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In an email sent by Deputy Secretary of State for Elections Wayne Thorley on Monday, the office stated that it had consulted with the attorney general’s office and determined that a former federal candidate could transfer funds from their federal campaign account toward an account for a state or local race, avoiding the normal $5,000 contribution limit in place for any other election contribution.

Lawmakers have canceled most committee meetings Tuesday and are gearing up for marathon floor sessions, where votes and decisions will also occur on bills creating studies on brothel working conditions, allowing convictions based on confessions and creating new rights for renters.

Flanked by lawmakers, renewable energy advocates and others, Sisolak signed SB358 on Monday in a public ceremony outside the legislative building and state Capitol. The Democratic governor — who noted the bill would be his third measure signed since taking office — said signing the bill fulfilled a campaign promise and stressed the policy’s economic and ecological benefits.

In Nevada, long ranked one of the most business-friendly states in the country, it’s no secret some enterprises are willing to spend big on state elections; in some cases, they spend hundreds of thousands to elect legislators.

The Legislature’s agenda on Monday is light on committee meetings and heavy on votes as lawmakers try to meet a Tuesday deadline to pass bills out of their first house. Gov. Steve Sisolak is also expected to sign a bill raising Nevada’s renewable portfolio standard to 50 percent by 2030 as a way to mark Earth Day.

In this week’s episode of the IndyMatters podcast, reporters Megan Messerly, Riley Snyder and Michelle Rindels discuss some of the ambitious bills that fell by the wayside by the April 12 committee passage deadline, including conservative ideas such as reviving the Education Savings Account program and progressive ideas such as banning the death penalty and tamping down on payday loans.

Attempted recalls of two Nevada state senators are dead nearly two years after they started, as the Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s decision that signature counts for the recalls fell short of triggering a special election.

In total, members of the Senate and Assembly approved 38 bills on Thursday, which included measures banning sale of cosmetics testing on animals and requesting Congress to not ask a question on citizenship on the 2020 Census.

Hambrick, 73, attended the first week of the legislative session but has stayed home in Las Vegas amid lingering health issues stemming from a knee injury suffered last year and his wife’s ongoing health issues. He said he plans to return to the Legislature sometime in May and stay through the end of the session.

With only a few days to go until the deadline for bills to pass out of their house of origin, lawmakers will continue voting on Friday.

A Democratic-controlled Senate rejected on Wednesday an amendment backed by their Republican colleagues that would have removed a carveout in state trade secret law long opposed by the national drug lobby.

Lawmakers will continue voting on Thursday ahead of a deadline for bills to clear their house of origin early next week. But they’ll also be giving a couple of bills not subject to legislative deadlines their first hearings.

Lee, former head of a nonprofit focused on dropout prevention, addressed Nevada lawmakers in a 17-minute speech on Wednesday night. She also took questions from reporters afterward on education, housing and the 2020 presidential campaign.

In total, lawmakers approved 85 bills — 34 in the Senate and 51 in the Assembly — forwarding them onto the other house for consideration. All bills not exempt or waived from deadlines must pass out of their house of origin by April 23.

Although only two bills have been signed by Sisolak in the first 72 days of the legislative session, many of his top priorities — raising the minimum wage, allowing state workers to collectively bargain and revamping the state’s K-12 funding formula — are all still working through the legislative process.

In addition to floor sessions, lawmakers are scheduled to hold hearings on bills raising penalties for firing a gun into an occupied building or vessel, increasing the number of Clark County commissioners and approving studies on renewable energy and electric vehicles.

Sponsored by Democratic Sens. Julia Ratti and Nicole Cannizzaro, SB120 would have implemented a process wherein a family member or law enforcement could petition a court to receive a temporary protection order requiring an individual displaying “high-risk” behavior to temporarily surrender their firearms.

The need-based Nevada Promise Scholarship requires students to fill out the FAFSA and seek out federal aid before the state funds kick in. That can be daunting for undocumented students who don’t have a Social Security number and don’t want to reveal too much information to a federal government that also has the power to enforce immigration laws against them.