As much as Nevada Senate Republicans would like you to think it is so, AB405 is still not dead. It now languishes in the Senate Finance Committee, where chairman Ben Kieckhefer (email him by clicking on his name) has indicated that it will get NO hearing. Parents want to know:

1. Where is the phantom fiscal note that caused this to go to Finance? As those who have watched the progress of this bill know, there are 5 fiscal notes attached to the bill – 4 from courts and 1 from Department of HHS. All 4 courts returned a note of $0. Department of HHS returned one for $71,548 for the reporting portion of the bill. The portion that was deleted from the final bill before assembly passage. If there is a fiscal note, why is it being hidden? Where did it come from? Click here to view the ACTUAL Fiscal Notes attached to AB405.
2. Why is the safety of Nevada’s young girls not important enough to warrant a hearing?
3. Are the same Senators blocking this, the same Senators rumor had it were encouraging the  Assemblymembers from ever hearing the bill? Why?
4. Who stands to benefit from a 12 year old getting a secret abortion?

Please call Senate Finance Republicans and ask them why AB405 isn’t worth hearing….

Ben Kieckhefer – mailto:Ben.Kieckhefer@sen.state.nv.us– 775-684-1450
Michael Roberson – mailto:Michael.Roberson@sen.state.nv.us– 775-684-1481
Mark Lipparelli – mailto:Mark.Lipparelli@sen.state.nv.us– 775-684-1475
Pete Goicoechea – mailto:Pete.Goicoechea@sen.state.nv.us– 775-684-1447