Amendment No. 81

 

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 16                                                                           (BDR 19‑377)

Proposed by: Committee on Government Affairs

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 section 1, page 1, line 8, by deleting “The” and inserting:

“In a county whose population is 40,000 or more, the”.

     Amend section 1, page 1, line 10, by deleting “only.” and inserting:

“only, unless before abstaining from the vote, the member of the public body receives and discloses the opinion of the legal counsel authorized by law to provide legal advice to the public body that the abstention is required pursuant to NRS 281.501. The opinion of counsel must be in writing and set forth with specificity the factual circumstances and analysis leading to that conclusion.”.

     Amend the title of the bill, first line, by deleting “clarifying” and inserting “specifying”.

     Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

“SUMMARY—Specifies effect of abstention from voting by member of certain public bodies on necessary quorum and number of votes necessary to take action on matters. (BDR 19‑377)”.