Nevada 2017 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

AB 392 — Revises provisions concerning certain communications relating to elections. (BDR 24-85)

Last action — Approved by the Governor. Chapter 133.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 20, 2017. Enacted.

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Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

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High

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    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

57 added · 70 removed

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 24, 2017) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
Assembly Bill No.
392 ASSEMBLY BILL NO .
392–Assemblymen Oscarson;
392–ASSEMBLYMEN O SCARSON ;
Ellison and Wheeler CHAPTER..........
ELLISON AND W HEELER M ARCH 20, 2017 ____________ Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections SUMMARY—Revises provisions concerning certain communications relating to elections.
(BDR 24-85) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State:
Yes.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
Existing law requires that certain elections-related communications contain disclosures to provide the public with information relating to the source or purpose of Section 2 of this bill provides that if an elections-related communication is published in support of or in opposition to a candidate and the communication includes the official name and address or other official contact information of a governmental entity of the State of Nevada or any political subdivision, the communication must disclose in a clear and conspicuous manner that the Nevada or the political subdivision, as appropriate.ial publication of the State of THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:D IN Section 1.
Existing law requires that certain elections-related communications contain of the elections-related communications.
(NRS 294A.347-294A.349)he source or purpose Section 2 of this bill provides that if an elections-related communication is published in support of or in opposition to a candidate and the communication includes the official name and address or other official contact information of a governmental entity of the State of Nevada or any political subdivision, the communication is not endorsed by and is not an official publication of the State of Nevada or the political subdivision, as appropriate.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
- *AB392_R1* – 2 – (a) If the communication includes the official name and address or other official contact information of a governmental entity of the State of Nevada, the communication must disclose:
(a) If the communication includes the official name and address or other official contact information of a governmental entity of the State of Nevada, the communication must disclose:
5 This communication is not endorsed by and is not an official publication of the State of Nevada.
This communication is not endorsed by and is not an official publication of the State of Nevada.
8 (b) If the communication includes the official name and address or other official contact information of a governmental entity of any political subdivision of the State of Nevada, the communication must disclose:
(b) If the communication includes the official name and address or other official contact information of a governmental entity of any political subdivision of the State of Nevada, the communication must disclose:
This communication is not endorsed by and is not an official publication of (insert the official name of the political subdivision).
- 79th Session (2017) – 2 – This communication is not endorsed by and is not an official publication of (insert the official name of the political subdivision).
(b) “Official name and address or other official contact information of a governmental entity” means the legal or commonly recognized name of a governmental entity and:
information of a governmental entity” means the legal oract commonly recognized name of a governmental entity and:
H - *AB392_R1*
20~~~~~ 17 - 79th Session (2017)
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Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 133.

  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  3. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

  5. Read second time.

  6. Placed on Second Reading File.

  7. From committee: Do pass.

  8. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To committee.

  9. In Senate.

  10. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 39, Nays: 3.) To Senate.

  11. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint .

  12. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 613.) To printer.

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

  14. From printer. To committee.

  15. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To printer.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 64 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (64)

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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AB 392 is sponsored by Ellison, John (Republican), James Oscarson, and Jim Wheeler.
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