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Nevada progressives upset bills stall in Dem-led statehouse
SAM METZ, AP / Report for America
May 14, 2021
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) Downcast Democratic Party-aligned groups and activists rebuked leaders from their own party Friday after proposals they championed to repeal the death penalty and expand tenant protections failed to make it past a key legislative deadline.
Bills that made it through one chamber either the state Senate or Assembly must advance out of committee in the opposite chamber in order to remain under consideration in the legislative session.
Proposals to limit police use of force, crack down on housing discrimination and ban law enforcement agencies from using ticket and arrest quotas passed Friday, while efforts to limit when the death penalty can be sought and when landlords can take tenants security deposits and charge late fees stalled amid heated opposition and a lack of negotiated compromise.
Governor, top Democrat call Nevada death penalty repeal dead
By KEN RITTER and SAM METZMay 13, 2021 GMT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) Efforts to repeal Nevada’s death penalty law in the current Legislature are dead, Gov. Steve Sisolak and the top Democrat in the Legislature said Thursday.
The governor issued a statement saying he saw “no path forward” for a bill that passed the Assembly on party lines with Democrats in support but that had not received a hearing in the Senate ahead of a Friday deadline.
Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro said lawmakers did not reach a consensus. She called a pact unlikely before the Legislature ends May 31 and said lawmakers would focus on other measures affecting police practices and the court bail system.