Film tax credits made the cut in Lombardo’s special session proclamation

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A massive expansion of Nevada’s film tax credit program that has garnered spirited bipartisan support as well as intense bipartisan opposition will be on the agenda when state lawmakers convene for a special legislative session Thursday.

As expected, Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo on Wednesday issued the proclamation calling legislators to convene in Carson City at 10 a.m. Thursday.

Lombardo will also be asking legislators to pass a crime bill he championed during the regular session of the Legislature earlier this year. Like the film tax credit proposal, the crime bill met its demise as the regular session was winding down. Both measures have been publicly discussed for months as likely items during a legislative special session. 

Another half dozen laws that failed to make it across the finish line when the regular session ended in June will also be making a reappearance before lawmakers, including a bill that aims to relieve Nevada’s health care provider shortage, a juvenile safety bill, and some statutory housekeeping measures.

Lombardo’s proclamation also includes what is for a special session a large number of other issues, ranging from cybersecurity prevention to school zone safety to fire trucks for the state Division of Forestry.

“Nevadans deserve action now – not years from now – on legislation that implements critical public safety measures, expands healthcare access, and supports good-paying jobs,” Lombardo said in a press release accompanying the proclamation. 

While Lombardo’s proclamation specifies when the special session starts, it doesn’t specify when it ends.