Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 1–Committee on
Elections, Procedures, and Ethics

 

February 3, 2003

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Read and Adopted

 

SUMMARY—Adopts Joint Standing Rules of Senate and Assembly for 72nd Session of Legislature. (BDR R‑1011)

 

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

 

Assembly Concurrent RESOLUTION—Adopting the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly for the 72nd Session of the Legislature.

 

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

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

1-3  Assembly as amended by the 71st Session are adopted, with the

1-4  following changes, as the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly

1-5  for the 72nd Session of the 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

1-10  not receded from by the one making the amendment, each House

1-11  shall appoint a committee to confer with a like committee to be

1-12  appointed by the other; and the committee so appointed shall meet

1-13  publicly at a convenient hour to be agreed upon by their respective

1-14  chairmen and announced publicly, and shall confer upon the

1-15  differences between the two Houses as indicated by the amendments

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

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

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

1-19  The whole subject matter embraced in the bill or resolution shall be

1-20  considered by the committee, and it may recommend recession by

2-1  either House, new amendments, new bills or resolutions, or other

2-2  changes as it sees fit. New bills or resolutions so reported shall be

2-3  treated as amendments unless the bills or resolutions are composed

2-4  entirely of original matter, in which case they shall receive the

2-5  treatment required in the respective Houses for original bills, or

2-6  resolutions, as the case may be.

2-7  The report of a conference committee may be adopted by

2-8  acclamation, and such action may be considered equivalent to the

2-9  adoption of amendments embodied therein. The report is not subject

2-10  to amendment. If either House refuses to adopt the report, or if the

2-11  first conference committee has so recommended, a second

2-12  conference committee may be appointed. No member who served

2-13  on the first committee may be appointed to the second.

2-14      There shall be but two conference committees on any bill or

2-15  resolution. A majority of the members of a conference committee

2-16  from each House must be members who voted for the passage of the

2-17  bill or resolution.

 

2-18  MESSAGES

 

2-19  Rule No. 2.  Procedure Concerning.

2-20      Proclamations by the Governor convening the Legislature in

2-21  extra session shall, by direction of the presiding officer of each

2-22  House, be read immediately after the convening thereof, filed and

2-23  entered in full in the Journal of proceedings.

2-24      Whenever a message from the Governor is received, the Sergeant

2-25  at Arms will announce: “Mr. President, or Mr. Speaker, the

2-26  Secretary of the Governor is at the bar.” The Secretary will, upon

2-27  being recognized by the presiding officer, announce: “Mr. President,

2-28  or Mr. Speaker, a message from His Excellency, the Governor of

2-29  Nevada, to the Honorable, the Senate or Assembly,” and hand same

2-30  to the Sergeant at Arms for delivery to the Secretary of the Senate or

2-31  Chief Clerk of the Assembly. The presiding officer will direct the

2-32  biennial message of the Governor to be received and read, and all

2-33  special messages to be received, read and entered in full in the

2-34  Journal of proceedings.

2-35      Messages from the Senate to the Assembly shall be delivered by

2-36  the Secretary or Assistant Secretary, and messages from the

2-37  Assembly to the Senate shall be delivered by the Chief Clerk or

2-38  Assistant Chief Clerk.

 

2-39  NOTICE OF FINAL ACTION

 

2-40  Rule No. 3.  Communications.

3-1  Each House shall communicate its final action on any bill or

3-2  resolution, or matter in which the other may be interested, by written

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

3-4  Secretary of the Senate, or a person designated by the Secretary.

3-5  Each such notice sent by the Assembly must be signed by the Chief

3-6  Clerk of the Assembly, or a person designated by the Chief Clerk.

 

3-7  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

 

3-8  Rule No. 4.  Signature.

3-9  Each enrolled bill or joint resolution shall be presented to the

3-10  presiding officers of both Houses for signature. They shall, after an

3-11  announcement of their intention to do so is made in open session,

3-12  sign the bill or joint resolution and their signatures shall be followed

3-13  by those of the Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the

3-14  Assembly.

3-15  Rule No. 5.  Joint Sponsorship.

3-16      1.  A bill or resolution introduced by a standing committee of

3-17  the Senate or Assembly may, at the direction of the chairman of the

3-18  committee, set forth the name of a standing committee of the other

3-19  House as a joint sponsor, if a majority of all members appointed to

3-20  the committee of the other House votes in favor of becoming a joint

3-21  sponsor of the bill or resolution. The name of the committee joint

3-22  sponsor must be set forth on the face of the bill or resolution

3-23  immediately below the date on which the bill or resolution is

3-24  introduced.

3-25      2.  A bill or resolution introduced by one or more Legislators

3-26  elected to one House may, at the direction of the Legislator who

3-27  brings the bill or resolution forward for introduction, set forth the

3-28  names of one or more Legislators who are members elected to the

3-29  other House and who wish to be primary joint sponsors or non-

3-30  primary joint sponsors of the bill or resolution. The number of

3-31  primary joint sponsors must not exceed five per bill or resolution.

3-32  The names of each primary joint sponsor and non-primary joint

3-33  sponsor must be set forth on the face of the bill or resolution in the

3-34  following order immediately below the date on which the bill or

3-35  resolution is introduced:

3-36      (a) The name of each primary joint sponsor, in the order

3-37  indicated on the colored back of the introductory copy of the bill or

3-38  resolution; and

3-39      (b) The name of each non-primary joint sponsor, in alphabetical

3-40  order.

3-41      3.  The Legislative Counsel shall not cause to be printed the

3-42  name of a standing committee as a joint sponsor on the face of a bill

3-43  or resolution unless the chairman of the committee has signed his

4-1  name next to the name of the committee on the colored back of the

4-2  introductory copy of the bill or resolution that was submitted to the

4-3  front desk of the House of origin or the statement required by

4-4  subsection 5. The Legislative Counsel shall not cause to be printed

4-5  the name of a Legislator as a primary joint sponsor or non-primary

4-6  joint sponsor on the face of a bill or resolution unless the Legislator

4-7  has signed the colored back of the introductory copy of the bill or

4-8  resolution that was submitted to the front desk of the House of

4-9  origin or the statement required by subsection 5.

4-10      4.  Upon introduction, any bill or resolution that sets forth the

4-11  names of primary joint sponsors or non-primary joint sponsors, or

4-12  both, must be numbered in the same numerical sequence as other

4-13  bills and resolutions of the same House of origin are numbered.

4-14      5.  Once a bill or resolution has been introduced, a primary joint

4-15  sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor may only be added or

4-16  removed by amendment of the bill or resolution. An amendment

4-17  which proposes to add or remove a primary joint sponsor or non-

4-18  primary joint sponsor must not be considered by the House of origin

4-19  of the amendment unless a statement requesting the addition or

4-20  removal is attached to the copy of the amendment submitted to the

4-21  front desk of the House of origin of the amendment. If the

4-22  amendment proposes to add or remove a Legislator as a primary

4-23  joint sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor, the statement must be

4-24  signed by that Legislator. If the amendment proposes to add or

4-25  remove a standing committee as a joint sponsor, the statement must

4-26  be signed by the chairman of the committee. A copy of the

4-27  statement must be transmitted to the Legislative Counsel if the

4-28  amendment is adopted.

4-29      6.  An amendment that proposes to add or remove a primary

4-30  joint sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor may include additional

4-31  proposals to change the substantive provisions of the bill or

4-32  resolution or may be limited only to the proposal to add or remove a

4-33  primary joint sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor.

 

4-34  PRINTING

 

4-35  Rule No. 6.  Ordering and Distribution.

4-36      Each House may order the printing of bills introduced, reports of

4-37  its own committees, and other matter pertaining to that House only;

4-38  but no other printing may be ordered except by a concurrent

4-39  resolution passed by both Houses. Each Senator is entitled to the

4-40  free distribution of four copies of each bill introduced in each

4-41  House, and each Assemblyman to such a distribution of two copies.

4-42  Additional copies of such bills may be distributed at a charge to the

4-43  person to whom they are addressed. The amount charged for

5-1  distribution of the additional copies must be determined by the

5-2  Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau to approximate the cost

5-3  of handling and postage for the entire session.

 

5-4  RESOLUTIONS

 

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

5-6  1.  A joint resolution must be used to:

5-7  (a) Propose an amendment to the Nevada Constitution.

5-8  (b) Ratify a proposed amendment to the United States

5-9  Constitution.

5-10      (c) Address the President of the United States, Congress, either

5-11  House or any committee or member of Congress, any department or

5-12  agency of the Federal Government, or any other state of the Union.

5-13      2.  A concurrent resolution must be used to:

5-14      (a) Amend these Joint Rules.

5-15      (b) Request the return from the Governor of an enrolled bill for

5-16  further consideration.

5-17      (c) Resolve that the return of a bill from one House to the other

5-18  House is necessary and appropriate.

5-19      (d) Express facts, principles, opinion and purposes of the Senate

5-20  and Assembly.

5-21      (e) Establish a joint committee of the two Houses.

5-22      (f) Direct the Legislative Commission to conduct an interim

5-23  study.

5-24      3.  A concurrent resolution or a resolution of one House may be

5-25  used to:

5-26      (a) Memorialize a former member of the Legislature or other

5-27  notable or distinguished person upon his death.

5-28      (b) Congratulate or commend any person or organization for a

5-29  significant and meritorious accomplishment, but any request for

5-30  drafting the resolution must be approved by the Senate Committee

5-31  on Legislative Affairs and Operations or the Assembly Committee

5-32  on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics before submission to the

5-33  Legislative Counsel.

 

5-34  VETOES

 

5-35  Rule No. 8.  Special Order.

5-36      Bills which have passed a previous Legislature, and which are

5-37  transmitted to the Legislature next sitting, accompanied by a

5-38  message or statement of the Governor’s disapproval, or veto of the

5-39  same, shall become the subject of a special order; and when the

5-40  special order for their consideration is reached and called, the said

5-41  message or statement shall be read, together with the bill or bills so

6-1  disposed or vetoed; and the message and bill shall be read in the

6-2  Senate by the Secretary of the Senate and in the Assembly by the

6-3  Chief Clerk of the Assembly, without interruption, consecutively,

6-4  one following the other, and not upon separate occasions; and no

6-5  such bill or message shall be referred to any committee, or

6-6  otherwise acted upon, save as provided by law and custom; that is to

6-7  say, that immediately following such reading the only question

6-8  (except as hereinafter stated) which shall be put by the Chair is,

6-9  “Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the objections of the

6-10  Governor?” It shall not be in order, at any time, to vote upon such

6-11  vetoed bill without the same shall have first been read, from the first

6-12  word of its title to and including the last word of its final section;

6-13  and no motion shall be entertained after the Chair has stated the

6-14  question save a motion for “The previous question,” but the merits

6-15  of the bill itself may be debated.

 

6-16  ADJOURNMENT

 

6-17  Rule No. 9.  Limitations and Calculation of Duration.

6-18      1.  In calculating the permissible duration of an adjournment for

6-19  3 days or less, the day of adjournment must not be counted but the

6-20  day of the next meeting must be counted, and Sunday must not be

6-21  counted.

6-22      2.  The Legislature may adjourn for more than 3 days by motion

6-23  based on mutual consent of the Houses or by concurrent resolution.

6-24  One or more such adjournments, for a total of not more than 20 days

6-25  during any regular session, may be taken to permit standing

6-26  committees, select committees or the Legislative Counsel Bureau to

6-27  prepare the matters respectively entrusted to them for the

6-28  consideration of the Legislature as a whole.

 

6-29  EXPENDITURES FROM THE LEGISLATIVE FUND

 

6-30  Rule No. 10.  Manner of Authorization.

6-31      Except for routine salary, travel, equipment and operating

6-32  expenses, no expenditures shall be made from the Legislative Fund

6-33  without the authority of a concurrent resolution regularly adopted by

6-34  the Senate and Assembly.

 

6-35  LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION

 

6-36  Rule No. 11.  Membership and Organization.

6-37      1.  When members of the minority party in the Senate or in the

6-38  Assembly comprise less than 34 percent of the total number elected

7-1  to that House, minority party membership for that House on the

7-2  Legislative Commission must be:

7-3  (a) One, if such membership is less than 21 percent.

7-4  (b) Two, if such membership is between 21 percent and 33

7-5  percent. If the members of the minority party in the Senate or in the

7-6  Assembly comprise more than 33 percent of the total number

7-7  elected to that House, minority party membership for that House on

7-8  the Commission must be three, being equal to the membership of

7-9  the majority party.

7-10      2.  Each House shall select one or more alternate members for

7-11  each member from that House, designating them according to party

7-12  or according to the individual member whom the alternate would

7-13  replace.

7-14      3.  A vacancy in the regular Senate or Assembly membership

7-15  created by death or by resignation or by the Legislator’s ceasing to

7-16  be a member of the Legislature shall be filled by the proper alternate

7-17  member as designated by that House. If there is no proper alternate

7-18  member, the Legislative Commission shall fill the vacancy by

7-19  appointing a Senator or Assemblyman of the same party.

7-20      4.  If for any reason a member is or will be absent from a

7-21  meeting and there are no alternates available, the Chairman of the

7-22  Commission may appoint a member of the same House and political

7-23  party to attend the meeting as an alternate.

7-24      5.  The members shall serve until their successors are appointed

7-25  by resolution as provided in NRS 218.660, notwithstanding that

7-26  their terms of office may have expired, except that the membership

7-27  of any member who does not become a candidate for reelection or

7-28  who is defeated for reelection shall terminate on the day next after

7-29  the election and the vacancy shall be filled as provided in this Rule.

7-30      6.  The Chairman shall be selected at the first meeting of the

7-31  newly formed Legislative Commission and shall serve until his

7-32  successor is appointed following the formation of the next

7-33  Legislative Commission.

 

7-34  RECORDS OF COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS

 

7-35  Rule No. 12.  Duties of Secretary of Committee and Director.

7-36      1.  Each standing committee of the Legislature shall cause a

7-37  record to be made of the proceedings of its meetings.

7-38      2.  The secretary of a standing committee shall:

7-39      (a) Label each record with the date, time and place of the

7-40  meeting and also indicate on the label the numerical sequence in

7-41  which the record was made;

7-42      (b) Keep the records in chronological order; and

8-1  (c) Deposit the records immediately following the final

8-2  adjournment of any regular or special session of the Legislature with

8-3  the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.

8-4  3.  The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall:

8-5  (a) Index the records;

8-6  (b) Make the records available for accessing by any person

8-7  during office hours under such reasonable conditions as he may

8-8  deem necessary;

8-9  (c) Maintain a log as a public record containing the date, time,

8-10  name and address of any person accessing any of the records and

8-11  identifying the records accessed; and

8-12      (d) Retain the records for two bienniums and at the end of that

8-13  period keep some form or copy of the record in any manner he

8-14  deems reasonable to ensure access to the record in the foreseeable

8-15  future.

 

8-16  [REAPPORTIONMENT AND REDISTRICTING

 

8-17  Rule No. 13.  Responsibility for Measures and Approval of

8-18  Research Requests.

8-19      1.  The Committee on Government Affairs of the Senate and

8-20  the Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics of the

8-21  Assembly are respectively responsible for measures which primarily

8-22  affect the designation of the districts from which members are

8-23  elected to the Legislature. These committees are hereby designated

8-24  as the “redistricting committees” for the purposes of this rule and

8-25  Joint Standing Rules Nos. 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5 and 13.6.

8-26      2.  Any request for research concerning the population of

8-27  proposed districts must be submitted to the Research Division of the

8-28  Legislative Counsel Bureau through one of these redistricting

8-29  committees.

8-30  Rule No. 13.1.  Equality of Representation.

8-31      1.  In order to meet constitutional guidelines for deviations in

8-32  population among state legislative districts, no plan, or proposed

8-33  amendment thereto, will be considered that results in an overall

8-34  range of deviation in excess of 10 percent, or a relative deviation in

8-35  excess of plus or minus 5 percent from the ideal district population.

8-36      2.  The population of each of the Nevada congressional districts

8-37  must be as nearly equal as is practicable. Any population deviation

8-38  among the congressional districts from the ideal district population

8-39  must be necessary to achieve some legitimate state objective.

8-40  Legitimate state objectives, as judicially determined, include making

8-41  districts compact, respecting municipal boundaries, preserving the

8-42  cores of prior districts and avoiding contests between incumbent

8-43  representatives. In order to meet constitutional guidelines for

9-1  congressional districts, no plan, or proposed amendment thereto,

9-2  will be considered that results in an overall range of deviation in

9-3  excess of 1 percent, or a relative deviation in excess of plus or

9-4  minus one-half percent from the ideal district population.

9-5  3.  Equality of population in accordance with the standard for

9-6  state legislative districts is the goal of redistricting for the State

9-7  Board of Education and the Board of Regents.

9-8  Rule No. 13.2.  Population Database.

9-9  1.  The total state population, and the population of defined

9-10  subunits thereof, as determined by the 2000 federal decennial census

9-11  must be the exclusive database for redistricting by the Nevada

9-12  Legislature.

9-13      2.  Such 2000 census data as validated by the staff of the

9-14  Legislative Counsel Bureau must be the exclusive database used for

9-15  the evaluation of proposed redistricting plans for population

9-16  equality.

9-17  Rule No. 13.3.  Districts.

9-18      All district boundaries created by a redistricting plan must follow

9-19  the census geography.

9-20  Rule No. 13.4.  Procedures of the Redistricting Committees.

9-21      1.  A legislator or member of the public may present to the

9-22  redistricting committees any plans or proposals relating to

9-23  redistricting, including proposals for redistricting specific districts

9-24  or all the state legislative districts, congressional districts, districts

9-25  for the Board of Regents or districts for the State Board of

9-26  Education for consideration by the redistricting committees.

9-27      2.  Bill draft requests, including bills in skeletal form, setting

9-28  forth specific boundaries of the state legislative districts,

9-29  congressional districts, districts for the Board of Regents or districts

9-30  for the State Board of Education, and amendments affecting a

9-31  majority of the state legislative districts, may only be requested by

9-32  the chairmen of the redistricting committees.

9-33      3.  The chairmen of the redistricting committees are limited to

9-34  one request each for a bill draft setting forth the specific boundaries

9-35  of the state legislative districts, one request each for a bill draft

9-36  setting forth the specific boundaries of the congressional districts,

9-37  one request each for a bill draft setting forth the specific boundaries

9-38  of the districts for the Board of Regents and one request each for a

9-39  bill draft setting forth the specific boundaries of the districts of the

9-40  State Board of Education. At the direction of the chairman of the

9-41  redistricting committee, the bill draft requests setting forth the

9-42  specific boundaries of the state legislative districts, the

9-43  congressional districts, districts for the Board of Regents and

9-44  districts for the State Board of Education may be combined in any

9-45  manner.

 

 

10-1  Rule No. 13.5.  Compliance with the Voting Rights Act.

10-2      1.  The redistricting committees will not consider a plan that

10-3  discernibly violates section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, codified as

10-4  42 U.S.C. § 1973(a), which prohibits any state from imposing any

10-5  voting qualification, standard, practice or procedure that results in

10-6  the denial or abridgment of any United States citizen’s right to vote

10-7  on account of race, color or status as a member of a language

10-8  minority group.

10-9      2.  The redistricting committees will not consider a plan in

10-10  which the Legislature subordinates traditional districting principles

10-11  to racial considerations and makes race the dominant and controlling

10-12  rationale in drawing district lines.  For the purposes of this

10-13  subsection, “traditional districting principles” are those traditional

10-14  redistricting principles that have been judicially recognized and

10-15  include compactness of districts, contiguity of districts, preservation

10-16  of political subdivisions, preservation of communities of interest,

10-17  preservation of cores of prior districts, protection of incumbents and

10-18  compliance with section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §

10-19  1973 (2).

10-20     3.  For the purpose of analyzing the 2000 census data, the

10-21  redistricting committees shall adopt the method set forth in the

10-22  Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Bulletin No. 00-02 for

10-23  aggregating and allocating the 63 categories of race data that will be

10-24  reported to Nevada by the United States Census Bureau as part of

10-25  the federal decennial census.

10-26  Rule No. 13.6.  Public Participation.

10-27     1.  The redistricting committees shall seek and encourage:

10-28     (a) Public participation in all aspects of the reapportionment and

10-29  redistricting activities; and

10-30     (b) The widest range of public input into the deliberations

10-31  relating to those activities.

10-32     2.  Notices of all meetings of the redistricting committees must

10-33  be transmitted to any member of the public who so requests, without

10-34  charge.

10-35     3.  All interested persons are encouraged to appear before the

10-36  redistricting committees and to provide their input regarding the

10-37  reapportionment and redistricting activities. The redistricting

10-38  committees shall afford a reasonable opportunity to any interested

10-39  persons to present plans, or amendments to plans for redistricting,

10-40  unless such plans demonstrably fail to meet the minimally

10-41  acceptable criteria set forth in this rule and Joint Standing Rules

10-42  Nos. 13, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4 and 13.5.

11-1      4.  Each of the redistricting committees, either jointly or

11-2  separately, shall hold at least one hearing in the southern portion of

11-3  this state and at least one hearing in a rural portion of this state to

11-4  allow residents throughout the state an opportunity to participate in

11-5  the deliberations relating to the reapportionment and redistricting

11-6  activities.

11-7      5.  The Legislative Counsel Bureau shall make available to the

11-8  public copies of the validated 2000 census database for the cost of

11-9  reproducing the database.

11-10     6.  The redistricting committees shall make available for review

11-11  by the public, copies of all maps prepared at the direction of the

11-12  committees.]

 

11-13  LIMITATIONS ON INTRODUCTION AND REQUESTS

11-14  FOR DRAFTING OF LEGISLATIVE MEASURES

 

11-15  Rule No. 14.  Limitations on Drafting and Requirements for

11-16  Introduction; Duplicative Measures; Indication of Requester on

11-17  Committee Introductions.

11-18     1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 and Joint

11-19  Standing Rules Nos. 14.4, 14.5 and 14.6, after a regular legislative

11-20  session has convened, the Legislative Counsel shall honor, if

11-21  submitted before 5 p.m. on the 8th calendar day of the legislative

11-22  session, not more than:

11-23     (a) Two requests from each Assemblyman; and

11-24     (b) Four requests from each Senator,

11-25  for the drafting of a bill or resolution.

11-26     2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5 and

11-27  Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14.4, 14.5 and 14.6, after a regular

11-28  legislative session has convened, the Legislative Counsel shall

11-29  honor, if submitted before 5 p.m. on the 22nd calendar day of the

11-30  legislative session, not more than 50 requests, in total, from the

11-31  standing committees of each House for the drafting of a bill. The

11-32  Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly

11-33  shall, not later than the 1st calendar day of the legislative session,

11-34  determine and provide the Legislative Counsel with a written list of

11-35  the number of requests for the drafting of a bill that may be

11-36  submitted by each standing committee of their respective Houses,

11-37  within the limit provided by this subsection. The lists may be

11-38  revised any time before the 22nd day of the legislative session to

11-39  reallocate any unused requests or requests which were withdrawn

11-40  before drafting began on the request.

11-41     3.  A request for the drafting of a bill or resolution that is

11-42  submitted by a standing committee pursuant to this section must be

11-43  approved by a majority of all of the members appointed to the

12-1  committee before the request is submitted to the Legislative

12-2  Counsel.

12-3      4.  A standing committee may only request the drafting of a bill

12-4  or resolution or introduce a bill or resolution that is within the

12-5  jurisdiction of the standing committee.

12-6      5.  The Legislative Counsel shall not honor a request for the

12-7  drafting of a bill or resolution submitted by a member or standing

12-8  committee of the Senate or Assembly unless such information as is

12-9  required to draft the measure is submitted to the Legislative Counsel

12-10  with the request.

12-11     6.  A measure introduced by a standing committee at the

12-12  request of a Legislator or organization must indicate the Legislator

12-13  or organization at whose request the measure was drafted.

12-14     7.  The following measures must be introduced by a standing

12-15  committee:

12-16     (a) Measures drafted at the request of agencies and officers of

12-17  the Executive Branch of State Government, local governments, the

12-18  courts and other authorized nonlegislative requesters.

12-19     (b) Measures requested by interim legislative studies.

12-20     (c) Bills requested by a standing committee, or by persons

12-21  designated to request measures on behalf of a standing committee

12-22  during the interim. Bills requested by or on behalf of a standing

12-23  committee must be introduced by that committee.

12-24     8.  Resolutions requested by or on behalf of a standing

12-25  committee may be introduced by an individual member.

12-26     9.  If two or more measures are being considered in the same

12-27  House which are substantively duplicative, only the measure which

12-28  has been assigned the lowest number for the purpose of establishing

12-29  its priority in drafting may be considered, unless the measure with

12-30  the lowest number is not introduced within 5 days after introduction

12-31  of a measure with a higher number.

12-32     10.  A Legislator may not change the subject matter of a request

12-33  for a legislative measure after it has been submitted for drafting.

12-34  Rule No. 14.2.  Limitations on Time for Introduction of

12-35  Legislation.

12-36     1.  Except as otherwise provided in Joint Standing Rules Nos.

12-37  14.4, 14.5 and 14.6:

12-38     (a) Unless the provisions of paragraph (b) or (c) are applicable, a

12-39  bill may only be introduced on or before:

12-40         (1) The 10th calendar day following delivery of the

12-41  introductory copy of the bill; or

12-42         (2) The last day for introduction of the bill as required by

12-43  paragraph (d),

12-44  whichever is earlier.

13-1      (b) If a bill requires revision after the introductory copy has been

13-2  delivered, such information as is required to draft the revision must

13-3  be submitted to the Legislative Counsel before the 10th calendar day

13-4  following delivery of the introductory copy of the bill. The revised

13-5  bill may only be introduced on or before:

13-6          (1) The 15th calendar day following delivery of the original

13-7  introductory copy of the bill; or

13-8          (2) The last day for introduction of the bill as required by

13-9  paragraph (d),

13-10  whichever is earlier.

13-11     (c) If the bill requires a second or subsequent revision, such

13-12  information as is required to draft the revision must be submitted to

13-13  the Legislative Counsel before the 15th calendar day following

13-14  delivery of the original introductory copy of the bill. A bill revised

13-15  pursuant to this subsection may only be introduced on or before:

13-16         (1) The 20th calendar day following delivery of the original

13-17  introductory copy of the bill; or

13-18         (2) The last day for introduction of the bill as required by

13-19  paragraph (d),

13-20  whichever is earlier.

13-21     (d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the last day for

13-22  introduction of a bill that was requested by:

13-23         (1) A Legislator is the 43rd calendar day of the legislative

13-24  session.

13-25         (2) A standing or interim committee or other requester is the

13-26  50th calendar day of the legislative session.

13-27     2.  The Legislative Counsel shall indicate on the face of the

13-28  introductory copy of each bill the final date on which the bill may be

13-29  introduced.

13-30     3.  If the final date on which the bill may be introduced falls

13-31  upon a day on which the House in which the bill is to be introduced

13-32  is not in session, the bill may be introduced on the next day that the

13-33  House is in session.

 

13-34  SCHEDULE FOR ENACTMENT OF BILLS

 

13-35  Rule No. 14.3.  Final Dates for Action by Standing

13-36  Committees and Houses; Final Date for Requesting Drafting of

13-37  Reports for Conference Committees.

13-38     Except as otherwise provided in Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14.4,

13-39  14.5 and 14.6:

13-40     1.  The final standing committee to which a bill is referred in its

13-41  House of origin may only take action on the bill on or before the

13-42  [71st] 68th calendar day of the legislative session. A bill may be re-

13-43  referred after that date only to the Committee on Finance or the

14-1  Committee on Ways and Means and only if the bill is exempt

14-2  pursuant to subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.6.

14-3      2.  Final action on a bill may only be taken by the House of

14-4  origin on or before the [82nd] 79th calendar day of the legislative

14-5  session.

14-6      3.  The final standing committee to which a bill is referred in

14-7  the second House may only take action on the bill on or before the

14-8  [106th] 103rd calendar day of the legislative session. A bill may be

14-9  re-referred after that date only to the Committee on Finance or the

14-10  Committee on Ways and Means and only if the bill is exempt

14-11  pursuant to subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.6.

14-12     4.  Final action on a bill may only be taken by the second House

14-13  on or before the [113th] 110th calendar day of the legislative

14-14  session.

14-15     No notice of reconsideration of any final vote on a bill is in order

14-16  on the last day on which final action is allowed.

14-17  Rule No. 14.4.  Emergency Requests.

14-18     1.  After a legislative session has convened:

14-19     (a) The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the

14-20  Assembly may each submit to the Legislative Counsel, on his own

14-21  behalf or on the behalf of another Legislator or a standing

14-22  committee of the Senate or Assembly, not more than five requests

14-23  for the drafting of a bill or resolution.

14-24     (b) The Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader

14-25  of the Assembly may each submit to the Legislative Counsel, on his

14-26  own behalf or on the behalf of another Legislator or a standing

14-27  committee of the Senate or Assembly, not more than two requests

14-28  for the drafting of a bill or resolution.

14-29     2.  A request submitted pursuant to subsection 1:

14-30     (a) May be submitted at any time during the legislative session

14-31  and is not subject to any of the provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of

14-32  Joint Standing Rule No. 14, subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No.

14-33  14.2 and Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.

14-34     (b) Is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other requests for the

14-35  drafting of a bill or resolution that are authorized to be submitted to

14-36  the Legislative Counsel by the Majority Leader of the Senate,

14-37  Speaker of the Assembly, Minority Leader of the Senate or Minority

14-38  Leader of the Assembly.

14-39     3.  The list of requests for the preparation of legislative

14-40  measures prepared pursuant to NRS 218.2475 must include the

14-41  phrase “EMERGENCY REQUEST OF” and state the title of the

14-42  person who requested each bill or resolution pursuant to this Rule. If

14-43  the request was made on behalf of another Legislator or a standing

14-44  committee, the list must also include the name of the Legislator or

15-1  standing committee on whose behalf the bill or resolution was

15-2  requested.

15-3      4.  The Legislative Counsel shall cause to be printed on the face

15-4  of the introductory copy of all reprints of each bill or resolution

15-5  requested pursuant to this Rule the phrase “EMERGENCY

15-6  REQUEST OF” and state the title of the person who requested the

15-7  bill or resolution.

15-8  Rule No. 14.5.  Waivers.

15-9      1.  At the request of a Legislator or a standing or select

15-10  committee of the Senate or Assembly , subsection 1 or 2 of Joint

15-11  Standing Rule No. 14, subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.2

15-12  or any of the provisions of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3, or any

15-13  combination thereof, may be waived by the Majority Leader of the

15-14  Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly, acting jointly, at any time

15-15  during a legislative session. A request for a waiver submitted by a

15-16  committee must be approved by a majority of all members

15-17  appointed to the committee before the request is submitted to the

15-18  Majority Leader and the Speaker.

15-19     2.  A waiver granted pursuant to subsection 1:

15-20     (a) Must be in writing, executed on a form provided by the

15-21  Legislative Counsel, and signed by the Majority Leader and the

15-22  Speaker.

15-23     (b) Must indicate the date on which the waiver is granted.

15-24     (c) Must indicate the Legislator or committee on whose behalf

15-25  the waiver is being granted.

15-26     (d) Must include the bill number for which the waiver is granted

15-27  or indicate that the Legislative Counsel is authorized to accept and

15-28  honor a request for a new bill or resolution.

15-29     (e) Must indicate the provisions to which the waiver applies.

15-30     (f) May include the conditions under which the bill for which

15-31  the waiver is being granted must be introduced and processed.

15-32     3.  The Legislative Counsel shall not honor a request for the

15-33  drafting of a new bill or resolution for which a waiver is granted

15-34  pursuant to this Rule unless such information as is required to draft

15-35  the bill or resolution is submitted to the Legislative Counsel within

15-36  2 calendar days after the date on which the waiver is granted.

15-37     4.  Upon the receipt of a written waiver granted pursuant to this

15-38  Rule, the Legislative Counsel shall transmit a copy of the waiver to

15-39  the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly.

15-40  The notice that a waiver has been granted for an existing bill must

15-41  be read on the floor and entered in the Journal, and a notation that

15-42  the waiver was granted must be included as a part of the history of

15-43  the bill on the next practicable legislative day. A notation that a

15-44  waiver was granted authorizing a new bill or resolution must be

16-1  included as a part of the history of the bill or resolution after

16-2  introduction.

16-3      5.  The Legislative Counsel shall secure the original copy of the

16-4  waiver to the official cover of the bill or resolution.

16-5      6.  No notice of reconsideration or any final vote on a bill is in

16-6  order on the last day on which final action is allowed by a waiver.

16-7  Rule No. 14.6.  Exemptions.

16-8      1.  Upon request of the draft by or referral to the Senate Finance

16-9  Committee or the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, a bill

16-10  which:

16-11     (a) Contains an appropriation; or

16-12     (b) Has been determined by the Fiscal Analysis Division to:

16-13         (1) Authorize the expenditure by a state agency of sums not

16-14  appropriated from the State General Fund or the State Highway

16-15  Fund;

16-16         (2) Create or increase any significant fiscal liability of the

16-17  State;

16-18         (3) Implement a budget decision; or

16-19         (4) Significantly decrease any revenue of the State,

16-20  is exempt from the provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of Joint

16-21  Standing Rule No. 14, subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.2

16-22  and Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3. The Fiscal Analysis Division

16-23  shall give notice to the Legislative Counsel to cause to be printed on

16-24  the face of the bill the term “exempt” for any bills requested by the

16-25  Senate Finance Committee or Assembly Committee on Ways and

16-26  Means that have been determined to be exempt and shall give

16-27  written notice to the Legislative Counsel, Secretary of the Senate

16-28  and Chief Clerk of the Assembly of any bill which is determined to

16-29  be exempt after it is printed. A notation of each exemption granted

16-30  after the bill was printed must be included as a part of the history of

16-31  the bill on the next practicable legislative day. The term “exempt”

16-32  must be printed on the face of all subsequent reprints of the bill.

16-33     2.  Unless exempt pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1, all

16-34  of the provisions of Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14, 14.2 and 14.3

16-35  apply to a bill until it is determined to be exempt pursuant to

16-36  subsection 1. A bill determined to be exempt does not lose the

16-37  exemption regardless of subsequent actions taken by the Legislature.

16-38     3.  A cumulative list of all bills determined by the Fiscal

16-39  Analysis Division pursuant to subsection 1 to be exempt after being

16-40  printed must be maintained and printed in the back of the list of

16-41  requests for the preparation of legislative measures prepared

16-42  pursuant to NRS 218.2475.

16-43     4.  The provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of Joint Standing Rule

16-44  No. 14, subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.2 and Joint

16-45  Standing Rule No. 14.3 do not apply to:

17-1      (a) A bill required to carry out the business of the Legislature.

17-2      (b) A bill returned from enrollment for a technical correction.

17-3      (c) A bill that was previously enrolled but, upon request of the

17-4  Legislature, has been returned from the Governor for further

17-5  consideration.

17-6  Rule No. 14.7.  Amendments.

17-7      1.  The Legislative Counsel shall not honor a request for the

17-8  drafting of an amendment to a bill or resolution if the subject matter

17-9  of the amendment is independent of, and not specifically related and

17-10  properly connected to, the subject that is expressed in the title of the

17-11  bill or resolution.

17-12     2.  For the purposes of this Rule, an amendment is independent

17-13  of, and not specifically related and properly connected to, the

17-14  subject that is expressed in the title of a bill or resolution if the

17-15  amendment relates only to the general, single subject that is

17-16  expressed in that title and not to the specific whole subject matter

17-17  embraced in the bill or resolution.

17-18     3.  This Rule must be narrowly construed to carry out the

17-19  purposes for which it was adopted which is to ensure the

17-20  effectiveness of the limitations set forth in Joint Standing Rules

17-21  Nos. 14, 14.2 and 14.3.

 

17-22  CONTINUATION OF LEADERSHIP OF THE

17-23  SENATE AND ASSEMBLY DURING THE

17-24  INTERIM BETWEEN SESSIONS

 

17-25  Rule No. 15.  Tenure and Performance of Statutory Duties.

17-26     1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the

17-27  tenure of the President pro Tem, Majority Leader and Minority

17-28  Leader of the Senate and the Speaker, Speaker pro Tem, Majority

17-29  Floor Leader and Minority Floor Leader of the Assembly extends

17-30  during the interim between regular sessions of the Legislature.

17-31     2.  The Senators designated to be the President pro Tem,

17-32  Majority Leader and Minority Leader for the next succeeding

17-33  regular session shall perform any statutory duty required in the

17-34  period between the time of their designation after the general

17-35  election and the organization of the next succeeding regular session

17-36  of the Legislature if the Senator formerly holding the respective

17-37  position is no longer a Legislator.

17-38     3.  The Assemblymen designated to be the Speaker, Speaker

17-39  pro Tem, Majority Floor Leader and Minority Floor Leader for the

17-40  next succeeding regular session shall perform any statutory duty

17-41  required in the period between the time of their designation after the

17-42  general election and the organization of the next succeeding regular

17-43  session.

 

18-1  INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION REQUESTED

18-2  BY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT

 

18-3  Rule No. 16.  Delivery of Bill Drafts Requested by State

18-4  Agencies and Local Governments.

18-5      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, on [the first]

18-6  or before the third legislative day, the Legislative Counsel shall

18-7  randomly deliver, in equal amounts, all legislative measures drafted

18-8  at the request of any state agency or department or any local

18-9  government to the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of

18-10  the Assembly for consideration for introduction.

18-11     2.  Any legislative measure properly requested in accordance

18-12  with NRS 218.241 and 218.245 by any state agency or department

18-13  or any local government which has not been drafted before the

18-14  [first] third legislative day must, upon completion, be immediately

18-15  and randomly delivered, in equal amounts, by the Legislative

18-16  Counsel to the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the

18-17  Assembly for consideration for introduction.

 

18-18  DATE OF FIRST JOINT BUDGET HEARING

 

18-19  Rule No. 17.  Requirement.

18-20     The first joint meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on

18-21  Finance and the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means

18-22  to consider the budgets of the agencies of the State must be held on

18-23  or before the 89th calendar day of the regular session.

 

18-24  CRITERIA FOR REVIEWING BILLS THAT

18-25  REQUIRE POLICIES OF HEALTH INSURANCE

18-26  TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN

18-27  TREATMENT OR SERVICES

 

18-28  Rule No. 18.  Topics of Consideration.

18-29     Any standing committee of the Senate or Assembly to which a

18-30  bill is referred requiring a policy of health insurance delivered or

18-31  issued for delivery in this state to provide coverage for any

18-32  treatment or service shall review the bill giving consideration to:

18-33     1.  The level of public demand for the treatment or service for

18-34  which coverage is required and the extent to which such coverage is

18-35  needed in this state;

18-36     2.  The extent to which coverage for the treatment or service is

18-37  currently available;

18-38     3.  The extent to which the required coverage may increase or

18-39  decrease the cost of the treatment or service;

19-1      4.  The effect the required coverage will have on the cost of

19-2  obtaining policies of health insurance in this state;

19-3      5.  The effect the required coverage will have on the cost of

19-4  health care provided in this state; and

19-5      6.  Such other considerations as are necessary to determine the

19-6  fiscal and social impact of requiring coverage for the treatment or

19-7  service.

 

19-8  INTERIM FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

19-9  OF LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES

 

19-10  Rule No. 19.  Date for Reporting.

19-11     Each legislative committee that adopted any findings or

19-12  recommendations during the interim since the last regular session of

19-13  the Legislature shall, no later than the 14th calendar day of the

19-14  regular session, inform interested members of the Senate and

19-15  Assembly of those findings and recommendations.

 

19-16  POLICY AND PROCEDURES REGARDING

19-17  SEXUAL HARASSMENT

 

19-18  Rule No. 20.  Maintenance of Working Environment;

19-19  Procedure for Filing, Investigating and Taking Remedial Action

19-20  on Complaints.

19-21     1.  The Legislature hereby declares its intention to maintain a

19-22  working environment which is free from sexual harassment. This

19-23  policy applies to all Legislators and lobbyists. Each member and

19-24  lobbyist is responsible to conduct himself or herself in a manner

19-25  which will ensure that others are able to work in such an

19-26  environment.

19-27     2.  In accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, for the

19-28  purposes of this Rule, “sexual harassment” means unwelcome

19-29  sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or

19-30  physical conduct of a sexual nature when:

19-31     (a) Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or

19-32  implicitly a term or condition of a person’s employment;

19-33     (b) Submission to or rejection of such conduct by a person is

19-34  used as the basis for employment decisions affecting the person; or

19-35     (c) Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably

19-36  interfering with a person’s work performance or creating an

19-37  intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.

19-38     3.  Each person subject to these Rules must exercise his own

19-39  good judgment to avoid engaging in conduct that may be perceived

19-40  by others as sexual harassment. The following noninclusive list

20-1  provides illustrations of conduct that the Legislature deems to be

20-2  inappropriate:

20-3      (a) Verbal conduct such as epithets, derogatory comments, slurs

20-4  or unwanted sexual advances, invitations or comments;

20-5      (b) Visual conduct such as derogatory posters, photography,

20-6  cartoons, drawings or gestures;

20-7      (c) Physical conduct such as unwanted touching, blocking

20-8  normal movement or interfering with the work directed at a person

20-9  because of his sex;

20-10     (d) Threats and demands to submit to sexual requests to keep a

20-11  person’s job or avoid some other loss, and offers of employment

20-12  benefits in return for sexual favors; and

20-13     (e) Retaliation for opposing, reporting or threatening to report

20-14  sexual harassment, or for participating in an investigation,

20-15  proceeding or hearing conducted by the Legislature or the Nevada

20-16  Equal Rights Commission or the federal Equal Employment

20-17  Opportunity Commission,

20-18  when submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or

20-19  implicitly a term or condition of a person’s employment or

20-20  submission to or rejection of such conduct by a person is used as the

20-21  basis for employment decisions affecting the person or such conduct

20-22  has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with a person’s

20-23  work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive

20-24  working environment.

20-25     4.  A person may have a claim of sexual harassment even if he

20-26  has not lost a job or some other economic benefit. Conduct that

20-27  impairs a person’s ability to work or his emotional well-being at

20-28  work constitutes sexual harassment.

20-29     5.  If a Legislator believes he is being sexually harassed on the

20-30  job, he may file a written complaint with:

20-31     (a) The Speaker of the Assembly;

20-32     (b) The Majority Leader of the Senate; or

20-33     (c) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, if the

20-34  complaint involves the conduct of the Speaker of the Assembly or

20-35  the Majority Leader of the Senate.

20-36  The complaint must include the details of the incident or incidents,

20-37  the names of the persons involved and the names of any witnesses.

20-38     6.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the Speaker of

20-39  the Assembly or the Majority Leader of the Senate, as appropriate,

20-40  shall refer a complaint received pursuant to subsection 5 to a

20-41  committee consisting of Legislators of the same House. A complaint

20-42  against a lobbyist may be referred to a committee in either House.

20-43     7.  If the complaint involves the conduct of the Speaker of the

20-44  Assembly or the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Director of the

20-45  Legislative Counsel Bureau shall refer the complaint to the

21-1  Committee on Elections, Procedures, and Ethics of the Assembly or

21-2  the Committee on Legislative Affairs and Operations of the Senate,

21-3  as appropriate. If the Speaker of the Assembly or the Majority

21-4  Leader of the Senate is a member of one of these committees, the

21-5  Speaker or the Majority Leader, as the case may be, shall not

21-6  participate in the investigation and resolution of the complaint.

21-7      8.  The committee to which the complaint is referred shall

21-8  immediately conduct a confidential and discreet investigation of the

21-9  complaint. As a part of the investigation, the committee shall notify

21-10  the accused of the allegations. The committee shall facilitate a

21-11  meeting between the complainant and the accused to allow a

21-12  discussion of the matter, if both agree. If the parties do not agree to

21-13  such a meeting, the committee shall request statements regarding the

21-14  complaint from each of the parties. Either party may request a

21-15  hearing before the committee. The committee shall make its

21-16  determination and inform the complainant and the accused of its

21-17  determination as soon as practicable after it has completed its

21-18  investigation.

21-19     9.  If the investigation reveals that sexual harassment has

21-20  occurred, the Legislature will take appropriate disciplinary or

21-21  remedial action, or both. The committee shall inform the

21-22  complainant of any action taken. The Legislature will also take any

21-23  action necessary to deter any future harassment.

21-24     10.  The Legislature will not retaliate against a person who files

21-25  a complaint and will not knowingly permit any retaliation by the

21-26  person’s supervisors or coworkers.

21-27     11.  The Legislature encourages a person to report any incident

21-28  of sexual harassment immediately so that the complaint can be

21-29  quickly and fairly resolved.

21-30     12.  Action taken by a complainant pursuant to this Rule does

21-31  not prohibit the complainant from also filing a complaint of sexual

21-32  harassment with the Nevada Equal Rights Commission or the

21-33  federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

21-34     13.  All Legislators and lobbyists are responsible for adhering

21-35  to the provisions of this policy. The prohibitions against engaging in

21-36  sexual harassment and the protections against becoming a victim of

21-37  sexual harassment set forth in this policy apply to employees,

21-38  Legislators, lobbyists, vendors, contractors, customers and visitors

21-39  to the Legislature.

21-40     14.  This policy does not create any enforceable legal rights in

21-41  any person.

 

 

 

 

22-1  VOTE ON GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL

 

22-2  Rule No. 21.  Waiting Period Between Introduction and Final

22-3  Passage.

22-4      A period of at least 24 hours must elapse between the

22-5  introduction of the general appropriation bill and a vote on its final

22-6  passage by its House of origin.

 

22-7  USE OF LOCK BOXES BY STATE AGENCIES

 

22-8  Rule No. 22.  Duties of Senate Standing Committee on

22-9  Finance and Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and

22-10  Means.

22-11     To expedite the deposit of state revenue, the Senate Standing

22-12  Committee on Finance and the Assembly Standing Committee on

22-13  Ways and Means shall, when reviewing the proposed budget of a

22-14  state agency which collects state revenue, require if practicable, the

22-15  agency to deposit revenue that it has received within 24 hours after

22-16  receipt. The committees shall allow such agencies to deposit the

22-17  revenue directly or contract with a service to deposit the revenue

22-18  within the specified period.

 

22-19  H