Referred to Committee on Legislative Affairs and Operations
SUMMARY--Requires notice on legislative measure if two-thirds majority vote is required for passage. (BDR 17-99)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.
EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to legislative procedure; requiring notice that a measure would require a two-thirds vote for passage to be included on the face of the legislative measure; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 Chapter 218 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act.
Sec. 2 1. In preparing a legislative measure for delivery to a member or committee of the legislature, if, pursuant to subsection 2 of section 18 of article 4 of the constitution of the State of Nevada and section 3 of this act, the legislative measure is of such nature as to require for passage an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members elected to each house, the legislative counsel shall note this fact upon the face of the copies of the measure that are delivered to the member or committee. The notation, if required, must also be placed beneath the summary of the introductory version of the printed bill immediately above the statements concerning fiscal notes.
2. The legislative counsel shall review the need for the notation upon each amendment of a measure and ensure that all reprints contain the notation if required.
Sec. 3. 1. The legislature finds and declares that the provisions of subsection 2 of section 18 of article 4 of the constitution of the State of Nevada are applicable to a legislative measure which:
(a) Creates, generates or increases any public revenue in any form, including, but not limited to, taxes, fees, assessments and rates, or changes in the computation bases for taxes, fees, assessments and rates.
(b) Provides the authorization for any department, commission, board or other agency of the State of Nevada or of any political subdivision of this state to take any action that will create, generate or increase any public revenue in any form.
2. The legislature finds and declares that the provisions of subsection 2 of section 18 of article 4 of the constitution of the State of Nevada are not applicable to a legislative measure which provides authorization for any department, commission, board or other agency of the State of Nevada or of any political subdivision of this state to accept gifts, grants, donations or bequests.