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Today at the Roundhouse, Feb. 21
The bill filing deadline has passed, and there are more than 1,000 bills, resolutions and memorials all looking to survive the Roundhouse this year. While legislators are fast-tracking crime and behavioral health efforts, it remains to be seen what else will make it through the Legislature. Here are a few things to watch out for on Friday, Feb. 21.
CYFD: Efforts to reform the long-troubled Children, Youth and Families Department go before the House Health and Human Services Committee in the morning, including House Bill 5, which would create an Office of the Child Advocate, and House Joint Resolution 5, which would establish an independent Children, Youth and Families Commission.
AI: House Bill 60 would create a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence systems. It’s scheduled to be heard in the House Judiciary Committee.
Alcohol taxes: An effort to impose a 6% tax on alcohol sales at the register is moving along quickly, having passed its first committee Wednesday and on the list to be heard in House Taxation and Revenue in the morning.
Viva Las Vegas (N.M., that is): It’s Las Vegas Day at the Capitol, as well as Multiple Sclerosis Action Day and Hunger Action Day.
