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1-1 Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate

1-2 Concurring, That the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly as

1-3 amended by the 69th session are adopted, with the following changes, as

1-4 the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly for the 70th session of the

1-5 Legislature:

1-6 [COMMITTEES OF] CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

1-7 Rule No. 1. [To Be Appointed by One House at Request of the

1-8 Other.] Procedure Concerning.

1-9 In every case of an amendment of a bill, or joint or concurrent resolution,

1-10 agreed to in one House, dissented from in the other, and not receded from

1-11 by the one making the amendment, each House shall appoint a committee

1-12 to confer with a like committee to be appointed by the other; and the

1-13 committee so appointed shall meet publicly at a convenient hour to be

1-14 agreed upon by their respective chairmen and announced publicly, and shall

1-15 confer upon the differences between the two Houses as indicated by the

1-16 amendments made in one and rejected in the other and report as early as

1-17 convenient the result of their conference to their respective Houses. The

1-18 report shall be made available to all members of both Houses. The whole

1-19 subject matter embraced in the bill or resolution shall be considered by the

1-20 committee, and it may recommend recession by either House, new

1-21 amendments, new bills or resolutions, or other changes as it sees fit. New

1-22 bills or resolutions so reported shall be treated as amendments unless the

1-23 bills or resolutions are composed entirely of original matter, in which case

2-1 they shall receive the treatment required in the respective Houses for

2-2 original bills, or resolutions, as the case may be.

2-3 The report of a conference committee may be adopted by acclamation,

2-4 and such action may be considered equivalent to the adoption of

2-5 amendments embodied therein. The report is not subject to amendment. If

2-6 either House refuses to adopt the report, or if the first conference committee

2-7 has so recommended, a second conference committee may be appointed.

2-8 No member who served on the first committee may be appointed to the

2-9 second.

2-10 There shall be but two [committees of] conference committees on any

2-11 bill or resolution. A majority of the members of a [committee of]

2-12 conference committee from each House must be members who voted for

2-13 the passage of the bill or resolution.

2-14 MESSAGES

2-15 Rule No. 2. Procedure Concerning.

2-16 Proclamations by the Governor convening the Legislature in extra

2-17 session shall, by direction of the presiding officer of each House, be read

2-18 immediately after the convening thereof, filed and entered in full upon the

2-19 Journal of proceedings.

2-20 Whenever a message from the Governor is received, the Sergeant at

2-21 Arms will announce: "Mr. President, or Mr. Speaker, the Secretary of the

2-22 Governor is at the bar." The secretary will, upon being recognized by the

2-23 presiding officer, announce: "Mr. President, or Mr. Speaker, a message

2-24 from His Excellency, the Governor of Nevada, to the Honorable, the Senate

2-25 or Assembly," and hand same to the Sergeant at Arms for delivery to the

2-26 Secretary of the Senate or Chief Clerk of the Assembly. The presiding

2-27 officer will direct the biennial message of the Governor to be received and

2-28 read, and all special messages to be received, read and entered in full upon

2-29 the Journal of proceedings.

2-30 Messages from the Senate to the Assembly shall be delivered by the

2-31 Secretary or Assistant Secretary, and messages from the Assembly to the

2-32 Senate shall be delivered by the Chief Clerk or Assistant Chief Clerk . [,

2-33 who shall be announced by the doorkeeper, enter within the bar, announce

2-34 and deliver his message.]

2-35 [BILLS] NOTICE OF FINAL ACTION

2-36 Rule No. 3. Communications.

2-37 Each House shall communicate its final action on any bill or resolution,

2-38 or matter in which the other may be interested, [in writing, signed by the

2-39 Secretary or Clerk of the House from which such notice is sent.] by written

3-1 notice. Each such notice sent by the Senate must be signed by the

3-2 Secretary of the Senate, or a person designated by the Secretary. Each

3-3 such notice sent by the Assembly must be signed by the Chief Clerk of the

3-4 Assembly, or a person designated by the Chief Clerk.

3-5 BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

3-6 Rule No. 4. Signature.

3-7 Each enrolled bill or joint resolution shall be presented to the presiding

3-8 officers of both Houses for signature. They shall, after an announcement [is

3-9 made] of their intention to do so [, sign it] is made in open session , sign

3-10 the bill or joint resolution and their signatures shall be followed by those of

3-11 the Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the Assembly.

3-12 Rule No. 5. [Reserved.] Joint Sponsorship.

3-13 1. A bill or resolution introduced by a standing committee of the

3-14 Senate or Assembly may, at the direction of the chairman of the

3-15 committee, set forth the name of a standing committee of the other House

3-16 as a joint sponsor, if a majority of all members appointed to the

3-17 committee of the other House votes in favor of becoming a joint sponsor

3-18 of the bill or resolution. The name of the committee joint sponsor must be

3-19 set forth on the face of the bill or resolution immediately below the date

3-20 on which the bill or resolution is introduced.

3-21 2. A bill or resolution introduced by one or more legislators elected to

3-22 one House may, at the direction of the legislator who brings the bill or

3-23 resolution forward for introduction, set forth the names of one or more

3-24 legislators who are members elected to the other House and who wish to

3-25 be primary joint sponsors or non-primary joint sponsors of the bill or

3-26 resolution. The number of primary joint sponsors must not exceed five

3-27 per bill or resolution. The names of each primary joint sponsor and non-

3-28 primary joint sponsor must be set forth on the face of the bill or

3-29 resolution in the following order immediately below the date on which the

3-30 bill or resolution is introduced:

3-31 (a) The name of each primary joint sponsor, in the order indicated on

3-32 the colored back of the introductory copy of the bill or resolution; and

3-33 (b) The name of each non-primary joint sponsor, in alphabetical

3-34 order.

3-35 3. The Legislative Counsel shall not cause to be printed the name of a

3-36 standing committee as a joint sponsor on the face of a bill or resolution

3-37 unless the chairman of the committee has signed his name next to the

3-38 name of the committee on the colored back of the introductory copy of the

3-39 bill or resolution that was submitted to the front desk of the House of

3-40 origin or the statement required by subsection 5. The Legislative Counsel

3-41 shall not cause to be printed the name of a legislator as a primary joint

4-1 sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor on the face of a bill or resolution

4-2 unless the legislator has signed the colored back of the introductory copy

4-3 of the bill or resolution that was submitted to the front desk of the House

4-4 of origin or the statement required by subsection 5.

4-5 4. Upon introduction, any bill or resolution that sets forth the names

4-6 of primary joint sponsors or non-primary joint sponsors, or both, must be

4-7 numbered in the same numerical sequence as other bills and resolutions

4-8 of the same House of origin are numbered.

4-9 5. Once a bill or resolution has been introduced, a primary joint

4-10 sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor may only be added or removed by

4-11 amendment of the bill or resolution. An amendment which proposes to

4-12 add or remove a primary joint sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor must

4-13 not be considered by the House of origin of the amendment unless a

4-14 statement requesting the addition or removal is attached to the copy of the

4-15 amendment submitted to the front desk of the House of origin of the

4-16 amendment. If the amendment proposes to add or remove a legislator as a

4-17 primary joint sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor, the statement must be

4-18 signed by that legislator. If the amendment proposes to add or remove a

4-19 standing committee as a joint sponsor, the statement must be signed by

4-20 the chairman of the committee. A copy of the statement must be

4-21 transmitted to the Legislative Counsel if the amendment is adopted.

4-22 6. An amendment that proposes to add or remove a primary joint

4-23 sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor may include additional proposals to

4-24 change the substantive provisions of the bill or resolution or may be

4-25 limited only to the proposal to add or remove a primary joint sponsor or

4-26 non-primary joint sponsor.

4-27 PRINTING

4-28 Rule No. 6. Ordering and Distribution.

4-29 Each House may order the printing of bills introduced, reports of its own

4-30 committees, and other matter pertaining to that House only; but no other

4-31 printing may be ordered except by a concurrent resolution passed by both

4-32 Houses. Each Senator is entitled to the free distribution of four copies of

4-33 each bill introduced in each House, and each Assemblyman to such a

4-34 distribution of two copies. Additional copies of such bills may be

4-35 distributed at a charge to the person to whom they are addressed. The

4-36 amount charged for distribution of the additional copies must be

4-37 determined by the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau to

4-38 approximate the cost of handling and postage for the entire session.

5-1 RESOLUTIONS

5-2 Rule No. 7. Types, Usage and Approval.

5-3 1. A joint resolution must be used to:

5-4 (a) Propose an amendment to the Nevada constitution.

5-5 (b) Ratify a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution.

5-6 (c) Address the President of the United States, Congress, either House or

5-7 any committee or member of Congress, any department or agency of the

5-8 Federal Government, or any other state of the Union.

5-9 2. A concurrent resolution must be used to:

5-10 (a) Amend these joint rules.

5-11 (b) Request the return from the Governor of an enrolled bill for further

5-12 consideration.

5-13 (c) Resolve that the return of a bill from one House to the other House is

5-14 necessary and appropriate.

5-15 (d) Express facts, principles, opinion and purposes of the Senate and

5-16 Assembly.

5-17 (e) Establish a joint committee of the two Houses.

5-18 (f) Direct the Legislative Commission to conduct an interim study.

5-19 3. A concurrent resolution or a resolution of one House may be used to:

5-20 (a) Memorialize a former member of the Legislature or other notable or

5-21 distinguished person upon his death.

5-22 (b) Congratulate or commend any person or organization for a

5-23 significant and meritorious accomplishment, but any request for drafting

5-24 the resolution must be approved by the Senate Committee on Legislative

5-25 Affairs and Operations or the Assembly Committee on Elections , [and]

5-26 Procedures , and Ethics before submission to the Legislative Counsel.

5-27 VETOES

5-28 Rule No. 8. Special Order.

5-29 Bills which have passed a previous Legislature, and which are

5-30 transmitted to the Legislature next sitting, accompanied by a message or

5-31 statement of the Governor’s disapproval, or veto of the same, shall become

5-32 the subject of a special order; and when the special order for their

5-33 consideration is reached and called, the said message or statement shall be

5-34 read, together with the bill or bills so disposed or vetoed; and the message

5-35 and bill shall be read in the Senate by the Secretary of the Senate and in

5-36 the Assembly by the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, without interruption,

5-37 consecutively, one following the other, and not upon separate occasions;

5-38 and no such bill or message shall be referred to any committee, or

5-39 otherwise acted upon, save as provided by law and custom; that is to say,

5-40 that immediately following such reading the only question (except as

6-1 hereinafter stated) which shall be put by the Chair is, "Shall the bill pass,

6-2 notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?" It shall not be in order, at

6-3 any time, to vote upon such vetoed bill without the same shall have first

6-4 been read, from the first word of its title to and including the last word of

6-5 its final section; and no motion shall be entertained after the Chair has

6-6 stated the question save a motion for "The previous question," but the

6-7 merits of the bill itself may be debated.

6-8 ADJOURNMENT

6-9 Rule No. 9. Limitations and Calculation of Duration.

6-10 1. In calculating the permissible duration of an adjournment for 3 days

6-11 or less, the day of adjournment must not be counted but the day of the next

6-12 meeting must be counted, and Sunday must not be counted.

6-13 2. The Legislature may adjourn for more than 3 days by concurrent

6-14 resolution. One or more such adjournments, for a total of not more than 20

6-15 days during any regular session, may be taken to permit standing

6-16 committees, select committees or the Legislative Counsel Bureau to prepare

6-17 the matters respectively entrusted to them for the consideration of the

6-18 Legislature as a whole.

6-19 EXPENDITURES FROM THE LEGISLATIVE FUND

6-20 Rule No. 10. Routine Expenses or Concurrent Resolution.

6-21 Except for routine salary, travel, equipment and operating expenses, no

6-22 expenditures shall be made from the Legislative Fund without the authority

6-23 of a Concurrent Resolution regularly adopted by the Senate and Assembly.

6-24 LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION

6-25 Rule No. 11. Membership and Organization.

6-26 1. When members of the minority party in the Senate or in the

6-27 Assembly comprise less than 34 percent of the total number elected to that

6-28 House, minority party membership for that House on the Legislative

6-29 Commission must be:

6-30 (a) One, if such membership is less than 21 percent.

6-31 (b) Two, if such membership is between 21 percent and 33 percent. If

6-32 the members of the minority party in the Senate or in the Assembly

6-33 comprise more than 33 percent of the total number elected to that House,

6-34 minority party membership for that House on the Commission must be

6-35 three, being equal to the membership of the majority party.

7-1 2. Each House shall select one or more alternate members for each

7-2 member from that House, designating them according to party or according

7-3 to the individual member whom the alternate would replace.

7-4 3. A vacancy in the regular Senate or Assembly membership created by

7-5 death or by resignation or by the Legislator’s ceasing to be a member of the

7-6 Legislature shall be filled by the proper alternate member as designated by

7-7 that House. If there is no proper alternate member, the Legislative

7-8 Commission shall fill the vacancy by appointing a Senator or Assemblyman

7-9 of the same party.

7-10 4. If for any reason a member is or will be absent from a meeting and

7-11 there are no alternates available, the chairman of the commission may

7-12 appoint a member of the same House and political party to attend the

7-13 meeting as an alternate.

7-14 5. The members shall serve until their successors are appointed by

7-15 resolution as provided in NRS 218.660, notwithstanding that their terms of

7-16 office may have expired, except that the membership of any member who

7-17 does not become a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection

7-18 shall terminate on the day next after the election and the vacancy shall be

7-19 filled as provided in this rule.

7-20 6. The chairman shall be selected at the first meeting of the newly

7-21 formed Legislative Commission and shall serve until his successor is

7-22 appointed following the formation of the next Legislative Commission.

7-23 [RECORDING] RECORDS OF COMMITTEE
7-24 PROCEEDINGS [ON AUDIO TAPE]

7-25 Rule No. 12. Duties of Secretary of Committee and Director.

7-26 1. Each standing committee of the Legislature shall cause a record [on

7-27 audio tape] to be made of the proceedings of its meetings.

7-28 2. The secretary of a standing committee shall:

7-29 (a) Label each [tape] record with the date, time and place of the meeting

7-30 and also indicate on the label the numerical sequence in which the [tape

7-31 was recorded;] record was made;

7-32 (b) Keep the [tapes] records in chronological order; and

7-33 (c) Deposit the [tapes] records immediately following the final

7-34 adjournment of any regular or special session of the Legislature with the

7-35 Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.

7-36 3. The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall:

7-37 (a) Index the [tapes;] records;

7-38 (b) Make the [tapes] records available for [listening] accessing by any

7-39 person during office hours under such reasonable conditions as he may

7-40 deem necessary;

8-1 (c) Maintain a log as a public record containing the date, time, name and

8-2 address of any person [listening to any tapes] accessing any of the records

8-3 and identifying the [tapes listened to;] records accessed; and

8-4 (d) Retain the [tapes] records for two bienniums and at the end of that

8-5 period [dispose of the tapes] keep some form or copy of the record in any

8-6 manner he deems reasonable [.] to ensure access to the record in the

8-7 foreseeable future.

8-8 REAPPORTIONMENT

8-9 Rule No. 13. Responsibility for Measures and Approval of Research

8-10 Requests.

8-11 The Committee on Government Affairs of the Senate and the Committee

8-12 on Elections , [and] Procedures , and Ethics of the Assembly are

8-13 respectively responsible for measures which primarily affect the

8-14 designation of the districts from which members are elected to the

8-15 Legislature. Any request for research concerning the population of

8-16 proposed districts must be submitted to the Research Division of the

8-17 Legislative Counsel Bureau through one of these committees.

8-18 LIMITATIONS ON INTRODUCTION AND REQUESTS FOR

8-19 DRAFTING OF LEGISLATIVE MEASURES

8-20 Rule No. 14. Limitations on Drafting and Requirements for

8-21 Introduction; Duplicative Measures; [Suspension of

8-22 Rule.] Indication of Requester on Committee

8-23 Introductions.

8-24 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection [2, any request

8-25 submitted, after a regular legislative session has convened, to the

8-26 Legislative Counsel for the drafting of a bill or resolution will not be

8-27 honored by the Legislative Counsel unless the request is approved by:

8-28 (a) A two-thirds vote of the members present in the House where it is to

8-29 be introduced; or

8-30 (b) A standing committee of that House if the request was approved by

8-31 two-thirds of all of the members of the committee before the request was

8-32 submitted to the Legislative Counsel. A standing committee may only

8-33 request the drafting of a bill or resolution or introduce a bill or resolution

8-34 that is within the jurisdiction of the standing committee.

8-35 2. After] 5 and Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14.4, 14.5 and 14.6, after a

8-36 regular legislative session has convened, the Legislative Counsel shall

8-37 honor , if submitted before 5 p.m. on the 8th calendar day of the

8-38 legislative session, not more than [5] :

8-39 (a) Two requests from each Assemblyman [and not more than 10] ; and

9-1 (b) Four requests from each Senator ,

9-2 for the drafting of a bill or resolution . [which has not received the approval

9-3 required by subsection 1.

9-4 3. After the first 10 calendar days of a regular legislative session, bills

9-5 and joint resolutions may be introduced by:

9-6 (a) Standing committees without consent.]

9-7 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5 and Joint

9-8 Standing Rules Nos. 14.4, 14.5 and 14.6, after a regular legislative

9-9 session has convened, the Legislative Counsel shall honor, if submitted

9-10 before 5 p.m. on the 22nd calendar day of the legislative session, not more

9-11 than 50 requests, in total, from the standing committees of each house.

9-12 The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly shall,

9-13 not later than the 1st calendar day of the legislative session, determine

9-14 and provide the Legislative Counsel with a written list of the number of

9-15 requests for the drafting of a bill or resolution that may be submitted by

9-16 each standing committee of their respective houses, within the limit

9-17 provided by this subsection. The lists may be revised any time before the

9-18 22nd day of the legislative session to reallocate any unused requests or

9-19 requests which were withdrawn before drafting began on the request.

9-20 3. A request for the drafting of a bill or resolution that is submitted by

9-21 a standing committee pursuant to this section must be approved by a

9-22 majority of all of the members appointed to the committee before the

9-23 request is submitted to the Legislative Counsel.

9-24 4. A standing committee may only request the drafting of a bill or

9-25 resolution or introduce a bill or resolution that is within the jurisdiction

9-26 of the standing committee.

9-27 5. The Legislative Counsel shall not honor a request for the drafting

9-28 of a bill or resolution submitted by a member or standing committee of

9-29 the Senate or Assembly unless such information as is required to draft the

9-30 measure is submitted to the Legislative Counsel with the request.

9-31 6. A measure introduced by a standing committee at the request of a

9-32 legislator or organization must indicate the legislator or organization at

9-33 whose request the measure was drafted.

9-34 [(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a member who had

9-35 requested the drafting of the bill or resolution by the Legislative Counsel

9-36 before the 16th calendar day of the legislative session.

9-37 4.] 7. The following measures must be introduced by a standing

9-38 committee:

9-39 (a) Measures drafted at the request of agencies and officers of the

9-40 executive branch of state government, local governments, the courts and

9-41 other authorized nonlegislative requesters.

9-42 (b) Measures requested by interim legislative studies.

10-1 (c) Bills and joint resolutions requested by a standing committee, or by

10-2 persons designated to request measures on behalf of a standing committee

10-3 during the interim. Bills and joint resolutions requested by or on behalf of a

10-4 standing committee must be introduced by that committee.

10-5 [5.] 8. Simple and concurrent resolutions requested by or on behalf of a

10-6 standing committee may be introduced by an individual member.

10-7 [6.] 9. If two or more measures are being considered in the same house

10-8 which are substantively duplicative, only the measure which has been

10-9 assigned the lowest number for the purpose of establishing its priority in

10-10 drafting may be considered, unless the measure with the lowest number is

10-11 not introduced within 5 days after introduction of a measure with a higher

10-12 number.

10-13 [7.] 10. A legislator may not change the subject matter of a request for

10-14 a legislative measure after it has been submitted for drafting.

10-15 [8. Consent to suspend this rule may be given only by the affirmative

10-16 vote of a majority of the members elected to the House where it is to be

10-17 introduced, which must be entered in its Journal for that day, and the

10-18 consent may apply to no more than one bill or resolution or request for

10-19 drafting.]

10-20 Rule No. 14.2. Limitations on Time for Introduction of Legislation.

10-21 1. Except as otherwise provided in Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14.4,

10-22 14.5 and 14.6:

10-23 (a) Unless the provisions of paragraph (b) or (c) are applicable, a bill

10-24 or resolution may only be introduced on or before:

10-25 (1) The 10th calendar day following delivery of the introductory

10-26 copy of the bill or resolution; or

10-27 (2) The last day for introduction of the bill or resolution as required

10-28 by paragraph (d),

10-29 whichever is earlier.

10-30 (b) If a bill or resolution requires revision after the introductory copy

10-31 has been delivered, such information as is required to draft the revision

10-32 must be submitted to the Legislative Counsel before the 10th calendar day

10-33 following delivery of the introductory copy of the bill or resolution. The

10-34 revised bill or resolution may only be introduced on or before:

10-35 (1) The 15th calendar day following delivery of the original

10-36 introductory copy of the bill or resolution; or

10-37 (2) The last day for introduction of the bill or resolution as required

10-38 by paragraph (d),

10-39 whichever is earlier.

10-40 (c) If the bill or resolution requires a second or subsequent revision,

10-41 such information as is required to draft the revision must be submitted to

10-42 the Legislative Counsel before the 15th calendar day following delivery of

11-1 the original introductory copy of the bill or resolution. A bill or resolution

11-2 revised pursuant to this subsection may only be introduced on or before:

11-3 (1) The 20th calendar day following delivery of the original

11-4 introductory copy of the bill or resolution; or

11-5 (2) The last day for introduction of the bill or resolution as required

11-6 by paragraph (d),

11-7 whichever is earlier.

11-8 (d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the last day for

11-9 introduction of a bill or resolution that was requested by:

11-10 (1) A legislator is the 43rd calendar day of the legislative session.

11-11 (2) A standing or interim committee or other requester is the 50th

11-12 calendar day of the legislative session.

11-13 2. The Legislative Counsel shall indicate on the face of the

11-14 introductory copy of each bill and resolution the final date on which the

11-15 bill or resolution may be introduced.

11-16 3. If the final date on which the bill or resolution may be introduced

11-17 falls upon a day on which the House in which the bill or resolution is to

11-18 be introduced is not in session, the bill or resolution may be introduced on

11-19 the next day that the House is in session.

11-20 SCHEDULE FOR ENACTMENT OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

11-21 Rule No. 14.3. Final Dates for Action by Standing Committees and

11-22 Houses; Final Date for Requesting Drafting of Reports

11-23 for Conference Committees.

11-24 Except as otherwise provided in Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14.4, 14.5

11-25 and 14.6:

11-26 1. The final standing committee to which a bill or resolution is

11-27 referred in its House of origin may only take action on the bill or

11-28 resolution on or before the 68th calendar day of the legislative session. A

11-29 bill or resolution may be re-referred after that date only to the Committee

11-30 on Finance or the Committee on Ways and Means and only if the Fiscal

11-31 Analysis Division has determined pursuant to subsection 1 of Joint

11-32 Standing Rule No. 14.6 that the bill or joint resolution is exempt.

11-33 2. Final action on a bill or resolution may only be taken by the House

11-34 of origin on or before the 78th calendar day of the legislative session.

11-35 3. The final standing committee to which a bill or resolution is

11-36 referred in the second House may only take action on the bill or

11-37 resolution on or before the 103rd calendar day of the legislative session.

11-38 A bill or resolution may be re-referred after that date only to the

11-39 Committee on Finance or the Committee on Ways and Means and only if

11-40 the Fiscal Analysis Division has determined pursuant to subsection 1 of

11-41 Joint Standing Rule No. 14.6 that the bill or joint resolution is exempt.

12-1 4. Final action on a bill or resolution may only be taken by the

12-2 second House on or before the 110th calendar day of the legislative

12-3 session.

12-4 5. Requests for the drafting of reports for Conference Committees

12-5 must be submitted to the Legislative Counsel on or before the 118th

12-6 calendar day of the legislative session.

12-7 Rule No. 14.4. Emergency Requests.

12-8 1. After a legislative session has convened:

12-9 (a) The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the

12-10 Assembly may each submit to the Legislative Counsel, on his own behalf

12-11 or on the behalf of another legislator or a standing committee of the

12-12 Senate or Assembly, not more than five requests for the drafting of a bill

12-13 or resolution.

12-14 (b) The Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the

12-15 Assembly may each submit to the Legislative Counsel, on his own behalf

12-16 or on the behalf of another legislator or a standing committee of the

12-17 Senate or Assembly, not more than two requests for the drafting of a bill

12-18 or resolution.

12-19 2. A request submitted pursuant to subsection 1:

12-20 (a) May be submitted at any time during the legislative session and is

12-21 not subject to any of the provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of Joint

12-22 Standing Rule No. 14, subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.2 and

12-23 Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.

12-24 (b) Is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other requests for the

12-25 drafting of a bill or resolution that are authorized to be submitted to the

12-26 Legislative Counsel by the Majority Leader of the Senate, Speaker of the

12-27 Assembly, Minority Leader of the Senate or Minority Leader of the

12-28 Assembly.

12-29 3. The list of requests for the preparation of legislative measures

12-30 prepared pursuant to NRS 218.2475 must include the phrase

12-31 "EMERGENCY REQUEST OF" and state the title of the person who

12-32 requested the bill or resolution for each bill or resolution requested

12-33 pursuant to this rule. If the request was made on behalf of another

12-34 legislator or a standing committee, the list must also include the name of

12-35 the legislator or standing committee on whose behalf the bill or resolution

12-36 was requested.

12-37 4. The Legislative Counsel shall cause to be printed on the face of the

12-38 introductory copy of all reprints of each bill or resolution requested

12-39 pursuant to this rule the phrase "EMERGENCY REQUEST OF" and

12-40 state the title of the person who requested the bill or resolution.

12-41 Rule No. 14.5. Waivers.

12-42 1. At the request of a legislator or a standing committee of the Senate

12-43 or Assembly, subsection 1 or 2 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14, subsection

13-1 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.2 or any of the provisions of Joint

13-2 Standing Rule No. 14.3, or any combination thereof, may be waived by

13-3 the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly,

13-4 acting jointly, at any time during a legislative session. A request for a

13-5 waiver submitted by a standing committee must be approved by a majority

13-6 of all members appointed to the committee before the request is submitted

13-7 to the Majority Leader and the Speaker.

13-8 2. A waiver granted pursuant to subsection 1:

13-9 (a) Must be in writing, executed on a form provided by the Legislative

13-10 Counsel, and signed by the Majority Leader and the Speaker.

13-11 (b) Must indicate the date on which the waiver is granted.

13-12 (c) Must indicate the legislator or standing committee on whose behalf

13-13 the waiver is being granted.

13-14 (d) Must include the bill or resolution number for which the waiver is

13-15 granted or indicate that the Legislative Counsel is authorized to accept

13-16 and honor a request for a new bill or resolution.

13-17 (e) Must indicate the provisions to which the waiver applies.

13-18 (f) May include the conditions under which the bill or resolution for

13-19 which the waiver is being granted must be introduced and processed.

13-20 3. The Legislative Counsel shall not honor a request for the drafting

13-21 of a new bill or resolution for which a waiver is granted pursuant to this

13-22 rule unless such information as is required to draft the bill or resolution is

13-23 submitted to the Legislative Counsel within 2 calendar days after the date

13-24 on which the waiver is granted.

13-25 4. Upon the receipt of a written waiver granted pursuant to this rule,

13-26 the Legislative Counsel shall transmit a copy of the waiver to the

13-27 Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly. The notice

13-28 that a waiver has been granted for an existing bill or resolution must be

13-29 read on the floor and entered in the journal, and a notation that the

13-30 waiver was granted must be included as a part of the history of the bill or

13-31 resolution on the next practicable legislative day. A notation that a waiver

13-32 was granted authorizing a new bill or resolution must be included as a

13-33 part of the history of the bill or resolution after introduction.

13-34 5. The Legislative Counsel shall secure the original copy of the

13-35 waiver to the official cover of the bill or resolution.

13-36 Rule No. 14.6. Exemptions.

13-37 1. Upon request of the draft by or referral to the Senate Finance

13-38 Committee or the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, a bill or

13-39 resolution which has been determined by the Fiscal Analysis Division to:

13-40 (a) Contain an appropriation;

13-41 (b) Authorize the expenditure by a state agency of sums not

13-42 appropriated from the state general fund or the state highway fund;

13-43 (c) Create or increase any significant fiscal liability of the state; or

14-1 (d) Significantly decrease any revenue of the state,

14-2 is exempt from the provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of Joint Standing

14-3 Rule No. 14, subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.2 and Joint

14-4 Standing Rule No. 14.3. The Fiscal Analysis Division shall give notice to

14-5 the Legislative Counsel to cause to be printed on the face of the bill or

14-6 resolution the term "exempt" for any bills and resolutions requested by

14-7 the Senate Finance Committee or Assembly Committee on Ways and

14-8 Means that have been determined to be exempt and shall give written

14-9 notice to the Legislative Counsel, Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk

14-10 of the Assembly of any bill or resolution which is determined to be exempt

14-11 after it is printed. A notation of each exemption granted after the bill or

14-12 resolution was printed must be included as a part of the history of the bill

14-13 or resolution on the next practicable legislative day. The term "exempt"

14-14 must be printed on the face of all subsequent reprints of the bill or

14-15 resolution.

14-16 2. All of the provisions of Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14, 14.2 and

14-17 14.3 apply to a bill or resolution until it is determined to be exempt

14-18 pursuant to subsection 1. A bill or resolution determined to be exempt

14-19 does not lose the exemption regardless of subsequent actions taken by the

14-20 Legislature.

14-21 3. A cumulative list of all bills and resolutions determined to be

14-22 exempt after being printed must be maintained and printed in the back of

14-23 the list of requests for the preparation of legislative measures prepared

14-24 pursuant to NRS 218.2475.

14-25 4. The provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of Joint Standing Rule No.

14-26 14, subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.2 and Joint Standing Rule

14-27 No. 14.3 do not apply to:

14-28 (a) A bill or resolution required to carry out the business of the

14-29 Legislature.

14-30 (b) A resolution requiring an interim study.

14-31 (c) A resolution to memorialize a former member of the Legislature or

14-32 other notable or distinguished person.

14-33 (d) A resolution to congratulate or commend any person or

14-34 organization for a significant and meritorious accomplishment.

14-35 Rule No. 14.7. Amendments.

14-36 1. The Legislative Counsel shall not honor a request for the drafting

14-37 of an amendment to a bill or resolution if the subject matter of the

14-38 amendment is independent of, and not specifically related and properly

14-39 connected to, the subject that is expressed in the title of the bill or

14-40 resolution.

14-41 2. For the purposes of this Rule, an amendment is independent of,

14-42 and not specifically related and properly connected to, the subject that is

14-43 expressed in the title of a bill or resolution if the amendment relates only

15-1 to the general, single subject that is expressed in that Title and not to the

15-2 specific whole subject matter embraced in the bill or resolution.

15-3 3. This Rule must be narrowly construed to carry out the purposes for

15-4 which it was adopted which is to ensure the effectiveness of the

15-5 limitations set forth in Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14, 14.2 and 14.3.

15-6 CONTINUATION OF LEADERSHIP OF THE SENATE

15-7 AND ASSEMBLY DURING THE INTERIM

15-8 BETWEEN SESSIONS

15-9 Rule No. 15. Tenure and Performance of Statutory Duties.

15-10 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the tenure of

15-11 the President pro Tem, Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate

15-12 and the Speaker, Speaker pro Tem, Majority Leader and Minority Leader of

15-13 the Assembly extends during the interim between regular sessions of the

15-14 Legislature.

15-15 2. The Senators designated to be the President pro Tem, Majority

15-16 Leader and Minority Leader for the next succeeding regular session shall

15-17 perform any statutory duty required in the period between the time of their

15-18 designation after the general election and the organization of the next

15-19 succeeding regular session of the Legislature if the Senator formerly

15-20 holding the respective position is no longer a Legislator.

15-21 3. The Assemblymen designated to be the Speaker, Speaker pro Tem,

15-22 Majority Leader and Minority Leader for the next succeeding regular

15-23 session shall perform any statutory duty required in the period between the

15-24 time of their designation after the general election and the organization of

15-25 the next succeeding regular session.

15-26 [TIME LIMITATIONS ON] INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION

15-27 REQUESTED BY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT

15-28 Rule No. 16. Delivery of Bill Drafts Requested by State Agencies and

15-29 Local Governments . [; Limitation on Time for

15-30 Introduction.]

15-31 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, on the first legislative

15-32 day, the Legislative Counsel shall randomly deliver, in equal amounts, all

15-33 legislative measures drafted at the request of any state agency or

15-34 department or any local government to the Majority Leader of the Senate

15-35 and the Speaker of the Assembly for consideration for introduction. [Bill

15-36 drafts delivered pursuant to this subsection may not be introduced after the

15-37 15th legislative day.]

15-38 2. Any legislative measure properly requested in accordance with NRS

15-39 218.241 and 218.245 by any state agency or department or any local

16-1 government which has not been drafted before the first legislative day must,

16-2 upon completion, be immediately and randomly delivered, in equal

16-3 amounts, by the Legislative Counsel to the Majority Leader of the Senate

16-4 and the Speaker of the Assembly for consideration for introduction. [Bill

16-5 drafts delivered pursuant to this subsection may be introduced only during

16-6 the 15 legislative days following delivery.]

16-7 DATE OF FIRST JOINT BUDGET HEARING

16-8 Rule No. 17. Requirement.

16-9 The first joint meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and

16-10 the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means to consider the

16-11 budgets of the agencies of the state must be held on or before the 92nd

16-12 calendar day of the regular session.

16-13 CRITERIA FOR REVIEWING BILLS THAT REQUIRE POLICIES

16-14 OF HEALTH INSURANCE TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR

16-15 CERTAIN TREATMENT OR SERVICES

16-16 Rule No. 18. Topics of Consideration.

16-17 Any standing committee of the Senate or Assembly to which a bill is

16-18 referred requiring a policy of health insurance delivered or issued for

16-19 delivery in this state to provide coverage for any treatment or service shall

16-20 review the bill giving consideration to:

16-21 1. The level of public demand for the treatment or service for which

16-22 coverage is required and the extent to which such coverage is needed in this

16-23 state;

16-24 2. The extent to which coverage for the treatment or service is currently

16-25 available;

16-26 3. The extent to which the required coverage may increase or decrease

16-27 the cost of the treatment or service;

16-28 4. The effect the required coverage will have on the cost of obtaining

16-29 policies of health insurance in this state;

16-30 5. The effect the required coverage will have on the cost of health care

16-31 provided in this state; and

16-32 6. Such other considerations as are necessary to determine the fiscal

16-33 and social impact of requiring coverage for the treatment or service.

16-34 INTERIM FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

16-35 OF LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES

16-36 Rule No. 19. Date for Reporting.

17-1 Each legislative committee that adopted any findings or

17-2 recommendations during the interim since the last regular session of the

17-3 Legislature shall, no later than the 14th calendar day of the regular session,

17-4 inform interested members of the Senate and Assembly of those findings

17-5 and recommendations.

17-6 POLICY AND PROCEDURES REGARDING
17-7 SEXUAL HARASSMENT

17-8 Rule No. 20. Maintenance of Working Environment; Procedure for

17-9 Filing, Investigating and Taking Remedial Action on

17-10 Complaints.

17-11 1. The Legislature hereby declares its intention to maintain a working

17-12 environment which is free from sexual harassment. This policy applies to

17-13 all legislators [, lobbyists, legislative interns and employees of the

17-14 Legislature, including supervisors and coworkers.] and lobbyists. Each

17-15 member [, lobbyist, legislative intern and employee of the Legislature] and

17-16 lobbyist is responsible to conduct himself or herself in a manner which will

17-17 ensure that others are able to work in such an environment.

17-18 2. [For] In accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, for the

17-19 purposes of this rule, "sexual harassment" means unwelcome sexual

17-20 advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct

17-21 of a sexual nature [, including, but not limited to:] when:

17-22 (a) Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a

17-23 term or condition of a person’s employment;

17-24 (b) Submission to or rejection of such conduct by a person is used as

17-25 the basis for employment decisions affecting the person; or

17-26 (c) Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering

17-27 with a person’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or

17-28 offensive working environment.

17-29 3. Each person subject to these rules must exercise his own good

17-30 judgment to avoid engaging in conduct that may be perceived by others as

17-31 sexual harassment. The following noninclusive list provides illustrations

17-32 of conduct that the Legislature deems to be inappropriate:

17-33 (a) Verbal conduct such as epithets, derogatory comments, slurs or

17-34 unwanted sexual advances, invitations or comments;

17-35 (b) Visual conduct such as derogatory posters, photography, cartoons,

17-36 drawings or gestures;

17-37 (c) Physical conduct such as unwanted touching, blocking normal

17-38 movement or interfering with the work directed at a person because of his

17-39 sex;

18-1 (d) Threats and demands to submit to sexual requests to keep a person’s

18-2 job or avoid some other loss, and offers of employment benefits in return

18-3 for sexual favors; and

18-4 (e) Retaliation for opposing, reporting or threatening to report sexual

18-5 harassment, or for participating in an investigation, proceeding or hearing

18-6 conducted by the Legislature or the Nevada Equal Rights Commission or

18-7 the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,

18-8 when submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a

18-9 term or condition of a person’s employment or submission to or rejection of

18-10 such conduct by a person is used as the basis for employment decisions

18-11 affecting the person or such conduct has the purpose or effect of

18-12 unreasonably interfering with a person’s work performance or creating an

18-13 intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.

18-14 [3.] 4. A person may have a claim of sexual harassment even if he has

18-15 not lost a job or some other economic benefit. Conduct that impairs a

18-16 person’s ability to work or his emotional well-being at work constitutes

18-17 sexual harassment.

18-18 [4. If a person]

18-19 5. If a legislator believes he is being sexually harassed on the job, he

18-20 may file a written complaint with:

18-21 (a) The Speaker of the Assembly ; [, if the complaint involves the

18-22 conduct of a member, legislative intern or employee of the Assembly or a

18-23 lobbyist;]

18-24 (b) The Majority Leader of the Senate ; [, if the complaint involves the

18-25 conduct of a member, legislative intern or employee of the Senate or a

18-26 lobbyist;] or

18-27 (c) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, if the complaint

18-28 involves the conduct of the Speaker of the Assembly or the Majority Leader

18-29 of the Senate.

18-30 The complaint must include the details of the incident or incidents, the

18-31 names of the persons involved and the names of any witnesses.

18-32 [5.] 6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection [6,] 7, the Speaker of

18-33 the Assembly or the Majority Leader of the Senate, as appropriate, shall

18-34 refer a complaint [against a member, legislative intern or employee of a

18-35 certain House] received pursuant to subsection 5 to a committee consisting

18-36 of legislators of the same House. A complaint against a lobbyist may be

18-37 referred to a committee in either House.

18-38 [6.] 7. If the complaint involves the conduct of the Speaker of the

18-39 Assembly or the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Director of the

18-40 Legislative Counsel Bureau shall refer the complaint to the Committee on

18-41 Elections , [and] Procedures , and Ethics of the Assembly or the

18-42 Committee on Legislative Affairs and Operations of the Senate, as

18-43 appropriate. If the Speaker of the Assembly or the Majority Leader of the

19-1 Senate is a member of one of these committees, the Speaker or the Majority

19-2 Leader, as the case may be, shall not participate in the investigation and

19-3 resolution of the complaint.

19-4 [7.] 8. The committee to which the complaint is referred shall

19-5 immediately conduct a confidential and discreet investigation of the

19-6 complaint. As a part of the investigation, the committee shall notify the

19-7 accused of the allegations. The committee shall facilitate a meeting between

19-8 the complainant and the accused to allow a discussion of the matter, if both

19-9 agree. If the parties do not agree to such a meeting, the committee shall

19-10 request statements regarding the complaint from each of the parties. Either

19-11 party may request a hearing before the committee. The committee shall

19-12 make its determination and inform the complainant and the accused of its

19-13 determination as soon as practicable after it has completed its investigation.

19-14 [8.] 9. If the investigation reveals that sexual harassment has occurred,

19-15 the Legislature will take appropriate disciplinary or remedial action

19-16 [against the member, lobbyist, legislative intern or employee which is

19-17 commensurate with the severity of the offense.] , or both. The committee

19-18 shall inform the complainant of any action taken . [against the member,

19-19 lobbyist, legislative intern or employee.] The Legislature will also take any

19-20 action necessary to deter any future harassment.

19-21 [9.] 10. The Legislature will not retaliate against a person who files a

19-22 complaint and will not knowingly permit any retaliation by the person’s

19-23 supervisors or coworkers.

19-24 [10.] 11. The Legislature encourages a person to report any incident of

19-25 sexual harassment immediately so that the complaint can be quickly and

19-26 fairly resolved.

19-27 [11.] 12. Action taken by a complainant pursuant to this rule does not

19-28 prohibit the complainant from also filing a complaint of sexual harassment

19-29 with the Nevada Equal Rights Commission or the federal Equal

19-30 Employment Opportunity Commission.

19-31 13. All legislators and lobbyists are responsible for adhering to the

19-32 provisions of this policy. The prohibitions against engaging in sexual

19-33 harassment and the protections against becoming a victim of sexual

19-34 harassment set forth in this policy apply to employees, legislators,

19-35 lobbyists, vendors, contractors, customers and visitors to the Legislature.

19-36 14. This policy does not create any enforceable legal rights in any

19-37 person.

19-38 VOTE ON GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL

19-39 Rule No. 21. Waiting Period Between Introduction and Final

19-40 Passage.

20-1 A period of at least 24 hours must elapse between the

20-2 introduction of the general appropriation bill and a vote on

20-3 its final passage by its house of origin.

21-1 USE OF LOCK BOXES BY STATE AGENCIES

21-2 Rule No. 22. Duties of Senate Standing Committee on Finance and

21-3 Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means.

21-4 To expedite the deposit of state revenue, the Senate Standing Committee

21-5 on Finance and the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means

21-6 shall, when reviewing the proposed budget of a state agency which collects

21-7 state revenue, require if practicable, the agency to deposit revenue that it

21-8 has received within 24 hours after receipt. The committees shall allow such

21-9 agencies to deposit the revenue directly or contract with a service to deposit

21-10 the revenue within the specified period.