After a flurry of votes on Tuesday, lawmakers are back to committee work with discussions on expanding prevailing wage rules, using the popular vote instead of the Electoral College in choosing the president and allowing non-verified ID cards for prisoners.

They’ll also debate allowing a “regulatory sandbox,” in which certain rules would be waived to facilitate more business innovation.

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’s what to watch for on Wednesday at the Legislature:

AB136: Prevailing Wage rollback

Members of the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means have scheduled a vote on a bill that would roll back changes made in 2015 to prevailing wage laws on school construction.

The measure, AB136, is sponsored by Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson and would remove the requirement that construction for K-12 and higher education facilities pay 90 percent of the prevailing wage, a median “minimum wage” assessed by the state Labor Commissioner based on wages for similar jobs in the same geographic area.

The measure also removes exemptions for charter schools and lowers the threshold at which prevailing wage for a project kicks in from $250,000 to $100,000. The measure wouldn’t apply to any construction projects awarded prior to July 1, 2019.

It’s scheduled for a vote at the 8 a.m. Assembly Ways and Means Committee.

Budget committees

Budgets for a number of state agencies will close on Wednesday.

Both the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance are scheduled to close the budgets of the Office of Workforce Innovation, Office of Science, Innovation and Technology and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development.

Both committees are scheduled to meet at 8 a.m.

AB10: ID cards for prisoners

If approved, this bill would require the Department of Corrections to issue a photo identification card to released offenders that cannot be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles and clearly indicate whether their age and name are verified.

The bill is an attempt to fix an issue with a 2017 law requiring prisons to only issue verified ID cards, leading to multiple difficulties with verifying information about inmates and an estimated half of all inmates being released without any form of identification. It passed out of the Assembly on a 36-4 vote on April 16.

It’s up for a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee at 8 a.m.

SB97: Banning ‘gay panic’ defenses

A bill sponsored on behalf of the Nevada Youth Legislature would prohibit defendants from citing a victim’s real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity as a justification for committing any crimes that involve the use of force, or as an “objectively reasonable” defense for inflamed passion or diminished mental state prior to committing a crime.

The bill, SB97, passed on a 19-2 vote in the Senate on April 16.

It’s up for a hearing in the Assembly Judiciary Committee at 9 a.m.

SB460: Abolishing the office of public administrator in small counties

This bill would allow the 15 counties in the state with a population less than 100,000 (all outside of Washoe and Clark) to abolish the elected office of public administrator, and authorize county commissions to hire another individual to perform the duties typically required of the public administrator.

The bill passed unanimously out of the Senate on April 10.

It’s up for a hearing in the Assembly Government Affairs Committee at 9:30 a.m.

AB342: Athletic participation by children of military members

Proposed by Republican Assemblyman Tom Roberts, AB342 would allow any children of active duty members of the U.S. armed forces to be immediately eligible to participate in interscholastic sports or other activities.

The bill also requires school districts to designate an employee to serve as a liaison for military families, and requires a state council for coordination of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children meet at least twice a year. It passed unanimously out of the Assembly on April 18.

It will be heard in the Senate Education Committee at 1 p.m.

AB490: Tracking student discipline data

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

The measure also requires the state’s 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 report to the Legislature data and trends on student discipline.

It’ll be heard in the Senate Education Committee at 1 p.m.

AB21: Appointments, instead of elections, to county boards

If approved, AB21 would allow the boards of county commissioners in counties with fewer than 100,000 residents to appoint, rather than hold elections, for positions on limited focus boards such as irrigation districts or general improvement districts.

The bill requires any County Commission to adopt an ordinance to appoint the positions, and limits applicable elected positions to those who receive less than $6,000 in annual compensation. It passed 39-0 out of the Assembly on April 8.

It’s up for a hearing in the Senate Government Affairs Committee at 1 p.m.

SB161: Regulatory “Sandbox”

Proposed by Republican Sen. Ben Kieckhefer, this bill would create a new program under the Department of Business and Industry allowing for individuals to temporarily offer a product or service in a “technically innovative” way without necessarily complying with all state laws and regulations.

The bill sets out requirements for participation in the program and requires individuals using the program to cease offering the product or service at the end of the period of exemption. It’s based on a similar program in Arizona and was proposed by Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt in 2018. The bill also sets out provisions designed to protect consumers of financial products or services offered through the program.

The bill, which passed unanimously out of the Senate on April 17, is scheduled to be heard in the Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee at 1:30 p.m.

SB502: Increasing maximum fees for social workers

If approved, this bill by Democratic Sen. Joyce Woodhouse would raise certain fees for licensed social workers, including raising the price of an initial application from $40 to $200.

The bill would also raise the cost for other licensure activity, including the cost for an initial issuance of license from $100 to $250 and annual renewal of a license from $150 to $350.

It’s scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee at 1:30 p.m.

AB90: Sick leave could be used for care of a family member

If approved, this bill would require private employers to allow their employees to use accrued sick leave to deal with an illness, injury, medical appointment or other medical need of a member of their immediate family. Employers would be able to limit the amount of sick leave an employee may use for such a purpose. The bill passed out of the Assembly on a 29-12 vote on April 17.

It’s scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee at 1:30 p.m.

AB49: Prescription opioid oversight

Sponsored by the attorney general’s office, this bill makes a number of changes to the oversight and regulation of prescription opioids.

The bill would, among other things, require the chief medical officer to upload drug overdose information to the state’s prescription drug monitoring database, which tracks the dispensing of controlled substances. It also makes changes to when law enforcement officers are required to upload information to the database and allows the Board of Pharmacy to terminate access to the database if it is accessed for an unauthorized purpose.

The bill will be heard by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee at 4 p.m.

AB85: Involuntary mental health holds

Sponsored by the Northern Nevada Regional Behavioral Health Policy Board, this bill attempts to standardize the procedure used for involuntary mental health holds, known as Legal 2000s. It is one of four bills sponsored by the four regional behavioral health policy boards created out of the 2017 legislative session.

The legislation would clarify the time frame for mental health holds by starting the 72-hour clock for the hold at the time an application for emergency admission is filed. It would also amend the timeframe under which a petition for involuntary court-ordered admission to a mental health facility is ordered.

The bill will also be up for a hearing in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee at 4 p.m.

AB169: Maternal Mortality Review Committee

The Senate Health and Human Services Committee will also hear a bill sponsored by Democratic Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno that would create a committee to review maternal deaths.

The so-called Maternal Mortality Review Committee would be responsible for reviewing maternal mortality incidents and cases of severe maternal morbidity and publishing an annual report on the subject to submit to the Legislature. The committee would be endowed with subpoena power and allowed to compel the production of records related to maternal mortality, though those records would be exempted from public records law and the committees’ meetings would be closed to the public.

It will be heard at 4 p.m.

SCR5: Affirming importance of science in Lake Tahoe conservation

Members of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee will discuss SCR5, a resolution that expresses support for the role of science in conservation of the Lake Tahoe Basin.

The measure affirms that “the role of science in guiding decision making is critical to the successful implementation of policies and environmental restoration in the Lake Tahoe Basin.”

The committee meets at 4 p.m.

AB186, AJR2: National Popular Vote, same-sex marriage in the Constitution

The Senate Legislative Operations and Elections Committee will review AB186, which would enter Nevada into an interstate compact that — if approved by a group of states representing at least 270 electoral votes — would ensure the president is chosen based on the popular vote rather than the Electoral College.

The measure got a close, 23-17 vote in the Assembly, with proponents saying the bill ensures all votes are equal and opponents saying the Electoral College ensures Nevada is especially relevant to political campaigns.

The committee will also hear AJR2, which would amend the Nevada Constitution to enshrine the right to same-sex marriage. It passed in the 2017 session and will become part of the Constitution if it passes this year and is approved by voters statewide.

The committee meets at 4 p.m.