j-o-h-n
c-a-r-l-o.
I
will
need
to
be
stopped
because
I
don't
have
a
timer
on
me.
So
go
ahead
and
stop
me
when
you
need
to
do
that,
but
I'm
very
frustrated
with
our
governor's
office.
I
cannot
get
them
to
call
me
back.
O
O
I
want
immigration
federal
agencies
to
impose
taxes
on
on
these
unions,
who
are
hiring
illegal
immigrants
that
are
campaigning
for
some
of
you
guys
illegal
immigrants
that
are
taking
american
jobs,
and
I
have
contacted
ice
dhs,
the
attorney's
office,
and
we
need
to
look
into
this
and
you
guys
need
to
you
guys
need
to
do
a
better
job.
A
lot
of
these
services,
I'm
falling
short,
the
governor's
office.
O
O
A
A
A
I
will
state
though,
however,
as
we
move
along,
we
may
have
to
move
our
start
time
because
we're
moving
too
close
into
our
our
floor
start
time,
so
we
may
have
to
start
moving
into
a
9
a.m,
starting
moving
forward,
but
we'll
we'll
give
feedback
to
the
members
just
so
you
know
members
I
want
to
remind
you
tomorrow
we
have
assembly
bill,
211,
that's
going
to
be
heard
presented
by
assemblywoman
haurigi.