§ 218D.580 — Transmittal of prefiled measures to Houses; numbering, contents and form; printing and release of copies

Nevada § 218D.580

• Jurisdiction: Nevada
• Title 17: STATE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
• Ch. 218D: Legislative

Text

1. The Legislative Counsel shall, upon receipt of requests for prefiling bills and joint resolutions for introduction in the next regular session, transmit those bills and joint resolutions that may be prefiled to the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, as appropriate. The Secretary or Chief Clerk shall number the prefiled bills and joint resolutions consecutively in the same manner as during regular sessions and is responsible for the safekeeping of such prefiled bills and joint resolutions.
2. After a prefiled bill or joint resolution has been properly numbered, the Legislative Counsel shall cause the prefiled bill or joint resolution to be printed in the same manner as during regular sessions. The prefiled bill or joint resolution must contain:
(a) The name of the introducer;
(b) The date on which it was prefiled;
(c) If it was not requested by a Legislator, the name of the entity that requested the preparation of the prefiled bill or joint resolution; and
(d) The standing committee of the Senate or the Assembly to which the prefiled bill or joint resolution is proposed to be referred.
3. The number of copies to be printed must be determined by the Legislative Counsel, and the expenses of printing and mailing must be paid from the Legislative Fund.
4. The Legislative Counsel shall release copies of a prefiled bill or joint resolution to the public.

Legislative History

(Added to NRS by 1973, 1125 ; A 1973, 1478 ; 1985, 459 ; 1993, 1533 ; 1995, 1736 ; 1997, 12 ; 2005, 1079 ; 2007, 3168 ; 2011, 3197 )