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RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS
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Assembly Resolution No. 1Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
FILE NUMBER 1
ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION—Adopting the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 83rd Session of the Legislature.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the Assembly Standing Rules are hereby adopted for the 83rd Session of the Legislature as follows:
I. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Duties of Officers
Rule No. 1. Speaker of the Assembly.
1. All officers of the Assembly are subordinate to the Speaker in all that relates to the prompt, efficient and correct discharge of their official duties under the Speakers supervision.
2. Possessing the powers and performing the duties described in this Rule, the Speaker shall:
(a) Take the chair at the hour to which the Assembly stands adjourned, call the members to order, and upon the appearance of a quorum, proceed to business.
(b) In the event an emergency occurs during a regular or special session of the Legislature which requires a meeting of the Assembly, call the members back to order before the hour to which the Assembly had adjourned.
(c) Preserve order and decorum and have general direction of the Chamber of the Assembly and the approaches thereto. In the event of any disturbance or disorderly conduct therein, order the same to be cleared.
(d) Decide all questions of order, subject to a members right to appeal to the Assembly. On appeal from such decisions, the Speaker has the right, in the Speakers place, to assign the reason for the decision.
(e) Have the right to name any member to perform the duties of the Chair, but such substitution must not extend beyond one legislative day.
(f) Have the power to accredit the persons who act as representatives of the news media and assign them seats.
(g) Sign all bills and resolutions passed by the Legislature as provided by law.
(h) Sign all subpoenas issued by the Assembly.
(i) Receive all messages and communications from other departments of the government and announce them to the Assembly.
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(j) Represent the Assembly, declare its will and in all things obey its commands.
(k) Vote on final passage of a bill or adoption of a resolution, but the Speaker shall not be required to vote in ordinary legislative proceedings except where the Speakers vote would be decisive. In all yea and nay votes, the Speakers name must be called last.
(l) Appoint committees during the interim between regular sessions of the Legislature for any proper purpose, including, without limitation, taking testimony, compelling the attendance of witnesses, punishing persons or entities for contempt and reporting findings to the next session of the Legislature.
3. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Speaker, through death, resignation or disability of the Speaker, the Speaker Pro Tempore shall temporarily and for the period of vacancy or disability conduct the necessary business of the Assembly.
4. If a permanent vacancy occurs in the office of Speaker, the Assembly shall select a new Speaker.
5. This Rule shall remain in full force and effect throughout the interim between regular sessions of the Legislature and until new Standing Rules of the Assembly are adopted as part of the organization of a newly-constituted Assembly at the commencement of a session.
Rule No. 2. Continuation of Leadership and Standing Rules of the Assembly During the Interim Between Regular Sessions.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2, 3 and 4, the tenure of the Speaker, Speaker Pro Tempore, Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Assembly extends during the interim between regular sessions of the Legislature.
2. The Assemblymembers designated to be the Speaker, Speaker Pro Tempore, Majority Leader and Minority Leader for the next succeeding regular session shall perform any duty required of that officer by the Standing Rules of the Assembly and the Nevada Revised Statutes in the period between the time of their designation after the general election and the organization of the next succeeding regular session.
3. The Assemblymember designated to be the Speaker and the Assemblymember designated to be the Minority Leader for the next succeeding regular session shall appoint the regular and alternate members to the Select Committee on Ethics as set forth in Assembly Standing Rule No. 23.
4. The Assemblymember designated to be the Speaker for the next succeeding regular session shall:
(a) Determine the start time of the Assemblys organizational session.
(b) Have the right to name any person to call the Assembly to order and preside over the Assemblys organizational session until a presiding officer is elected.
(c) Refer prefiled bills and resolutions to committee, subject to ratification by a majority vote of the members of the Assembly once the Assembly is organized and ready for business.
5. The Assembly Standing Rules set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect throughout the interim between regular sessions of the Legislature and until new Standing Rules of the Assembly are adopted as part of the organization of a newly-constituted Assembly at the commencement of a session, unless a conflict exists with a rule adopted by the Assembly for a special session occurring between regular sessions.
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part of the organization of a newly-constituted Assembly at the commencement of a session, unless a conflict exists with a rule adopted by the Assembly for a special session occurring between regular sessions.
Rule No. 3. Chief Clerk.
1. The Chief Clerk is elected by the Assembly and is responsible to the Speaker.
2. The Chief Clerk shall recruit, select, train and supervise all attaches employed to assist with the work of the Assembly.
3. The Chief Clerk shall administer the daily business of the Assembly.
4. The Chief Clerk shall adopt such administrative policies as the Chief Clerk deems necessary to carry out the business of the Assembly.
5. The Speaker and the Chief Clerk are authorized to make any necessary corrections and additions to the final journal, history and committee minutes of the Assembly.
6. At the direction of the Speaker or Speaker Designate, the Chief Clerk shall attest and affix the seal of the Assembly to all writs, warrants, subpoenas and formal documents issued by the Assembly.
7. The Chief Clerk shall have custody of all bills, resolutions, petitions, papers and other documents, including, without limitation, matters referred to the committees of the Assembly.
Rule No. 4. Reserved.
Rule No. 5. Reserved.
Rule No. 6. Reserved.
The next rule is 10.
II. SESSIONS AND MEETINGS
Rule No. 10. Time of Meeting.
The Assembly shall meet each day at 11:30 a.m., unless the Assembly adjourns to some other hour.
Rule No. 11. Open Meetings.
All meetings of the Assembly and its committees must be open to the public.
Rule No. 12. Convening of the Assembly between Legislative Sessions.
1. The Assembly may be convened at any time between sessions of the Legislature upon a petition signed by a majority of the members elected to the Assembly to consider and take action on any matter that is solely and exclusively within the constitutional or inherent powers of the Assembly, including, without limitation, any matter that may be considered and acted on by the Assembly pursuant to its plenary and exclusive constitutional powers under Article 4, Section 6 of the Nevada Constitution or pursuant to its inherent powers of institutional self-protection and self-preservation to govern, control and regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and management.
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2. A petition convening the Assembly pursuant to this Rule must specify the matter that will be considered or acted on by the Assembly, indicate a date for the Assembly to convene and be transmitted to the Chief Clerk of the Assembly. Upon receipt of one or more substantially similar petitions signed, in the aggregate, by a majority of the members elected to the Assembly, the Chief Clerk shall notify all members of the Assembly that the Assembly will be convened pursuant to this Rule and the date on which the Assembly will be convened.
3. The Assembly hereby finds and declares that:
(a) The Nevada Constitution invests each House of the Legislature with certain plenary and exclusive constitutional powers which may be exercised only by that House and which cannot be usurped, infringed or impaired by the other House or by any other branch of Nevadas State Government. (Heller v. Legislature, 120 Nev. 456 (2004); Commission on Ethics v. Hardy, 125 Nev. 285 (2009); Masons Manual of Legislative Procedure §§ 2-3 & 560-564 (2010) (Masons Manual))
(b) Article 4, Section 6 of the Nevada Constitution invests each House with plenary and exclusive constitutional powers to govern, control and regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and management, expressly providing that: Each House shall judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its own members, choose its own officers (except the President of the Senate), determine the rules of its proceedings and may punish its members for disorderly conduct, and with the concurrence of two thirds of all the members elected, expel a member.
(c) In addition to its plenary and exclusive constitutional powers, each House possesses certain inherent powers of institutional self-protection and self-preservation to govern, control and regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and management. (In re Chapman, 166 U.S. 661, 668 (1897); Masons Manual § 2; Luther S. Cushing, Elements of the Law & Practice of Legislative Assemblies § 533 (1856) (Cushings Legislative Assemblies))
(d) The inherent powers of each House are considered so essential to the authority of a legislative assembly, that it cannot well exist without them; and they are consequently entitled to be regarded as belonging to every such assembly as a necessary incident. (Cushings Legislative Assemblies § 533)
(e) The inherent powers of each House authorize it to take all necessary and proper institutional actions that are recognized by the common parliamentary law. (Cushings Legislative Assemblies § 684)
(f) Thus, it is well established that each House is vested with all the powers and privileges which are necessary and incidental to a free and unobstructed exercise of its appropriate functions. These powers and privileges are derived not from the Constitution; on the contrary, they arise from the very creation of a legislative body, and are founded upon the principle of self-preservation. (Ex parte McCarthy, 29 Cal. 395, 403 (1866))
The next rule is 20.
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III. DECORUM AND DEBATE
Rule No. 20. Points of Order.
If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the rules of the Assembly, the Speaker shall, or any member may, call to order, in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and if called to order by a member, such member shall immediately state the point of order. If the point of order be sustained by the presiding officer, the member shall not be allowed to proceed; but if it be not sustained, then the member shall be permitted to go on. Every such decision from the presiding officer shall be subject to an appeal to the House; but no discussion of the question of order shall be allowed unless an appeal be taken from the decision of the presiding officer.
Rule No. 21. Portable Electronic Communication Devices.
1. A person who is within the Assembly Chambers shall not engage in a telephone conversation via the use of a portable telephone.
2. Before entering the Assembly Chambers, any person who possesses a portable electronic communication device, such as a pager or telephone, that emits an audible alert, such as a ringing or beeping sound, to signal an incoming message or call, shall turn the audible alert off. A device that contains a nonaudible alert, such as a silent vibration, may be operated in a nonaudible manner within the Assembly Chambers.
Rule No. 22. Reserved.
Rule No. 23. Select Committee on Ethics; Legislative Ethics.
1. The Select Committee on Ethics consists of:
(a) Two members of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker from the majority political party;
(b) One member of the Assembly appointed by the Minority Leader from the minority political party; and
(c) Three qualified electors of the State, two of whom are appointed by the Speaker and one who is appointed by the Minority Leader, and none of whom is a present member of the Legislature or employed by the State of Nevada.
2. The Speaker shall appoint the Chair and Vice Chair of the Committee. The Vice Chair shall serve as the acting Chair if the Chair is unable to serve for any reason during the consideration of a specific question.
3. The Speaker shall appoint an alternate member with the qualifications set forth in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 and an alternate member with the qualifications set forth in paragraph (c) of subsection 1. The Minority Leader shall appoint an alternate member with the qualifications set forth in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 and an alternate member with the qualifications set forth in paragraph (c) of subsection 1. If a member of the Committee is unable to serve for any reason during the consideration of a specific question, the alternate appointed with the qualifications from the same paragraph in subsection 1 shall serve as a member of the Committee during the consideration of the specific question.
4. A member of the Committee is disqualified to serve during the consideration of a specific question if:
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(a) The member is the requester of advice concerning the question of ethics or conflict of interest, or the member is the subject of the complaint concerning the specific question; or
(b) A reasonable person in the members situation could not exercise independent judgment on the matter in question.
5. The members of the Committee shall perform any duty required in the period between the time of their appointment after the general election and the organization of the next succeeding regular session, or until the Speaker or the Speaker Designate or the Minority Leader or Minority Leader Designate appoint new members to the Committee, whichever occurs first.
6. The tenure of the members of the Committee shall extend during the interim between regular sessions of the Legislature.
7. The Committee:
(a) May hear requests brought by members of the Assembly for advice on specific questions of potential breaches of ethics and conflicts of interest; and
(b) Shall hear complaints brought by members of the Assembly and others on specific questions of alleged breaches of ethics and conflicts of interest, including, without limitation, alleged breaches of the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards in the Joint Standing Rules.
8. All proceedings held by the Committee to consider the character, alleged misconduct, professional competence or physical or mental health of any person on matters of ethics or conflicts of interest and all materials related to those proceedings are confidential, unless the person who is the subject of the proceedings requests a public hearing or discloses the content of the proceedings or materials.
9. An individual may file a complaint which alleges a breach of ethics or a conflict of interest, including, without limitation, an alleged breach of the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards in the Joint Standing Rules. If the alleged breach of ethics or conflict of interest involves the conduct of more than one person, separate complaints must be filed regarding each person. A complaint must be:
(a) Made in writing on a form provided by the Legislative Counsel;
(b) Signed and verified under penalty of perjury by the individual making the allegation; and
(c) Filed with the Legislative Counsel who shall review the complaint and any other relevant information and consult with the Chair of the Committee or, if the Chair is the subject of the complaint, with the Vice Chair, to evaluate whether the Committee has jurisdiction and whether an investigation is warranted in the matter. If it is determined that the Committee:
(1) Does not have jurisdiction or that an investigation is not warranted in the matter, the Legislative Counsel shall send written notice of the determination to the individual who filed the complaint.
(2) Has jurisdiction and an investigation is warranted in the matter, the Legislative Counsel shall send written notice of the determination and a copy of the complaint to the person who is the subject of the complaint.
10. Each Legislator is subject, at all times, to the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards in the Joint Standing Rules and, in addition, must determine whether he or she has a conflict of interest upon any matter in question before the Legislator. In determining whether the Legislator has such a conflict of interest, the Legislator should consider whether the independence of judgment of a reasonable person in his or her situation upon the matter in question would be materially affected by the Legislators:
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such a conflict of interest, the Legislator should consider whether the independence of judgment of a reasonable person in his or her situation upon the matter in question would be materially affected by the Legislators:
(a) Acceptance of a gift or loan;
(b) Private economic interest; or
(c) Commitment to a member of his or her household or immediate family.
Κ In interpreting and applying the provisions of this subsection, it must be presumed that the independence of judgment of a reasonable person in the Legislators situation would not be materially affected by the Legislators private economic interest or the Legislators commitment to a member of his or her household or immediate family where the resulting benefit or detriment accruing to the Legislator, or if the Legislator has a commitment to a member of his or her household or immediate family, accruing to those other persons, is not greater than that accruing to any other member of the general business, profession, occupation or group that is affected by the matter.
11. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 12, if a Legislator knows he or she has a conflict of interest pursuant to subsection 10, the Legislator shall make a general disclosure of the conflict of interest on the record in a meeting of a committee or on the floor of the Assembly, as applicable. Such a disclosure must be entered:
(a) If the Legislator makes the disclosure in a meeting of a committee, in the minutes for that meeting.
(b) If the Legislator makes the disclosure on the floor of the Assembly, in the Journal.
12. If, on one or more prior occasions during the current session of the Legislature, a Legislator has made a general disclosure of a conflict of interest on the record in a meeting of a committee or on the floor of the Assembly, the Legislator is not required to make that general disclosure at length again regarding the same conflict of interest if, when the matter in question arises on subsequent occasions, the Legislator makes a reference on the record to the previous disclosure.
13. In determining whether to abstain from voting upon, advocating or opposing a matter concerning which a Legislator has a conflict of interest pursuant to subsection 10, the Legislator should consider whether:
(a) The conflict impedes his or her independence of judgment; and
(b) His or her interest is greater than the interests of an entire class of persons similarly situated.
14. The provisions of this Rule do not under any circumstances and regardless of any conflict of interest:
(a) Prohibit a Legislator from requesting or introducing a legislative measure; or
(b) Require a Legislator to take any particular action before or while requesting or introducing a legislative measure.
15. If a Legislator who is a member of a committee declares on the record when a vote is to be taken by the committee that he or she will abstain from voting because of the requirements of this Rule, the necessary quorum to act upon and the number of votes necessary to act upon the matter is reduced as though the Legislator abstaining were not a member of the committee.
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16. The standards and procedures set forth in this Rule which govern whether and to what extent a member of the Assembly has a conflict of interest, should disclose a conflict of interest or should abstain from voting upon, advocating or opposing a matter concerning which the member has a conflict of interest pursuant to subsection 10:
(a) Are exclusive and are the only standards and procedures that apply to members of the Assembly with regard to such matters; and
(b) Supersede and preempt all other standards and procedures with regard to such matters,
Κ except that this subsection does not exempt any members of the Assembly from the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards in the Joint Standing Rules.
17. For purposes of this Rule, immediate family means a person who is related to the Legislator by blood, adoption or marriage within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity.
The next rule is 30.
IV. QUORUM, VOTING, ELECTIONS
Rule No. 30. Manner of Voting.
1. The presiding officer shall declare all votes, but the yeas and nays must be taken when called for by three members present, and the names of those calling for the yeas and nays must be entered in the Journal by the Chief Clerk.
2. The presiding officer shall call for yeas and nays by a division or by a roll call, either electronic or oral.
3. When taking the yeas and nays on any proposal, the electronic roll call system may be used, and when so used shall have the force and effect of any roll call under these rules.
4. When taking the yeas and nays by oral roll call, the Chief Clerk shall take the names of members alphabetically, except that the Speakers name must be called last.
5. The electronic roll call system may be used to determine the presence of a quorum.
6. The yeas and nays must not be taken with the electronic roll call system until all members present are at their desks. The presiding officer may vote at the rostrum.
7. Only a member who:
(a) Has been certified by the Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections or a special committee of the Assembly; and
(b) Is physically present within the Assembly Chambers,
Κ may cast a vote in the Assembly.
8. A member shall not vote for another member on any roll call, either electronic or oral. Any member who votes for another member may be punished in any manner deemed appropriate by the Assembly.
Rule No. 31. Requirement of Voting.
1. A member shall vote on all proposals that come before the body unless the member:
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(a) Is excused; or
(b) Makes a full and complete disclosure of a conflict pursuant to Assembly Standing Rule No. 23.
2. A member found guilty by the House of a breach of this Rule shall not vote or speak on the floor, except to explain and apologize for the breach, until the member has made satisfaction to the House for the breach.
Rule No. 32. Announcement of the Vote.
1. A member may change his or her vote at any time before the announcement of the vote if the voting is by voice, or at any time before the votes are electronically recorded if the voting is conducted electronically.
2. The announcement of the result of any vote shall not be postponed.
Rule No. 33. Voting by Division.
Upon a division and count of the Assembly on any question, no person without the bar shall be counted.
The next rule is 40.
V. LEGISLATIVE BODIES
A. Committees
Rule No. 40. Standing Committees.
The standing committees of the Assembly for the regular session, and for Legislative Operations and Elections for both the regular session pursuant to this Rule and for a special session pursuant to Assembly Standing Rule No. 142, are as follows:
1. Ways and Means.
2. Judiciary.
3. Revenue.
4. Education.
5. Legislative Operations and Elections.
6. Natural Resources.
7. Growth and Infrastructure.
8. Commerce and Labor.
9. Health and Human Services.
10. Government Affairs.
Rule No. 41. Appointment of Committees.
1. Except as otherwise provided in Assembly Standing Rule No. 23, all committees must be appointed by the Speaker, unless otherwise directed by the Assembly. The Speaker shall designate the chair and vice chair of each committee.
2. To facilitate the full participation of the members during an adjournment called pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 9 of the Senate and Assembly, the Speaker may temporarily appoint a member to a committee that is scheduled to meet during the adjournment if none of the committees to which the member is regularly assigned will be meeting during the adjournment.
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3. Except as otherwise provided in Assembly Standing Rule No. 45, all committees will operate under the rules set forth herein and other uniform committee rules as determined by the Speaker and published on the Nevada Legislatures Internet website. Each committee may adopt and file with the Chief Clerks Office policies consistent with these rules.
Rule No. 41.5. Appointment of Alternates.
If the chair or any member of a committee is temporarily unable to perform his or her duties, the Speaker shall appoint an alternate of the same political party to serve in the chairs or the members place for such time as is determined by the Speaker.
Rule No. 42. Subcommittees.
1. Subcommittees may be appointed by the chair to consider and report back on specific subjects or bills. If a member of a subcommittee is not a member of the standing committee for which the subcommittee is created, the approval of the Speaker is required for that members appointment.
2. Subcommittee meetings will be scheduled by the subcommittee chair after consulting with the committee chair.
3. Members of a subcommittee are required to attend meetings of the subcommittee.
4. Subcommittees of standing committees shall follow the same rules as standing committees.
Rule No. 43. Concurrent Referrals.
When a bill or resolution is referred to two committees, the bill or resolution must go to the first committee named. If the first committee votes to amend the bill or resolution, it must be reprinted with amendments and then returned to the first committee or sent immediately to the next committee. If there is no amendment proposed by the first committee, or if the first committee acts upon the bill or resolution after amendment, the bill or resolution must be sent with the committee recommendation to the Chief Clerk for transmittal to the second committee.
Rule No. 44. Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections.
The Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections has jurisdiction over matters relating to personnel. It shall recommend by resolution the appointment of all attaches and employees of the Assembly not otherwise provided for by law.
Rule No. 45. Committee of the Whole.
If a Committee of the Whole is convened:
1. The Speaker shall preside as Chair of the Committee or name a Chair to preside.
2. A member of the Committee may speak not more than twice during the consideration of any one proposal, on the same day, and at the same stage of proceedings, without leave. Members who have once spoken shall not again be entitled to the floor (except for explanation) to the exclusion of others who have not spoken.
3. The Chair may require any vote of the Committee to be recorded in the manner designated by the Chair.
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4. All amendments proposed by the Committee:
(a) Must first be approved by the Committee.
(b) Must be reported by the Chair to the Assembly.
5. Insofar as they are applicable and not in conflict with this Rule, a Committee will observe the committee rules set forth in Section V(A) of the Assembly Standing Rules and such other uniform committee rules as determined by the Speaker and published on the Nevada Legislatures Internet website.
6. A quorum of the Committee is the same as a quorum of the House, and in case a quorum is not present or other defect is observed, the Committee can take no other action than to rise.
7. It is permissible to limit debate to a certain length of time, to close at a time certain, to limit the length of speeches, or to otherwise limit debate.
8. When a fixed duration is established for a Committee, the time may be extended with consent of a majority of the members.
9. A motion for the previous question is not in order.
10. A Committee cannot:
(a) Entertain any question of priority.
(b) Entertain any matter of privilege.
(c) Lay a proposal on the desk.
(d) Postpone consideration of any proposal.
(e) Reconsider a vote on a proposal no longer in possession of the Committee.
(f) Appoint a subcommittee.
(g) Punish members for disorderly conduct, but must report any misconduct to the body for its action.
11. Seconds to motions are required.
12. The minutes of the meetings of the Committee must be entered in the Assemblys final journal.
Rule No. 46. Procedure for Election Contests.
1. If the Secretary of State delivers a statement of contest of the general election for the legislative office of any member pursuant to NRS 293.427, the Speaker shall appoint a committee to review the contest and designate the chair and vice chair of the committee. The committee must consist of three members who are not parties to the contest.
2. The parties to the contest must be designated as the contestant and the defendant, and the parties may be represented in the contest by attorneys who are licensed to practice law in this State.
3. The chair may take, direct or require any reasonable actions to facilitate or carry out the contest, including, without limitation, issuing and enforcing any orders or other directives to the parties and any attorneys representing the parties.
4. The committee shall not review the merits of the contest unless the committee first determines that the contestant complied with all requirements to bring and maintain the contest. To assist the committee in making its determination, the chair shall take, direct or require any reasonable actions to provide the parties with notice and an opportunity to submit written arguments to the committee limited to the issue of whether the contestant complied with all requirements to bring and maintain the contest.
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5. If the committee determines that the contestant complied with all requirements to bring and maintain the contest, the committee shall review the merits of the contest pursuant to this Rule. If the committee determines that the contestant did not comply with all requirements to bring and maintain the contest, the committee shall report to the Assembly its recommendation that the Assembly should not take further action on the contest and that the Assembly should dismiss the contest with prejudice. As soon as practicable after receiving the committees report, the Assembly shall vote on whether to accept or reject the committees recommendation without amendment. If the Assembly accepts the committees recommendation, the Speaker shall declare that the Assembly shall not take further action on the contest and that the Assembly dismisses the contest with prejudice. If the Assembly rejects the committees recommendation, the Speaker shall declare that the Assembly returns the contest to the committee with directions to review the merits of the contest pursuant to this Rule.
6. If the committee reviews the merits of the contest pursuant to this Rule, the committee may conduct any reasonable hearings or other proceedings to receive any evidence and arguments from the parties regarding the merits of the contest. The committee shall keep written minutes of any hearings that are conducted.
7. To the extent possible, the merits of the contest must be presented and submitted to the committee upon depositions and any written or oral arguments as the chair may order. If, at any hearings or other proceedings, any oral statements are made that purport to establish matters of fact, the statements must be made under oath. Strict rules of evidence do not apply in any hearings or other proceedings, but the chair may admit or exclude any evidence based on the rules of evidence.
8. A party may take the deposition of any witness at any time after the statement of contest is filed with the Secretary of State, but the chair may establish reasonable limitations and deadlines regarding any depositions. Before taking a deposition, a party must provide at least 5 days notice to the prospective deponent and the other party.
9. To prevail on the merits of the contest, the contestant has the burden of proving that, based on one or more of the grounds set forth in NRS 293.410, there were sufficient irregularities in the election of such a substantial nature as to establish that the result of the election was changed thereby.
10. If the committee reviews the merits of the contest pursuant to this Rule, the committee shall report to the Assembly its findings and its recommendation on which party should be declared elected, unless the committee declines to make such a recommendation in its report. As soon as practicable after receiving the committees report, the Assembly shall vote on whether to accept or reject the committees recommendation without amendment, if such a recommendation is made. If the Assembly accepts the committees recommendation, the Speaker shall declare the recommended party elected. If the Assembly rejects the committees recommendation or if the committee did not make such a recommendation, the Assembly shall vote on which party should be declared elected, and the Speaker shall declare the party elected after the vote.
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11. If the contestant is declared elected and seated as a member of the Assembly as a result of the contest, the Speaker shall inform the Governor of the Assemblys actions.
B. Duties of Committee Officers, Committee Members and Committee Staff
Rule No. 47. Committee Chairs.
1. The chair has all authority necessary to ensure an efficient operation of the committee or subcommittee.
2. The chair shall have general direction of the committee room or other meeting place of the committee, and in case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct therein, or if the peace, good order and proper conduct of the legislative business is hindered by any person or persons, the chair shall have power to exclude from the session any individual or individuals so hindering the legislative business.
3. Possessing the powers and performing the duties described in this Rule, each committee chair shall:
(a) Preside over committee meetings and put all proposals before the committee;
(b) Preserve order and decorum and decide all questions of order;
(c) Determine the order of bills for hearing;
(d) Prepare and distribute the committees agenda;
(e) Prepare and distribute a work session document that contains a list of all measures on which the committee is ready to consider final action;
(f) Call recesses of the committee as deemed necessary;
(g) Request amendments to resolve conflicts;
(h) Determine when final action is to be taken on measures, committee reports and other business of the committee;
(i) Sign and submit bill draft requests on behalf of the committee;
(j) Appoint subcommittees, as necessary;
(k) Provide direction to committee support staff;
(l) Prepare and submit committee reports;
(m) Review and approve minutes of the committee;
(n) Handle unfinished business for measures heard in the committee; and
(o) Inform the Speaker of committee activity.
4. In the absence of the chair, or upon the request of the chair, the vice chair of the committee shall assume the duties of the chair.
5. The chair may name any member of the committee to perform the duties of the chair if such substitution shall not extend beyond such meeting.
Rule No. 48. Attendance.
1. Members shall notify the chair of any absence. Excused absences will be so recorded at the direction of the chair.
2. A member shall advise the chair if he or she must leave a meeting for an extended period of time.
3. Members not in attendance when a final action is taken on a measure will be marked absent for the vote.
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Rule No. 49. Committee Staff.
Duties of committee attaches shall be prescribed by the Chief Clerk and include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. The committee secretary shall call roll of the members at each meeting, with the chair being called last. The committee secretary shall record in the minutes the members present and the members not present.
2. The committee secretary shall record the meeting and draft committee minutes for the chairs approval.
3. On behalf of the chair, the committee secretary shall maintain all minutes and exhibits of the committees meetings until released to the custody of the Chief Clerk.
4. The committee manager assigned to each committee shall be responsible to the chair of the committee for the proper and accurate preparation of all reports of the committee.
Rule No. 50. Committee Operations.
1. Each committee of the House shall be provided a committee manager who shall maintain a current record of all bills, resolutions, petitions, memorials or other matters filed in committee. A record of committee actions shall be filed with the Chief Clerk. The committee manager shall post, on a bulletin board and electronically, all meeting agendas.
2. The standing committees of the Assembly may coordinate with the standing committees of the Senate to meet jointly whenever agreed to by said committees for the purpose of holding public hearings or considering any proposed or pending legislation. Upon conclusion of the joint meeting of said committees, each standing committee of the Assembly may take such action as it determines appropriate. Whenever the committees of the Assembly and Senate hold joint hearings or meetings, the chair of the Assembly committee shall coordinate with the chair of the Senate committee to determine which of them shall preside at the joint meeting.
3. When a joint meeting is chaired by a Senator, the practices of the Senate that are inconsistent with those of the Assembly do not create a precedent for the same practice in the Assembly.
Rule No. 51. Committee Records.
1. The chair of each committee shall make reports authorized by the committee and submit the same to the Chief Clerk.
2. The chair of each committee shall keep, or cause to be kept, a complete record of the committee proceedings in which there must be entered:
(a) The time and place of each meeting;
(b) The attendance and absence of members;
(c) The names of all persons appearing before the committee, with the names of persons, firms, corporations or associations in whose behalf such appearance is made; and
(d) The subjects or measures considered and action taken.
3. A person may obtain a recording of a meeting by paying a fee determined by the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau to cover the cost of the recording. Minutes of joint meetings prepared by non-Assembly staff are not official records of the Assembly. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the official record of the committee is the minutes of the committee meeting approved by the chair pursuant to paragraph (m) of subsection 3 of Assembly Standing Rule No.
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subsection 3 of Assembly Standing Rule No. 47. If the chair does not approve the minutes pursuant to paragraph (m) of subsection 3 of Assembly Standing Rule No. 47 within 60 days after the minutes are submitted to the chair for review, such minutes shall be deemed to be the official record of the committee without requiring the approval or signature of the chair.
4. The Speaker and the Chief Clerk are authorized to make any necessary corrections and additions to the minutes of committee meetings.
Rule No. 52. Final Disposition of Committee Minutes and Exhibits.
Upon their completion, the Chief Clerk shall turn over all original minutes and exhibits to the Research Library of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
Rule No. 52.5. Notices of Bills, Topics and Public Hearings.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, all committees shall provide adequate notice of public hearings on bills, resolutions or other topics which are to come before the committees. The notice must include the date, time, place and agenda to be covered. The notice must be posted conspicuously in the Legislative Building and be posted on the Nevada Legislatures Internet website.
2. The noticing requirements of this Rule may be suspended for emergency situations but only after approval by a majority vote of a committee.
3. Subsection 1 does not apply to:
(a) Committee meetings held behind the bar on the floor of the Assembly during a recess;
(b) Conference committee meetings; or
(c) Meetings of the Committee of the Whole.
C. Committee Hearings
Rule No. 53. Communications.
1. Out of respect for the privacy of committee members and staff, members are requested to hold conversations with lobbyists and members of the public at a location other than at the dais.
2. At the direction of the chair, lobbyists, the press and members of the public are not allowed at the dais.
3. All directions, assignments, or requests on behalf of the committee must be communicated to its staff and to the personnel of the Legislative Counsel Bureau by the chair of the committee. A member of the committee must submit such requests to the chair for transmittal to the staff of the committee or to the personnel of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
4. The chair may report instances of misconduct or indecorum by any committee member or other person to the Assembly for its consideration and action.
Rule No. 54. Testimony, Witnesses and Exhibits.
1. All persons wishing to offer testimony to a committee shall be given a reasonable opportunity to do so as determined by the chair.
2. In addressing the committee, a person must state for the record whether he or she supports, opposes or is neutral to the bill or resolution before the committee. For purposes of legislative intent:
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(a) Support of a bill or resolution shall be construed as:
(1) Approval of the measure as written; or
(2) Approval of the measure as written along with proposed amendments that have been approved by the sponsor of the measure.
(b) Opposition to a bill or resolution shall be construed as:
(1) Not supporting the measure as written; or
(2) Supporting the measure as revised by an amendment that has not been approved by the sponsor of the measure.
(c) A neutral position on a bill or resolution is one in which the person offers particular insight on the measure but expresses no position on the measure.
3. Persons addressing the committee shall keep their remarks to the point and avoid repetition and are subject to call to order by the chair for failure to do so.
4. A person shall not be excluded from a meeting or public hearing of a committee or subcommittee except in case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct, or if the peace, good order, and proper conduct of the legislative business is hindered by the person or persons.
5. Questions from the committee will be restricted to relevant subject areas.
6. When the chair deems necessary, witnesses will be sworn in pursuant to NRS 218E.040 before providing testimony.
7. Unless waived or revised by the chair, handouts for hearings, including proposed amendments:
(a) Must be submitted to the committees manager not later than 5 p.m. on the business day before the meeting unless an earlier submission date or time is set by the chair, and included on the agenda;
(b) Must include the name and contact information of the person providing the handouts;
(c) For proposed amendments, must include a brief statement of intent; and
(d) Must be submitted by electronic mail or other electronic means.
Rule No. 55. Hearings.
1. The presence of a quorum of the committee is desirable but not required to conduct a public hearing. In addition to the use of remote-technology systems pursuant to the Remote-Technology Rule in Assembly Standing Rule No. 126, at the discretion of the chair and with the approval of the Speaker, members of the committee may attend, participate in and, if applicable, vote during the hearing via simultaneous telephone or video conference or other appropriate remote-technology systems.
2. Public hearings are opened by the chair who announces the subject under consideration and provides an opportunity for persons wishing to address the committee to be heard. These persons shall rise in an order determined by the chair, address the chair and furnish their names, addresses and firms or other organizations represented.
3. Committee members may address the chair for permission to question the witness.
4. A committee meeting shall adjourn not later than 10 minutes preceding the hour of its next regularly scheduled meeting.
5. At the discretion of the chair, a meeting may be held outside the regularly scheduled day(s) and time.
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6. Meetings of the committee may be scheduled outside the Legislative Building in Carson City with prior written approval of the Speaker. Subcommittees must have the prior written approval of the chair of the committee and the Speaker in order to conduct a meeting outside Carson City.
7. The designated meeting room or rooms of a committee meeting conducted with all members participating via the use of remote-technology systems pursuant to the direction of the Speaker, must remain locked during the committee meeting and only the committee staff designated by the Chief Clerk, if any, may be present in a committee room during the meeting.
D. Voting and Committee Action
Rule No. 56. Manner of Voting.
1. The chair shall declare all votes and shall cause same to be entered on the records of the committee.
2. A member shall not vote for another member on any roll call. Any member who votes for another member may be punished in any manner deemed appropriate by the Assembly.
Rule No. 57. Committee Action.
1. The committee shall have regular meetings scheduled by the Assembly leadership. A quorum of the committee is a majority of its members and may transact business except as limited by this Rule.
2. Except as limited by this Rule, a simple majority of those present may move, second and pass a motion by voice vote.
3. All motions require a second. If no second is received, that motion shall be declared invalid.
4. Absent approval by the Speaker or unanimous consent to waive the waiting period, a committee may not take final action on a bill or resolution until at least 24 hours after the close of the hearing on the bill or resolution.
5. Definite action on a bill or resolution will require a majority of the entire committee. A member shall vote on all proposals that come before the committee unless the member:
(a) Is excused; or
(b) Makes a full and complete disclosure of a conflict pursuant to Assembly Standing Rule No. 23.
6. A majority vote of the entire committee is required to reconsider action on a bill or resolution.
7. Committee introduction of legislative measures which are not prefiled requires concurrence of a majority of the entire committee and does not imply commitment to support final passage.
8. Absent the consent of the chair and the approval of the Speaker, the chair must be present when the committee votes to take any final action regarding bills or resolutions.
9. No member of the committee may vote by proxy under any circumstances.
10. A committee shall not take a vote on the question of whether to exercise its statutory authority to issue a legislative subpoena unless the chair or other person approved by the Speaker has informed the Speaker of the intention of the committee to consider such a proposal.
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11. Every committee vote on a matter pertaining to a bill, resolution or initiative petition must be recorded. The vote may be taken by roll call at the discretion of the chair.
12. A member may change his or her vote at any time before the announcement of the vote if the voting is by voice. The announcement of the result of any vote shall not be postponed.
13. Unless a committee member advises the chair otherwise, it will be presumed that the member will vote on an amendment or on a measure, during a floor session, consistent with his or her vote in the committee.
14. A bill, resolution, or amendment in a committee having been rejected twice may not be brought up again during the same legislative session.
15. The minority of a committee may not make a report or present to the House an alternative report.
E. Parliamentary Authority
Rule No. 58. Precedence of Parliamentary Authority for Committees.
The precedence of parliamentary authority for the purpose of actions in a committee is set forth in Assembly Standing Rule No. 100.
F. Decorum and Debate in Committees
Rule No. 59. Portable Electronic Communication Devices.
1. A person who is within an Assembly committee room shall not engage in a telephone conversation via the use of a portable telephone.
2. No person shall engage in any conduct during a committee meeting which undermines the decorum of the meeting. Before entering an Assembly committee room, any person who possesses a portable electronic communication device, such as a pager or telephone, that emits an audible alert, such as a ringing or beeping sound, to signal an incoming message or call, shall turn the audible alert off. A device that contains a nonaudible alert, such as a silent vibration, may be operated in a nonaudible manner within an Assembly committee room. Failure to follow a warning issued by the chair may result in the device(s) being confiscated upon direction of the chair for the remainder of the meeting.
Rule No. 60. Reserved.
Rule No. 61. Privilege of Closing Debate.
The author of a bill, a resolution or a main question shall have the privilege of closing the debate, unless the previous question has been sustained.
Rule No. 62. Points of Order.
If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the rules of the Assembly, the chair shall, or any member may, call to order, in which case the member so called to order shall immediately yield to the floor, unless permitted to explain; and if called to order by a member, such member shall immediately state the point of order. If the point of order be sustained by the presiding officer, the member shall not be allowed to proceed; but if it be not sustained, then the member shall be permitted to go on. Every such decision from the presiding officer shall be subject to an appeal to the committee; but no discussion of the question of order shall be allowed unless an appeal be taken from the decision of the presiding officer.
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such decision from the presiding officer shall be subject to an appeal to the committee; but no discussion of the question of order shall be allowed unless an appeal be taken from the decision of the presiding officer.
Rule No. 63. Reserved.
VI. RULES GOVERNING MOTIONS
Rule No. 64. Entertaining.
No motion may be debated until it is distinctly announced by the presiding officer. The presiding officer, upon his or her own motion or at the request of a member, may direct that the motion be reduced to writing and be read by the Chief Clerk before the motion is debated. A motion may be withdrawn by the maker at any time before amendment or before the motion is put to vote.
Particular Motions
Rule No. 65. Indefinite Postponement.
When a proposal is postponed indefinitely, the same proposal must not be considered again during the session. The question is not subject to a motion for reconsideration.
Rule No. 66. To Strike Enacting Clause.
A motion to strike out the enacting clause of a bill or resolution does not take precedence over any other subsidiary motion. If the motion is carried, it shall be considered equivalent to the rejection of such bill or resolution.
Rule No. 67. Reserved.
Rule No. 68. Reserved.
The next rule is 80.
VII. DEBATE
Rule No. 80. Speaking on Proposal.
1. No member shall speak more than twice during the consideration of any one proposal, on the same day, and at the same stage of proceedings, without leave. Members who have once spoken shall not again be entitled to the floor (except for explanation) to the exclusion of others who have not spoken.
2. When a member speaks under Order of Business 11, 12, 13 or 14 of Assembly Standing Rule No. 120, the member must limit his or her remarks to an explanation of the issue or an explanation of the bill, resolution, initiative petition or amendment. If the member desires to speak on the importance of such issue, bill, resolution, initiative petition or amendment, the member must request permission to speak under Order of Business 15 of Assembly Standing Rule No. 120.
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Rule No. 81. Previous Question.
The previous question shall be put only when demanded by three members and sustained by a majority vote of the members present. The previous question shall not be moved by the member last speaking on the proposal.
Rule No. 82. Privilege of Closing Debate.
The author of a bill, a resolution or a main question shall have the privilege of closing the debate, unless the previous question has been sustained.
The next rule is 91.
VIII. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
A. Rules and Procedure
Rule No. 91. Rescission, Change or Suspension of Rule.
No standing rule or order of the Assembly shall be rescinded or changed without a vote of a majority of the members elected; but a rule or order may be suspended temporarily by a vote of a majority of the members present.
Rule No. 92. Reserved.
Rule No. 93. Reserved.
Rule No. 94. Privilege of the Floor and Lobbying.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no person, except former Assemblymembers not currently serving in the Senate, and state officers, may be admitted at the bar of the Assembly, except by special invitation on the part of some member; but a majority may authorize the Speaker to have the Assembly cleared of all such persons. No person may do any lobbying upon the floor of the Assembly at any time, and it is the duty of the Sergeant at Arms to remove any person violating any of the provisions of this Rule.
2. A former Senator or former Assemblymember who is expelled from service in the Senate or the Assembly shall have the privilege of the floor only with permission of the Speaker.
Rule No. 95. Material Placed on Legislators Desks.
All papers, letters, notes, pamphlets and other written material placed upon the desk of a member of the Assembly shall contain the signature of the Legislator requesting the placement of such material on the desk or shall contain a designation of the origin of such material. This Rule does not apply to Legislative Counsel Bureau material.
Rule No. 96. Peddling, Begging and Soliciting.
1. Peddling, begging and soliciting are strictly forbidden in the Assembly Chambers, and in the lobby, gallery and halls adjacent thereto.
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2. No part of the Assembly Chambers may be used for, or occupied by, signs or other devices for any kind of advertising.
3. No part of the hallways adjacent to the Assembly Chambers may be used for, or occupied by, signs or other devices for any kind of advertising for commercial or personal gain. Notices for nonprofit, nonpartisan, civic or special legislative events may be posted in a designated area of the hallways adjacent to the Assembly Chambers with the approval of the Chief Clerk.
Rule No. 97. Petitions and Other Papers.
Petitions and other papers addressed to the Assembly shall be presented by the Speaker, or by a member in the Speakers place. A brief statement of the contents thereof shall be read for information. They shall not be debated on the day of their being presented, but shall be on the table, or be referred, as the Assembly shall determine.
Rule No. 98. Request of Purpose.
A member may request the purpose of a bill or resolution upon its introduction.
Rule No. 99. Remarks.
The remarks of all members on final passage of bills and initiative petitions and on adoption of resolutions shall be included in the days journal. In addition, it shall be in order for members to make remarks under other orders of business and, subject to the approval of the majority of the members present, request that such remarks be entered in the Journal.
Rule No. 100. Precedence of Parliamentary Authority.
The precedence of parliamentary authority in the Assembly is:
1. The Constitution of the State of Nevada and judicial decisions thereon.
2. The Standing Rules of the Assembly and the Joint Standing Rules of the Senate and Assembly.
3. Custom, usage and precedence.
4. The Statutes of the State of Nevada.
5. Masons Manual of Legislative Procedure.
Rule No. 101. Reserved.
Rule No. 102. Privileged Questions.
Privileged questions have precedence over all others in the following order:
1. Motions to fix the time to which the Assembly shall adjourn.
2. Motions to adjourn.
3. Questions relating to the rights and privileges of the Assembly or any of its members.
4. A call of the House.
5. Motions for special orders.
Rule No. 103. Reserved.
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B. Bills
Rule No. 104. Reserved.
Rule No. 105. Reserved.
Rule No. 106. Skeleton Bills.
The introduction of skeleton bills is authorized when, in the opinion of the sponsor and the Legislative Counsel, the full drafting of the bill would entail extensive research or be of considerable length. A skeleton bill will be provided for purposes of introduction and committee referral. Such a bill will be a presentation of ideas or statements of purpose, sufficient in style and expression to enable the Legislature and the committee to which the bill may be referred to consider the substantive merits of the legislation proposed.
Rule No. 107. Reserved.
Rule No. 108. Reserved.
Rule No. 109. Reading of Bills.
The first reading of a bill shall be for information. If there is objection, the question shall be, Shall the bill be rejected? If the question to reject fails to receive a majority vote by the members present, or if there is no objection, the bill shall take the proper course. If the question to reject receives a majority vote of the members present, the bill shall be rejected. The same proposal must not be considered again during the session, and the question is not subject to a motion for reconsideration. No bill shall be referred to a committee until after the first reading, nor amended until after the second reading.
Rule No. 110. Second Reading and Amendment of Bills.
1. All bills must be read the second time on the first legislative day after which they are reported by committee, unless a different day is designated by motion. Upon second reading, Assembly bills reported without amendments shall be placed on the General File and Senate bills reported without amendments shall be placed on the General File. Committee amendments reported with bills shall be considered upon their second reading or third reading, as appropriate, and such amendments may be adopted by a majority vote of the members present. Any amendment which is numbered and made available to all members must be moved and voted upon by number. Assembly bills so amended must be reprinted, then engrossed or reengrossed, as applicable, and placed on the General File. Senate bills so amended must be reprinted, then engrossed or reengrossed, as applicable, and placed on the General File.
2. Any member may move to amend a bill during its second or third reading, and such a motion to amend may be adopted by a majority vote of the members present. Bills so amended on second reading must be treated the same as bills with committee amendments. Any bill so amended upon the General File must be reprinted and then engrossed or reengrossed, as applicable. A member who moves to amend a bill during its second reading must limit his or her remarks to an explanation of the amendment. If the member desires to speak on the importance of the amendment, the member must request permission to speak under Order of Business 15 of Assembly Standing Rule No.
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amendment, the member must request permission to speak under Order of Business 15 of Assembly Standing Rule No. 120.
3. The reprinting of amended bills may be dispensed with upon a majority vote of the members present.
4. It shall not be in order to consider an amendment that removes all sponsors of a bill or resolution.
Rule No. 111. Consent Calendar.
1. A standing committee may by unanimous vote of the members present report a bill with the recommendation that it be placed on the Consent Calendar. The question of recommending a bill for the Consent Calendar may be voted upon in committee only after the bill has been recommended for passage and only if no amendment is recommended.
2. The Chief Clerk shall maintain a list of bills recommended for the Consent Calendar. The list must be printed in the Daily History and must include the summary of each bill, and the date the bill is scheduled for consideration on final passage.
3. At any time before the presiding officer calls for a vote on the passage of the Consent Calendar, a member may give written notice to the Chief Clerk or state orally from the floor of the Assembly in session that he or she requests the removal of a particular bill from the Consent Calendar. If a member so requests, the Chief Clerk shall remove the bill from the Consent Calendar and transfer it to the Second Reading File or General File, as appropriate. A bill removed from the Consent Calendar may not be restored to that Calendar.
4. During floor consideration of the Consent Calendar, members may ask questions and offer explanations relating to the respective bills.
5. When the Consent Calendar is brought to a vote, the bills remaining on the Consent Calendar must be read by number and summary and the vote must be taken on their final passage as a group.
Rule No. 112. Reserved.
Rule No. 113. General File.
1. All bills and initiative petitions reported to the Assembly, by the Committee of the Whole, a standing committee, a conference committee or a special committee, after receiving their second readings must be placed upon the General File, to be kept by the Chief Clerk. The Chief Clerk shall post a daily statement of the bills on the General File. The Chief Clerk shall likewise post notices of special orders as made.
2. A member who moves to amend a bill or initiative petition during its third reading must limit his or her remarks to an explanation of the amendment. If the member desires to speak on the importance of the amendment, the member must request permission to speak under Order of Business 15 of Assembly Standing Rule No. 120.
3. A member who speaks on third reading regarding the final passage of a bill or initiative petition must limit his or her remarks to an explanation of the bill or initiative petition. If the member desires to speak on the importance of the bill or initiative petition, the member must request permission to speak under Order of Business 15 of Assembly Standing Rule No. 120.
Rule No. 114. Reserved.
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Rule No. 115. Reconsideration of Vote on Bill.
1. A motion to reconsider a final vote on a bill, resolution or initiative petition shall be in order only on the day on which the final vote is taken, and the vote on such a motion to reconsider must be taken on the same day. The motion to reconsider can be made only by a member who voted with the prevailing side.
2. A motion to reconsider a vote on an amendment to a pending proposal must be made at once and can be made only by a member who voted with the prevailing side.
3. A motion to reconsider shall have precedence over every other motion, including a motion to adjourn, if the motion is to reconsider a final vote on a bill, resolution or initiative petition. If the motion to reconsider is for any other action, the motion has precedence over every other motion, except a motion to adjourn or to fix the time to adjourn; and when the Assembly adjourns while a motion to reconsider is pending, the right to move a reconsideration shall continue to the next day of sitting.
Rule No. 116. Vetoed Bills.
1. Bills that have passed both Houses of the Legislature and are transmitted to the Assembly accompanied by a message or statement of the Governors disapproval or veto of the same must:
(a) Be taken up and considered immediately upon the coming in of the message transmitting the same; or
(b) Become the subject of a special order.
2. When the message or statement is received, or if made a special order, when the special order is called, the summary of the bill so disapproved must be read by the Chief Clerk. No such bill, message or statement may be referred to any committee, or otherwise acted upon save as provided by law and custom. The complete text of the bill and the message or statement containing the objections of the Governor to the bill must be entered in the Journal of the Assembly.
Rule No. 117. Reserved.
C. Resolutions
Rule No. 118. Joint Resolutions.
1. A joint resolution must be used to:
(a) Propose an amendment to the Nevada Constitution.
(b) Ratify a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution.
(c) Address the President of the United States, Congress, either House or any committee or member of Congress, any department or agency of the Federal Government, or any other state of the Union.
2. A roll call vote must be taken on final adoption of a joint resolution.
3. Joint resolutions, upon enrollment, must be delivered to the Secretary of State.
4. Joint resolutions proposing amendments to the Nevada Constitution or ratifying a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution must be entered in the Journal in their entirety.
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Rule No. 119. Return from the Secretary of State.
An Assembly resolution may be used to request the return from the Secretary of State of an enrolled Assembly resolution for further consideration.
D. Order of Business
Rule No. 120. Order of Business.
The Order of Business must be as follows:
1. Call to Order.
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.
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. Vetoed Bills and Special Orders of the Day.
15. Remarks from the Floor, limited to 3 minutes.
E. Remote-Technology Systems
Rule No. 121. Reserved.
Rule No. 122. Reserved.
Rule No. 123. Reserved.
Rule No. 124. Reserved.
Rule No. 125. Reserved.
Rule No. 126. Authorized Use of Remote-Technology Systems in Exceptional Circumstances.
1. As used in this Rule, remote-technology system means any system or other means of communication that is:
(a) Approved by the Speaker and uses any electronic, digital or other similar technology to enable a member of the Assembly from a remote location to attend, participate, vote and take any other action in any proceedings of the Assembly or the Committee of the Whole even though the member is not physically present within the Assembly Chambers or at a meeting of the Committee of the Whole.
(b) Approved by the chair of a committee, other than the Committee of the Whole, and uses any electronic, digital or other similar technology to enable a member of the Assembly from a remote location to attend, participate, vote and take any other action in any proceedings of the committee even though the member is not physically present at a meeting of the committee.
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2. Upon request by a member of the Assembly:
(a) The Speaker may authorize the member to use a remote-technology system to attend, participate, vote and take any other action in any proceedings of the Assembly or the Committee of the Whole if the Speaker determines that exceptional circumstances warrant such use by the member. If the Speaker grants such authorization, it must be entered in the Journal of the Assembly.
(b) The chair of a committee, other than the Committee of the Whole, with the approval of the Speaker, may authorize the member to use a remote-technology system to attend, participate, vote and take any other action in any proceedings of the committee if the chair and the Speaker determine that exceptional circumstances warrant such use by the member. If the chair grants such authorization, it must be entered in the records of the committee.
3. If a member of the Assembly uses a remote-technology system to attend, participate, vote and take any other action in any proceedings pursuant to this Rule, the member shall be deemed to be present and in attendance at the proceedings for all purposes.
4. For the purposes of voting in proceedings of:
(a) The Assembly or the Committee of the Whole, the Chief Clerk of the Assembly or an authorized assistant shall call the roll of each member who is authorized to use a remote-technology system for the proceedings and, in accordance with the procedures of the Assembly, cause the members vote to be entered into the record for the purposes of the Journal of the Assembly or the records of the Committee of the Whole, as applicable.
(b) A committee, other than the Committee of the Whole, the committee secretary shall call the roll of each member who is authorized to use a remote-technology system for the proceedings and, in accordance with the procedures of the committee, cause the members vote to be entered into the record for the purposes of the records of the committee.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7 of Assembly Standing Rule No. 55, this Rule supersedes, takes precedence and controls over any other rule, provision or principle of law to the extent of any conflict with this Rule.
6. The Assembly hereby finds and declares that:
(a) The Nevada Constitution invests each House of the Legislature with certain plenary and exclusive constitutional powers which may be exercised only by that House and which cannot be usurped, infringed or impaired by the other House or by any other branch of Nevadas State Government. (Heller v. Legislature, 120 Nev. 456 (2004); Commission on Ethics v. Hardy, 125 Nev. 285 (2009); Masons Manual of Legislative Procedure §§ 2-3 & 560-564 (2010) (Masons Manual))
(b) Section 6 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution invests each House with plenary and exclusive constitutional powers to determine the rules of its proceedings and to govern, control and regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and management, expressly providing that: Each House shall judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its own members, choose its own officers (except the President of the Senate), determine the rules of its proceedings and may punish its members for disorderly conduct, and with the concurrence of two thirds of all the members elected, expel a member.
(c) In addition to its plenary and exclusive constitutional powers, each House possesses certain inherent powers of institutional self-protection and self-preservation to govern, control and regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and management.
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its internal organization, affairs and management. (In re Chapman, 166 U.S. 661, 668 (1897); Masons Manual § 2; Luther S. Cushing, Elements of the Law & Practice of Legislative Assemblies § 533 (1856) (Cushings Legislative Assemblies))
(d) The inherent powers of each House are considered so essential to the authority of a legislative assembly, that it cannot well exist without them; and they are consequently entitled to be regarded as belonging to every such assembly as a necessary incident. (Cushings Legislative Assemblies § 533)
(e) The inherent powers of each House authorize it to take all necessary and proper institutional actions that are recognized by the common parliamentary law. (Cushings Legislative Assemblies § 684)
(f) Thus, it is well established that each House is vested with all the powers and privileges which are necessary and incidental to a free and unobstructed exercise of its appropriate functions. These powers and privileges are derived not from the Constitution; on the contrary, they arise from the very creation of a legislative body, and are founded upon the principle of self-preservation. (Ex parte McCarthy, 29 Cal. 395, 403 (1866))
(g) Under the Nevada Constitution, there are no constitutional provisions establishing a particular method for determining whether a member of either House is present at legislative proceedings.
(h) The United States Supreme Court has held that when there are no constitutional provisions establishing a particular method for determining whether a member of a legislative house is present at legislative proceedings, it is therefore within the competency of the house to prescribe any method which shall be reasonably certain to ascertain the fact. (United States v. Ballin, 144 U.S. 1, 6 (1892))
(i) The United States Supreme Court has also held that when a legislative house adopts a rule establishing a reasonable method for determining whether a member is present at legislative proceedings, that rule must be given great deference by the courts because:
Neither do the advantages or disadvantages, the wisdom or folly, of such a rule present any matters for judicial consideration. With the courts the question is only one of power. The constitution empowers each house to determine its rules of proceedings. It may not by its rules ignore constitutional restraints or violate fundamental rights, and there should be a reasonable relation between the mode or method of proceeding established by the rule and the result which is sought to be attained. But within these limitations all matters of method are open to the determination of the house, and it is no impeachment of the rule to say that some other way would be better, more accurate, or even more just. It is no objection to the validity of a rule that a different one has been prescribed and in force for a length of time. The power to make rules is not one which once exercised is exhausted. It is a continuous power, always subject to be exercised by the house, and, within the limitations suggested, absolute and beyond the challenge of any other body or tribunal.
(United States v. Ballin, 144 U.S. 1, 5 (1892))
7. The Assembly hereby exercises its constitutional and inherent powers and privileges and adopts this Rule to:
(a) Govern, control and regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and management;
(b) Ensure its institutional self-protection and self-preservation; and
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(c) Establish a reasonable method for determining whether a member of the Assembly is present at legislative proceedings during exceptional circumstances.
Rule No. 127. Reserved.
Rule No. 128. Reserved.
The next rule is 140.
IX. LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS
Rule No. 140. Compensation of Witnesses.
Witnesses summoned to appear before the Assembly or any of its committees must be compensated as provided by law for witnesses required to attend in the courts of the State of Nevada.
Rule No. 141. Use of the Assembly Chamber.
The Assembly Chamber shall not be used for any public or private business other than legislative, except by permission of the Assembly.
X. SPECIAL SESSIONS
Rule No. 142. Request for Drafting of Bills, Resolutions or Amendments.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the Legislative Counsel shall not honor a request for the drafting of a bill or resolution to be introduced in the Assembly during a special session, or an amendment to a bill or resolution, unless it is submitted by the Speaker, the Committee of the Whole, such other committees as the Speaker may appoint for a special session or a conference committee.
2. The standing Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections may request the drafting of three Assembly resolutions and one Assembly concurrent resolution necessary to establish the rules, staffing, operation and organization of the Assembly and the Legislature for a special session.
3. The Speaker may request the drafting of five bills for a special session without seeking the approval of the Assembly.
The next rule is 150.
XI. ASSEMBLY EMERGENCY RULES
Rule No. 150. Reserved.
Rule No. 151. Reserved.
And be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Assembly Resolution No. 2Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
FILE NUMBER 2
Assembly RESOLUTION—Providing for the appointment of the Assembly attaches.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the following persons are elected as attaches of the Assembly for the 83rd Session of the Legislature of the State of Nevada: Ace Acosta, Savanah Arjil, Margaret Arroyo, Laura Austin, Julie Axelson, Mateo Beers, Maria Benamati, Judith Bishop, Gary Brady-Herndon, Travis Brewer LaChapelle, Sylvia Brown, Brian Burke, Meghan Burke, Julie Butler, Karen Cook, Tony Corda, Jesse Cruz, Adam Czajkowski, Annelise Dankworth, Nancy Davis, Tracy Davis, Natalie Dean, Denise Dimarzo, Kathryn Dodge, Sandy Dombrowski, Sylvia Dominguez-Curry, Traci Dory, Roisin (Rosey) Downey, Aria Earnest, Barb Eiche, Jeffrey Ferguson, Nicholas Fischer, Karen Fox, Kyla Fox, Sydney Gamer, Holly Gilman, Cindy Glass, Bob Guernsey, Joi Guthrie, Zena Hajji, Gina Hall, Jason Hataway, Sierra Hernandez, Pamela Homentowski, Kristi Howard, Karri Hurwitz, Lena Idelson Robles, Cynthia Ihejirika, Richard Jacobs, Alexiz Jenkins, Natalia Jordan, Sara Kalaoram, Vickie Kieffer, Jeff Kirst, Aaron Klatt, Ryan Kole, Katrina Krakowiak, Miriam Lachica, Bruno Landivar, Alexandria Lash, Cyndi Latour, Linda Law, Janet Lazarus, BC Lindsley, Mary Matheus, Jake Matthews, Randi May, Lisa McAlister, Lori McCleary, Janet McDonnell, Sara Mellen, Sara Menke, Josie Miller, Marbelly Miranda, Chris Molnar, Susan Moore, Olivia Ngo, Bill ODriscoll, Janet Osalvo, Kelly Osborne, Cindy Paiva, Staci Patton, Cody Perkins, Kelley Perkins, Marcy Peterson, Nikki Peterson, Virginia Peterson, Claudia Pierrott, Joe Pollock, Kimberly Pond, William Puchert, Mira Punzalan, Sherry Quick, Shiloh Reading, Roxanne Reichert, Jim Rodriguez, Karen Rutledge, Christina Salerno, Daftne Sanchez, Karla Sanchez, Caitlin Scruggs, Mackenzie Scruggs, Logan Service, Jo Lynn Smith, Jean Spell, Katie Stockwell, Janet Stokes, Geigy Stringer, Francis Talbot III, Zane Taylor, Lisa Tolda, Ashley Torres, Bet Torres, Sally Trotter, Kourtney Wagner, Linda Weathers, Karyn Werner, George Whalen, Mary Whalen, Sylvia Wiese, Cheryl Williams, Lola Works, Janice Wright, Michael Wright and Dave Ziegler; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Assembly Resolution No. 3Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
FILE NUMBER 3
Assembly RESOLUTION—Providing allowances to the leadership and other members of the Assembly for periodicals, stamps, stationery and communications.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the sum to be allowed, as provided by law, for each member of the Assembly for periodicals, stamps and stationery is $60 and for the use of telephones is $2,800, and the sum to be allowed, as provided by law, for the Speaker and Speaker Pro Tempore, Majority Floor Leader, Minority Floor Leader and chair of each standing committee of the Assembly for postage, telephone tolls and other communication charges is $900; and be it further
Resolved, That these amounts be certified by the Speaker and Chief Clerk to the State Controller, who is authorized to draw warrants therefor on the Legislative Fund, and the State Treasurer is thereafter authorized to pay these warrants; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Senate Resolution No. 1Senators Cannizzaro and Titus
FILE NUMBER 4
SENATE RESOLUTION—Adopting the Standing Rules of the Senate for the 83rd Session of the Legislature.
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, That the Senate Standing Rules are hereby adopted for the 83rd Session of the Legislature as follows:
I. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Duties of Officers
Rule No. 1. President.
The President shall take the chair and call the Senate to order precisely at the hour appointed for meeting, and if a quorum is present shall cause the Journal of the preceding day to be read. The President shall preserve order and decorum, and in case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct within the Senate Chamber, shall order the Sergeant at Arms to suppress it, and may order the arrest of any person creating any disturbance within the Senate Chamber. The President may speak to points of order in preference to members, rising from the Presidents seat for that purpose, and shall decide questions of order without debate, subject to an appeal to the Senate by two members, on which appeal no member may speak more than once without leave of the Senate. The President shall sign all acts, addresses and joint resolutions, and all writs, warrants and subpoenas issued by order of the Senate; all of which must be attested by the Secretary.
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addresses and joint resolutions, and all writs, warrants and subpoenas issued by order of the Senate; all of which must be attested by the Secretary. The President has general direction of the Senate Chamber.
Rule No. 2. President pro Tempore and Other Presiding Officers.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:
(a) The President pro Tempore has all the power and shall discharge all the duties of the President during his or her absence or inability to discharge the duties of his or her office.
(b) If the President is unwilling to discharge the duties of his or her office, the Senate may, by majority vote of the Senate, call upon the President pro Tempore to serve as the President. Upon such call, the President pro Tempore has all the power and shall discharge all the duties of the President during his or her unwillingness to discharge the duties of his or her office.
(c) In the absence or inability of the President pro Tempore to discharge the duties of the Presidents office, the Chair of the Standing Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections shall serve as the presiding officer. In the absence or inability of the Chair, the Vice Chair of the Standing Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections shall serve as the presiding officer. In the absence or inability of the Vice Chair of the Standing Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections, the Senate shall, regardless of whether a quorum is present, elect one of its members to serve as the presiding officer by a majority vote of the members present. A member who is serving as the presiding officer has all the power and shall discharge all the duties of the President until the absence or inability which resulted in the member serving as the presiding officer has ended.
2. When the President pro Tempore or another member is serving as the presiding officer, the President pro Tempore or other member may vote on any question for which he or she is otherwise qualified to vote as a member. If the Senate is equally divided on the question, the President pro Tempore or other member may not give an additional deciding vote or casting vote pursuant to Senate Standing Rule No. 31 or Section 17 of Article 5 of the Nevada Constitution.
Rule No. 3. Secretary.
1. The Secretary of the Senate is elected by the Senate, and shall:
(a) Recruit, interview, select, train and supervise all staff employed to assist with the work of the Senate.
(b) See that these employees perform their respective duties.
(c) Administer the daily business of the Senate, including the provision of staff to its committees.
(d) Adopt such administrative policies as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out the business of the Senate.
(e) Unless otherwise ordered by the Senate, transmit at the end of each working day those bills and resolutions upon which the next action is to be taken by the Assembly.
2. The Secretary is responsible to the Majority Leader.
3. The President and the Secretary are authorized to make any necessary corrections and additions to the final Journal, Daily History and committee minutes of the Senate.
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4. In the absence of the Secretary and subject to the discretion of the Majority Leader, the Assistant Secretary shall attest all writs, warrants and subpoenas issued by order of the Senate and certify as to the passage of bills and resolutions; and in the absence of both officers, the Majority Leader shall designate a signatory.
5. The Secretary shall have custody of all bills, resolutions, petitions, papers and other documents, including, without limitation, matters referred to the committees of the Senate.
6. When preparing publications, signage, nameplates or other materials which are presented to the public and contain the name of a Senator, the Secretary shall ensure that such materials do not contain a professional designation as part of the name of a Senator, including, without limitation, pre-nominal or post-nominal initials.
Rule No. 4. Sergeant at Arms.
The Sergeant at Arms shall:
1. Attend the Senate during its sittings, and execute its commands and all process issued by its authority.
2. Keep the secrets of the Senate.
3. Superintend the upkeep of the Senates Chamber, private lounge and meeting rooms for committees.
Rule No. 5. Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Assistant Sergeants at Arms.
The Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Assistant Sergeants at Arms shall serve as doorkeepers and shall preserve order in the Senate Chamber and shall assist the Sergeant at Arms. The Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Assistant Sergeants at Arms shall keep the secrets of the Senate. In the event that the Sergeant at Arms is incapacitated or absent for any reason, the Deputy Sergeant at Arms shall serve as the Sergeant at Arms until the incapacity or absence has ended.
Rule No. 6. Continuation of Leadership and Standing Rules of the Senate During the Interim Between Regular Sessions.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2, 3 and 4, the tenure of the President pro Tempore, Majority Leader and Minority Leader extends during the interim between regular sessions of the Legislature.
2. The President pro Tempore, Majority Leader and Minority Leader for the next succeeding regular session shall perform any duty that is required of that officer by the Standing Rules of the Senate and the Nevada Revised Statutes in the period between the time of their designation after the general election and the organization of the next succeeding regular session.
3. The Majority Leader and Minority Leader for the next succeeding regular session shall appoint the regular and alternate members to the Committee on Ethics as set forth in Senate Standing Rule No. 23.
4. The Majority Leader shall:
(a) Determine the start time of the Senates organizational session.
(b) Refer prefiled bills and resolutions to committee, subject to ratification by a majority vote of the members of the Senate once the Senate is organized and ready for business.
(c) Appoint committees during the interim between regular sessions of the Legislature for any proper purpose, including, without limitation, taking testimony, compelling the attendance of witnesses, punishing persons or entities for contempt and reporting findings to the next session of the Legislature.
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taking testimony, compelling the attendance of witnesses, punishing persons or entities for contempt and reporting findings to the next session of the Legislature.
5. The Standing Rules of the Senate set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect throughout the interim between regular sessions of the Legislature and until new Standing Rules of the Senate are adopted as part of the organization of a newly constituted Senate at the commencement of a session, unless a conflict exists with a rule adopted by the Senate for a special session occurring between regular sessions.
The next rule is 10.
II. SESSIONS AND MEETINGS
Rule No. 10. Time of Meeting.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the President shall call the Senate to order each day of sitting at 11:00 oclock a.m., unless the Senate has adjourned to some other hour.
2. In the event an emergency occurs during a regular or special session of the Legislature which requires a meeting of the Senate, the Majority Leader shall call the members back to order before the hour to which the Senate has adjourned.
Rule No. 11. Call of Senate—Moved by Three Members.
A Call of the Senate may be moved by three Senators, and if carried by a majority of all present, the Secretary shall call the roll and note the absentees, after which the names of the absentees shall again be called over. The doors shall then be closed and the Sergeant at Arms directed to take into custody all who may be absent without leave, and all Senators so taken into custody shall be presented at the bar of the Senate for such action as to the Senate may seem proper.
Rule No. 12. Absence—Leave Required.
No Senator shall absent himself or herself from the service of the Senate without leave, except in case of accident or sickness, and if any Senator or officer shall so absent himself or herself, the per diem of the Senator shall not be allowed to him or her.
Rule No. 13. Open Meetings.
1. Except as provided in the Constitution of the State of Nevada and in subsection 2, all meetings of the Senate and its committees must be open to the public.
2. A Senate committee meeting may be closed to consider the character, alleged misconduct, professional competence, or physical or mental health of a person.
Rule No. 14. Convening of Senate between Legislative Sessions.
1. The Senate may be convened at any time between sessions of the Legislature upon a petition signed by a majority of the members elected to the Senate to consider and take action on any matter that is solely and exclusively within the constitutional or inherent powers of the Senate, including, without limitation, any matter that may be considered and acted on by the Senate pursuant to its plenary and exclusive constitutional powers under Article 4, Section 6 of the Nevada Constitution or pursuant to its inherent powers of institutional self-protection and self-preservation to govern, control and regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and management.
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powers under Article 4, Section 6 of the Nevada Constitution or pursuant to its inherent powers of institutional self-protection and self-preservation to govern, control and regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and management.
2. A petition convening the Senate pursuant to this Rule must specify the matter that will be considered or acted on by the Senate, indicate a date for the Senate to convene and be transmitted to the Secretary of the Senate. Upon receipt of one or more substantially similar petitions signed, in the aggregate, by a majority of the members elected to the Senate, the Secretary shall notify all members of the Senate that the Senate will be convened pursuant to this Rule and the date on which the Senate will be convened.
3. The Senate hereby finds and declares that:
(a) The Nevada Constitution invests each House of the Legislature with certain plenary and exclusive constitutional powers which may be exercised only by that House and which cannot be usurped, infringed or impaired by the other House or by any other branch of Nevadas State Government. (Heller v. Legislature, 120 Nev. 456 (2004); Commission on Ethics v. Hardy, 125 Nev. 285 (2009); Masons Manual of Legislative Procedure §§ 2-3 & 560-564 (2010) (Masons Manual))
(b) Article 4, Section 6 of the Nevada Constitution invests each House with plenary and exclusive constitutional powers to govern, control and regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and management, expressly providing that: Each House shall judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its own members, choose its own officers (except the President of the Senate), determine the rules of its proceedings and may punish its members for disorderly conduct, and with the concurrence of two thirds of all the members elected, expel a member.
(c) In addition to its plenary and exclusive constitutional powers, each House possesses certain inherent powers of institutional self-protection and self-preservation to govern, control and regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and management. (In re Chapman, 166 U.S. 661, 668 (1897); Masons Manual § 2; Luther S. Cushing, Elements of the Law & Practice of Legislative Assemblies § 533 (1856) (Cushings Legislative Assemblies))
(d) The inherent powers of each House are considered so essential to the authority of a legislative assembly, that it cannot well exist without them; and they are consequently entitled to be regarded as belonging to every such assembly as a necessary incident. (Cushings Legislative Assemblies § 533)
(e) The inherent powers of each House authorize it to take all necessary and proper institutional actions that are recognized by the common parliamentary law. (Cushings Legislative Assemblies § 684)
(f) Thus, it is well established that each House is vested with all the powers and privileges which are necessary and incidental to a free and unobstructed exercise of its appropriate functions. These powers and privileges are derived not from the Constitution; on the contrary, they arise from the very creation of a legislative body, and are founded upon the principle of self-preservation. (Ex parte McCarthy, 29 Cal. 395, 403 (1866))
The next rule is 20.
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III. DECORUM AND DEBATE
Rule No. 20. Points of Order.
1. If any Senator, in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the rules of the Senate, the President shall, or any Senator may, call him or her to order. If a Senator is so called to order, he or she shall not proceed without leave of the Senate. If such leave is granted, it must be upon the motion, That he or she be allowed to proceed in order, and the Senator shall confine himself or herself to the proposal under consideration and avoid personality.
2. Every ruling on points of order made by the President is subject to appeal, and a discussion of a question of order may be allowed only upon the appeal of two Senators. In all cases of appeal, the question must be, Shall the ruling of the Chair stand as the judgment of the Senate?
Rule No. 21. Breaches of Decorum.
1. In cases of breaches of decorum or propriety, any Senator, officer or other person is liable to such censure or punishment as the Senate may deem proper.
2. If any Senator is called to order for offensive or indecorous language or conduct, the person calling the Senator to order shall report the offensive or indecorous language or conduct to the presiding officer. No member may be held to answer for any language used on the floor of the Senate if business has intervened before exception to the language was taken.
3. Indecorous conduct or boisterous or unbecoming language is not permitted in the Senate Chamber.
Rule No. 22. Portable Electronic Communication Devices.
1. A person who is within the Senate Chambers shall not engage in a telephone conversation via the use of a portable telephone when the Senate is convened.
2. Before entering the Senate Chambers, any person who possesses a portable electronic communication device that emits an audible alert, such as a ringing or beeping sound, to signal an incoming message or call, shall turn the audible alert off. A device that contains a nonaudible alert, such as a silent vibration, may be operated in a nonaudible manner within the Senate Chambers.
Rule No. 23. Committee on Ethics; Legislative Ethics.
1. The Committee on Ethics consists of:
(a) Two members of the Senate appointed by the Majority Leader from the majority political party;
(b) One member of the Senate appointed by the Minority Leader from the minority political party; and
(c) Three qualified electors of the State, two of whom are appointed by the Majority Leader and one who is appointed by the Minority Leader, and none of whom is a present member of the Legislature or employed by the State of Nevada.
Κ Not more than four members of the Committee may be members of the same political party.
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2. The Majority Leader shall appoint the Chair and Vice Chair of the Committee. The Vice Chair shall serve as the acting Chair if the Chair is unable to serve for any reason during the consideration of a specific proposal.
3. The Majority Leader shall appoint an alternate member with the qualifications set forth in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 and an alternate member with the qualifications set forth in paragraph (c) of subsection 1. The Minority Leader shall appoint an alternate member with the qualifications set forth in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 and an alternate member with the qualifications set forth in paragraph (c) of subsection 1. If a member of the Committee is unable to serve for any reason during the consideration of a specific proposal, the alternate appointed with the qualifications from the same paragraph in subsection 1 shall serve as a member of the Committee during the consideration of the specific proposal.
4. A member of the Committee is disqualified to serve during the consideration of a specific proposal if:
(a) The member is the requester of advice concerning the question of ethics or conflict of interest, or the member is the subject of the complaint concerning the specific question; or
(b) A reasonable person in the members situation could not exercise independent judgment on the matter in question.
5. The members of the Committee shall perform any duty required in the period between the time of their appointment after the general election and the organization of the next succeeding regular session, or until the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader appoint new members to the Committee, whichever occurs first.
6. The tenure of the members of the Committee shall extend during the interim between regular sessions of the Legislature.
7. The Committee:
(a) May hear requests brought by Senators for advice on specific questions of potential breaches of ethics and conflicts of interest; and
(b) Shall hear complaints brought by Senators and others on specific questions of alleged breaches of ethics and conflicts of interest, including, without limitation, alleged breaches of the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards in the Joint Standing Rules.
8. All proceedings held by the Committee to consider the character, alleged misconduct, professional competence or physical or mental health of any person on matters of ethics or conflicts of interest and all materials related to those proceedings are confidential, unless the person who is the subject of the proceedings requests a public hearing or discloses the content of the proceedings or materials.
9. An individual may file a complaint which alleges a breach of ethics or a conflict of interest, including, without limitation, an alleged breach of the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards in the Joint Standing Rules. If the alleged breach of ethics or conflict of interest involves the conduct of more than one person, separate complaints must be filed regarding each person. A complaint must be:
(a) Made in writing on a form provided by the Legislative Counsel;
(b) Signed and verified under penalty of perjury by the individual making the allegation; and
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(c) Filed with the Legislative Counsel who shall review the complaint and any other relevant information and consult with the Chair of the Committee or, if the Chair is the subject of the complaint, with the Vice Chair, to evaluate whether the Committee has jurisdiction and whether an investigation is warranted in the matter. If it is determined that the Committee:
(1) Does not have jurisdiction or that an investigation is not warranted in the matter, the Legislative Counsel shall send written notice of the determination to the individual who filed the complaint.
(2) Has jurisdiction and an investigation is warranted in the matter, the Legislative Counsel shall send written notice of the determination and a copy of the complaint to the person who is the subject of the complaint.
10. Each Legislator is subject, at all times, to the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards in the Joint Standing Rules and, in addition, must determine whether he or she has a conflict of interest upon any matter in question before the Legislator. In determining whether the Legislator has such a conflict of interest, the Legislator should consider whether the independence of judgment of a reasonable person in his or her situation upon the matter in question would be materially affected by the Legislators:
(a) Acceptance of a gift or loan;
(b) Private economic interest; or
(c) Commitment to a member of his or her household or immediate family.
Κ In interpreting and applying the provisions of this subsection, it must be presumed that the independence of judgment of a reasonable person in the Legislators situation would not be materially affected by the Legislators private economic interest or the Legislators commitment to a member of his or her household or immediate family where the resulting benefit or detriment accruing to the Legislator, or if the Legislator has a commitment to a member of his or her household or immediate family, accruing to those other persons, is not greater than that accruing to any other member of the general business, profession, occupation or group that is affected by the matter.
11. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 12, if a Legislator knows he or she has a conflict of interest pursuant to subsection 10, the Legislator shall make a disclosure of the conflict of interest on the record in a meeting of a committee or on the floor of the Senate, as applicable. Such a disclosure must be entered:
(a) If the Legislator makes the disclosure in a meeting of a committee, in the minutes for that meeting.
(b) If the Legislator makes the disclosure on the floor of the Senate, in the Journal.
12. If, on one or more prior occasions during the current session of the Legislature, a Legislator has made a general disclosure of a conflict of interest on the record in a meeting of a committee or on the floor of the Senate, the Legislator is not required to make that general disclosure at length again regarding the same conflict of interest if, when the matter in question arises on subsequent occasions, the Legislator makes a reference on the record to the previous disclosure.
13. In determining whether to abstain from voting upon, advocating or opposing a matter concerning which a Legislator has a conflict of interest pursuant to subsection 10, the Legislator should consider whether:
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(a) The conflict impedes his or her independence of judgment; and
(b) His or her interest is greater than the interests of an entire class of persons similarly situated.
14. The provisions of this Rule do not under any circumstances and regardless of any conflict of interest:
(a) Prohibit a Legislator from requesting or introducing a legislative measure; or
(b) Require a Legislator to take any particular action before or while requesting or introducing a legislative measure.
15. If a Legislator who is a member of a committee declares on the record when a vote is to be taken by the committee that he or she will abstain from voting because of the requirements of this Rule, the necessary quorum to act upon and the number of votes necessary to act upon the matter is reduced as though the Legislator abstaining were not a member of the committee.
16. The standards and procedures set forth in this Rule which govern whether and to what extent a Senator has a conflict of interest, should disclose a conflict of interest or should abstain from voting upon, advocating or opposing a matter concerning which the Senator has a conflict of interest pursuant to subsection 10:
(a) Are exclusive and are the only standards and procedures that apply to Senators with regard to such matters; and
(b) Supersede and preempt all other standards and procedures with regard to such matters,
Κ except that this subsection does not exempt any Senators from the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards in the Joint Standing Rules.
17. For purposes of this Rule, immediate family means a person who is related to the Legislator by blood, adoption or marriage within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity.
The next rule is 30.
IV. QUORUM, VOTING, ELECTIONS
Rule No. 30. Recorded Vote—Three Required to Call For.
1. A recorded vote must be taken upon final passage of a bill or joint resolution, and in any other case when called for by three members. Every Senator within the bar of the Senate shall vote yea or nay or record himself or herself as not voting, unless excused by unanimous vote of the Senate. A Senator who records himself or herself as not voting must make a full and complete disclosure of a conflict of interest pursuant to Senate Standing Rule No. 23.
2. The votes and names of those absent or recorded as not voting and the names of Senators demanding the recorded vote must be entered in the Journal.
Rule No. 31. President to Decide—Tie Vote.
A question is lost by a tie vote, but when the Senate is equally divided on any question except the passage of a bill or joint resolution, the President may give the deciding vote.
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Rule No. 32. Manner of Election—Voting.
1. In all cases of election by the Senate, the vote must be taken viva voce. In other cases, if a vote is to be recorded, it may be taken by oral roll-call or by electronic recording.
2. When a recorded vote is taken, no Senator may:
(a) Vote except when at his or her seat, unless authorized to use a remote-technology system to vote pursuant to Senate Standing Rule No. 136;
(b) Explain his or her vote or discuss the question while the voting is in progress; or
(c) Change his or her vote after the result is announced.
3. The announcement of the result of any vote must not be postponed.
The next rule is 40.
V. LEGISLATIVE BODIES
Rule No. 40. Standing and Select Committees.
1. Except as otherwise provided in Senate Standing Rule No. 23, the Majority Leader shall appoint all standing and select committees and shall determine the majority-minority party composition of all standing and select committees. Appointments to committees shall be made by the Majority Leader for the majority party members and by the Minority Leader for the minority party members. The Majority Leader shall designate the Chair and Vice Chair of all standing and select committees.
2. The Majority Leader shall refer prefiled bills and resolutions to committee, subject to ratification by a majority vote of the Senate once the Senate is organized and ready for business.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the standing and select committees of the Senate and their respective jurisdiction for the reference of bills and resolutions are as follows:
(a) Commerce and Labor, eight members, with jurisdiction over measures affecting primarily titles 52-55 of NRS, and chapters 97-100, 118-119, 119B, 461, 461A, 489, 678A, 678B, 678D, 679A-693A, 694A-697, 711 and 712 of NRS, except measures affecting primarily state and local revenue.
(b) Education, seven members, with jurisdiction over measures affecting primarily chapters 353B, 378-380A, 385-386 and 388-399 of NRS, except measures affecting primarily state and local revenue.
(c) Finance, eight members, with jurisdiction over measures affecting primarily chapters 1A, 387 and 400 of NRS, appropriations, operating and capital budgets, state and federal budget issues and bonding, except measures affecting primarily state and local revenue, and over any measures carrying or requiring appropriations and favorably reported by any other committee.
(d) Government Affairs, five members, with jurisdiction over measures affecting primarily titles 20, 21, 25, 27, 28, 30, 36 and 37 of NRS, and chapters 223-228, 232-233I, 234-237, 238-242, 271, 277-280, 286-289, 353, 353A, 353C-358, 381, 384, 472, 474, 477, 693B, 709, 710 and 720 of NRS, except measures affecting primarily the provisions of the Nevada Administrative Procedure Act that govern the adjudication of contested cases, the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, state and local revenue and state and federal budget issues.
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cases, the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, state and local revenue and state and federal budget issues.
(e) Growth and Infrastructure, five members, with jurisdiction over measures affecting primarily title 44 of NRS, and chapters 403-405, 408, 410, 459A, 476, 480-487, 490 and 701-708 of NRS, except measures affecting primarily state and local revenue.
(f) Health and Human Services, five members, with jurisdiction over measures affecting primarily titles 38 and 39 of NRS, chapters 439-442 of NRS, NRS 444.002-444.430 and chapters 446-453C, 454-458A, 460, 583-585 and 678C of NRS, except measures affecting primarily state and local revenue.
(g) Judiciary, eight members, with jurisdiction over measures affecting primarily the provisions of the Nevada Administrative Procedure Act that govern the adjudication of contested cases, titles 2-7, 9, 11-16 and 41 of NRS, and chapters 1, 2-7, 101-104A, 111-117, 119A, 120, 120A, 475, 719, 721 and 722 of NRS, except measures affecting primarily state and local revenue.
(h) Legislative Operations and Elections, five members, with jurisdiction over measures affecting primarily titles 17, 24 and 29 of NRS, chapters 281-285 of NRS, and the operation of the legislative session, except measures affecting primarily state and local revenue.
(i) Natural Resources, five members, with jurisdiction over measures affecting primarily titles 26 and 45-50 of NRS, chapters 383, 407 and 407A of NRS, NRS 444.435-444.650, chapters 444A-445D, 459, 488, 581, 582 and 586-590 of NRS, and the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, except measures affecting primarily state and local revenue.
(j) Revenue and Economic Development, five members, with jurisdiction over measures affecting primarily title 32 of NRS, chapters 231, 231A, 237A, 271A-274 and 453D of NRS, and state and local revenue.
4. The Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance may assign any portion of a proposed executive budget to any of the other standing or select committees of the Senate for review. Upon receiving such an assignment the standing or select committee shall complete its review expeditiously and report its findings and any recommendations to the Standing Committee on Finance for its independent evaluation.
Rule No. 41. Appointment of Alternates.
If the Chair or any member of a committee is temporarily unable to perform his or her duties, the Majority Leader shall appoint an alternate of the same political party to serve in the Chairs or the members place for such time as is determined by the Majority Leader.
Rule No. 42. Committee Expenses.
No committee shall employ assistance or incur any expense, except by permission of the Majority Leader previously obtained.
Rule No. 43. Duties of Committees.
The several committees shall acquaint themselves with the interests of the State specially represented by the committee and shall present such bills and reports as in their judgment will advance the interests and promote the welfare of the people of the State.
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Rule No. 44. Reserved.
Rule No. 45. Reserved.
Rule No. 46. Forming Committee of the Whole.
In forming the Committee of the Whole, the Senator who has so moved shall name a Chair to preside. All amendments proposed by the Committee shall be reported by the Chair to the Senate.
Rule No. 47. Rules Applicable to Committee of the Whole.
The Rules of the Senate shall apply to proceedings in the Committee of the Whole, except that the previous question shall not be ordered, nor the yeas and nays demanded, but the Committee may limit the number of times that any member may speak, at any stage of proceedings, during its sitting. Messages may be received by the President while the Committee is sitting; in which case the President shall resume the chair and receive the message. After receiving the message, the President shall vacate the chair in favor of the Chair of the Committee.
Rule No. 48. Motion to Rise Committee of the Whole.
A motion that the Committee rise shall always be in order, and shall be decided without debate.
Rule No. 49. Reference to Committee.
When a motion is made to refer any subject, and different committees are proposed, the subject may be referred to the committee with jurisdiction over the subject as set forth in Senate Standing Rule No. 40, or to a different committee, upon a majority vote of the members present.
Rule No. 50. Return From Committee.
1. Any bill or other matter referred to a committee of the Senate must not be withdrawn or ordered taken from the committee for consideration by the Senate, for re-referral, or for any other reason without a majority vote of the Senate, and at least 1 days notice of the motion therefor.
2. No such motion is in order:
(a) If the bill to be withdrawn or ordered taken from the committee may no longer be considered by the Senate; or
(b) On the last day of the session, or on the day preceding the last day of the session.
3. This Rule does not take from any committee the rights and duties of committees provided for in Senate Standing Rule No. 43.
Rule No. 51. Concurrent Referrals.
When a bill or resolution is referred to two committees, the bill or resolution must go to the first committee named. If the first committee votes to amend the bill or resolution, it must be reprinted with amendments and then returned to the first committee or sent immediately to the next committee. If there is no amendment proposed by the first committee, or if the first committee acts upon the bill or resolution after amendment, the bill or resolution must be sent with the committee recommendation to the Secretary for transmittal to the second committee.
Rule No. 52. Reserved.
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Rule No. 53. Committee Rules.
1. The rules of the Senate, as far as applicable, are the rules of committees of the Senate. Procedure in committees, where not otherwise provided in this Rule, must follow the procedure of the Senate. For matters not included in the rules of the Senate or these rules, Masons Manual of Legislative Procedure must be followed.
2. A majority of any committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
3. A meeting of a committee may not be opened without a quorum present.
4. In addition to regularly scheduled meetings of a committee or those called by the Chair of the committee, meetings may be set by a written petition of a majority of the committee and filed with the Chair of the committee.
5. A bill may be passed from a committee only by a majority of the committee membership. A simple majority of those present and voting is sufficient to adopt committee amendments.
6. Subcommittees may be appointed by the Chair of a committee to consider subjects specified by the Chair and shall report back to the committee. If a member of a subcommittee is not a member of the standing or select committee for which the subcommittee is created, the approval of the Majority Leader is required for that members appointment. If a subcommittee is so appointed, the Chair of the committee shall determine whether the subcommittee shall keep minutes of its meetings. Any minutes required to be kept pursuant to this subsection must comply with the provisions of subsection 12.
7. A committee shall act only when together, and all votes must be taken in the presence of the committee. A member shall not be recorded as voting unless the member was actually present in the committee at the time of the vote. The Chair of the committee must be present when the committee votes to take any final actions on bills or resolutions, but the Chair is not required to vote. In addition to the use of remote-technology systems pursuant to Senate Standing Rule No. 136, upon approval of the Majority Leader, a committee may meet together by video conference or other appropriate remote-technology systems. A member who is actually present in the committee at a posted video conference or other remote location is present and in attendance at the meeting for all purposes. A member who is participating in a committee meeting with all committee members participating through the use of a remote-technology system pursuant to the direction of the Majority Leader shall participate in the committee meeting from a location other than a committee meeting room. The provisions of this subsection do not prohibit the prefiling of legislative bills and resolutions on behalf of a committee in the manner prescribed by the Legislative Commission.
8. All committee and subcommittee meetings are open to the public, except as otherwise provided in Senate Standing Rule No. 13.
9. Before a Chair of a committee reports a bill or resolution to the Senate, the committee may reconsider its action. A motion to reconsider must be made by any member who voted on the action.
10. The Chair of a committee shall determine the agenda of each meeting of the committee except that a member of the committee may request an item for the agenda by communicating with the Chair at least 4 days before the meeting.
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4 days before the meeting. A majority of a committee may, by vote, add an item to the agenda of the next regularly scheduled meeting.
11. Secretaries of committees shall give notices of hearings on bills to anyone requesting notices of particular bills.
12. All committees shall keep minutes of meetings. The minutes must cover members present and absent, subjects under discussion, witnesses who appear, committee members statements concerning legislative intent, action taken by the committee, as well as the vote of individual members on all matters on which a vote is taken. Upon approval of the Chair, any member may submit to the secretary additional remarks to be included in the minutes and records of committee meetings. Upon completion of the minutes, the Chair will review for approval. If the Chair does not approve the completed minutes within 60 days after the completed minutes are submitted to the Chair for review, such completed minutes shall be deemed the official minutes of the meeting without requiring the approval or signature of the Chair. At the conclusion of the legislative session, the Secretary of the Senate shall deliver all minutes and records of committee meetings in his or her possession to the Research Library of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
13. In addition to the minutes, the committee secretary shall maintain a record of all bills, including:
(a) Date bill referred;
(b) Date bill received;
(c) Date set for hearing the bill;
(d) Date or dates bill heard and voted upon; and
(e) Date report prepared.
14. Each committee secretary shall file the minutes of each meeting with the Secretary of the Senate as soon as practicable after the meeting.
15. All committee minutes and any subcommittee minutes required to be kept pursuant to subsection 6 are open to public inspection upon request and during normal business hours. The official record of the committee meeting is the minutes approved by the Chair.
Rule No. 54. Review of State Agency Programs.
In addition to or concurrent with committee action taken on specific bills and resolutions during a regular session of the Legislature, each standing committee of the Senate is encouraged to plan and conduct a general review of selected programs of state agencies or other areas of public interest within the committees jurisdiction.
The next rule is 60.
VI. RULES GOVERNING MOTIONS
A. Motions Generally
Rule No. 60. Entertaining.
1. No motion may be debated until it is announced by the President.
2. By consent of the Senate, a motion may be withdrawn before amendment or decision.
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Rule No. 61. Precedence of Motions.
When a proposal is under debate no motion shall be received but the following, which shall have precedence in the order named:
1. To adjourn.
2. For a call of the Senate.
3. To recess.
4. To lay on the table.
5. For the previous question.
6. To postpone to a day certain.
7. To refer to committee.
8. To amend.
9. To postpone indefinitely.
Κ The first three motions shall be decided without debate, and a motion to lay on the table without question or debate.
Rule No. 62. When Not Entertained.
1. When a motion to postpone indefinitely has been decided, it must not be again entertained on the same day.
2. When a proposal has been postponed indefinitely, it must not again be introduced during the session unless this Rule is suspended by a majority vote of the Senate.
3. There must be no reconsideration or recission of a vote on a motion to postpone indefinitely.
B. Particular Motions
Rule No. 63. To Adjourn.
A motion to adjourn shall always be in order unless a motion to reconsider a final vote on a bill or resolution or any other action is pending. The name of the Senator moving to adjourn, and the time when the motion was made, shall be entered in the Journal.
Rule No. 64. Lay on the Table.
A motion to lay on or take from the table shall be carried by a majority vote.
Rule No. 65. Reserved.
Rule No. 66. To Strike Enacting Clause.
A motion to strike out the enacting clause of a bill has precedence over a motion to refer to committee or to amend. If a motion to strike out the enacting clause of a bill is carried, the bill is rejected.
Rule No. 67. Division of Proposal.
1. Any Senator may call for a division of a proposal.
2. A proposal must be divided if the Senate determines it embraces subjects so distinct that if one subject is taken away, a substantive proposal remains for the decision of the Senate.
3. A motion to strike out and insert must not be divided.
Rule No. 68. To Reconsider—Precedence of.
A motion to reconsider has precedence over every other motion, including a motion to adjourn. A motion to reconsider a final vote on a bill or resolution or any other action shall be in order only on the day on which the final vote or action is taken and the vote on such a motion to reconsider must be taken on the same day.
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or resolution or any other action shall be in order only on the day on which the final vote or action is taken and the vote on such a motion to reconsider must be taken on the same day.
Rule No. 69. Explanation of Motion.
Whenever a Senator moves to change the usual disposition of a bill or resolution, he or she shall describe the subject of the bill or resolution and state the reasons for requesting the change in the processing of the bill or resolution.
The next rule is 80.
VII. DEBATE
Rule No. 80. Speaking on Proposal.
1. Every Senator who speaks shall, in his or her place, address Mr. or Madam President, in a courteous manner, and shall confine himself or herself to the proposal before the Senate.
2. No Senator may speak:
(a) More than twice during the consideration of any one question on the same day, except for explanation.
(b) A second time without leave when others who have not spoken desire the floor.
3. Incidental and subsidiary proposals arising during debate shall not be considered the same proposal.
Rule No. 81. Previous Question.
The previous question shall not be put unless demanded by three Senators, and it shall be in this form: Shall the main question be put? When sustained by a majority of Senators present it shall put an end to all debate and bring the Senate to a vote on the proposal or proposals before it, and all incidental proposals arising after the motion was made shall be decided without debate. A person who is speaking on a proposal shall not while he or she has the floor move to put that question.
The next rule is 90.
VIII. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
A. Generally
Rule No. 90. Masons Manual.
The rules of parliamentary practice contained in Masons Manual of Legislative Procedure shall govern the Senate in all cases in which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the standing rules and orders of the Senate, and the Joint Standing Rules of the Senate and Assembly.
Rule No. 91. Suspension of Rule.
No standing rule or order of the Senate shall be rescinded or changed without a majority vote of the Senate and 1 days notice of the motion therefor; but a rule or order may be temporarily suspended for a special purpose by a majority vote of the members present. When the suspension of a rule is called for, and after due notice from the President no objection is offered, the President can announce the rule suspended and the Senate may proceed accordingly; but this shall not apply to that portion of Senate Standing Rule No.
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a rule is called for, and after due notice from the President no objection is offered, the President can announce the rule suspended and the Senate may proceed accordingly; but this shall not apply to that portion of Senate Standing Rule No. 109 relating to the third reading of bills, which cannot be suspended.
Rule No. 92. Notices of Bills, Topics and Public Hearings.
Adequate notice shall be provided to the Legislators and the public by posting information relative to the bills, topics and public hearings which are to come before committees. Notices shall include the date, time, place and agenda, and shall be posted conspicuously in the Legislative Building and shall be made available to the news media. This requirement of notice may be suspended for an emergency by the affirmative vote of a majority of the committee members appointed.
Rule No. 93. Protest.
Any Senator, or Senators, may protest against the action of the Senate upon any question, and have such protest entered in the Journal.
Rule No. 94. Privilege of the Floor.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, to preserve decorum and facilitate the business of the Senate, only the following persons may be present on the floor of the Senate during formal sessions:
(a) State officers;
(b) Officers and members of the Senate;
(c) Employees of the Legislative Counsel Bureau;
(d) Staff of the Senate; and
(e) Members of the Assembly whose presence is required for the transaction of business.
2. Guests of Senators must be seated in a section of the upper or lower gallery of the Senate Chamber to be specially designated by the Sergeant at Arms. The Majority Leader may specify special occasions when guests may be seated on the floor of the Senate with a Senator.
3. A majority of Senators may authorize the President to have the Senate Chamber cleared of all persons except Senators and officers of the Senate.
4. The Senate Chamber must not be used for any public or private business other than legislative, except by permission of the Senate.
Rule No. 95. Material Placed on Legislators Desks.
1. Only the Sergeant at Arms and officers and employees of the Senate may place papers, letters, notes, pamphlets and other written material upon a Senators desk. Such material must contain the name of the Legislator requesting the placement of the material on the desk or a designation of the origin of the material.
2. This Rule does not apply to books containing the legislative bills and resolutions, the daily histories and daily journals of the Senate or Assembly, or Legislative Counsel Bureau material.
Rule No. 96. Reserved.
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Rule No. 97. Petitions.
The contents of any petition shall be briefly stated by the President or any Senator presenting it. It shall then lie on the table or be referred, as the President or Senate may direct.
Rule No. 98. Reserved.
Rule No. 99. Peddling, Begging and Soliciting.
1. Peddling, begging and soliciting are strictly forbidden in the Senate Chambers, and in the lobby, gallery and halls adjacent thereto.
2. No part of the Senate Chambers may be used for, or occupied by, signs or other devices for any kind of advertising.
3. No part of the hallways adjacent to the Senate Chambers may be used for, or occupied by, signs or other devices for any kind of advertising for commercial or personal gain.
Rule No. 100. Reserved.
Rule No. 101. Reserved.
Rule No. 102. Objection to Reading of Paper.
Where the reading of any paper is called for, and is objected to by any Senator, it shall be determined by a vote of the Senate, and without debate.
Rule No. 103. Questions Relating to Priority of Business.
All questions relating to the priority of business shall be decided without debate.
B. Bills and Resolutions
Rule No. 104. Reserved.
Rule No. 105. Reserved.
Rule No. 106. Skeleton Bills.
Skeleton bills may be introduced after the beginning of a session when, in the opinion of the sponsor and the Legislative Counsel, the full drafting of the bill would entail extensive research or be of considerable length. A skeleton bill will be a presentation of ideas or statements of purpose, sufficient in style and expression to enable the Legislature and the committee to which the bill may be referred to consider the substantive merits of the legislation proposed.
Rule No. 107. Information Concerning Bills.
1. Bills introduced may be accompanied by information relative to witnesses and selected persons of departments and agencies who should be considered for committee hearings on the proposed legislation. At the time of or after introduction of a bill, a list of witnesses who are proponents of the bill together with their addresses and telephone numbers may be given to the secretary of the committee to which the bill is referred. This information may be provided by:
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(a) The Senator introducing the bill;
(b) The person requesting a committee introduction of the bill; or
(c) The Chair of the committee introducing the bill.
2. The secretary of the committee shall deliver this information to the Chair of the committee to which the bill is referred. Members of the committee may suggest additional names for witnesses.
3. The Legislator may provide an analysis which may describe the intent, purpose, justification and effects of the bill, or any of them.
Rule No. 108. Reserved.
Rule No. 109. Reading of Bills.
1. Every bill must receive three readings before its passage, unless, in case of emergency, this Rule is suspended by a two-thirds vote of the Senate. The reading of a bill is by number, sponsor and summary.
2. The first reading of a bill is for information, and if there is opposition to the bill, the question must be, Shall this bill be rejected? If there is no opposition to the bill, or if the question to reject is defeated, the bill must then take the usual course.
3. No bill may be referred to committee until once read, nor amended until twice read.
4. The third reading of every bill must be by sections.
Rule No. 110. Second Reading File—Consent Calendar.
1. All bills reported by committee must be placed on a Second Reading File unless recommended for placement on the Consent Calendar.
2. A committee shall not recommend a bill for placement on the Consent Calendar if:
(a) An amendment of the bill is recommended;
(b) It contains an appropriation;
(c) It requires a two-thirds vote of the Senate; or
(d) It is controversial in nature.
3. A bill recommended for placement on the Consent Calendar must be included in the Daily File listed in the Daily History of the Senate at least 1 calendar day before it may be considered.
4. A bill must be removed from the Consent Calendar at the request of any Senator, without question or debate. A bill so removed must be immediately placed on the Second Reading File for consideration in the usual order of business.
5. When the Consent Calendar is called:
(a) The bills remaining on the Consent Calendar must be read by number, sponsor and summary, and the vote must be taken on their final passage as a group.
(b) No remarks or questions are in order and the bills remaining on the Consent Calendar must be voted upon without debate.
Rule No. 111. Publications.
1. An appropriate number of copies of all bills and resolutions of general interest must be printed for the use of the Senate and Assembly. Such other matter must be printed as may be ordered by the Senate.
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2. Bill books will not be prepared for legislators unless they qualify for and request the service. The service, if approved, will be limited to the provision of one full set of bills, journals, histories and indexes for the Senators desk in the Senate chamber. Bill books will not be prepared for a Senator for individual committees.
3. A Senator may request the provision of bill book service pursuant to subsection 1 if either:
(a) The Senator has served in the Senate for 10 or more years; or
(b) A physical or medical condition requires the Senator to use the bill books rather than viewing bills on a laptop computer.
4. A request for bill book service must be made to the Majority Leader of the Senate. If the Majority Leader determines that the Senator qualifies for the service, the Majority Leader shall direct the Legislative Counsel Bureau to provide the service.
Rule No. 112. Sponsorship.
1. A Senator may request that his or her name be added as a sponsor of a bill or resolution that is introduced in the Senate if the Senator has submitted to the Secretary of the Senate a statement approving the request signed by the Senator who introduced the bill or resolution, including, without limitation, submission by electronic means. A Senator may make a request to have his or her name added as a sponsor of:
(a) A resolution of the Senate, at any time after the resolution is introduced in the Senate and before the resolution is passed by the Senate.
(b) A bill or a joint or concurrent resolution:
(1) At any time after the bill or resolution is introduced in the Senate and before the bill or resolution is passed out of the Senate to the Assembly; and
(2) At any time after the bill or resolution is returned to the Senate following passage by the Assembly and before the bill or resolution is enrolled.
2. A Senator who is a sponsor of a bill or resolution that is introduced in the Senate may request that his or her name be removed as a sponsor of the bill or resolution. A Senator may make a request to have his or her name removed as a sponsor of:
(a) A resolution of the Senate, at any time after the resolution is introduced in the Senate and before the resolution is passed by the Senate.
(b) A bill or a joint or concurrent resolution:
(1) At any time after the bill or resolution is introduced in the Senate and before the bill or resolution is passed out of the Senate to the Assembly; and
(2) At any time after the bill or resolution is returned to the Senate following passage by the Assembly and before the bill or resolution is enrolled.
Κ In such case, if the Senator is the only sponsor of the bill or resolution, another Senator may request that his or her name be added to the bill or resolution as a sponsor without receiving the approval from the original sponsor.
3. If a Senator makes a request to have his or her name added or removed as a sponsor of a bill or resolution that was introduced in the Senate, the request must be entered in the Journal.
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4. If a Senator who is the only sponsor of a bill or resolution that was introduced in the Senate removes his or her name from the bill or resolution while the bill or resolution is in the Senate and no other Senator adds his or her name as the sponsor of the bill or resolution at the time of the request for removal, no further action on the bill or resolution is allowed for that legislative session.
5. Notwithstanding any provision of the Standing Rules of the Senate or the Joint Standing Rules of the Senate and Assembly, if all Senators who are primary sponsors or cosponsors of a bill or resolution remove their names as sponsors of the bill or resolution while the bill or resolution is in the Senate and no other Senator adds his or her name as a sponsor of the bill or resolution, the names of the primary joint sponsor or sponsors and the non-primary joint sponsor or sponsors, if any, must be removed from the bill or resolution without an amendment.
Rule No. 113. Reading of Bills—General File.
1. Upon reading of bills on the Second Reading File, Senate and Assembly bills reported without amendments must be ordered to the General File. Committee amendments reported with bills must be considered upon their second reading and such amendments may be adopted by a majority vote of the members present. Bills so amended must be reprinted, engrossed or reengrossed, and ordered to the General File. The File must be made available to members of the public each day by the Secretary.
2. Any member may move to amend a bill during its reading on the Second Reading File or during its third reading and the motion to amend may be adopted by a majority vote of the members present. Bills so amended on second reading must be treated the same as bills with committee amendments. Any bill so amended upon the General File must be reprinted and engrossed or reengrossed.
3. Committee amendments and all other amendments must be made available to members of the public after the amendments are submitted to the Secretary for processing in order to be considered on the Second Reading File or the General File.
4. An appropriate number of copies of all amended bills must be printed.
Rule No. 114. Referral of Bill With Special Instructions.
A bill may be referred to committee with special instructions to amend at any time before taking the final vote.
Rule No. 115. Reconsideration of Vote on Bill.
1. A vote may be reconsidered on motion of any member.
2. Motions to reconsider a vote upon amendments to any pending proposal and upon a final vote on a bill or resolution may be made and decided at once.
Rule No. 116. Vetoed Bills.
Bills which have passed the Legislature, and forwarded by letter, to the Senate by the Secretary of State or the Governor and which are accompanied by a message of the Governors disapproval, or veto of the same, shall become a special order and, at which time, the said message shall be read, together with the bill or bills so disposed or vetoed; and the message and bill shall be read without interruption, consecutively, one following the other, and not upon separate occasions; and no such bill or message shall be referred to any committee, or otherwise acted upon, save as provided by rule, custom and law; that is to say, that immediately following such reading the only questions (except as hereinafter stated) which shall be put by the Chair is, Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?
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shall be read, together with the bill or bills so disposed or vetoed; and the message and bill shall be read without interruption, consecutively, one following the other, and not upon separate occasions; and no such bill or message shall be referred to any committee, or otherwise acted upon, save as provided by rule, custom and law; that is to say, that immediately following such reading the only questions (except as hereinafter stated) which shall be put by the Chair is, Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor? It shall not be in order, at any time, to vote upon such vetoed bill without the same having first been read; the merits of the bill itself may be debated and the only motions entertained after the Chair has stated the question are a motion for The previous question, or a motion for No further consideration of the vetoed bill.
Rule No. 117. Different Subject Not Admitted as Amendment.
No subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted as an amendment; and no bill or resolution shall be amended by incorporating any irrelevant subject matter or by association or annexing any other bill or resolution pending in the Senate, but a substitute may be offered at any time so long as the original is open to amendment.
Rule No. 118. Joint Resolutions.
1. Joint resolutions must be used to address Congress, or either House thereof, or the President of the United States, or the heads of any of the national departments, or to propose amendments to the State Constitution. A roll call vote must be taken upon final passage of a joint resolution and entered in the Journal.
2. Upon introduction, the reading of a joint resolution is for informational purposes and referral to committee, unless the joint resolution is rejected or a member moves to immediately consider the joint resolution for final passage. The motion to immediately consider the joint resolution for final passage may be adopted by a majority vote of the Senate.
3. Committee amendments reported with joint resolutions may be adopted by a majority vote of the members present. Joint resolutions so amended must be reprinted, engrossed or reengrossed, and ordered to the Resolution File.
4. Any member may move to amend a joint resolution and the motion to amend may be adopted by a majority vote of the members present. Joint resolutions so amended must be treated the same as joint resolutions with committee amendments. Any joint resolution so amended must be reprinted and engrossed or reengrossed, and ordered to the Resolution File.
5. Committee amendments and all other amendments must be available to members of the public after the amendments are submitted to the Secretary for processing in order to be considered for the Resolution File.
6. The Secretary shall make the Resolution File available to members of the public each day.
7. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the State Constitution must be entered in the Journal in its entirety.
8. An appropriate number of copies of all amended joint resolutions must be printed.
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Rule No. 118.2. Memorial Resolutions.
Once the sponsor has moved for the adoption of a memorial resolution, not more than one member from each caucus, and, upon request of a member of the body and the approval of the Majority Leader, one additional member may speak on the resolution.
Rule No. 119. Certain Resolutions Treated as Motions.
Except as otherwise provided in Senate Standing Rules Nos. 118 and 118.2, resolutions must be treated as motions in all proceedings of the Senate.
Rule No. 119.2. Return From the Secretary of State.
A Senate resolution may be used to request the return from the Secretary of State of an enrolled Senate resolution for further consideration.
C. Order of Business, Special Orders and Other Matters
Rule No. 120. Order of Business.
1. Roll Call.
2. Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
3. Reading and Approval of the Journal.
4. Reports of Committees.
5. Messages from the Governor.
6. Messages from the Assembly.
7. Communications.
8. Waivers and Exemptions.
9. Motions, Resolutions and Notices.
10. Introduction, First Reading and Reference.
11. Consent Calendar.
12. Second Reading and Amendment.
13. General File and Third Reading.
14. Unfinished Business.
15. Special Orders of the Day.
16. Remarks from the Floor; Introduction of Guests. A Senator may speak under this order of business for a period of not more than 10 minutes.
Rule No. 121. Privilege.
Any Senator may explain a matter personal to himself or herself by leave of the President, but the Senator shall not discuss any pending proposal in such explanation.
Rule No. 122. Reserved.
Rule No. 123. Reserved.
Rule No. 124. Preference to Speak.
When two or more Senators request to speak at the same time the President shall name the one who may first speak—giving preference, when practicable, to the mover or introducer of the subject under consideration.
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Rule No. 125. Special Order of Business.
The President shall call the Senate to order on the arrival of the time fixed for the consideration of a special order, and announce that the special order is before the Senate, which shall be considered, unless it be postponed by a majority vote of the Senate, and any business before the Senate at the time of the announcement of the special order shall go to Unfinished Business.
Rule No. 126. Reserved.
Rule No. 127. Reserved.
Rule No. 128. Seniority Among Senators.
1. The Senate shall determine seniority among the Senators as follows:
(a) Credit total continuous service in the Senate first;
(b) Credit total noncontinuous service in the Senate second;
(c) Credit total continuous service in the Assembly third; and
(d) Credit total noncontinuous service in the Assembly fourth.
2. In every case where there are ties, those ties are broken by alphabetical order.
Rule No. 129. Reserved.
D. Contests of Elections
Rule No. 130. Procedure.
1. The Senate shall not dismiss a statement of contest for want of form if any ground of contest is alleged with sufficient certainty to inform the defendant of the charges he or she is required to meet. The following grounds are sufficient, but are not exclusive:
(a) That the election board or any member thereof was guilty of malfeasance.
(b) That a person who has been declared elected to an office was not at the time of election eligible to that office.
(c) That illegal votes were cast and counted for the defendant, which, if taken from the defendant, will reduce the number of legal votes below the number necessary to elect him or her.
(d) That the election board, in conducting the election or in canvassing the returns, made errors sufficient to change the result of the election as to any person who has been declared elected.
(e) That the defendant has given, or offered to give, to any person a bribe for the purpose of procuring his or her election.
(f) That there was a possible malfunction of any voting or counting device.
2. The contest must be submitted so far as may be possible upon depositions or by written or oral arguments as the Senate may order. Any party to a contest may take the deposition of any witness at any time after the statement of contest is filed with the Secretary of State and before the contest is finally decided. At least 5 days notice must be given to the prospective deponent and to the other party. If oral statements are made at any hearing before the Senate or a committee thereof which purport to establish matters of fact, they must be made under oath.
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any hearing before the Senate or a committee thereof which purport to establish matters of fact, they must be made under oath. Strict rules of evidence do not apply.
3. The contestant has the burden of proving that any irregularities shown were of such nature as to establish the probability that the result of the election was changed thereby. After consideration of all the evidence, the Senate shall declare the defendant elected unless the Senate finds from the evidence that a person other than the defendant received the greatest number of legal votes, in which case the Senate shall declare that person elected.
E. Remote-Technology Systems
Rule No. 131. Reserved.
Rule No. 132. Reserved.
Rule No. 133. Reserved.
Rule No. 134. Reserved.
Rule No. 135. Reserved.
Rule No. 136. Authorized Use of Remote-Technology Systems in Exceptional Circumstances.
1. As used in this Rule, remote-technology system means any system or other means of communication that is:
(a) Approved by the Majority Leader and uses any electronic, digital or other similar technology to enable a member of the Senate from a remote location to attend, participate, vote and take any other action in any proceedings of the Senate or the Committee of the Whole even though the member is not physically present within the Senate Chambers or at a meeting of the Committee of the Whole.
(b) Approved by the chair of a committee, other than the Committee of the Whole, and uses any electronic, digital or other similar technology to enable a member of the Senate from a remote location to attend, participate, vote and take any other action in any proceedings of the committee even though the member is not physically present at a meeting of the committee.
2. Upon request by a member of the Senate:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the Majority Leader may authorize the member to use a remote-technology system to attend, participate, vote and take any other action in any proceedings of the Senate or the Committee of the Whole if the Majority Leader determines that exceptional circumstances warrant such use by the member. If the Majority Leader grants such authorization:
(1) It must be entered in the Journal of the Senate.
(2) A member who uses a remote-technology system to attend or participate in a proceeding of the Senate may not vote on any matter on which a vote is taken in that proceeding unless the member is using the remote-technology system to attend or participate in the proceeding from a location in this State.
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(b) The chair of a committee, other than the Committee of the Whole, with the approval of the Majority Leader, may authorize the member to use a remote-technology system to attend, participate, vote and take any other action in any proceedings of the committee if the chair and the Majority Leader determine that exceptional circumstances warrant such use by the member. If the chair grants such authorization, it must be entered in the records of the committee.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 2, if a member of the Senate uses a remote-technology system to attend, participate, vote and take any other action in any proceedings pursuant to this Rule, the member shall be deemed to be present and in attendance at the proceedings for all purposes.
4. For the purposes of voting in proceedings of:
(a) The Committee of the Whole, the Secretary of the Senate or an authorized assistant shall call the roll of each member who is authorized to use a remote-technology system for the proceedings and, in accordance with the procedures of the Senate, cause the members vote to be entered into the record for the purposes of the records of the Committee of the Whole.
(b) A committee, other than the Committee of the Whole, the committee secretary shall call the roll of each member who is authorized to use a remote-technology system for the proceedings and, in accordance with the procedures of the committee, cause the members vote to be entered into the record for the purposes of the records of the committee.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7 of Senate Standing Rule No. 53, this Rule supersedes, takes precedence and controls over any other rule, provision or principle of law to the extent of any conflict with this Rule.
6. The Senate hereby finds and declares that:
(a) The Nevada Constitution invests each House of the Legislature with certain plenary and exclusive constitutional powers which may be exercised only by that House and which cannot be usurped, infringed or impaired by the other House or by any other branch of Nevadas State Government. (Heller v. Legislature, 120 Nev. 456 (2004); Commission on Ethics v. Hardy, 125 Nev. 285 (2009); Masons Manual of Legislative Procedure §§ 2-3 & 560-564 (2010) (Masons Manual))
(b) Section 6 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution invests each House with plenary and exclusive constitutional powers to determine the rules of its proceedings and to govern, control and regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and management, expressly providing that: Each House shall judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its own members, choose its own officers (except the President of the Senate), determine the rules of its proceedings and may punish its members for disorderly conduct, and with the concurrence of two thirds of all the members elected, expel a member.
(c) In addition to its plenary and exclusive constitutional powers, each House possesses certain inherent powers of institutional self-protection and self-preservation to govern, control and regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and management. (In re Chapman, 166 U.S. 661, 668 (1897); Masons Manual § 2; Luther S. Cushing, Elements of the Law & Practice of Legislative Assemblies § 533 (1856) (Cushings Legislative Assemblies))
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(d) The inherent powers of each House are considered so essential to the authority of a legislative assembly, that it cannot well exist without them; and they are consequently entitled to be regarded as belonging to every such assembly as a necessary incident. (Cushings Legislative Assemblies § 533)
(e) The inherent powers of each House authorize it to take all necessary and proper institutional actions that are recognized by the common parliamentary law. (Cushings Legislative Assemblies § 684)
(f) Thus, it is well established that each House is vested with all the powers and privileges which are necessary and incidental to a free and unobstructed exercise of its appropriate functions. These powers and privileges are derived not from the Constitution; on the contrary, they arise from the very creation of a legislative body, and are founded upon the principle of self-preservation. (Ex parte McCarthy, 29 Cal. 395, 403 (1866))
(g) Under the Nevada Constitution, there are no constitutional provisions establishing a particular method for determining whether a member of either House is present at legislative proceedings.
(h) The United States Supreme Court has held that when there are no constitutional provisions establishing a particular method for determining whether a member of a legislative house is present at legislative proceedings, it is therefore within the competency of the house to prescribe any method which shall be reasonably certain to ascertain the fact. (United States v. Ballin, 144 U.S. 1, 6 (1892))
(i) The United States Supreme Court has also held that when a legislative house adopts a rule establishing a reasonable method for determining whether a member is present at legislative proceedings, that rule must be given great deference by the courts because:
Neither do the advantages or disadvantages, the wisdom or folly, of such a rule present any matters for judicial consideration. With the courts the question is only one of power. The constitution empowers each house to determine its rules of proceedings. It may not by its rules ignore constitutional restraints or violate fundamental rights, and there should be a reasonable relation between the mode or method of proceeding established by the rule and the result which is sought to be attained. But within these limitations all matters of method are open to the determination of the house, and it is no impeachment of the rule to say that some other way would be better, more accurate, or even more just. It is no objection to the validity of a rule that a different one has been prescribed and in force for a length of time. The power to make rules is not one which once exercised is exhausted. It is a continuous power, always subject to be exercised by the house, and, within the limitations suggested, absolute and beyond the challenge of any other body or tribunal.
(United States v. Ballin, 144 U.S. 1, 5 (1892))
7. The Senate hereby exercises its constitutional and inherent powers and privileges and adopts this Rule to:
(a) Govern, control and regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and management;
(b) Ensure its institutional self-protection and self-preservation; and
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(c) Establish a reasonable method for determining whether a member of the Senate is present at legislative proceedings during exceptional circumstances.
The next rule is 140.
IX. LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS
Rule No. 140. Compensation of Witnesses.
Witnesses summoned to appear before the Senate, or any of its committees, shall be compensated as provided by law for witnesses required to attend in the courts of the State of Nevada.
And be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Senate Resolution No. 2Senators Cannizzaro and Titus
FILE NUMBER 5
Senate RESOLUTION—Providing allowances to the leadership and other members of the Senate for periodicals, stamps, stationery and communications.
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, That the sum to be allowed, as provided by law, for each member of the Senate for periodicals, stamps and stationery is $60 and for the use of telephones is $2,800, and the sum to be allowed, as provided by law, for the President and President pro Tempore of the Senate, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, and the chair of each standing committee of the Senate for postage, telephone tolls and other communication charges is $900; and be it further
Resolved, That these amounts be certified by the President and the Secretary to the State Controller, who is authorized to draw warrants therefor on the Legislative Fund, and the State Treasurer is thereafter authorized to pay these warrants; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Senate Resolution No. 3Senators Cannizzaro and Titus
FILE NUMBER 6
Senate RESOLUTION—Providing for the appointment of the Senate Session staff.
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, That the following persons are elected staff of the Senate for the 83rd Session of the Legislature of the State of Nevada: Gail Anderson, Jacob Anderson, Becky Archer, Felicia Archer, Connie Barlow, Marie Bell, Annette M. Biamonte, Tyler Boyce, Jan Brase, Louise Bush, Dee Chekowitz-Dykes, Jackie L. Cheney, Isabelle Corbett, Eddie Cordisco Jr., Ann Dankworth, Kathy Davis, Cherie D. Dittler, Lona Domenici, Linda J. Drew, Jaden Eastwood, Suzanne M. Efford, Debbie L. Fazzino, Keira Fincher, Ian G. Gahner, Angelina Garcia, Timothy Gibbs, Diana L. Giovannoni, Ann Gordon, Barbara Groberg, Beau Hamilton, Ryan Hamilton, Michael Harbert, Rosemarie S. Haro, Lauren E. Heggen, Lynn S. Hendricks, Lissette Hernandez, Gail M. Herstead, Linda L. Hiller, Joyce Hollister, Terry A. Horvat, Jennifer Howard, Joseph Huene, Judy C. Jackson, Janice R. Jones, Spencer Jones, Norma Kea, Donna Crawford Kennedy, Erich T. Kolbe, Nicholas Lewis, Vicky L. Lind, Norma Mallett, Sharon McCallen, Cameron A. McClimans, Patty McCready, McKenna Melvin, Janet Meredith, Randee Mervin, Terri L. Miller, Ruth E. Moreland, Julie Newman, Jeff Osborne, Paula L. Peters, Charles E. Powell, Ryan Qualls, Sally Crawford Ramm, Diane Rea, Beth Ann Reykers, Sherry L. Rodriguez, Mykaela L. Ryan, Jakob Schein, Michelle Schober, Leslie A. Sexton, Ciria Sosa, Ann Standley, Bepsy Strasburg, Connie R. Summers, Elizabeth A. Teixeira, Betty Jo Vonderheide, Virginia Weitzel, Susan Whitford, Karsonne Winters, Jeanine M. Wittenberg, Becky Wood, Helen M. Wood, Joyce Woodhouse, Barbara A. Young and Madison Zajac; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 1Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
FILE NUMBER 7
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION—Adopting the Joint Standing Rules of the Senate and Assembly for the 83rd Session of the Legislature.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate Concurring, That the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly for the 83rd Session of the Legislature are hereby adopted as follows:
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
Rule No. 1. Procedure Concerning.
1. In every case of an amendment of a bill, or joint or concurrent resolution, agreed to in one House, dissented from in the other, and not receded from by the one making the amendment, each House may appoint a committee to confer with a like committee to be appointed by the other; and, if appointed, the committee shall meet publicly at a convenient hour to be agreed upon by their respective chairs and announced publicly, and shall confer upon the differences between the two Houses as indicated by the amendments made in one and rejected in the other and report as early as convenient the result of their conference to their respective Houses.
2. The report shall be made available to all members of both Houses. The whole subject matter embraced in the bill or resolution shall be considered by the committee, and it may recommend recession by either House, new amendments, a new bill or resolution, or other changes as it sees fit. A new bill or resolution so reported shall be treated as amendments unless the bill or resolution is composed entirely of original matter, in which case it shall receive the treatment required in the respective Houses for original bills, or resolutions, as the case may be. A conference committee shall not recommend any action which would cause the creation of more than one reprint or more than one bill or resolution.
3. The report of a conference committee may be adopted by acclamation. The report is not subject to amendment.
4. There shall be but one conference committee on any bill or resolution. A majority of the members of a conference committee from each House must be members who voted for the passage of the bill or resolution.
MESSAGES
Rule No. 2. Biennial Message of the Governor.
Upon motion, the biennial message of the Governor must be received and read and entered in full in the Journal of proceedings.
Rule No. 2.2. Other Messages From the Governor.
Whenever a message from the Governor is received, it shall be entered in full in the Journal of proceedings.
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Rule No. 2.4. Proclamation by the Governor Convening Special Session.
Proclamations by the Governor convening the Legislature in special session must, by direction of the presiding officer of each House, be read immediately after the convening of the special session, and must be filed and entered in the Journal of proceedings.
Rule No. 2.6. Messages Between Houses.
Messages from the Senate to the Assembly shall be delivered by the Secretary or a person designated by the Secretary and messages from the Assembly to the Senate shall be delivered by the Chief Clerk or a person designated by the Chief Clerk.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACTION
Rule No. 3. Communications.
Each House shall communicate its final action on any bill or resolution, or matter in which the other may be interested, by written notice. Each such notice sent by the Senate must be signed by the Secretary of the Senate, or a person designated by the Secretary. Each such notice sent by the Assembly must be signed by the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, or a person designated by the Chief Clerk.
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
Rule No. 4. Signature.
Each enrolled bill or joint resolution shall be presented to the presiding officers of both Houses for signature. They shall sign the bill or joint resolution and their signatures shall be followed by those of the Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the Assembly.
Rule No. 5. Joint Sponsorship.
1. A bill or resolution introduced by a standing committee of the Senate or Assembly may, at the direction of the chair of the committee, set forth the name of a standing committee of the other House as a joint sponsor, if a majority of all members appointed to the committee of the other House votes in favor of becoming a joint sponsor of the bill or resolution. The name of the committee joint sponsor must be set forth on the face of the bill or resolution immediately below the date on which the bill or resolution is introduced.
2. A bill or resolution introduced by one or more Legislators elected to one House may, at the direction of the Legislator who brings the bill or resolution forward for introduction, set forth the names of one or more Legislators who are members elected to the other House and who wish to be primary joint sponsors or non-primary joint sponsors of the bill or resolution. Not more than five Legislators from each House may be set forth on the face of a bill or resolution as primary joint sponsors. The names of each primary joint sponsor and non-primary joint sponsor must be set forth on the face of the bill or resolution in the following order immediately below the date on which the bill or resolution is introduced:
(a) The name of each primary joint sponsor, in the order indicated on the colored back of the introductory copy of the bill or resolution; and
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(b) The name of each non-primary joint sponsor, in alphabetical order.
3. The Legislative Counsel shall not cause to be printed the name of a standing committee as a joint sponsor on the face of a bill or resolution unless the chair of the committee has signed his or her name next to the name of the committee on the colored back of the introductory copy of the bill or resolution that was submitted to the front desk of the House of origin or the statement required by subsection 5. The Legislative Counsel shall not cause to be printed the name of a Legislator as a primary joint sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor on the face of a bill or resolution unless the Legislator has signed the colored back of the introductory copy of the bill or resolution that was submitted to the front desk of the House of origin or the statement required by subsection 5.
4. Upon introduction, any bill or resolution that sets forth the names of primary joint sponsors or non-primary joint sponsors, or both, must be numbered in the same numerical sequence as other bills and resolutions of the same House of origin are numbered.
5. Once a bill or resolution has been introduced, a primary joint sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor may only be added or removed by amendment of the bill or resolution. An amendment which proposes to add or remove a primary joint sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor must not be considered by the House of origin of the amendment unless a statement requesting the addition or removal is attached to the copy of the amendment submitted to the front desk of the House of origin of the amendment. If the amendment proposes to add or remove a Legislator as a primary joint sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor, the statement must be signed by that Legislator. If the amendment proposes to add or remove a standing committee as a joint sponsor, the statement must be signed by the chair of the committee. A copy of the statement must be transmitted to the Legislative Counsel if the amendment is adopted.
6. An amendment that proposes to add or remove a primary joint sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor may include additional proposals to change the substantive provisions of the bill or resolution or may be limited only to the proposal to add or remove a primary joint sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor.
PUBLICATIONS
Rule No. 6. Ordering and Distribution.
1. The bills, resolutions, journals and histories will be provided electronically to the officers and members of the Senate and Assembly, staff of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, the press and the general public on the Nevada Legislatures Internet website.
2. Each House may order the printing of bills introduced, reports of its own committees, and other matter pertaining to that House only; but no other printing may be ordered except by a concurrent resolution passed by both Houses. Each Senator is entitled to the free distribution of four copies of each bill introduced in each House, and each Assemblymember to such a distribution of two copies. Additional copies of such bills may be distributed at a charge to the person to whom they are addressed. The amount charged for distribution of the additional copies must be determined by the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau to approximate the cost of handling and postage for the entire session.
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RESOLUTIONS
Rule No. 7. Types, Usage and Approval.
1. A joint resolution must be used to:
(a) Propose an amendment to the Nevada Constitution.
(b) Ratify a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution.
(c) Address the President of the United States, Congress, either House or any committee or member of Congress, any department or agency of the Federal Government, or any other state of the Union.
2. A concurrent resolution must be used to:
(a) Amend these Joint Standing Rules, which requires a majority vote of each House for adoption.
(b) Request the return from the Governor of an enrolled bill for further consideration.
(c) Request the return from the Secretary of State of an enrolled joint or concurrent resolution for further consideration.
(d) Resolve that the return of a bill from one House to the other House is necessary and appropriate.
(e) Express facts, principles, opinion and purposes of the Senate and Assembly.
(f) Establish a joint committee of the two Houses.
(g) Direct the Legislative Commission to conduct an interim study.
3. A concurrent resolution or a resolution of one House may be used to memorialize a former member of the Legislature or other notable or distinguished person upon his or her death.
4. A resolution of one House may be used to request the return from the Secretary of State of an enrolled resolution of the same House for further consideration.
5. A resolution of one House may be used for any additional purpose determined appropriate by the Majority Leader of the Senate or the Speaker of the Assembly, respectively.
6. A concurrent resolution used for the purposes expressed in paragraph (e) of subsection 2 may only be requested by a statutory, interim or standing committee.
Rule No. 8. Reserved.
ADJOURNMENT
Rule No. 9. Limitations and Calculation of Duration.
1. In calculating the permissible duration of an adjournment for 3 days or less, Sunday must not be counted.
2. The Legislature may adjourn for more than 3 days by motion based on mutual consent of the Houses or by concurrent resolution. One or more such adjournments, for a total of not more than 20 days during any regular session, may be taken to permit standing committees, select committees or the Legislative Counsel Bureau to prepare the matters respectively entrusted to them for the consideration of the Legislature as a whole.
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Rule No. 9.5. Adjournment Sine Die.
1. The Legislature shall not take any action on a bill or resolution after midnight Pacific time at the end of the 120th consecutive calendar day of session, inclusive of the day on which the session commences. Any legislative action taken after midnight Pacific time at the end of the 120th consecutive calendar day of session is void, unless the legislative action is conducted during a special session.
2. A Legislator shall not take any action to impede the progress of the Legislature in completing its business by the time specified in subsection 1.
3. The Legislature and its members, officers and employees shall not employ any device, pretense or fiction that adjusts, evades or ignores the measure of time specified in subsection 1 for the purpose of extending the duration of the session.
4. Any action taken in violation of subsection 2 or 3 shall be deemed out of order.
5. As used in this Rule, midnight Pacific time must be determined based on the actual measure of time that, on the final calendar day of the session, is being used and observed by the general population as the uniform time for the portion of Nevada which lies within the Pacific time zone, or any legal successor to the Pacific time zone, and which includes the seat of government of this State as designated by Section 1 of Article 15 of the Nevada Constitution.
EXPENDITURES FROM THE LEGISLATIVE FUND
Rule No. 10. Manner of Authorization.
Except for routine salary, travel, equipment and operating expenses, no expenditures shall be made from the Legislative Fund without the authority of a concurrent resolution regularly adopted by the Senate and Assembly.
LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION
Rule No. 11. Membership and Organization.
1. When members of the minority party in the Senate or in the Assembly comprise one-third or less of the total number elected to that House, minority party membership for that House on the Legislative Commission must be:
(a) One, if such membership is less than one-fifth of the total number elected to that House.
(b) Two, if such membership is at least one-fifth but not more than one-third of the total number elected to that House.
Κ If the members of the minority party in the Senate or in the Assembly comprise more than one-third of the total number elected to that House, minority party membership for that House on the Commission must be three, being equal to the membership of the majority party.
2. Each House shall select one or more alternate members for each member from that House, designating them according to party or according to the individual member whom the alternate would replace.
3. A vacancy in the regular Senate or Assembly membership created by death or by resignation or by the Legislators ceasing to be a member of the Legislature shall be filled by the proper alternate member as designated by that House.
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by that House. If there is no proper alternate member, the Legislative Commission shall fill the vacancy by appointing a Senator or Assemblymember of the same party.
4. If for any reason a member is or will be absent from a meeting and there are no alternates available, the Chair of the Commission may appoint a member of the same House and political party to attend the meeting as an alternate.
5. The members shall serve until their successors are appointed by resolution as provided in NRS 218E.150, except that the membership of any member who does not become a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection shall terminate on the day next after the election and the vacancy shall be filled as provided in this Rule.
6. The Chair shall be selected at the first meeting of the newly formed Legislative Commission and shall serve until his or her successor is appointed following the formation of the next Legislative Commission.
RECORDS OF COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS
Rule No. 12. Duties of Secretary of Committee and Director.
1. Each standing committee of the Legislature shall cause a record to be made of the proceedings of its meetings.
2. The secretary of a standing committee shall:
(a) Label each record with the date, time and place of the meeting and also indicate on the label the numerical sequence in which the record was made;
(b) Keep the records in chronological order; and
(c) Deposit the records upon completion with the Research Library of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
3. The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall:
(a) Make the records available for accessing by any person during office hours under such reasonable conditions as the Director may deem necessary; and
(b) Retain the records for two bienniums and at the end of that period keep some form or copy of the record in any manner the Director deems reasonable to ensure access to the record in the foreseeable future.
REAPPORTIONMENT AND REDISTRICTING
Rule No. 13. Reserved.
Rule No. 13.1. Reserved.
Rule No. 13.2. Reserved.
Rule No. 13.3. Reserved.
Rule No. 13.4. Reserved.
Rule No. 13.6. Reserved.
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LIMITATIONS ON INTRODUCTION AND REQUESTS FOR DRAFTING OF LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Rule No. 14. Limitations on Drafting and Requirements for Introduction; Indication of Requester on Committee Introductions.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14.4, 14.5 and 14.6, after a regular legislative session has convened, the Legislative Counsel shall honor, if submitted before 5 p.m. on the 15th calendar day of the legislative session, not more than 60 requests, in total, from each House for the drafting of a bill or joint resolution. The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly shall, not later than the 8th calendar day of the legislative session, allocate all, some or none of the 60 requests and provide the Legislative Counsel with a written list of the number of requests for the drafting of a bill or resolution that may be submitted by each member and standing committee of their respective Houses, and as Majority Leader or Speaker, as applicable, within the limit provided by this subsection. The lists may be revised any time before the 15th calendar day of the legislative session to reallocate any unused requests or requests which were withdrawn before drafting began on the request.
2. A request for the drafting of a bill or resolution that is submitted by a standing committee pursuant to this section must be approved by a majority of all of the members appointed to the committee before the request is submitted to the Legislative Counsel.
3. A standing committee may only request the drafting of a bill or resolution or introduce a bill or resolution that is within the jurisdiction of the standing committee.
4. A measure introduced by a standing committee at the request of a Legislator or organization must indicate the Legislator or organization at whose request the measure was drafted.
5. The following measures must be introduced by a standing committee:
(a) Measures drafted at the request of agencies and officers of the Executive Branch of State Government, local governments, the courts and other authorized nonlegislative requesters.
(b) Measures requested by statutory committees and interim legislative studies.
(c) Bills requested by a standing committee, or by persons designated to request measures on behalf of a standing committee during the interim. Bills requested by or on behalf of a standing committee must be introduced by that committee.
6. Resolutions requested by or on behalf of a standing committee may be introduced by an individual member.
7. A Legislator may not change the subject matter of a request for a legislative measure after it has been submitted for drafting.
Rule No. 14.1. Secondary Deadline for Submission of Details to the Legislative Counsel.
1. If a request for the drafting of a bill or resolution is submitted to the Legislative Counsel by a Senator or Assemblymember, a standing committee of the Assembly or Senate or the Majority Leader of the Senate or the Speaker of the Assembly on or before the 15th calendar day of the legislative session pursuant to subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No.
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legislative session pursuant to subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14, the member, chair of the standing committee or his or her designee, and the Majority Leader and Speaker, as applicable, shall, by the 22nd calendar day of the legislative session, provide the Legislative Counsel with information to draft the request which is sufficient in detail to allow for complete drafting of the request.
2. The Legislative Counsel shall give priority to the drafting of bills and resolutions for which sufficient detail to allow complete drafting of the request was submitted within the period required by this Rule.
3. The provisions of this Rule apply to a request submitted by a Legislator who is not returning to the Legislature for the legislative session if the request was claimed by another Legislator who is or will be serving during the legislative session.
4. The provisions of this Rule do not apply to:
(a) Emergency requests submitted pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.4.
(b) Requests for which a waiver is granted pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.5.
Rule No. 14.2. Limitations on Time for Introduction of Legislation.
1. Except as otherwise provided in Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14.4, 14.5 and 14.6:
(a) Unless the provisions of paragraph (b) or (c) are applicable, a bill or joint resolution may only be introduced on or before:
(1) The 10th calendar day following delivery of the introductory copy of the bill or joint resolution; or
(2) The last day for introduction of the bill or joint resolution as required by paragraph (e),
Κ whichever is earlier.
(b) If a bill or joint resolution requires revision after the introductory copy has been delivered, such information as is required to draft the revision must be submitted to the Legislative Counsel before the 10th calendar day following delivery of the introductory copy of the bill or joint resolution. The revised bill or joint resolution may only be introduced on or before:
(1) The 15th calendar day following delivery of the original introductory copy of the bill or joint resolution; or
(2) The last day for introduction of the bill or joint resolution as required by paragraph (e),
Κ whichever is earlier.
(c) If the bill or joint resolution requires a second or subsequent revision, such information as is required to draft the revision must be submitted to the Legislative Counsel before the 15th calendar day following delivery of the original introductory copy of the bill or joint resolution. A bill or joint resolution revised pursuant to this paragraph may only be introduced on or before:
(1) The 20th calendar day following delivery of the original introductory copy of the bill or joint resolution; or
(2) The last day for introduction of the bill or joint resolution as required by paragraph (e),
Κ whichever is earlier.
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(d) A request that was designated for prefiling pursuant to NRS 218D.150 must be introduced on or before the 15th calendar day of the legislative session.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the last day for introduction of a bill or joint resolution that was requested by:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (2), a Legislator is the 43rd calendar day of the legislative session.
(2) A Legislator, pursuant to subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14, a standing or interim committee or other requester is the 50th calendar day of the legislative session.
2. The Legislative Counsel shall indicate on the face of the introductory copy of each bill or joint resolution the final date on which the bill or joint resolution may be introduced.
3. If the final date on which the bill or joint resolution may be introduced falls upon a day on which the House in which the bill or joint resolution is to be introduced is not in session, the bill or joint resolution may be introduced on the next day that the House is in session.
SCHEDULE FOR ENACTMENT OF BILLS
Rule No. 14.3. Final Dates for Action by Standing Committees and Houses.
Except as otherwise provided in Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14.4, 14.5 and 14.6:
1. The final standing committee to which a bill or joint resolution is referred in its House of origin may only take action on the bill or joint resolution on or before the 68th calendar day of the legislative session. A bill may be re-referred after that date only to the Senate Committee on Finance or the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means and only if the bill is exempt pursuant to subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.6.
2. Final action on a bill or joint resolution may only be taken by the House of origin on or before the 79th calendar day of the legislative session.
3. The final standing committee to which a bill or joint resolution is referred in the second House may only take action on the bill or joint resolution on or before the 103rd calendar day of the legislative session. A bill may be re-referred after that date only to the Senate Committee on Finance or the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means and only if the bill is exempt pursuant to subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.6.
4. Final action on a bill or joint resolution may only be taken by the second House on or before the 110th calendar day of the legislative session.
Rule No. 14.4. Emergency Requests.
1. After a legislative session has convened:
(a) The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly may each submit to the Legislative Counsel, on his or her own behalf or on the behalf of another Legislator or a standing committee of the Senate or Assembly, not more than 10 requests for the drafting of a bill or resolution.
(b) The Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the Assembly may each submit to the Legislative Counsel, on his or her own behalf or on the behalf of another Legislator or a standing committee of the Senate or Assembly, not more than three requests for the drafting of a bill or resolution.
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behalf or on the behalf of another Legislator or a standing committee of the Senate or Assembly, not more than three requests for the drafting of a bill or resolution.
2. A request submitted pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) May be submitted at any time during the legislative session and is not subject to any of the provisions of subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14, Joint Standing Rule No. 14.1, subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.2 and Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.
(b) Is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other requests for the drafting of a bill or resolution that are authorized to be submitted to the Legislative Counsel by the Majority Leader of the Senate, Speaker of the Assembly, Minority Leader of the Senate or Minority Leader of the Assembly.
3. The list of requests for the preparation of legislative measures prepared pursuant to NRS 218D.130 must include the phrase EMERGENCY REQUEST OF and state the title of the person who requested each bill or resolution pursuant to this Rule. If the request was made on behalf of another Legislator or a standing committee, the list must also include the name of the Legislator or standing committee on whose behalf the bill or resolution was requested.
4. The Legislative Counsel shall cause to be printed on the face of the introductory copy and all reprints of each bill or resolution requested pursuant to this Rule the phrase EMERGENCY REQUEST OF and state the title of the person who requested the bill or resolution.
Rule No. 14.5. Waivers.
1. At the request of a Legislator or a standing or select committee of the Senate or Assembly, subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14, subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.2 or any of the provisions of Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14.1 and 14.3, or any combination thereof, may be waived by the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly, acting jointly, at any time during a legislative session.
2. A waiver granted pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Must be in writing, executed on a form provided by the Legislative Counsel, and signed by the Majority Leader and the Speaker.
(b) Must indicate the date on which the waiver is granted.
(c) Must indicate the Legislator or committee on whose behalf the waiver is being granted.
(d) Must include the bill number or resolution number for which the waiver is granted or indicate that the Legislative Counsel is authorized to accept and honor a request for a new bill or resolution.
(e) Must indicate the provisions to which the waiver applies.
(f) May include the conditions under which the bill or resolution for which the waiver is being granted must be introduced and processed.
3. The Legislative Counsel shall not honor a request for the drafting of a new bill or resolution for which a waiver is granted pursuant to this Rule unless information which is sufficient in detail to allow for complete drafting of the bill or resolution is submitted to the Legislative Counsel within 2 calendar days after the date on which the waiver is granted.
4. Upon the receipt of a written waiver granted pursuant to this Rule, the Legislative Counsel shall transmit a copy of the waiver to the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly. The notice that a waiver has been granted for an existing bill or resolution must be read on the floor and entered in the Journal, and a notation that the waiver was granted must be included as a part of the history of the bill or resolution on the next practicable legislative day.
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has been granted for an existing bill or resolution must be read on the floor and entered in the Journal, and a notation that the waiver was granted must be included as a part of the history of the bill or resolution on the next practicable legislative day. A notation that a waiver was granted authorizing a new bill or resolution must be included as a part of the history of the bill or resolution after introduction.
5. The Legislative Counsel shall secure the original copy of the waiver to the official cover of the bill or resolution.
Rule No. 14.6. Exemptions.
1. Upon request of the draft by or referral to the Senate Committee on Finance or the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, a bill which:
(a) Contains an appropriation; or
(b) Has been determined by the Fiscal Analysis Division to:
(1) Authorize the expenditure by a state agency of sums not appropriated from the State General Fund or the State Highway Fund;
(2) Create or increase any significant fiscal liability of the State;
(3) Implement a budget decision; or
(4) Significantly decrease any revenue of the State,
Κ is exempt from the provisions of subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14, Joint Standing Rule No. 14.1, subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.2 and Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3. The Fiscal Analysis Division shall give notice to the Legislative Counsel to cause to be printed on the face of the bill the term exempt for any bills requested by the Senate Committee on Finance or Assembly Committee on Ways and Means that have been determined to be exempt and shall give written notice to the Legislative Counsel, Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the Assembly of any bill which is determined to be exempt or eligible for exemption after it is printed. When a bill is determined to be exempt or eligible for an exemption after the bill was printed, a notation must be included as a part of the history of the bill on the next practicable legislative day. The term exempt must be printed on the face of all reprints of the bill after the bill becomes exempt.
2. Unless exempt pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1, all of the provisions of Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14, 14.1, 14.2 and 14.3 apply to a bill until the bill becomes exempt pursuant to subsection 1. A bill that has become exempt does not lose the exemption regardless of subsequent actions taken by the Legislature.
3. A cumulative list of all bills determined by the Fiscal Analysis Division pursuant to subsection 1 to be exempt or eligible for exemption after being printed must be maintained and printed in the back of the list of requests for the preparation of legislative measures prepared pursuant to NRS 218D.130.
4. The provisions of subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14, Joint Standing Rule No. 14.1, subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.2 and Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3 do not apply to:
(a) A measure that primarily relates to carrying out the business of the Legislature.
(b) A bill returned from enrollment for a technical correction.
(c) A bill that was previously enrolled but, upon request of the Legislature, has been returned from the Governor for further consideration.
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Rule No. 14.7. Amendments.
1. The Legislative Counsel shall not honor a request for the drafting of an amendment to a bill or resolution if the subject matter of the amendment is independent of, and not specifically related and properly connected to, the subject that is expressed in the title of the bill or resolution.
2. For the purposes of this Rule, an amendment is independent of, and not specifically related and properly connected to, the subject that is expressed in the title of a bill or resolution if the amendment relates only to the general, single subject that is expressed in that title and not to the specific whole subject matter embraced in the bill or resolution.
3. This Rule must be narrowly construed to carry out the purposes for which it was adopted, which is to ensure the effectiveness of the limitations set forth in Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14, 14.1, 14.2 and 14.3.
Rule No. 15. Reserved.
Rule No. 16. Reserved.
DATE OF FIRST JOINT BUDGET HEARING
Rule No. 17. Requirement.
The first joint meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means to consider the budgets of the agencies of the State must be held on or before the 92nd calendar day of the regular session.
CRITERIA FOR REVIEWING BILLS THAT REQUIRE POLICIES OF HEALTH INSURANCE TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN TREATMENT OR SERVICES
Rule No. 18. Topics of Consideration.
Any standing committee of the Senate or Assembly to which a bill is referred requiring a policy of health insurance delivered or issued for delivery in this State to provide coverage for any treatment or service shall review the bill giving consideration to:
1. The level of public demand for the treatment or service for which coverage is required and the extent to which such coverage is needed in this State;
2. The extent to which coverage for the treatment or service is currently available;
3. The extent to which the required coverage may increase or decrease the cost of the treatment or service;
4. The effect the required coverage will have on the cost of obtaining policies of health insurance in this State;
5. The effect the required coverage will have on the cost of health care provided in this State; and
6. Such other considerations as are necessary to determine the fiscal and social impact of requiring coverage for the treatment or service.
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INTERIM LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES
Rule No. 19. Approval for Meeting During Session and Date for Reporting.
1. A legislative committee that meets during the interim shall not schedule or otherwise hold a meeting during a regular session of the Legislature or during an adjournment pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 9 without the prior approval of the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly.
2. Each legislative committee that adopted any findings or recommendations during the interim since the last regular session of the Legislature shall, not later than the 14th calendar day of the regular session, inform interested members of the Senate and Assembly of those findings and recommendations.
ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY
Rule No. 20. Maintenance of Working Environment; Procedure for Filing, Investigating and Taking Remedial Action on Complaints.
1. The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy of the Legislature to prohibit any conduct, whether intentional or unintentional, which results in sexual harassment or other unlawful harassment based upon any other protected category. The Legislature intends to maintain a working environment which is free from sexual harassment and other unlawful harassment. Each Legislator is responsible to conduct himself or herself in a manner which will ensure that others are able to work in such an environment.
2. In accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., for the purposes of this Rule, sexual harassment means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, visual or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:
(a) Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of a persons employment;
(b) Submission to or rejection of such conduct by a person is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting the person; or
(c) Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with a persons work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.
3. Each Legislator must exercise his or her own good judgment to avoid engaging in conduct that may be perceived by others as sexual harassment. The following noninclusive list provides illustrations of conduct that the Legislature deems to be inappropriate:
(a) Verbal conduct such as epithets, derogatory comments, slurs or unwanted sexual advances, invitations or comments;
(b) Visual conduct such as derogatory posters, photography, cartoons, drawings or gestures;
(c) Physical conduct such as unwanted touching, blocking normal movement or interfering with the work directed at a person because of his or her sex; and
(d) Threats and demands to submit to sexual requests to keep a persons job or avoid some other loss, and offers of employment benefits in return for sexual favors.
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4. In addition to other prohibited conduct, a complaint may be brought pursuant to this Rule for engaging in conduct prohibited by Joint Standing Rule No. 37 when the prohibited conduct is based on or because of the gender or other protected category of the person.
5. Retaliation against a person for engaging in protected activity is prohibited. Retaliation occurs when an adverse action is taken against a person which is reasonably likely to deter the person from engaging in the protected activity. Protected activity includes, without limitation:
(a) Opposing conduct that the person reasonably believes constitutes sexual harassment or other unlawful harassment;
(b) Filing a complaint about the conduct; or
(c) Testifying, assisting or participating in any manner in an investigation or other proceeding related to a complaint of sexual harassment or other unlawful harassment.
6. A Legislator who encounters conduct that the Legislator believes is sexual harassment, other unlawful harassment, retaliation or otherwise inconsistent with this policy may file a written complaint with:
(a) The Speaker of the Assembly;
(b) The Majority Leader of the Senate;
(c) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, if the complaint involves the conduct of the Speaker of the Assembly or the Majority Leader of the Senate; or
(d) The reporting system established pursuant to subsection 11.
Κ The complaint must include the details of the incident or incidents, the names of the persons involved and the names of any witnesses. Unless the Legislative Counsel is the subject of the complaint, the Legislative Counsel must be informed upon receipt of a complaint.
7. The Speaker of the Assembly, the Majority Leader of the Senate or the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, as appropriate, shall cause a discreet and impartial investigation to be conducted and may, when deemed necessary and appropriate, assign the complaint to a committee consisting of Legislators of the appropriate House.
8. If the investigation reveals that sexual harassment, other unlawful harassment, retaliation or other conduct in violation of this policy has occurred, appropriate disciplinary or remedial action, or both, will be taken. The appropriate persons will be informed when any such action is taken. The Legislature will also take any action necessary to deter any future harassment.
9. The Legislature encourages a Legislator to report any incident of sexual harassment, other unlawful harassment, retaliation or other conduct inconsistent with this policy immediately so that the complaint can be quickly and fairly resolved.
10. All Legislators are responsible for adhering to the provisions of this policy. The prohibitions against engaging in sexual harassment and other unlawful harassment which are set forth in this Rule also apply to employees, Legislators, lobbyists, vendors, contractors, customers and any other visitors to the Legislature.
11. The Legislative Counsel Bureau shall establish a reporting system which allows a person to submit a complaint of a violation of this Rule with or without identifying himself or herself. Such a complaint must provide enough details of the incident or incidents alleged, the names of the persons involved and the names of any witnesses to allow an appropriate inquiry to occur.
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provide enough details of the incident or incidents alleged, the names of the persons involved and the names of any witnesses to allow an appropriate inquiry to occur.
12. This policy does not create any private right of action or enforceable legal rights in any person.
Rule No. 20.5. Lobbyists to Maintain Appropriate Working Environment; Procedure for Filing, Investigating and Taking Remedial Action on Complaints.
1. A lobbyist shall not engage in any conduct with a Legislator or any other person working in the Legislature which is prohibited by a Legislator under Joint Standing Rule No. 20. Each lobbyist is responsible to conduct himself or herself in a manner which will ensure that others who work in the Legislature are able to work in an environment free from sexual harassment and other unlawful harassment.
2. Each lobbyist must exercise his or her own good judgment to avoid engaging in conduct that may be perceived by others as sexual harassment as described in Joint Standing Rule No. 20.
3. A lobbyist who encounters conduct that he or she believes is sexual harassment, other unlawful harassment, retaliation or otherwise inconsistent with this policy may file a written complaint with:
(a) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau; or
(b) The reporting system established pursuant to subsection 11 of Joint Standing Rule No. 20.
Κ Such a complaint must include the details of the incident or incidents alleged, the names of the persons involved and the names of any witnesses. Unless the Legislative Counsel is the subject of the complaint, the Legislative Counsel must be informed upon receipt of a complaint.
4. If a person encounters conduct by a lobbyist which he or she believes is sexual harassment, other unlawful harassment, retaliation or otherwise inconsistent with this policy, the person may file a complaint in the manner listed in subsection 3, or may submit a complaint in accordance with the reporting system established pursuant to subsection 11 of Joint Standing Rule No. 20.
5. If a complaint made against a lobbyist pursuant to this Rule is substantiated, appropriate disciplinary action may be brought against the lobbyist which may include, without limitation, having his or her registration as a lobbyist suspended.
6. The provisions of this policy are not intended to address conduct between lobbyists and must not be used for that purpose. This policy does not create any private right of action or enforceable legal rights in any person.
VOTE ON GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Rule No. 21. Waiting Period Between Introduction and Final Passage.
A period of at least 24 hours must elapse between the introduction of the general appropriation bill and a vote on its final passage by its House of origin.
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USE OF LOCK BOXES BY STATE AGENCIES
Rule No. 22. Duties of Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means.
To expedite the deposit of state revenue, the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means shall, when reviewing the proposed budget of a state agency which collects state revenue, require, if practicable, the agency to deposit revenue that it has received within 24 hours after receipt. The Committees shall allow such agencies to deposit the revenue directly or contract with a service to deposit the revenue within the specified period.
Rule No. 23. Reserved.
Rule No. 24. Reserved.
ACCREDITATION OF NEWS MEDIA
Rule No. 25. Procedures and Standards for Accreditation; Disqualifications; Definition of Bona Fide News Medium.
1. If a person is accredited as a member of a bona fide news medium in accordance with the requirements in this Rule, the person may be granted the privilege of accessing any areas designated for members of a bona fide news medium on the floor or in the chambers of the Senate and Assembly, subject to the approval, regulation and supervision of the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly.
2. If a person wants to be considered for accreditation as a member of a bona fide news medium, the person must complete and file an application for accreditation with the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau. The application must include:
(a) The persons full name, telephone number and electronic mail address and a copy of a drivers license or other photo identification deemed sufficient by the Director to identify the person.
(b) The name of each bona fide news medium that the person works for or represents and the business address, telephone number and electronic mail address of each such bona fide news medium.
(c) Documentary or other evidence deemed sufficient by the Director to establish that the person works for or represents a bona fide news medium. Such evidence may include a copy of an identification badge issued by a bona fide news medium or, in the absence of such an identification badge, any other evidence deemed sufficient by the Director to establish that the person works for or represents a bona fide news medium.
(d) Any other information or evidence that the Director determines is necessary to carry out the provisions of this Rule.
3. In addition to the requirements of subsection 2, the application must include:
(a) A declaration that the person is not registered as a lobbyist pursuant to chapter 218H of NRS and, to the best of the persons knowledge and belief at that time, does not intend to register as a lobbyist or engage in any lobbying activities that would require the person to register as a lobbyist during any regular or special session pursuant to chapter 218H of NRS.
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(b) An acknowledgment that, if the person is accredited as a member of a bona fide news medium and thereafter registers as a lobbyist or engages in any lobbying activities that would require the person to register as a lobbyist during any regular or special session pursuant to chapter 218H of NRS, regardless of whether the person properly registers or fails to register as a lobbyist as required by that chapter, the person shall be deemed to have forfeited the persons accreditation, and the person must return the persons identification badge as a member of a bona fide news medium to the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
4. When any applications are filed pursuant to this Rule, the Director shall, as soon as reasonably practicable:
(a) Review the applications for compliance with the requirements in this Rule and prepare lists naming the persons whose applications the Director has made a preliminary determination and recommendation that the applications comply with the requirements in this Rule;
(b) Submit such lists to the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly for review and approval by the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly; and
(c) Prepare identification badges for the persons named in such lists.
5. The applications of the persons named in such lists and their accreditation as members of a bona fide news medium shall be deemed approved by the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly if their names are read or entered into the Journals of the Senate and Assembly.
6. Any decisions to approve, deny, suspend or revoke the accreditation of a member of a bona fide news medium, or discipline such a member for violations of any rules or policies, is at the sole discretion of the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly.
7. The Legislative Counsel Bureau shall act as the administrative liaison between any applicants or accredited members of a bona fide news medium and the Senate and Assembly for purposes of accepting and processing applications for accreditation, preparing and regulating identification badges and administering any other matters necessary to carry out the provisions of this Rule, but such actions by the Legislative Counsel Bureau do not affect the authority of the Senate and Assembly to govern their own chambers or otherwise determine privileges of the floor.
8. A person is disqualified and barred from being accredited as a member of a bona fide news medium if the person registers as a lobbyist or engages in any lobbying activities that would require the person to register as a lobbyist during any regular or special session pursuant to chapter 218H of NRS, regardless of whether the person properly registers or fails to register as a lobbyist as required by that chapter. If a person is accredited as a member of a bona fide news medium and thereafter registers as a lobbyist or engages in any lobbying activities that would require the person to register as a lobbyist during any regular or special session pursuant to chapter 218H of NRS, regardless of whether the person properly registers or fails to register as a lobbyist as required by that chapter, the person shall be deemed to have forfeited the persons accreditation, and the person must return the persons identification badge as a member of a bona fide news medium to the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
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9. As used in this Rule, bona fide news medium means a commercial or non-profit news outlet providing:
(a) Print journalism, such as newspapers or magazines;
(b) Broadcast journalism, such as radio or television;
(c) Wire or news services for redistribution to other news organizations; or
(d) Online news services using electronic dissemination rather than conventional print or broadcast distribution.
Rule No. 26. Reserved.
Rule No. 27. Reserved.
Rule No. 28. Reserved.
Rule No. 29. Reserved.
LEGISLATIVE CODE OF ETHICAL STANDARDS
Rule No. 30. Short Title; Applicability; Relation to Other Ethical Standards.
1. Joint Standing Rules Nos. 30 to 39, inclusive, may be cited as the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards.
2. The Legislative Code of Ethical Standards applies to:
(a) All Legislators at all times.
(b) All members of legislative staff when performing or exercising their legislative assignments, tasks, duties, responsibilities or powers.
(c) All lobbyists when they:
(1) Appear in person in the Legislative Building or any other building in which the Legislature or any of its legislative committees hold meetings during a regular or special session or the interim between sessions, including, without limitation, any building in which a meeting is held by teleconference or videoconference; or
(2) Represent the interests of any lobbying client to a Legislator or a member of legislative staff, regardless of whether such representation occurs during a regular or special session or the interim between sessions and regardless of the location where such representation occurs or the means of communication used to provide such representation.
3. The Legislative Code of Ethical Standards is intended to supplement all other ethical standards recognized by rules and laws governing ethics and does not limit the application of such other ethical standards but is cumulative thereto, so that the application or attempted application of any one of the ethical standards does not bar the application or attempted application of any other, except in circumstances where Section 6 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution invests each House with plenary and exclusive constitutional powers.
4. The Legislative Code of Ethical Standards does not create any private right of action or enforceable legal rights in any person.
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Rule No. 31. Purpose and Construction.
1. The purpose of the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards is to:
(a) Establish the highest standards of ethical behavior founded upon principles of dignity, decorum, civility and respect;
(b) Prohibit any conduct that creates the appearance of impropriety; and
(c) Prohibit any improper, inappropriate or dishonorable conduct that is unbecoming to the legislative process or is inconsistent with or undermines the peoples faith, trust and confidence in the integrity of the legislative process.
2. The Legislative Code of Ethical Standards must be construed:
(a) Liberally to carry out and achieve its purposes; and
(b) Strictly against any person alleging that his or her conduct is not subject to its provisions, so that any doubt or uncertainty as to the application of its provisions must be resolved against such a person and in favor of removing unethical behavior from the legislative process.
Rule No. 32. Definitions.
As used in the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in Joint Standing Rules Nos. 33 to 36, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those rules.
Rule No. 33. Legislative Committee Defined.
1. Legislative committee means any legislative committee or commission appointed to conduct or perform legislative business during a regular or special session or the interim between sessions.
2. The term includes, without limitation:
(a) Any joint, standing, temporary, special or select committee;
(b) Any committee of the whole;
(c) Any interim committee; or
(d) Any subcommittee.
Rule No. 34. Lobbying Client Defined.
1. Lobbying client means a person who employs, retains, contracts for or otherwise uses or engages the services of a lobbyist to represent the interests of the person to one or more Legislators or members of legislative staff, whether or not any compensation is paid for the services.
2. The term includes, without limitation, a client that is a government, governmental agency or political subdivision of a government.
Rule No. 35. Lobbyist Defined.
1. Lobbyist means a person who:
(a) Is required to register as a lobbyist during a regular or special session pursuant to chapter 218H of NRS, regardless of whether the person properly registers or fails to register as a lobbyist as required by that chapter; or
(b) Represents the interests of any lobbying client to a Legislator or a member of legislative staff, regardless of whether such representation occurs during a regular or special session or the interim between sessions and regardless of the location where such representation occurs or the means of communication used to provide such representation.
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2. The term does not include a person who is excluded from the term lobbyist as defined in NRS 218H.080.
Rule No. 36. Member of Legislative Staff Defined.
1. Member of legislative staff means any member of a Legislators staff or any officer, employee, assistant or other person employed with reference to the legislative duties of a Legislator or the Legislative Branch, regardless of whether they are paid or otherwise compensated to serve in their positions.
2. The term includes, without limitation, any officers, employees, attaches, interns or other staff of:
(a) The Legislature or either House;
(b) Any legislative committee;
(c) Any legislative office or caucus;
(d) Any division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau; or
(e) Any other agency, body, office, organization or unit of the Legislative Branch.
Rule No. 37. Ethical Standards; Prohibited Conduct.
1. The people of the State of Nevada have the right to expect and demand that each Legislator, member of legislative staff or lobbyist adheres to the highest standards of ethical behavior founded upon principles of dignity, decorum, civility and respect because such ethical standards are essential to ensure and enhance the peoples faith, trust and confidence in the integrity of the legislative process.
2. Each Legislator, member of legislative staff or lobbyist has a solemn and unerring responsibility and duty to do everything in his or her power to:
(a) Behave properly, appropriately and honorably with each other and with members of the public who participate in the legislative process; and
(b) Encourage, promote and secure an atmosphere in which ethical behavior is the highest priority and is practiced unceasingly and without fail.
3. Each Legislator, member of legislative staff or lobbyist shall not engage in or attempt, offer, or agree to engage in, or assist or induce another person to engage in:
(a) Any conduct that creates the appearance of impropriety; or
(b) Any improper, inappropriate or dishonorable conduct that is unbecoming to the legislative process or is inconsistent with or undermines the peoples faith, trust and confidence in the integrity of the legislative process.
4. The conduct prohibited by this Rule includes, without limitation, any conduct that:
(a) Is intended to threaten, harass, intimidate or improperly influence another person who is participating in the legislative process.
(b) Creates a hostile work environment for another person who is participating in the legislative process.
(c) Causes harm or serious emotional distress, or the reasonable apprehension thereof, to another person who is participating in the legislative process.
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(d) Involves impolite, disrespectful or disorderly behavior that results in unreasonable or harmful interference with another person who is participating in the legislative process.
(e) Involves false or misleading accusations or allegations against another person who is participating in the legislative process.
(f) Involves dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.
(g) Is intended to assist or induce another person to violate or attempt to violate the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards.
Rule No. 38. Complaints.
1. A person may file a complaint alleging a breach of the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards in accordance with the Standing Rules of each House, except that a person may not file a complaint alleging the same or substantially similar conduct with more than one House.
2. If the complaint alleges an ethical breach by or against a Legislator or the ethical breach otherwise involves a particular Legislator, the complaint must be filed with the Legislators House, even if the complaint also alleges an ethical breach by or against a member of legislative staff or a lobbyist.
Rule No. 39. Authority of Senate and Assembly to Adopt Ethical Standards, Require Training and Prohibit and Sanction Ethical Breaches.
1. The Senate and Assembly hereby find and declare that:
(a) Section 6 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution invests each House with plenary and exclusive constitutional powers to govern, control and regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and management, expressly providing that: Each House shall judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its own members, choose its own officers (except the President of the Senate), determine the rules of its proceedings and may punish its members for disorderly conduct, and with the concurrence of two thirds of all the members elected, expel a member. (Heller v. Legislature, 120 Nev. 456 (2004); Commission on Ethics v. Hardy, 125 Nev. 285 (2009); Masons Manual of Legislative Procedure §§ 2-3 and 560-564 (2010) (Masons Manual))
(b) Section 7 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution invests each House with plenary and exclusive constitutional powers to govern, control and regulate any person who is not a member but who is guilty of disrespect to the House by disorderly or contemptuous behavior in its presence, and each House also has inherent powers, according to the common parliamentary law, to prohibit and sanction all offensive behavior committed against it by any person who is not a member. (Masons Manual §§ 805-806; Luther S. Cushing, Elements of the Law & Practice of Legislative Assemblies §§ 690-695 (1856) (Cushings Legislative Assemblies))
(c) In addition to its other powers, each House possesses certain inherent powers of institutional self-protection and self-preservation to govern, control and regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and management. (In re Chapman, 166 U.S. 661, 668 (1897); Masons Manual § 2; Cushings Legislative Assemblies § 533)
(d) The inherent powers of each House are considered so essential to the authority of a legislative assembly, that it cannot well exist without them; and they are consequently entitled to be regarded as belonging to every such assembly as a necessary incident.
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them; and they are consequently entitled to be regarded as belonging to every such assembly as a necessary incident. (Cushings Legislative Assemblies § 533)
(e) The inherent powers of each House authorize it to take all necessary and proper institutional actions that are recognized by the common parliamentary law. (Cushings Legislative Assemblies § 684)
(f) Thus, it is well established that each House is vested with all the powers and privileges which are necessary and incidental to a free and unobstructed exercise of its appropriate functions. These powers and privileges are derived not from the Constitution; on the contrary, they arise from the very creation of a legislative body, and are founded upon the principle of self-preservation. (Ex parte McCarthy, 29 Cal. 395, 403 (1866))
2. The Senate and Assembly hereby exercise their constitutional and inherent powers and privileges and adopt the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards in the Joint Standing Rules to:
(a) Establish ethical standards to regulate the behavior and conduct of persons who participate in the legislative process; and
(b) Prohibit and sanction ethical breaches.
3. The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly, respectively, may require Legislators to attend training relating to the ethical standards required, and the behaviors prohibited, by the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards and sanction a Legislator for failure to attend such a training.
CONTINUATION OF RULES
Rule No. 40. Continuation of Joint Standing Rules During the Interim Between Regular Sessions.
The Joint Standing Rules set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect throughout the interim between regular sessions of the Legislature and until new Joint Standing Rules of the Senate and Assembly are adopted as part of the organization of a newly-constituted Legislature at the commencement of a session, unless a conflict exists with a rule adopted by the Senate and Assembly for a special session occurring between regular sessions.
And be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption, except that any persons who were issued press identification badges for the 83rd Session of the Legislature before February 3, 2025, and whose names are read or entered into the Journals of the Senate and Assembly as accredited press representatives on that date shall be deemed to be accredited members of a bona fide news medium for the purposes of Joint Standing Rule No. 25.
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Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 2Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
FILE NUMBER 8
Assembly Concurrent RESOLUTION—Authorizing additional reimbursement for travel in certain circumstances.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate Concurring, That to offset the increased cost of flights, a legislator may apply for reimbursement for travel of 50 miles or more between the legislators home and Carson City, Nevada, to serve during the 83rd (2025) Session of the Nevada Legislature by submitting a claim for the reimbursement of any amount the legislator is required to pay for such travel which exceeds the amount authorized to be provided pursuant to NRS 218A.645, up to a maximum amount of $10,000 per legislator; and be it further
Resolved, That the amount of any such claim that is approved be verified, processed and paid in the same manner as claims pursuant to NRS 218A.645; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1Senators Cannizzaro; Buck, Cruz-Crawford, Daly, Doρate, Dondero Loop, Ellison, Flores, Hansen, Krasner, Lange, Neal, Nguyen, Ohrenschall, Pazina, Rogich, Scheible, Steinbeck, Stone, Taylor and Titus
Joint Sponsors: Assemblymembers Yeager; Anderson, Backus, Brown-May, Carter, Cole, Considine, Dalia, DeLong, Dickman, DSilva, Edgeworth, Flanagan, Gallant, Gonzαlez, Goulding, Gray, Gurr, Hafen, Hansen, Hardy, Hibbetts, Hunt, Jackson, Jauregui, Karris, Kasama, Koenig, La Rue Hatch, Marzola, Miller, Monroe-Moreno, Moore, Mosca, Nadeem, Nguyen, ONeill, Orentlicher, Roth, Torres-Fossett, Watts and Yurek
FILE NUMBER 9
Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION—Memorializing esteemed native Nevadan and lobbyist Kathleen Neena Laxalt.
Whereas, Born 2 months premature at a mere 4 pounds in Reno, Nevada in 1957, Kathleen Neena Laxalt entered the world with an indomitable fighting spirit; and
Whereas, The devoted daughter of parents Paul Dominique Laxalt and Jackalyn Ross Laxalt, Neena Laxalt grew up in Carson City with her five siblings and many cousins; and
Whereas, Neena Laxalt was raised in the world of law and politics with her maternal grandfather, Judge John R. Ross, serving as a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada from 1954 to 1963 and her father, Paul D. Laxalt, serving as Nevadas Lieutenant Governor, Governor and U.S. Senator between 1963 and 1987; and
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Whereas, A proud product of humble immigrants who settled in Nevada, Neena Laxalt, as a fourth-generation Irish descendant, possessed a keen sense of humor, a refined gift of conversation and, as a second-generation Basque descendant, a clear focus and unfailing work ethic; and
Whereas, After beginning her storied lobbying career in the halls of the Arizona Legislature, Neena Laxalt spent over 25 years skillfully navigating the legislative process at the Nevada Legislature and in other governmental arenas by providing valuable insights and fostering collaboration among policymakers, stakeholders and communities; and
Whereas, In 2017, her colleagues recognized her significant contributions by inducting her into the Nevada Legislatures James A. Joyce Lobbyist Hall of Fame; and
Whereas, Neena Laxalt has had a marked impact on numerous state policies, notably in the areas of agriculture, ranching, animal welfare and the well-being of Nevadas Native American and rural communities, and she devoted innumerable hours in her leadership role planning the historic celebration of Nevadas sesquicentennial anniversary; and
Whereas, Neena Laxalt mentored countless young professionals, especially women, and her guidance and support empowered them to flourish in their advocacy or political careers; and
Whereas, An animal and nature enthusiast, Neena Laxalt became the guardian of the revered Laxalt family sheep camp at Marlette Lake, following in her Basque grandfather Dominique Laxalts footsteps; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly Concurring, That the members of the Nevada Legislature offer their deepest condolences to Neena Laxalts daughter, Kevan Danielle, her granddaughter, Grace Kathleen, her four siblings, her many cousins and her many lifelong friends; and be it further
Resolved, That the legacy of Neena Laxalts distinguished lobbying career and service to this State will long be remembered and serve as an inspiration to others to embrace the role of mentor or tireless advocate for their causes; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the family of Neena Laxalt; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Senate Resolution No. 4Senators Cannizzaro and Titus
FILE NUMBER 10
Senate RESOLUTION—Providing for the compensation of the clergy and the coordinator of the clergy for services rendered to the Senate during the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature.
Whereas, The members of the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature sincerely appreciate the daily religious services that have been rendered by members of the clergy representing various denominations; and
Whereas, The invocations offered by the clergy provide inspiration and guidance for the members of the Senate as they face the challenges and demands of a legislative session; and
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Whereas, The assistance provided by the coordinator of the clergy has facilitated the daily services; and
Whereas, A reasonable compensation should be provided for the clergy who perform such services and for the coordinator of the clergy; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, That the State Controller is authorized and directed to pay the sum of $40 per service out of the Legislative Fund to the members of the clergy who performed religious services for the Senate during the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature; and be it further
Resolved, That the State Controller is authorized and directed to pay the sum of $1,500 to the coordinator of the clergy who facilitated the services for the Senate during the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 3Assemblymembers Yeager, Hafen; Anderson, Backus, Brown-May, Carter, Cole, Considine, Dalia, DeLong, Dickman, DSilva, Edgeworth, Flanagan, Gallant, Gonzαlez, Goulding, Gray, Gurr, Hansen, Hardy, Hibbetts, Hunt, Jackson, Jauregui, Karris, Kasama, Koenig, La Rue Hatch, Marzola, Miller, Monroe-Moreno, Moore, Mosca, Nadeem, Nguyen, ONeill, Orentlicher, Roth, Torres-Fossett, Watts and Yurek
Joint Sponsors: Senators Cannizzaro, Titus; Buck, Cruz-Crawford, Daly, Doρate, Dondero Loop, Ellison, Flores, Hansen, Krasner, Lange, Neal, Nguyen, Ohrenschall, Pazina, Rogich, Scheible, Steinbeck, Stone and Taylor
FILE NUMBER 11
Assembly Concurrent RESOLUTION—Expressing gratitude to the National Conference of State Legislatures for 50 years of service.
Whereas, The National Conference of State Legislatures was founded in 1975 and has evolved over the last 50 years to become the premier organization solely dedicated to serving the legislators and legislative staff of the 50 states, commonwealths and territories of the United States and the District of Columbia; and
Whereas, The National Conference of State Legislatures was created from the merger of three organizations that served or represented the interest of legislators and legislative staff and that shared the belief that legislative service is one of democracys worthiest pursuits; and
Whereas, The National Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan organization that seeks to advance the effectiveness, independence and integrity of state legislatures, foster interstate communication and cooperation and ensure states have a strong, cohesive voice in the federal governmental system; and
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Whereas, The state legislatures of this nation are laboratories of democracy and have continually demonstrated their unique ability to adeptly tackle emergent challenges by bringing together people from different backgrounds and communities to find common ground; and
Whereas, The National Conference of State Legislatures facilitates the exchange of ideas, provides critical research and information, encourages a rigorous review of the complex issues confronting our communities, states and nation and strives to strengthen the bond between state legislatures in the United States and the international community; and
Whereas, The National Conference of State Legislatures celebrated its 50th anniversary on January 1, 2025; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate Concurring, That the members of the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature recognize and commend the National Conference of State Legislatures for its exceptional leadership and commitment to the legislative institution and specifically its service to the Nevada Legislature as it celebrates its 50th anniversary; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the Chief Executive Officer of the National Conference of State Legislatures; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Assembly Resolution No. 4Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
FILE NUMBER 12
Assembly RESOLUTION—Providing for the appointment of additional attaches for the Assembly.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That Susan Hoffman, Jean Kvam and Kevin Pond are elected as additional attaches of the Assembly for the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4Senators Ohrenschall, Scheible; Cruz-Crawford, Daly, Doρate, Dondero Loop and Taylor
Joint Sponsors: Assemblymembers Yeager, Nguyen; Anderson, Backus, Brown-May, Carter, Cole, Considine, Dalia, DeLong, Dickman, DSilva, Edgeworth, Flanagan, Gallant, Gonzαlez, Goulding, Gray, Gurr, Hafen, Hansen, Hardy, Hibbetts, Hunt, Jackson, Jauregui, Karris, Kasama, Koenig, La Rue Hatch, Marzola, Miller, Monroe-Moreno, Moore, Mosca, Nadeem, ONeill, Orentlicher, Roth, Torres-Fossett, Watts and Yurek
FILE NUMBER 13
Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION—Declaring April 2025 as Financial Literacy Month.
Whereas, The Legislature passed Senate Bill No. 314 (2019), which helps make financial literacy in the classroom a reality for Nevadas school-age children and established the State Financial Literacy Advisory Council; and
Whereas, The duties of the State Financial Literacy Advisory Council include requirements for the Advisory Council to develop a strategic plan for the development of educational resources in financial literacy and identify learning activities targeted toward the standards and criteria of a curriculum in financial literacy; and
Whereas, The Legislature passed Assembly Bill No. 274 (2023), which revised provisions relating to the instruction of financial literacy in this State to help students navigate personal finances; and
Whereas, A lack of financial literacy has real consequences for individuals, including lower savings rates, poor credit and less wealth overall; and
Whereas, The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development conducted a survey in 2022 of individuals who are 15 years of age in the United States and found that 17 percent of respondents did not learn or are unable to apply fundamental financial skills that often occur in everyday situations, such as building a simple budget, comparison shopping and understanding an invoice; and
Whereas, According to an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development study conducted in 2022, more than one in six students in the United States did not reach the baseline level of proficiency in financial literacy; and
Whereas, In 2018, an EVERFI survey of over 100,000 incoming college students found that 92 percent of students felt they needed more education, information or support to be able to pay off their college loans; and
Whereas, According to a survey conducted by Experian in 2019, 49 percent of Generation Z consumers surveyed said that they found financial topics to be somewhat interesting or interesting, and 11 percent said they loved learning about such topics; and
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Whereas, The International Review of Economics Education published a paper in 2014 titled The features and effectiveness of the Keys to Financial Success curriculum, which found that one-semester financial literacy programs taught by trained teachers were found to increase the financial knowledge of high school students by 61 percent and were most effective in improving knowledge in the areas that the students were most deficient; and
Whereas, A study from Montana State University found that high school financial education leads to better financial aid decisions once students reach college, increases subsidized borrowing at advantageous federal rates and decreases use of more costly forms of borrowing, including credit cards and private loans; and
Whereas, Financial literacy rates directly affect the financial health of individuals, families, communities and the country; and
Whereas, Resolutions similar to this resolution have been introduced and passed with strong bipartisan support to increase awareness of the need for financial literacy for Nevada citizens; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly Concurring, That the Nevada Legislature hereby recognizes and declares the month of April 2025 as Financial Literacy Month, in order to raise public awareness about the need for increased financial capability; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the Governor of the State of Nevada, the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Assembly, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Nevada Credit Union League and the Nevada Bankers Association; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Senate Resolution No. 5Senators Cannizzaro, Titus; Buck, Cruz-Crawford, Daly, Doρate, Dondero Loop, Ellison, Flores, Hansen, Krasner, Lange, Neal, Nguyen, Ohrenschall, Pazina, Rogich, Scheible, Steinbeck, Stone and Taylor
FILE NUMBER 14
Senate RESOLUTION—Inducting Pete Goicoechea into the Senate Hall of Fame.
Whereas, The Senate of the Legislature of the State of Nevada has established a Senate Hall of Fame whose members are selected by leadership from those past Senators who have served with distinction and who have made exemplary contributions to the State of Nevada; and
Whereas, Pete Goicoechea was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, attended elementary school in Ely, Nevada, graduated from Eureka County High School and attended college at Utah State University in Logan, Utah; and
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Whereas, Of Basque decent, Pete is a third-generation rancher in Nevada whose cattle ranching operation extends throughout Elko, Eureka and White Pine Counties and before returning to cattle ranching on a full-time basis, he worked for Kennecott Copper Mining, the Eureka County Road Department, Mt. Wheeler Power and Windfall Mining; and
Whereas, As a volunteer firefighter and Director of the Eureka County High School Rodeo Club, Pete served his local community in Eureka County; and
Whereas, In 1987, Pete was first elected to the Eureka County Board of County Commissioners on which he served for 16 years, 14 years of which as Chair of the Board; and
Whereas, In 2002, Pete was elected to the Nevada Assembly to represent Assembly District 35, where he served for 10 years, holding various leadership positions, including positions as Co-Minority Whip and Assembly Minority Floor Leader and participating as an integral member of the illustrious Cowboy Caucus; and
Whereas, In 2012, Pete was elected to the Nevada Senate to represent Senate District 19, where he served for 12 years and held positions including Chair of the Senate Committee on Government Affairs and Chair of the Legislative Commissions Subcommittee to Study Water; and
Whereas, Pete served as a member of the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means for two legislative sessions beginning in 2009, and then, after being elected to the Nevada Senate, he spent his next six legislative sessions as a member of the Senate Committee on Finance; and
Whereas, Throughout his time serving in the Nevada Legislature, Pete was dedicated to supporting and strengthening rural communities across this State by championing policies to improve access to quality education and health care, advocating for legislation to protect farmers and ranchers and their way of life and promoting the responsible management of natural resources and water systems; and
Whereas, After completing 22 years of public service in the Nevada Legislature and just as Pete was preparing to retire to his ranch, Governor Lombardo appointed Pete to represent District 8 on the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; and
Whereas, Pete has been married to his wife, Glady, for nearly 53 years and they had three children, Julian Joseph (J.J.), Jolene and Raymond Baptista (Tista), and have two granddaughters, Julianna and Amelia, who Pete affectionately refers to as Punkie and Meme; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, That, for his many years of devoted service to the State of Nevada and Eureka County, Nevada, as a member of the Eureka County Board of County Commissioners, a member of both the Nevada Assembly and Senate and as a Regent of the University of Nevada, Pete Goicoechea is hereby inducted into the Senate Hall of Fame of the Legislature of the State of Nevada; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Senate Resolution No. 6Senators Cannizzaro, Titus; Buck, Cruz-Crawford, Daly, Doρate, Dondero Loop, Ellison, Flores, Hansen, Krasner, Lange, Neal, Nguyen, Ohrenschall, Pazina, Rogich, Scheible, Steinbeck, Stone and Taylor
FILE NUMBER 15
Senate RESOLUTION—Inducting Joyce Woodhouse into the Senate Hall of Fame.
Whereas, The Senate of the Legislature of the State of Nevada has established a Senate Hall of Fame whose members are selected by leadership from those past Senators who have served with distinction and who have made exemplary contributions to the State of Nevada; and
Whereas, Joyce Woodhouse was born in Wibaux, Montana, which is a small town near the eastern border of that state with a population of around 500 people; and
Whereas, Joyce found her calling in education and received a bachelors degree in Elementary Education from Carroll College in Helena, Montana, and masters degrees in Curriculum and Instruction and in Educational Leadership from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; and
Whereas, After graduating from Carroll College, Joyce started her 40-year career with the Clark County School District in Nevada, serving as a first-grade teacher and then as principal at James Madison Ullom Elementary School and later as a program administrator; and
Whereas, Shortly after entering retirement in 2006, Joyce ran for public office, with the support of her late husband, Al Wittenberg, and was elected to represent the residents of Nevada State Senate District 5 in Clark County; and
Whereas, During her tenure in the Senate, Joyce advocated for the children, families and schools of Nevada and focused on improving health care, expanding job opportunities and increasing classroom funding; and
Whereas, As a Senator, Joyce served in leaderships roles, including, without limitation, as Chief Majority Whip, and on various standing and interim committees and was designated as Chair of the Senate Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections and the Senate Committee on Finance; and
Whereas, After serving 12 years in the Senate, Joyce continues to dedicate her time to various groups and organizations, including, without limitation, the Commission on School Funding, the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, Silver State Schools Credit Union, Communities in Schools of Nevada and Voices in Voting and Joyce also graciously donates her time by personally reading to children; and
Whereas, Joyce has received many awards, including, without limitation, Outstanding Champion by the Vegas Chamber, Leadership in Education Award from Phi Delta Kappa, Distinguished Woman of the Year from Soroptimists of Nevada and Unsung Hero from the Nevada Public Education Association; now, therefore, be it
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Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, That, for her many years of devoted service to the State of Nevada as a member of Nevada Senate and her 40 years of service in the Clark County School District, Joyce Woodhouse is hereby inducted into the Senate Hall of Fame of the Legislature of the State of Nevada; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Assembly Resolution No. 5Assemblymembers Yeager, Jauregui and Hafen
FILE NUMBER 16
Assembly RESOLUTION—Adding former Assemblymember Odis Tyrone Thompson to the Assembly Wall of Distinction.
Whereas, The Assembly of the Legislature of the State of Nevada has established a Wall of Distinction for those past members of the Assembly selected by leadership who served with great distinction and made exemplary contributions to the State of Nevada; and
Whereas, Assemblymember Odis Tyrone Thompson was born on September 30, 1967, in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Odis and Vertis Thompson; and
Whereas, After graduating from Valley High School in Las Vegas in 1985, he earned a bachelors degree in criminal justice from Northern Arizona University in 1989 and a masters degree in organizational management from the University of Phoenix in 2010; and
Whereas, Spanning three decades, Tyrones career in Nevada was dedicated to public service and included work in various positions in local and state government and service on boards and as a volunteer for many important causes, including as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for abused and neglected children in foster care for over 17 years; and
Whereas, When Tyrone was appointed to the Nevada Assembly to fill a vacancy during the 2013 Legislative Session, he took the opportunity to study the issues and discovered a passion for representing his constituents, especially underrepresented persons, including homeless and vulnerable persons; and
Whereas, Tyrones hard work was rewarded when he was subsequently elected to serve three more terms representing Assembly District 17; and
Whereas, During his tenure at the Nevada Legislature, Tyrone championed many significant legislative measures, including legislation strengthening and expanding mentoring programs, seeking educational opportunities for pupils, addressing issues faced by homeless youth, dealing with important health care issues, addressing the reintegration of criminal offenders and designating Peace Week in the State of Nevada; and
Whereas, Tyrone served on various committees and held many positions at the Legislature, including being selected to serve during the 2019 Legislative Session as Assembly Majority Whip and Chair of the Assembly Committee on Education; and
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Whereas, Tyrone was a leader in his community, a role model and a selfless, hardworking public servant; and
Whereas, After his passing in 2019, Tyrones commitment to youth development and educational opportunities has been memorialized through the establishment of Tys Place, a safe and enriching after-school hub in North Las Vegas for teens; and
Whereas, The Board of Regents of the University of Nevada fittingly honored Tyrones dedication to higher education by naming the new student union building at the North Las Vegas Campus of the College of Southern Nevada as the Tyrone Thompson Student Union; and
Whereas, The Clark County School District has also honored Tyrones legacy by establishing the Tyrone Thompson Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada; and
Whereas, In honor of its alumnus, the University of Phoenix has established a full-tuition scholarship in Tyrones name that is awarded annually to a Nevada resident who is pursuing an undergraduate degree; and
Whereas, Known for his distinctive style and vibrant personality, Tyrone held a special affection for the color purple, often incorporating the color into his wardrobe and surroundings as a symbol of his creativity, wisdom and unwavering commitment to bringing beauty and inspiration to the lives of those around him; and
Whereas, Above all else, Tyrone loved his family and made certain his mother knew he held her dear, sending her flowers every Monday that he could not be with her while he was serving in the Legislature; and
Whereas, Tyrones famous, heartwarming smile will be long remembered as the embodiment of his character, and his tireless advocacy, compassion for others, leadership, dedication and work ethic will continue to serve as an inspiration; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That for his outstanding service in the Assembly and his dedication to the people of this State, Odis Tyrone Thompson is hereby added to the Assembly Wall of Distinction; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the family of former Assemblymember Tyrone Thompson; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Assembly Joint Resolution No. 6Assemblymember Miller
FILE NUMBER 17
Assembly Joint RESOLUTION—Urging Congress to extend the Social Security Fairness Act.
Whereas, The Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law on January 5, 2025, thereby repealing the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision; and
Whereas, The Social Security Fairness Act applies to monthly Social Security benefits affected by the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision from December 2023 forward; and
Whereas, The repeal of the Government Pension Offset restored benefits to an estimated 9 out of 10 public employees who lost their entire spousal benefit under the Government Pension Offset formula, regardless of whether such employees spouse paid Social Security taxes; and
Whereas, The repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision stopped the reduction of Social Security benefits for employees who have earned a federal, state or local government pension and who have, at some point, been employed in jobs where the employees were required to pay Social Security taxes and paid said taxes for the period required to qualify for such benefits; and
Whereas, More than 2 million government employees and retirees across the United States of America now benefit from the repeal of the Government Pension Offset or the Windfall Elimination Provision; and
Whereas, Up to 11.8 percent of Social Security beneficiaries in Nevada affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision are expected to receive an estimated increase to their duly earned Social Security benefits of up to $558 per month; and
Whereas, Social Security benefit recipients affected by the Government Pension Offset will receive an estimated increase to their monthly Social Security benefits of between $700 and $1,190; and
Whereas, Social Security benefit recipients are expected to receive an estimated $4,320 in backdated payments of benefits for the months of January 2024 to December 2024 alone; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That the Nevada Legislature hereby urges Congress to enact legislation to extend the Social Security Fairness Act to apply from the month of December 2013 forward and for the President of the United States to sign that legislation into law; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States as the presiding officer of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and each member of the Nevada Congressional Delegation; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon passage.
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Senate Joint Resolution No. 7Senator Ohrenschall
FILE NUMBER 18
Senate Joint RESOLUTION—Urging the Federal Government to recognize the unsuitability of Yucca Mountain as the site for a repository to store and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
Whereas, Since 1954, when the Atomic Energy Act was passed by Congress, the Federal Government has been responsible for the disposal of radioactive waste, yet few environmental challenges have proven more daunting than the problems posed by the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; and
Whereas, In July 2002, despite seemingly inadequate standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency and on the recommendation of the Secretary of Energy, President Bush signed legislation designating Yucca Mountain as a suitable site for the nations only repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste without regard to the constant and vigorous objections of the political leaders and residents of the State of Nevada, and ignoring the underlying geologic isolation requirements set by Congress; and
Whereas, The recommendation of Yucca Mountain was not only premature but also flawed, especially given the Department of Energys failure to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the socioeconomic, environmental and public health and safety impacts, both within Nevada and within communities along national shipping routes; and
Whereas, Not only is the proposed repository in one of the most geologically active areas in the nation, but according to the Agency for Nuclear Projects, it is the only repository under consideration in the world that is located above the water table, not below it; and
Whereas, Even if the risks related to geologic disposal are ignored, the designation of Yucca Mountain is of particular concern because of its location within an area rife with seismic and hydrothermal activity and because of its proximity to numerous fractures and earthquake faults, which could lead to underground contamination; and
Whereas, As more problems are revealed, the Department of Energy has gravitated from the concept of geologic isolation and now is relying almost exclusively on engineered barriers to keep radiological materials from migrating out of a repository and into the environment, essentially ignoring the foundational recommendation of the National Academy of Sciences that manmade materials not be used to compensate for faulty geology or hydrology; and
Whereas, The Department of Energy contends it is better to have all nuclear waste at a single location rather than scattered around the country, yet this contention is flawed because Yucca Mountain will have limited capacity, contradicting the one safe site idea; and
Whereas, The Department of Energy has stated that most of the nations spent nuclear fuel is safely and securely stored at more than 70 reactor sites across the country and that, for the foreseeable future, the spent fuel can safely stay at the reactor sites until a permanent disposal solution is determined by the federal government; and
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Whereas, The waste that would be shipped to Yucca Mountain is located at more than 70 sites across 35 states and, if transported, will impact at least 44 states and 703 counties; and
Whereas, A 2002 report from the Agency for Nuclear Projects found that Nevadas economy stands to lose upwards of $5.5 billion annually as a result of the stigmatizing effects of the repository and the transportation of nuclear waste through the State; and
Whereas, As early as 1986, the Department of Energy acknowledged the potential for impacts to a tourism-dependent economy, an issue of great concern in Nevada, stating the potential for adverse public perception of a repository and its associated waste transportation could adversely affect the tourism industry; and
Whereas, Nevadas tourism industry generated nearly $91 billion in statewide economic activity and supported more than 386,000 jobs in 2022, which means any impacts that reduce the number of visitors, especially to Las Vegas, would have major economic consequences for this State; and
Whereas, The Las Vegas Valley is one of the fastest growing areas in the nation, which further raises concerns because Yucca Mountain is located just 90 miles northwest of the Valley; and
Whereas, In April 2011, Congress ended federal funding for the Yucca Mountain site, pausing licensing activities for the proposed repository indefinitely into the future; and
Whereas, As recently as April 2024, leaders at a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security pitched restarting the conversation on resuming work towards opening the Yucca Mountain repository; and
Whereas, The Federal Government is not prepared to deal with, or even fully aware of, the effects of the Yucca Mountain project on society and this country; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That the numerous hurdles, potential health and safety issues, widespread economic impacts and logistical and transportation challenges are cause for reconsidering Yucca Mountain as the proposed site for a nuclear waste repository; and be it further
Resolved, That Nevada has already borne more than its fair share of this nations radioactive waste burdens, including, hosting hundreds of nuclear weapons tests during the Cold War and hosting the worlds largest low-level and mixed radioactive waste disposal facility at the Nevada Test Site, which is also controlled by the Department of Energy; and be it further
Resolved, That the issue of how to dispose of nuclear waste, the deadliest substance known to mankind, is of great importance, requiring decisions to be based on sound science, as was promised Nevada and the nation in 2000, before it is put on the roads, railways and waterways of this country; and be it further
Resolved, That with the abundance of safe, economical dry storage facilities at existing reactor sites, there is no current spent fuel emergency and nuclear power plants face no risk of shutdown, the members of the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature hereby urge President Trump and Congress and all involved agencies to recognize the unsuitability of Yucca Mountain as the site for a repository to store and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; and be it further
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Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States as the presiding officer of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of Energy and each member of the Nevada Congressional Delegation; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon passage.
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Senate Joint Resolution No. 9Senators Titus and Hansen
FILE NUMBER 19
Senate Joint RESOLUTION—Urging the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee and the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service for the creation of a postage stamp commemorating John Snowshoe Thompson.
Whereas, Jon Torsteinson-Rue, more widely known as John Snowshoe Thompson, was born in Norway in 1827 and arrived in California in 1851 where he began work as a miner; and
Whereas, After his attempts at mining failed, Mr. Thompson moved to Placerville, California and took up farming; and
Whereas, In 1855, Mr. Thompson saw an ad in the Sacramento Union which read People Lost to the World: Uncle Sam Needs Carrier and began working as a mail carrier; and
Whereas, Previous postmen had difficulty traversing the snow-covered Sierra until Mr. Thompson carved a pair of ski-skates fashioned after the ski-shaped snowshoes he remembered from his childhood days in Norway and earned the nickname Snowshoe; and
Whereas, Twice a month every winter from 1856 to 1876, Snowshoe Thompson made the daunting and danger-filled 3-day trek from Placerville, California, to Mormon Station, Nevada, later renamed Genoa, and, upon delivery of his cargo and preparation of his load for the return journey, would reverse his course and return to Placerville; and
Whereas, Dressed in his Mackinaw jacket and wide-brimmed hat, Snowshoe Thompson carried no gun, heavy coat or blankets, in order to focus on the important mail, parcels and life-saving medicines he carried that often weighed between 80 and 100 pounds; and
Whereas, Despite the constantly changing, snow-covered landscape, where landmarks were often obliterated and only the stars were available to guide him when he traveled at night, Snowshoe Thompson did not use a compass because, as he once said, There is no danger of getting lost in a narrow range of mountains like the Sierra, if a man has his wits about him; and
Whereas, Snowshoe Thompson often rescued prospectors caught in the snow, and in one instance, his heroic efforts saved the life of a starving, half-frozen prospector; and
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Whereas, In the 1860s, Snowshoe Thompson homesteaded in Diamond Valley, California and married Agnes Singleton, with whom he had a son, Arthur Thomas; and
Whereas, Although Snowshoe Thompson was never fully compensated for his efforts as a lifeline between Nevada and California, he continued his deliveries until his death in 1876; and
Whereas, The bicentennial of the birth of Snowshoe Thompson will be observed on April 30, 2027, and the contributions and heroic deeds of Snowshoe Thompson should be recognized through the creation of a commemorative postage stamp; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That the members of the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature hereby urge the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee and the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service to recognize and commemorate the contributions of John Snowshoe Thompson through the creation of a postage stamp; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee and the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon passage.
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Assembly Joint Resolution No. 11Assemblymember DSilva
FILE NUMBER 20
Assembly Joint RESOLUTION—Urging Congress to enact the Protecting the Right to Organize Act.
Whereas, An imbalance of earning power exists in the United States economy, where annual income for the bottom 90 percent of U.S. workers increased by 44 percent between 1979 and 2023, while income for the top 1 percent of U.S. workers increased by over 180 percent during that period; and
Whereas, Unions play a critical role in increasing wages for workers and reducing income inequality and, according to a 2023 report published by the Economic Policy Institute, workers covered by a union contract earn 13.5 percent more on average than similarly situated workers who are not covered by a union contract; and
Whereas, Polls reveal that public support for unions has surged in recent years, with approval for unions at some of the highest levels since the 1960s; and
Whereas, On March 5, 2025, the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025 was introduced in the United States Congress as H.R. 20, 119th Cong. (2025), to increase protections relating to the rights of employees to collectively bargain; and
Whereas, This comprehensive legislation would prevent employers from misclassifying employees so as to exempt those employees from existing protections under labor laws; and
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Whereas, The Act would allow a collective bargaining agreement to require the collection of fair share fees by unions to cover the cost of representing all represented workers; and
Whereas, The Act would also prohibit employers from permanently replacing or discriminating against workers who participate in strikes; and
Whereas, The Act would additionally prevent employers from requiring workers to attend mandatory meetings designed to discourage them from joining a union; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That the members of the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature respectfully urge the Congress of the United States to enact the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025 to increase protections relating to the rights of employees to collectively bargain; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States as presiding officer of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and each member of the Nevada Congressional Delegation; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon passage.
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Assembly Joint Resolution No. 13Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
FILE NUMBER 21
Assembly Joint RESOLUTION—Urging the Federal Government to maintain the moratorium on the testing of explosive nuclear weapons.
Whereas, The State of Nevada and its citizens have long contributed to the national security of the United States by hosting the Nevada National Security Site, formerly the Nevada Test Site, where a total of 100 atmospheric tests and 828 underground tests were conducted; and
Whereas, After sustained advocacy by Nevadans, the era of explosive nuclear testing in the United States ended in 1992 when a moratorium on underground nuclear testing was passed by bipartisan majorities in the United States Congress and signed into law by President George H.W. Bush, and the moratorium has been voluntarily upheld by every president for over 30 years; and
Whereas, Former national security officials and other Washington-based research organizations have recently called for renewed explosive nuclear testing which, if adopted, would occur underground at the Nevada National Security Site in Nye County, just 65 miles from Las Vegas, Nevada, and would introduce environmental, health and economic risks to all Nevadans; and
Whereas, When the Federal Government first selected the Nevada Test Site for nuclear testing, an estimated 57,000 people lived in Clark County and the five nearby rural counties, whereas today these counties are home to more than 2.3 million people; and
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Whereas, Underground testing of explosive nuclear weapons could inadvertently release radioactive material into the air, as has happened in the past with at least 32 venting accidents from underground tests at the Nevada Test Site, including the 1970 Baneberry incident, which released a significant amount of radioactive material across a widespread area of the western United States and exposed 86 Nevada Test Site workers to high levels of radiation; and
Whereas, More than 32,000 Downwinder claims have been filed as a result of atmospheric testing, and more than 27,000 claims have been filed under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act by former Nevada Test Site employees and contractors, demonstrating the impact of nuclear testing on the health of Nevadans; and
Whereas, Exposure to radiation from resumed testing of explosive nuclear weapons could result in negative chronic health effects to the local population over time, including cancer, heart disease, neurological disorders, autoimmune disorders and thyroid disease; and
Whereas, Previous underground testing of explosive nuclear weapons caused tremors in Las Vegas registering as high as 5.7 on the Richter scale, which rattled residents and visitors, underscoring that resumed testing could pose significant risks to the infrastructure, buildings and, ultimately, economy of Nevada, including its tourism and real estate industries; and
Whereas, Resumed explosive nuclear testing would further contaminate local groundwater sources, as evidenced by the environmental reports of the National Nuclear Security Administration indicating radioactive materials in groundwater from previous testing and the known effectiveness of groundwater in dispersing radioactive contamination into the surrounding environment; and
Whereas, There is no technical or military requirement to resume nuclear testing, as the Directors of the Los Alamos, Sandia and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories and the Commander of United States Strategic Command, along with the Secretaries of Defense and Energy, have annually affirmed the safety, security, reliability and performance of nuclear weapons for over 25 years and have consistently determined there is no technical or military requirement to resume testing; and
Whereas, No country other than North Korea has conducted an explosive nuclear test this century, and 187 countries, including the United States, every NATO and United States Pacific ally, Russia and China, are signatories to the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; and
Whereas, Resumption of the testing of explosive nuclear weapons would undermine the national security of the United States by encouraging Russia, China and other countries to resume the testing of nuclear weapons and improve their nuclear arsenals; and
Whereas, The United States has extensive data from having conducted more nuclear tests than any other country, which fuels todays powerful science-based stockpile stewardship program with cutting edge diagnostic, modeling and computing capabilities that are second to none; and
Whereas, Polling conducted by the University of Maryland in 2024 found that more than two-thirds of Nevada Republicans and Democrats favor continuing to abide by the moratorium on nuclear testing; now, therefore, be it
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Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That the members of the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature hereby urge the Federal Government to maintain the moratorium on the testing of explosive nuclear weapons; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States as the presiding officer of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the United States Secretary of State, the United States Secretary of Defense, the United States Secretary of Energy, the Under Secretary for the National Nuclear Security Administration and each member of the Nevada Congressional Delegation; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon passage.
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Assembly Joint Resolution No. 14Assemblymembers Yeager, Monroe-Moreno, Miller, Jauregui, Backus; Anderson, Brown-May, Carter, Considine, Dalia, DSilva, Flanagan, Gonzαlez, Goulding, Hunt, Jackson, Karris, La Rue Hatch, Marzola, Moore, Mosca, Nadeem, Nguyen, Orentlicher, Roth, Torres-Fossett and Watts
Joint Sponsors: Senators Scheible; Cannizzaro, Dondero Loop, Nguyen and Ohrenschall
FILE NUMBER 22
Assembly Joint RESOLUTION—Condemning the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, including the assault on law enforcement officers, and denouncing the use of presidential pardons and commutations to absolve the participants in the riot.
Whereas, On January 6, 2021, a mob violently overpowered the U.S. Capitol Police and breached the U.S. Capitol, disrupting the peaceful transfer of power; and
Whereas, This insurrection was not only an attack on the U.S. Capitol, but on the rule of law, the values of American democracy and the U.S. Constitution, which are the very foundations of the American Republic; and
Whereas, The U.S. Capitol Police, alongside other law enforcement agencies, demonstrated heroism and unwavering courage, professionalism and commitment to their duties while protecting members of Congress and others within the U.S. Capitol during the attack, which resulted in traumatic injuries to at least 140 law enforcement officers in the line of duty; and
Whereas, President Donald Trumps granting of pardons and commutations on January 20, 2025, to the roughly 1,500 criminals involved in the attack is an act of betrayal not only to the law enforcement officers who risked their lives on January 6, 2021, but to all U.S. citizens; and
Whereas, Among those criminals was one who assaulted D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Officer Noah Rathbun with a flagpole, another who repeatedly pressed a stun gun into the neck of D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone and another who sprayed multiple law enforcement officers with bear spray; and
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Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That the members of the 83rd session of the Nevada Legislature condemn the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, including the assault on law enforcement officers, and denounce the use of presidential pardons and commutations to absolve the participants in the riot; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the President of the United States, the President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and the members of the Nevada Congressional Delegation; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon passage.
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Assembly Joint Resolution No. 9Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
FILE NUMBER 23
Assembly Joint RESOLUTION—Urging Congress to enact legislation to prohibit officers and agents of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the United States Department of Homeland Security from entering schools and places of worship for the purposes of enforcing federal immigration laws.
Whereas, All children in the United States are entitled to equal access to a public elementary and secondary education, regardless of their or their parents actual or perceived national origin, citizenship or immigration status; and
Whereas, Places of worship have historically been viewed as sacred and protected spaces for persons who attend religious services to exercise their religious beliefs and attend religious services and offer various resources to support and protect anyone in need; and
Whereas, Educational personnel and members of religious organizations are often primary sources of support, resources and information to assist and support students and persons who attend religious services; and
Whereas, The activities of federal immigration law enforcement agencies, on or around schools and places of worship, including, without limitation, surveillance, interviews, demands for information, arrests, detention or any other federal immigration enforcement activities, harmfully disrupt the learning and religious environments of schools and places of worship and significantly interfere with the ability of students and persons who attend religious services, regardless of their immigration status, to access free public education and places of worship; now, therefore, be it
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Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That the members of the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature hereby urge Congress to enact legislation to prohibit officers and agents of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the United States Department of Homeland Security from entering schools and places of worship for the purposes of upholding federal immigration laws; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the Vice President of the United States as the presiding officer of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and each member of the Nevada Congressional Delegation; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon passage.
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Assembly Joint Resolution No. 8Assemblymembers Dalia and Backus
FILE NUMBER 24
Assembly Joint RESOLUTION—Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to authorize the Legislature, to the extent money is available, to provide by law for the establishment of a business court.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
This resolution proposes an amendment to the Nevada Constitution to authorize the Legislature, to the extent money is available, to provide by law for the establishment of a business court which, if established, will have exclusive original jurisdiction to hear disputes involving shareholder rights, mergers and acquisitions, fiduciary duties, receiverships involving business entities and other commercial or contractual disputes between business entities and any other business disputes of a similar nature in which equitable or declaratory relief is sought. If the Legislature establishes a business court, the constitutional amendment proposed by this resolution requires the Legislature to: (1) establish by law a Special Nominating Commission for the selection of nominees for the office of business court judge; (2) provide by law for the appointment of business court judges by the Governor from among three nominees for each seat chosen by the Commission; (3) prescribe by law the powers, duties and responsibilities of any such judges; and (4) fix by law the terms of any such judges. The constitutional amendment proposed by this resolution also provides that if the Legislature establishes a business court, the Supreme Court will have exclusive appellate jurisdiction of cases within the original jurisdiction of the business court. Finally, the constitutional amendment proposed by this resolution makes various conforming changes to provisions in the Nevada Constitution relating to the business court.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That a new section, designated Section 3B, be added to Article 6 of the Nevada Constitution to read as follows:
Sec. 3B. 1. The Legislature may, to the extent money is available, provide by law for the establishment of a business court consisting of three judges or such greater number as the Legislature may provide by law pursuant to subsection 9.
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2. If the Legislature provides by law for the establishment of a business court pursuant to subsection 1, the business court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to hear disputes involving shareholder rights, mergers and acquisitions, fiduciary duties, receiverships involving business entities and other commercial or contractual disputes between business entities and any other business disputes of a similar nature in which equitable or declaratory relief is sought. Upon receipt of a petition, the chief judge of the business court may, in his or her reasonable discretion, order the transfer of a dispute presented to the business court to the appropriate district court if the chief judge finds that the dispute would be more appropriately adjudicated in the district court.
3. If the Legislature provides by law for the establishment of a business court pursuant to subsection 1, the Legislature shall:
(a) Establish by law a Special Nominating Commission for the selection of nominees for the office of business court judge and prescribe by law the composition of the Commission in accordance with subsection 5;
(b) Prescribe by law the procedures governing the nomination process of the Special Nominating Commission;
(c) Provide for the appointment of:
(1) Business court judges by the Governor in accordance with subsection 4; and
(2) A chief judge of the business court by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;
(d) Prescribe by law the powers, duties and responsibilities of business court judges in accordance with subsection 6; and
(e) Fix by law the:
(1) Terms of office of business court judges in accordance with subsection 7; and
(2) Term of a chief judge of the business court in accordance with subsection 8.
4. The judges of the business court must be appointed by the Governor from among three nominees selected for each individual seat by the Special Nominating Commission established pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3. A nominee selected by the Commission must, as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Commission, have substantial experience as a practitioner or judge in one or more areas of law within the jurisdiction of the business court.
5. The Special Nominating Commission must be composed of the following members, or their respective designees:
(a) The Speaker of the Assembly;
(b) The Majority Leader of the Senate;
(c) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada;
(d) The Chief Judges of the two most populous judicial districts;
(e) A district judge from a judicial district other than the two most populous judicial districts; and
(f) Such additional members as the Legislature may prescribe by law.
6. A business court judge must, for matters within the jurisdiction of the business court, have the same powers and duties and be subject to the same limitations and restrictions that are applicable to a district judge.
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7. Except for the business court judges initially appointed, the term of office of each business court judge must be 6 years. Each business court judge who desires to succeed himself or herself must, on or before July 1 next preceding the expiration of his or her term of office, declare his or her candidacy in the manner provided by law. With respect to each business court judge who so declares, the question must be presented at the next general election, in a form provided by law, whether that business court judge shall succeed himself or herself. If 55 percent or more of the votes cast on the question are in favor of the business court judge succeeding himself or herself, the business court judge shall succeed himself or herself. The term of office of each business court judge who succeeds himself or herself is 6 years, and that term begins on the first Monday of January next following the general election at which the business court judge was chosen to succeed himself or herself. If a judge does not declare his or her candidacy or if less than 55 percent of the votes cast on the question are cast in favor of the business court judge succeeding himself or herself, a vacancy is created at the expiration of his or her term which must be filled by appointment pursuant to subsection 4.
8. Except for the initial chief judge of the business court, the chief judge serves a term of 6 years. The chief judge may:
(a) Succeed himself or herself.
(b) Resign the position of chief judge without resigning from the business court.
9. If the Legislature provides by law for the establishment of a business court pursuant to subsection 1, the Legislature may, as the caseload of the business court may require and to the extent that money is available therefor, provide by law for an increase or decrease in the number of business court judges or divisions of the business court as may be necessary for the proper and timely administration of the business court docket.
10. The Supreme Court has exclusive appellate jurisdiction in all cases arising in a business court.
And be it further
Resolved, That Section 1 of Article 6 of the Nevada Constitution be amended to read as follows:
Section 1. 1. The judicial power of this State is vested in a court system, comprising a Supreme Court, a court of appeals, a business court, if the Legislature establishes such a court pursuant to Section 3B of this Article, district courts and justices of the peace.
2. The Legislature may also establish, as part of the system, courts for municipal purposes only in incorporated cities and towns.
And be it further
Resolved, That Section 7 of Article 6 of the Nevada Constitution be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7. The times of holding the Supreme Court, the court of appeals , the business court, if the Legislature establishes such a court pursuant to Section 3B of this Article, and the district courts must be as fixed by law. The terms of the Supreme Court must be held at the seat of government unless the Legislature otherwise provides by law, except that the Supreme Court may hear oral argument at other places in the State. The terms of the court of appeals and the business court, if the Legislature establishes such a court pursuant to Section 3B of this Article, must be held at the place provided by law.
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the Legislature establishes such a court pursuant to Section 3B of this Article, must be held at the place provided by law. The terms of the district courts must be held at the county seats of their respective counties unless the Legislature otherwise provides by law.
And be it further
Resolved, That Section 8 of Article 6 of the Nevada Constitution be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 8. 1. The Legislature shall determine the number of justices of the peace to be elected in each city and township of the State and shall fix by law their qualifications, their terms of office and the limits of their civil and criminal jurisdiction, according to the amount in controversy, the nature of the case, the penalty provided or any combination of these.
2. The provisions of this section affecting the number, qualifications, terms of office and jurisdiction of justices of the peace become effective on the first Monday of January, 1979.
3. The Legislature shall also prescribe by law the manner, and determine the cases, in which appeals may be taken from justices and other courts. The Supreme Court, the court of appeals, the business court, if the Legislature establishes such a court pursuant to Section 3B of this Article, the district courts and such other courts as the Legislature designates are courts of record.
And be it further
Resolved, That Section 11 of Article 6 of the Nevada Constitution be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 11. The justices of the Supreme Court, the judges of the court of appeals , the business court judges, if the Legislature establishes such a court pursuant to Section 3B of this Article, and the district judges are ineligible to any office, other than a judicial office, during the term for which they have been elected or appointed. All elections or appointments of any such judges by the people, Legislature or otherwise during said period to any office other than judicial are void.
And be it further
Resolved, That Section 15 of Article 6 of the Nevada Constitution be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 15. The justices of the Supreme Court, the judges of the court of appeals, the business court judges, if the Legislature establishes a business court pursuant to Section 3B of this Article, and the district judges are each entitled to receive for their services a compensation to be fixed by law and paid in the manner provided by law, which must not be increased or diminished during the term for which they have been elected [,] or appointed, unless a vacancy occurs, in which case the successor of the former incumbent is entitled to receive only such salary as may be provided by law at the time of his election or appointment. A provision must be made by law for setting apart from each years revenue a sufficient amount of money to pay such compensation.
And be it further
Resolved, That Section 20 of Article 6 of the Nevada Constitution be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 20. 1. When a vacancy occurs before the expiration of any term of office in the Supreme Court , [or] the court of appeals or the business court, if the Legislature establishes such a court pursuant to Section 3B of this Article, or among the district judges, the Governor shall appoint a justice or judge from among three nominees selected for such individual vacancy by the Commission on Judicial Selection or the Special Nominating Commission, as applicable.
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business court, if the Legislature establishes such a court pursuant to Section 3B of this Article, or among the district judges, the Governor shall appoint a justice or judge from among three nominees selected for such individual vacancy by the Commission on Judicial Selection or the Special Nominating Commission, as applicable.
2. [The] Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term of office of any justice or judge so appointed expires on the first Monday of January following the next general election. Any business court judge who is appointed to fill a vacancy before the end of a term shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
3. Each nomination for the Supreme Court or the court of appeals must be made by the permanent Commission, composed of:
(a) The Chief Justice or an associate justice designated by him;
(b) Three members of the State Bar of Nevada, a public corporation created by statute, appointed by its Board of Governors; and
(c) Three persons, not members of the legal profession, appointed by the Governor.
4. Each nomination for the district court must be made by a temporary commission composed of:
(a) The permanent Commission;
(b) A member of the State Bar of Nevada resident in the judicial district in which the vacancy occurs, appointed by the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Nevada; and
(c) A resident of such judicial district, not a member of the legal profession, appointed by the Governor.
5. If at any time the State Bar of Nevada ceases to exist as a public corporation or ceases to include all attorneys admitted to practice before the courts of this State, the Legislature shall provide by law, or if it fails to do so the Supreme Court shall provide by rule, for the appointment of attorneys at law to the positions designated in this Section to be occupied by members of the State Bar of Nevada.
6. The term of office of each appointive member of the permanent Commission, except the first members, is 4 years. Each appointing authority shall appoint one of the members first appointed for a term of 2 years. If a vacancy occurs, the appointing authority shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. The additional members of a temporary commission must be appointed when a vacancy occurs, and their terms expire when the nominations for such vacancy have been transmitted to the Governor.
7. An appointing authority shall not appoint to the permanent Commission more than:
(a) One resident of any county.
(b) Two members of the same political party.
Κ No member of the permanent Commission may be a member of the Commission on Judicial Discipline.
8. After the expiration of 30 days from the date on which the Commission on Judicial Selection has delivered to him its list of nominees for any vacancy, if the Governor has not made the appointment required by this Section, he shall make no other appointment to any public office until he has appointed a justice or judge from the list submitted.
And be it further
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Resolved, That Section 21 of Article 6 of the Nevada Constitution be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 21. 1. A justice of the Supreme Court, a judge of the court of appeals, a business court judge, if the Legislature establishes such a court pursuant to Section 3B of this Article, a district judge, a justice of the peace or a municipal judge may, in addition to the provision of Article 7 for impeachment, be censured, retired, removed or otherwise disciplined by the Commission on Judicial Discipline. Pursuant to rules governing appeals adopted by the Supreme Court, a justice or judge may appeal from the action of the Commission to the Supreme Court, which may reverse such action or take any alternative action provided in this subsection.
2. The Commission is composed of:
(a) Two justices or judges appointed by the Supreme Court;
(b) Two members of the State Bar of Nevada, a public corporation created by statute, appointed by its Board of Governors; and
(c) Three persons, not members of the legal profession, appointed by the Governor.
Κ The Commission shall elect a Chairman from among its three lay members.
3. If at any time the State Bar of Nevada ceases to exist as a public corporation or ceases to include all attorneys admitted to practice before the courts of this State, the Legislature shall provide by law, or if it fails to do so the Supreme Court shall provide by rule, for the appointment of attorneys at law to the positions designated in this Section to be occupied by members of the State Bar of Nevada.
4. The term of office of each appointive member of the Commission, except the first members, is 4 years. Each appointing authority shall appoint one of the members first appointed for a term of 2 years. If a vacancy occurs, the appointing authority shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. An appointing authority shall not appoint more than one resident of any county. The Governor shall not appoint more than two members of the same political party. No member may be a member of a commission on judicial selection.
5. The Legislature shall establish:
(a) In addition to censure, retirement and removal, the other forms of disciplinary action that the Commission may impose;
(b) The grounds for censure and other disciplinary action that the Commission may impose, including, but not limited to, violations of the provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct;
(c) The standards for the investigation of matters relating to the fitness of a justice or judge; and
(d) The confidentiality or nonconfidentiality, as appropriate, of proceedings before the Commission, except that, in any event, a decision to censure, retire or remove a justice or judge must be made public.
6. The Supreme Court shall adopt a Code of Judicial Conduct.
7. The Commission shall adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of its hearings and any other procedural rules it deems necessary to carry out its duties.
8. No justice or judge may by virtue of this Section be:
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(a) Removed except for willful misconduct, willful or persistent failure to perform the duties of his office or habitual intemperance; or
(b) Retired except for advanced age which interferes with the proper performance of his judicial duties, or for mental or physical disability which prevents the proper performance of his judicial duties and which is likely to be permanent in nature.
9. Any matter relating to the fitness of a justice or judge may be brought to the attention of the Commission by any person or on the motion of the Commission. The Commission shall, after preliminary investigation, dismiss the matter or order a hearing to be held before it. If a hearing is ordered, a statement of the matter must be served upon the justice or judge against whom the proceeding is brought. The Commission in its discretion may suspend a justice or judge from the exercise of his office pending the determination of the proceedings before the Commission. Any justice or judge whose removal is sought is liable to indictment and punishment according to law. A justice or judge retired for disability in accordance with this Section is entitled thereafter to receive such compensation as the Legislature may provide.
10. If a proceeding is brought against a justice of the Supreme Court, no justice of the Supreme Court may sit on the Commission for that proceeding. If a proceeding is brought against a judge of the court of appeals, no judge of the court of appeals may sit on the Commission for that proceeding. If a proceeding is brought against a business court judge, if the Legislature establishes such a court pursuant to Section 3B of this Article, no judge of the business court may sit on the Commission for that proceeding. If a proceeding is brought against a district judge, no district judge from the same judicial district may sit on the Commission for that proceeding. If a proceeding is brought against a justice of the peace, no justice of the peace from the same township may sit on the Commission for that proceeding. If a proceeding is brought against a municipal judge, no municipal judge from the same city may sit on the Commission for that proceeding. If an appeal is taken from an action of the Commission to the Supreme Court, any justice who sat on the Commission for that proceeding is disqualified from participating in the consideration or decision of the appeal. When any member of the Commission is disqualified by this subsection, the Supreme Court shall appoint a substitute from among the eligible judges.
11. The Commission may:
(a) Designate for each hearing an attorney or attorneys at law to act as counsel to conduct the proceeding;
(b) Summon witnesses to appear and testify under oath and compel the production of books, papers, documents and records;
(c) Grant immunity from prosecution or punishment when the Commission deems it necessary and proper in order to compel the giving of testimony under oath and the production of books, papers, documents and records; and
(d) Exercise such further powers as the Legislature may from time to time confer upon it.
And be it further
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Resolved, That Section 3 of Article 7 of the Nevada Constitution be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3. For any reasonable cause to be entered on the journals of each House, which may or may not be sufficient grounds for impeachment, the justices of the Supreme Court, the judges of the court of appeals , the judges of the business court, if the Legislature establishes such a court pursuant to Section 3B of Article 6 of this Constitution, and the judges of the district courts must be removed from office on the vote of two thirds of the members elected to each branch of the Legislature. The justice or judge complained of must be served with a copy of the complaint against him, and have an opportunity of being heard in person or by counsel in his defense. No member of either branch of the Legislature is eligible to fill the vacancy occasioned by such removal.
And be it further
Resolved, That Section 8 of Article 15 of the Nevada Constitution be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 8. The Legislature shall provide for the speedy publication of all statute laws of a general nature and such decisions of the Supreme Court , [and] the court of appeals and the business court, if the Legislature establishes such a court pursuant to Section 3B of Article 6 of this Constitution, as it may deem expedient. All laws and judicial decisions must be free for publication by any person. No judgment of the Supreme Court , [or] the court of appeals or the business court, if the Legislature establishes such a court pursuant to Section 3B of Article 6 of this Constitution, shall take effect and be operative until the opinion of the court in such case is filed with the clerk of said court.
And be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon passage.
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Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2Senators Doρate, Scheible, Ohrenschall, Flores; Daly and Nguyen
Joint Sponsors: Assemblymembers Gonzαlez, Watts; Considine, DSilva and Nguyen
FILE NUMBER 25
Senate CONCURRENT RESOLUTION—Recognizing the Fruit Loop as a historical LGBTQ+ landmark in Clark County, Nevada.
Whereas, The State of Nevada consists of various diverse communities, including, without limitation, the LGBTQ+ community, which have made significant cultural, civic, economic and political contributions to the State; and
Whereas, The area where East Naples Drive meets South Paradise Road and South University Center Drive in Las Vegas, Nevada, is commonly known as the Fruit Loop; and
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Whereas, Since the 1950s, numerous LGBTQ+ businesses, entertainment venues and gathering spaces located in the Fruit Loop have served the LGBTQ+ community as a culturally and historically significant hub for activism, community-building, celebrations, pride events and fundraisers; and
Whereas, The Fruit Loop has provided a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community for self-expression, socialization and advocacy and has contributed to the diverse social, cultural and economic vitality of Las Vegas, Nevada, by fostering inclusivity, acceptance, understanding and respect; and
Whereas, Recognizing historical LGBTQ+ landmarks is essential to understanding the struggles, resilience and triumphs of the LGBTQ+ community; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly Concurring, That the members of the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature hereby recognize the Fruit Loop as a historical LGBTQ+ landmark; and be it further
Resolved, That the recognition of the Fruit Loop as a historical LGBTQ+ landmark will encourage continued support for the preservation of its legacy and the promotion of LGBTQ+ history in Nevada; and be it further
Resolved, That the members of the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature hereby urge the Director of the Department of Transportation to install directional signs to direct tourists and members of the public to the location of the Fruit Loop; and be it further
Resolved, That the members of the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature hereby urge the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and the Division of Tourism of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs to produce materials concerning the cultural and historical significance of the Fruit Loop for the inclusion on maps and other marketing materials; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit a copy of this resolution to the Board of County Commissioners of Clark County, Nevada, the Las Vegas City Council, the Director of the Department of Transportation, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, the Division of Tourism of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and the LGBTQ+ Center of Southern Nevada; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
FILE NUMBER 26
SENATE Concurrent RESOLUTION—Authorizing the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, on behalf of the Legislature, to acquire certain real property in Carson City.
Whereas, There is a pressing need for additional public parking in downtown Carson City in the vicinity of the Legislative Building and the Sedway Office Building; and
Whereas, A parcel of land in that area has become available for purchase; and
Whereas, The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, on behalf of the Legislature, and the owner of the parcel have reached an agreement for the purchase and sale of the parcel; and
Whereas, The Legislature deems it appropriate to authorize the Director, on behalf of the Legislature, to acquire the parcel and to make the necessary expenditures for that purpose from the Legislative Fund; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly Concurring, That the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau is authorized, on behalf of the Legislature, to negotiate, enter into and consummate an agreement with the owner for the purchase and sale of that certain parcel of land bounded on the west by South Carson Street, on the south by East Sixth Street, and on the east by South Plaza Street, also described as Carson City parcel number 004-061-02, and also described as lots 5 through 10, inclusive, in block 4, Pierson and Goodridge Division, together with all that portion of the vacated and abandoned alley adjacent to those lots and vacated by resolution of the Carson City Board of Trustees dated February 11, 1936, as recorded in book 6, page 358, of the Official Records of the Board of Trustees; and be it further
Resolved, That the Director is authorized to expend from the Legislative Fund a sum not to exceed $475,000 for the purchase of the parcel and such additional sums as may be necessary in connection with the purchase for the services of professional, technical, clerical and operational personnel and consultants; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the Director; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Senate Joint Resolution No. 1Senators Krasner and Stone
Joint Sponsor: Assemblymember Mosca
FILE NUMBER 27
Senate Joint RESOLUTION—Urging Congress to enact legislation allowing certain eligible surviving spouses of veterans to receive an amount equal to the military retirement pay of the veteran after the veterans death.
Whereas, Certain veterans who serve in the Armed Forces of the United States for a period of at least 20 years or who qualify to retire medically are eligible to receive military retirement pay for their military service; and
Whereas, Military retirement pay, however, terminates upon the death of the veteran, so many veterans enroll in the Survivor Benefit Plan, which was enacted by Congress in 1972 and which provides a monetary benefit in the form of a lifetime annuity to the surviving spouse or other beneficiary of the veteran upon the veterans death; and
Whereas, A portion of the cost of this annuity is paid from reductions to the veterans retirement pay, and the maximum survivor benefit is 55 percent of the retirement pay of the veteran at the time of the veterans death; and
Whereas, The spouses of veterans hold unique and important roles in upholding the strength of the United States as they provide crucial support to their veteran spouses during the veterans military service and retirement; and
Whereas, Allowing an eligible spouse who opted to receive the surviving spouse benefit through the Survivor Benefit Plan to receive an amount equal to the retirement pay of the veteran after the veterans death recognizes the many sacrifices that a military spouse also makes in service of this country, including delaying or relinquishing personal and professional aspirations; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That the members of the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature hereby urge Congress to enact legislation allowing an eligible spouse who opted to receive the surviving spouse benefit through the Survivor Benefit Plan to receive an amount equal to the retirement pay of the veteran after the veterans death; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the Vice President of the United States as the presiding officer of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and each member of the Nevada Congressional Delegation; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon passage.
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κ2025 Statutes of Nevada, Page 3921κ
Senate Joint Resolution No. 10Senators Nguyen, Stone; Daly, Doρate, Flores, Hansen, Ohrenschall and Scheible
Joint Sponsors: Assemblymembers Gonzαlez, Moore, Nguyen, Carter, Watts; Anderson, Brown-May, Considine, Dalia, Dickman, DSilva, Gallant, Gray, Hansen, Hibbetts, Jackson, Karris, Orentlicher and Roth
FILE NUMBER 28
Senate Joint RESOLUTION—Urging Congress to take certain actions relating to the therapeutic use of certain psychedelic compounds.
Whereas, Mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), treatment-resistant depression, anxiety disorders and substance use disorders, affect millions of Americans, including veterans, first responders and other residents of Nevada; and
Whereas, Conventional treatments for these mental health conditions often prove inadequate for many patients, leaving such patients without effective therapeutic options; and
Whereas, Preliminary research has indicated that certain psychedelic compounds, including psilocybin, psilocin, N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), ibogaine, mescaline and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), when administered in controlled clinical settings, show promising therapeutic potential for treating various mental health conditions; and
Whereas, The United States Food and Drug Administration has granted, in 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively, MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD, psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant depression and psilocybin therapy for major depressive disorder Breakthrough Therapy designation, thereby acknowledging the potential of those treatments to offer substantial improvement over existing treatments and expediting their development and review; and
Whereas, Multiple Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical trials have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of certain psychedelic-assisted therapy, with trials showing that MDMA-assisted therapy led to 67 percent of patients with severe PTSD no longer meeting diagnostic criteria after treatment, and psilocybin-assisted therapy demonstrated a 75 percent response rate and a 58 percent remission rate in patients with major depressive disorder at 12 months; and
Whereas, Researchers at Stanford University demonstrated that ibogaine treatment led to significant improvements in veterans with traumatic brain injury and PTSD, with participants experiencing average reductions of 88 percent in symptoms of PTSD, of 87 percent in symptoms of depression and of 81 percent in symptoms of anxiety at their 1-month follow-up; and
Whereas, Multiple studies focused on veterans conducted at leading institutions have shown promising results for treating PTSD related to combat and traumatic brain injury with psychedelic compounds, including recent breakthrough findings published in Nature Medicine regarding magnesium-stabilized ibogaine for the treatment of traumatic brain injury; and
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Whereas, Clinical research has demonstrated significant potential for psychedelic compounds to address chronic pain conditions, with studies showing that the pulse administration of psilocybin reduced the frequency of cluster headache attacks by approximately 50 percent from baseline, from an average of 18.4 attacks to 9.8 attacks per week, and MDMA-assisted therapy produced significant reductions in the pain intensity, disability and overall pain severity of patients with PTSD with high baseline pain levels; and
Whereas, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, Public Law 118-31, directed the Department of Defense to establish a process for service members to participate in clinical trials studying psychedelic compounds, including psilocybin and MDMA, for treating PTSD and traumatic brain injury, allocated $10,000,000 in funding and authorized partnerships with other agencies and academic institutions, thereby demonstrating growing federal recognition of the potential of these treatments; and
Whereas, The Department of Veterans Affairs has partnered with researchers at Brown University and Yale University to conduct a 5-year study, at the cost of $1,500,000, at the Providence VA Medical Center and West Haven VA Medical Center evaluating MDMA-assisted therapy for veterans with co-occurring PTSD and alcohol use disorder, representing the first research initiative involving psychedelic-assisted therapy funded by the Department since the 1960s, and which was part of a broader effort announced in January 2025 to investigate the safety and efficacy of psychedelic compounds for treating veterans with mental health conditions; and
Whereas, Extensive research has demonstrated that classic psychedelics have low abuse potential, with studies showing no physical dependence or withdrawal symptoms and clinical evidence indicating that psychedelic compounds can effectively treat substance use disorders; and
Whereas, Clinical research demonstrates that psychedelic compounds like psilocybin and MDMA have a favorable safety profile when administered in controlled clinical settings with appropriate medical screening and supervision, with studies showing no lasting neuropsychological deficits, organ damage or serious adverse reactions and a significantly lower rate of adverse medical events compared to many current standard treatments; and
Whereas, Schedule I classification under the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 801 et seq., designates a substance as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse; and
Whereas, Controlled substances classified in schedule I are subject to significant barriers to research, including more burdensome regulatory and bureaucratic hurdles than research of other controlled substances; and
Whereas, Physicians cannot access controlled substances classified in schedule I to treat patients who have terminal or life-threatening conditions under the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017 (Right to Try Act), Public Law 115-176, even if the controlled substance is otherwise an eligible investigational drug under the Act; and
Whereas, The low potential for abuse of psychedelic compounds and evidence of their medical utility, particularly the designation of Breakthrough Therapies by the United States Food and Drug Administration, contradicts their classification as schedule I controlled substances; and
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Whereas, Leading medical research institutions have established dedicated centers for psychedelic research, including the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School, the University of California Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics, the New York University Langone Healths Center for Psychedelic Medicine, the Parsons Research Center for Psychedelic Healing at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the Yale Program for Psychedelic Science, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Transdisciplinary Center for Research in Psychoactive Substances, the Stanford Psychedelic Science Group, the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics, the Charmaine and Gordon McGill Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin and the Washington University Program in Psychedelics Research; and
Whereas, The State of Nevada recognizes the urgent need to address the mental health crisis and expand treatment options for those in need; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That the Nevada Legislature hereby urges the Congress of the United States and the appropriate federal agencies to:
1. Increase federal funding for research into the therapeutic applications of psychedelic compounds, particularly for treating mental health conditions, substance use disorders and chronic pain;
2. Establish a streamlined process for approving and conducting research with psychedelic compounds, while maintaining appropriate safety protocols and oversight;
3. Establish a process to allow for compassionate medical use of psychedelic eligible investigational drugs under the Right to Try Act, while maintaining appropriate safety protocols and oversight;
4. Reschedule psilocybin, psilocin, DMT, ibogaine, mescaline and MDMA to a schedule that better reflects the therapeutic value, low potential for abuse and safety for use under medical supervision of those compounds, giving priority to the rescheduling of compounds that have received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the United States Food and Drug Administration; and
5. Establish legal protection against federal prosecution for individuals and entities complying with state and local law concerning the supervised adult use of psychedelic compounds and require states to enter research partnerships with the Attorney General under the Controlled Substances Act to study the public health outcomes of such state programs; and be it further
Resolved, That the Nevada Legislature supports expanded research into the therapeutic potential of psychedelic compounds at qualified research institutions within this State; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States as the presiding officer of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, each member of the Nevada Congressional Delegation, the Administrator of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and the Director of the National Institutes of Health; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon passage.
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Senate Joint Resolution No. 8Senator Ohrenschall
Joint Sponsors: Assemblymembers Mosca; Carter, Cole, Considine, Monroe-Moreno and Moore
FILE NUMBER 29
Senate Joint RESOLUTION—Urging Congress to protect the public lands including and adjacent to Sunrise Mountain, Frenchman Mountain and the Rainbow Gardens Area.
Whereas, The public lands including and adjacent to Sunrise Mountain, Frenchman Mountain and the Rainbow Gardens Area are undeveloped natural treasures located near the Las Vegas Valley; and
Whereas, These public lands contain colorful mountain ranges rising up from the desert lowlands; and
Whereas, Gypsum Cave, which holds some of the earliest evidence of human inhabitance in the western United States and is significant to Indian tribes, is located on these public lands; and
Whereas, These public lands contain evidence of the Great Unconformity, which consists of exposed surface rock that represents more than one quarter of the history (1.2 billion years) of the Earths crust and tectonic plates; and
Whereas, Several plant species that have received special status designation by the Bureau of Land Management are found on these public lands; and
Whereas, Many Nevada residents enjoy the natural desert landscape and the outdoor recreational opportunities of Sunrise Mountain, Frenchman Mountain and the Rainbow Gardens Area; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That the members of the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature hereby urge Congress to protect the public lands including and adjacent to Sunrise Mountain, Frenchman Mountain and the Rainbow Gardens Area by designating them for federal protection, which may include, without limitation, designating all or portions of the area as a national conservation area, national recreation area or national monument, or applying other federal protections that Congress deems appropriate for these important and scenic lands; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the Vice President of the United States as the presiding officer of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and each member of the Nevada Congressional Delegation; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon passage.
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Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 5Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
FILE NUMBER 30
Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION—Recognizing antimicrobial resistance as a public health crisis and encouraging certain actions be taken in response.
Whereas, Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to public health that undermines the effectiveness of life-saving medications and leads to an estimated 35,000 deaths in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; and
Whereas, An antibiogram report prepared by the Division of Epidemiology and Public Health Preparedness of Northern Nevada Public Health found a statistically-significant increase in the rate of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly referred to as MRSA, in Washoe County from 32 percent in 2022 to 36.2 percent in 2023; and
Whereas, A report published in 2023 by the National Institutes of Health found MRSA to be one of the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections, often leading to increased rates of morbidity and mortality, prolonged hospital stays and increased costs of health care; and
Whereas, Rapid and accurate diagnostic testing is essential to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use, ensuring that patients receive effective treatment while limiting the spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria; and
Whereas, State Medicaid programs provide health care coverage to millions of low-income persons nationwide, making each program a critical stakeholder in addressing antimicrobial resistance through the development and deployment of educational initiatives, data collection and tracking programs and other similar policies; and
Whereas, The implementation of policies that encourage the development and use of innovative diagnostic tools and stewardship programs requires collaboration between public and private stakeholders; and
Whereas, Effective action to combat antimicrobial resistance requires a multi-faceted approach that includes, without limitation, surveillance, prevention, education, research and access by persons to health care on an equitable basis; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly Concurring, That the Nevada Legislature hereby recognizes antimicrobial resistance as a public health crisis requiring urgent and sustained action; and be it further
Resolved, That the Nevada Legislature encourages the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services to integrate into and administer under Medicaid a program for antimicrobial stewardship which may include, without limitation, adhering to evidence-based guidelines for the prescribing of antimicrobial drugs; and be it further
Resolved, That the Nevada Legislature supports the implementation and deployment of public educational campaigns to raise awareness about antimicrobial resistance, the importance of appropriate antibiotic use and the role of diagnostics in improving health outcomes; and be it further
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Resolved, That the Nevada Legislature encourages the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to facilitate collaboration with and among relevant public and private entities to promote awareness in combating antimicrobial resistance; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the Governor, the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Assembly Resolution No. 6Assemblymember Yeager
FILE NUMBER 31
Assembly RESOLUTION—Expressing appreciation to the staff of the Assembly for their service during the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature.
Whereas, Each legislative session the Assembly elects an officer to serve as the Parliamentarian and Chief Administrative Officer of the Assembly; and
Whereas, The Assembly of the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature elected Bonnie Borda Hoffecker to serve as Chief Clerk for the first time; and
Whereas, The Chief Clerk has attended each daily session of the Assembly and has read each bill and resolution to the body; and
Whereas, The Chief Clerk is responsible for employing all of the staff of the Assembly, including the Sergeants at Arms, Front Desk Staff, Personal Attaches, Committee Services Staff, Administrative Services Staff and other attaches; and
Whereas, Many of the dedicated members of the staff of the Assembly return to work each legislative session, some of whom have retired from other governmental service, bringing a vast amount of knowledge and experience, while others bring talent and expertise from a myriad of diverse backgrounds; and
Whereas, Completing the work of the Legislature within the constitutionally mandated 120-day limit is always a daunting task; and
Whereas, Throughout the legislative session, the Chief Clerk, with her able and dedicated staff, meticulously maintained a thorough and accurate record of all of the proceedings of the Assembly and its Committees and diligently ensured that all of the needs of the members of the Assembly were met; and
Whereas, The extraordinary staff who served the Assembly during the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature carried out their responsibilities with enthusiasm, resourcefulness, and perseverance; and
Whereas, Throughout the legislative session, the staff of the Assembly maintained their exemplary standards of professionalism and expertise in performing the many functions that enable the Assembly to complete its work; now, therefore, be it
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Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the members of the Assembly do hereby express their sincere appreciation to the Chief Clerk and all of the outstanding members of the staff of the Assembly and commend their dedication, cooperation, excellent work and willingness to serve the State; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to each member of the staff of the Assembly; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Assembly Resolution No. 7Assemblymember Yeager
FILE NUMBER 32
Assembly RESOLUTION—Expressing appreciation to the staff of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for their service during the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature.
Whereas, The Legislative Counsel Bureau was established in 1945 to provide the Nevada Legislature with independent, unbiased information and assistance to address the increasingly complex policy and fiscal issues that arise each legislative session; and
Whereas, The Legislative Counsel Bureau strives to meet the ever-increasing challenges of providing nonpartisan, centralized services to members of both Houses of the Legislature and their constituents across the State in the most efficient, professional manner possible; and
Whereas, Through the years, the Legislative Counsel Bureau has evolved into an organization of public servants who provide a full range of services for the peoples branch of government; and
Whereas, In the Administrative Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, the staff of Information Technology Services and the Audio Visual Hearings Unit innovated to adapt the legislative process to new technologies and provided excellent service integrating nine new Southern Nevada hearing rooms into the legislative proceedings; the staff of the Operations Unit dedicated their expertise, time and diligence to the demands of remodeling the Legislative Building, opening the new Southern Nevada campus and improving the grounds of our legislative properties; the staff of the Buildings Unit, the Grounds Unit, the General Services Unit and the Janitorial Unit meticulously maintained the beauty, safety and cleanliness of the newly remodeled Legislative Building and grounds and dedicated their immense expertise, time and diligence to the opening of the new Southern Nevada Legislative Buildings to better serve the Legislature and the people of Southern Nevada; and the staff of the Accounting Unit and the Las Vegas Office performed their roles expertly to ensure that Legislators and staff had access to support services and to keep the Legislature functioning smoothly; and
Whereas, In the Directors Office, the Legislative Police ensured the safety of the building through the committed protection of Legislators, staff, members of the press and the public; the State Printing Office carried out the enormous task of printing bills, resolutions and other session documents; the Food Services Unit designed unique menus and opened new Legislative Cafes in Carson City and Southern Nevada and served creative and delicious food and beverages to staff and visitors alike; and the Gift Shop and Publications Unit stocked fine crafts and delightful new offerings from across the State, successfully opened a location on the new Southern Nevada campus to extend their service to Nevadans on both ends of the State and reinvigorated the Gift Shop website; and
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Food Services Unit designed unique menus and opened new Legislative Cafes in Carson City and Southern Nevada and served creative and delicious food and beverages to staff and visitors alike; and the Gift Shop and Publications Unit stocked fine crafts and delightful new offerings from across the State, successfully opened a location on the new Southern Nevada campus to extend their service to Nevadans on both ends of the State and reinvigorated the Gift Shop website; and
Whereas, The Legislative Auditor and the staff of the Audit Division continued to provide the Legislature with independent and reliable information about the operations of state agencies, programs, activities and functions by conducting high-quality performance audits to promote accountability in State Government and by overseeing the annual single audit of State Government to ensure continued funding of federal programs; and
Whereas, The Senate and Assembly Fiscal Analysts and the staff of the Fiscal Analysis Division reviewed the Governors Executive Budget and related bills and amendments while maintaining their usual accuracy and efficiency, provided expenditure and revenue analyses, provided staff support for the Senate Committees on Finance and Revenue and Economic Development and the Assembly Committees on Revenue and Ways and Means and responded to Legislators requests for information concerning budgets and taxation; and
Whereas, The Legislative Counsel, the General Counsel and the staff of the Legal Division drafted and processed legislation and amendments to legislation with meticulous attention to detail, while also providing legal counsel throughout the session to standing committees, providing legal opinions to Legislators and staff on a wide range of issues and fulfilling the employment law needs of both the Bureau and the Houses of the Legislature, successfully completing a daunting quantity of high-quality work under the rigorous scheduling demands of the legislative session; and
Whereas, The Research Director and the staff of the Research Division, including the Research Library and Constituent Services Unit, provided research and analysis of current and proposed public programs and policies, provided staff support for the policy-related standing committees, drafted volumes of floor statements and responded promptly and thoroughly to Legislator and constituent requests for information; and
Whereas, During the legislative session, the staff of the Legislative Counsel Bureau provided services eagerly and professionally, regardless of the time of day or number of hours required, and willingly sacrificed time with family and loved ones to ensure that legislative business could be completed in a timely and efficient manner; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the members of the Assembly do hereby express their sincere appreciation to the outstanding employees of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and commend their dedication, cooperation, excellent work and willingness to serve the State; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to Diane C. Thornton, Acting Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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κ2025 Statutes of Nevada, Page 3929κ
Assembly Resolution No. 8Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
FILE NUMBER 33
Assembly RESOLUTION—Designating certain members of the Assembly as regular and alternate members of the Legislative Commission for the 2025-2027 biennium.
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That, pursuant to the provisions of NRS 218E.150 and the Joint Standing Rules of the Legislature, the following members of the Assembly are designated regular and alternate members of the Legislative Commission to serve until their successors are designated: Ms. Sandra Jauregui, Mr. Steve Yeager, Ms. Shea Backus, Mr. Howard Watts, Mr. Gregory Hafen, II and Ms. Alexis Hansen are designated as the regular Assembly members; Ms. Elaine Marzola and Ms. Venicia Considine are designated as the first and second alternate members, respectively, for Ms. Sandra Jauregui; Ms. Daniele Monroe-Moreno and Ms. Brittney Miller are designated as the first and second alternate members, respectively, for Mr. Steve Yeager; Ms. Erica Mosca and Ms. Natha Anderson are designated as the first and second alternate members, respectively, for Ms. Shea Backus; Ms. Tracy Brown-May and Mr. Max Carter, II are designated as the first and second alternate members, respectively, for Mr. Howard Watts; Mr. Richard DeLong and Mr. Brian Hibbetts are designated as the first and second alternate members, respectively, for Mr. Gregory Hafen, II; and Mr. Gregory Koenig and Mr. Toby Yurek are designated as the first and second alternate members, respectively, for Ms. Alexis Hansen; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Senate Resolution No. 7Senator Cannizzaro
FILE NUMBER 34
Senate RESOLUTION—Expressing appreciation to the staff of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for their service during the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature.
Whereas, The Legislative Counsel Bureau was established in 1945 to provide the Nevada Legislature with independent, unbiased information and assistance to address the increasingly complex policy and fiscal issues that arise each legislative session; and
Whereas, The Legislative Counsel Bureau strives to meet the ever-increasing challenges of providing nonpartisan, centralized services to members of both Houses of the Legislature and their constituents across the State in the most efficient, professional manner possible; and
Whereas, Through the years, the Legislative Counsel Bureau has evolved into an organization of public servants who provide a full range of services for the peoples branch of government; and
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Whereas, In the Administrative Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, the staff of Information Technology Services and the Audio Visual Hearings Unit innovated to adapt the legislative process to new technologies and provided excellent service integrating nine new Southern Nevada hearing rooms into the legislative proceedings; the staff of the Operations Unit dedicated their expertise, time and diligence to the demands of remodeling the Legislative Building, opening the new Southern Nevada campus and improving the grounds of our legislative properties; the staff of the Buildings Unit, the Grounds Unit, the General Services Unit and the Janitorial Unit meticulously maintained the beauty, safety and cleanliness of the newly remodeled Legislative Building and grounds and dedicated their immense expertise, time and diligence to the opening of the new Southern Nevada Legislative Buildings to better serve the Legislature and the people of Southern Nevada; and the staff of the Accounting Unit and the Las Vegas Office performed their roles expertly to ensure that Legislators and staff had access to support services and to keep the Legislature functioning smoothly; and
Whereas, In the Directors Office, the Legislative Police ensured the safety of the building through the committed protection of Legislators, staff, members of the press and the public; the State Printing Office carried out the enormous task of printing bills, resolutions and other session documents; the Food Services Unit designed unique menus and opened new Legislative Cafes in Carson City and Southern Nevada and served creative and delicious food and beverages to staff and visitors alike; and the Gift Shop and Publications Unit stocked fine crafts and delightful new offerings from across the State, successfully opened a location on the new Southern Nevada campus to extend their service to Nevadans on both ends of the State and reinvigorated the Gift Shop website; and
Whereas, The Legislative Auditor and the staff of the Audit Division continued to provide the Legislature with independent and reliable information about the operations of state agencies, programs, activities and functions by conducting high-quality performance audits to promote accountability in State Government and by overseeing the annual single audit of State Government to ensure continued funding of federal programs; and
Whereas, The Senate and Assembly Fiscal Analysts and the staff of the Fiscal Analysis Division reviewed the Governors Executive Budget and related bills and amendments while maintaining their usual accuracy and efficiency, provided expenditure and revenue analyses, provided staff support for the Senate Committees on Finance and Revenue and Economic Development and the Assembly Committees on Revenue and Ways and Means and responded to Legislators requests for information concerning budgets and taxation; and
Whereas, The Legislative Counsel, the General Counsel and the staff of the Legal Division drafted and processed legislation and amendments to legislation with meticulous attention to detail, while also providing legal counsel throughout the session to standing committees, providing legal opinions to Legislators and staff on a wide range of issues and fulfilling the employment law needs of both the Bureau and the Houses of the Legislature, successfully completing a daunting quantity of high-quality work under the rigorous scheduling demands of the legislative session; and
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Whereas, The Research Director and the staff of the Research Division, including the Research Library and Constituent Services Unit, provided research and analysis of current and proposed public programs and policies, provided staff support for the policy-related standing committees, drafted volumes of floor statements and responded promptly and thoroughly to Legislator and constituent requests for information; and
Whereas, During the legislative session, the staff of the Legislative Counsel Bureau provided services eagerly and professionally, regardless of the time of day or number of hours required, and willingly sacrificed time with family and loved ones to ensure that legislative business could be completed in a timely and efficient manner; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, That the members of the Senate do hereby express their sincere appreciation to the outstanding employees of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and commend their dedication, cooperation, excellent work and willingness to serve the State; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to Diane C. Thornton, Acting Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Senate Resolution No. 8Senator Cannizzaro
FILE NUMBER 35
Senate RESOLUTION—Expressing appreciation to the staff of the Senate for their service during the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature.
Whereas, Each legislative session the Senate elects an officer to serve as the Parliamentarian and Chief Administrative Officer of the Senate; and
Whereas, The Senate of the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature elected Brendan Bucy to serve as Secretary of the Senate for the second time; and
Whereas, The Secretary of the Senate is responsible for employing all of the staff of the Senate, including the Sergeants at Arms, Front Desk Clerks, Administrative Services Staff, Leadership Officers, Legislative Assistants, Committee Managers, Committee Secretaries and Proofreaders; and
Whereas, Many of the dedicated members of the staff of the Senate return to work each legislative session, some of whom have retired from other governmental service, bringing a vast amount of knowledge and experience, while others bring talent and expertise from a myriad of diverse backgrounds; and
Whereas, Throughout the legislative session, the Secretary and staff of the Senate meticulously maintained a thorough and accurate record of all of the proceedings of the Senate and its Committees and diligently ensured that all of the needs of the members of the Senate were met; and
Whereas, The talented staff who worked for the Senate during the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature carried out their responsibilities with ingenuity, enthusiasm and resourcefulness; and
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Whereas, The exemplary service of the staff of the Senate, their professional attitudes, selfless commitment to excellence and admirable efficiency enabled the Senate to complete a daunting quantity of work within the rigorous scheduling deadlines of the 120-day legislative session; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, That the members of the Senate do hereby express their sincere appreciation to the Secretary of the Senate and all of the outstanding members of the staff of the Senate and commend their dedication, cooperation, excellent work and willingness to serve the State; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to each member of the staff of the Senate; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 4Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
FILE NUMBER 36
Assembly Concurrent RESOLUTION—Granting administrative leave to legislative employees in recognition of their service to the 83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature.
Whereas, The staff of the Nevada Legislature and the Administrative, Audit, Fiscal Analysis, Legal and Research Divisions of the Legislative Counsel Bureau provide services to the Legislature which are vital to an efficient and productive session of the Nevada Legislature; and
Whereas, The additional employees hired specifically for the legislative session also provide essential services with dedication, competence and enthusiasm throughout the long days of the session; and
Whereas, Extraordinary demands are routinely placed on legislative employees as a result of the time constraints of the 120-day limitation on the length of the legislative session, and the entire legislative staff has demonstrated their amazing work ethic and ability to overcome obstacles, meet deadlines, assist legislators and exhibit patience, flexibility and dedication; and
Whereas, Former Assemblyman Bob Price and Former Senator Debbie Smith had a tradition of introducing legislation to allow the Legislature to recognize the hard work and dedication of legislative employees by granting administrative leave following each legislative session; and
Whereas, In keeping with that tradition, the members of the 83rd session of the Nevada Legislature do hereby recognize and express their sincere gratitude for the outstanding effort made by the permanent employees of the Legislature and Legislative Counsel Bureau and by all other employees hired temporarily for the legislative session; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate Concurring, That 5 days of administrative leave are hereby granted to each:
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1. Permanent employee of the Legislature and Legislative Counsel Bureau who is employed on the last day of session; and
2. Employee of the Legislature and Legislative Counsel Bureau hired temporarily for the legislative session who:
(a) Is employed by the Legislature or Legislative Counsel Bureau on the last day of this session; and
(b) If requested to do so by the employees supervisor, remains in that employment after the last day of this session until all tasks assigned to the employee during the session are completed; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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EMERGENCY REQUEST of Senate Majority Leader
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 7Senator Cannizzaro
FILE NUMBER 37
Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION—Creating a joint special committee to conduct a study concerning housekeeping operations at hotels in this State.
Whereas, The tourism and hospitality industry is vitally important to the economy of this State and the general welfare of its inhabitants; and
Whereas, The economy of Southern Nevada is dependent on the resort, gaming, convention, special event and professional sports industries; and
Whereas, Las Vegas has long been a world class business and recreation destination for millions of visitors a year and Las Vegas repeatedly ranks among the top destinations in the United States for conventions and business meetings; and
Whereas, Room attendants, housekeepers and other staff members who are responsible for maintaining guest rooms at hotels, collectively referred to as housekeeping staff, are indispensable to a positive guest experience, and it is critical to the success of the States tourism sector that housekeeping staff can reliably and consistently perform their job duties; and
Whereas, It is appropriate that the Nevada Legislature examine how to ensure successful housekeeping operations at hotels for housekeeping staff; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly Concurring, That there is hereby created a joint special committee to examine functions at hotels for housekeeping staff, which must be composed of three members of the Assembly, two of whom must be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and one of whom must be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Assembly, and three members of the Senate, two of whom must be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate and one of whom must be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; and be it further
Resolved, That the Majority Leader of the Senate shall appoint a chair and the Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint a vice chair from among the members; and be it further
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Resolved, That the joint special committee shall, to the extent practicable, meet at least once each calendar quarter during the 2025-2026 interim; and be it further
Resolved, That the joint special committee shall meet at least twice during the 2025-2026 interim; and be it further
Resolved, That the joint special committee shall, at its meetings, assess the industry and economic benefits of ensuring successful housekeeping functions for housekeeping staff at hotels, including, without limitation:
1. Measures that may be considered by the Nevada Legislature to ensure successful housekeeping functions at Nevada hotels for housekeeping staff;
2. The impact of room cleaning frequency by Housekeeping Staff; and
3. Options that may be communicated to a guest at the time of reservation or check-in relating to housekeeping services; and be it further
Resolved, That the joint special committee shall solicit input from stakeholders from gaming leaders, labor organizations, law enforcement, hotel employees and tourism experts; and be it further
Resolved, That any recommendation proposed by the joint special committee must be approved by a majority of its members; and be it further
Resolved, That the joint special committee shall, to the extent practicable, submit a report of its findings and any recommendations to the Governor on or before July 31, 2026, including, without limitation, any:
1. Further action to be taken housekeeping operations at hotels for housekeeping staff; and
2. Recommendations for legislation which is necessary to housekeeping functions at hotels in Nevada that should be considered during the 84th regular session of the Legislature; and be it further
Resolved, That the joint special committee may request the drafting of 1 legislative measure related to its findings at the 84th Session of the Legislature; and be it further
Resolved, That any such request must be submitted to the Legislative Counsel on or before September 1, 2026; and be it further
Resolved, That if the joint special committee requests the drafting of a legislative measure relating to its findings, the legislative measure must be prefiled on or before the first day of the 84th Legislative Session; and be it further
Resolved, That a legislative measure not prefiled on or before that date shall be deemed withdrawn; and be it further
Resolved, That the joint special committee shall submit a report of its findings to the 84th Session of the Legislature; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3Senators Pazina, Doρate; Nguyen and Taylor
FILE NUMBER 38
Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION—Directing the Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary to conduct an interim study concerning human trafficking.
Whereas, Human trafficking remains a critical issue impacting individuals and communities across the globe and especially in this State regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, nationality or religion and therefore necessitates urgent legislative action; and
Whereas, This State has historically ranked high and continues to rank high, regularly either first or second in the nation, in the frequency of human trafficking cases; and
Whereas, This State understands that victims of human trafficking are similar to victims of domestic violence and share several commonalities, including, without limitation, experiences of coercion, manipulation, fear of retaliation and isolation, significant financial and other forms of dependence and physical and psychological harm that requires comprehensive support and intervention which often creates barriers to escape and prosecution; and
Whereas, This State recognizes that increased oversight for entities or individuals that provide assistance to combat human trafficking is essential and defined standards such as investigatory standards would assist in the identification and prosecution of offenders while at the same time protecting communities and victims of human trafficking; and
Whereas, Establishing mandatory reporting by professionals across various sectors of this State, including, without limitation, healthcare, security, hospitality, education and law enforcement, is essential for the early identification and correction of any gaps in reporting; and
Whereas, This State seeks to establish a more robust legal framework to protect victims of human trafficking, mitigate the challenges associated with victim participation in criminal proceedings, prosecute offenders and provide a comprehensive support system through leveraging existing resources and exploring new resources; and
Whereas, Convening stakeholders to study, strategize, prioritize and openly identify and implement best practices in successful anti-human trafficking frameworks from across the nation will ensure that a robust and cost-effective regulatory system exists for those involved in tracking, investigating and protecting victims of human trafficking; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly Concurring, That the Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary is hereby directed to conduct an interim study concerning human trafficking during the 2025-2026 legislative interim; and be it further
Resolved, That the study must include, without limitation, an examination of:
1. The current legal and systemic processes relating to human trafficking in this State, including an in-depth assessment of the current statutory and regulatory structure from both the criminal justice and human welfare perspectives;
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2. The current programs, services and needs of the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services regarding any duties assigned to the Division or Department, such as the statewide plan for the delivery of services to victims of human trafficking, the resources and needs of the State of Nevada Human Trafficking Coalition, the current data collection and reporting status regarding human trafficking under the Center for the Analysis of Crime Statistics within the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a review of the Account for Victims of Human Trafficking administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, including any pilot programs established thereunder that provide alternatives to law enforcement responses to victims of human trafficking;
3. The resources, policy needs, commonalities and divergencies of interested stakeholders, including, without limitation, victims of human trafficking and other persons with lived experiences relating to human trafficking, as well as the State of Nevada Human Trafficking Coalition, the Nevada Coalition to Prevent the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, the Nevada Policy Council on Human Trafficking, each local human trafficking task force and any other federal, state or local government or private or nonprofit entity involved in addressing human trafficking;
4. Training and mandatory reporting policies and practices required under federal law or utilized in other states, along with a focus on evidence and skills-based training to enhance the identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking;
5. Strategic approaches for utilizing and expanding existing statutory and regulatory domestic violence frameworks to enable the State to represent the interests of victims of human trafficking in court proceedings, including a review of the Domestic Violence Prosecution Best Practice Guidelines as adopted by the Committee on Domestic Violence and approved by the Nevada District Attorneys Association;
6. Strategies to create regulatory oversight and standards for entities offering services to victims of human trafficking to ensure the quality, safety and effectiveness of the support provided to victims while promoting efficiency in the provision of services and minimizing unnecessary administrative strain on such entities; and
7. Any other matters or topics that, in the determination of the Committee, affect the victims or outcomes of human trafficking in this State; and be it further
Resolved, That the Committee, pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 218E.330, shall submit a report of the study and any recommendations for legislation to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 84th Session of the Nevada Legislature; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
FILE NUMBER 39
SENATE Concurrent RESOLUTION—Amending the Joint Standing Rules of the Senate and Assembly for the 83rd Session of the Legislature.
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly Concurring, That Rule No. 11 of the Joint Standing Rules of the Senate and Assembly as adopted by the 83rd Session of the Legislature is hereby amended to read as follows:
Rule No. 11. Membership and Organization.
1. When members of the minority party in the Senate or in the Assembly comprise [one-third or] less than half of the total number elected to that House, minority party membership for that House on the Legislative Commission must be:
(a) One, if such membership is less than one-fifth of the total number elected to that House.
(b) Two, if such membership is at least one-fifth but [not more] less than [one-third] half of the total number elected to that House.
Κ If the [members of the minority party in the Senate or in the Assembly comprise more than one-third of the total number elected to that] membership of a House [, minority] is evenly divided by party , each partys membership for that House on the Commission must be three . [, being equal to the membership of the majority party.]
2. Each House shall select one or more alternate members for each member from that House, designating them according to party or according to the individual member whom the alternate would replace.
3. A vacancy in the regular Senate or Assembly membership created by death or by resignation or by the Legislators ceasing to be a member of the Legislature shall be filled by the proper alternate member as designated by that House. If there is no proper alternate member, the Legislative Commission shall fill the vacancy by appointing a Senator or Assemblymember of the same party.
4. If for any reason a member is or will be absent from a meeting and there are no alternates available, the Chair of the Commission may appoint a member of the same House and political party to attend the meeting as an alternate.
5. The members shall serve until their successors are appointed by resolution as provided in NRS 218E.150, except that the membership of any member who does not become a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection shall terminate on the day next after the election and the vacancy shall be filled as provided in this Rule.
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6. The Chair shall be selected at the first meeting of the newly formed Legislative Commission and shall serve until his or her successor is appointed following the formation of the next Legislative Commission.
And be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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Senate Resolution No. 9Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
FILE NUMBER 40
Senate RESOLUTION—Designating certain members of the Senate as regular and alternate members of the Legislative Commission for the 2025-2027 biennium.
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, That, pursuant to the provisions of NRS 218E.150 and the Joint Standing Rules of the Legislature, Senators Nicole Cannizzaro, Melanie Scheible, Skip Daly, Rochelle Nguyen, Ira Hansen and Robin L. Titus are designated as the regular Senate members of the Legislative Commission; and be it further
Resolved, That Senators Marilyn Dondero Loop and Fabian Doρate are designated as the first and second alternate members, respectively, for Senator Nicole Cannizzaro; Senators Dina Neal and Julie Pazina are designated as the first and second alternate members, respectively, for Senator Melanie Scheible; Senators Roberta Lange and James Ohrenschall are designated as the first and second alternate members, respectively, for Senator Skip Daly; Senators Edgar Flores and Angie Taylor are designated as the first and second alternate members, respectively, for Senator Rochelle Nguyen; Senators Jeff Stone and Lori Rogich are designated as the first and second alternate members, respectively, for Senator Ira Hansen; and Senators John Steinbeck and John Ellison are designated as the first and second alternate members, respectively, for Senator Robin L. Titus; and be it further
Resolved, That the procedure for requesting an alternate member to replace a regular member during his or her absence at a meeting must be as follows:
1. The Secretary of the Legislative Commission shall establish a record of service of alternate members at meetings of the Legislative Commission and shall maintain a list of the alternate members for each individual Senator or group of Senators. Each list must contain a numerical designation in ascending order for each alternate member on the list. The initial sequence in which the alternate members must be listed must correspond to their designation as alternates in this resolution.
2. If a regular member of the Legislative Commission is unable to attend a scheduled meeting of the Legislative Commission and notifies the Secretary of the Legislative Commission, the Secretary shall request the
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alternate member with the lowest numerical designation on the appropriate list to replace the regular member at the meeting. If the alternate member does not agree to serve, the Secretary shall make the same request of the alternate member with the next higher numerical designation on the list, and so on through the list until an alternate member agrees to replace the regular member.
3. An alternate member who agrees to replace a regular member at a meeting of the Legislative Commission loses the numerical designation he or she had on the appropriate list at the time he or she was requested to serve. The Secretary of the Legislative Commission shall, when the alternate member agrees to replace the regular member, assign to that alternate member the highest numerical designation on the appropriate list. At the same time, the Secretary shall also reduce by one the numerical designation on the appropriate list to those alternate members who have higher numerical designations on the appropriate list than the alternate member who has agreed to serve.
4. An alternate member who is requested to replace a regular member at a meeting of the Legislative Commission, but who does not agree to replace the regular member, does not lose the numerical designation he or she had on the appropriate list at the time of the request.
And be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.
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