Nevada 2021 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 5 D cosponsors

AJR 10 — Proposes to amend the Ordinance of the Nevada Constitution and the Nevada Constitution to remove language authorizing the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment. (BDR C-496)

Last action — Enrolled and delivered to Secretary of State. File No. 24.

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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 died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 12, 2021) FIRST REPRINT A.J.R.
Assembly Joint Resolution No.
10 A SSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION N O.
10–Assemblymen Watts, C.H.
10–A SSEMBLYMEN W ATTS , C.H.
Miller, Frierson, Brittney Miller, Monroe-Moreno;
M ILLER, FRIERSON, B RITTNEY M ILLER, MONROE - M ORENO ;
Summers-Armstrong and Thomas Joint Sponsors:
SUMMERS -A RMSTRONG AND T HOMAS M ARCH 16, 2021 ____________ JOINT SPONSORS :
Senators D.
ENATORS D.
Harris, Neal and Spearman FILE NUMBER..........
HARRIS, NEAL AND SPEARMAN ____________ Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections SUMMARY—Proposes to amend the Ordinance of the Nevada Constitution and the Nevada Constitution to remove language authorizing the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment.
(BDR C-496) 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.
1, § 17) This resolution proposes to amend the Ordinance of the Nevada Constitution and the Nevada servitude as a criminal punishment.
1, § 17) This resolution Constitution to remove language authorizing the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment.
If this resolution is passed by the 2021ry Legislature, it must also be passed by the next Legislature and then approved and ratified by voters in an election before the proposed amendments become effective.
If this resolution is passed by the 2021 Legislature, it must also be passed by the next Legislature and then approved and ratified by voters in an election before the proposed amendments become effective.
- *AJR10_R1* – 2 – R ESOLVED BY THE A SSEMBLY AND SENATE OF THE STATE OF N EVADA , OINTLY , That the Ordinance of the Nevada Constitution be amended to read as follows:
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
R ESOLVED BY THE A SSEMBLY AND SENATE OF THE S TATE OF N EVADA , OINTLY , That the Ordinance of the Nevada Constitution be amended to read as follows:
That the people inhabiting said territory do agree and declare, that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated public lands lying within said territory, and that the same shall be and remain at the sole and entire disposition of the United States;
That the people inhabiting said territory do agree and declare, that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated public lands lying within said territory, and - 81st Session (2021) – 2 – that the same shall be and remain at the sole and entire disposition of the United States;
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for the punishment of crimes] shall ever be tolerated in this State.
17.
Neither Slavery nor involuntary servitude [unless for the punishment of crimes] shall ever be tolerated in this State.
H - *AJR10_R1*
~~~~~ 21 - 81st Session (2021)
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Action History

  1. Enrolled and delivered to Secretary of State. File No. 24.

  2. Resolution read. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  3. From committee: Do pass.

  4. In Senate. Resolution read. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To committee.

  5. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Resolution read. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

  6. Resolution read. Amended. (Amend. No. 189.) To printer.

  7. Taken from Resolution File. Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day.

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

  9. From printer. To committee.

  10. Resolution read. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To printer.

Sponsors

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8 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 57 not signed on

Sponsors (8)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (57)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AJR 10?
AJR 10 is sponsored by Watts, Howard (Democratic), Miller, Brittney M. (Democratic), Monroe-Moreno, Daniele (Democratic), Neal, Dina (Democratic), Clara Thomas, Summers-Armstrong, Shondra, Pat Spearman, Harris, Dallas, and Jason Frierson.
What is the current status of AJR 10?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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