Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 1–Committee
on
Elections, Procedures, and Ethics
February 5, 2001
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SUMMARY—Adopts Joint Standing Rules of Senate and
Assembly for 71st legislative session. (BDR R‑669)
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EXPLANATION
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ASSEMBLY Concurrent RESOLUTION—Adopting the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly for the
71st session of the Legislature.
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 70th session
are adopted, with the following changes, as
1-4 the Joint Rules of the
Senate and Assembly for the 71st session of the
1-5 Legislature:
1-6 CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
1-7 Rule No. 1. Procedure Concerning.
1-8 In every case of an amendment of a bill, or joint or concurrent
1-9 resolution, agreed to in one
House, dissented from in the other, and not
1-10 receded from by the one
making the amendment, each House shall appoint
1-11 a committee to confer with a
like committee to be appointed by the other;
1-12 and the committee so
appointed shall meet publicly at a convenient hour to
1-13 be agreed upon by their
respective chairmen and announced publicly, and
1-14 shall confer upon the
differences between the two Houses as indicated by
1-15 the amendments made in one
and rejected in the other and report as early
1-16 as convenient the result of
their conference to their respective Houses. The
1-17 report shall be made
available to all members of both Houses. The whole
1-18 subject matter embraced in
the bill or resolution shall be considered by the
1-19 committee, and it may
recommend recession by either House, new
1-20 amendments, new bills or
resolutions, or other changes as it sees fit. New
1-21 bills or resolutions so
reported shall be treated as amendments unless the
1-22 bills or resolutions are
composed entirely of original matter, in which case
1-23 they shall receive the
treatment required in the respective Houses for
1-24 original bills, or
resolutions, as the case may be.
1-25 The report of a conference committee may be adopted by acclamation,
1-26 and such action may be
considered equivalent to the adoption of
1-27 amendments embodied therein.
The report is not subject to amendment. If
1-28 either House refuses to
adopt the report, or if the first conference
2-1 committee has so
recommended, a second conference committee may be
2-2 appointed. No member who
served on the first committee may be
2-3 appointed to the second.
2-4 There shall be but two conference committees on any bill or
resolution.
2-5 A majority of the members of
a conference committee from each House
2-6 must be members who voted
for the passage of the bill or resolution.
2-7 MESSAGES
2-8 Rule No. 2. Procedure Concerning.
2-9 Proclamations by the Governor convening the Legislature in extra
2-10 session shall, by direction
of the presiding officer of each House, be read
2-11 immediately after the
convening thereof, filed and entered in full [upon]
in
2-12 the Journal of proceedings.
2-13 Whenever a message from the Governor is received, the Sergeant at
2-14 Arms will announce: “Mr.
President, or Mr. Speaker, the Secretary of the
2-15 Governor is at the bar.” The
secretary will, upon being recognized by the
2-16 presiding officer, announce:
“Mr. President, or Mr. Speaker, a message
2-17 from His Excellency, the
Governor of Nevada, to the Honorable, the
2-18 Senate or Assembly,” and
hand same to the Sergeant at Arms for delivery
2-19 to the Secretary of the
Senate or Chief Clerk of the Assembly. The
2-20 presiding officer will
direct the biennial message of the Governor to be
2-21 received and read, and all
special messages to be received, read and entered
2-22 in full [upon]
in the Journal of
proceedings.
2-23 Messages from the Senate to the Assembly shall be delivered by the
2-24 Secretary or Assistant
Secretary, and messages from the Assembly to the
2-25 Senate shall be delivered by
the Chief Clerk or Assistant Chief Clerk.
2-26 NOTICE OF FINAL ACTION
2-27 Rule No. 3. Communications.
2-28 Each House shall communicate its final action on any bill or
resolution,
2-29 or matter in which the other
may be interested, by written notice. Each
2-30 such notice sent by the
Senate must be signed by the Secretary of the
2-31 Senate, or a person
designated by the Secretary. Each such notice sent by
2-32 the Assembly must be signed
by the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, or a
2-33 person designated by the
Chief Clerk.
2-34 BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
2-35 Rule No. 4. Signature.
2-36 Each enrolled bill or joint resolution shall be presented to the
presiding
2-37 officers of both Houses for
signature. They shall, after an announcement of
2-38 their intention to do so is
made in open session, sign the bill or joint
2-39 resolution and their
signatures shall be followed by those of the Secretary
2-40 of the Senate and Chief
Clerk of the Assembly.
3-1 Rule No. 5. Joint Sponsorship.
3-2 1. A bill or resolution
introduced by a standing committee of the
3-3 Senate or Assembly may, at
the direction of the chairman of the committee,
3-4 set forth the name of a
standing committee of the other House as a joint
3-5 sponsor, if a majority of
all members appointed to the committee of the
3-6 other House votes in favor
of becoming a joint sponsor of the bill or
3-7 resolution. The name of the
committee joint sponsor must be set forth on
3-8 the face of the bill or
resolution immediately below the date on which the
3-9 bill or resolution is introduced.
3-10 2. A bill or resolution
introduced by one or more legislators elected to
3-11 one House may, at the
direction of the legislator who brings the bill or
3-12 resolution forward for
introduction, set forth the names of one or more
3-13 legislators who are members
elected to the other House and who wish to be
3-14 primary joint sponsors or
non-primary joint sponsors of the bill or
3-15 resolution. The number of
primary joint sponsors must not exceed five per
3-16 bill or resolution. The
names of each primary joint sponsor and non-
3-17 primary joint sponsor must
be set forth on the face of the bill or resolution
3-18 in the following order
immediately below the date on which the bill or
3-19 resolution is introduced:
3-20 (a) The name of each primary joint sponsor, in the order indicated
on
3-21 the colored back of the
introductory copy of the bill or resolution; and
3-22 (b) The name of each non-primary joint sponsor, in alphabetical
order.
3-23 3. The Legislative Counsel
shall not cause to be printed the name of a
3-24 standing committee as a
joint sponsor on the face of a bill or resolution
3-25 unless the chairman of the
committee has signed his name next to the name
3-26 of the committee on the
colored back of the introductory copy of the bill or
3-27 resolution that was
submitted to the front desk of the House of origin or the
3-28 statement required by
subsection 5. The Legislative Counsel shall not
3-29 cause to be printed the name
of a legislator as a primary joint sponsor or
3-30 non-primary joint sponsor on
the face of a bill or resolution unless the
3-31 legislator has signed the
colored back of the introductory copy of the bill or
3-32 resolution that was
submitted to the front desk of the House of origin or the
3-33 statement required by
subsection 5.
3-34 4. Upon introduction, any
bill or resolution that sets forth the names of
3-35 primary joint sponsors or
non-primary joint sponsors, or both, must be
3-36 numbered in the same
numerical sequence as other bills and resolutions of
3-37 the same House of origin are
numbered.
3-38 5. Once a bill or
resolution has been introduced, a primary joint
3-39 sponsor or non-primary joint
sponsor may only be added or removed by
3-40 amendment of the bill or
resolution. An amendment which proposes to add
3-41 or remove a primary joint
sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor must not
3-42 be considered by the House
of origin of the amendment unless a statement
3-43 requesting the addition or
removal is attached to the copy of the
3-44 amendment submitted to the
front desk of the House of origin of the
3-45 amendment. If the amendment
proposes to add or remove a legislator as a
3-46 primary joint sponsor or
non-primary joint sponsor, the statement must be
3-47 signed by that legislator.
If the amendment proposes to add or remove a
3-48 standing committee as a
joint sponsor, the statement must be signed by the
4-1 chairman of the committee. A
copy of the statement must be transmitted to
4-2 the Legislative Counsel if
the amendment is adopted.
4-3 6. An amendment that
proposes to add or remove a primary joint
4-4 sponsor or non-primary joint
sponsor may include additional proposals to
4-5 change the substantive
provisions of the bill or resolution or may be limited
4-6 only to the proposal to add
or remove a primary joint sponsor or non-
4-7 primary joint sponsor.
4-8 PRINTING
4-9 Rule No. 6. Ordering and Distribution.
4-10 Each House may order the printing of bills introduced, reports of
its own
4-11 committees, and other matter
pertaining to that House only; but no other
4-12 printing may be ordered
except by a concurrent resolution passed by both
4-13 Houses. Each Senator is
entitled to the free distribution of four copies of
4-14 each bill introduced in each
House, and each Assemblyman to such a
4-15 distribution of two copies.
Additional copies of such bills may be
4-16 distributed at a charge to
the person to whom they are addressed. The
4-17 amount charged for
distribution of the additional copies must be
4-18 determined by the Director
of the Legislative Counsel Bureau to
4-19 approximate the cost of
handling and postage for the entire session.
4-20 RESOLUTIONS
4-21 Rule No. 7. Types, Usage and Approval.
4-22 1. A joint resolution must
be used to:
4-23 (a) Propose an amendment to the Nevada constitution.
4-24 (b) Ratify a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution.
4-25 (c) Address the President of the United States, Congress, either
House
4-26 or any committee or member
of Congress, any department or agency of the
4-27 Federal Government, or any
other state of the Union.
4-28 2. A concurrent resolution
must be used to:
4-29 (a) Amend these joint rules.
4-30 (b) Request the return from the Governor of an enrolled bill for
further
4-31 consideration.
4-32 (c) Resolve that the return of a bill from one House to the other
House
4-33 is necessary and
appropriate.
4-34 (d) Express facts, principles, opinion and purposes of the Senate
and
4-35 Assembly.
4-36 (e) Establish a joint committee of the two Houses.
4-37 (f) Direct the Legislative Commission to conduct an interim study.
4-38 3. A concurrent resolution
or a resolution of one House may be used
4-39 to:
4-40 (a) Memorialize a former member of the Legislature or other notable
or
4-41 distinguished person upon
his death.
5-1 (b) Congratulate or commend any person or organization for a
5-2 significant and meritorious
accomplishment, but any request for drafting
5-3 the resolution must be
approved by the Senate Committee on Legislative
5-4 Affairs and Operations or
the Assembly Committee on Elections,
5-5 Procedures, and Ethics
before submission to the Legislative Counsel.
5-6 VETOES
5-7 Rule No. 8. Special Order.
5-8 Bills which have passed a previous Legislature, and which are
5-9 transmitted to the
Legislature next sitting, accompanied by a message or
5-10 statement of the Governor’s
disapproval, or veto of the same, shall become
5-11 the subject of a special
order; and when the special order for their
5-12 consideration is reached and
called, the said message or statement shall be
5-13 read, together with the bill
or bills so disposed or vetoed; and the message
5-14 and bill shall be read in
the Senate by the Secretary of the Senate and in the
5-15 Assembly by the Chief Clerk
of the Assembly, without interruption,
5-16 consecutively, one following
the other, and not upon separate occasions;
5-17 and no such bill or message
shall be referred to any committee, or
5-18 otherwise acted upon, save
as provided by law and custom; that is to say,
5-19 that immediately following
such reading the only question (except as
5-20 hereinafter stated) which
shall be put by the Chair is, “Shall the bill pass,
5-21 notwithstanding the objections
of the Governor?” It shall not be in order, at
5-22 any time, to vote upon such
vetoed bill without the same shall have first
5-23 been read, from the first
word of its title to and including the last word of
5-24 its final section; and no
motion shall be entertained after the Chair has
5-25 stated the question save a
motion for “The previous question,” but the
5-26 merits of the bill itself
may be debated.
5-27 ADJOURNMENT
5-28 Rule No. 9. Limitations and Calculation of Duration.
5-29 1. In calculating the
permissible duration of an adjournment for 3 days
5-30 or less, the day of
adjournment must not be counted but the day of the next
5-31 meeting must be counted, and
Sunday must not be counted.
5-32 2. The Legislature may
adjourn for more than 3 days by motion
based
5-33 on mutual consent of the houses or by concurrent resolution. One
or more
5-34 such adjournments, for a
total of not more than 20 days during any regular
5-35 session, may be taken to
permit standing committees, select committees or
5-36 the Legislative Counsel
Bureau to prepare the matters respectively
5-37 entrusted to them for the
consideration of the Legislature as a whole.
5-38 EXPENDITURES FROM THE LEGISLATIVE FUND
5-39 Rule No. 10. [Routine Expenses
or Concurrent Resolution.] Manner of
5-40 authorization.
5-41 Except for routine salary,
travel, equipment and operating expenses, no
5-42 expenditures shall be made
from the Legislative Fund without the authority
5-43 of a Concurrent Resolution
regularly adopted by the Senate and Assembly.
6-1 LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION
6-2 Rule No. 11. Membership and Organization.
6-3 1. When members of the
minority party in the Senate or in the
6-4 Assembly comprise less than
34 percent of the total number elected to that
6-5 House, minority party
membership for that House on the Legislative
6-6 Commission must be:
6-7 (a) One, if such membership is less than 21 percent.
6-8 (b) Two, if such membership is between 21 percent and 33 percent.
If
6-9 the members of the minority
party in the Senate or in the Assembly
6-10 comprise more than 33
percent of the total number elected to that House,
6-11 minority party membership
for that House on the Commission must be
6-12 three, being equal to the
membership of the majority party.
6-13 2. Each House shall select
one or more alternate members for each
6-14 member from that House,
designating them according to party or according
6-15 to the individual member
whom the alternate would replace.
6-16 3. A vacancy in the regular
Senate or Assembly membership created
6-17 by death or by resignation
or by the Legislator’s ceasing to be a member of
6-18 the Legislature shall be
filled by the proper alternate member as designated
6-19 by that House. If there is
no proper alternate member, the Legislative
6-20 Commission shall fill the
vacancy by appointing a Senator or
6-21 Assemblyman of the same
party.
6-22 4. If for any reason a
member is or will be absent from a meeting and
6-23 there are no alternates
available, the chairman of the commission may
6-24 appoint a member of the same
House and political party to attend the
6-25 meeting as an alternate.
6-26 5. The members shall serve
until their successors are appointed by
6-27 resolution as provided in
NRS 218.660, notwithstanding that their terms of
6-28 office may have expired,
except that the membership of any member who
6-29 does not become a candidate
for reelection or who is defeated for
6-30 reelection shall terminate
on the day next after the election and the vacancy
6-31 shall be filled as provided
in this rule.
6-32 6. The chairman shall be
selected at the first meeting of the newly
6-33 formed Legislative
Commission and shall serve until his successor is
6-34 appointed following the
formation of the next Legislative Commission.
6-35 RECORDS OF COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS
6-36 Rule No. 12. Duties of Secretary of Committee and Director.
6-37 1. Each standing committee
of the Legislature shall cause a record to
6-38 be made of the proceedings
of its meetings.
6-39 2. The secretary of a
standing committee shall:
6-40 (a) Label each record with the date, time and place of the meeting
and
6-41 also indicate on the label
the numerical sequence in which the record was
6-42 made;
6-43 (b) Keep the records in chronological order; and
6-44 (c) Deposit the records immediately following the final adjournment
of
6-45 any regular or special
session of the Legislature with the Director of the
6-46 Legislative Counsel Bureau.
7-1 3. The Director of the
Legislative Counsel Bureau shall:
7-2 (a) Index the records;
7-3 (b) Make the records available for accessing by any person during
7-4 office hours under such
reasonable conditions as he may deem necessary;
7-5 (c) Maintain a log as a public record containing the date, time,
name
7-6 and address of any person
accessing any of the records and identifying the
7-7 records accessed; and
7-8 (d) Retain the records for two bienniums and at the end of that
period
7-9 keep some form or copy of
the record in any manner he deems reasonable
7-10 to ensure access to the
record in the foreseeable future.
7-11 REAPPORTIONMENT AND REDISTRICTING
7-12 Rule No. 13. Responsibility for Measures and Approval of
Research
7-13 Requests.
7-14 1. The Committee on Government
Affairs of the Senate and the
7-15 Committee on Elections,
Procedures, and Ethics of the Assembly are
7-16 respectively responsible for
measures which primarily affect the
7-17 designation of the districts
from which members are elected to the
7-18 Legislature. These committees are hereby designated
as the “redistricting
7-19 committees” for the purposes of this rule and Joint Standing Rules
Nos.
7-20 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5 and 13.6.
7-21 2. Any request for research concerning the population
of proposed
7-22 districts must be submitted
to the Research Division of the Legislative
7-23 Counsel Bureau through one
of these redistricting committees.
7-24 Rule No. 13.1. Equality of
Representation.
7-25 1. In order to meet constitutional guidelines
for deviations in
7-26 population among state legislative districts, no plan, or proposed
7-27 amendment thereto, will be considered that results in an overall
range of
7-28 deviation in excess of 10 percent, or a relative deviation in
excess of plus
7-29 or minus 5 percent from the ideal district population.
7-30 2. The population of each of the Nevada
congressional districts must
7-31 be as nearly equal as is practicable. Any population deviation
among the
7-32 congressional districts from the ideal district population must be
7-33 necessary to achieve some legitimate state objective. Legitimate
state
7-34 objectives, as judicially determined, include making districts
compact,
7-35 respecting municipal boundaries, preserving the cores of prior
districts
7-36 and avoiding contests between incumbent representatives. In order
to
7-37 meet constitutional guidelines for congressional districts, no
plan, or
7-38 proposed amendment thereto, will be considered that results in an
overall
7-39 range of deviation in excess of 1 percent, or a relative deviation
in excess
7-40 of plus or minus one-half percent from the ideal district
population.
7-41 3. Equality of population in accordance with the
standard for state
7-42 legislative districts is the goal of redistricting for the State
Board of
7-43 Education and the Board of Regents.
8-1 Rule No. 13.2. Population
Database.
8-2 1. The
total state population, and the population of defined subunits
8-3 thereof, as
determined by the 2000 federal decennial census must be the
8-4 exclusive
database for redistricting by the Nevada Legislature.
8-5 2. Such
2000 census data as validated by the staff of the Legislative
8-6 Counsel Bureau
must be the exclusive database used for the evaluation
8-7 of proposed
redistricting plans for population equality.
8-8 Rule No. 13.3. Districts.
8-9 All district boundaries
created by a redistricting plan must follow the
8-10 census geography.
8-11 Rule No. 13.4. Procedures
of the Redistricting Committees.
8-12 1. A legislator or member of the public may
present to the
8-13 redistricting committees any plans or proposals relating to
redistricting,
8-14 including proposals for redistricting specific districts or all the
state
8-15 legislative districts, congressional districts, districts for the
Board of
8-16 Regents or districts for the State Board of Education for
consideration by
8-17 the redistricting committees.
8-18 2. Bill draft requests, including bills in
skeletal form, setting forth
8-19 specific boundaries of the state legislative districts,
congressional
8-20 districts, districts for the Board of Regents or districts for the
State Board
8-21 of Education, and amendments affecting a majority of the state
8-22 legislative districts, may only be requested by the chairmen of the
8-23 redistricting committees.
8-24 3. The chairmen of the redistricting committees
are limited to one
8-25 request each for a bill draft setting forth the specific boundaries
of the
8-26 state legislative districts, one request each for a bill draft
setting forth the
8-27 specific boundaries of the congressional districts, one request
each for a
8-28 bill draft setting forth the specific boundaries of the districts
for the
8-29 Board of Regents and one request each for a bill draft setting
forth the
8-30 specific boundaries of the districts of the State Board of
Education. At
8-31 the direction of the chairman of the redistricting committee, the
bill draft
8-32 requests setting forth the specific boundaries of the state
legislative
8-33 districts, the congressional districts, districts for the Board of
Regents
8-34 and districts for the State Board of Education may be combined in
any
8-35 manner.
8-36 Rule No. 13.5. Compliance
with the Voting Rights Act.
8-37 1. The
redistricting committees will not consider a plan that
8-38 discernibly
violates section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, codified as 42
8-39 U.S.C. § 1973(a),
which prohibits any state from imposing any voting
8-40 qualification,
standard, practice or procedure that results in the denial or
8-41 abridgment of any
United States citizen’s right to vote on account of
8-42 race, color or
status as a member of a language minority group.
8-43 2. The redistricting committees will not
consider a plan that is
8-44 discernibly racially gerrymandered. Racial gerrymandering exists
when:
8-45 (a) Race is the dominant and
controlling rationale in drawing district
8-46 lines; and
8-47 (b) The Legislature
subordinates traditional districting principles to
8-48 racial considerations.
9-1 For the purposes of this subsection, “traditional districting
principles”
9-2 are those traditional redistricting principles that have been
judicially
9-3 recognized and include compactness of districts, contiguity of
districts,
9-4 preservation of political subdivisions, preservation of communities
of
9-5 interest, preservation of cores of prior districts, protection of
incumbents
9-6 and compliance with section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §
1973
9-7 (2).
9-8 3. For the purpose of analyzing the 2000 census
data, the
9-9 redistricting committees shall adopt the method set forth in the
Office of
9-10 Management and Budget (OMB) Bulletin No. 00-02 for aggregating and
9-11 allocating the 63 categories of race data that will be reported to
Nevada
9-12 by the United States Census Bureau as part of the federal decennial
9-13 census.
9-14 Rule No. 13.6. Public
Participation.
9-15 1. The
redistricting committees shall seek and encourage:
9-16 (a) Public participation in all aspects of the
reapportionment and
9-17 redistricting
activities; and
9-18 (b) The widest range of public input into the
deliberations relating to
9-19 those activities.
9-20 2. Notices
of all meetings of the redistricting committees must be
9-21 transmitted to
any member of the public who so requests, without charge.
9-22 3. All
interested persons are encouraged to appear before the
9-23 redistricting
committees and to provide their input regarding the
9-24 reapportionment
and redistricting activities. The redistricting committees
9-25 shall afford a
reasonable opportunity to any interested persons to present
9-26 plans, or
amendments to plans for redistricting, unless such plans
9-27 demonstrably fail
to meet the minimally acceptable criteria set forth in
9-28 this rule and
Joint Standing Rules Nos. 13, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4 and
9-29 13.5.
9-30 4. Each
of the redistricting committees, either jointly or separately,
9-31 shall hold at
least one hearing in the southern portion of this state and at
9-32 least one hearing
in a rural portion of this state to allow residents
9-33 throughout the
state an opportunity to participate in the deliberations
9-34 relating to the
reapportionment and redistricting activities.
9-35 5. The Legislative Counsel Bureau shall make
available to the public
9-36 copies of the validated 2000 census database for the cost of
reproducing
9-37 the database.
9-38 6. The
redistricting committees shall make available for review by
9-39 the public,
copies of all maps prepared at the direction of the committees.
9-40 LIMITATIONS ON INTRODUCTION AND REQUESTS FOR
9-41 DRAFTING OF LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
9-42 Rule No. 14. Limitations on Drafting and Requirements for
9-43 Introduction; Duplicative
Measures; Indication of Requester on
9-44 Committee Introductions.
9-45 1. Except as otherwise
provided in subsection 5 and Joint Standing
9-46 Rules Nos. 14.4, 14.5 and
14.6, after a regular legislative session has
10-1 convened, the Legislative
Counsel shall honor, if submitted before 5 p.m.
10-2 on the 8th calendar day of
the legislative session, not more than:
10-3 (a) Two requests from each Assemblyman; and
10-4 (b) Four requests from each Senator,
10-5 for the drafting of a bill [.] or resolution.
10-6 2. Except as otherwise
provided in subsections 4 and 5 and Joint
10-7 Standing Rules Nos. 14.4,
14.5 and 14.6, after a regular legislative session
10-8 has convened, the
Legislative Counsel shall honor, if submitted before 5
10-9 p.m. on the 22nd calendar
day of the legislative session, not more than 50
10-10 requests, in total, from the
standing committees of each house [.] for the
10-11 drafting of a bill. The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of
the
10-12 Assembly shall, not later
than the 1st calendar day of the legislative
10-13 session, determine and
provide the Legislative Counsel with a written list
10-14 of the number of requests
for the drafting of a bill that may be submitted by
10-15 each standing committee of
their respective houses, within the limit
10-16 provided by this subsection.
The lists may be revised any time before the
10-17 22nd day of the legislative
session to reallocate any unused requests or
10-18 requests which were
withdrawn before drafting began on the request.
10-19 3. A request for the
drafting of a bill or resolution that is submitted by
10-20 a standing committee
pursuant to this section must be approved by a
10-21 majority of all of the
members appointed to the committee before the
10-22 request is submitted to the
Legislative Counsel.
10-23 4. A standing committee may
only request the drafting of a bill or
10-24 resolution or introduce a
bill or resolution that is within the jurisdiction of
10-25 the standing committee.
10-26 5. The Legislative Counsel
shall not honor a request for the drafting of
10-27 a bill or resolution
submitted by a member or standing committee of the
10-28 Senate or Assembly unless
such information as is required to draft the
10-29 measure is submitted to the
Legislative Counsel with the request.
10-30 6. A measure introduced by a
standing committee at the request of a
10-31 legislator or organization
must indicate the legislator or organization at
10-32 whose request the measure
was drafted.
10-33 7. The following measures
must be introduced by a standing
10-34 committee:
10-35 (a) Measures drafted at the request of agencies and officers of the
10-36 executive branch of state
government, local governments, the courts and
10-37 other authorized
nonlegislative requesters.
10-38 (b) Measures requested by interim legislative studies.
10-39 (c) Bills [and joint resolutions] requested by a standing
committee, or
10-40 by persons designated to
request measures on behalf of a standing
10-41 committee during the
interim. Bills [and joint resolutions] requested by or
10-42 on behalf of a standing
committee must be introduced by that committee.
10-43 8. [Simple and concurrent resolutions] Resolutions
requested by or on
10-44 behalf of a standing
committee may be introduced by an individual
10-45 member.
10-46 9. If two or more measures
are being considered in the same house
10-47 which are substantively
duplicative, only the measure which has been
10-48 assigned the lowest number
for the purpose of establishing its priority in
10-49 drafting may be considered,
unless the measure with the lowest number is
11-1 not introduced within 5 days after introduction of a
measure with a higher
11-2 number.
11-3 10. A legislator may not
change the subject matter of a request for a
11-4 legislative measure after it
has been submitted for drafting.
11-5 Rule No. 14.2. Limitations on Time for Introduction of
Legislation.
11-6 1. Except as otherwise
provided in Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14.4,
11-7 14.5 and 14.6:
11-8 (a) Unless the provisions of paragraph (b) or (c) are applicable, a
bill
11-9 may only be introduced on or
before:
11-10 (1) The 10th calendar day following delivery of the introductory
copy
11-11 of the bill; or
11-12 (2) The last day for introduction of the bill as required by
paragraph
11-13 (d),
11-14 whichever is earlier.
11-15 (b) If a bill requires revision after the introductory copy has been
11-16 delivered, such information
as is required to draft the revision must be
11-17 submitted to the Legislative
Counsel before the 10th calendar day
11-18 following delivery of the
introductory copy of the bill. The revised bill may
11-19 only be introduced on or
before:
11-20 (1) The 15th calendar day following delivery of the original
11-21 introductory copy of the
bill; or
11-22 (2) The last day for introduction of the bill as required by
paragraph
11-23 (d),
11-24 whichever is earlier.
11-25 (c) If the bill requires a second or subsequent revision, such
information
11-26 as is required to draft the
revision must be submitted to the Legislative
11-27 Counsel before the 15th
calendar day following delivery of the original
11-28 introductory copy of the
bill. A bill revised pursuant to this subsection may
11-29 only be introduced on or
before:
11-30 (1) The 20th calendar day following delivery of the original
11-31 introductory copy of the
bill; or
11-32 (2) The last day for introduction of the bill as required by
paragraph
11-33 (d),
11-34 whichever is earlier.
11-35 (d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the last day for
11-36 introduction of a bill that
was requested by:
11-37 (1) A legislator is the 43rd calendar day of the legislative
session.
11-38 (2) A standing or interim committee or other requester is the 50th
11-39 calendar day of the
legislative session.
11-40 2. The Legislative Counsel
shall indicate on the face of the
11-41 introductory copy of each
bill the final date on which the bill may be
11-42 introduced.
11-43 3. If the final date on
which the bill may be introduced falls upon a day
11-44 on which the House in which
the bill is to be introduced is not in session,
11-45 the bill may be introduced
on the next day that the House is in session.
12-1 SCHEDULE FOR ENACTMENT OF BILLS
12-2 Rule No. 14.3. Final Dates for Action by Standing Committees
and
12-3 Houses; Final Date for
Requesting Drafting of Reports for Conference
12-4 Committees.
12-5 Except as otherwise provided in Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14.4,
14.5
12-6 and 14.6:
12-7 1. The final standing
committee to which a bill is referred in its House
12-8 of origin may only take
action on the bill on or before the [68th] 71st
12-9 calendar day of the
legislative session. A bill may be re-referred after that
12-10 date only to the Committee
on Finance or the Committee on Ways and
12-11 Means and only if the [Fiscal Analysis Division has determined] bill
is
12-12 exempt pursuant to subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.6 . [that the
12-13 bill is exempt.]
12-14 2. Final action on a bill
may only be taken by the House of origin on or
12-15 before the [78th]
82nd calendar day of
the legislative session.
12-16 3. The final standing
committee to which a bill is referred in the
12-17 second House may only take action
on the bill on or before the [103rd]
12-18 106th calendar day of the legislative session. A bill may be re-referred
12-19 after that date only to the
Committee on Finance or the Committee on
12-20 Ways and Means and only if
the [Fiscal Analysis Division
has determined]
12-21 bill is exempt pursuant to subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No.
14.6 .
12-22 [that the bill is exempt.]
12-23 4. Final action on a bill
may only be taken by the second House on or
12-24 before the [110th]
113th calendar day
of the legislative session.
12-25 [5. Requests for the drafting of reports for
Conference Committees
12-26 must be submitted to the Legislative Counsel on or before the 118th
12-27 calendar day of the legislative session.]
12-28 No notice of reconsideration
of any final vote on a bill is in order on the
12-29 last day on which final
action is allowed.
12-30 Rule No. 14.4. Emergency Requests.
12-31 1. After a legislative
session has convened:
12-32 (a) The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the
Assembly
12-33 may each submit to the
Legislative Counsel, on his own behalf or on the
12-34 behalf of another legislator
or a standing committee of the Senate or
12-35 Assembly, not more than five
requests for the drafting of a bill
[.] or
12-36 resolution.
12-37 (b) The Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the
12-38 Assembly may each submit to
the Legislative Counsel, on his own behalf
12-39 or on the behalf of another
legislator or a standing committee of the Senate
12-40 or Assembly, not more than
two requests for the drafting of a bill [.] or
12-41 resolution.
12-42 2. A request submitted
pursuant to subsection 1:
12-43 (a) May be submitted at any time during the legislative session and
is
12-44 not subject to any of the
provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of Joint Standing
12-45 Rule No. 14, subsection 1 of
Joint Standing Rule No. 14.2 and Joint
12-46 Standing Rule No. 14.3.
13-1 (b) Is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other requests for
the
13-2 drafting of a bill or resolution that are
authorized to be submitted to the
13-3 Legislative Counsel by the
Majority Leader of the Senate, Speaker of the
13-4 Assembly, Minority Leader of
the Senate or Minority Leader of the
13-5 Assembly.
13-6 3. The list of requests for
the preparation of legislative measures
13-7 prepared pursuant to NRS
218.2475 must include the phrase
13-8 “EMERGENCY REQUEST OF” and
state the title of the person who
13-9 requested each bill or resolution pursuant to
this rule. If the request was
13-10 made on behalf of another
legislator or a standing committee, the list must
13-11 also include the name of the
legislator or standing committee on whose
13-12 behalf the bill or resolution was
requested.
13-13 4. The Legislative Counsel
shall cause to be printed on the face of the
13-14 introductory copy of all
reprints of each bill or
resolution requested
13-15 pursuant to this rule the
phrase “EMERGENCY REQUEST OF” and state
13-16 the title of the person who
requested the bill [.] or resolution.
13-17 Rule No. 14.5. Waivers.
13-18 1. At the request of a
legislator or a standing or select
committee of the
13-19 Senate or Assembly,
subsection 1 or 2 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14,
13-20 subsection 1 of Joint
Standing Rule No. 14.2 or any of the provisions of
13-21 Joint Standing Rule No.
14.3, or any combination thereof, may be waived
13-22 by the Majority Leader of
the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly,
13-23 acting jointly, at any time
during a legislative session. A request for a
13-24 waiver submitted by a [standing]
committee must be approved by a
13-25 majority of all members
appointed to the committee before the request is
13-26 submitted to the Majority
Leader and the Speaker.
13-27 2. A waiver granted pursuant
to subsection 1:
13-28 (a) Must be in writing, executed on a form provided by the
Legislative
13-29 Counsel, and signed by the
Majority Leader and the Speaker.
13-30 (b) Must indicate the date on which the waiver is granted.
13-31 (c) Must indicate the legislator or [standing]
committee on whose behalf
13-32 the waiver is being granted.
13-33 (d) Must include the bill number for which the waiver is granted or
13-34 indicate that the
Legislative Counsel is authorized to accept and honor a
13-35 request for a new bill [.] or resolution.
13-36 (e) Must indicate the provisions to which the waiver applies.
13-37 (f) May include the conditions under which the bill for which the
waiver
13-38 is being granted must be
introduced and processed.
13-39 3. The Legislative Counsel
shall not honor a request for the drafting of
13-40 a new bill or resolution for which a
waiver is granted pursuant to this rule
13-41 unless such information as
is required to draft the bill or
resolution is
13-42 submitted to the Legislative
Counsel within 2 calendar days after the date
13-43 on which the waiver is
granted.
13-44 4. Upon the receipt of a
written waiver granted pursuant to this rule,
13-45 the Legislative Counsel
shall transmit a copy of the waiver to the Secretary
13-46 of the Senate and the Chief
Clerk of the Assembly. The notice that a
13-47 waiver has been granted for
an existing bill must be read on the floor and
13-48 entered in the journal, and
a notation that the waiver was granted must be
13-49 included as a part of the
history of the bill on the next practicable
14-1 legislative day. A notation
that a waiver was granted authorizing a new bill
14-2 or resolution must be included as a part of the history of the
bill or
14-3 resolution after introduction.
14-4 5. The Legislative Counsel
shall secure the original copy of the waiver
14-5 to the official cover of the
bill [.] or resolution.
14-6 6. No notice of
reconsideration or any final vote on a bill is in order on
14-7 the last day on which final
action is allowed by a waiver.
14-8 Rule No. 14.6. Exemptions.
14-9 1. Upon request of the
draft by or referral to the Senate Finance
14-10 Committee or the Assembly
Committee on Ways and Means, a bill which
14-11 [has] :
14-12 (a) Contains an
appropriation; or
14-13 (b) Has been determined by the
Fiscal Analysis Division to:
14-14 [(a) Contain an
appropriation;
14-15 (b)] (1) Authorize
the expenditure by a state agency of sums not
14-16 appropriated from the state
general fund or the state highway fund;
14-17 [(c)] (2) Create
or increase any significant fiscal liability of the state;
14-18 [(d)] (3) Implement
a budget decision; or
14-19 [(e)] (4) Significantly
decrease any revenue of the state,
14-20 is exempt from the
provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of Joint Standing
14-21 Rule No. 14, subsection 1 of
Joint Standing Rule No. 14.2 and Joint
14-22 Standing Rule No. 14.3. The
Fiscal Analysis Division shall give notice to
14-23 the Legislative Counsel to
cause to be printed on the face of the bill the
14-24 term “exempt” for any bills
requested by the Senate Finance Committee or
14-25 Assembly Committee on Ways
and Means that have been determined to be
14-26 exempt and shall give
written notice to the Legislative Counsel, Secretary
14-27 of the Senate and Chief
Clerk of the Assembly of any bill which is
14-28 determined to be exempt
after it is printed. A notation of each exemption
14-29 granted after the bill was
printed must be included as a part of the history
14-30 of the bill on the next
practicable legislative day. The term “exempt” must
14-31 be printed on the face of
all subsequent reprints of the bill.
14-32 2. [All]
Unless exempt pursuant to
paragraph (a) of subsection 1, all
14-33 of the provisions of Joint
Standing Rules Nos. 14, 14.2 and 14.3 apply to a
14-34 bill until it is determined
to be exempt pursuant to subsection 1. A bill
14-35 determined to be exempt does
not lose the exemption regardless of
14-36 subsequent actions taken by
the Legislature.
14-37 3. A cumulative list of all
bills determined to be exempt after being
14-38 printed must be maintained
and printed in the back of the list of requests
14-39 for the preparation of
legislative measures prepared pursuant to NRS
14-40 218.2475.
14-41 4. The provisions of
subsections 1 and 2 of Joint Standing Rule No.
14-42 14, subsection 1 of Joint
Standing Rule No. 14.2 and Joint Standing Rule
14-43 No. 14.3 do not apply to:
14-44 (a) A bill required to carry out the business of the Legislature.
14-45 (b) A [joint, concurrent or
simple resolution.] bill returned from
14-46 enrollment for a technical correction.
14-47 (c) A bill that was previously enrolled but, upon request of the
14-48 legislature, has been
returned from the Governor for further consideration.
15-1 Rule No. 14.7. Amendments.
15-2 1. The Legislative Counsel
shall not honor a request for the drafting of
15-3 an amendment to a bill or
resolution if the subject matter of the amendment
15-4 is independent of, and not
specifically related and properly connected to,
15-5 the subject that is
expressed in the title of the bill or resolution.
15-6 2. For the purposes of this
Rule, an amendment is independent of, and
15-7 not specifically related and
properly connected to, the subject that is
15-8 expressed in the title of a
bill or resolution if the amendment relates only to
15-9 the general, single subject
that is expressed in that Title and not to the
15-10 specific whole subject
matter embraced in the bill or resolution.
15-11 3. This Rule must be
narrowly construed to carry out the purposes for
15-12 which it was adopted which
is to ensure the effectiveness of the limitations
15-13 set forth in Joint Standing
Rules Nos. 14, 14.2 and 14.3.
15-14 CONTINUATION OF LEADERSHIP OF THE SENATE
15-15 AND ASSEMBLY DURING THE INTERIM
15-16 BETWEEN SESSIONS
15-17 Rule No. 15. Tenure and Performance of Statutory Duties.
15-18 1. Except as otherwise
provided in subsections 2 and 3, the tenure of
15-19 the President pro Tem, Majority
Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate
15-20 and the Speaker, Speaker pro
Tem, Majority Floor Leader
and Minority
15-21 Floor Leader of the Assembly extends during the interim between regular
15-22 sessions of the Legislature.
15-23 2. The Senators designated
to be the President pro Tem, Majority
15-24 Leader and Minority Leader
for the next succeeding regular session shall
15-25 perform any statutory duty
required in the period between the time of their
15-26 designation after the general
election and the organization of the next
15-27 succeeding regular session
of the Legislature if the Senator formerly
15-28 holding the respective
position is no longer a Legislator.
15-29 3. The Assemblymen
designated to be the Speaker, Speaker pro Tem,
15-30 Majority Floor Leader and Minority Floor Leader for the next
succeeding
15-31 regular session shall
perform any statutory duty required in the period
15-32 between the time of their
designation after the general election and the
15-33 organization of the next
succeeding regular session.
15-34 INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION REQUESTED
BY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
15-35 Rule No. 16. Delivery of Bill Drafts Requested by State
Agencies
15-36 and Local Governments.
15-37 1. Except as otherwise
provided in subsection 2, on the first legislative
15-38 day, the Legislative Counsel
shall randomly deliver, in equal amounts, all
15-39 legislative measures drafted
at the request of any state agency or
15-40 department or any local
government to the Majority Leader of the Senate
15-41 and the Speaker of the
Assembly for consideration for introduction.
15-42 2. Any legislative measure
properly requested in accordance with NRS
15-43 218.241 and 218.245 by any
state agency or department or any local
15-44 government which has not
been drafted before the first legislative day
16-1 must, upon completion, be
immediately and randomly delivered, in equal
16-2 amounts, by the Legislative
Counsel to the Majority Leader of the Senate
16-3 and the Speaker of the
Assembly for consideration for introduction.
16-4 DATE OF FIRST JOINT BUDGET HEARING
16-5 Rule No. 17. Requirement.
16-6 The first joint meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance
16-7 and the Assembly Standing
Committee on Ways and Means to consider the
16-8 budgets of the agencies of
the state must be held on or before the [92nd]
16-9 89th calendar day of the regular session.
16-10 CRITERIA FOR REVIEWING BILLS THAT REQUIRE
POLICIES
16-11 OF HEALTH INSURANCE TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR
16-12 CERTAIN TREATMENT OR SERVICES
16-13 Rule No. 18. Topics of Consideration.
16-14 Any standing committee of the Senate or Assembly to which a bill is
16-15 referred requiring a policy
of health insurance delivered or issued for
16-16 delivery in this state to
provide coverage for any treatment or service shall
16-17 review the bill giving
consideration to:
16-18 1. The level of public
demand for the treatment or service for which
16-19 coverage is required and the
extent to which such coverage is needed in
16-20 this state;
16-21 2. The extent to which
coverage for the treatment or service is
16-22 currently available;
16-23 3. The extent to which the
required coverage may increase or decrease
16-24 the cost of the treatment or
service;
16-25 4. The effect the required
coverage will have on the cost of obtaining
16-26 policies of health insurance
in this state;
16-27 5. The effect the required
coverage will have on the cost of health care
16-28 provided in this state; and
16-29 6. Such other considerations
as are necessary to determine the fiscal
16-30 and social impact of
requiring coverage for the treatment or service.
16-31 INTERIM FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
16-32 OF LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES
16-33 Rule No. 19. Date for Reporting.
16-34 Each legislative committee that adopted any findings or
16-35 recommendations during the
interim since the last regular session of the
16-36 Legislature shall, no later
than the 14th calendar day of the regular session,
16-37 inform interested members of
the Senate and Assembly of those findings
16-38 and recommendations.
17-1 POLICY AND PROCEDURES REGARDING
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
17-2 Rule No. 20. Maintenance of Working Environment; Procedure
for
17-3 Filing, Investigating and
Taking Remedial Action on Complaints.
17-4 1. The Legislature hereby
declares its intention to maintain a working
17-5 environment which is free
from sexual harassment. This policy applies to
17-6 all legislators and
lobbyists. Each member and lobbyist is responsible to
17-7 conduct himself or herself
in a manner which will ensure that others are
17-8 able to work in such an
environment.
17-9 2. In accordance with Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act, for the
17-10 purposes of this rule,
“sexual harassment” means unwelcome sexual
17-11 advances, requests for
sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct
17-12 of a sexual nature when:
17-13 (a) Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or
implicitly a
17-14 term or condition of a
person’s employment;
17-15 (b) Submission to or rejection of such conduct by a person is used
as the
17-16 basis for employment
decisions affecting the person; or
17-17 (c) Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably
interfering
17-18 with a person’s work
performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or
17-19 offensive working
environment.
17-20 3. Each person subject to
these rules must exercise his own good
17-21 judgment to avoid engaging
in conduct that may be perceived by others as
17-22 sexual harassment. The
following noninclusive list provides illustrations of
17-23 conduct that the Legislature
deems to be inappropriate:
17-24 (a) Verbal conduct such as epithets, derogatory comments, slurs or
17-25 unwanted sexual advances,
invitations or comments;
17-26 (b) Visual conduct such as derogatory posters, photography,
cartoons,
17-27 drawings or gestures;
17-28 (c) Physical conduct such as unwanted touching, blocking normal
17-29 movement or interfering with
the work directed at a person because of his
17-30 sex;
17-31 (d) Threats and demands to submit to sexual requests to keep a
person’s
17-32 job or avoid some other loss,
and offers of employment benefits in return
17-33 for sexual favors; and
17-34 (e) Retaliation for opposing, reporting or threatening to report
sexual
17-35 harassment, or for
participating in an investigation, proceeding or hearing
17-36 conducted by the Legislature
or the Nevada Equal Rights Commission or
17-37 the federal Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission,
17-38 when submission to such
conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a
17-39 term or condition of a
person’s employment or submission to or rejection
17-40 of such conduct by a person
is used as the basis for employment decisions
17-41 affecting the person or such
conduct has the purpose or effect of
17-42 unreasonably interfering
with a person’s work performance or creating an
17-43 intimidating, hostile or
offensive working environment.
17-44 4. A person may have a claim
of sexual harassment even if he has not
17-45 lost a job or some other
economic benefit. Conduct that impairs a person’s
17-46 ability to work or his
emotional well-being at work constitutes sexual
17-47 harassment.
18-1 5. If a legislator believes
he is being sexually harassed on the job, he
18-2 may file a written complaint
with:
18-3 (a) The Speaker of the Assembly;
18-4 (b) The Majority Leader of the Senate; or
18-5 (c) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, if the
complaint
18-6 involves the conduct of the
Speaker of the Assembly or the Majority
18-7 Leader of the Senate.
18-8 The complaint must include
the details of the incident or incidents, the
18-9 names of the persons
involved and the names of any witnesses.
18-10 6. Except as otherwise
provided in subsection 7, the Speaker of the
18-11 Assembly or the Majority
Leader of the Senate, as appropriate, shall refer a
18-12 complaint received pursuant
to subsection 5 to a committee consisting of
18-13 legislators of the same
House. A complaint against a lobbyist may be
18-14 referred to a committee in
either House.
18-15 7. If the complaint involves
the conduct of the Speaker of the
18-16 Assembly or the Majority
Leader of the Senate, the Director of the
18-17 Legislative Counsel Bureau
shall refer the complaint to the Committee on
18-18 Elections, Procedures, and
Ethics of the Assembly or the Committee on
18-19 Legislative Affairs and
Operations of the Senate, as appropriate. If the
18-20 Speaker of the Assembly or
the Majority Leader of the Senate is a member
18-21 of one of these committees,
the Speaker or the Majority Leader, as the case
18-22 may be, shall not
participate in the investigation and resolution of the
18-23 complaint.
18-24 8. The committee to which
the complaint is referred shall immediately
18-25 conduct a confidential and
discreet investigation of the complaint. As a part
18-26 of the investigation, the
committee shall notify the accused of the
18-27 allegations. The committee
shall facilitate a meeting between the
18-28 complainant and the accused
to allow a discussion of the matter, if both
18-29 agree. If the parties do not
agree to such a meeting, the committee shall
18-30 request statements regarding
the complaint from each of the parties. Either
18-31 party may request a hearing
before the committee. The committee shall
18-32 make its determination and
inform the complainant and the accused of its
18-33 determination as soon as
practicable after it has completed its investigation.
18-34 9. If the investigation
reveals that sexual harassment has occurred, the
18-35 Legislature will take
appropriate disciplinary or remedial action, or both.
18-36 The committee shall inform
the complainant of any action taken. The
18-37 Legislature will also take
any action necessary to deter any future
18-38 harassment.
18-39 10. The Legislature will not
retaliate against a person who files a
18-40 complaint and will not
knowingly permit any retaliation by the person’s
18-41 supervisors or coworkers.
18-42 11. The Legislature
encourages a person to report any incident of
18-43 sexual harassment
immediately so that the complaint can be quickly and
18-44 fairly resolved.
18-45 12. Action taken by a
complainant pursuant to this rule does not
18-46 prohibit the complainant
from also filing a complaint of sexual harassment
18-47 with the Nevada Equal Rights
Commission or the federal Equal
18-48 Employment Opportunity
Commission.
19-1 13. All legislators and
lobbyists are responsible for adhering to the
19-2 provisions of this policy.
The prohibitions against engaging in sexual
19-3 harassment and the
protections against becoming a victim of sexual
19-4 harassment set forth in this
policy apply to employees, legislators,
19-5 lobbyists, vendors,
contractors, customers and visitors to the Legislature.
19-6 14. This policy does not
create any enforceable legal rights in any
19-7 person.
19-8 VOTE ON GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL
19-9 Rule No. 21. Waiting Period Between Introduction and Final
19-10 Passage.
19-11 A period of at least 24 hours must elapse between the introduction
of the
19-12 general appropriation bill
and a vote on its final passage by its house of
19-13 origin.
19-14 USE OF LOCK BOXES BY STATE AGENCIES
19-15 Rule No. 22. Duties of Senate Standing Committee on
Finance and
19-16 Assembly Standing Committee
on Ways and Means.
19-17 To expedite the deposit of state revenue, the Senate Standing
Committee
19-18 on Finance and the Assembly
Standing Committee on Ways and Means
19-19 shall, when reviewing the
proposed budget of a state agency which collects
19-20 state revenue, require if
practicable, the agency to deposit revenue that it
19-21 has received within 24 hours
after receipt. The committees shall allow such
19-22 agencies to deposit the
revenue directly or contract with a service to
19-23 deposit the revenue within
the specified period.
19-24 H