EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

1-1 Section 1. NRS 218.2475 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 218.2475 1. On July 1 preceding each regular session of the

1-17 preparation of a measure until:

2-1 (1) The particular measure is introduced in the legislature; or

2-2 (2) The legislator requests that his name be disclosed as the requester

2-3 of the measure,

2-4 whichever occurs first.

2-5 (b)] If a standing or special committee of the legislature requests a

2-6 measure on behalf of a legislator or organization, include the name of the

2-7 standing or special committee and the name of the legislator or

2-8 organization on whose behalf the measure was originally requested.

2-9 (b) If a measure is requested on behalf of a lobbyist who is registered

2-10 pursuant to NRS 218.918, include the name of the requester and the

2-11 lobbyist or organization represented by the lobbyist on whose behalf the

2-12 measure was requested.

2-13 Sec. 2. NRS 218.2477 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-14 218.2477 1. If a standing or special committee of the legislature

2-22 whose behalf the measure was requested.

2-23 Sec. 3. NRS 218.625 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-24 218.625 1. The director, other officers and employees of the

2-41 confidentiality is made.

3-1 3. When a statute has been enacted or a resolution adopted, the

3-2 legislative counsel shall upon request disclose to any person the state or

3-3 other jurisdiction from whose law it appears to have been adopted.

3-4 4. The records of the travel expenses of legislators and officers and

3-5 employees of the legislative counsel bureau are available for public

3-6 inspection at such reasonable hours and under such other conditions as the

3-7 legislative commission prescribes.

3-8 5. If a legislator asks whether a request for proposed legislation

3-9 relating to a specific topic has been submitted to the legislative counsel for

3-10 preparation, the legislative counsel shall disclose to that legislator whether

3-11 such a request has been submitted.

3-12 6. Upon receipt of a request for the preparation of a measure to be

3-13 submitted to the legislature which duplicates or closely resembles a request

3-14 previously submitted for the same legislative session, the legislative

3-15 counsel shall, to the extent practicable, notify the legislator or other

3-16 requester submitting the duplicative request of that fact . [and, except as

3-17 otherwise provided in this subsection, ask the legislator or other requester

3-18 to withdraw the request. If the request is not withdrawn, the legislative

3-19 counsel shall inform the previous requester of the fact that a duplicative

3-20 request has been made. If the request is submitted by a legislator on his

3-21 own behalf, and the previous request was submitted by a legislator who is

3-22 a member of the other house of the legislature, the legislative counsel shall

3-23 inform the second requester of the fact that the request is duplicative.] On

3-24 December 15 of each even-numbered year the legislative counsel shall, to

3-25 the extent practicable, notify each legislator or other requester who has

3-26 submitted a request that duplicates or closely resembles another request

3-27 submitted for the same legislative session that his request is duplicative.

3-28 The legislative counsel shall withdraw the request of each such legislator

3-29 or other requester who did not submit his request before every other

3-30 request that is duplicative of his request unless, not later than 7 days

3-31 after the notice, the legislator or other requester:

3-32 (a) Provides such information to the legislative counsel that will allow

3-33 the legislative counsel to determine that the request is not duplicative; or

3-34 (b) Informs the legislative counsel that he has reached an agreement

3-35 with every legislator and other requester who has submitted a request

3-36 that duplicates or closely resembles his request to withdraw their request

3-37 and to co-sponsor the duplicative request. Upon such an agreement, each

3-38 duplicative request not co-sponsored must be withdrawn.

3-39 Sec. 4. NRS 353.228 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-40 353.228 1. The economic forum impaneled pursuant to NRS

3-41 353.226 shall:

4-1 (a) Make such projections for economic indicators as it deems

4-2 necessary to ensure that an accurate estimate is produced pursuant to

4-3 paragraph (b);

5-1 (b) Provide an accurate estimate of the revenue that will be collected by

5-2 the state for general, unrestricted uses, and not for special purposes, during

5-3 the biennium that begins on the second July 1 following the date on which

5-4 the economic forum was empaneled;

5-5 (c) Request such technical assistance as the economic forum deems

5-6 necessary from the technical advisory committee created by NRS 353.229;

5-7 (d) On or before December 1 of the year in which the economic forum

5-8 was empaneled, prepare a written report of its projections of economic

5-9 indicators and estimate of future state revenue required by paragraphs (a)

5-10 and (b) and present the report to the governor and the legislature; and

5-11 (e) On or before [May 1] April 10 of the year following the year in

5-12 which the economic forum was empaneled, prepare a written report

5-13 confirming or revising the projections of economic indicators and estimate

5-14 of future state revenue contained in the report prepared pursuant to

5-15 paragraph (d) and present the report to the governor and the legislature.

5-16 2. The economic forum may make preliminary projections of

5-17 economic indicators and estimates of future state revenue at any time. Any

5-18 such projections and estimates must be made available to the various

5-19 agencies of the state through the chief.

5-20 3. The economic forum may request information directly from any

5-21 state agency. A state agency that receives a reasonable request for

5-22 information from the economic forum shall comply with the request as

5-23 soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving the request.

5-24 4. To carry out its duties pursuant to this section, the economic forum

5-25 may consider any information received from the technical advisory

5-26 committee and any other information received from independent sources.

5-27 5. Copies of the projections and estimates made pursuant to this

5-28 section must be made available to the public by the director of the

5-29 legislative counsel bureau for the cost of reproducing the material.