Title 17

NRS 218D.115 Requests from authorized nonlegislative requesters: Duties of Legislative Counsel; priority and order of drafting. 1. The Legislative Counsel shall assist authorized nonlegislative requesters in the drafting of the legislative measures which they are authorized to re…

NRS 218D.130 Preparation and publication of list; information included; joint requesters; nonreturning Legislators. 1. On July 1 preceding each regular session, and each week thereafter until the adjournment of the Legislature sine die, the Legislative Counsel shall prepare a lis…

NRS 218D.135 Authorized disclosures concerning certain requests; notice of duplicative requests. 1. If a Legislator asks whether a request for a legislative measure relating to a specific topic has been submitted to the Legislative Counsel for a regular session, the Legislative C…

NRS 218D.150 Requests from Legislators and chairs of standing committees. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each: (a) Incumbent member of the Assembly may request the drafting of: (1) Not more than 4 legislative measures submitted to the Legislative Counsel on or b…

NRS 218D.152 Requests from certain Legislators whose offices become vacant. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if after the general election preceding a regular session and before that regular session has convened, a vacancy occurs for any reason in the office of a …

NRS 218D.155 Requests from legislative leadership, Legislative Counsel, General Counsel, Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the Assembly. 1. In addition to the number of requests authorized pursuant to NRS 218D.150: (a) The Speaker of the Assembly and the Majority Leader …

NRS 218D.160 Requests from chairs of Legislative Commission and Interim Finance Committee; requests from statutory, interim and other committees. 1. The Chair of the Legislative Commission may request the drafting of not more than 10 legislative measures before the first day of a…

NRS 218D.175 Requests from Governor, Director of Office of Finance and constitutional officers. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, for a regular session, the Governor or the Governor’s designated representative may request the drafting of not more than 110 legislati…

NRS 218D.190 Requests from Supreme Court. 1. For a regular session, the Supreme Court may request the drafting of not more than 10 legislative measures which have been approved by the Supreme Court on behalf of the Judicial Department. The requests must be submitted to the Legisl…

NRS 218D.205 Requests from counties, school districts and cities. 1. For a regular session, each board of county commissioners, board of trustees of a school district and city council may request the drafting of not more than the numbers of legislative measures set forth in this …

NRS 218D.210 Requests from association of counties or cities. 1. For a regular session, an association of counties or cities may request the drafting of not more than 5 legislative measures. The requests must be submitted to the Legislative Counsel on or before September 1 preced…

NRS 218D.211 Requests from certain regional transportation commissions. 1. For a regular session, each regional transportation commission created pursuant to NRS 277A.170 in a county whose population is 100,000 or more may request the drafting of not more than 1 legislative measu…

NRS 218D.212 Requests from regional behavioral health policy boards. 1. For a regular session, each regional behavioral health policy board created by NRS 433.429 may request the drafting of not more than 1 legislative measure which relates to matters within the scope of the poli…

NRS 218D.213 Requests from Patient Protection Commission. 1. The Patient Protection Commission created by NRS 439.908 may request the drafting of not more than 3 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the Commission. Any such request must be submitted to…

NRS 218D.217 Requests from Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs. 1. For a regular session, the Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs created by NRS 232.852 may request the drafting of not more than 2 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the Commission…

NRS 218D.218 Requests from Advisory Committee on Housing. 1. For a regular session, the Advisory Committee on Housing created by NRS 319.174 may request the drafting of not more than 1 legislative measure which relates to matters within the scope of the Committee. The request mus…

NRS 218D.219 Requests from Tribal Health Authority Council. 1. The Tribal Health Authority Council created by NRS 233A.410 may request the drafting of not more than 2 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the Council. The requests must be submitted to t…

NRS 218D.220 Requests from Nevada Silver Haired Legislative Forum. 1. For a regular session, the Nevada Silver Haired Legislative Forum created by NRS 427A.320 may request the drafting of not more than 1 legislative measure which relates to matters within the scope of the Forum. …

NRS 218D.225 Requests from Commission on School Funding. 1. For a regular session, the Commission on School Funding created by NRS 387.1246 may request the drafting of not more than 1 legislative measure which relates to matters within the scope of the Commission. The requests mu…

NRS 218D.250 Certain legislative measures requested by committee must include name of Legislator or organization on whose behalf legislative measure was requested. If a standing or special committee of the Legislature requests the drafting of a legislative measure on behalf of a …

NRS 218D.270 Certain legislative measures must include information relating to unfunded mandates. If any provision contained in a legislative measure will have the effect of requiring one or more local governments to establish, provide or increase a program or service which is es…

NRS 218D.290 Certain legislative measures must include digest when practicable; contents and style; revision. 1. To the extent practicable, the Legislative Counsel shall cause each bill or joint resolution introduced in the Legislature to include a digest. The digest must be prin…

NRS 218D.310 Verification of legal descriptions of land in certain legislative measures. 1. Before a legal description of land is submitted to the Legislature or the Legislative Counsel Bureau by any state agency or department in connection with a proposed legislative measure for…

NRS 218D.330 Effective date of legislative measure when not specifically prescribed; period during which legislative measure that expires by limitation remains effective. 1. Each law and joint resolution passed by the Legislature becomes effective on October 1 following its passa…

NRS 218D.350 Requirements for certain legislative measures enacting tax exemptions subject to Section 6 of Article 10 of the Nevada Constitution. In accordance with Section 6 of Article 10 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada: 1. The Legislature shall not enact an exemption…

NRS 218D.355 Requirements for certain legislative measures authorizing or increasing tax abatements approved by Office of Economic Development. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 360.753, 360.754, 360.893 and 360.965, any state legislation enacted on or after July 1, 2012, wh…

NRS 218D.370 Criteria for amending population classifications. 1. Before changing a classification in a statute based upon population as defined in NRS 0.050, the Legislature shall review the classification, consider the suggestions of all interested persons in the State relating…

NRS 218D.380 Requirements for certain legislative measures involving submission of reports to Legislature; Legislative Commission to review and recommend regarding necessity of certain reports. 1. Any provision of state legislation enacted on or after July 1, 2013, which adds or …

NRS 218D.385 Director to develop recommendations for elimination or revision of requirements to submit certain reports. 1. The Director shall develop recommendations for the: (a) Elimination of any requirements to submit obsolete or redundant reports to the Legislature; and (b) R…

NRS 218D.400 “Presiding officer” defined. As used in NRS 218D.400 to 218D.495, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “presiding officer” means: 1. In the Assembly, the Speaker of the Assembly or another member of the Assembly who is performing the functions of the Spe…

NRS 218D.415 Summary of certain legislative measures must include information concerning fiscal effect and appropriations. 1. The summary of each bill or joint resolution introduced in the Legislature must include the statement: (a) “Fiscal Note: Effect on Local Government: May h…

NRS 218D.430 Fiscal note required for certain bills and joint resolutions affecting State Government. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Fiscal Analysis Division shall obtain a fiscal note on: (a) Any bill or joint resolution which creates or increases any fisca…

NRS 218D.435 Fiscal note required for certain bills and joint resolutions affecting local governments. 1. Before a vote is taken by a committee of the Assembly or the Senate on any bill or joint resolution which the Legislative Counsel, in consultation with the Fiscal Analysis Di…

NRS 218D.440 Fiscal note not required for amendments unless requested by presiding officer. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, fiscal notes are required on the original bill and original joint resolution only and not on amendments. 2. Whenever an amendment adopted by one Hous…

NRS 218D.445 Legislator may raise issue that legislative measure requires fiscal note; determination of need for fiscal note by presiding officer. 1. Any Legislator may at any time while a bill or joint resolution is before the Legislator’s House raise the issue that the bill or …

NRS 218D.460 Requester of legislative measure must be informed of need for fiscal note; procedure for submitting legislative measure to agency or local government for fiscal note. 1. After a bill or joint resolution has been drafted, the Fiscal Analysis Division shall inform the …

NRS 218D.465 Form of fiscal note; review by Director of Office of Finance. 1. The name of the agency preparing the fiscal note must appear on the fiscal note with the name of the official of the agency who is primarily responsible for preparing the fiscal note. 2. The Director of…

NRS 218D.470 Contents of fiscal note. 1. The fiscal note must be factual and concise in nature, and must provide a reliable estimate of the dollar amount of effect the bill or joint resolution will have. 2. If the agency or local government concludes that no dollar amount can be …

NRS 218D.475 Time for agency or local government to prepare and return fiscal note; extension. 1. Whenever a bill or joint resolution is submitted to an agency for a fiscal note, the agency shall prepare the fiscal note and return it to the Fiscal Analysis Division within 5 worki…

NRS 218D.480 Transmittal of fiscal note to chairs of committees; additional procedures for preparing fiscal notes concerning legislative measures affecting local governments; retention of copies of fiscal notes. 1. As soon as practicable after a fiscal note is received from an ag…

NRS 218D.485 Printing of fiscal notes. All fiscal notes of bills or joint resolutions that have been introduced must be printed together, separate from the bills or joint resolutions, in the order of introduction in the Assembly and the Senate. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1006; A 1979…

NRS 218D.495 Unlawful to copy or disseminate information concerning legislative measure submitted for fiscal note; exceptions; penalty. 1. Agencies and local governments may use the bills and joint resolutions submitted to them pursuant to NRS 218D.400 to 218D.495, inclusive, for…

NRS 218D.550 Determination of form and correction of mistakes by Legislative Counsel. 1. Before introduction, each bill must be delivered to the Legislative Counsel for the purpose of determining if the bill is in the proper form as prescribed by law or rule of the Houses. The Le…

NRS 218D.555 Printing of legislative measures and fiscal notes; changes and corrections by Legislative Counsel. 1. The Legislative Counsel shall print copies of each legislative measure and each fiscal note prepared for a legislative measure in the quantity authorized by the Secr…

NRS 218D.560 Drafting and printing of bills; marking of new and old matter. 1. Bills to amend existing general statutes and all bills to enact new statutes of a general, public and permanent nature shall be deemed amendments to NRS and must contain reference to NRS. 2. New matter…

NRS 218D.575 Request for prefiling; distribution of certain prefiled measures between Houses; review for proper form; limitations on prefiling. 1. A Legislator who will be a member of the next regular session may request the Legislative Counsel to prefile any bill or joint resolu…