Article 3, § 1 — Three separate departments; separation of powers; legislative review of administrative regulations

1. The powers of the Government of the State of Nevada shall be divided into three separate departments,—the Legislative,—the Executive and the Judicial; and no persons charged with the exercise of powers properly belonging to one of these departments shall exercise any functions, appertaining to either of the others, except in the cases expressly directed or permitted in this constitution. 2. If the legislature authorizes the adoption of regulations by an executive agency which bind persons outside the agency, the legislature may provide by law for: (a) The review of these regulations by a legislative agency before their effective date to determine initially whether each is within the statutory authority for its adoption; (b) The suspension by a legislative agency of any such regulation which appears to exceed that authority, until it is reviewed by a legislative body composed of members of the Senate and Assembly which is authorized to act on behalf of both houses of the legislature; and (c) The nullification of any such regulation by a majority vote of that legislative body, whether or not the regulation was suspended.