Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 28–Committee on

Legislative Affairs and Operations

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

Concurring, That Rules Nos. 14, 14.2 14.3, 14.4, 14.5 and 14.6 of the

Joint Standing Rules of the Senate and Assembly as adopted by the 70th

session of the Nevada Legislature are hereby amended to read as follows:

1. Rules Nos. 14.4, 14.5 and 14.6, after a regular legislative session has

1. convened, the Legislative Counsel shall honor, if submitted before 5 p.m.

1. on the 8th calendar day of the legislative session, not more than:

1. (a) Two requests from each Assemblyman; and

1. (b) Four requests from each Senator,

1. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5 and Joint

1. Standing Rules Nos. 14.4, 14.5 and 14.6, after a regular legislative session

1. has convened, the Legislative Counsel shall honor, if submitted before 5

1. p.m. on the 22nd calendar day of the legislative session, not more than 50

1. requests, in total, from the standing committees of each house. The

1. Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly shall, not

1. later than the 1st calendar day of the legislative session, determine and

1. provide the Legislative Counsel with a written list of the number of

1. each standing committee of their respective houses, within the limit

1. provided by this subsection. The lists may be revised any time before the

1. 22nd day of the legislative session to reallocate any unused requests or

1. requests which were withdrawn before drafting began on the request.

1. a standing committee pursuant to this section must be approved by a

1. majority of all of the members appointed to the committee before the

1. request is submitted to the Legislative Counsel.

1. 4. A standing committee may only request the drafting of a bill or

1. resolution or introduce a bill or resolution that is within the jurisdiction of

1. the standing committee.

1. 5. The Legislative Counsel shall not honor a request for the drafting of

1. a bill or resolution submitted by a member or standing committee of the

1. Senate or Assembly unless such information as is required to draft the

1. measure is submitted to the Legislative Counsel with the request.
2. 6. A measure introduced by a standing committee at the request of a

1. legislator or organization must indicate the legislator or organization at

1. whose request the measure was drafted.

1. 7. The following measures must be introduced by a standing

1. committee:

1. (a) Measures drafted at the request of agencies and officers of the

1. executive branch of state government, local governments, the courts and

1. other authorized nonlegislative requesters.

1. (b) Measures requested by interim legislative studies.

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

1. persons designated to request measures on behalf of a standing committee

1. during the interim. Bills and joint resolutions requested by or on behalf of a

1. standing committee must be introduced by that committee.

1. 8. Simple and concurrent resolutions requested by or on behalf of a

1. standing committee may be introduced by an individual member.

1. 9. If two or more measures are being considered in the same house

1. which are substantively duplicative, only the measure which has been

1. assigned the lowest number for the purpose of establishing its priority in

1. drafting may be considered, unless the measure with the lowest number is

1. not introduced within 5 days after introduction of a measure with a higher

1. number.

1. 10. A legislator may not change the subject matter of a request for a

1. legislative measure after it has been submitted for drafting.

1. Rule No. 14.2. Limitations on Time for Introduction of Legislation.

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

1. 14.5 and 14.6:

1. (1) The 10th calendar day following delivery of the introductory copy

1. by paragraph (d),

1. whichever is earlier.

1. has been delivered, such information as is required to draft the revision

1. must be submitted to the Legislative Counsel before the 10th calendar day

1. (1) The 15th calendar day following delivery of the original

1. by paragraph (d),

1. whichever is earlier.

1. such information as is required to draft the revision must be submitted to

1. or before:

1. (1) The 20th calendar day following delivery of the original

1. by paragraph (d),

1. whichever is earlier.

1. (d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the last day for

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

1. (2) A standing or interim committee or other requester is the 50th

1. calendar day of the legislative session.

1. 2. The Legislative Counsel shall indicate on the face of the

1. the next day that the House is in session.

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

and 14.6:

on Finance or the Committee on Ways and Means and only if the Fiscal

Analysis Division has determined pursuant to subsection 1 of Joint

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

on Finance or the Committee on Ways and Means and only if the Fiscal

Analysis Division has determined pursuant to subsection 1 of Joint

House on or before the 110th calendar day of the legislative session.

5. Requests for the drafting of reports for Conference Committees must

be submitted to the Legislative Counsel on or before the 118th calendar day

of the legislative session.

1. Rule No. 14.4. Emergency Requests.

1. After a legislative session has convened:

(a) The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly

may each submit to the Legislative Counsel, on his own behalf or on the

behalf of another legislator or a standing committee of the Senate or

(b) The Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the

Assembly may each submit to the Legislative Counsel, on his own behalf or

on the behalf of another legislator or a standing committee of the Senate or

2. A request submitted pursuant to subsection 1:

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

not subject to any of the provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of Joint Standing

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

Standing Rule No. 14.3.

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

Legislative Counsel by the Majority Leader of the Senate, Speaker of the

Assembly, Minority Leader of the Senate or Minority Leader of the

Assembly.

3. The list of requests for the preparation of legislative measures

prepared pursuant to NRS 218.2475 must include the phrase

"EMERGENCY REQUEST OF" and state the title of the person who

pursuant to this rule. If the request was made on behalf of another legislator

or a standing committee, the list must also include the name of the

was requested.

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

pursuant to this rule the phrase "EMERGENCY REQUEST OF" and state

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

of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.2 or any of the provisions of Joint Standing

Rule No. 14.3, or any combination thereof, may be waived by the Majority

Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly, acting jointly, at any

time during a legislative session. A request for a waiver submitted by a

standing committee must be approved by a majority of all members

appointed to the committee before the request is submitted to the Majority

Leader and the Speaker.

2. A waiver granted pursuant to subsection 1:

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

Counsel, and signed by the Majority Leader and the Speaker.

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

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

the waiver is being granted.

granted or indicate that the Legislative Counsel is authorized to accept and

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

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

3. The Legislative Counsel shall not honor a request for the drafting of

submitted to the Legislative Counsel within 2 calendar days after the date

on which the waiver is granted.

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

the Legislative Counsel shall transmit a copy of the waiver to the Secretary

of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly. The notice that a waiver

floor and entered in the journal, and a notation that the waiver was granted

next practicable legislative day. A notation that a waiver was granted

5. The Legislative Counsel shall secure the original copy of the waiver

(a) Contain an appropriation;

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

appropriated from the state general fund or the state highway fund;

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

(d) Significantly decrease any revenue of the state,

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

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

Rule No. 14.3. The Fiscal Analysis Division shall give notice to the

the Senate Finance Committee or Assembly Committee on Ways and

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

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

exempt after it is printed. A notation of each exemption granted after the

2. All of the provisions of Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14, 14.2 and 14.3

the exemption regardless of subsequent actions taken by the Legislature.

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

the list of requests for the preparation of legislative measures prepared

pursuant to NRS 218.2475.

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

subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.2 and Joint Standing Rule No.

14.3 do not apply to:

Legislature.