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A
Thank
you
very
much
and
good
afternoon
and
welcome
to
the
senate
committee
on
government
affairs
thanks
to
everybody
joining
us
online
today.
We
appreciate
your
participation
members.
Please
remember
to
mute
your
microphone
when
not
speaking
while
the
secretary,
please
call
the
roll.
B
B
D
A
Senator
hanson
here
chair
dan
dara
loop
here.
Thank
you
very
much
and
hopefully
we'll
move
forward
in
the
in
respect
time.
I
will
not
the
labor
the
virtual
public
engagement
rules.
I
think
you
all
know
them
by
now.
A
I
will
remind
you
that
we
have
two
bills
to
present
and
a
work
session
and
we
also
have
a
floor
session
looming,
so
we
will
move
quickly
through
everything
so
that
we
can
get
it
all
done
and
have
everybody
participate
today,
we'll
be
hearing
the
two
bills:
seven
senate
bill,
109
and
senate
bill
311
and
holding
a
work
session
on
senate
bill
12.,
I'm
going
to
open
the
hearing
on
senate
bill
311.
A
First
we're
going
to
go
slightly
out
of
order
because
one
of
our
presenters
is
busy
in
another
committee
presenting
a
bill,
and
this
is
the
time
of
year
that
this
happens.
So
I
will
open
the
hearing
on
senate
bill
311.
This
measure
revises
provisions
relating
to
rural
housing
and
I
welcome
senator
ratty.
E
Thank
you
chair.
My
name
is
julia
raddy
and
I
represent
senate
district
13..
I
am
going
to
give
the
committee
the
gift
of
hearing
very
little
from
me
today
and
instead
turn
it
over
to
the
subject
matter.
Experts.
What
I
will
say
is
by
way
of
introduction,
we've
been
doing
a
lot
of
work
on
affordable
housing
and
the
solutions
that
work
in
our
urban
areas.
Washoe,
county
and
clark
county
often
don't
work
in
our
rural
areas.
I
don't
think
I'm
saying
anything.
E
That's
too
controversial
if
I
say
that
the
market
forces
in
elite
are
very
different
than
the
market
forces
and
say
las
vegas,
so
the
rural
housing
authority
is
here
today
with
an
innovative
idea
about
how
they
could
help
to
stabilize
and
provide
more
housing
options
in
rural
communities.
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
them
to
share
what
they're
thinking.
F
F
The
federal
housing
authority's
mission
is
to
promote,
provide
and
finance,
affordable
housing
opportunities
for
all
rural
nevadans.
Sb
311
gives
us
another
tool
in
our
toolbox
to
help
us
fulfill
our
mission.
In
essence,
sb
311
will
allow
nrha
to
develop
own
participate
in
and
manage
housing
at
market
rents.
F
It
does
not
alter
the
nrha
mission.
It
enhances
our
ability
to
meet
the
ancillary
needs
of
rural
events.
We
serve
nrha
aims
to
address
the
housing
ecosystem
through
innovating
and
operating
programs
that
serve
low
to
moderate
income,
households,
special
populations
such
as
veterans
senior
citizens
and
the
disabled,
and
delivering
affordable
home
ownership
opportunities.
F
This
legislation
will
only
affect
the
operations
of
nrha,
it
doesn't
affect
any
other
housing
authority
or
state
agency,
or
the
budget
section
two
brings
the
definition
of
affordable
housing
into
alignment
with
the
definitions
promulgated
in
the
last
legislative
session
to
mean
housing
that
is
affordable
to
tier
1,
tier
2
or
tier
3.
Households,
sections
3
and
4
indicate
that
a
business
entity
or
the
definition
of
a
business
entity
is
revised
to
include
a
for-profit
corporation
nrha
would
be
unable
to
construct
or
operate
housing
for
profit,
and
I
use
the
word
profit
advisedly.
F
Section
10
would
allow
nrha
to
form
a
business
entity
for
the
purpose
of
operating
and
managing
housing
projects,
and
then
section
12
would
allow
the
authority
or
business
entity
as
applicable
to
negotiate
pilot
agreements
with
local
governments.
For
the
for
payment
in
lieu
of
taxes,
then
just
to
review
the
three
tiers
of
affordability,
tier
one
would
serve
households
at
not
more
than
sixty
60
of
area
median
income
for
the
housing
or
for
the
county
in
which
the
housing
is
located.
F
And
these
again
these
tiers
were
set
into
place
by
the
2019
legislative
session.
Tier
two
would
define
those
households
that
are
earning
more
than
60,
but
not
more
than
80
percent
area
median
income,
and
then
tier
three
would
define
households
that
are
earning
more
than
80
percent,
but
not
more
than
120
percent
of
ami.
G
Thank
you
bill
katie
coleman
for
the
record
a
little
bit
about
our
history,
nevada,
rural
housing
authority
is
approaching
its
50th
year
in
operation
and
serving
rural
nevadans.
Nraga
was
nevada's
first
public
housing
agency
actually
or
a
pha
created
in
1973,
and
a
lot
has
evolved
for
our
agency.
We
are
considered
a
local
government
agency,
a
board
of
commissioners
they're
composed
of
individuals
who
are
appointed
by
the
nevada
league
of
cities
and
the
nevada
association
of
counties,
and
our
evolution
really
has
centered
around
the
expansion
of
our
program
offerings.
G
Each
of
our
program.
Programs
inceptions,
are
outlined
here
in
this
timeline
and
I'd
like
to
talk
through
just
a
few
of
the
the
high
points
of
our
mission-driven
programs,
which
really
focus
on
this
spectrum
of
housing
from
homeless,
the
home
buyer,
our
home
at
last
program.
Our
affordable
home
ownership
program
has
delivered
affordable
home
ownership
opportunities
to
9,
000
plus
world
nevada
families.
G
Since
2006-
and
we
do
this
through
a
couple
mechanisms,
we
do
through
down
payment
assistance
options,
mortgage
credit
certificates
and
home
buyer
education
and
training
to
ensure
that
we
have
responsible
home
ownership
for
our
rural
nevada
buyers.
Our
rental
services
deliver
the
housing
choice,
voucher
program
that
impacts
2000,
plus
rural
nevada
renters.
G
We
are
also
honored
to
be
an
agency
that
was
selected
by
the
state
of
nevada
to
help
administer
the
covent
emergency
rental
assistance
funds,
also
known
as
chap
that's
the
brand
name
in
rural
nevada
and
since
july
we
have
helped
assist
674,
renter,
households
and
1100
of
those
are
instances
of
continuing
assistance.
Thus
far,
our
work
certainly
continues
there
real
estate
operations.
That
team
manages
612
multi-family
units
on
13
property
sites,
plus
seven
single
family
rental
units
throughout
rural
nevada.
G
It's
important
to
note
that
nearly
all
of
these
residents
are
under
that
50
ami
level,
and
we
are
also
a
grantee
of
the
weatherization
and
home
repair
program
serving
carson
churchill
lion
douglas
spray,
north
las
vegas
and
northern
rural
clark.
G
Our
community
development
arm
of
the
organization
is
responsible
for
ground-up
developments
throughout
rural
nevada.
We
also
work
with
rural
counties
and
cities
and
communities
to
find
opportunities
for
rehabilitation
and
opportunities
to
preserve
existing
units.
This
process
is
tip
to
tail.
For
us,
we
do
all
the
project,
design
and
planning,
including
the
funding,
of
course,
and
the
construction
project
management.
G
Our
development
decisions
certainly
don't
happen
within
a
bubble,
and
we
so
value
the
relationships
with
the
rural
cities
and
counties
who
really
want
to
understand,
needs
and
work
together
with
us
to
find
the
very
best
solutions,
and
this
bill
really
presents
yet
another
solution.
G
F
F
Sp
311
would
allow
nrha
to
use
proceeds
from
market
rate
units
to
reinvest
in
housing
opportunities
for
the
spectrum
of
incomes.
Just
as
an
example,
a
property
could
have
80
percent
of
its
units
at
market
rate
and
20
of
its
units
that
are
rent
that
is
affordable
and
reserved
for
qualifying
low-income
households.
F
F
In
closing,
we
can't
expect
to
do
things
like
we've,
always
done
them
and
come
out
with
a
different
outcome.
We
can't
depend
on
the
usual
funding
mechanism
to
do
our
job
and
fulfill
our
mission.
We
must
think
differently
and
if
covert
has
taught
us
one
thing,
it's
taught
us
to
think
outside
the
box.
F
A
Thank
you
very
much
committee
members
questions
please
senator
neil
did
I
see
her
aunt
go
up.
Yes,
please
go
ahead.
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
so
I
guess
what
I'm
still
stuck
on.
I'm
just
going
to
ask
you
a
question
from
section
10.,
so
this
local,
the
local
government,
pooled
long-term
investment
account
the
way
I
understand
it.
It
allows
you
to
withdraw
interest
right
and
so-
and
I
don't
know
if
this
is
a
good
question
or
not,
but
I'm
trying
to
understand
in
a
in
a
for-profit
scenario:
how
does
that
work
number
one,
because
my
understanding,
the
structure
of
it
is
it's
built
around
a
government
entity?
So
can?
D
D
I
know
you've
you
we're
being
creative
here,
but
can
you
give
me
a
scenario
for
payment
in
lieu
of
taxes
where
it's
a
for-profit
and
there's
this
partnership
that's
being
created
and
how
this
works?
Where
then,
let's
say
you
and
I
don't
know
how
this
works?
If
you
have
a
private
developer,
that
then,
is
a
part
of
this
and
because
you're
a
government
entity
public,
they
can
then
access
the
payment
in
lieu
of
taxes
and
not
have
taxes
on
the
property
that
is
being
built.
How
does
it
work.
F
F
D
F
Yes,
in
fact,
our
legislation
already
allows
for
that.
If,
for
some
reason
we
don't
pay
our
bills,
the
housing
can
be
foreclosed
on.
D
Yeah,
I
remember
the
bill
from
2011.
I
just
wanted
to
bring
it
back
up
into
this
hearing,
because
I
think
it
was
assemblyman
livermore's
bill,
although
he's
no
long,
no
longer
with
us
all
right
thanks.
Madam
chair
you're,.
E
Welcome,
if
I
could
just
add
yes,
mr
brewer's
doing
a
wonderful
job
of
explaining
it,
but
I
do
want
to
make
sure
I
know
not.
Everybody
has
spent
a
lot
of
time
with
the
nuances
of
how
subsidized
housing
gets
built
with
low-income
housing,
tax
credits,
and
so
you
may
recall,
from
the
housing
preservation
bill
that
when
we
build
projects
with
low-income
housing,
tax
credits,
they
are
often
built
by
for-profit
developers.
E
Sometimes
it's
non-profits,
sometimes
it's
for-profits,
so
those
for-profit
developers
already
have
the
permission
to
do
exactly
what
mr
brewer
and
his
team
want
to
do,
and
actually
we
had
our
first
project
that
was
like
that
was
called
a
70
30
project
at
the
summit.
Sierra
area
of
reno,
where
80
of
the
units
were
market
rate
and
20
of
the
units
units
were
subsidized
with
low
income,
housing
tax
credits.
E
So,
while
that
for-profit
developer
could
do
that
now,
a
rural
housing
authority
could
not
do
that
because
they
would
not
be
allowed
to
build
the
market
rate
units.
If
you
will
and
of
course
those
market
rate
units
help
to
subsidize
and
buy
down
the
level
of
subsidy
that
you
can
give
to
the
affordable
units,
so
I
want
to
be
very
clear.
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
I'll
try
and
be
brief.
I
just
need
to
confirm,
first
and
foremost
that
it
sounds
to
me
like
it's.
A
public
private,
co-op,
you're
gonna
build
you're
gonna
partner
with
with
again
the
private
sector
to
build
these
units,
and
there
is
no
truly
really
required
commitment
from
the
local
government.
However,
it
will
facilitate
the
project
and
help
it
move
forward.
If,
in
fact,
there
is
on
the
low-income
units,
they
they
do
receive
a
tax
break.
F
H
Just
to
follow
up,
if
I
may
brief
quickly,
I
know
we've
had
some
units
out
in
the
rurals
and
they
they're
somewhat
different.
You
know,
winnemucca
had
one,
of
course,
eureka
entered
into
one
as
well
and
ultimately
they
you
know
they
did
work
to
some
degree
on
pandora,
the
big
project
on
the
east
side
of
winnemucca.
Now
that
was
built
by
the
mines
as
mine,
housing
that
really
wasn't
nevada
rural
health
by
nevada,
rural
housing.
F
That's
correct
and
you'll
recall
senator
anybody
who
lives
in
the
rurals.
I
think,
is
well
aware
of
requirements
for
mines
coming
in
to
open
up
a
new
mining
area
in
their
environmental
impact
statement.
They
have
to
address
housing
and
mines
are
really
good
at
mining,
but
they're
not
very
good
at
housing,
and
this
gives
us
a
chance
to
work
with
them
to
provide
housing
for
their
miners
so
that
we're
not
pushing
other
people
out
of
the
more
affordable
housing
in
town.
H
You
foresee
this
and
if
I
may,
madam
chair
bill-
and
this
would
be
my
last
question-
then
bill-
you-
foresee
the
federal
housing
partnering
say
with
the
mining
company-
that's
coming
in
developing
a
number
of
these
setting
them
as
tier
one
two
or
three
and
moving
forward
that
lower
end.
Could
you
could
then
go
to
let's
say
humboldt
county?
H
Ask
for
a
tax
relief
for
the
city
of
winnemucca
on
those
lower
end
that
would
truly
deem
to
be
you
know,
affordable
housing
and
then
the
rest
of
the
units
that
were
actually
filled
by
mine
employees
would
help
pay
some
of
that
freight.
A
Welcome
additional
questions.
A
So
I
just
have
one
really
quick
one
in
section
12,
where
it
says
this
act,
including
without
limitation,
the
development
operation
and
management
of
affordable
housing.
Can
you
tell
me
management
the
development
operation
I
sort
of,
but
is
management
like
overseeing
the
building
or
is
management
overseeing
the
homes
after
they
get
built.
F
A
H
One
more
thank
you
for
recognizing
me,
the
second
time
in
the
bill.
It
looks
like
once
you
enter
into
one
of
these
business
entities,
the
rural
housing
association
and
and
your
your
partner.
Then
you
are
exempt
from
the
openly
meeting
law
for
that
business
entity
now.
Would
that
be
on
each
side
or
could
that
be
every
county?
I
get
a
little
concerned
if
it
was
county-wide.
F
That's
it
bill
brewer
for
the
record,
this
great
question,
senator
katie
and
I'm
not
sure
I'm
qualified
to
answer
that.
As
I
read
the
bill,
each
of
those
for-profit
entities
would
be
exempt
from
the
public
meeting
law
that
does
not
exempt
nrha
from
the
public
meeting
law.
Obviously,
then,
we
have
to
report
on
our
activities
in
those
entities,
but
we
would
each
entity
would
not
be
responsible
to
report
publicly.
H
A
Thank
you
very
much
additional
questions.
A
Okay
well
scene,
none.
We
will
hear
testimony
and
support
of
senate
bill
311
and
just
as
a
reminder,
you
will
have
two
minutes
and
broadcasting.
Will
you
please
go
ahead
and
access
the
line
to
anyone
wishing
to
speak
in
support.
I
I
J
C-H-R-I-S-T-I-N-E-S-H-E-S-S
with
the
nevada
housing
coalition
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee,
the
nevada
housing
coalition
wishes
to
register
its
support
for
senate
bill
311..
The
nevada
housing
coalition
is
a
statewide
membership-based
nonprofit
that
works
to
advance,
affordable
housing
options
and
address
housing
and
security
for
all
nevadans.
J
Sb
311
is
an
excellent
example
of
providing
one
of
nevada's,
affordable
housing
champions,
the
nevada,
rural
housing
authority,
expanded
capacity
to
address,
affordable
housing
needs
beyond
our
population
centers
and
into
our
rural
areas.
Nevada
has
a
crisis
in
availability
of
housing
that
is
affordable
to
its
citizens,
a
crisis
that
long
precedes
the
current
pandemic.
J
I
J
J
The
nevada
builders
alliance
is
the
largest
trade
association
in
the
state
of
nevada,
with
over
900
members
covering
all
facets
of
the
construction
industry.
Currently,
nevada
is
21
000
units
short
in
affordable
and
available
housing.
Sb
311
will
allow
our
members
to
develop
own
participate
in
and
manage
housing
at
market
rate
rent
by
giving
our
members
another
tool
to
provide
affordable
housing
development,
sp
311
will
ultimately
help
bring
needed
housing
to
rural
communities
in
desperate
need.
We
thank
senator
roddy
for
bringing
this
legislation
forward
and
thank
you
chair
for
scheduling
a
hearing
for
this
bill.
I
I
A
Thank
you
very
much
with
that.
We
will
close
that
part
of
our
meeting
and
ask
if
senator
raddy
has
some
closing
remarks.
E
Just
again,
this
is
senator
raddy,
for
the
record
just
wanted
to
express
my
gratitude
to
the
committee
for
hearing
the
bill,
and
I
also
just
want
to
take
the
opportunity
to
thank
bill
brewer,
as
I've
spent
three
years
now,
leaning
in
on
affordable
housing
bill
is
at
the
table
and
leading
the
way
in
many.
E
If
not
all,
of
the
meetings,
he
helped
to
found
the
nevada
housing
coalition
to
so
that
there
we
could
have
a
space
to
convene
and
bring
forward
good
ideas,
and
since
I've
got
him
here
and
embarrass
him
publicly,
a
lot
of
leadership
coming
out
of
the
nevada
rural
housing
authority,
and
so
I
want
to
thank
him.
So
thank
you
for
your
time.
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you
for
your
time
today
with
that
we'll
close
the
hearing
on
senate
bill
311
and
we'll
open
the
hearing
on
senate
bill
109..
A
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
the
record.
I
am
senator
pat
spearman
and
I
represent
senate
district,
one
in
clark
county,
I'm
here
today
to
present
senate
bill
109,
which
would
require
state
agencies
to
collect
sexual
orientation
and
gender
identity
or
soji
data
like
any
other
demographic
information
such
as
age,
ethnicity,
income,
race,
etc.
K
K
Overall,
general
data
pertaining
to
the
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual,
transgender
and
queer
community
across
the
nation
and
in
the
state
of
nevada
is
becoming
more
readily
available.
However,
that
information
is
often
fragmented.
We
have
learned
from
research.
The
lgbt
plus
community
suffers
disproportionately
from
negative
health
outcomes
such
as
depression,
cancer,
high
rates
of
smoking,
co-morbidity
conditions,
to
name
a
few,
and
just
recently
the
williams
institute.
Think
tank
at
ucla
law
school
released
a
study
about
the
disproportionate
impact
of
the
covet
19
pandemic
on
the
lgbtq
plus
community.
K
A
bit
ironic.
This
is
lgbtq
health
week,
and
so
what
I'm
hoping
will
happen
with
the
introduction
and
ultimately
passing
of
senate
bill
109
is
that
we
will
change
that
trajectory
by
collecting
soldier
data.
We
can
better
know
the
number
of
lgbq
plus
nevadans
in
the
state,
the
outcomes
of
social
determinants
of
health
and
how
the
institutions
that
nevadans,
expressing
diverse
sex
and
or
gender
identities
turn
to
help
or
who
are
available
to
support
them
into
providing
services
and
information.
K
Madam
chair
and
committee
members,
without
this
data
we
cannot
make
realistic
policy
decisions.
We
can't
do
that.
If
we
don't
know
the
number
the
only
the
best
we
can
do
will
be
to
guesstimate,
but
that's
not
good
enough.
As
as
many
of
you
know
a
few
sessions
ago,
we
were
trying
to
trying
to
determine
how
many
veterans
we
had
in
the
state
of
of
nevada,
and
we
did
it
the
easiest
way
for
us
to
do
it
was
to
get
with
dmv
and
anytime.
K
Someone
went
to
either
get
a
license,
change
their
license,
register
car
registration
or
whatever
they
would
fill
out.
The
application
would
ask,
are
you
a
veteran
problem
with
that
question?
Was
that
many
people
who
didn't
retire
didn't
think
they
were
a
veteran?
And
so
we
still
didn't
have
an
idea
of
how
many
veterans
we
had.
So
we
changed
that
one
little
word
from.
K
Are
you
a
veteran
to
have
you
ever
served
in
the
military,
and
we
begin
to
get
a
lot
of
information,
a
lot
of
data
that
has
helped
our
department
of
veterans
services
to
to
plan
more
proactively
and
to
put
some
very
realistic
programs
in
place,
and
I
hope
that
that
will
happen
as
well.
For
dhhs
for
more
than
a
decade,
lgbtq
plus
advocates
in
nevada
have
been
pushing
health
care
providers,
non-profit
organizations,
schools
and
state
agencies
to
collect
data
on
sexual
orientation
and
gender
identity.
K
K
Section
4
also
requires
governmental
agencies
to
submit
an
annual
report.
With
a
summary
of
information
to
the
director
of
the
legislative
council
bureau
on
or
before
december
31st,
it
is
important
to
note
that
individuals
still
have
the
option
of
self-reporting.
In
other
words,
you
don't
have
to
give
that
information
if
you
are
uncomfortable.
K
I
might
add
that
when
you
look
at
the
lgbtq
plus
community
and
you
look
at
bipod
communities,
there
are
several
intersecting
persons
that
live
in
both
of
those
areas,
and
so
this
data
is
also
important
to
make
sure
that
we
have
a
good
policy
outcome
for
covet.
19.
K
After
all,
these
are
the
same
people
in
the
state
that
pay
taxes
one
way
or
another,
either
property
or
if
you
buy,
even
if
you
go
into
the
store
and
buy
soda
you're
paying
taxes,
collection
of
demographic
data
is
how
data
is
made
meaningful
and
given
the
immense
underreported
and
under
acknowledged
and
misunderstood
suffering
and
needs
of
the
sex
and
or
gender
diverse
population.
Many
have
expressed
favor
with
this
proposed
amendment.
K
K
So
when
I
make
this
statement,
I'm
aware
that
this
committee
can't
do
anything
about
the
fiscal
note,
but
I
just
want
to
put
on
the
record
that
I
know
that
the
state
is
receiving
a
lot
of
assistance
now
from
the
federal
government,
and
it
seems
to
me
if
dhhs
is
collecting
the
information
in
one
area
of
their
department,
that
they
might
be
able
to
share
how
they're
doing
that
and
what
what
the
results
are
of
that
and
we
might
even
be
able
to
look
to
the
state
for
some
of
the
some
of
the
funding
that's
coming
down
for
covet
19..
K
After
all,
we're
talking
about
demographics,
who
have
been
disproportionately
represented
negatively
in
the
covet
19
pandemic.
Madam
chair,
this
concludes
my
presentation
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
submit
senate
bill
109.
I
would
like
to
turn
to
turn
some
time
over
to
mr
andre
wade,
the
state
director
for
still
silver
state
equality
to
discuss
the
importance
of
this
bill
and
keith
conrad,
the
director
of
the
williams
institute
of
christie,
mallory
and
legal
director
at
the
williams
institute,
to
discuss
the
need
for
the
bill
and
to
answer
any
questions.
A
Thank
you
senator
appreciate
the
information
and
mr
wade
welcome
and
please
go
ahead
when
you're
ready.
L
Thank
you
senator
spearman,
and
thank
you
chair,
dunder,
lube
and
chair
oren,
shaw
and
members
of
the
committee.
As
stated,
my
name
is
andre
wade
and
I
am
state
director
for
silver
state
equality.
We
are
a
statewide
lgbtq
civil
rights
organization
and
we
are
in
support
of
senate
bill
109.
L
Overall,
as
senator
experience
mentioned,
there
is
a
lack
of
data
about
those
who
identify
as
lgbtq
in
nevada.
Therefore,
it
is
difficult
to
determine
the
number
of
nevadans
who
identify
as
lgbtq
plus
their
help
out
their
health
and
well-being
outcomes
and
what
interventions
are
successful
to
address
social
determinants
of
health.
Moreover,
because
we
don't
know
the
number
of
lgbtq
plus
nevadans,
we
are
unable
to
scale
interventions
appropriately
and
effectively.
L
Those
who
identify
as
lgbtq
plus
are
at
the
top
of
the
measurement,
and
if
you
factor
in
race,
then
many
individuals
experience
compounding
negative
health
outcomes
because
we
don't
collect
soji
data.
We
are
unable
to
address
these
health
disparities.
We've
come
to
estimate
based
upon
national
studies.
The
national
data
gives
us
a
sense
of
what
is
going
on
with
the
lgbtq
plus
population,
but
we
desperately
need
to
know
what's
happening
in
nevada.
L
Unfortunately,
we
don't
know
with
this
data
the
number
of
individuals
that
identify
as
lgbtq
plus,
but
we
are
able
to
get
a
snapshot
of
what
rates
of
employment
looks
like
for
a
same
gender
household.
What
education
obtainment
looks
like
and
how
many
are
veterans,
but
we
are
left
as
usual,
making
inferences
about
lgbtq
plus
populations
as
a
whole
in
nevada.
L
Thankfully
the
nevada
office
of
minority
health
and
equity,
of
which
I'm
a
member
of
the
advisory
committee
plans
to
release
for
the
first
time
limited
data
gathered
for
its
2020
minority
health
report.
That
would
include
data
on
the
lgbtq
plus
population.
The
data
isn't
perfect
and
there
will
be
improvements
done
for
2021.
L
However,
this
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction
to
not
only
collect
the
information
but
to
also
report
out
on
it.
As
senators
for
spearman
mentioned,
department
of
public
human
services
made
the
decision
last
year
to
start
collecting
soji
data
as
it
relates
to
contact
tracing.
This
makes
nevada
one
of
just
a
few
states
taking
the
leadership
and
ensuring
that
saudi
data
is
collected
so
that
we
have
a
better
understanding
of
the
rates
of
diagnosis
outcomes
and
nevadans,
who
have
been
diagnosed
with
cloven
19.,
referring
to
sb
109.
L
There
are
two
key
components
of
the
bill
that
I
also
want
to
stress.
One
is
that
it's
optional
for
someone
to
respond
with
the
information
about
their
identity.
When
asked
this
is
very
important
to
know,
and
another
component
of
the
bill
is
that
someone
cannot
be
denied
services
for
not
responding
to
the
question.
Everyone
will
be
asked
when
demographic
information
is
always
already
being
collected,
and
everyone
can
decide
for
themselves
as
to
whether
or
not
they
will
respond.
L
Not
only
will
so
data
collection
help
the
state
to
better
coordinate
services,
scale
interventions
and
improve
the
health
and
well-being
of
lgbtq
plus
nevadans.
The
increased
data
can
be
used
when
applying
for
federal
grants.
Increasing
the
number
of
federal
grants
awarded
within
the
state
of
nevada
is
a
long-standing
and
achievable
goal.
L
Soji
data
collection
will
undoubtedly
position
the
state
of
nevada
to
better,
be
prepared
to
report
out
on
the
number
of
lgbtq
plus
nevadans
and
other
data
points
when
applying
for
federal
grants.
So
again,
silverstein
equality
asks
you
for
your
support
for
senate
bill
109
to
ensure
equality
and
data
collection
for
all.
Thank
you
for
giving
me
a
moment
today.
That
ends
my
presentation.
A
Thank
you
very
very
much
and
I
see.
A
Dr
conram
conrad,
please
go
ahead
when
you're
ready
thank.
C
You
so
much
members
of
the
senate
committee
on
government
affairs,
chair,
donder
loop
and
vice
chair
owen
shaw.
My
name
is
kareth
conrad
and
I'm
the
research
director
of
the
williams
institute
a
center
at
the
ucla
school
of
law
that
conducts
independent,
rigorous
research
to
inform
law
and
public
policy.
C
C
There
are
three
points
that
I'd
like
to
make
today.
The
first
is
that
we
know
how
to
ask
questions
about
soji.
The
second
people
know
how
to
answer
questions
about
soji
and
are
willing
to
do
so,
including
in
the
state
of
nevada.
Three
nevada
needs
these
data
to
effectively
plan
and
implement
government
programs
and
services.
C
Questions
to
identify
transgender
respondents
have
also
been
in
use
for
two
decades
and
have
become
more
commonly
included
on
publicly
funded
surveys.
In
the
last
seven
years,
the
williams
institute
in
partnership
with
scholars
from
across
the
country
published
best
practices
report
for
soji
data
collection
in
200,
2009
and
2014
respectively.
C
These
reports
and
other
research
shows
that
soji
can
be
measured,
accurately
nevada,
youth
and
adults
that
know
how
to
answer
soji
questions
and
they're
willing
to
do
so
in
2019,
almost
15
percent
of
nevada
youth
self-identified
as
lgbt
on
the
state
youth
risk
behavior
survey
15,
and
this
is
consistent
with
what
we
see
in
almost
every
every
other
state.
That
includes
these
questions
on
their
survey
and
in
many
other
data
sets
between
2015
and
2017
about
five
and
a
half
percent
of
nevada
adults
identified.
C
As
lgbt,
I
know
this
because
I
have
access
to
a
large
data
set
called
the
galloped
up
daily
tracking
poll
at
this
point.
That
percentage
has
probably
increased,
because
we
have
definitely
seen
an
increase
of
a
couple
percentage
points
over
time
on
the
in
the
us
as
a
whole
and
in
several
states
here
in
the
state
of
nevada.
C
I
would
expect
that
in
the
beginning,
when
questions
are
put
on
forms
and
surveys,
you
might
see
a
little
bit
of
reticence,
but
over
time
we
find
that
people
are
more
comfortable,
being
asked
they're,
more
comfortable,
disclosing
and
you'll
see
that
the
lgbt
percentage
rise
over
time.
So
don't
worry
if
things
require
a
little
bit
of
time
to
to
standardize
and
to
get
folks
comfortable.
That
will
change
with
time
on
my
point
that
nevada
needs.
These
data
analysis
that
we
conducted
of
gallup
data
show
that
lgbt
people
in
the
state
are
incredibly
diverse.
C
When
we
looked
at
your
state,
behavioral
risk
factor
surveillance
survey
data.
We
found
that
23
percent
of
lgbt
adults
in
your
state
are
living
in
poverty,
and
this
is
before
the
covenant
19
pandemic.
Before
the
pandemic.
Two
in
five
transgender
adults
and
one
in
three
lgbt
people
of
color
in
the
state
of
nevada,
were
living
in
poverty.
A
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
so
I
have
a
question
on
section
four,
because
it
says
that
a
government
agency
shall
collect
or
should
collect
information
related
to
the
person's
race
or
ethnicity,
and
it
seems
like
the
way
that
reads.
D
The
assumption
is
that
they're
already
collecting
the
information
on
someone's
race
or
ethnicity,
and
I
need
you
to
clarify
section
4
for
me,
because
I
haven't
seen
race
necessarily
collected
in
all
of
the
forms
that
you
have
the
all
of
the
agencies
that
put
in
fiscal
notes,
not
because
this
is
super
broad.
This
is
not
just
employees.
C
I'm
senator
neil,
I
am
not
able
to
to
speak
to
the
specific
forums
in
the
state,
but
I
can
tell
you
that
it
is
an
opportunity
to
to
review
the
consistency
of
data
collection.
I
think
at
this
moment
in
time
in
your
state
and
to
think
about
adding
questions
about
soji.
Whenever
systems
are
being
updated,
most
organizations
and
agencies
update
their
demographic
data
collection
from
time
to
time,
and
so
I
I
would
say
you
know
in
recent
conversations
with
the
credit
bureau.
D
D
K
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
one
question.
So
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
we're
trying
to
make
sure
I
think
in
other
policy
decisions,
we've
talked
about
no
wrong
door,
so
there
will
be
some
entities
that
we
will
be
able
to
reach
and
there
will
be
others
that
we
want
so
we're
really
trying
to
cover
all
the
bases.
K
The
problem
right
now
with
our
policies
not
just
for
the
lgbtq
community
but
with
bipod
communities,
is
that
much
of
the
data
that
we
have
is
not
based,
indeed
on
actual
facts,
and
some
of
it
is
indeed
outdated.
So
this
is
this
is
an
effort
to
make
sure
that
wherever
they
go,
if
that
agency
is
collecting
data,
that
they
will
ask
that
question.
D
Okay,
I
mean
apparently
we're
walking
into
a
new
dimension.
Okay,
I
mean
I'm
just
I
guess.
I'm
feeling,
like
you
know
all
of
the
battles
I
had
over
trying
to
get
democratic
information
from
2011
to
2013.
It
would
effectively
kill
my
bills
right
anytime.
I
mention
race
any
time
I
asked
about
race
any
time
I
try
to
talk
about
discrimination.
The
bills
were
effectively
muted
and
killed,
and
so,
if
you
get
this
out,
I'm
gonna
give
you
an
award.
K
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
senator
neil,
and
I
know
that
in
the
past
it
has
been
difficult
to
approach
these
subjects,
but
I've
kept
in
mind
the
fact
that
during
special
session
32
everyone
in
this
building,
everyone
bipartisan
bicameral,
said
yes
to
senate
concurrent
resolution.
One
and
my
thing
really
is:
were
we
just
going
to
talk
about
it?
K
It's
just
just
just
pretty
words
that
we
put
out
there
and
we
can
say:
oh
yeah,
we
voted
on
this,
or
are
we
really
going
to
attack
the
racist
and
sexism
and
homophobia
that
exists
not
just
in
nevada
but
in
the
country,
and
I
know
we
can't
fix
everything
in
the
united
states,
but
I
think
there
are
some
things
that
we
can
certainly
fix
here
in
nevada.
K
K
And
so
that's
where
I
am
with
this,
and
this
is
information
that
we
don't
have
now
and
we
need
this
information
and
and
I'll
tell
you
what
I'm
I'm
willing
to
work
out
work
with
you
on
other
legislation
to
get
to
get
those
demographics
included
in
there,
because
I
think
that
if
we
try
to
paint
every
demographic
with
the
same
brush
that
we
do
the
majority,
we
will
fall
far
short
of
anything.
That
looks
like
excellence.
K
So
I'm
I'm
willing
I'm
willing
to
work
with
you
and
if
you
have,
if
you
have
a
problem
with
with
the
with
section
five
come
on,
let's
talk
and
if
there
I
need
to
put
an
amendment
in
I'm
more
than
glad
to
do
so.
A
Okay,
all
righty
any
additional
questions
from
the
committee
senator
hansen.
Please.
B
Thanks
just
one
quick
one:
when
you
go
to
the
legislative
commission,
it
does
say
without
limitation,
is
there
going
to
be
like
a
check
off
box
for
heterosexuals.
C
Sir,
it's
a
standard
response
option
in
questions
of
sexual
orientation
to
list
straight
slash,
heterosexual,
usually
as
the
first
response
option.
Since
most
folks
will
pick
that.
K
So
let
me
respond
to
that.
Let
me
respond
to
that.
That's
a
real
good
question,
senator
hansen,
and
I
hear
that
question
too.
When
we
say
we
want
to
include
data
regarding
bipod
communities.
K
What
we're
trying
to
solve
here
are
policy
decisions
and
implementation
that
affect
a
group
of
people
that
we
have
no
idea
how
many
where
they
are
or
whatever,
and
so
many
of
the
policy
decisions
by
default
by
default
are
are,
are
based
upon
white
heterosexual,
patriarchal
norms
by
default,
and
so
it's
it's
kind
of
like
saying
you
know
you're
going
to
an
ice
cream
store
and
they
say
we
have
vanilla
ice
cream.
Okay,
that's
a
given!
So
is
it
wrong
for
me
to
ask
the
question:
can
I
get
butter
pecan?
K
B
K
K
That
is
the
standard
acronym
that
is
used
to
refer
to
people
who
are
of
non-white,
ancestry
and
it's
black
indigenous
and
people
of
color,
and
so
that
acronym
is
used
far
and
wide,
not
only
in
academia,
but
it
is
also
used
with
legislative
policy.
It's
used
in
medical
terms.
I
mean
it's
just
loose,
so
it's
not
bipolar.
It's
by
pop
black
indigenous
people,.
K
I'm
not
going
to
point,
but
but
you
know,
when
you
start
talking
about
white,
that's
a
that's
a
political
construct,
so
be
that
as
it
may,
we're
talking
about
by
poc-
and
I
won't
split
hairs
now
because,
as
I
said
before,
we're
trying
to
get
information
from
a
demographic
that
we
don't
have,
we
already
have
information
for
people
that
are
in
your
demographic
white,
male
heterosexual
and
part
of
the
patriarchal
norm.
K
What
we
don't
have
is
a
lot
of
information
on
the
demographics
for
bipop
and
certainly
not
for
lgbtq
plus
persons,
and
so
I
won't
belabor
the
point
I
I
know
you
don't
want
to
be
here
all
night
sharon
donderolu
and
we
can
talk
about
the
offline.
B
Senator
spearman,
you
and
I
are
gonna-
have
to
talk
some
more,
so
thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
Senator
I
mean
chair
don
darrow
luke.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you
for
your
questions,
additional
questions
from
the
committee
senator
spearman.
I
believe
I
received
an
amendment
to
your
bill.
Am
I
correct,
and
and
are
you
going
to
go
over
that
with
us
or.
A
Okay,
thank
you
and
once
you
do
that,
then
we
can
move
on
to
your
support.
Opposition.
K
So
the
proposed
amendment
raises
thus
one
to
provide
for
a
delayed,
effective
date
for
agencies
that
do
not
currently
have
the
funding
and
resources
to
begin
implement,
implementing
the
collecting
of
information
related
to
sexual
orientation
and
gender
identity
data.
Specifically,
such
agencies
would
not
be
required
to
collect
such
information
until
january.
K
I
said
2022
2024,
and
so
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
we
are
knowledgeable
of
the
fact
that
there
may
be
limited
systems
information,
and
so
we
want
to
want
to
be
sure
that
from
an
agency
standpoint
they
don't
have
to
bust
their
budget
trying
to
get
to
this.
K
So
it
is
my
hope
that
those
who
will
have
to
put
put
this
program
together
from
a
technical
standpoint
will
look
out
on
the
horizon
and
see
who's
already
doing
it.
And
what
can
they
glean
from
them?.
A
Thank
you
very
much
for
that
description.
All
right,
well,
committee.
Is
there
anyone
else
with
a
question
and
if
not,
we
will
go
to
hearing
testimony
of
support
for
senate
bill,
109
and
broadcasting
when
you're
ready.
Please
go
ahead.
K
A
I
I
I
B
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
sheridan
dara
loop
and
members
of
the
governor
government
affairs
committee.
My
name
is
alice
cambero,
so
I'm
a
bisexual
mexican-american
man
in
a
same-gender
relationship.
I
share
a
home
with
my
partner
in
mountain
veg
in
southwest
las
vegas
and
today,
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
battleborn
progress
in
support
of
sb-109.
B
There
is
a
lack
of
data
about
the
lgbtq
plus
population
in
nevada,
since
this
data
can
reflect
my
things
in
their
household
and
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
has
made
efforts
to
record
lgbtq
plus
data.
But
it's
not
enough
and
collection
efforts
are
not
standardized
across
state
departments.
B
Senate
bill
109
would
require
government
agencies
to
collect
data
on
people's
sexual
orientation
and
gender
identity
with
an
individual's
consent.
The
data
collected
will
help
improve
public
services
to
people
in
nevada
and
for
the
state
to
have
better
understanding
of
the
number
of
lgbtq
cluster
add-ins
and
the
health
and
well-being
of
well-being
needs
of
their
community.
B
We
cannot
properly
serve
lgbtq
plus
nevadans
if
we
do
not
have
an
accurate
and
efficient
data
collection
process
to
address
their
public
health
and
welfare
disparities
and
improve
and
care
and
services
throughout
the
state.
For
these
reasons,
and
many
others
we're
asking
you
to
support
sb
109,
we
sent
our
gratitude
to
senator
spielman
spearman
for
introducing
us
bill
today.
Thank.
J
Thank
you,
madam
chair
dondero,
loop
and
members
of
the
senate
government
affairs
committee.
My
name
is
shelley.
I'm
a
volunteer
lobbyist
for
nevada
justice
association,
I'm
also
former
chair
of
the
state
bar
of
nevada,
family
love,
section
and
nja
supports
sb,
109,
collecting
sexual
orientation
and
gender
identity.
Information
will
help
ensure
that
our
state
has
a
more
accurate
picture
of
its
population
and
will
help
governmental
agencies
better
meet
lgbt
lgbtq
plus
folks
needs,
despite
the
federal
government
not
yet
collecting
this
information.
This
information
is
important
and
is
a
great
step
forward.
I
I
M
Dwana
malone
for
the
record
d-u-a-n-a
last
name
alone,
m-a-l-o-n-e
and
good
afternoon.
Madam
chair
and
committee
members,
I'd
like
to
testify
in
support
of
senate
bill
109,
and
I
would
like
to
express
my
support
for
this
bill
requiring
governmental
agencies
to
request
certain
persons,
information
related
to
sexual
orientation.
M
M
I
manage
a
group
here
of
young
people,
age
14
to
24
in
technology
training
and
we
actually
collect
a
lot
of
the
data
that
is
being
discussed
in
this
bill
already
in
our
young
group.
Realizing
youth
and
seniors
are
impacted
by
this
bill
as
well,
so
we
actually
collect
some
of
the
data
because
we're
responsible
for
reporting
that
we
are
serving
members
from
underserved
populations
and
communities
and
the
only
way
we
would
know
that
that
we
are
actually
obliging
by
the
roof
of
our
program
is
to
collect
the
data.
That's
the
only
way.
M
We
would
know
that
we
are
in
compliance
and
so
going
back
to
the
williams
institute
policy
makers
and
advocates
often
operate
without
reliable
information,
as
senator
spearman
mentioned
earlier,
and
understanding
the
important
aspects
of
the
lives
of
sexual
and
gender
minorities,
including
social
economic
status,
education
attainment
and
the
list
goes
on,
and
so
in
conclusion,
I
just
want
to
again
just
state
the
importance
of
data
collection
so
that
informed
decisions
can
be
made
by
policy
makers
and
most
research
targeting
sexual
gender
minorities
have
been
conducted
in
the
context
of
whether
it's
epidemiology
or
prevention,
research
and
since
they're
not
focused
on
anything
beyond
those
that
are
assigned
like
at
birth.
M
Or
what
have
you
and
so
there's
there's
a
general
lack
of
research
about
people
with
intersex
conditions,
and
almost
all
research
is
in
a
medical
or
clinical
framework
in
those
instances.
So
that's
what,
in
my
conclusion,
we
support
sb101.
N
Can
we
go
ahead?
Oh
wow,
okay,
all
right
good
afternoon,
madam
chair,
I'm
members
of
the
committee
good
afternoon,
senator
my
name
is
gary
washington.
I
am
the
ceo
of
inside
of
health
desk,
and
my
interest
in
this
meeting
is
that
I
was
asked
to
use
some
of
my
expertise
in
health
and
to
clarify
cost
is
quoted
in
the
editing
of
the
current
databases
to
mandates
of
sb
109..
N
As
the
ceo,
I
actually
oversee
day-to-day
administrative
and
operational
functions
of
the
company
and
basically
I'm
taking
notes
to
pass
on
to
our
co.
But
in
the
meantime
I
did
a
little
research
and
my
research
on
the
gender
identity
and
the
sexual
orientation
led
me
to
include
this
in
support
of
the
bill
in
support
of
the
senator
and
that's
the
government's
civil
society.
N
Identify
the
preferences
and
life
goals
of
sexual
and
gender
minority,
evaluating
the
effectiveness
of
government
and
several
society
programs
meant
to
reach
sexual
and
gender
minorities
and
assessing
government
efforts
to
respect,
protect
and
fulfill
the
human
rights
of
sexual
gender
minorities,
and
in
my
demographic
research,
the
researchers
and
governments
have
begun
to
consider
integrating
methodologies
to
gather
data
about
the
demographic,
demographic
characteristics
of
individuals,
of
diverse
sexual
orientation,
gender
identity
and
intersex
status,
as
all
people
have
sexual
orientation
and
gender
identity.
N
These
methodologies
can
be
used
to
collect
data
about
the
sexual
orientation
and
gender
identity
of
all
members
of
any
given
population.
Some
research
has
been
initiated
by
adding
components
about
sexual
orientation
and
gender
identity.
The
ongoing
survey
program,
such
as
the
national
youth
surveys
or
national
health
surveys.
N
Any
any
research
should
conform
to
relevant
standards
regarding
human
subject,
research
and
should
take
into
account
ethical
and
safety
consideration
and
because
of
time
I
like
to
simply
add
that
we
have
made
efforts
to
include
these
fields
into
our
database,
and
it
has
been
quote
us
that
it
might
take
three
to
five
years
to
have
these
changes
made
to
the
current
database
and
and
for
us.
N
That's
really
that's
something
that
it
could
not
necessarily
be
tolerated
at
this
time,
because
we
need
to
make
those
changes
right
now
and
three
to
five
years
to
add
those
fields
to
our
current
databases
would
be
just
that
would
not
work.
So
I
just
want
to
add
that.
I
O
It's
important
to
know
that
in
our
role
we
serve
as
a
kids
count,
member
for
the
state
where
we
routinely
compile
and
provide
data
products
to
inform
or
support
leaders
in
making
informed
decisions
about
issues
impacting
children.
As
a
part
of
that
process,
we
routinely
conduct
data
collection
around
areas
of
of
health,
education,
economic
well-being,
early
learning,
child
safety
and
see.
O
The
legislation
proposed
here
is
an
opportunity
to
move
forward
account
more
fully
account
for
the
experience
of
nevadans,
where
there's
the
ways
in
which
identity
informed
like
the
social
determinants
of
health
or
allow
us
to
understand
the
economic
trajectory
for
certain
communities.
We
would
find
this
information
helpful.
O
A
Thank
you
very
much,
dr
tyler
additional
comments
and
support.
I
I
I
I
I
J
Hi
for
the
record,
my
name
is
steve
fisher,
s-t-e-v-e,
last
name
fisher
f-I-s-h-e-r
and
I
serve
as
the
administrator
for
the
division
of
welfare
and
supportive
services.
Madam
chair
members
of
the
committee,
I
want
to
thank
senator
spearman
for
bringing
this
legislation
forward.
I
know
this
is
not
a
fiscal
committee.
However,
I
also
want
to
thank
her
for
bringing
the
amendment
forward
with
this
particular
amendment.
J
It
will
provide
our
agency
with
the
additional
time
necessary
for
our
internal
staff
to
be
able
to
make
these
modifications
and
changes
to
our
electronic
systems
and
therefore
we
will
be
able
to
remove
the
fiscal
note.
So
with
that.
Madam
chair,
that's
my
comments
and
thank
you
very
much.
I
J
Hi
this
is
lisa
sherick
l,
I
s
a
s,
h
e
r
y
c
h,
I'm
the
administrator
for
the
division
of
public
and
behavioral
health.
I'd
first
like
to
thank
the
senator
as
well
for
her
amendment
language.
Today,
all
of
the
agencies
within
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
has
worked
with
the
bill
sponsor
to
ensure
that
the
bill
can
be
executed
with
no
state
general
fund.
J
The
reason
we
need
until
january
1st
2025
is
because
we
cannot
request
the
federal
wic
funds
until
january
2022
of
at
which
time
it
will
take
approximately
18
to
24
months
to
implement.
Should
this
amendment
be
incorporated,
dbph
does
not
project
the
need
for
any
state
general
fund
and
the
fiscal
note
in
its
entirety
can
be
removed.
I
I
A
Thank
you
very
much
with
that.
I
will
close
that
part
of
the
hearing
and
I
will,
unless
you
have
any
final
thoughts,
senator
spearman.
K
Just
just
real
quick,
just
real
quick,
I
just
want
to
re-emphasize
again,
you
know
not
having
this
data
and
making
policy
is
like
being
invited
to
a
potluck
dinner
and
bringing
barbecue
ribs,
and
it's
for
vegetarians
and
vegans.
You
don't
know,
and
when
you
get
there
whatever
you
have
is
irrelevant.
K
So
thank
you
all
for
considering
this,
and
I
will
be
willing
to
work
with
wph
on
on
what
the
timeline
should
look
like
and
I'll
also
bring
some
other
folks
to
the
table,
who
have
who
have
done
this
before
with
with
very
similar
systems
and
see
how
we
can't
help
them
to
get
it
done.
A
Thank
you
so
much
senator
spearman
for
those
closing
words
I'll
now
close
the
hearing
on
senate
bill
109,
and
we
will
now
move
into
the
work
session
that
we
have
for
today
and
we're
going
I'm
going
to
remind
everybody
that
we
will
not
be
taking
testimony
at
the
work
session.
A
However,
build
proponents,
I
may
ask
you
to
participate
or
answer
a
question.
Our
policy
analyst
alisa
keller.
If
you
would
like
to
go
ahead
and
briefly
go
through
the
bill.
A
Committee
policy
analyst,
the
work
session
document
for
senate
bill
12
is
available
on
nellis
and
senate
bill.
12
is
sponsored
on
behalf
of
the
advisory
committee
on
housing
and
was
heard
by
this
committee
on
march,
8th
and
march
24th
senate
bill
12
requires
the
owner
of
any
housing
that
has
been
financed
by
the
federal,
low-income
housing,
tax,
credit
or
other
money
subject
to
affordability,
restrictions
to
provide
certain
written
notice
prior
to
terminating
an
affordability
restriction.
A
Amendments
were
proposed
to
the
bill
by
senator
ratty
at
the
hearing
and
subsequent
to
the
hearing,
and
the
conceptual
mock-up
included
in
the
work
session
document
includes
all
proposed
amendments
to
the
bill
and
also.
I
would
like
to
note
that
these
are
the
same
amendments
reviewed
and
discussed
by
the
committee
at
its
last
meeting
on
wednesday
march
24th.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much,
miss
keller.
We
did
hear
this
in
work
session
and
we
rolled
it
so
that
we
could
have
some
questions
answered
committee.
Does
anybody
have
any
questions
on
this
and,
if
not
I'll,
take
a
motion?
A
A
If
not,
will
the
secretary
please
call
the
roll
a
roll
call
vote
vice
chair
orange
show?
A
Motion
carries,
I
think
we
all
voted
yes,
so
I
will
assign
the
floor
statement
to
senator
orange
hall.
Will
you
do
that
for
me?
Thank
you
very
much
all
right.
Well
with
that
we're
going
to
move
to
public
comment,
and
this
period
is
for
members
of
the
public
they're
invited
to
comment
on
anything
that
is
in
the
purview
of
the
committee,
accepting
the
bills
that
we
just
heard.
A
I
I
I
J
J
Thank
you
so
much.
I'm
dora,
martinez,
d-o-r-a-m-a-r-t-I-n-e-z,
I'm
here
representing
the
nevada
disability
peer
action
coalition.
We
are
a
group
of
people
with
different
disability
and
we
are
in
favor
or
in
support
of
sb
109.
We
see
the
people
as
people
and
we
think
that
this
is
a
an
awesome
bill
and
thank
you
so
much.
A
A
All
right
hearing,
no
more
public
comment
today.
That
concludes
our
meeting.
Our
next
meeting
will
be
on
monday
march
29th
at
3,
30
and
the
meeting
is
adjourned
and
thank
you
all
for
your
time.