CARSON CITY — A fierce debate over gender politics played out in the Nevada Legislature Wednesday night when lawmakers moved a bill to codify gender neutral titles in one chamber.

Legislators in both the Assembly and the state Senate passed Assembly Bill 588 in party-line votes on Monday and Wednesday, respectively, favoring Democrats. The bill revises several statutes to remove the terms “assemblyman” and “assemblywoman,” swapping it in favor of “assemblymember.”

The bill follows a political debate over gender that has been present throughout the session. When the 120-day legislative session began in February, Assembly leaders adopted a new legislative rule incorporating gender-neutral titles. (The Review-Journal has updated its style guide to reflect the term.)

Assemblymember Jill Dic

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