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A
Good
afternoon
I
want
to
welcome
everyone
to
today's
meeting
of
the
senate
committee
on
legislative
operations
and
elections.
Madam
secretary,
please
note
that
all
members
are
present,
except
for
majority
leader
canazarro,
who
I
believe
is
running
late.
Please
mark
her
present
when
she
arrives
today
we
are
going
to
hear
assembly
joint
resolution
10
and
assembly
bill
95..
A
B
B
All
of
these
states,
with
the
exception
of
illinois,
put
that
language
into
their
state
constitutions
and
the
practice
continued
as
additional
free
states
joined
the
union
and
as
confederate
states
entered
reconstruction
following
the
end
of
the
civil
war,
while
the
language
was
at
the
time
a
major
step
forward
for
human
rights
in
this
country.
We
of
course,
have
come
a
long
way
since
then
nevada
enshrined
slavery
and
involuntary
servitude
as
a
punishment
for
crimes
in
our
own
state
constitution,
and
it's
remained
in
that
foundational
document
for
our
state
for
more
than
155
years.
B
B
Now,
let's
also
be
clear
that
the
other
term
in
this,
this
clause,
involuntary
servitude,
means
being
forced
to
work
without
compensation
and
no
choice
in
the
matter
that
is,
or
at
least
should
be
very
different
from
the
temporary
deprivation
of
liberties
and
voluntary
work
programs
that
exist
in
our
modern
criminal
justice
and
corrections
system.
Today,
24
states
about
half
have
have
some
form
of
ban
on
slavery
in
their
constitutions,
with
an
exemption
for
criminal
punishment.
B
The
other
half
have
no
mention
and
are
therefore
subject
to
the
language
within
the
u.s
constitution.
However,
in
2018
colorado
became
the
first
of
those
24
states
to
change
its
constitution
by
completely
banning
slavery
and
involuntary
servitude,
eliminating
their
use
as
a
criminal
punishment
in
2020,
utah
and
nebraska
voters
overwhelmingly
passed
measures
to
do
the
same.
B
B
B
They
certainly
hold
weight
to
me
as
the
great
great
grandson
of
coleman
watts,
a
man
who
was
born
enslaved
in
the
united
states
of
america,
so
on
behalf
of
the
entire
nevada
black
legislative
caucus.
I
am
here
to
urge
your
support
for
this
assembly
joint
resolution
and
I'm
glad
to
answer
any
questions
that
the
committee
may
have.
B
Thank
you,
howard
watts,
for
the
record.
So
again
you
know
specifically
when
we
talk
about
slavery
and
involuntary
servitude,
we're
talking
about
forced
labor
programs,
so
community
service
arrangement,
I
assume
you're
speaking
of
criminal
in
the
criminal
justice
system
as
an
alternative
or
even
work.
Programs
within
the
correctional
system
are
are
choices
that
people
can
make.
Community
service
is
an
alternative
to
another
type
of
punishment,
so
the
text
of
this
has
no
bearing
on
that.
A
Thank
you
very
much
assemblyman
any
additional
questions,
senator
buck
or
any
other
members.
I
guess
the
only
question
I
have
is
if
this
passes
this
legislative
session
in
order
to
amend
the
nevada
constitution,
will
it
can
you
explain
the
process?
Will
it
need
to
be
passed
next
session
and
go
to
the
voters
or.
B
B
No
action
is
required
by
the
governor
and
then
it
will
return
for
consideration
in
the
82nd
legislative
session
in
2023,
where
it
must
be
passed
by
both
houses
again
after
that,
it
would
be
placed
on
the
ballot
in
2024
for
a
vote
of
the
people
and
if
a
majority
support
it
it,
the
change
will
take
effect,
and
I
would
just
briefly
note
that
the
three
states
that
have
held
votes
on
this
have
passed
it
by
strong,
if
not
overwhelming
margins.
To
this
point.
E
Thank
you,
chair
on
trial.
I
just
want
to
thank
assuming
watts
and
attorney
general
ford
for
bringing
this
forward.
Sometimes
it's
really
sometimes
it's
surprising
what
we
have
in
our
constitution
or
in
our
statutes,
and
so
I
appreciate
you
identifying
this
so
that
we
can
get
this
cleaned
up.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
F
Good
afternoon,
chairman
orenshaw
members
of
the
committee,
senator
canazzaro
and
leader
kenneth
are,
in
her
absence,
senator
lange,
senator
seaford's
gangster
senator
buck
great
to
see
you
all.
Frankly,
I
miss
sitting
up
there
sometimes
and
I
sometimes
envy,
but
sometimes
don't
envy
what
it
is.
You're
dealing
with
these
days
great
to
see
mr
stewart,
who
was
my
very
first
committee
manager,
natural
resources
committee,
brian
franklin,
who
I
worked
with
quite
a
bit
on
judiciary
and
your
fabulous
staff
great
to
see
everyone.
F
F
I
apologize
at
the
outset
for
repeating,
in
my
testimony
some
things.
You've
already
heard
our
bill
sponsor
say,
but
frankly,
I
think
it
bears
I'm
repeating
and
thanks
again
for
allowing
me
to
share
my
thoughts
in
support
of
this
bill.
Article
1,
section
17
of
the
nevada
constitution
currently
states,
and
I
quote
neither
slavery
nor
involuntary
servitude.
F
Hence
the
battleborn
state,
as
part
of
the
president's
efforts
to
prevail
in
the
civil
war,
fought
over
slavery.
The
governor
at
that
time,
james
warren
nye,
deemed
that
neither
train
nor
postal
service
was
fast
enough
to
deliver
the
handwritten
nevada
constitution
to
president
lincoln
before
the
upcoming
presidential
elections.
F
F
the
13th
amendment
utilized
similar
language,
that
is
in
our
nevada
constitution,
however,
providing
that
neither
slavery
nor
involuntary
servitude,
comma,
except
as
punishment
for
a
crime
or
of
the
party,
shall
have
been
duly
convicted,
comma
shall
exist
within
united
states
or
any
place
subject
to
their
jurisdiction,
as
stated
previously.
Yes,
it
contains
a
similar
exception
to
the
one
agr
10
seeks
to
remove
from
our
own
constitution.
F
This
language
was
often
used
for
the
purpose
of
circumventing
the
abolition
of
slavery.
What
is
known
as
the
quote,
black
codes
were
enacted
throughout
america
to
punish
and
incarcerate
the
formerly
enslaved
for
petty
purposes
such
as
having
to
to
prove
employment
every
year
or
for
violating
early
curfews
once
convicted.
The
government
could
then
lease
out
inmates
extracting
forced
labor
without
pay
that
is,
states
could
convict
lease.
F
They
could
use
that
as
a
method
of
loaning
or
renting
prisoners
to
companies
for
their
private
use,
notably
black
prisoners
were
often
rented
or
loaned
out
to
former
slave
owners
for
labor.
The
prisoners
would
come
back
with
having
having
severely
been
abused
or
often
times
having
deformities
or
other
limitations,
and
some
died.
F
F
Agr
10
is
designed
to
protect
all
groups
from
slavery
and
involuntary
servitude,
while
black
americans
are
disproportionately
represented
in
nevada
prisons.
Incidentally,
black
people
make
up
approximately
10.3
percent
of
nevada's
overall
population
and
a
little
more
than
31
percent
of
nevada's
prison
population.
F
Ultimately,
I
believe
individuals
of
every
race,
color
creed
will
benefit
from
ajr
10.
agr
10
serves
to
rid
us
of
the
last
vestiges
of
slavery.
This
clause
in
question
is
not
only
antiquated,
but
it
is
entirely
unnecessary
to
achieve
the
criminal
justice
purposes
of,
among
other
things,
punishment,
deterrence,
rehabilitation
and
restoration.
F
As
I
close,
I
want
to
share
a
personal
story,
some
personal
history,
if
you
will
introduce
you
to
a
gentleman
named
william
berry,
similar
to
mr
watts,
I
coming
from
a
lineage
of
the
formerly
enslaved,
william
barry,
was
my
fourth
great
grandfather
born
in
fort
ice
arkansas
in
18.
In
the
early
1800s
born
as
an
enslaved
individual,
he
was
married
with
children
put
on
an
auction
block
to
be
sold
in
florida's
arkansas
and
said
he
would
not
be
sold.
F
Stood
up
for
his
humanity
said
that
his
wife
and
children
deserve
to
have
a
father,
a
husband
and
a
father,
and
he
protected
his
humanity,
so
they
didn't
sell
them.
They
killed
him
right
there.
On
the
auction
block,
an
oral
history
of
my
family
says
that
three
of
his
sons
were
sold
to
a
texas
slaver,
one
of
which
was
my
third
great
grandfather,
and
I
am
the
progeny
of
william
berry.
F
His
dna
runs
through
my
veins
to
this
day
and
today,
as
nevada's
attorney
general.
I
continue
his
legacy
and
I
fight
for
everyone's
humanity,
and
today
you
can
join
me
and
members
of
the
nevada,
black
caucus
and
thankfully
every
member
of
the
nevada
assembly
in
this
fight
for
humanity
by
supporting
agr10.
A
A
D
Thank
you
very
much
chair
good
afternoon,
and
thank
you
for
the
record.
My
name
is
elizabeth
davenport
e
l,
I
z
d,
a
v
n,
p,
o
r
t
the
boy
extern
here
on
behalf
of
the
aclu
of
nevada
and
very
strong
support
of
ajr10,
I'm
here
to
echo
the
much
more
eloquent
words
of
assemblyman
watson
attorney
general
ford
who
came
before
me.
I
will
just
reiterate
that
slavery
is
not
a
nevada
value
and
it
should
not
be
in
the
nevada
constitution.
D
Nevada
is
in
the
very
small
minority
as
one
of
only
11
states
within
the
united
states,
including
slavery
in
their
constitution.
Still
of
these
many
have
already
made
efforts
to
remove
slavery
from
their
constitutions,
including
wisconsin
and
tennessee,
who
have
most
recently
also
introduced
legislation
to
remove
it,
as
assemblyman
watts
discussed.
The
history
of
slavery
has
echoed
into
our
future
in
allowing
harsh
punishment
for
crimes,
and
this
should
not
be
so
so.
This
is
unacceptable.
Archaic
and
slavery
should
never
be
condoned
regardless
of
circumstance.
D
A
Thank
you
very
much,
ms
davenport
you're
doing
boyd
law
school
proud.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
Anyone
else
in
support
of
the
measure
here
in
the
committee
room,
if
not
broadcasting,
if
we
can
go
to
the
phone
lines,
anyone
who's
in
support
of
assembly
joint
resolution
10
would
like
to
be
heard.
We're
allotting
two
minutes
per
caller.
G
H
My
name
is
jared
luke
j-a-r-e-d
l-u-k-e,
I'm
the
government
affairs
manager
for
the
city
of
north
las
vegas,
chair
warren
shaw.
I
appreciate
you
hearing
this
this
bill
or
this
this
ajr10,
I
I
had
some
trouble
dialing
in
so
I
want
to
thank
broadcast
services
for
correcting
the
issue
with
the
meeting
id,
and
I
want
to
thank
I
I
don't
know
how
to
think
he
is
strongly
the
sponsors
of
this
bill
as
the
largest
minority
majority
city
in
the
state
of
nevada.
H
I
want
to
just
echo
the
comments
that
have
been
made.
The
testimonies
that
have
been
made
and
stand
with
all
those
that
are
in
support
of
this
bill.
This
is
something
that's
a
long
time
coming
and
we
could
not,
as
the
city
of
north
las
vegas,
allow
this
to
continue
going
without
throwing
our
support
behind
it.
So
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
call
in
and
share
testimony
on
this
momentous
occasion.
Thank
you.
G
C
C
A:
u
d
e
r
s
and
I'm
the
policy
director
of
the
progressive
leadership
alliance
in
nevada
here
in
support
of
ajr10.
First,
you
want
to
thank
assemblyman
watts
for
bringing
this
important
piece
of
legislation
forward.
I
also
want
to
thank
the
attorney
general
ford
for
his
insightful
testimony
and
valuable
nevada
history
lesson
today.
C
The
nevada
state
constitution
is
our
state's
guiding
document,
an
agreement
of
how
we
will
interact
with
each
other,
our
shared
values
and
a
symbol
of
our
ideals.
This
language
and
our
constitution
is
not
the
nevada.
We
want
to
be
the
global
pandemic
and
the
rise
of
the
black
lives
matter.
Movement
has
created
a
watershed
moment
for
change.
C
Thousands
of
nevadans
have
taken
to
the
streets
to
demand
an
end
to
the
ways
in
which
our
institutions
perpetuate
systemic
racism.
Nevadans
are
looking
for
the
state
to
do
what's
right,
we
must
ask
to
remove
this
outdated
and
harmful
language
from
our
state
constitution.
We
urge
your
support.
Thank.
G
G
I
G
C
We
are
in
strong
support
of
ajr10
and
thank
someone
I
remember
watch
for
paying
it
forward
and
I'll
keep
it
short
by
saying
ditto
to
everything
that
folks
just
said
and
add
that
you
know
nevada
is
about
a
born
state
and
because
of
that,
we
definitely
need
to
make
sure
we
take
slavery
out
of
our
constitution,
so
we
can
stand
for
what
we
really
stand
for,
which
is
freedom
and
second
chances
for
people.
Thank.
C
G
J
Good
afternoon
this
is
kent:
irvin
k-e-n-t
e-r-v-I-n,
with
the
nevada
faculty
alliance,
the
independent
association
of
faculty
at
ng
colleges
and
universities.
We
support
ajr
10
on
general
principles.
For
all
the
reasons
already
stated,
ng
faculty
are
required
to
teach
them
about
a
constitution
as
part
of
our
general
education
curriculum
agr
10
provides
teachable
moments
about
how
this
provision
got
into
the
constitution
in
1864,
its
very
harsh
consequences
and
the
process
to
change
it
now.
Thank
you
to
assemblyman
watts,
attorney
general
ford
for
your
eloquent
testimony,
and
we
urge
your
support.
Thank
you.
A
A
Thank
you,
broadcasting
anyone
who's
neutral
on
the
measure
on
the
phone
lines,
we're
allotting
two
minutes
per
caller
and
pardon
me
broadcasting.
But
if
you'd
like
to
test,
I
am
so
sorry
to
opposition
in
the
committee
room.
I
don't
see
anyone
and
I'll
go
to
neutral
in
the
committee
room.
G
A
B
B
As
you
can
hear
it
is,
I
think,
both
a
clear
need
to
from
a
public
policy
perspective,
to
update
our
constitution
to
reflect
the
times
that
we
are
in
and
to
ensure
that
it
shows
the
values
that
we
as
nevadans
all
hold.
It's
also
a
deeply
personal
issue
for
me
as
someone
who
did
their
ancestry
and
got
back
again
to
my
great
great
grandfather
and
and
was
able
to
see
some
of
the
records
from
basically
when
he
became
a
freed
man,
as
well
as
to
the
members
of
the
black
legislative
caucus.
A
Well,
thank
you
for
being
here.
Thank
you
for
sponsoring
this
important
legislation,
we're
very,
very
lucky
to
have
you
here
I'll
now
close
the
hearing
on
assembly,
joint
resolution,
10
and
I'd
like
to
open
the
hearing
on
assembly,
bill
95
and
we've
been
very
lucky
to
have
our
our
friend
and
our
colleague,
former
state
senator
parks
on
zoom,
and
we
have
martin
luther
williams
here
in
the
committee
room
and
that
this
is
a
bill
sponsored
on
behalf
of
the
legislative
committee
on
public
lands
and
whoever
would
like
to
begin.
A
K
K
K
The
committee
typically
travels
to
rural
towns
and
communities
around
the
state
holding
committee
meetings
and
conducting
informational
tours.
These
visits
provide
legislators
the
opportunity
to
visit
with
local
state
and
federal
officials
and
provide
members
of
the
public
lands
committee,
the
ability
to
hear
directly
from
citizens
of
each
community.
K
Going
into
the
last
interim,
the
committee
had
planned
to
emphasize
the
state's
cooperation
with
native
american
tribes
throughout
nevada.
While
many
of
these
of
those
plans
were
derailed,
including
a
potential
committee
meeting
at
a
tribal
facility,
we
were
able
to
hold
virtual
meetings
that
included
the
reno
sparks
indian
colony.
The
las
vegas
paiute
tribe
and
members
of
the
eastern
shoshone
paiute
tribe,
testimony
presented
at
various
meetings
throughout
the
interim
by
members
of
the
tribes
offered
a
unique
perspective
concerning
the
management
of
nevada's
public
lands
based
on
a
recommendation
for
legislation
submitted
by
assemblyman
howard
watts.
K
At
the
committee's
final
hearing
in
september,
the
committee
voted
unanimously
to
approve
a
bdr
to
add
one
tribal
member
to
the
committee
on
public
lands.
The
current
membership
of
the
public
lands
committee
consists
of
nine
members.
Four
members
of
the
senate,
four
members
of
the
assembly
and
one
elected
officer
representing
the
governing
body
of
a
local
nevada
government,
currently
daniel
corona
mayor
of
west
wendover,
is
that
local
government
representative,
with
the
addition
of
one
tribal
member,
the
committee,
will
have
10
members.
K
K
K
In
conclusion,
providing
a
tribal
voice
on
the
public
lands
committee
will
offer
a
significant
opportunity
for
the
legislature
and
nevada's
tribes
to
cooperate
on
public
lands
issues.
I
humbly
ask
for
your
support
of
assembly
bill
95
with
that
mr
chair,
I'm
prepared
to
answer
questions.
Thank
you
for
the
privilege
of
your
time.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
senator
parks
and
and
as
with
attorney
general
ford,
we
miss
you
as
well
very
much
here
and
we're
glad
to
get
here.
You
have
you
here
presenting
assembly
bill
95,
it's
it's
so
good
to
see
you
would
you
like
me
to
go
to
ms
mcdade
williams
and
then
open
it
up
for
questions.
Ms
mcdavid
williams,
I'd
like
to
go
ahead
and
then
I
can
open
up
for
questions.
Thank
you.
L
Good
afternoon
mr
chair,
I'm
chair
and
shaw,
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
I'm
marla
mcdade
williams,
with
strategies
360.
and
I'm
honored
to
be
here
today
to
present
this
bill
with
senator
parks
and
on
behalf
of
the
reno
sparks
indian
colony.
I
also
want
to
extend
our
appreciation
to
assembly
member
howard
watts
for
making
this
recommendation.
L
During
the
interim.
We
were
appreciative
of
the
opportunity
to
present
to
the
legislative
committee
on
public
lands
and
during
our
presentation
to
members
of
the
committee,
we
discuss
the
resources
and
coordination
needed
to
manage
land
within
the
reservation's
boundaries.
The
adjacency
to
county
and
city
boundaries
requires
extensive
coordination
with
various
local
governments.
Having
a
tribal
representative
on
this
committee
will
help
strengthen
relationships
between
state,
local
and
tribal
governments.
L
L
The
inter-tribal
council
of
nevada
has
access
to
all
of
the
elected
members
of
nevada's
27
reservations
and
colonies,
and
through
executive
director
desiree
quintana,
I'm
confident
the
itcn
can
successfully
select
a
representative
that
will
be
able
to
participate
fully
on
the
committee.
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
ms
mcdade
williams,
and
before
I
open
up
for
questions
some
women
watched,
may
I
call
you
up
to
speak
to
the
bill.
That
sounds
like
you
had
such
an
important
role
in
this
during
your
service
on
the
public
lands
committee.
A
B
I
think
it's
important.
Oh,
I
had
the
wrong
microphone
on
sorry.
I
think
it's
important
that
that
we
do
that,
and
you
know
that
we
bring
those
voices
into
the
process
and
address
issues
of
importance
to
indigenous
people
in
this
state.
B
So
I
believe
that
this
bill
fits
right
into
into
that
mission
and
while
I
was
here,
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
I
stayed
and
offered
my
support
for
it
having
brought
it
forward
to
the
public
lands
committee.
So
I
appreciate
chair
parks
for
for
presenting
it
and
the
members
of
the
public
lands
committee
for
unanimously
supporting
it,
and
I
hope
you
will
do
the
same.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Assembly
watson
really
appreciate
your
input
and
what
a
good
idea,
it's
so
important
to
have
tribal
input
on
public
lands
committee
members.
Any
questions
either
for
chair
parks,
chair
of
the
public
lands
committee,
vice
chair
lane.
E
I
in
reading
this
bill
it
I'm
really
happy
that
the
tribes
are
being
represented.
I
think
too
often
in
our
history,
we
have
taken
the
tribes
for
granted
and,
while
the
tribes
are
part
of
our
state,
we
have
to
integrate
the
tribes
into
our
state
into
what
we're
doing
so.
I'm
really
happy
about
this.
I
think
this
is
a
great
bill
and
thank
you
for
bringing
it
forward.
A
G
C
Good
afternoon,
for
the
record,
my
name
is
christine
saunders.
That's
s
a
n
d
e
r
s,
I'm
a
policy
director
with
progressive
leadership
alliance
in
nevada,
here
in
support
of
assembly,
bill
95,
to
add
a
member
recommended
by
the
inter-tribal
council
of
nevada
and
to
the
legislative
committee
on
public
lands.
C
These
public
lands
are,
in
fact,
all
stolen
lands
that
our
indigenous
neighbors
have
been
stewards
of
for
generations.
Membership
on
the
legislative
committee
will
bring
the
knowledge
of
nevada's
many
tribes,
who
should
be
at
the
forefront
in
crafting
policies
that
impact
the
earth.
We
urge
your
guest
vote.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
K
Thank
you,
chairman
orrin,
shall
david
parks
for
the
record
just
a
couple,
quick
comments,
and
one
of
which
is
that
in
the
past
that
we've
had
local
government
representatives
on
the
committee
and
they
have
offered
a
very
unique
perspective
to
the
work
that
the
interim
committee
performs.
We've
had
more
recently
mayor
deborah
march
from
henderson,
and
we
also
had
commissioner
chris
june
kiliani
on
the
committee
and
a
number
of
other
local
government
officials
from
across
the
state.
K
Previously,
the
this
committee
was
created
in
1970
and
it
wasn't
until
1983
that
we
put
local
government
representatives
on
the
committee,
making
it
a
much
better
better
committee
for
consideration
of
public
lands
issues.
So
with
that
I'll.
Thank
you
for
hearing
the
bill
today
and
I
hope
that
you
will
favorably
consider
the
bill
when
it
comes
time
for
a
work
session.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much
senator
parks
and
always
always
great
to
see
you
and
we.
We
do
miss
you
very
much
up
here
and
thank
you
for
staying
active
on
this
important
legislation
with
that
I'll
close
the
hearing
on
assembly
bill
95
and
I
would
like
before
we
go
to
public
comment,
madam
secretary,
if
we
can
please
mark
majority
leader
cannizzaro
as
excused
today
and
then
we'll
go
to
public
comment
broadcasting,
if
there's
anyone
in
the
queue
who
wishes
to
make
public
comment,
we're
allotting
two
minutes
per
caller.