- 83rd Session (2025)
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 1–Committee
on Legislative Operations and Elections
FILE NUMBER..........
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION —Adopting the Joint
Standing Rules of the Senate and Assembly for the 83rd
Session of the Legislature.
RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, THE
SENATE CONCURRING, That the Joint Rules of the Senate and
Assembly for the 83rd Session of the Legislature are hereby adopted
as follows:
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
Rule No. 1. Procedure Concerning.
1. In every case of an amendment of a bill, or joint or
concurrent resolution, agreed to in one House, dissented from in
the other, and not receded from by the one making the
amendment, each House may appoint a committee to confer with a
like committee to be appointed by the other; and, if appointed, the
committee shall meet publicly at a convenient hour to be agreed
upon by their respective chairs and announced publicly, and shall
confer upon the differences between the two Houses as indicated
by the amendments made in one and rejected in the other and
report as early as convenient the result of their conference to their
respective Houses.
2. The report shall be made available to all members of both
Houses. The whole subject matter embraced in the bill or
resolution shall be considered by the committee, and it may
recommend recession by either House, new amendments, a new
bill or resolution, or other changes as it sees fit. A new bill or
resolution so reported shall be treated as amendments unless the
bill or resolution is composed entirely of original matter, in which
case it shall receive the treatment required in the respective
Houses for original bills, or resolutions, as the case may be. A
conference committee shall not recommend any action which
would cause the creation of more than one reprint or more than
one bill or resolution.
3. The report of a conference committee may be adopted by
acclamation. The report is not subject to amendment.
4. There shall be but one conference committee on any bill or
resolution. A majority of the members of a conference committee
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from each House must be members who voted for the passage of
the bill or resolution.
MESSAGES
Rule No. 2. Biennial Message of the Governor.
Upon motion, the biennial message of the Governor must be
received and read and entered in full in the Journal of
proceedings.
Rule No. 2.2. Other Messages From the Governor.
Whenever a message from the Governor is received, it shall be
entered in full in the Journal of proceedings.
Rule No. 2.4. Proclamation by the Governor Convening Special
Session.
Proclamations by the Governor convening the Legislature in
special session must, by direction of the presiding officer of each
House, be read immediately after the convening of the special
session, and must be filed and entered in the Journal of
proceedings.
Rule No. 2.6. Messages Between Houses.
Messages from the Senate to the Assembly shall be delivered by
the Secretary or a person designated by the Secretary and
messages from the Assembly to the Senate shall be delivered by the
Chief Clerk or a person designated by the Chief Clerk.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACTION
Rule No. 3. Communications.
Each House shall communicate its final action on any bill or
resolution, or matter in which the other may be interested, by
written notice. Each such notice sent by the Senate must be signed
by the Secretary of the Senate, or a person designated by the
Secretary. Each such notice sent by the Assembly must be signed
by the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, or a person designated by the
Chief Clerk.
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BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
Rule No. 4. Signature.
Each enrolled bill or joint resolution shall be presented to the
presiding officers of both Houses for signature. They shall sign
the bill or joint resolution and their signatures shall be followed by
those of the Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the
Assembly.
Rule No. 5. Joint Sponsorship.
1. A bill or resolution introduced by a standing committee of
the Senate or Assembly may, at the direction of the chair of the
committee, set forth the name of a standing committee of the other
House as a joint sponsor, if a majority of all members appointed to
the committee of the other House votes in favor of becoming a
joint sponsor of the bill or resolution. The name of the committee
joint sponsor must be set forth on the face of the bill or resolution
immediately below the date on which the bill or resolution is
introduced.
2. A bill or resolution introduced by one or more Legislators
elected to one House may, at the direction of the Legislator who
brings the bill or resolution forward for introduction, set forth the
names of one or more Legislators who are members elected to the
other House and who wish to be primary joint sponsors or non-
primary joint sponsors of the bill or resolution. Not more than five
Legislators from each House may be set forth on the face of a bill
or resolution as primary joint sponsors. The names of each
primary joint sponsor and non-primary joint sponsor must be set
forth on the face of the bill or resolution in the following order
immediately below the date on which the bill or resolution is
introduced:
(a) The name of each primary joint sponsor, in the order
indicated on the colored back of the introductory copy of the bill
or resolution; and
(b) The name of each non-primary joint sponsor, in
alphabetical order.
3. The Legislative Counsel shall not cause to be printed the
name of a standing committee as a joint sponsor on the face of a
bill or resolution unless the chair of the committee has signed his
or her name next to the name of the committee on the colored
back of the introductory copy of the bill or resolution that was
submitted to the front desk of the House of origin or the statement
required by subsection 5. The Legislative Counsel shall not cause
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to be printed the name of a Legislator as a primary joint sponsor
or non-primary joint sponsor on the face of a bill or resolution
unless the Legislator has signed the colored back of the
introductory copy of the bill or resolution that was submitted to the
front desk of the House of origin or the statement required by
subsection 5.
4. Upon introduction, any bill or resolution that sets forth the
names of primary joint sponsors or non-primary joint sponsors, or
both, must be numbered in the same numerical sequence as other
bills and resolutions of the same House of origin are numbered.
5. Once a bill or resolution has been introduced, a primary
joint sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor may only be added or
removed by amendment of the bill or resolution. An amendment
which proposes to add or remove a primary joint sponsor or non-
primary joint sponsor must not be considered by the House of
origin of the amendment unless a statement requesting the
addition or removal is attached to the copy of the amendment
submitted to the front desk of the House of origin of the
amendment. If the amendment proposes to add or remove a
Legislator as a primary joint sponsor or non-primary joint
sponsor, the statement must be signed by that Legislator. If the
amendment proposes to add or remove a standing committee as a
joint sponsor, the statement must be signed by the chair of the
committee. A copy of the statement must be transmitted to the
Legislative Counsel if the amendment is adopted.
6. An amendment that proposes to add or remove a primary
joint sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor may include additional
proposals to change the substantive provisions of the bill or
resolution or may be limited only to the proposal to add or remove
a primary joint sponsor or non-primary joint sponsor.
PUBLICATIONS
Rule No. 6. Ordering and Distribution.
1. The bills, resolutions, journals and histories will be
provided electronically to the officers and members of the Senate
and Assembly, staff of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, the press
and the general public on the Nevada Legislature’s Internet
website.
2. Each House may order the printing of bills introduced,
reports of its own committees, and other matter pertaining to that
House only; but no other printing may be ordered except by a
concurrent resolution passed by both Houses. Each Senator is
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entitled to the free distribution of four copies of each bill
introduced in each House, and each Assemblymember to such a
distribution of two copies. Additional copies of such bills may be
distributed at a charge to the person to whom they are addressed.
The amount charged for distribution of the additional copies must
be determined by the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau
to approximate the cost of handling and postage for the entire
session.
RESOLUTIONS
Rule No. 7. Types, Usage and Approval.
1. A joint resolution must be used to:
(a) Propose an amendment to the Nevada Constitution.
(b) Ratify a proposed amendment to the United States
Constitution.
(c) Address the President of the United States, Congress, either
House or any committee or member of Congress, any department
or agency of the Federal Government, or any other state of the
Union.
2. A concurrent resolution must be used to:
(a) Amend these Joint Standing Rules, which requires a
majority vote of each House for adoption.
(b) Request the return from the Governor of an enrolled bill
for further consideration.
(c) Request the return from the Secretary of State of an
enrolled joint or concurrent resolution for further consideration.
(d) Resolve that the return of a bill from one House to the
other House is necessary and appropriate.
(e) Express facts, principles, opinion and purposes of the
Senate and Assembly.
(f) Establish a joint committee of the two Houses.
(g) Direct the Legislative Commission to conduct an interim
study.
3. A concurrent resolution or a resolution of one House may
be used to memorialize a former member of the Legislature or
other notable or distinguished person upon his or her death.
4. A resolution of one House may be used to request the
return from the Secretary of State of an enrolled resolution of the
same House for further consideration.
5. A resolution of one House may be used for any additional
purpose determined appropriate by the Majority Leader of the
Senate or the Speaker of the Assembly, respectively.
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6. A concurrent resolution used for the purposes expressed in
paragraph (e) of subsection 2 may only be requested by a
statutory, interim or standing committee.
Rule No. 8. Reserved.
ADJOURNMENT
Rule No. 9. Limitations and Calculation of Duration.
1. In calculating the permissible duration of an adjournment
for 3 days or less, Sunday must not be counted.
2. The Legislature may adjourn for more than 3 days by
motion based on mutual consent of the Houses or by concurrent
resolution. One or more such adjournments, for a total of not
more than 20 days during any regular session, may be taken to
permit standing committees, select committees or the Legislative
Counsel Bureau to prepare the matters respectively entrusted to
them for the consideration of the Legislature as a whole.
Rule No. 9.5. Adjournment Sine Die.
1. The Legislature shall not take any action on a bill or
resolution after midnight Pacific time at the end of the 120th
consecutive calendar day of session, inclusive of the day on which
the session commences. Any legislative action taken after
midnight Pacific time at the end of the 120th consecutive calendar
day of session is void, unless the legislative action is conducted
during a special session.
2. A Legislator shall not take any action to impede the
progress of the Legislature in completing its business by the time
specified in subsection 1.
3. The Legislature and its members, officers and employees
shall not employ any device, pretense or fiction that adjusts,
evades or ignores the measure of time specified in subsection 1 for
the purpose of extending the duration of the session.
4. Any action taken in violation of subsection 2 or 3 shall be
deemed out of order.
5. As used in this Rule, “midnight Pacific time” must be
determined based on the actual measure of time that, on the final
calendar day of the session, is being used and observed by the
general population as the uniform time for the portion of Nevada
which lies within the Pacific time zone, or any legal successor to
the Pacific time zone, and which includes the seat of government
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of this State as designated by Section 1 of Article 15 of the Nevada
Constitution.
EXPENDITURES FROM THE LEGISLATIVE FUND
Rule No. 10. Manner of Authorization.
Except for routine salary, travel, equipment and operating
expenses, no expenditures shall be made from the Legislative
Fund without the authority of a concurrent resolution regularly
adopted by the Senate and Assembly.
LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION
Rule No. 11. Membership and Organization.
1. When members of the minority party in the Senate or in
the Assembly comprise one-third or less of the total number
elected to that House, minority party membership for that House
on the Legislative Commission must be:
(a) One, if such membership is less than one-fifth of the total
number elected to that House.
(b) Two, if such membership is at least one-fifth but not more
than one-third of the total number elected to that House.
If the members of the minority party in the Senate or in the
Assembly comprise more than one-third of the total number
elected to that House, minority party membership for that House
on the Commission must be three, being equal to the membership
of the majority party.
2. Each House shall select one or more alternate members
for each member from that House, designating them according to
party or according to the individual member whom the alternate
would replace.
3. A vacancy in the regular Senate or Assembly membership
created by death or by resignation or by the Legislator’s ceasing to
be a member of the Legislature shall be filled by the proper
alternate member as designated by that House. If there is no
proper alternate member, the Legislative Commission shall fill the
vacancy by appointing a Senator or Assemblymember of the same
party.
4. If for any reason a member is or will be absent from a
meeting and there are no alternates available, the Chair of the
Commission may appoint a member of the same House and
political party to attend the meeting as an alternate.
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5. The members shall serve until their successors are
appointed by resolution as provided in NRS 218E.150, except that
the membership of any member who does not become a candidate
for reelection or who is defeated for reelection shall terminate on
the day next after the election and the vacancy shall be filled as
provided in this Rule.
6. The Chair shall be selected at the first meeting of the newly
formed Legislative Commission and shall serve until his or her
successor is appointed following the formation of the next
Legislative Commission.
RECORDS OF COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS
Rule No. 12. Duties of Secretary of Committee and Director.
1. Each standing committee of the Legislature shall cause a
record to be made of the proceedings of its meetings.
2. The secretary of a standing committee shall:
(a) Label each record with the date, time and place of the
meeting and also indicate on the label the numerical sequence in
which the record was made;
(b) Keep the records in chronological order; and
(c) Deposit the records upon completion with the Research
Library of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
3. The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall:
(a) Make the records available for accessing by any person
during office hours under such reasonable conditions as the
Director may deem necessary; and
(b) Retain the records for two bienniums and at the end of that
period keep some form or copy of the record in any manner the
Director deems reasonable to ensure access to the record in the
foreseeable future.
REAPPORTIONMENT AND REDISTRICTING
Rule No. 13. Reserved.
Rule No. 13.1. Reserved.
Rule No. 13.2. Reserved.
Rule No. 13.3. Reserved.
Rule No. 13.4. Reserved.
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Rule No. 13.6. Reserved.
LIMITATIONS ON INTRODUCTION AND REQUESTS
FOR DRAFTING OF LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Rule No. 14. Limitations on Drafting and Requirements for
Introduction; Indication of Requester on Committee
Introductions.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and Joint
Standing Rules Nos. 14.4, 14.5 and 14.6, after a regular legislative
session has convened, the Legislative Counsel shall honor, if
submitted before 5 p.m. on the 15th calendar day of the legislative
session, not more than 60 requests, in total, from each House for
the drafting of a bill or joint resolution. The Majority Leader
of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly shall, not later than
the 8th calendar day of the legislative session, allocate all, some or
none of the 60 requests and provide the Legislative Counsel with a
written list of the number of requests for the drafting of a bill or
resolution that may be submitted by each member and standing
committee of their respective Houses, and as Majority Leader or
Speaker, as applicable, within the limit provided by this
subsection. The lists may be revised any time before the 15th
calendar day of the legislative session to reallocate any unused
requests or requests which were withdrawn before drafting began
on the request.
2. A request for the drafting of a bill or resolution that is
submitted by a standing committee pursuant to this section must
be approved by a majority of all of the members appointed to the
committee before the request is submitted to the Legislative
Counsel.
3. A standing committee may only request the drafting of a
bill or resolution or introduce a bill or resolution that is within the
jurisdiction of the standing committee.
4. A measure introduced by a standing committee at the
request of a Legislator or organization must indicate the
Legislator or organization at whose request the measure was
drafted.
5. The following measures must be introduced by a standing
committee:
(a) Measures drafted at the request of agencies and officers of
the Executive Branch of State Government, local governments, the
courts and other authorized nonlegislative requesters.
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(b) Measures requested by statutory committees and interim
legislative studies.
(c) Bills requested by a standing committee, or by persons
designated to request measures on behalf of a standing committee
during the interim. Bills requested by or on behalf of a standing
committee must be introduced by that committee.
6. Resolutions requested by or on behalf of a standing
committee may be introduced by an individual member.
7. A Legislator may not change the subject matter of a
request for a legislative measure after it has been submitted for
drafting.
Rule No. 14.1. Secondary Deadline for Submission of Details to
the Legislative Counsel.
1. If a request for the drafting of a bill or resolution is
submitted to the Legislative Counsel by a Senator or
Assemblymember, a standing committee of the Assembly or Senate
or the Majority Leader of the Senate or the Speaker of the
Assembly on or before the 15th calendar day of the legislative
session pursuant to subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14,
the member, chair of the standing committee or his or her
designee, and the Majority Leader and Speaker, as applicable,
shall, by the 22nd calendar day of the legislative session, provide
the Legislative Counsel with information to draft the request
which is sufficient in detail to allow for complete drafting of the
request.
2. The Legislative Counsel shall give priority to the drafting
of bills and resolutions for which sufficient detail to allow
complete drafting of the request was submitted within the period
required by this Rule.
3. The provisions of this Rule apply to a request submitted by
a Legislator who is not returning to the Legislature for the
legislative session if the request was claimed by another Legislator
who is or will be serving during the legislative session.
4. The provisions of this Rule do not apply to:
(a) Emergency requests submitted pursuant to Joint Standing
Rule No. 14.4.
(b) Requests for which a waiver is granted pursuant to Joint
Standing Rule No. 14.5.
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Rule No. 14.2. Limitations on Time for Introduction of
Legislation.
1. Except as otherwise provided in Joint Standing Rules Nos.
14.4, 14.5 and 14.6:
(a) Unless the provisions of paragraph (b) or (c) are
applicable, a bill or joint resolution may only be introduced on or
before:
(1) The 10th calendar day following delivery of the
introductory copy of the bill or joint resolution; or
(2) The last day for introduction of the bill or joint
resolution as required by paragraph (e),
whichever is earlier.
(b) If a bill or joint resolution requires revision after the
introductory copy has been delivered, such information as is
required to draft the revision must be submitted to the Legislative
Counsel before the 10th calendar day following delivery of the
introductory copy of the bill or joint resolution. The revised bill or
joint resolution may only be introduced on or before:
(1) The 15th calendar day following delivery of the original
introductory copy of the bill or joint resolution; or
(2) The last day for introduction of the bill or joint
resolution as required by paragraph (e),
whichever is earlier.
(c) If the bill or joint resolution requires a second or
subsequent revision, such information as is required to draft the
revision must be submitted to the Legislative Counsel before the
15th calendar day following delivery of the original introductory
copy of the bill or joint resolution. A bill or joint resolution revised
pursuant to this paragraph may only be introduced on or before:
(1) The 20th calendar day following delivery of the original
introductory copy of the bill or joint resolution; or
(2) The last day for introduction of the bill or joint
resolution as required by paragraph (e),
whichever is earlier.
(d) A request that was designated for prefiling pursuant to
NRS 218D.150 must be introduced on or before the 15th calendar
day of the legislative session.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the last day
for introduction of a bill or joint resolution that was requested by:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (2), a
Legislator is the 43rd calendar day of the legislative session.
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(2) A Legislator, pursuant to subsection 1 of Joint Standing
Rule No. 14, a standing or interim committee or other requester is
the 50th calendar day of the legislative session.
2. The Legislative Counsel shall indicate on the face of the
introductory copy of each bill or joint resolution the final date on
which the bill or joint resolution may be introduced.
3. If the final date on which the bill or joint resolution may be
introduced falls upon a day on which the House in which the bill
or joint resolution is to be introduced is not in session, the bill or
joint resolution may be introduced on the next day that the House
is in session.
SCHEDULE FOR ENACTMENT OF BILLS
Rule No. 14.3. Final Dates for Action by Standing Committees
and Houses.
Except as otherwise provided in Joint Standing Rules Nos.
14.4, 14.5 and 14.6:
1. The final standing committee to which a bill or joint
resolution is referred in its House of origin may only take action
on the bill or joint resolution on or before the 68th calendar day of
the legislative session. A bill may be re-referred after that date
only to the Senate Committee on Finance or the Assembly
Committee on Ways and Means and only if the bill is exempt
pursuant to subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.6.
2. Final action on a bill or joint resolution may only be taken
by the House of origin on or before the 79th calendar day of the
legislative session.
3. The final standing committee to which a bill or joint
resolution is referred in the second House may only take action on
the bill or joint resolution on or before the 103rd calendar day of
the legislative session. A bill may be re-referred after that date
only to the Senate Committee on Finance or the Assembly
Committee on Ways and Means and only if the bill is exempt
pursuant to subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.6.
4. Final action on a bill or joint resolution may only be taken
by the second House on or before the 110th calendar day of the
legislative session.
Rule No. 14.4. Emergency Requests.
1. After a legislative session has convened:
(a) The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the
Assembly may each submit to the Legislative Counsel, on his or
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her own behalf or on the behalf of another Legislator or a
standing committee of the Senate or Assembly, not more than 10
requests for the drafting of a bill or resolution.
(b) The Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority
Leader of the Assembly may each submit to the Legislative
Counsel, on his or her own behalf or on the behalf of another
Legislator or a standing committee of the Senate or Assembly, not
more than three requests for the drafting of a bill or resolution.
2. A request submitted pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) May be submitted at any time during the legislative session
and is not subject to any of the provisions of subsection 1 of Joint
Standing Rule No. 14, Joint Standing Rule No. 14.1, subsection 1
of Joint Standing Rule No. 14.2 and Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.
(b) Is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other requests for
the drafting of a bill or resolution that are authorized to be
submitted to the Legislative Counsel by the Majority Leader of the
Senate, Speaker of the Assembly, Minority Leader of the Senate or
Minority Leader of the Assembly.
3. The list of requests for the preparation of legislative
measures prepared pursuant to NRS 218D.130 must include the
phrase “EMERGENCY REQUEST OF” and state the title of the
person who requested each bill or resolution pursuant to this Rule.
If the request was made on behalf of another Legislator or a
standing committee, the list must also include the name of the
Legislator or standing committee on whose behalf the bill or
resolution was requested.
4. The Legislative Counsel shall cause to be printed on the
face of the introductory copy and all reprints of each bill or
resolution requested pursuant to this Rule the phrase
“EMERGENCY REQUEST OF” and state the title of the person
who requested the bill or resolution.
Rule No. 14.5. Waivers.
1. At the request of a Legislator or a standing or select
committee of the Senate or Assembly, subsection 1 of Joint
Standing Rule No. 14, subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No.
14.2 or any of the provisions of Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14.1
and 14.3, or any combination thereof, may be waived by the
Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly,
acting jointly, at any time during a legislative session.
2. A waiver granted pursuant to subsection 1:
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(a) Must be in writing, executed on a form provided by the
Legislative Counsel, and signed by the Majority Leader and the
Speaker.
(b) Must indicate the date on which the waiver is granted.
(c) Must indicate the Legislator or committee on whose behalf
the waiver is being granted.
(d) Must include the bill number or resolution number for
which the waiver is granted or indicate that the Legislative
Counsel is authorized to accept and honor a request for a new bill
or resolution.
(e) Must indicate the provisions to which the waiver applies.
(f) May include the conditions under which the bill or
resolution for which the waiver is being granted must be
introduced and processed.
3. The Legislative Counsel shall not honor a request for the
drafting of a new bill or resolution for which a waiver is granted
pursuant to this Rule unless information which is sufficient in
detail to allow for complete drafting of the bill or resolution is
submitted to the Legislative Counsel within 2 calendar days after
the date on which the waiver is granted.
4. Upon the receipt of a written waiver granted pursuant to
this Rule, the Legislative Counsel shall transmit a copy of the
waiver to the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the
Assembly. The notice that a waiver has been granted for an
existing bill or resolution must be read on the floor and entered in
the Journal, and a notation that the waiver was granted must be
included as a part of the history of the bill or resolution on the
next practicable legislative day. A notation that a waiver was
granted authorizing a new bill or resolution must be included as a
part of the history of the bill or resolution after introduction.
5. The Legislative Counsel shall secure the original copy of
the waiver to the official cover of the bill or resolution.
Rule No. 14.6. Exemptions.
1. Upon request of the draft by or referral to the Senate
Committee on Finance or the Assembly Committee on Ways and
Means, a bill which:
(a) Contains an appropriation; or
(b) Has been determined by the Fiscal Analysis Division to:
(1) Authorize the expenditure by a state agency of sums not
appropriated from the State General Fund or the State Highway
Fund;
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(2) Create or increase any significant fiscal liability of the
State;
(3) Implement a budget decision; or
(4) Significantly decrease any revenue of the State,
is exempt from the provisions of subsection 1 of Joint Standing
Rule No. 14, Joint Standing Rule No. 14.1, subsection 1 of Joint
Standing Rule No. 14.2 and Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3. The
Fiscal Analysis Division shall give notice to the Legislative
Counsel to cause to be printed on the face of the bill the term
“exempt” for any bills requested by the Senate Committee on
Finance or Assembly Committee on Ways and Means that have
been determined to be exempt and shall give written notice to the
Legislative Counsel, Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of
the Assembly of any bill which is determined to be exempt or
eligible for exemption after it is printed. When a bill is determined
to be exempt or eligible for an exemption after the bill was printed,
a notation must be included as a part of the history of the bill on
the next practicable legislative day. The term “exempt” must be
printed on the face of all reprints of the bill after the bill becomes
exempt.
2. Unless exempt pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1,
all of the provisions of Joint Standing Rules Nos. 14, 14.1, 14.2
and 14.3 apply to a bill until the bill becomes exempt pursuant to
subsection 1. A bill that has become exempt does not lose the
exemption regardless of subsequent actions taken by the
Legislature.
3. A cumulative list of all bills determined by the Fiscal
Analysis Division pursuant to subsection 1 to be exempt or eligible
for exemption after being printed must be maintained and printed
in the back of the list of requests for the preparation of legislative
measures prepared pursuant to NRS 218D.130.
4. The provisions of subsection 1 of Joint Standing Rule No.
14, Joint Standing Rule No. 14.1, subsection 1 of Joint Standing
Rule No. 14.2 and Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3 do not apply to:
(a) A measure that primarily relates to carrying out the
business of the Legislature.
(b) A bill returned from enrollment for a technical correction.
(c) A bill that was previously enrolled but, upon request of the
Legislature, has been returned from the Governor for further
consideration.
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Rule No. 14.7. Amendments.
1. The Legislative Counsel shall not honor a request for the
drafting of an amendment to a bill or resolution if the subject
matter of the amendment is independent of, and not specifically
related and properly connected to, the subject that is expressed in
the title of the bill or resolution.
2. For the purposes of this Rule, an amendment is
independent of, and not specifically related and properly
connected to, the subject that is expressed in the title of a bill or
resolution if the amendment relates only to the general, single
subject that is expressed in that title and not to the specific whole
subject matter embraced in the bill or resolution.
3. This Rule must be narrowly construed to carry out the
purposes for which it was adopted, which is to ensure the
effectiveness of the limitations set forth in Joint Standing Rules
Nos. 14, 14.1, 14.2 and 14.3.
Rule No. 15. Reserved.
Rule No. 16. Reserved.
DATE OF FIRST JOINT BUDGET HEARING
Rule No. 17. Requirement.
The first joint meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on
Finance and the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and
Means to consider the budgets of the agencies of the State must be
held on or before the 92nd calendar day of the regular session.
CRITERIA FOR REVIEWING BILLS THAT
REQUIRE POLICIES OF HEALTH
INSURANCE TO PROVIDE COVERAGE
FOR CERTAIN TREATMENT OR SERVICES
Rule No. 18. Topics of Consideration.
Any standing committee of the Senate or Assembly to which a
bill is referred requiring a policy of health insurance delivered or
issued for delivery in this State to provide coverage for any
treatment or service shall review the bill giving consideration to:
1. The level of public demand for the treatment or service for
which coverage is required and the extent to which such coverage
is needed in this State;
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2. The extent to which coverage for the treatment or service is
currently available;
3. The extent to which the required coverage may increase or
decrease the cost of the treatment or service;
4. The effect the required coverage will have on the cost of
obtaining policies of health insurance in this State;
5. The effect the required coverage will have on the cost of
health care provided in this State; and
6. Such other considerations as are necessary to determine
the fiscal and social impact of requiring coverage for the
treatment or service.
INTERIM LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES
Rule No. 19. Approval for Meeting During Session and Date
for Reporting.
1. A legislative committee that meets during the interim shall
not schedule or otherwise hold a meeting during a regular session
of the Legislature or during an adjournment pursuant to Joint
Standing Rule No. 9 without the prior approval of the Majority
Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly.
2. Each legislative committee that adopted any findings or
recommendations during the interim since the last regular session
of the Legislature shall, not later than the 14th calendar day of the
regular session, inform interested members of the Senate and
Assembly of those findings and recommendations.
ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY
Rule No. 20. Maintenance of Working Environment;
Procedure for Filing, Investigating and Taking Remedial Action
on Complaints.
1. The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy of the
Legislature to prohibit any conduct, whether intentional or
unintentional, which results in sexual harassment or other
unlawful harassment based upon any other protected category.
The Legislature intends to maintain a working environment which
is free from sexual harassment and other unlawful harassment.
Each Legislator is responsible to conduct himself or herself in a
manner which will ensure that others are able to work in such an
environment.
2. In accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., for the purposes of this Rule,
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“sexual harassment” means unwelcome sexual advances, requests
for sexual favors, and other verbal, visual or physical conduct of a
sexual nature when:
(a) Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or
implicitly a term or condition of a person’s employment;
(b) Submission to or rejection of such conduct by a person is
used as the basis for employment decisions affecting the person;
or
(c) Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably
interfering with a person’s work performance or creating an
intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.
3. Each Legislator must exercise his or her own good
judgment to avoid engaging in conduct that may be perceived by
others as sexual harassment. The following noninclusive list
provides illustrations of conduct that the Legislature deems to be
inappropriate:
(a) Verbal conduct such as epithets, derogatory comments,
slurs or unwanted sexual advances, invitations or comments;
(b) Visual conduct such as derogatory posters, photography,
cartoons, drawings or gestures;
(c) Physical conduct such as unwanted touching, blocking
normal movement or interfering with the work directed at a person
because of his or her sex; and
(d) Threats and demands to submit to sexual requests to keep a
person’s job or avoid some other loss, and offers of employment
benefits in return for sexual favors.
4. In addition to other prohibited conduct, a complaint may
be brought pursuant to this Rule for engaging in conduct
prohibited by Joint Standing Rule No. 37 when the prohibited
conduct is based on or because of the gender or other protected
category of the person.
5. Retaliation against a person for engaging in protected
activity is prohibited. Retaliation occurs when an adverse action is
taken against a person which is reasonably likely to deter the
person from engaging in the protected activity. Protected activity
includes, without limitation:
(a) Opposing conduct that the person reasonably believes
constitutes sexual harassment or other unlawful harassment;
(b) Filing a complaint about the conduct; or
(c) Testifying, assisting or participating in any manner in an
investigation or other proceeding related to a complaint of sexual
harassment or other unlawful harassment.
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6. A Legislator who encounters conduct that the Legislator
believes is sexual harassment, other unlawful harassment,
retaliation or otherwise inconsistent with this policy may file a
written complaint with:
(a) The Speaker of the Assembly;
(b) The Majority Leader of the Senate;
(c) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, if the
complaint involves the conduct of the Speaker of the Assembly or
the Majority Leader of the Senate; or
(d) The reporting system established pursuant to
subsection 11.
The complaint must include the details of the incident or
incidents, the names of the persons involved and the names of any
witnesses. Unless the Legislative Counsel is the subject of the
complaint, the Legislative Counsel must be informed upon receipt
of a complaint.
7. The Speaker of the Assembly, the Majority Leader of the
Senate or the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, as
appropriate, shall cause a discreet and impartial investigation to
be conducted and may, when deemed necessary and appropriate,
assign the complaint to a committee consisting of Legislators of
the appropriate House.
8. If the investigation reveals that sexual harassment, other
unlawful harassment, retaliation or other conduct in violation of
this policy has occurred, appropriate disciplinary or remedial
action, or both, will be taken. The appropriate persons will be
informed when any such action is taken. The Legislature will also
take any action necessary to deter any future harassment.
9. The Legislature encourages a Legislator to report any
incident of sexual harassment, other unlawful harassment,
retaliation or other conduct inconsistent with this policy
immediately so that the complaint can be quickly and fairly
resolved.
10. All Legislators are responsible for adhering to the
provisions of this policy. The prohibitions against engaging in
sexual harassment and other unlawful harassment which are set
forth in this Rule also apply to employees, Legislators, lobbyists,
vendors, contractors, customers and any other visitors to the
Legislature.
11. The Legislative Counsel Bureau shall establish a
reporting system which allows a person to submit a complaint of a
violation of this Rule with or without identifying himself or
herself. Such a complaint must provide enough details of the
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incident or incidents alleged, the names of the persons involved
and the names of any witnesses to allow an appropriate inquiry to
occur.
12. This policy does not create any private right of action or
enforceable legal rights in any person.
Rule No. 20.5. Lobbyists to Maintain Appropriate Working
Environment; Procedure for Filing, Investigating and Taking
Remedial Action on Complaints.
1. A lobbyist shall not engage in any conduct with a
Legislator or any other person working in the Legislature which is
prohibited by a Legislator under Joint Standing Rule No. 20. Each
lobbyist is responsible to conduct himself or herself in a manner
which will ensure that others who work in the Legislature are able
to work in an environment free from sexual harassment and other
unlawful harassment.
2. Each lobbyist must exercise his or her own good judgment
to avoid engaging in conduct that may be perceived by others as
sexual harassment as described in Joint Standing Rule No. 20.
3. A lobbyist who encounters conduct that he or she believes
is sexual harassment, other unlawful harassment, retaliation or
otherwise inconsistent with this policy may file a written complaint
with:
(a) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau; or
(b) The reporting system established pursuant to subsection 11
of Joint Standing Rule No. 20.
Such a complaint must include the details of the incident or
incidents alleged, the names of the persons involved and the
names of any witnesses. Unless the Legislative Counsel is the
subject of the complaint, the Legislative Counsel must be informed
upon receipt of a complaint.
4. If a person encounters conduct by a lobbyist which he or
she believes is sexual harassment, other unlawful harassment,
retaliation or otherwise inconsistent with this policy, the person
may file a complaint in the manner listed in subsection 3, or may
submit a complaint in accordance with the reporting system
established pursuant to subsection 11 of Joint Standing Rule
No. 20.
5. If a complaint made against a lobbyist pursuant to this
Rule is substantiated, appropriate disciplinary action may be
brought against the lobbyist which may include, without
limitation, having his or her registration as a lobbyist suspended.
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6. The provisions of this policy are not intended to address
conduct between lobbyists and must not be used for that purpose.
This policy does not create any private right of action or
enforceable legal rights in any person.
VOTE ON GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Rule No. 21. Waiting Period Between Introduction and Final
Passage.
A period of at least 24 hours must elapse between the
introduction of the general appropriation bill and a vote on its
final passage by its House of origin.
USE OF LOCK BOXES BY STATE AGENCIES
Rule No. 22. Duties of Senate Standing Committee on Finance
and Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means.
To expedite the deposit of state revenue, the Senate Standing
Committee on Finance and the Assembly Standing Committee on
Ways and Means shall, when reviewing the proposed budget of a
state agency which collects state revenue, require, if practicable,
the agency to deposit revenue that it has received within 24 hours
after receipt. The Committees shall allow such agencies to deposit
the revenue directly or contract with a service to deposit the
revenue within the specified period.
Rule No. 23. Reserved.
Rule No. 24. Reserved.
ACCREDITATION OF NEWS MEDIA
Rule No. 25. Procedures and Standards for Accreditation;
Disqualifications; Definition of “Bona Fide News Medium.”
1. If a person is accredited as a member of a bona fide news
medium in accordance with the requirements in this Rule, the
person may be granted the privilege of accessing any areas
designated for members of a bona fide news medium on the floor
or in the chambers of the Senate and Assembly, subject to the
approval, regulation and supervision of the Majority Leader of the
Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly.
2. If a person wants to be considered for accreditation as a
member of a bona fide news medium, the person must complete
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and file an application for accreditation with the Director of the
Legislative Counsel Bureau. The application must include:
(a) The person’s full name, telephone number and electronic
mail address and a copy of a driver’s license or other photo
identification deemed sufficient by the Director to identify the
person.
(b) The name of each bona fide news medium that the person
works for or represents and the business address, telephone
number and electronic mail address of each such bona fide news
medium.
(c) Documentary or other evidence deemed sufficient by the
Director to establish that the person works for or represents a
bona fide news medium. Such evidence may include a copy of an
identification badge issued by a bona fide news medium or, in the
absence of such an identification badge, any other evidence
deemed sufficient by the Director to establish that the person
works for or represents a bona fide news medium.
(d) Any other information or evidence that the Director
determines is necessary to carry out the provisions of this Rule.
3. In addition to the requirements of subsection 2, the
application must include:
(a) A declaration that the person is not registered as a lobbyist
pursuant to chapter 218H of NRS and, to the best of the person’s
knowledge and belief at that time, does not intend to register as a
lobbyist or engage in any lobbying activities that would require the
person to register as a lobbyist during any regular or special
session pursuant to chapter 218H of NRS.
(b) An acknowledgment that, if the person is accredited as a
member of a bona fide news medium and thereafter registers as a
lobbyist or engages in any lobbying activities that would require
the person to register as a lobbyist during any regular or special
session pursuant to chapter 218H of NRS, regardless of whether
the person properly registers or fails to register as a lobbyist as
required by that chapter, the person shall be deemed to have
forfeited the person’s accreditation, and the person must return
the person’s identification badge as a member of a bona fide news
medium to the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
4. When any applications are filed pursuant to this Rule, the
Director shall, as soon as reasonably practicable:
(a) Review the applications for compliance with the
requirements in this Rule and prepare lists naming the persons
whose applications the Director has made a preliminary
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determination and recommendation that the applications comply
with the requirements in this Rule;
(b) Submit such lists to the Secretary of the Senate and the
Chief Clerk of the Assembly for review and approval by the
Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly;
and
(c) Prepare identification badges for the persons named in
such lists.
5. The applications of the persons named in such lists and
their accreditation as members of a bona fide news medium shall
be deemed approved by the Majority Leader of the Senate and the
Speaker of the Assembly if their names are read or entered into
the Journals of the Senate and Assembly.
6. Any decisions to approve, deny, suspend or revoke the
accreditation of a member of a bona fide news medium, or
discipline such a member for violations of any rules or policies, is
at the sole discretion of the Majority Leader of the Senate and the
Speaker of the Assembly.
7. The Legislative Counsel Bureau shall act as the
administrative liaison between any applicants or accredited
members of a bona fide news medium and the Senate and
Assembly for purposes of accepting and processing applications
for accreditation, preparing and regulating identification badges
and administering any other matters necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Rule, but such actions by the Legislative
Counsel Bureau do not affect the authority of the Senate and
Assembly to govern their own chambers or otherwise determine
privileges of the floor.
8. A person is disqualified and barred from being accredited
as a member of a bona fide news medium if the person registers as
a lobbyist or engages in any lobbying activities that would require
the person to register as a lobbyist during any regular or special
session pursuant to chapter 218H of NRS, regardless of whether
the person properly registers or fails to register as a lobbyist as
required by that chapter. If a person is accredited as a member of
a bona fide news medium and thereafter registers as a lobbyist or
engages in any lobbying activities that would require the person to
register as a lobbyist during any regular or special session
pursuant to chapter 218H of NRS, regardless of whether the
person properly registers or fails to register as a lobbyist as
required by that chapter, the person shall be deemed to have
forfeited the person’s accreditation, and the person must return
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the person’s identification badge as a member of a bona fide news
medium to the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
9. As used in this Rule, “bona fide news medium” means a
commercial or non-profit news outlet providing:
(a) Print journalism, such as newspapers or magazines;
(b) Broadcast journalism, such as radio or television;
(c) Wire or news services for redistribution to other news
organizations; or
(d) Online news services using electronic dissemination rather
than conventional print or broadcast distribution.
Rule No. 26. Reserved.
Rule No. 27. Reserved.
Rule No. 28. Reserved.
Rule No. 29. Reserved.
LEGISLATIVE CODE OF ETHICAL STANDARDS
Rule No. 30. Short Title; Applicability; Relation to Other
Ethical Standards.
1. Joint Standing Rules Nos. 30 to 39, inclusive, may be cited
as the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards.
2. The Legislative Code of Ethical Standards applies to:
(a) All Legislators at all times.
(b) All members of legislative staff when performing or
exercising their legislative assignments, tasks, duties,
responsibilities or powers.
(c) All lobbyists when they:
(1) Appear in person in the Legislative Building or any
other building in which the Legislature or any of its legislative
committees hold meetings during a regular or special session or
the interim between sessions, including, without limitation, any
building in which a meeting is held by teleconference or
videoconference; or
(2) Represent the interests of any lobbying client to a
Legislator or a member of legislative staff, regardless of whether
such representation occurs during a regular or special session or
the interim between sessions and regardless of the location where
such representation occurs or the means of communication used
to provide such representation.
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3. The Legislative Code of Ethical Standards is intended to
supplement all other ethical standards recognized by rules and
laws governing ethics and does not limit the application of such
other ethical standards but is cumulative thereto, so that the
application or attempted application of any one of the ethical
standards does not bar the application or attempted application of
any other, except in circumstances where Section 6 of Article 4 of
the Nevada Constitution invests each House with plenary and
exclusive constitutional powers.
4. The Legislative Code of Ethical Standards does not create
any private right of action or enforceable legal rights in any
person.
Rule No. 31. Purpose and Construction.
1. The purpose of the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards
is to:
(a) Establish the highest standards of ethical behavior founded
upon principles of dignity, decorum, civility and respect;
(b) Prohibit any conduct that creates the appearance of
impropriety; and
(c) Prohibit any improper, inappropriate or dishonorable
conduct that is unbecoming to the legislative process or is
inconsistent with or undermines the people’s faith, trust and
confidence in the integrity of the legislative process.
2. The Legislative Code of Ethical Standards must be
construed:
(a) Liberally to carry out and achieve its purposes; and
(b) Strictly against any person alleging that his or her conduct
is not subject to its provisions, so that any doubt or uncertainty as
to the application of its provisions must be resolved against such a
person and in favor of removing unethical behavior from the
legislative process.
Rule No. 32. Definitions.
As used in the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards, unless
the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in
Joint Standing Rules Nos. 33 to 36, inclusive, have the meanings
ascribed to them in those rules.
Rule No. 33. “Legislative Committee” Defined.
1. “Legislative committee” means any legislative committee
or commission appointed to conduct or perform legislative
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business during a regular or special session or the interim between
sessions.
2. The term includes, without limitation:
(a) Any joint, standing, temporary, special or select committee;
(b) Any committee of the whole;
(c) Any interim committee; or
(d) Any subcommittee.
Rule No. 34. “Lobbying Client” Defined.
1. “Lobbying client” means a person who employs, retains,
contracts for or otherwise uses or engages the services of a
lobbyist to represent the interests of the person to one or more
Legislators or members of legislative staff, whether or not any
compensation is paid for the services.
2. The term includes, without limitation, a client that is a
government, governmental agency or political subdivision of a
government.
Rule No. 35. “Lobbyist” Defined.
1. “Lobbyist” means a person who:
(a) Is required to register as a lobbyist during a regular or
special session pursuant to chapter 218H of NRS, regardless of
whether the person properly registers or fails to register as a
lobbyist as required by that chapter; or
(b) Represents the interests of any lobbying client to a
Legislator or a member of legislative staff, regardless of whether
such representation occurs during a regular or special session or
the interim between sessions and regardless of the location where
such representation occurs or the means of communication used
to provide such representation.
2. The term does not include a person who is excluded from
the term “lobbyist” as defined in NRS 218H.080.
Rule No. 36. “Member of Legislative Staff” Defined.
1. “Member of legislative staff” means any member of a
Legislator’s staff or any officer, employee, assistant or other
person employed with reference to the legislative duties of a
Legislator or the Legislative Branch, regardless of whether they
are paid or otherwise compensated to serve in their positions.
2. The term includes, without limitation, any officers,
employees, attaches, interns or other staff of:
(a) The Legislature or either House;
(b) Any legislative committee;
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(c) Any legislative office or caucus;
(d) Any division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau; or
(e) Any other agency, body, office, organization or unit of the
Legislative Branch.
Rule No. 37. Ethical Standards; Prohibited Conduct.
1. The people of the State of Nevada have the right to expect
and demand that each Legislator, member of legislative staff or
lobbyist adheres to the highest standards of ethical behavior
founded upon principles of dignity, decorum, civility and respect
because such ethical standards are essential to ensure and
enhance the people’s faith, trust and confidence in the integrity of
the legislative process.
2. Each Legislator, member of legislative staff or lobbyist has
a solemn and unerring responsibility and duty to do everything in
his or her power to:
(a) Behave properly, appropriately and honorably with each
other and with members of the public who participate in the
legislative process; and
(b) Encourage, promote and secure an atmosphere in which
ethical behavior is the highest priority and is practiced
unceasingly and without fail.
3. Each Legislator, member of legislative staff or lobbyist
shall not engage in or attempt, offer, or agree to engage in, or
assist or induce another person to engage in:
(a) Any conduct that creates the appearance of impropriety; or
(b) Any improper, inappropriate or dishonorable conduct that
is unbecoming to the legislative process or is inconsistent with or
undermines the people’s faith, trust and confidence in the integrity
of the legislative process.
4. The conduct prohibited by this Rule includes, without
limitation, any conduct that:
(a) Is intended to threaten, harass, intimidate or improperly
influence another person who is participating in the legislative
process.
(b) Creates a hostile work environment for another person
who is participating in the legislative process.
(c) Causes harm or serious emotional distress, or the
reasonable apprehension thereof, to another person who is
participating in the legislative process.
(d) Involves impolite, disrespectful or disorderly behavior that
results in unreasonable or harmful interference with another
person who is participating in the legislative process.
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(e) Involves false or misleading accusations or allegations
against another person who is participating in the legislative
process.
(f) Involves dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.
(g) Is intended to assist or induce another person to violate or
attempt to violate the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards.
Rule No. 38. Complaints.
1. A person may file a complaint alleging a breach of the
Legislative Code of Ethical Standards in accordance with the
Standing Rules of each House, except that a person may not file a
complaint alleging the same or substantially similar conduct with
more than one House.
2. If the complaint alleges an ethical breach by or against a
Legislator or the ethical breach otherwise involves a particular
Legislator, the complaint must be filed with the Legislator’s
House, even if the complaint also alleges an ethical breach by or
against a member of legislative staff or a lobbyist.
Rule No. 39. Authority of Senate and Assembly to Adopt
Ethical Standards, Require Training and Prohibit and Sanction
Ethical Breaches.
1. The Senate and Assembly hereby find and declare that:
(a) Section 6 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution invests
each House with plenary and exclusive constitutional powers to
govern, control and regulate its membership and its internal
organization, affairs and management, expressly providing that:
“Each House shall judge of the qualifications, elections and
returns of its own members, choose its own officers (except the
President of the Senate), determine the rules of its proceedings
and may punish its members for disorderly conduct, and with the
concurrence of two thirds of all the members elected, expel a
member.” (Heller v. Legislature, 120 Nev. 456 (2004);
Commission on Ethics v. Hardy, 125 Nev. 285 (2009); Mason’s
Manual of Legislative Procedure §§ 2-3 and 560-564 (2010)
(Mason’s Manual))
(b) Section 7 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution invests
each House with plenary and exclusive constitutional powers to
govern, control and regulate any person who is not a member but
who is guilty of disrespect to the House by disorderly or
contemptuous behavior in its presence, and each House also has
inherent powers, according to the common parliamentary law, to
prohibit and sanction all offensive behavior committed against it
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by any person who is not a member. (Mason’s Manual §§ 805-
806; Luther S. Cushing, Elements of the Law & Practice of
Legislative Assemblies §§ 690-695 (1856) (Cushing’s Legislative
Assemblies))
(c) In addition to its other powers, each House possesses
certain inherent powers of institutional self-protection and self-
preservation to govern, control and regulate its membership and
its internal organization, affairs and management. (In re
Chapman, 166 U.S. 661, 668 (1897); Mason’s Manual § 2;
Cushing’s Legislative Assemblies § 533)
(d) The inherent powers of each House are considered “so
essential to the authority of a legislative assembly, that it cannot
well exist without them; and they are consequently entitled to be
regarded as belonging to every such assembly as a necessary
incident.” (Cushing’s Legislative Assemblies § 533)
(e) The inherent powers of each House authorize it to take all
necessary and proper institutional actions that are “recognized by
the common parliamentary law.” (Cushing’s Legislative
Assemblies § 684)
(f) Thus, it is well established that each House is “vested with
all the powers and privileges which are necessary and incidental to
a free and unobstructed exercise of its appropriate functions.
These powers and privileges are derived not from the Constitution;
on the contrary, they arise from the very creation of a legislative
body, and are founded upon the principle of self-preservation.”
(Ex parte McCarthy, 29 Cal. 395, 403 (1866))
2. The Senate and Assembly hereby exercise their
constitutional and inherent powers and privileges and adopt the
Legislative Code of Ethical Standards in the Joint Standing Rules
to:
(a) Establish ethical standards to regulate the behavior and
conduct of persons who participate in the legislative process; and
(b) Prohibit and sanction ethical breaches.
3. The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the
Assembly, respectively, may require Legislators to attend training
relating to the ethical standards required, and the behaviors
prohibited, by the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards and
sanction a Legislator for failure to attend such a training.
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CONTINUATION OF RULES
Rule No. 40. Continuation of Joint Standing Rules During the
Interim Between Regular Sessions.
The Joint Standing Rules set forth herein shall remain in full
force and effect throughout the interim between regular sessions
of the Legislature and until new Joint Standing Rules of the
Senate and Assembly are adopted as part of the organization of a
newly-constituted Legislature at the commencement of a session,
unless a conflict exists with a rule adopted by the Senate and
Assembly for a special session occurring between regular sessions.
And be it further
RESOLVED, That this resolution becomes effective upon
adoption, except that any persons who were issued press
identification badges for the 83rd Session of the Legislature before
February 3, 2025, and whose names are read or entered into the
Journals of the Senate and Assembly as accredited press
representatives on that date shall be deemed to be accredited
members of a bona fide news medium for the purposes of Joint
Standing Rule No. 25.
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