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

1-2 Assembly Standing Rules as amended by the 69th session are adopted, with

1-3 the following changes, as the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 70th

1-4 session of the Legislature:

1-5 I. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

1-6 Duties of Officers

1-7 Rule No. 1. Speaker of the Assembly.

1-8 1. All officers of the Assembly are subordinate to the Speaker in all

1-9 that relates to the prompt, efficient and correct discharge of their official

1-10 duties under the Speaker’s supervision.

1-11 2. Possessing the powers and performing the duties described in this

1-12 rule, the Speaker shall:

1-13 (a) Take the chair at the hour to which the Assembly stands adjourned,

1-14 call the members to order, and upon the appearance of a quorum, proceed

1-15 to business.

1-16 (b) Preserve order and decorum and have general direction of the

1-17 chamber of the Assembly and the approaches thereto . [, and in] In the

1-18 event of any disturbance or disorderly conduct therein, order the same to be

1-19 cleared.

1-20 (c) Decide all questions of order, subject to a member’s right to appeal

1-21 to the Assembly. On appeal from such decisions, the Speaker has the right,

1-22 in the Speaker’s place, to assign the reason for the decision.

2-1 (d) Have the right to name any member to perform the duties of the

2-2 chair, but such substitution [shall] must not extend beyond one legislative

2-3 day.

2-4 (e) When the Assembly resolves itself into Committee of the Whole,

2-5 name a chairman to preside thereover and call him to the chair.

2-6 (f) Have the power to accredit the persons who act as representatives of

2-7 the [press, radio and television,] news media and assign them seats.

2-8 (g) Sign all bills and resolutions passed by the Legislature as provided

2-9 by law.

2-10 (h) Sign all subpoenas issued by the Assembly or any committee

2-11 thereof.

2-12 (i) Receive all messages and communications from other departments of

2-13 the government and announce them to the Assembly.

2-14 (j) Represent the Assembly, declare its will and in all things obey its

2-15 commands.

2-16 (k) Vote on final passage of a bill or resolution, but the Speaker shall not

2-17 be required to vote in ordinary legislative proceedings except where the

2-18 Speaker’s vote would be decisive. In all [aye and no] yea and nay votes,

2-19 the Speaker’s name [shall] must be called last.

2-20 3. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Speaker, through death,

2-21 resignation or disability of the Speaker, the Speaker pro Tempore shall

2-22 temporarily and for the period of vacancy or disability conduct the

2-23 necessary business of the Assembly.

2-24 4. If a permanent vacancy occurs in the office of Speaker, the

2-25 Assembly shall select a new Speaker.

2-26 Rule No. 2. Reserved.

2-27 Rule No. 3. Reserved.

2-28 Rule No. 4. Reserved.

2-29 Rule No. 5. Reserved.

2-30 Rule No. 6. Reserved.

2-31 The next rule is 10.

2-32 II. SESSIONS AND MEETINGS

2-33 Rule No. 10. Time of Meeting.

2-34 The Assembly shall meet each day at 11 a.m., unless the Assembly

2-35 adjourns to some other hour.

2-36 Rule No. 11. Open Meetings.

2-37 All meetings of the Assembly and its standing committees [shall] must

2-38 be open to the public.

2-39 Rule No. 12. Reserved.

3-1 The next rule is 20.

3-2 III. DECORUM AND DEBATE

3-3 Rule No. 20. Points of Order.

3-4 If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the rules of the

3-5 Assembly, the Speaker shall, or any member may, call to order, in which

3-6 case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless

3-7 permitted to explain; and if called to order by a member, such member shall

3-8 immediately state the point of order. If the point of order be sustained by

3-9 the presiding officer, the member shall not be allowed to proceed; but if it

3-10 be not sustained, then he shall be permitted to go on. Every such decision

3-11 from the presiding officer shall be subject to an appeal to the House; but no

3-12 discussion of the question of order shall be allowed unless an appeal be

3-13 taken from the decision of the presiding officer.

3-14 Rule No. 21. Reserved.

3-15 Rule No. 22. Reserved.

3-16 Rule No. 23. Committee on Ethics; Legislative Ethics.

3-17 1. The Committee on Ethics consists of:

3-18 (a) Two members of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker from the

3-19 majority political party;

3-20 (b) One member of the Assembly appointed by the Minority Leader

3-21 from the minority political party; and

3-22 (c) Two qualified electors of the state chosen by the members of the

3-23 committee who are appointed pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b), neither of

3-24 whom is a present or former member of the Legislature or employed by the

3-25 State of Nevada.

3-26 2. The Speaker shall appoint two members of the Assembly, one from

3-27 the majority political party and one from the minority political party to

3-28 serve as alternate members of the committee. If a member is disqualified,

3-29 the alternate appointed from the same political party shall serve as a

3-30 member of the committee during the consideration of a specific question.

3-31 3. A member is disqualified if he is the requester of advice concerning

3-32 a question of ethics or conflict of interest, or if the advice is requested by

3-33 another member of the Assembly and a reasonable person in his situation

3-34 could not exercise independent judgment on the matter in question.

3-35 4. The committee shall hear complaints on alleged breaches of ethics

3-36 and conflicts of interest, brought by Legislators and others, and it may

3-37 advise Legislators on questions of breaches of ethics and conflicts of

3-38 interest. All proceedings held to consider the character, alleged misconduct,

3-39 professional competence or physical or mental health of any person by the

3-40 committee on matters of ethics or conflicts of interest are confidential

3-41 unless a Legislator:

3-42 (a) Against whom a complaint is brought requests a public hearing;

4-1 (b) Discloses the opinion of the committee at any time after his hearing;

4-2 or

4-3 (c) Discloses the content of an advisory opinion issued to him by the

4-4 committee.

4-5 5. A complaint which alleges a breach of ethics or a conflict of interest

4-6 must be in writing and signed by the person making the allegation. The

4-7 complaint must be filed with the chairman. The chairman shall send a copy

4-8 of the complaint, within 24 hours after receiving it, to the Legislator against

4-9 whom the complaint is brought.

4-10 6. The criterion to be applied by the committee in determining whether

4-11 a Legislator has a conflict of interest is whether the independence of

4-12 judgment of a reasonable person in his position upon the matter in question

4-13 would be materially affected by:

4-14 (a) His acceptance of a gift or loan; or

4-15 (b) His private economic interest.

4-16 7. A Legislator who determines that he has a conflict of interest may

4-17 vote upon, advocate or oppose any measure as to which a potential conflict

4-18 exists if he makes a general disclosure of the conflict. In determining

4-19 whether to vote upon, advocate or oppose the measure, the Legislator

4-20 should consider whether:

4-21 (a) The conflict impedes his independence of judgment;

4-22 (b) His participation will produce a negative effect on the public’s

4-23 confidence in the integrity of the Legislature;

4-24 (c) His participation is likely to have any significant effect on the

4-25 disposition of the measure; and

4-26 (d) His interest is greater than the interests of an entire class of persons

4-27 similarly situated.

4-28 The next rule is 30.

4-29 IV. QUORUM, VOTING, ELECTIONS

4-30 Rule No. 30. Manner of Voting.

4-31 1. The presiding officer shall declare all votes, but the [ayes and noes

4-32 shall] yeas and nays must be taken when called for by three members

4-33 present, and the names of those calling for the [ayes and noes shall] yeas

4-34 and nays must be entered in the Journal by the Chief Clerk.

4-35 2. The presiding officer shall call for [ayes and noes] yeas and nays by

4-36 a division or by a roll call, either electronic or oral.

4-37 3. When taking the [ayes and noes] yeas and nays on any question, the

4-38 electronic roll call system may be used, and when so used shall have the

4-39 force and effect of any roll call under these rules.

5-1 4. When taking the [ayes and noes] yeas and nays by oral roll call, the

5-2 Chief Clerk shall take the names of members alphabetically , except that

5-3 the [Speaker shall] Speaker’s name must be called last.

5-4 5. The electronic roll call system may be used to determine the

5-5 presence of a quorum.

5-6 6. The [ayes and noes shall] yeas and nays must not be taken with the

5-7 electronic roll call system until all members present are at their desks. The

5-8 presiding officer may vote at the rostrum.

5-9 7. Only a member, certified by the Committee on Credentials or special

5-10 committee of the Assembly, may cast a vote in the Assembly. A member

5-11 shall not vote for another member on any roll call, either electronic or oral.

5-12 Any member who votes for another member may be punished in any

5-13 manner deemed appropriate by the Assembly.

5-14 Rule No. 31. Reserved.

5-15 Rule No. 32. Announcement of the Vote.

5-16 1. A member may change his vote at any time before the

5-17 announcement of the vote if the voting is by voice, or at any time before the

5-18 votes are electronically recorded if the voting is conducted electronically.

5-19 2. The announcement of the result of any vote shall not be postponed.

5-20 Rule No. 33. Voting by Division.

5-21 Upon a division and count of the Assembly on any question, no person

5-22 without the bar shall be counted.

5-23 The next rule is 40.

5-24 V. LEGISLATIVE BODIES

5-25 Rule No. 40. Standing Committees.

5-26 The standing committees of the Assembly are as follows:

5-27 1. Ways and Means, [fifteen] fourteen members.

5-28 2. Judiciary, fourteen members.

5-29 3. Taxation, [eleven] thirteen members.

5-30 4. Education, [thirteen] twelve members.

5-31 5. Elections, Procedures, and Ethics, nine members.

5-32 6. Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining, [eleven] thirteen

5-33 members.

5-34 7. [Labor and Management, nine members.

5-35 8.] Transportation, [nine] thirteen members.

5-36 [9.] 8. Commerce [, eleven] and Labor, fourteen members.

5-37 [10.] 9. Health and Human Services, [ten] twelve members.

5-38 [11.] 10. Government Affairs, fourteen members.

5-39 [12. Infrastructure, eleven members.]

5-40 11. Constitutional Amendments, seven members.

6-1 Rule No. 41. Appointment of Committees.

6-2 1. Except as otherwise provided in Assembly Standing Rule No. 23, all

6-3 committees must be appointed by the Speaker, unless otherwise directed by

6-4 the Assembly. The Speaker shall designate the chairman and vice chairman

6-5 of each committee.

6-6 2. To facilitate the full participation of the members during an

6-7 adjournment called pursuant to NRS 218.115, the Speaker may temporarily

6-8 appoint a member to a standing committee that is scheduled to meet during

6-9 the adjournment if none of the committees to which the member is

6-10 regularly assigned will be meeting during the adjournment.

6-11 Rule No. 42. Committee Action.

6-12 1. The committee shall have regular meetings scheduled by the

6-13 Assembly leadership. A quorum of the committee is a majority of its

6-14 members and may transact business except as limited by this rule.

6-15 2. Motions may be moved, seconded and passed by voice vote by a

6-16 simple majority of those present.

6-17 3. Definite action on a bill or resolution will require a majority of the

6-18 entire committee.

6-19 4. A two-thirds majority of all the committee is required to reconsider

6-20 action on a bill or resolution.

6-21 5. Committee introduction of legislative measures which are not

6-22 prefiled requires concurrence of two-thirds of the committee and does not

6-23 imply commitment to support final passage.

6-24 6. The chairman shall vote on all final action regarding bills or

6-25 resolutions.

6-26 7. No member of the committee may vote by proxy under any

6-27 circumstances.

6-28 Rule No. 43. Subcommittees.

6-29 Subcommittees made up of committee members may be appointed by the

6-30 chairman to consider and report back on specific subjects or bills.

6-31 Rule No. 44. Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics.

6-32 The Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics has jurisdiction

6-33 over matters relating to personnel. It shall recommend by resolution the

6-34 appointment of all attachés and employees of the Assembly not otherwise

6-35 provided for by law. It may suspend or remove any such attaché or

6-36 employee for incompetency or dereliction of duty. It shall function as the

6-37 Committee on Rules and as the Committee on Credentials of the Assembly.

6-38 Rule No. 45. Procedure for Election Contests.

6-39 1. Upon receipt of a statement of contest from the Secretary of State

6-40 pursuant to NRS 293.427, the Speaker shall, as soon as practicable, appoint

6-41 a special committee to hear the contest or refer the contest to the Standing

6-42 Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics. The committee shall

6-43 conduct a hearing to consider the contest. The committee shall keep written

7-1 minutes of the hearing. The contestant has the burden of proving that any

7-2 irregularities shown were of such a nature as to establish that the result of

7-3 the election was changed thereby.

7-4 2. The contest must be submitted so far as may be possible upon

7-5 depositions or by written or oral arguments as the Assembly may order.

7-6 Any party to a contest may take the deposition of any witness at any time

7-7 after the statement of contest is filed with the Secretary of State and before

7-8 the contest is finally decided. At least 3 days’ notice must be given to the

7-9 prospective deponent and to the other party. If oral statements are made at

7-10 any hearing before the Assembly or a committee thereof which purport to

7-11 establish matters of fact, they must be made under oath. Strict rules of

7-12 evidence do not apply.

7-13 3. The committee shall, not later than 5 calendar days after the contest

7-14 was referred to the committee, report to the Assembly its findings on

7-15 whether the contestant has met the burden of proving that any irregularities

7-16 shown were of such a nature as to establish that the result of the election

7-17 was changed thereby. The committee shall then report to the Assembly its

7-18 recommendation on which person should be declared elected or report that

7-19 it has no recommendation. The Assembly shall, as soon as practicable

7-20 thereafter but not later than 7 calendar days after the Speaker received the

7-21 statement of contest, vote whether to accept or reject the committee’s

7-22 recommendation without amendment, if a recommendation is made. If the

7-23 recommendation is accepted, the Speaker shall declare the recommended

7-24 person elected. If the recommendation is rejected or the committee did not

7-25 make a recommendation, the Assembly shall consider immediately which

7-26 person should be declared elected. The Speaker shall not adjourn the

7-27 Assembly until it has declared a person to be elected.

7-28 4. The Speaker shall inform the Governor of the identity of the person

7-29 declared to be elected by the Assembly.

7-30 Rule No. 46. Committee Action on Reports.

7-31 Committee reports [shall] must be adopted at a committee session

7-32 actually assembled and meeting as a committee with a quorum present.

7-33 Every committee vote on a matter pertaining to a bill or resolution [shall]

7-34 must be recorded. The vote may be taken by roll call at the discretion of the

7-35 chairman.

7-36 Rule No. 47. Committee Records.

7-37 The chairman of each committee shall keep, or cause to be kept, a

7-38 complete record of the committee proceedings in which there [shall] must

7-39 be entered:

7-40 1. The time and place of each meeting;

7-41 2. The attendance and absence of members;

8-1 3. The names of all persons appearing before the committee, with the

8-2 names of persons, firms, corporations or associations in whose behalf such

8-3 appearance is made; and

8-4 4. The subjects or measures considered and action taken.

8-5 Rule No. 48. Disposition of Committee Records.

8-6 All minutes, records and documents in the possession of committees and

8-7 their chairmen [shall] must be filed in the offices of the Legislative Counsel

8-8 Bureau upon adjournment sine die.

8-9 Rule No. 49. Committee Hearings.

8-10 [A public hearing must be held on each bill and resolution which is

8-11 referred to committee.] The presence of a quorum of the committee is

8-12 desirable but not required [.] to conduct a public hearing. Public hearings

8-13 are opened by the chairman who announces the subject under consideration

8-14 and provides for those wishing to address the committee to be heard. These

8-15 persons shall rise in an order determined by the chairman, address the chair

8-16 and furnish their names, addresses and firms or other organizations

8-17 represented. Committee members may address the chairman for permission

8-18 to question the witness. When all persons present have been heard, the

8-19 chairman may declare closed the portion of the meeting wherein the

8-20 committee will accept public testimony on the matter before proceeding to

8-21 other matters.

8-22 Rule No. 50. Reserved.

8-23 Rule No. 51. Reserved.

8-24 Rule No. 52. Concurrent Referrals.

8-25 When a bill or resolution is referred to two committees , the bill or

8-26 resolution must go to the first committee named. If the first committee

8-27 votes to amend the bill or resolution, it must be reprinted with amendments

8-28 and then returned to the first committee or sent immediately to the next

8-29 committee. If there is no amendment proposed by the first committee, or if

8-30 the first committee acts upon the bill or resolution after amendment, the bill

8-31 or resolution must be sent with the committee recommendation

8-32 immediately to the second committee.

8-33 The next rule is 60.

8-34 VI. RULES GOVERNING MOTIONS

8-35 Rule No. 60. Entertaining.

8-36 No motion [shall be debated until the same be] may be debated until it is

8-37 distinctly announced by the presiding officer . [; and it shall be reduced to

8-38 writing, if] If desired by the presiding officer or any member, the motion

8-39 must be reduced to writing and be read by the Chief Clerk before the [same

9-1 shall be] motion is debated. A motion may be withdrawn by the maker at

9-2 any time before amendment or before the motion is put to vote.

9-3 Rule No. 61. Reserved.

9-4 Rule No. 62. Reserved.

9-5 Particular Motions

9-6 Rule No. 63. Reserved.

9-7 Rule No. 64. Reserved.

9-8 Rule No. 65. Indefinite Postponement.

9-9 When a question is postponed indefinitely, the same [shall] question

9-10 must not be considered again during the session and the question [shall not

9-11 be] is not subject to a motion for reconsideration.

9-12 Rule No. 66. To Strike Enacting Clause.

9-13 A motion to strike out the enacting clause of a bill or resolution [shall]

9-14 does not take precedence over any other subsidiary motion. If the motion is

9-15 carried, it shall be considered equivalent to the rejection of such bill or

9-16 resolution.

9-17 Rule No. 67. Division of Question.

9-18 Any member may call for a division of the question, which shall be

9-19 divided, if it comprehends propositions in substance so distinct that, one

9-20 being taken away, a substantive proposition shall remain for the decision of

9-21 the Assembly. A motion to strike out being lost shall preclude neither

9-22 amendment nor a motion to strike out and insert. A motion to strike out and

9-23 insert shall be deemed indivisible.

9-24 Rule No. 68. To Reconsider—Precedence of.

9-25 A motion to reconsider shall have precedence over every other motion,

9-26 except a motion to adjourn, or to fix the time to which to adjourn; and when

9-27 the Assembly adjourns, while a motion to reconsider is pending, or before

9-28 passing the order of business of Motions [and Resolutions,] , Resolutions

9-29 and Notices, the right to move a reconsideration shall continue to the next

9-30 day of sitting. No notice of reconsideration of any final vote shall be in

9-31 order on the day preceding the last day of the session.

9-32 The next rule is 80.

9-33 VII. DEBATE

9-34 Rule No. 80. Speaking on Question.

9-35 No member shall speak more than twice during the consideration of any

9-36 one question, on the same day, and at the same stage of proceedings,

9-37 without leave. Members who have once spoken shall not again be entitled

10-1 to the floor (except for explanation) to the exclusion of others who have not

10-2 spoken.

10-3 Rule No. 81. Previous Question.

10-4 The previous question shall be put only when demanded by three

10-5 members. The previous question shall not be moved by the member last

10-6 speaking on the question.

10-7 The next rule is 90.

10-8 VIII. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

10-9 A. Rules and Procedure

10-10 Rule No. 90. Mason’s Manual.

10-11 The rules of parliamentary practice contained in Mason’s Manual of

10-12 Legislative Procedure shall govern the Assembly in all cases in which they

10-13 are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the Standing

10-14 Rules and orders of the Assembly, and the Joint Rules of the Senate and

10-15 Assembly.

10-16 Rule No. 91. Suspension of Rule.

10-17 No standing rule or order of the Assembly shall be rescinded or changed

10-18 without a vote of two-thirds of the members elected, and one day’s notice

10-19 being given of the motion therefor; but a rule or order may be suspended

10-20 temporarily by a vote of two-thirds of the members present.

10-21 Rule No. 92. Notices of Bills, Topics and Public Hearings.

10-22 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 [:

10-23 (a) All] , all committees shall provide adequate notice of public

10-24 hearings on bills, resolutions or other topics [of high public importance at

10-25 least 5 calendar days before such hearings.

10-26 (b) Notice for public hearings on bills, resolutions and topics not

10-27 deemed by the chairmen to be of high public importance must be provided

10-28 at least 24 hours before such hearings.

10-29 (c) Notice shall also be provided for all other committee meetings at

10-30 least 24 hours in advance of such meetings.

10-31 Notices in all cases shall] which are to come before the committees. The

10-32 notice must include the date, time, place and agenda to be covered . [and

10-33 shall] The notice must be posted conspicuously in the legislative building,

10-34 appear in the daily history and be made available to the [press.] news

10-35 media. The daily history must include the most current version of the notice

10-36 that is available at the time the daily history is created and an informational

10-37 statement informing the public where more current information, if any,

10-38 regarding such notices may be found.

11-1 2. The noticing requirements of this rule may be suspended for

11-2 emergency situations but only after approval by a two-thirds vote of a

11-3 committee.

11-4 3. Subsection 1 does not apply to:

11-5 (a) Committee meetings held on the floor of the Assembly during a

11-6 recess; or

11-7 (b) Conference committee meetings.

11-8 Rule No. 93. Reserved.

11-9 Rule No. 94. Privilege of the Floor and Lobbying.

11-10 No person, except Senators, former Assemblymen and state officers, may

11-11 be admitted at the bar of the Assembly, except by special invitation on the

11-12 part of some member; but a majority may authorize the Speaker to have the

11-13 Assembly cleared of all such persons. No person may do any lobbying

11-14 upon the floor of the Assembly at any time, and it is the duty of the

11-15 Sergeant at Arms to remove any person violating any of the provisions of

11-16 this rule.

11-17 Rule No. 95. Material Placed on Legislators’ Desks.

11-18 All papers, letters, notes, pamphlets and other written material placed

11-19 upon an Assemblyman’s desk shall contain the signature of the Legislator

11-20 requesting the placement of such material on the desk or shall contain a

11-21 designation of the origin of such material. This rule does not apply to books

11-22 containing the legislative bills and resolutions, the legislative daily

11-23 histories, the legislative daily journals or Legislative Counsel Bureau

11-24 material.

11-25 Rule No. 96. Peddling , Begging and Soliciting.

11-26 Peddling, begging and soliciting are strictly forbidden in the Assembly

11-27 Chamber, and in the lobby, gallery and halls adjacent thereto . [, and no]

11-28 No part of said chamber or halls [shall] may be used for, or occupied by

11-29 signs or other devices for any kind of advertising.

11-30 Rule No. 97. Petitions and Memorials.

11-31 Petitions, memorials and other papers addressed to the Assembly, shall

11-32 be presented by the Speaker, or by a member in the Speaker’s place. A

11-33 brief statement of the contents thereof shall be made by the introducer.

11-34 They shall not be debated on the day of their being presented, but shall be

11-35 on the table, or be referred, as the Assembly shall determine.

11-36 Rule No. 98. Request of Purpose.

11-37 A member may request the purpose of a bill or joint resolution upon its

11-38 introduction.

11-39 Rule No. 99. Remarks.

11-40 It shall be in order for members to make remarks and to have such

11-41 remarks entered in the Journal.

11-42 Rule No. 100. Precedence of Parliamentary Authority.

12-1 The precedence of parliamentary authority in the Assembly [shall be as

12-2 follows:] is:

12-3 1. The Constitution of the State of Nevada.

12-4 2. The Statutes of the State of Nevada.

12-5 3. The Standing Rules of the Assembly and the Joint Standing Rules of

12-6 the Senate and Assembly.

12-7 4. Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure.

12-8 Rule No. 101. Reserved.

12-9 Rule No. 102. Reserved.

12-10 Rule No. 103. Reserved.

12-11 B. Bills

12-12 Rule No. 104. Reserved.

12-13 Rule No. 105. Substitute Bills.

12-14 A substitute bill shall be deemed and held to be an amendment, and

12-15 treated in all respects as such. However, a substitute bill may be amended

12-16 after its adoption, in the same manner as if it were an original bill.

12-17 Rule No. 106. Skeleton Bills.

12-18 The introduction of skeleton bills is authorized [after the beginning of a

12-19 session] when, in the opinion of the sponsor and the Legislative Counsel,

12-20 the full drafting of the bill would entail extensive research or be of

12-21 considerable length. A skeleton bill will be provided for purposes of

12-22 introduction and committee referral. Such a bill will be a presentation of

12-23 ideas or statements of purpose, sufficient in style and expression to enable

12-24 the Legislature and the committee to which the bill may be referred to

12-25 consider the substantive merits of the legislation proposed. [The committee,

12-26 if it treats the skeleton bill favorably, shall then request the draft of a

12-27 completed bill in such detail as would afford the committee the opportunity

12-28 of considering the legislative ideas proposed in context with all their

12-29 necessary ramifications.]

12-30 Rule No. 107. Reserved.

12-31 Rule No. 108. Reserved.

12-32 Rule No. 109. Reading of Bills.

12-33 The presiding officer shall announce at each reading of a bill whether it

12-34 be the first, second or third reading. The first reading of a bill shall be for

12-35 information. If there is objection, the question shall be, "Shall the bill be

12-36 rejected?" If the question to reject fails to receive a majority vote by the

12-37 members present, or if there is no objection, the bill shall take the proper

12-38 course. No bill shall be referred to a committee until after the first reading,

12-39 nor amended until after the second reading.

12-40 Rule No. 110. Second Reading and Amendment of Bills.

13-1 1. All bills [shall] must be read the second time on the first legislative

13-2 day after which they are reported by committee, unless a different day is

13-3 designated by motion. Upon second reading, Assembly bills reported

13-4 without amendments shall be placed on the General File and Senate bills

13-5 reported without amendments shall be placed on the General File.

13-6 Committee amendments reported with bills shall be considered upon their

13-7 second reading, and such amendments may be adopted by a majority vote

13-8 of the members present. Any amendment which is numbered, copied and

13-9 made available to all members [shall] must be moved and voted upon by

13-10 number unless any member moves that it be read in full. Assembly bills so

13-11 amended [shall] must be reprinted, engrossed, and placed on the General

13-12 File . [, and] Senate bills so amended [shall] must be reprinted, then

13-13 engrossed or reengrossed, as applicable, and placed on the General File.

13-14 2. Any member may move to amend a bill during its second or third

13-15 reading, and such a motion to amend may be adopted by a majority vote of

13-16 the members present. Bills so amended on second reading [shall] must be

13-17 treated the same as bills with committee amendments. Any bill so amended

13-18 upon the General File [shall] must be reprinted and then engrossed or

13-19 reengrossed, as applicable.

13-20 3. The reprinting of amended bills may be dispensed with only in

13-21 accordance with the provisions of law.

13-22 Rule No. 111. Consent Calendar.

13-23 1. [On or before the 80th calendar day of a regular session, a] A

13-24 standing committee may by unanimous vote of the members present report

13-25 a bill with the recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.

13-26 The question of recommending a bill for the consent calendar may be voted

13-27 upon in committee only after the bill has been recommended for passage

13-28 and only if no amendment is recommended.

13-29 2. The Chief Clerk shall maintain a list of bills recommended for the

13-30 consent calendar. The list must be printed in the daily history and must

13-31 include the summary of each bill, and the date the bill is scheduled for

13-32 consideration on final passage.

13-33 3. [Unless postponed by motion, the consent calendar must be

13-34 considered on Monday and Thursday. A bill reported on Friday to Monday,

13-35 inclusive, is eligible to be considered on the following Thursday; a bill

13-36 reported on Tuesday to Thursday, inclusive, is eligible to be considered on

13-37 the following Monday.

13-38 4.] At any time before the presiding officer calls for a vote on the

13-39 passage of the consent calendar, a member may give written notice to the

13-40 Chief Clerk or state orally from the floor of the Assembly in session that he

13-41 objects to the inclusion of a particular bill on the consent calendar. If a

13-42 member so objects, the Chief Clerk shall remove the bill from the consent

14-1 calendar and transfer it to the second reading file. A bill removed from the

14-2 consent calendar may not be restored to that calendar.

14-3 [5.] 4. During floor consideration of the consent calendar, members

14-4 may ask questions and offer explanations relating to the respective bills.

14-5 [6.] 5. When the consent calendar is brought to a vote, the bills

14-6 remaining on the consent calendar must be read by number and summary

14-7 and the vote must be taken on their final passage as a group.

14-8 Rule No. 112. Reserved.

14-9 Rule No. 113. General File.

14-10 All bills reported to the Assembly, by either standing or special

14-11 committees, after receiving their second readings [shall] must be placed

14-12 upon a General File, to be kept by the Chief Clerk. No bill shall be

14-13 considered by the Assembly until the regular order of business shall have

14-14 been gone through. Then bills shall be taken from the General File and

14-15 acted upon in the order in which they were reported, unless otherwise

14-16 specially ordered by the Assembly. But engrossed bills shall be placed at

14-17 the head of the file, in the order in which they are received. The Chief Clerk

14-18 shall post, in a conspicuous place in the chamber, a daily statement of the

14-19 bills on the General File, setting forth the order in which they are filed, and

14-20 specifying the alterations arising from the disposal of business each day.

14-21 The Chief Clerk shall likewise post notices of special orders as made.

14-22 Rule No. 114. Reserved.

14-23 Rule No. 115. Reconsideration of Vote on Bill.

14-24 On the first legislative day that the Assembly is in session succeeding

14-25 that on which a final vote on any bill or resolution has been taken, a vote

14-26 may be reconsidered on the motion of any member. Notice of intention to

14-27 move such reconsideration [shall] must be given on the day on which

14-28 [such] the final vote was taken by a member voting with the prevailing

14-29 party. It [shall not be] is not in order for any member to move a

14-30 reconsideration on the day on which [such] the final vote was taken, except

14-31 by unanimous consent. [But there shall] There may be no reconsideration

14-32 of a vote on a motion to indefinitely postpone. Motions to reconsider a vote

14-33 upon amendments to any pending question may be made at once.

14-34 Rule No. 116. Reserved.

14-35 Rule No. 117. Reserved.

14-36 C. Resolutions

14-37 Rule No. 118. Treated as Bills—Joint Resolutions.

14-38 The procedure of enacting joint resolutions [shall] must be identical to

14-39 that of enacting bills. However, joint resolutions proposing amendments to

14-40 the Constitution [shall] must be entered in the Journal in their entirety.

14-41 Rule No. 119. Reserved.

15-1 Rule No. 120. Order of Business.

15-2 The Order of Business must be as follows:

15-3 1. [Roll Call.] Call to Order.

15-4 2. Reading and Approval of Journal.

15-5 3. Presentation of Petitions.

15-6 4. Reports of Standing Committees.

15-7 5. Reports of Select Committees.

15-8 6. Communications.

15-9 7. Messages from the Senate.

15-10 8. Motions, Resolutions and Notices.

15-11 9. Introduction, First Reading and Reference.

15-12 10. Consent Calendar.

15-13 11. Second Reading and Amendment.

15-14 12. General File and Third Reading.

15-15 13. Unfinished Business of Preceding Day.

15-16 14. Special Orders of the Day.

15-17 15. Remarks from the Floor, limited to 10 minutes.

15-18 Rule No. 121. Reserved.

15-19 Rule No. 122. Privileged Questions.

15-20 Privileged questions [shall] have precedence of all others in the

15-21 following order:

15-22 1. Motions to fix the time to which the Assembly shall adjourn.

15-23 2. Motions to adjourn.

15-24 3. Questions relating to the rights and privileges of the Assembly or

15-25 any of its members.

15-26 4. A call of the House.

15-27 5. Motions for special orders.

15-28 Rule No. 123. Privilege of Closing Debate.

15-29 The author of a bill, resolution or a main question shall have the privilege

15-30 of closing the debate, unless the previous question has been sustained.

15-31 Rule No. 124. Reserved.

15-32 Rule No. 125. Reserved.

15-33 Rule No. 126. Vetoed Bills.

15-34 Bills which have passed both Houses of the Legislature and are

15-35 transmitted to the Assembly accompanied by a message or statement of the

15-36 Governor’s disapproval or veto of the same, [shall] must be taken up and

15-37 considered immediately upon the coming in of the message transmitting the

15-38 same, or [shall] become the subject of a special order . [, and when] When

15-39 the message is received, or (if made a special order) when the special order

15-40 is called, the said message or statement [shall] must be read together with

15-41 the bill or bills so disapproved or vetoed . [; and the] The message and bill

15-42 [shall] must be read by the Chief Clerk without interruption, consecutively,

15-43 one following the other, and not upon separate occasions . [; and no] No

16-1 such bill or message [shall] may be referred to any committee, or otherwise

16-2 acted upon save as provided by law and custom; that is to say, that

16-3 immediately following such reading the only question (except as

16-4 hereinafter stated) which [shall] may be put by the Speaker is, "Shall the

16-5 bill pass, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?" It shall not be in

16-6 order, at any time, to vote upon such a vetoed bill unless the same shall first

16-7 have been read, from the first word of its title to and including the last word

16-8 of its final section . [; and no motion shall] No motion may be entertained

16-9 after the Speaker has stated the question, save a motion to adjourn or a

16-10 motion for the previous question, but the merits of the bill itself may be

16-11 debated. The message or statement containing the objections of the

16-12 Governor to the bill [shall] must be entered upon the Journal of the

16-13 Assembly. The consideration of a vetoed bill, and the objections of the

16-14 Governor thereto, shall be a privileged question, and shall take precedence

16-15 over all others.

16-16 Rule No. 127. Reserved.

16-17 Rule No. 128. Reserved.

16-18 The next rule is 140.

16-19 IX. LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS

16-20 Rule No. 140. Compensation of Witnesses.

16-21 Witnesses summoned to appear before the Assembly or any of its

16-22 committees [shall] must be compensated as provided by law for witnesses

16-23 required to attend in the courts of the State of Nevada.

16-24 Rule No. 141. Use of the Assembly Chamber.

16-25 The Assembly Chamber shall not be used for any public or private

16-26 business other than legislative, except by permission of the Assembly.