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schneider_headshot.gifSenator Mike Schneider
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6831 Sandpiper Way
Las Vegas, NV 89103
Phone: (702) 307-9008

Representing Senate District 11 in Clark County, Senator Mike Schneider is a veteran legislator and advocate for smart growth and policies that protect consumers and maintain Nevada's attractiveness for business development. He served in the Nevada Assembly from 1993-1995 and first got elected to the Nevada State Senate in 1996. In the 2009 Legislative Session, he served as the Senate President pro Tempore.


Senator Schneider was born in McCook, Nebraska in 1950. He attended Bishop Gorman High School and graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a degree in Hotel Administration. He also attended the Southern Nevada School of Real Estate.  He currently works as a real estate consultant and is a member of the Southern Nevada Homebuilders Association and the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.


In the 2009 session, Senator Schneider served as Chair of the Energy, Infrastructure and Transportation Committee. Senator Schneider has extensive knowledge on the energy issue in Nevada. In 2008 he served on the United States Senator Harry Reid's Blue Ribbon Panel on Energy and he has also served on the Advisory Committee on Energy at the National Conference of State Legislatures. In addition, he was the recipient of the Leadership in Energy Efficiency Award from Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) in 2007.


Senator Schneider is married to Candy Hill and they have one son together, Andrew.

 
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Makes various changes relating to systems for obtaining and using solar energy and other renewable energy resources
SB 114
Sponsored by: Senator Schneider, Clark District 11
BILL STATUS: Approved by the Governor, Chapter 353. Effective July 1, 2009

Existing law sets forth a prohibition against covenants, restrictions or conditions contained in deeds, contracts or other legal documents which prohibit or unreasonably restrict an owner of property from using a system for obtaining solar or wind energy on his property.

This bill includes within the prohibition any such covenant, restriction or condition which has the effect of prohibiting or unreasonably restricting the property owner from using such a system. The Bill goes on to describe what an unreasonable restriction includes. It appoints the Director to make determinations concerning the efficiency or performance of a system for obtaining solar or wind energy.

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