Make your voice heard at #nvleg!

Hi Friend, 

It’s been a busy few weeks in Carson City and this upcoming week is no different. From trans rights to wildlife crossings and everything in between, here’s what’s coming up this week and how you can participate! 

Monday 2/27

8 AM - Senate Commerce and Labor hearing on SB163 

SB163 would require certain public and private health insurance policies, including Medicaid, to cover medically necessary gender-affirming treatments without discrimination.

How you can help:

• Create a free NELIS Account & submit a comment in support
• Testify at the hearing in Carson City! 401 S Carson St, Room: 2134
• Testify in Las Vegas! 555 E Washington Ave, Room: 5100
• Testify via phone, dial (888) 475-4499 on the date of the meeting. When prompted, provide Meeting ID 85767331201 and then press #. When prompted for a Participant ID, press #. 

Tuesday 2/28

1 PM - Senate Judiciary hearing on SB153 

SB153 will require the Director of the Department of Corrections to adopt regulations that set out specific standards of care for transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and intersex incarcerated persons. 

How you can help:

• Create a free NELIS Account & submit a comment in support
• Testify at the hearing in Carson City! 401 S Carson St, Room: 2135
• Testify in Las Vegas! 555 E Washington Ave, Room: 5100
• Testify via phone, dial (888) 475-4499 on the date of the meeting. When prompted, provide Meeting ID 85179069649 and then press #. When prompted for a Participant ID, press #.

1:30 PM - Assembly Growth and Infrastructure hearing on AB112

AB112 creates the Wildlife Crossings Account in the State General Fund in order to put funding into the creation of wildlife crossings, which are safe migration routes for Nevada’s wildlife.

How you can help:

• Create a free NELIS Account & submit a comment in support
• Testify at the hearing in Carson City! 401 S. Carson St, Room: 3143
• Testify in Las Vegas!  555 E. Washington Ave, Room: 4406
• Testify via phone,  call (888) 475-4499 on the date of the meeting. When prompted to provide the Meeting ID, enter 85494850404 and then press #.  Press # when prompted for a Participant ID.

Friday 3/3

1 PM - Senate Judiciary hearing on SB142

SB142 enacts the Homeless Persons' Bill of Rights! 

How you can help:

• Create a free NELIS Account & submit a comment in support 
• Testify at the hearing in Carson City! 401 S. Carson St, Room: 2135
• Testify in Las Vegas! 555 E. Washington Ave, Room: 4412E
• Testify via phone,  dial (888) 475-4499 on the date of the meeting. When prompted, provide Meeting ID 85669822657 and then press #. When prompted for a Participant ID, press #.

This legislative session is already off to covering many issues we care about, join is in continuing to make progress with all the opportunities listed above! 

Onward,