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Amend the resolution, pages 1 and 2, by deleting lines 4 through 15 on page 1 and lines 1 through 17 on page 2, and inserting:
“Sec. 29A. 1. The Legislature shall adjourn sine die each regular session held in an odd-numbered year not later than midnight of the 120th legislative day or of the 140th calendar day, whichever occurs first. Any legislative action taken after midnight of the 120th legislative day or of the 140th calendar day of that session is void, unless the legislative action is conducted during a special session.
2. The Legislature shall adjourn sine die each regular session held in an even-numbered year not later than midnight of the 45th calendar day of that session. Any legislative action taken after midnight of the 45th calendar day is void, unless the legislative action is conducted during a special session.
And be it further
Resolved, That a new section, designated Sec. 2A, be added to Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution to read as follows:
Sec. 2A. 1. The Legislature may be convened, on extraordinary occasions, upon petition signed by two-thirds of the members of each House of the Legislature. A petition must specify the business to be transacted during the special session, indicate a date on or before which the Legislature is to convene and be transmitted to the Secretary of State. Upon receipt of one or more substantially similar petitions signed, in the aggregate, by the required number of members, calling for a special session, the Secretary of State shall notify all members of the Legislature and the Governor that a special session will be convened pursuant to this section.
2. No bills, except those related to the business specified in the petition and those necessary to provide for the expenses of session, may be introduced at a special session convened pursuant to this section.
3. A special session convened pursuant to this section takes precedence over a special session called by the Governor pursuant to Section 9 of Article 5 of this Constitution, unless otherwise provided in the petition calling for the special session.
4. The Legislature may provide by law for the procedure for convening a special session pursuant to this section.
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, pages 2 and 3, by deleting lines 21 through 44 on page 2 and lines 1 through 3 on page 3, and inserting:
“Sec. 2. 1. The sessions of the Legislature shall be [biennial,] annual, and shall commence on the 1st Monday of February , [following the election of members of the Assembly,] unless the Governor of the State or the members of the Legislature shall, in the interim, convene the Legislature by proclamation [.
2. The Legislature shall adjourn sine die each regular session not later than midnight Pacific standard time 120 calendar days following its commencement. Any legislative action taken after midnight Pacific standard time on the 120th calendar day is void, unless the legislative action is conducted during a special session convened by the Governor.
3.] or petition.
2. The Governor shall submit :”.
Amend the resolution, page 3, line 9, by deleting “30” and inserting “21”.
Amend the resolution, page 3, by deleting lines 11 through 19.
Amend the resolution, page 3, by deleting lines 25 through 28 and inserting:
“and paid out of the public treasury, for not to exceed 60 days during any regular session of the legislature conducted during odd-numbered years, not to exceed 45 days during any regular session of the legislature conducted during even-numbered yearsand not to exceed 20 days during any special session ;[convened by the governor;] but no increase of”.
Amend the resolution, page 3, by deleting lines 34 and 35 and inserting:
“not exceeding the sum of Sixty dollars for any general or special session to each member; and”.
Amend the resolution, pages 3 and 4, by deleting lines 44 and 45 on page 3 and lines 1 through 7 on page 4, and inserting:
“[Sec: 9. The]
Sec. 9. 1. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2A of Article 4 of this Constitution, the Governor may , on extraordinary occasions, convene the Legislature by Proclamation and shall state to both houses , when organized, the purpose for which they have been convened . [, and the Legislature shall transact no legislative business, except that for 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.
And be it further
Resolved, That Section 12 of Article 17 of the Nevada Constitution be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 12. The first regular session of the Legislature shall commence on the second Monday of December A.D. Eighteen hundred and Sixty Four, and the second regular session of the same shall commence on the first Monday of January A.D. Eighteen hundred and Sixty Six; and the third regular session of the Legislature shall be the first of the biennial sessions, and shall commence on the first Monday of January A.D. Eighteen hundred and Sixty Seven; and the regular sessions of the Legislature shall be held thereafter . [biennially.]”.
Amend the resolution, page 7, by deleting lines 6 through 22 and the text of repealed section.
Amend the title of the resolution to read as follows:
“ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION—Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to revise provisions relating to legislative sessions.”.
Amend the summary of the resolution to read as follows: