A.R. 5


Assembly Resolution No. 5--Committee on Elections
                  and Procedures

                 February 22, 1995
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Referred to Committee on Elections and Procedures


SUMMARY--Amends Standing Rules of Assembly to allow 
          consideration of resolutions to 
          memorialize, congratulate or commend only 
          at certain time. (BDR R-444)




EXPLANATION--Matter in italics is new; matter in bra
ckets [ ] is material to be omitted.

ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION--Amending the Standing Rules of the Assembly to 
        allow the consideration of resolutions to memorialize, 
        congratulate or commend only at certain time.


  RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF 
NEVADA, That Rules 118, 119 and 120 of the Standing 
Rules of the Assembly as adopted for the 68th session of the 
Legislature are hereby amended to read as follows:

                           118

[Treated as Bills--Joint Resolutions.] \Treatment of 
Resolutions.
  1.\\  The procedure of enacting joint resolutions 
[shall] \must\\ be identical to that of enacting 
bills. However, joint resolutions proposing amendments to 
the [Constitution shall] \state constitution must\\ 
be entered in the Journal in their entirety.\
  2.  Resolutions other than joint resolutions must be 
treated as motions in all proceedings of the Assembly.\\

                           119

[Reserved.]
\Consideration of Resolutions.
  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 
resolutions may be considered at any time.
  2.  Resolutions to memorialize, congratulate or commend a 
person or organization may only be considered as the final 
item of business before a motion to adjourn on Friday of any 
week during a regular legislative session.\\

\                 D. Miscellaneous Rules

\\
                           120

Order of Business.
  The Order of Business must be as follows:
  1.  Roll Call.
  2.  Reading and Approval of Journal.
  3.  Presentation of Petitions.
  4.  Reports of Standing Committees.
  5.  Reports of Select Committees.
  6.  Communications.
  7.  Messages from the Senate.
  8.  Motions, [Resolutions and Notices.] \Notices and 
Certain Resolutions.\\
  9.  Introduction, First Reading and Reference.
  10.  Consent Calendar.
  11.  Second Reading and Amendment.
  12.  General File and Third Reading.
  13.  Unfinished Business of Preceding Day.
  14.  Special Orders of the Day.
  15.  Remarks from the Floor, limited to 10 minutes.
  \16.  Resolutions to Memorialize, Congratulate or 
Commend.\\

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