Assembly Resolution No. 3–Committee on Elections,
Procedures, and Ethics

February 5, 2001

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Read and Adopted

SUMMARY—Adopts Assembly Standing Rules for 71st legislative session. (BDR R‑668)

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

Assembly RESOLUTION—Adopting the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 71st legislative session.

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the Assembly Standing Rules as amended by the 70th session are adopted, with the following changes, as the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 71st session of the Legislature:

1-1 I. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

1-2 Duties of Officers

1-3 Rule No. 1. Speaker of the Assembly.

1-4 1. All officers of the Assembly are subordinate to the Speaker in all

1-5 that relates to the prompt, efficient and correct discharge of their official

1-6 duties under the Speaker’s supervision.

1-7 2. Possessing the powers and performing the duties described in this

1-8 rule, the Speaker shall:

1-9 (a) Take the chair at the hour to which the Assembly stands adjourned,

1-10 call the members to order, and upon the appearance of a quorum, proceed

1-11 to business.

1-12 (b) Preserve order and decorum and have general direction of the

1-13 chamber of the Assembly and the approaches thereto. In the event of any

1-14 disturbance or disorderly conduct therein, order the same to be cleared.

1-15 (c) Decide all questions of order, subject to a member’s right to appeal

1-16 to the Assembly. On appeal from such decisions, the Speaker has the right,

1-17 in the Speaker’s place, to assign the reason for the decision.

1-18 (d) Have the right to name any member to perform the duties of the

1-19 chair, but such substitution must not extend beyond one legislative day.

1-20 (e) When the Assembly resolves itself into Committee of the Whole,

1-21 name a chairman to preside thereover and call him to the chair.

2-1 (f) Have the power to accredit the persons who act as representatives of

2-2 the news media and assign them seats.

2-3 (g) Sign all bills and resolutions passed by the Legislature as provided

2-4 by law.

2-5 (h) Sign all subpoenas issued by the Assembly . [or any committee

2-6 thereof.]

2-7 (i) Receive all messages and communications from other departments of

2-8 the government and announce them to the Assembly.

2-9 (j) Represent the Assembly, declare its will and in all things obey its

2-10 commands.

2-11 (k) Vote on final passage of a bill or resolution, but the Speaker shall

2-12 not be required to vote in ordinary legislative proceedings except where the

2-13 Speaker’s vote would be decisive. In all yea and nay votes, the Speaker’s

2-14 name must be called last.

2-15 3. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Speaker, through death,

2-16 resignation or disability of the Speaker, the Speaker pro Tempore shall

2-17 temporarily and for the period of vacancy or disability conduct the

2-18 necessary business of the Assembly.

2-19 4. If a permanent vacancy occurs in the office of Speaker, the

2-20 Assembly shall select a new Speaker.

2-21 Rule No. 2. Reserved.

2-22 Rule No. 3. Reserved.

2-23 Rule No. 4. Reserved.

2-24 Rule No. 5. Reserved.

2-25 Rule No. 6. Reserved.

2-26 The next rule is 10.

2-27 II. SESSIONS AND MEETINGS

2-28 Rule No. 10. Time of Meeting.

2-29 The Assembly shall meet each day at 11 a.m., unless the Assembly

2-30 adjourns to some other hour.

2-31 Rule No. 11. Open Meetings.

2-32 All meetings of the Assembly and its [standing] committees must be

2-33 open to the public.

2-34 Rule No. 12. Reserved.

2-35 The next rule is 20.

2-36 III. DECORUM AND DEBATE

2-37 Rule No. 20. Points of Order.

2-38 If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the rules of the

2-39 Assembly, the Speaker shall, or any member may, call to order, in which

2-40 case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless

2-41 permitted to explain; and if called to order by a member, such member

2-42 shall immediately state the point of order. If the point of order be sustained

2-43 by the presiding officer, the member shall not be allowed to proceed; but if

3-1 it be not sustained, then he shall be permitted to go on. Every such decision

3-2 from the presiding officer shall be subject to an appeal to the House; but no

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

3-4 taken from the decision of the presiding officer.

3-5 Rule No. 21. [Reserved.] Portable electronic communication devices.

3-6 1. A person who is within the Assembly Chambers shall not engage

3-7 in a telephone conversation via the use of a portable telephone.

3-8 2. Before entering the Assembly Chambers, any person who

3-9 possesses a portable electronic communication device, such as a pager or

3-10 telephone, that emits an audible alert, such as a ringing or beeping

3-11 sound, to signal an incoming message or call shall turn the audible alert

3-12 off. A device that contains a nonaudible alert, such as a silent vibration,

3-13 may be operated in a nonaudible manner within the Assembly Chambers.

3-14 Rule No. 22. Reserved.

3-15 Rule No. 23. Committee on Ethics; Legislative Ethics.

3-16 1. The Committee on Ethics consists of:

3-17 (a) Two members of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker from the

3-18 majority political party;

3-19 (b) One member of the Assembly appointed by the Minority Leader

3-20 from the minority political party; and

3-21 (c) Two qualified electors of the state chosen by the members of the

3-22 committee who are appointed pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b), neither of

3-23 whom is a present or former member of the Legislature or employed by the

3-24 State of Nevada.

3-25 2. The Speaker shall appoint two members of the Assembly, one from

3-26 the majority political party and one from the minority political party to

3-27 serve as alternate members of the committee. If a member is disqualified,

3-28 the alternate appointed from the same political party shall serve as a

3-29 member of the committee during the consideration of a specific question.

3-30 3. A member is disqualified if he is the requester of advice concerning

3-31 a question of ethics or conflict of interest, or if the advice is requested by

3-32 another member of the Assembly and a reasonable person in his situation

3-33 could not exercise independent judgment on the matter in question.

3-34 4. The committee shall hear complaints on alleged breaches of ethics

3-35 and conflicts of interest, brought by Legislators and others, and it may

3-36 advise Legislators on questions of breaches of ethics and conflicts of

3-37 interest. All proceedings held to consider the character, alleged

3-38 misconduct, professional competence or physical or mental health of any

3-39 person by the committee on matters of ethics or conflicts of interest are

3-40 confidential unless a Legislator:

3-41 (a) Against whom a complaint is brought requests a public hearing;

3-42 (b) Discloses the opinion of the committee at any time after his hearing;

3-43 or

3-44 (c) Discloses the content of an advisory opinion issued to him by the

3-45 committee.

3-46 5. A complaint which alleges a breach of ethics or a conflict of interest

3-47 must be in writing and signed by the person making the allegation. The

3-48 complaint must be filed with the chairman. The chairman shall send a copy

4-1 of the complaint, within 24 hours after receiving it, to the Legislator

4-2 against whom the complaint is brought.

4-3 6. The criterion to be applied by the committee in determining whether

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

4-5 judgment of a reasonable person in his position upon the matter in question

4-6 would be materially affected by:

4-7 (a) His acceptance of a gift or loan; or

4-8 (b) His private economic interest.

4-9 7. A Legislator who determines that he has a conflict of interest may

4-10 vote upon, advocate or oppose any measure as to which a potential conflict

4-11 exists if he makes a general disclosure of the conflict. In determining

4-12 whether to vote upon, advocate or oppose the measure, the Legislator

4-13 should consider whether:

4-14 (a) The conflict impedes his independence of judgment;

4-15 (b) His participation will produce a negative effect on the public’s

4-16 confidence in the integrity of the Legislature;

4-17 (c) His participation is likely to have any significant effect on the

4-18 disposition of the measure; and

4-19 (d) His interest is greater than the interests of an entire class of persons

4-20 similarly situated.

4-21 The next rule is 30.

4-22 IV. QUORUM, VOTING, ELECTIONS

4-23 Rule No. 30. Manner of Voting.

4-24 1. The presiding officer shall declare all votes, but the yeas and nays

4-25 must be taken when called for by three members present, and the names of

4-26 those calling for the yeas and nays must be entered in the Journal by the

4-27 Chief Clerk.

4-28 2. The presiding officer shall call for yeas and nays by a division or by

4-29 a roll call, either electronic or oral.

4-30 3. When taking the yeas and nays on any question, the electronic roll

4-31 call system may be used, and when so used shall have the force and effect

4-32 of any roll call under these rules.

4-33 4. When taking the yeas and nays by oral roll call, the Chief Clerk

4-34 shall take the names of members alphabetically, except that the Speaker’s

4-35 name must be called last.

4-36 5. The electronic roll call system may be used to determine the

4-37 presence of a quorum.

4-38 6. The yeas and nays must not be taken with the electronic roll call

4-39 system until all members present are at their desks. The presiding officer

4-40 may vote at the rostrum.

4-41 7. Only a member [,] who:

4-42 (a) Has been certified by the Committee on [Credentials] Elections,

4-43 Procedures, and Ethics or special committee of the Assembly [,] ; and

4-44 (b) Is physically present within the Assembly Chambers,

4-45 may cast a vote in the Assembly.

5-1 8. A member shall not vote for another member on any roll call, either

5-2 electronic or oral. Any member who votes for another member may be

5-3 punished in any manner deemed appropriate by the Assembly.

5-4 Rule No. 31. Reserved.

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

5-6 1. A member may change his vote at any time before the

5-7 announcement of the vote if the voting is by voice, or at any time before

5-8 the votes are electronically recorded if the voting is conducted

5-9 electronically.

5-10 2. The announcement of the result of any vote shall not be postponed.

5-11 Rule No. 33. Voting by Division.

5-12 Upon a division and count of the Assembly on any question, no person

5-13 without the bar shall be counted.

5-14 The next rule is 40.

5-15 V. LEGISLATIVE BODIES

5-16 Rule No. 40. Standing Committees.

5-17 The standing committees of the Assembly are as follows:

5-18 1. Ways and Means, fourteen members.

5-19 2. Judiciary, fourteen members.

5-20 3. Taxation, [thirteen] twelve members.

5-21 4. Education, twelve members.

5-22 5. Elections, Procedures, and Ethics, [nine] twelve members.

5-23 6. Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining, [thirteen] twelve

5-24 members.

5-25 7. Transportation, [thirteen] twelve members.

5-26 8. Commerce and Labor, fourteen members.

5-27 9. Health and Human Services, twelve members.

5-28 10. Government Affairs, fourteen members.

5-29 11. Constitutional Amendments, [seven] eight members.

5-30 Rule No. 41. Appointment of Committees.

5-31 1. Except as otherwise provided in Assembly Standing Rule No. 23, all

5-32 committees must be appointed by the Speaker, unless otherwise directed by

5-33 the Assembly. The Speaker shall designate the chairman and vice chairman

5-34 of each committee.

5-35 2. To facilitate the full participation of the members during an

5-36 adjournment called pursuant to NRS 218.115, the Speaker may temporarily

5-37 appoint a member to a standing committee that is scheduled to meet during

5-38 the adjournment if none of the committees to which the member is

5-39 regularly assigned will be meeting during the adjournment.

5-40 Rule No. 42. Committee Action.

5-41 1. The committee shall have regular meetings scheduled by the

5-42 Assembly leadership. A quorum of the committee is a majority of its

5-43 members and may transact business except as limited by this rule.

5-44 2. [Motions may be moved, seconded and passed by voice vote by]

5-45 Except as limited by this rule, a simple majority of those present [.] may

5-46 move, second and pass a motion by voice vote.

6-1 3. Definite action on a bill or resolution will require a majority of the

6-2 entire committee.

6-3 4. A two-thirds majority of [all] the entire committee is required to

6-4 reconsider action on a bill or resolution.

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

6-6 prefiled requires concurrence of two-thirds of the entire committee and

6-7 does not imply commitment to support final passage.

6-8 6. The chairman shall vote on all final action regarding bills or

6-9 resolutions.

6-10 7. No member of the committee may vote by proxy under any

6-11 circumstances.

6-12 8. A committee shall not take a vote on the question of whether to

6-13 exercise its statutory authority to issue a legislative subpoena unless the

6-14 chairman has informed the Speaker of the intention of the committee to

6-15 consider such a question.

6-16 Rule No. 43. Subcommittees.

6-17 Subcommittees made up of committee members may be appointed by

6-18 the chairman to consider and report back on specific subjects or bills.

6-19 Rule No. 44. Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics.

6-20 The Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics has jurisdiction

6-21 over matters relating to personnel. It shall recommend by resolution the

6-22 appointment of all attachés and employees of the Assembly not otherwise

6-23 provided for by law. It may suspend or remove any such attaché or

6-24 employee for incompetency or dereliction of duty. It shall function as the

6-25 Committee on Rules and as the Committee on Credentials of the Assembly.

6-26 Rule No. 45. Procedure for Election Contests.

6-27 1. Upon receipt of a statement of contest from the Secretary of State

6-28 pursuant to NRS 293.427, the Speaker shall, as soon as practicable, appoint

6-29 a special committee to hear the contest or refer the contest to the Standing

6-30 Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics. The committee shall

6-31 conduct a hearing to consider the contest. The committee shall keep written

6-32 minutes of the hearing. The contestant has the burden of proving that any

6-33 irregularities shown were of such a nature as to establish that the result of

6-34 the election was changed thereby.

6-35 2. The contest must be submitted so far as may be possible upon

6-36 depositions or by written or oral arguments as the Assembly may order.

6-37 Any party to a contest may take the deposition of any witness at any time

6-38 after the statement of contest is filed with the Secretary of State and before

6-39 the contest is finally decided. At least 3 days’ notice must be given to the

6-40 prospective deponent and to the other party. If oral statements are made at

6-41 any hearing before the Assembly or a committee thereof which purport to

6-42 establish matters of fact, they must be made under oath. Strict rules of

6-43 evidence do not apply.

6-44 3. The committee shall, not later than 5 calendar days after the contest

6-45 was referred to the committee, report to the Assembly its findings on

6-46 whether the contestant has met the burden of proving that any irregularities

6-47 shown were of such a nature as to establish that the result of the election

6-48 was changed thereby. The committee shall then report to the Assembly its

6-49 recommendation on which person should be declared elected or report that

7-1 it has no recommendation. The Assembly shall, as soon as practicable

7-2 thereafter but not later than 7 calendar days after the Speaker received the

7-3 statement of contest, vote whether to accept or reject the committee’s

7-4 recommendation without amendment, if a recommendation is made. If the

7-5 recommendation is accepted, the Speaker shall declare the recommended

7-6 person elected. If the recommendation is rejected or the committee did not

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

7-8 person should be declared elected. The Speaker shall not adjourn the

7-9 Assembly until it has declared a person to be elected.

7-10 4. The Speaker shall inform the Governor of the identity of the person

7-11 declared to be elected by the Assembly.

7-12 Rule No. 46. Committee Action on Reports.

7-13 Committee reports must be adopted at a committee session actually

7-14 assembled and meeting as a committee with a quorum present. Every

7-15 committee vote on a matter pertaining to a bill or resolution must be

7-16 recorded. The vote may be taken by roll call at the discretion of the

7-17 chairman.

7-18 Rule No. 47. Committee Records.

7-19 The chairman of each committee shall keep, or cause to be kept, a

7-20 complete record of the committee proceedings in which there must be

7-21 entered:

7-22 1. The time and place of each meeting;

7-23 2. The attendance and absence of members;

7-24 3. The names of all persons appearing before the committee, with the

7-25 names of persons, firms, corporations or associations in whose behalf such

7-26 appearance is made; and

7-27 4. The subjects or measures considered and action taken.

7-28 Rule No. 48. Disposition of Committee Records.

7-29 All minutes, records and documents in the possession of committees and

7-30 their chairmen must be filed in the offices of the Legislative Counsel

7-31 Bureau upon adjournment sine die.

7-32 Rule No. 49. Committee Hearings.

7-33 1. The presence of a quorum of the committee is desirable but not

7-34 required to conduct a public hearing. At the discretion of the chairman,

7-35 members of the committee may attend, participate in and, if applicable,

7-36 vote during the hearing via simultaneous telephone or video conference.

7-37 2. Public hearings are opened by the chairman who announces the

7-38 subject under consideration and provides for those wishing to address the

7-39 committee to be heard. These persons shall rise in an order determined by

7-40 the chairman, address the chair and furnish their names, addresses and

7-41 firms or other organizations represented. Committee members may address

7-42 the chairman for permission to question the witness. [When all persons

7-43 present have been heard, the chairman may declare closed the portion of

7-44 the meeting wherein the committee will accept public testimony on the

7-45 matter before proceeding to other matters.]

7-46 Rule No. 50. Reserved.

7-47 Rule No. 51. Reserved.

8-1 Rule No. 52. Concurrent Referrals.

8-2 When a bill or resolution is referred to two committees , the bill or

8-3 resolution must go to the first committee named. If the first committee

8-4 votes to amend the bill or resolution, it must be reprinted with amendments

8-5 and then returned to the first committee or sent immediately to the next

8-6 committee. If there is no amendment proposed by the first committee, or if

8-7 the first committee acts upon the bill or resolution after amendment, the

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

8-9 immediately to the second committee.

8-10 The next rule is 60.

8-11 VI. RULES GOVERNING MOTIONS

8-12 Rule No. 60. Entertaining.

8-13 No motion may be debated until it is distinctly announced by the

8-14 presiding officer. If desired by the presiding officer or any member, the

8-15 motion must be reduced to writing and be read by the Chief Clerk before

8-16 the motion is debated. A motion may be withdrawn by the maker at any

8-17 time before amendment or before the motion is put to vote.

8-18 Rule No. 61. Reserved.

8-19 Rule No. 62. Reserved.

8-20 Particular Motions

8-21 Rule No. 63. Reserved.

8-22 Rule No. 64. Reserved.

8-23 Rule No. 65. Indefinite Postponement.

8-24 When a question is postponed indefinitely, the same question must not

8-25 be considered again during the session and the question is not subject to a

8-26 motion for reconsideration.

8-27 Rule No. 66. To Strike Enacting Clause.

8-28 A motion to strike out the enacting clause of a bill or resolution does not

8-29 take precedence over any other subsidiary motion. If the motion is carried,

8-30 it shall be considered equivalent to the rejection of such bill or resolution.

8-31 Rule No. 67. Division of Question.

8-32 Any member may call for a division of the question, which shall be

8-33 divided, if it comprehends propositions in substance so distinct that, one

8-34 being taken away, a substantive proposition shall remain for the decision of

8-35 the Assembly. A motion to strike out being lost shall preclude neither

8-36 amendment nor a motion to strike out and insert. A motion to strike out and

8-37 insert shall be deemed indivisible.

8-38 Rule No. 68. To Reconsider—Precedence of.

8-39 A motion to reconsider shall have precedence over every other motion,

8-40 except a motion to adjourn, or to fix the time to which to adjourn; and

8-41 when the Assembly adjourns, while a motion to reconsider is pending, or

8-42 before passing the order of business of Motions, Resolutions and Notices,

8-43 the right to move a reconsideration shall continue to the next day of sitting.

9-1 No notice of reconsideration of any final vote shall be in order on the
[day] :

9-2 1. Last day on which final action is allowed; or

9-3 2. Day preceding the last day of the session.

9-4 The next rule is 80.

9-5 VII. DEBATE

9-6 Rule No. 80. Speaking on Question.

9-7 No member shall speak more than twice during the consideration of any

9-8 one question, on the same day, and at the same stage of proceedings,

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

9-10 to the floor (except for explanation) to the exclusion of others who have

9-11 not spoken.

9-12 Rule No. 81. Previous Question.

9-13 The previous question shall be put only when demanded by three

9-14 members. The previous question shall not be moved by the member last

9-15 speaking on the question.

9-16 Rule No. 82. Privilege of Closing Debate.

9-17 The author of a bill, a resolution or a main question shall have the

9-18 privilege of closing the debate, unless the previous question has been

9-19 sustained.

9-20 The next rule is 90.

9-21 VIII. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

9-22 A. Rules and Procedure

9-23 Rule No. 90. Mason’s Manual.

9-24 The rules of parliamentary practice contained in Mason’s Manual of

9-25 Legislative Procedure shall govern the Assembly in all cases in which they

9-26 are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the Standing

9-27 Rules and orders of the Assembly, and the Joint Rules of the Senate and

9-28 Assembly.

9-29 Rule No. 91. Rescission, Change or Suspension of Rule.

9-30 No standing rule or order of the Assembly shall be rescinded or changed

9-31 without a vote of two-thirds of the members elected, and one day’s notice

9-32 being given of the motion therefor; but a rule or order may be suspended

9-33 temporarily by a vote of two-thirds of the members present.

9-34 Rule No. 92. Notices of Bills, Topics and Public Hearings.

9-35 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, all committees shall

9-36 provide adequate notice of public hearings on bills, resolutions or other

9-37 topics which are to come before the committees. The notice must include

9-38 the date, time, place and agenda to be covered. The notice must be posted

9-39 conspicuously in the legislative building, appear in the daily history and be

9-40 made available to the news media. The daily history must include the most

10-1 current version of the notice that is available at the time the daily history is

10-2 created and an informational statement informing the public where more

10-3 current information, if any, regarding such notices may be found.

10-4 2. The noticing requirements of this rule may be suspended for

10-5 emergency situations but only after approval by a two-thirds vote of a

10-6 committee.

10-7 3. Subsection 1 does not apply to:

10-8 (a) Committee meetings held on the floor of the Assembly during a

10-9 recess; or

10-10 (b) Conference committee meetings.

10-11 Rule No. 93. Reserved.

10-12 Rule No. 94. Privilege of the Floor and Lobbying.

10-13 No person, except Senators, former Assemblymen and state officers,

10-14 may be admitted at the bar of the Assembly, except by special invitation on

10-15 the part of some member; but a majority may authorize the Speaker to have

10-16 the Assembly cleared of all such persons. No person may do any lobbying

10-17 upon the floor of the Assembly at any time, and it is the duty of the

10-18 Sergeant at Arms to remove any person violating any of the provisions of

10-19 this rule.

10-20 Rule No. 95. Material Placed on Legislators’ Desks.

10-21 All papers, letters, notes, pamphlets and other written material placed

10-22 upon an Assemblyman’s desk shall contain the signature of the Legislator

10-23 requesting the placement of such material on the desk or shall contain a

10-24 designation of the origin of such material. This rule does not apply to

10-25 books containing the legislative bills and resolutions, the legislative daily

10-26 histories, the legislative daily journals or Legislative Counsel Bureau

10-27 material.

10-28 Rule No. 96. Peddling, Begging and Soliciting.

10-29 1. Peddling, begging and soliciting are strictly forbidden in the

10-30 Assembly Chamber, and in the lobby, gallery and halls adjacent thereto.

10-31 2. No part of [said chamber or halls] the Assembly Chamber may be

10-32 used for, or occupied by signs or other devices for any kind of advertising.

10-33 3. No part of the hallways adjacent to the Assembly Chambers may

10-34 be used for or occupied by signs or other devices for any kind of

10-35 advertising for commercial or personal gain. Notices for nonprofit,

10-36 nonpartisan, civic or special legislative events may be posted in a

10-37 designated area of the hallways adjacent to the Assembly Chambers with

10-38 the approval of the Chief Clerk.

10-39 Rule No. 97. Petitions and Memorials.

10-40 Petitions, memorials and other papers addressed to the Assembly, shall

10-41 be presented by the Speaker, or by a member in the Speaker’s place. A

10-42 brief statement of the contents thereof shall be made by the introducer.

10-43 They shall not be debated on the day of their being presented, but shall be

10-44 on the table, or be referred, as the Assembly shall determine.

10-45 Rule No. 98. Request of Purpose.

10-46 A member may request the purpose of a bill or joint resolution upon its

10-47 introduction.

11-1 Rule No. 99. Remarks.

11-2 It shall be in order for members to make remarks and to have such

11-3 remarks entered in the Journal.

11-4 Rule No. 100. Precedence of Parliamentary Authority.

11-5 The precedence of parliamentary authority in the Assembly is:

11-6 1. The Constitution of the State of Nevada.

11-7 2. The Statutes of the State of Nevada.

11-8 3. The Standing Rules of the Assembly and the Joint Standing Rules of

11-9 the Senate and Assembly.

11-10 4. Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure.

11-11 Rule No. 101. Reserved.

11-12 Rule No. 102. [Reserved.] Privileged Questions.

11-13 Privileged questions have precedence of all others in the following

11-14 order:

11-15 1. Motions to fix the time to which the Assembly shall adjourn.

11-16 2. Motions to adjourn.

11-17 3. Questions relating to the rights and privileges of the Assembly or

11-18 any of its members.

11-19 4. A call of the House.

11-20 5. Motions for special orders.

11-21 Rule No. 103. Reserved.

11-22 B. Bills

11-23 Rule No. 104. Reserved.

11-24 Rule No. 105. Substitute Bills.

11-25 A substitute bill shall be deemed and held to be an amendment, and

11-26 treated in all respects as such. However, a substitute bill may be amended

11-27 after its adoption, in the same manner as if it were an original bill.

11-28 Rule No. 106. Skeleton Bills.

11-29 The introduction of skeleton bills is authorized when, in the opinion of

11-30 the sponsor and the Legislative Counsel, the full drafting of the bill would

11-31 entail extensive research or be of considerable length. A skeleton bill will

11-32 be provided for purposes of introduction and committee referral. Such a

11-33 bill will be a presentation of ideas or statements of purpose, sufficient in

11-34 style and expression to enable the Legislature and the committee to which

11-35 the bill may be referred to consider the substantive merits of the legislation

11-36 proposed.

11-37 Rule No. 107. Reserved.

11-38 Rule No. 108. Reserved.

11-39 Rule No. 109. Reading of Bills.

11-40 The presiding officer shall announce at each reading of a bill whether it

11-41 be the first, second or third reading. The first reading of a bill shall be for

11-42 information. If there is objection, the question shall be, “Shall the bill be

11-43 rejected?” If the question to reject fails to receive a majority vote by the

11-44 members present, or if there is no objection, the bill shall take the proper

11-45 course. No bill shall be referred to a committee until after the first reading,

11-46 nor amended until after the second reading.

12-1 Rule No. 110. Second Reading and Amendment of Bills.

12-2 1. All bills must be read the second time on the first legislative day

12-3 after which they are reported by committee, unless a different day is

12-4 designated by motion. Upon second reading, Assembly bills reported

12-5 without amendments shall be placed on the General File and Senate bills

12-6 reported without amendments shall be placed on the General File.

12-7 Committee amendments reported with bills shall be considered upon their

12-8 second reading, and such amendments may be adopted by a majority vote

12-9 of the members present. Any amendment which is numbered, copied and

12-10 made available to all members must be moved and voted upon by number

12-11 unless any member moves that it be read in full. Assembly bills so

12-12 amended must be reprinted, engrossed, and placed on the General File.

12-13 Senate bills so amended must be reprinted, then engrossed or reengrossed,

12-14 as applicable, and placed on the General File.

12-15 2. Any member may move to amend a bill during its second or third

12-16 reading, and such a motion to amend may be adopted by a majority vote of

12-17 the members present. Bills so amended on second reading must be treated

12-18 the same as bills with committee amendments. Any bill so amended upon

12-19 the General File must be reprinted and then engrossed or reengrossed, as

12-20 applicable.

12-21 3. The reprinting of amended bills may be dispensed with only in

12-22 accordance with the provisions of law.

12-23 Rule No. 111. Consent Calendar.

12-24 1. A standing committee may by unanimous vote of the members

12-25 present report a bill with the recommendation that it be placed on the

12-26 consent calendar. The question of recommending a bill for the consent

12-27 calendar may be voted upon in committee only after the bill has been

12-28 recommended for passage and only if no amendment is recommended.

12-29 2. The Chief Clerk shall maintain a list of bills recommended for the

12-30 consent calendar. The list must be printed in the daily history and must

12-31 include the summary of each bill, and the date the bill is scheduled for

12-32 consideration on final passage.

12-33 3. At any time before the presiding officer calls for a vote on the

12-34 passage of the consent calendar, a member may give written notice to the

12-35 Chief Clerk or state orally from the floor of the Assembly in session that he

12-36 [objects to the inclusion] requests the removal of a particular bill [on] from

12-37 the consent calendar. If a member so [objects,] requests, the Chief Clerk

12-38 shall remove the bill from the consent calendar and transfer it to the second

12-39 reading file. A bill removed from the consent calendar may not be restored

12-40 to that calendar.

12-41 4. During floor consideration of the consent calendar, members may

12-42 ask questions and offer explanations relating to the respective bills.

12-43 5. When the consent calendar is brought to a vote, the bills remaining

12-44 on the consent calendar must be read by number and summary and the vote

12-45 must be taken on their final passage as a group.

12-46 Rule No. 112. Reserved.

12-47 Rule No. 113. General File.

12-48 All bills reported to the Assembly, by either standing or special

12-49 committees, after receiving their second readings must be placed upon a

13-1 General File, to be kept by the Chief Clerk. [No bill shall be considered by

13-2 the Assembly until the regular order of business shall have been gone

13-3 through. Then bills shall] Bills must be taken from the General File and

13-4 acted upon in the order in which they were reported, unless otherwise

13-5 specially ordered by the Assembly. But engrossed bills shall be placed at

13-6 the head of the file, in the order in which they are received. The Chief

13-7 Clerk shall post [, in a conspicuous place in the chamber,] a daily statement

13-8 of the bills on the General File, setting forth the order in which they are

13-9 filed, and specifying the alterations arising from the disposal of business

13-10 each day. The Chief Clerk shall likewise post notices of special orders as

13-11 made.

13-12 Rule No. 114. Reserved.

13-13 Rule No. 115. Reconsideration of Vote on Bill.

13-14 On the first legislative day that the Assembly is in session succeeding

13-15 that on which a final vote on any bill or resolution has been taken, a vote

13-16 may be reconsidered on the motion of any member. Notice of intention to

13-17 move such reconsideration must be given on the day on which the final

13-18 vote was taken by a member voting with the prevailing party. It is not in

13-19 order for any member to move a reconsideration on the day on which the

13-20 final vote was taken, except by unanimous consent. There may be no

13-21 reconsideration of a vote on a motion to indefinitely postpone. Motions to

13-22 reconsider a vote upon amendments to any pending question may be made

13-23 at once.

13-24 Rule No. 116. [Reserved.] Vetoed Bills.

13-25 Bills that have passed both Houses of the Legislature and are

13-26 transmitted to the Assembly accompanied by a message or statement of

13-27 the Governor’s disapproval or veto of the same must be taken up and

13-28 considered immediately upon the coming in of the message transmitting

13-29 the same, or become the subject of a special order. When the message is

13-30 received, or (if made a special order) when the special order is called, the

13-31 said message or statement must be read together with the bill or bills so

13-32 disapproved or vetoed. The message and bill must be read by the Chief

13-33 Clerk without interruption, consecutively, one following the other, and

13-34 not upon separate occasions. No such bill or message may be referred to

13-35 any committee, or otherwise acted upon save as provided by law and

13-36 custom; that is to say, that immediately following such reading the only

13-37 question (except as hereinafter stated) which may be put by the Speaker

13-38 is, “Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?”

13-39 It shall not be in order, at any time, to vote upon such a vetoed bill unless

13-40 the same shall first have been read, from the first word of its title to and

13-41 including the last word of its final section. No motion may be entertained

13-42 after the Speaker has stated the question, save a motion to adjourn or a

13-43 motion for the previous question, but the merits of the bill itself may be

13-44 debated. The message or statement containing the objections of the

13-45 Governor to the bill must be entered in the Journal of the Assembly. The

13-46 consideration of a vetoed bill, and the objections of the Governor thereto,

13-47 shall be a privileged question, and shall take precedence over all others.

14-1 Rule No. 117. Reserved.

14-2 C. Resolutions

14-3 Rule No. 118. Treated as Bills—Joint Resolutions.

14-4 The procedure of enacting joint resolutions must be identical to that of

14-5 enacting bills. However, joint resolutions proposing amendments to the

14-6 Constitution must be entered in the Journal in their entirety.

14-7 Rule No. 119. Reserved.

14-8 D. Order of Business

14-9 Rule No. 120. Order of Business.

14-10 The Order of Business must be as follows:

14-11 1. Call to Order.

14-12 2. Reading and Approval of Journal.

14-13 3. Presentation of Petitions.

14-14 4. Reports of Standing Committees.

14-15 5. Reports of Select Committees.

14-16 6. Communications.

14-17 7. Messages from the Senate.

14-18 8. Motions, Resolutions and Notices.

14-19 9. Introduction, First Reading and Reference.

14-20 10. Consent Calendar.

14-21 11. Second Reading and Amendment.

14-22 12. General File and Third Reading.

14-23 13. Unfinished Business of Preceding Day.

14-24 14. Special Orders of the Day.

14-25 15. Remarks from the Floor, limited to 10 minutes.

14-26 Rule No. 121. Reserved.

14-27 Rule No. 122. [Privileged Questions.

14-28 Privileged questions have precedence of all others in the following

14-29 order:

14-30 1. Motions to fix the time to which the Assembly shall adjourn.

14-31 2. Motions to adjourn.

14-32 3. Questions relating to the rights and privileges of the Assembly or

14-33 any of its members.

14-34 4. A call of the House.

14-35 5. Motions for special orders.] Renumbered as Rule No. 102 and

14-36 reserved for future use.

14-37 Rule No. 123. [Privilege of Closing Debate.

14-38 The author of a bill, resolution or a main question shall have the

14-39 privilege of closing the debate, unless the previous question has been

14-40 sustained.] Renumbered as Rule No. 82 and reserved for future use.

14-41 Rule No. 124. Reserved.

14-42 Rule No. 125. Reserved.

14-43 Rule No. 126. [Vetoed Bills.

14-44 Bills which have passed both Houses of the Legislature and are

14-45 transmitted to the Assembly accompanied by a message or statement of the

15-1 Governor’s disapproval or veto of the same, must be taken up and

15-2 considered immediately upon the coming in of the message transmitting

15-3 the same, or become the subject of a special order. When the message is

15-4 received, or (if made a special order) when the special order is called, the

15-5 said message or statement must be read together with the bill or bills so

15-6 disapproved or vetoed. The message and bill must be read by the Chief

15-7 Clerk without interruption, consecutively, one following the other, and not

15-8 upon separate occasions. No such bill or message may be referred to any

15-9 committee, or otherwise acted upon save as provided by law and custom;

15-10 that is to say, that immediately following such reading the only question

15-11 (except as hereinafter stated) which may be put by the Speaker is, “Shall

15-12 the bill pass, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?” It shall not

15-13 be in order, at any time, to vote upon such a vetoed bill unless the same

15-14 shall first have been read, from the first word of its title to and including

15-15 the last word of its final section. No motion may be entertained after the

15-16 Speaker has stated the question, save a motion to adjourn or a motion for

15-17 the previous question, but the merits of the bill itself may be debated. The

15-18 message or statement containing the objections of the Governor to the bill

15-19 must be entered upon the Journal of the Assembly. The consideration of a

15-20 vetoed bill, and the objections of the Governor thereto, shall be a privileged

15-21 question, and shall take precedence over all others.] Renumbered as Rule

15-22 No. 116 and reserved for future use.

15-23 Rule No. 127. Reserved.

15-24 Rule No. 128. Reserved.

15-25 The next rule is 140.

15-26 IX. LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS

15-27 Rule No. 140. Compensation of Witnesses.

15-28 Witnesses summoned to appear before the Assembly or any of its

15-29 committees must be compensated as provided by law for witnesses

15-30 required to attend in the courts of the State of Nevada.

15-31 Rule No. 141. Use of the Assembly Chamber.

15-32 The Assembly Chamber shall not be used for any public or private

15-33 business other than legislative, except by permission of the Assembly.

15-34 H