A.C.R. 53 Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 53--Committee on Elections and Procedures June 30, 1995 _____________ Referred to Committee on Elections and Procedures SUMMARY--Limits number of requests that may be submitted to Legislative Counsel during interim for drafting and directs completion of 1,000 bill drafts before convening of 69th session of Nevada Legislature. (BDR R-2169) EXPLANATION--Matter in italics is new; matter in bra ckets [ ] is material to be omitted. ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION--Limiting the number of requests that may be submitted to the Legislative Counsel during the interim for drafting and directing the completion of 1,000 bill drafts before the first day of the 69th session of the Nevada Legislature. RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, THE SENATE CONCURRING, That the Legislative Counsel shall, except as otherwise provided by specific statute, honor only the number of requests for the drafting of a bill or a resolution for the 1997 legislative session that are authorized pursuant to this resolution; and be it further RESOLVED, That each incumbent or newly elected Assemblyman is entitled to request 10 measures before the 1997 session begins; and be it further RESOLVED, That each incumbent or newly elected Senator is entitled to request 20 measures before the 1997 session begins; and be it further RESOLVED, That the chairman of each standing committee of the Senate for the 1995 legislative session, or a person designated in the place of the chairman by the Majority Leader of the Senate, is additionally entitled to request before the 1997 session 1 measure for introduction by the committee in a subject within the jurisdiction of the committee, determined pursuant to Rule 40 of the Senate Standing Rules for the 1995 session, for every 15 measures that were referred to the respective standing committee during the 1995 session; and be it further RESOLVED, That a person designated after the general election in 1996 as a chairman of a standing committee of the Senate for the 1997 session, or a person designated in the place of a chairman by the person designated as the Majority Leader of the Senate for the 1997 session, is entitled to request the remaining number of the measures allowed for the respective standing committee that were not requested by the previous chairman or designee; and be it further RESOLVED, That each of the two chairmen of each standing committee of the Assembly for the 1995 legislative session, or a person designated in the place of a chairman by a Speaker of the Assembly, is additionally entitled to request before the 1997 session 1 measure for introduction by the committee in a subject within the jurisdiction of the committee, determined pursuant to the guidelines of the Assembly for the referral of measures to standing committees during the 1995 session, for every 30 measures that were referred to the respective standing committee during the 1995 session; and be it further RESOLVED, That a person designated after the general election in 1996 as: 1. A sole chairman of a standing committee of the Assembly for the 1997 session, or a person designated in the place of the chairman by the person designated as the Speaker of the Assembly for the 1997 session, is entitled to request the remaining number of the measures cumulatively allowed for the previous two chairmen of the respective standing committee that were not requested by the previous chairmen or designees; or 2. One of the two chairmen of a standing committee of the Assembly for the 1997 session, or a person designated in the place of a chairman by a person designated as a Speaker of the Assembly for the 1997 session, is entitled to request half of the remaining number of the measures cumulatively allowed for the previous two chairmen of the respective standing committee that were not requested by the previous chairmen or designees; and be it further RESOLVED, That the Governor or his designated representative is entitled to transmit to the Legislative Counsel before the 1997 session no more than 250 measures approved on behalf of state agencies, boards and departments of the executive branch of government pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 218.245, except that the Department of Administration may request before or during the legislative session without limitation as many measures as are necessary to implement the budget proposed by the Governor and to provide for the fiscal management of the state; and be it further RESOLVED, That the constitutional officers are entitled to request no more than the following numbers of measures: Attorney General....................................... 35 State Controller........................................ 5 Secretary of State..................................... 15 State Treasurer......................................... 5 Lieutenant Governor..................................... 2 and be it further RESOLVED, That the judicial branch of government is entitled to request no more than the following numbers of measures: Supreme Court/Administrative Office of the Courts...... 20 Nevada Judges Association............................... 5 and be it further RESOLVED, That the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada is entitled to request no more than 5 measures on behalf of the University and Community College System of Nevada; and be it further RESOLVED, That the requests submitted by the state agencies, boards and departments, local governments, courts and other authorized nonlegislative requesters must be in a subject related to the function of the requester; and be it further RESOLVED, That the chairman of the Legislative Commission is entitled to request 15 measures with the approval of the commission for matters relating to the affairs of the Legislature or its employees, including measures requested by legislative staff; and be it further RESOLVED, That the chairman of the Interim Finance Committee is entitled to request 10 measures with the approval of the committee for matters within the scope of the committee; and be it further RESOLVED, That a committee which conducts an interim legislative study is, except as otherwise provided by specific statute or resolution, entitled to request 10 measures within the scope of the study; and be it further RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly may request such measures as are necessary or convenient to the proper exercise of their duties; and be it further RESOLVED, That the Majority Leader of the Senate is entitled to request 16 measures, and the Minority Leader of the Senate is entitled to request 10 measures, in addition to the number otherwise authorized in this resolution; and be it further RESOLVED, That a person designated after the general election in 1996 as the Majority Leader of the Senate or the Minority Leader of the Senate for the 1997 session is entitled to request the remaining number of the measures allowed for the respective officer that were not requested by the previous officer; and be it further RESOLVED, That the two Speakers of the Assembly are each entitled to request 8 measures, and the two Majority Floor Leaders of the Assembly are each entitled to request 5 measures, in addition to the number otherwise authorized in this resolution; and be it further RESOLVED, That a person designated after the general election in 1996 as: 1. The sole Speaker of the Assembly is entitled to request the remaining number of the measures cumulatively allowed for the previous two Speakers of the Assembly that were not requested by those previous officers; or 2. One of the two Speakers of the Assembly is entitled to request half of the remaining number of the measures cumulatively allowed for the previous two Speakers of the Assembly that were not requested by those previous officers; and be it further RESOLVED, That a person designated after the general election in 1996 as: 1. The Minority Leader of the Assembly is entitled to request the remaining number of the measures cumulatively allowed for the previous two Majority Floor Leaders of the Assembly that were not requested by those previous officers; or 2. One of the two Majority Floor Leaders of the Assembly is entitled to request half of the remaining number of the measures cumulatively allowed for the previous two Majority Floor Leaders of the Assembly that were not requested by those previous officers; and be it further RESOLVED, That the Legislative Counsel shall not honor requests for measures that have been combined in violation of section 17 of article 4 of the Nevada constitution; and be it further RESOLVED, That the Legislative Counsel is hereby directed to take all actions necessary to complete 1,000 bill drafts before the first day of the 1997 legislative session; and be it further RESOLVED, That the Legislative Commission and the Committee to Consult with the Legislative Counsel are directed to take all actions necessary to allow the legal division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau to achieve the goal of completing 1,000 bill drafts before the first day of the 1997 legislative session; and be it further RESOLVED, That the Legislative Counsel shall, as nearly as practicable, draft the same number of measures for each of the respective houses before the beginning of the 1997 legislative session, and not less than 200 measures for each house, unless all measures requested by one house have been completed; and be it further RESOLVED, That the Legislative Counsel shall not assign a number to a request for a legislative measure for the purpose of establishing its priority until sufficient detail has been submitted to allow complete drafting of the measure; and be it further RESOLVED, That a requester may not change the subject matter of a request for a legislative measure after it has been submitted for drafting. -30-