Assembly Bill No. 212–Assemblymen Price, Chowning, Hettrick,
de Braga, Parks, Cegavske, Giunchigliani, Arberry,
Gibbons, Berman, Von Tobel, Anderson, Williams,
Segerblom, Buckley, Beers, Carpenter and Bache
February 11, 1999
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Joint Sponsor: Senator Jacobsen
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Excludes certain appearances by quorum of public body from definition of
"meeting" for purposes of open meeting law. (BDR 19-90)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in
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AN ACT relating to meetings of public bodies; excluding certain appearances by a quorum of
a public body from the definition of "meeting" for the purposes of the open
meeting law; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. NRS 241.015 is hereby amended to read as follows: 241.015 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:1-3
1. "Action" means:1-4
(a) A decision made by a majority of the members present during a1-5
meeting of a public body;1-6
(b) A commitment or promise made by a majority of the members1-7
present during a meeting of a public body; or1-8
(c) A vote taken by a majority of the members present during a meeting1-9
of a public body.1-10
2. "Meeting" means the gathering of members of a public body at1-11
which a quorum is present to deliberate toward a decision or to take action1-12
on any matter over which the public body has supervision, control,1-13
jurisdiction or advisory power. The term does not include the appearance2-1
of a quorum of one public body at the meeting of another public body if2-2
the quorum of the public body that is appearing at the meeting does not2-3
deliberate toward a decision or take action on any matter over which the2-4
public body has supervision, control, jurisdiction or advisory power at the2-5
meeting of the other public body.2-6
3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, "public body"2-7
means any administrative, advisory, executive or legislative body of the2-8
state or a local government which expends or disburses or is supported in2-9
whole or in part by tax revenue or which advises or makes2-10
recommendations to any entity which expends or disburses or is supported2-11
in whole or in part by tax revenue, including, but not limited to, any board,2-12
commission, committee, subcommittee or other subsidiary thereof and2-13
includes an educational foundation as defined in subsection 3 of NRS2-14
388.750 and a university foundation as defined in subsection 3 of NRS2-15
396.405. "Public body" does not include the legislature of the State of2-16
Nevada.2-17
4. "Quorum" means a simple majority of the constituent membership2-18
of a public body or another proportion established by law.~