Amendment No. 569

 

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 13                                                 (BDR C‑313)

Proposed by: Committee on Constitutional Amendments

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:              Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend the resolution, page 2, by deleting lines 21 through 27 and inserting:

     “2.  No bills, except those related to the business specified in the petition and those necessary to provide for the expenses of the session, may be introduced at a special session convened pursuant to this section.”.

     Amend the resolution, page 2, between lines 35 and 36, by inserting:

     “5.  The Legislature shall adjourn sine die a special session convened pursuant to this section not later than midnight of the 20th calendar day of that session. Any legislative action taken after midnight on the 20th calendar day is void.”.

     Amend the resolution, page 3, line 33, by deleting “Except” and inserting “1.  Except”.

     Amend the resolution, page 3, by deleting lines 37 through 41 and inserting:

“the purpose for which they have been convened . [, and the Legislature shall transact no legislative business, except thatfor which they were specially convened, or such other legislative business as the Governor may call to the attention of the Legislature while in Session.]

     2.  No bills, except those related to the purpose for which the Legislature has been specially convened and those necessary to provide for the expenses of the session, may be introduced at a special session convened pursuant to this section.

     3.  The Legislature shall adjourn sine die a special session convened pursuant to this section not later than midnight of the 20th calendar day of that session. Any legislative action taken after midnight on the 20th calendar day is void.”.

     Amend the title of the resolution to read as follows:

“ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION—Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to limit the duration of special sessions of the Legislature to 20 days, limit the matters which may be considered during a special session and provide that a special session may be convened by a petition signed by two-thirds of the Legislators of each house.”.

     Amend the summary of the resolution to read as follows:

“SUMMARY—Proposes to amend Nevada Constitution to revise provisions regarding special sessions of Legislature.”.