Nevada 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

AB 134 — Revises provisions governing privileges. (BDR 4-694)

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2019. Enacted.

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  • 12 sponsors

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  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

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Summary

AN ACT relating to privileges; revising provisions relating to the privilege of confidential communication between victims of certain crimes and advocates for those victims; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

43 added · 51 removed

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 8, 2019) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
Assembly Bill No.
134 A SSEMBLY BILL N O.
134–Assemblywomen Backus, Krasner, Munk, Spiegel;
134–A SSEMBLYWOMEN BACKUS , KRASNER , M UNK , SPIEGEL ;
Bilbray-Axelrod, Cohen, Jauregui, Martinez, Peters, Swank, Tolles and Torres CHAPTER..........
BILBRAY -AXELROD , COHEN , JAUREGUI , M ARTINEZ , ETERS , SWANK , TOLLES AND TORRES FEBRUARY 13, 2019 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing privileges.
(BDR 4-694) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
No.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
Existing law establishes a privilege for confidential communication between a victim of certain crimes and a victim’s advocate who works for a nonprofit program bill revises the definition of “victim’s advocate” to include a person who works for a program of a university, state college or community college within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a program of a tribal organization which provides such assistance.
victim of certain crimes and a victim’s advocate who works for a nonprofit program that provides assistance to such victims.
(NRS 49.2541-49.2549) Section 1 of this bill revises the definition of “victim’s advocate” to include a person who works for a program of a university, state college or community college within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a program of a tribal organization which provides such assistance.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
49.2545 “Victim’s advocate” means a person who works for a nonprofit program [that] , program of a university, state college or community college within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a program of a tribal organization which provides assistance to victims with or without compensation and who has received at least 20 hours of relevant training.
49.2545 “Victim’s advocate” means a person who works for a nonprofit program [that] , program of a university, state college or community college within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a program of a tribal organization which provides assistance to victims with or without compensation and who has received at least hours of relevant training.
- *AB134_R1* – 2 – Sec.
Sec.
A communication shall be deemed to be confidential if the communication is between a victim and a victim’s advocate and is not intended to be disclosed to third persons other tha(a) A person who is present to further the interest of the victim;
A communication shall be deemed to be confidential if the communication is between a victim and a victim’s advocate and is not intended to be disclosed to third persons other than:
(a) A person who is present to further the interest of the victim;
(a) The victim’s advocate;
- 80th Session (2019) – 2 – (a) The victim’s advocate;
H - *AB134_R1*
~~~~~ 19 - 80th Session (2019)
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Action History

  1. Chapter 18.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  4. In Assembly. To enrollment.

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

  6. Read second time.

  7. From committee: Do pass.

  8. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.

  9. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Senate.

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

  11. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 18.) To printer.

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

  13. From printer. To committee.

  14. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.

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12 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 55 not signed on

Sponsors (12)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (55)

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 134 do?
AN ACT relating to privileges; revising provisions relating to the privilege of confidential communication between victims of certain crimes and advocates for those victims; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Who sponsors AB 134?
AB 134 is sponsored by Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner, Assemblywoman Connie Munk, Assemblywoman Ellen Spiegel, Assemblywoman Susie Martinez, Assemblywoman Selena Torres, Backus, Shea M. (Democratic), Jauregui, Sandra (Democratic), Jill Tolles, Heidi Swank, Peters, Sarah, Cohen, Lesley, and Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod.
What is the current status of AB 134?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2019. Enacted.
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