Allowing collective bargaining reform for state workers, decriminalizing traffic tickets and effectively ban bee-keeping in populated areas are all on deck for state lawmakers.

As legislators rush to hear as many bills as possible before next Friday's deadline for first committee passage, they've also scheduled hearings on a wide-ranging bill that would eliminate statute of limitations on sexual assault cases, put a two-year moratorium on new charter schools and set a cap on growth of a program that offers private school scholarships to low-income families paid for by tax credits.

No budget meetings are scheduled Thursday; instead, lawmakers are scheduled to hold a regularly-scheduled meeting of the Interim Finance Committee, which meets regularly to approve regulations, monetary transfers and other government operations.

For more information on the status of bills working their way through the Legislature, check out The Nevada Independent's bill tracker. And for the bills in committee today, check out the Legislature's website for committee times and links to watch live committee meetings and floor sessions.

Here is what to watch for on Thursday at the Legislature:

AB411: Decriminalizing traffic tickets

Brought on behalf of an interim legislative committee studying the issue, AB411 would decriminalize most minor traffic misdemeanors and instead treat them as civil infractions.

The bill would allow lawmakers to retain some infractions as misdemeanors and would treat civil infractions the same as current traffic violations for the purposes of an individual's driving record.

The bill also sets a $250 maximum penalty for any traffic infraction. It would also apply retroactively for any traffic offenses or infractions unless the violation occurred prior to Oct. 1, 2019, and requires all courts to quash any existing bench warrants against individuals with failure to appear for a court appearance related to a traffic offense, and to delete from the state's criminal history repository any record of a bench warrant against a person for a traffic issue.

It'll be heard in the Assembly Judiciary Committee at 8 a.m.

AB434: Petty misdemeanors and speeding tickets

This bill would create a new class of petty misdemeanors for certain minor traffic tickets, punishable by either a fine of up to $1,000 or up to 100 hours of community service.

The bill, AB434, also requires any moving violation given to people cited for speeding be downgraded to a non-moving violation if they pay the entire amount of their fine prior to their court appearance and requires any fine to not exceed more than $10 for each mile per hour over the posted speed limit.

It'll be heard in the Assembly Judiciary Committee at 8 a.m.

SB326: Restoration of voting rights

Sponsored by Democratic Sen. Pat Spearman, this bill would expand the scope of incarcerated individuals who are automatically restored the right to vote upon release from prison.

SB326 would allow anyone released from prison to be automatically eligible to vote unless they were convicted of using force or violence against a child, sexual abuse of a child or murder. Individuals convicted of those crimes would be able to petition a court two years after their release from prison or completion of parole or probation for restoration of their right to vote.

It'll be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee at 8 a.m.

SB368: Eliminating statute of limitations on sexual assaults

This wide-ranging bill by Democratic Sen. Pat Spearman would eliminate Nevada's 20-year statute of limitations for criminal or civil cases of sexual assault.

The bill also creates a Sexual Assault Victims' DNA Bill of Rights and grants certain powers to victims on the status of rape test kits. It also extends the time a temporary protection order related to sexual assault can be granted from one to five years, and allows for additional penalties in sexual offense cases if the perpetrator is in a position of power over the victim.

It also increases mandatory minimum punishments on "revenge porn" cases targeting individuals under the age of 16 to a minimum of five years in prison and a fine up to $250,000. The measure also allows anyone found to be operating as an illegal prostitute under the age of 25 to not be charged but instead treated like a victim.

The measure also moves the state's fund for compensating victims of crime from the Department of Administration to the Department of Health and Human Services, and requires the department to set rules and regulations on how the fund operates. It also prohibits those arrested for a sexual offense to refuse a blood test unless they have a medical condition such as hemophilia.

The will be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee at 8 a.m.

AB371: Public records

Proposed by Democratic Assemblyman Skip Daly, AB371 would clarify in state public records law that items deemed to be "confidential" are required to be explicitly laid out in statute, not allowing any common-law exemptions or "balancing of interests" to determine if a record can be publicly disseminated.

It'll be heard in the Assembly Government Affairs Committee at 8:30 a.m.

AB486: Division of Outdoor Recreation

Proposed by the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, this bill would create a statewide office dedicated to outdoor recreation housed under the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

The original version of the bill would authorize two administrators in the office, charged with creating a statewide recreation plan, collecting outdoor industry data and advocating for federal conservation funding.

It'll be heard in the Assembly Government Affairs Committee at 8:30 a.m.

AB462: Charter school moratorium

If approved, AB462 would put a two-year moratorium on the opening of any new charter school.

Although the initial bill is straightforward, an amendment would require that the State Public Charter School Authority establish a five-year growth plan with projections for approving, renewing and rejecting charter school contracts, and require the agency to complete evaluations of each charter school to determine any deficiencies and if they meet the criteria necessary for a contract renewal. It requires all evaluations to be completed by January 2021.

It'll be heard in the Assembly Education committee at 12:30 p.m.

AB490: Tracking student discipline data

As proposed by the Assembly Committee on Education, this bill would require all public schools in the state track and report data related to the punishment of students in their schools.

The measure also requires the state Department of Education to provide training and set a standard definition of offenses and related sanctions for any punishment given to a student. It also requires the superintendent of public instruction to include in annual reports submitted to the Legislature data and trends on student discipline.

It'll be heard in committee at 12:30 p.m.

AB465: Affordable solar plans

Submitted by the Assembly Committee on Growth and Infrastructure, this bill requires electric utilities in the state to offer a subsidized and affordable solar access program to low-income individuals and businesses starting in 2020.

If approved, it would set various requirements on the scope and requirements of the plan and requires it to be approved by the state Public Utilities Commission.

It'll be heard in the Assembly Growth and Infrastructure Committee at 12:30 p.m.

AB338: Student driving placards

This bill by Republican Assemblyman Jim Wheeler would require people driving with an instructional permit or who have had a license for less than six months to display a placard on their back window indicating they're an inexperienced driver.

It'll be heard in the Assembly Growth and Infrastructure Committee at 12:30 p.m.

AB337: Two-person rail crew minimums

Proposed by Democratic Assemblywoman Susie Martinez, this bill would require any train or locomotive operating on a major railway have at least a two-person crew operating the machine at all times.

The bill will be heard in the Assembly Growth and Infrastructure Committee at 12:30 p.m.

SB346: Increasing legal driving limit for marijuana

This bill brought by Democratic Sen. Dallas Harris would substantially raise Nevada's legal limit for operating a vehicle under the influence of marijuana.

It would raise the legal limit of marijuana concentrate in a person's bloodstream while operating a vehicle to 100 nanograms per milliliter of blood, above the current limit of 2 nanograms per milliliter of blood.

The measure also would require the Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs to commission a study into whether unlawful discrimination or racial disparity exists in marijuana dispensary ownership or in employment. It also would create an interim study on marijuana intoxication levels established in state law.

It'll be heard in the Senate Growth and Infrastructure Committee at 1:00 p.m.

SB420: Small-scale solar

As proposed by Democratic Sen. James Ohrenschall, this bill would exempt any person operating a renewable energy system that services no more than 18 people to be exempt from regulatory oversight of the Public Utilities Commission, as long as they are not connected to the utility's grid or transmission system.

It'll be heard in the Senate Growth and Infrastructure Committee at 1 p.m.

SB474: Older teens need learner's permit, more supervised driving experience

Young adults between the ages of 18 and 19 would need a learner's permit before taking to the road on their own under this bill proposed by the Senate Growth and Infrastructure Committee.

Existing law requires such a permit for teen drivers under the age of 18, but this bill would raise the age cutoff and also the experience threshold — requiring any prospective driver to have 75 hours of supervised experience, including 15 hours in the dark. That's up from the current requirement of 50 hours.

The bill will be heard in the Senate Growth and Infrastructure Committee at 1 p.m.

AB137: Early voting extension

Proposed by Democratic Assemblyman Howard Watts, AB137 would extend early voting in Nevada through the Monday before an election, allow voter registration during early voting and on Election Day and allow people to vote even after polls close at 7 p.m. on Election Day if there are any other people still in line.

It'll be heard in the Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections Committee at 4 p.m.

AJR6: Urging Congress to not include a citizenship question on the census

This resolution, sponsored by Democratic Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson, urges Congress to not include a question about a person's citizenship in the upcoming 2020 decennial census.

It's up for a hearing in the Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections Committee at 4 p.m.

AB458: Revising tax credits for Opportunity Scholarship program

AB458 would cap the state's Opportunity Scholarship program, which currently grows by 10 percent each year, at a flat amount.

The program involves businesses donating to scholarship organizations and then receiving a credit on their payroll tax in return. The scholarships — available to low- and middle-income families — help children attend private schools.

This bill would limit the tax credits available to businesses to about $6.7 million a year.

It'll be heard in the Assembly Committee on Taxation at 4 p.m.

SB389: Limits on bee-keeping

Proposed by Republican Sen. Keith Pickard, SB389 would prohibit a person from owning or possessing apiaries within any urban or suburban area of the state that has a density of more than two homes per residential acre.

It's scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Natural Resources Committee at 4 p.m.

SB135 + SB459: Collective bargaining for state employees

Nevada lawmakers are due to finally take up measures that would enact a longtime labor goal and one of Gov. Steve Sisolak's top priorities — allowing state employees to unionize and collectively bargain.

Proposed by Democratic Sen. David Parks, SB135 would allow the state's 22,000 executive branch employees, including classified employees of the Nevada System of Higher Education, to collectively bargain and form unions, based on their general occupation. It sets general ground rules for a union to be organized through an election, prohibits strikes and sets what topics can be covered in collective bargaining negotiations, including pay and benefits.

An amendment to the bill removes an initially proposed change to reduce and change the makeup to include labor representatives on the state's Government Employee-Management Relations Board.

SB135 would codify many existing collective bargaining rights for higher education faculty, which existing college labor representatives say could be put at risk if lawmakers approve a proposed constitutional amendment to remove the Board of Regents from the state Constitution.

Both bills will be heard at 6 p.m. in the Senate Government Affairs Committee.