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The law could lead to the reinstatement of thousands of suspended drivers’ licenses because it also applies to drivers whose licenses were suspended for court-related debt before Oct. 1.

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Despite changes, Las Vegas police argue traffic stop data collection bill would cost millions

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) at first indicated that the bill would cost the agency an estimated $22.6 million for the biennium to implement, but Harris said the agency informally, through emails, had submitted an updated fiscal note that would bring down that amount to about $7 million after the bill was amended to only include traffic stops, not all kinds of stops. All other police agencies that had submitted fiscal notes on the bill withdrew them after the amendment was adopted.

Wide-ranging gun bill to move ahead after adding 'Red Flag' laws, gun storage provisions

The bill, AB291, is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday after it hit a snag earlier this month with labor unions fearful that provisions repealing the state’s preemption law — which prohibits local governments from passing their own gun ordinances — could scare away the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s annual SHOT show in Las Vegas.

Various handguns as seen on display inside Discount Firearms & Ammo in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2018.

Major gun bill to drop local government firearm regulation, add 'Red Flag' and gun storage components

No work session or committee vote was held on AB291 on Friday, but the bill is expected to receive a waiver from legislative deadlines for continued work and a future amendment — agreed to by several gun safety groups — removing language allowing local governments to preempt state gun laws and instead replacing it with “red flag” provisions, which allow law enforcement and family members to request a court order temporarily seizing an individual's firearms. It’s also likely to include aspects of Democratic Assemblyman Ozzie Fumo’s bill creating criminal penalties for negligently storing or leaving a firearm where a child can access it.

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