Chapter 218 - State Legislature
- COLLECTION OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION
- COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF LEGISLATORS, OFFICERS ANDEMPLOYEES
- 218.210 - Compensation of Senators, Assemblymen and Assemblywomen for service during legislative sessions.
- 218.220 - Subsistence and travel, moving and telephone expenses of Senators, Assemblywomen and Assemblymen for service during legislative session and presession orientation; travel expenses and per di
- 218.2205 - Advances of money for travel.
- 218.2207 - Allowance for travel for legislative business when authorized by statutes or Legislative Commission.
- 218.2209 - Allowance for travel by Legislator to attend meetings of legislative committees or subcommittees when Legislator not member or to attend other meetings regarding issues relating to State.
- 218.221 - Allowance to certain officers of Houses and chairs of standing committees for postage, telephone tolls and other expenses of communication.
- 218.223 - Compensation of Legislator for attending presession orientation conference or representing State when Legislature not in session; nonreturning Legislators; exceptions.
- 218.224 - Limit on payment of compensation to Legislator attending conference or meeting.
- 218.225 - Printing of official stationery and business cards of Legislators.
- 218.230 - Compensation of employees of Senate and Assembly; options upon transfer of employee from Legislative Counsel Bureau; establishment of additional positions.
- CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL AND CLERICAL ERRORS IN ENROLLEDBILLS
- CRIMES AGAINST THE LEGISLATIVE POWER
- 218.541 - Legislative declaration; “Legislature” defined.
- 218.542 - Unlawful interference with legislative process.
- 218.543 - Powers of Sergeant at Arms.
- 218.544 - Criminal penalty.
- 218.545 - Injunctive relief against interference with legislative process.
- 218.546 - Citation for contempt: Issuance; contents; service.
- 218.547 - Hearing on contempt.
- 218.548 - Imprisonment for contempt; warrant.
- 218.549 - Remedies cumulative.
- 218.550 - Failure of witness to obey summons, testify or produce documents before Legislature or committee.
- 218.560 - Altering legislative measures.
- 218.570 - Altering enrolled bills or resolutions.
- 218.590 - Bribery or other corrupt influence of Legislator.
- 218.600 - Legislator asking or receiving bribe.
- 218.605 - Contract in which Legislator has interest: Prohibitions; exceptions; penalties.
- ENACTMENT OF STATUTES AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS
- 218.277 - Prefiling of bills and joint resolutions: Requests; division between Senate and Assembly; form of measures; limitations.
- 218.278 - Prefiling of bills and joint resolutions: Procedure; printing and release of copies.
- 218.279 - Prefiling of bills and joint resolutions: Introduction and referral of measures.
- 218.280 - Introduction of bills and resolutions in duplicate.
- 218.290 - Printing of bills, resolutions and fiscal notes; changes and corrections by Legislative Counsel.
- 218.300 - Designation of one copy of each bill and resolution as original; preservation of authenticity of original; readiness for third reading and final passage.
- 218.310 - Drafting and printing of bills; marking of new and old matter.
- 218.315 - Legislative Counsel’s duties concerning amendments, engrossment and enrollment of bills and resolutions.
- 218.320 - Reprinting of bill upon amendment: Marking of new and old matter; when reprinting dispensed with; insertion of amendments by hand.
- 218.330 - Reprinting of bill when passed in one House and amended in the other: Attachment and endorsement of amendment; when reprinting dispensed with; insertion of amendments by hand.
- 218.340 - Transmission of enacted bill or resolution to Legislative Counsel: Receipt; notations in history of bill or resolution.
- 218.350 - Enrolled bills and resolutions: Printing and comparison with official engrossed copies; signatures of officers.
- 218.360 - Signatures required on enrolled bills and joint resolutions.
- 218.370 - Delivery of official engrossed bill to Secretary of State.
- 218.380 - Delivery to Governor of enrolled bills.
- 218.390 - Enrolled joint resolutions proposing constitutional amendments: Delivery to Secretary of State and necessary subsequent action.
- 218.395 - Enrolled joint resolutions proposing constitutional amendments: Procedure when amendment ratified while another affecting same provision is pending.
- 218.400 - Procedure following delivery to Governor of enrolled bills; action by Governor.
- 218.410 - Receipt for bills received by Secretary of State from Governor.
- 218.420 - Effect of inaction by Governor on bills; veto; passage upon reconsideration.
- 218.430 - Adjournment of Legislature before action by Governor: Effect of inaction by Governor; veto; procedure for reconsideration at next regular session.
- 218.440 - Bills, resolutions and memorials to be bound and indexed.
- EXERCISE OF LEGISLATIVE POWER
- FISCAL NOTES CONCERNING LEGISLATIVE BILLS
- 218.272 - Fiscal note required for certain bills and joint resolutions.
- 218.2723 - Fiscal note required for certain bills and joint resolutions affecting local governments.
- 218.273 - Fiscal note not required for amendment; exception.
- 218.275 - Form of fiscal note; review by Department of Administration.
- 218.2751 - Contents of fiscal note.
- 218.2752 - Time for preparation and return of fiscal note; extension.
- 218.2753 - Unlawful dissemination of information concerning bill or joint resolution submitted for preparation of fiscal note; penalty.
- 218.2754 - Summary of bill or joint resolution to include information concerning fiscal note.
- 218.2755 - Request to agency or local government for fiscal note.
- 218.2756 - Disposition of fiscal note and copies; preparation and disposition of fiscal note upon expiration of period for completion by local government.
- 218.2757 - Printing of fiscal notes.
- 218.2758 - Legislator may raise issue of required fiscal note when bill or joint resolution before House.
- INTERIM RETIREMENT AND BENEFITS COMMITTEE
- LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT OF THETAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY AND THE MARLETTE LAKE WATER SYSTEM
- 218.5387 - “Committee” defined.
- 218.53871 - Creation; membership; Chair; Vice Chair; vacancies; annual report.
- 218.53872 - Meetings; rules; quorum; compensation of members.
- 218.53873 - Duties of Committee.
- 218.53874 - Powers of Committee.
- 218.53875 - Administration of oaths; deposition of witnesses; issuance and enforcement of subpoenas.
- 218.53876 - Fees and mileage for witnesses.
- LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS
- 218.536 - Legislative findings and declarations.
- 218.5361 - “Committee” defined.
- 218.5363 - Establishment; membership; Chair; vacancies.
- 218.5365 - Meetings; regulations; compensation of members.
- 218.5367 - Powers of Committee.
- 218.5368 - Duties of Committee.
- 218.5369 - Oaths; depositions; subpoenas.
- 218.5371 - Fees and mileage for witnesses.
- LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES FOR THE FUNDAMENTAL REVIEW OF THEBASE BUDGETS OF STATE AGENCIES
- 218.5381 - “Committee” defined.
- 218.5382 - Creation; membership; Chair; vacancies; quorum; staff.
- 218.5383 - Meetings; compensation of members.
- 218.5384 - Duties and powers; cooperation of state agencies.
- 218.5385 - Administration of oaths; deposition of witnesses; issuance and enforcement of subpoenas.
- 218.5386 - Fees and mileage for witnesses.
- LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU
- LEGISLATIVE FLAG
- LEGISLATIVE FUND
- LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS AND HEARINGS
- 218.531 - “Committee” defined.
- 218.5313 - Authority to conduct investigations.
- 218.5317 - Subpoenas: Power to issue; exceptions.
- 218.532 - Subpoenas: Contents; service.
- 218.5323 - Administration of oaths to witnesses.
- 218.5327 - Refusal to obey subpoena, testify or produce evidence constitutes contempt; duty of court to compel obedience upon application.
- 218.533 - Citation for contempt: Issuance; contents; service.
- 218.5333 - Hearing on contempt.
- 218.5337 - Fine and imprisonment for contempt; warrant.
- 218.534 - Imprisonment for contempt not bar to other proceedings.
- 218.5343 - Testimony by employee of state agency on his or her own behalf: Required statement; unlawful acts of employer; exception.
- 218.5345 - Absolute privilege for witness in legislative proceeding or communications preliminary to proceeding; unlawful to misrepresent facts.
- 218.535 - Formal hearings: Rules; misrepresentation by witness; penalty.
- LEGISLATIVE REVIEW OF EDUCATION
- 218.5351 - “Committee” defined.
- 218.5352 - Legislative Committee on Education: Creation; membership; Chair and Vice Chair; vacancies.
- 218.5353 - Legislative Committee on Education: Meetings; compensation of members.
- 218.5354 - Legislative Committee on Education: Powers and duties.
- 218.5355 - Legislative Committee on Education: Administration of oaths; deposition of witnesses; issuance and enforcement of subpoenas.
- 218.5356 - Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability and Program Evaluation: Creation; personnel; powers and duties.
- LEGISLATORS: QUALIFICATIONS, ELECTIONS, RESIGNATIONS ANDPRIVILEGES
- 218.010 - Qualifications of Senators, Assemblymen and Assemblywomen.
- 218.031 - Certificates of election.
- 218.040 - Resignation.
- 218.043 - Procedure for filling vacancy in office of Senator, Assemblywoman or Assemblyman.
- 218.044 - Contract effecting loss of job seniority for attendance at legislative session or meeting of legislative committee prohibited; duty of certain employers to grant leave to Legislators to atte
- 218.0441 - Service in Legislature not to be considered break in service for purposes of private pension plan.
- 218.045 - Subpoena of administrative body directed to Legislator or President of Senate ineffective during legislative session.
- 218.048 - Exercise of certain privileges of Legislator unlawful after leaving office; penalty.
- LEGISLATORS’ RETIREMENT
- 218.2371 - Short title.
- 218.2372 - Definitions.
- 218.2373 - Legislators’ Retirement System established.
- 218.2374 - System administered by Public Employees’ Retirement Board; rules.
- 218.23745 - Legislators’ Retirement Administrative Fund; administrative fee for operation of Legislators’ Retirement System.
- 218.2375 - Legislators’ Retirement Fund: Creation; sources; payments.
- 218.2377 - Administration and investment of Legislators’ Retirement Fund.
- 218.23781 - Administration of accounts of members and recipients of benefits.
- 218.2379 - Transfer of service from Public Employees’ Retirement System; retransfer; double coverage.
- 218.238 - Continuation of service under Public Employees’ Retirement System; calculation of benefits.
- 218.2381 - Membership in Legislators’ Retirement System mandatory; exceptions; contributions; designation and change of beneficiary.
- 218.23813 - Election not to participate as member of Legislators’ Retirement System; effect of termination of participation.
- 218.23815 - Limitations on benefits and contributions.
- 218.2382 - Computation of service credit.
- 218.2383 - Credit for legislative service before July 1, 1967; contributions.
- 218.23831 - Purchase of service credit.
- 218.23835 - Purchase of credit: Deferred payment; contributions; administrative fees.
- 218.2387 - Contributions.
- 218.2388 - Minimum requirement for retirement; effect of lapse in service; reduction in allowance for early retirement.
- 218.239 - Determination of monthly allowance.
- 218.23901 - Additional benefits; cost-of-living increases.
- 218.23903 - Limitation on distributions to members of Legislators’ Retirement System.
- 218.23905 - Limitation on compensation used to determine retirement benefit.
- 218.23906 - Limitation on minimum benefits payable to Legislator who became member of Legislators’ Retirement System before January 1, 1990.
- 218.23907 - Actuarial assumptions used in computing benefits.
- 218.23908 - Prohibition against applying forfeitures to increase benefits.
- 218.2391 - Options for conversion of allowances.
- 218.2392 - Benefits for survivors.
- 218.2393 - Effect of election or appointment to office after retirement.
- 218.23945 - Effect of termination or partial termination of Legislators’ Retirement System.
- 218.2395 - Report of income and disbursements: Duties of Public Employees’ Retirement Board and Director of Legislative Counsel Bureau.
- LOBBYING
- 218.900 - Short title.
- 218.902 - Legislative declaration.
- 218.904 - Definitions.
- 218.905 - “Director” defined.
- 218.906 - “Expenditure” defined.
- 218.908 - “Gift” defined.
- 218.910 - “Legislative action” defined.
- 218.912 - “Lobbyist” defined.
- 218.914 - “Member of the Legislative Branch” defined.
- 218.916 - “Person” defined.
- 218.918 - Registration: Filing of statement.
- 218.920 - Registration: Contents of statement.
- 218.922 - Notice of termination of activity for which registration required.
- 218.924 - Supplementary statement: Requirement; contents.
- 218.926 - Reports by registrant; audit or investigation.
- 218.929 - Identification badge for lobbyist.
- 218.930 - Inspection of statements and reports by Director; notice of noncompliance.
- 218.932 - Regulations of Legislative Commission; duties of Director respecting forms, reporting methods, maintenance of files and compilation of list of registrants.
- 218.934 - Powers of Director: Reports; failure of lobbyist to file reports when required.
- 218.936 - Investigations; Director to report suspected violations; suspension, revocation and renewal of registration.
- 218.938 - Injunctive relief.
- 218.940 - Fee for late filing; exemption.
- 218.941 - Misrepresentation of Legislator’s authorization to request professional services from employee of Legislative Counsel Bureau prohibited.
- 218.942 - Unlawful acts.
- MEETING AND ORGANIZATION OF THE LEGISLATURE
- NUMBER AND APPORTIONMENT OF LEGISLATORS; DISTRICTS
- 218.051 - Definitions.
- 218.055 - Creation of legislative districts; Legislator required to be elected by registered voters of district in which he or she resides.
- 218.0571 - Clark County Senatorial District 1.
- 218.05715 - Clark County Senatorial District 2.
- 218.0572 - Clark County Senatorial District 3.
- 218.05725 - Clark County Senatorial District 4.
- 218.0573 - Clark County Senatorial District 5.
- 218.05735 - Clark County Senatorial District 6.
- 218.0574 - Clark County Senatorial District 7.
- 218.05745 - Clark County Senatorial District 8.
- 218.0575 - Clark County Senatorial District 9.
- 218.05755 - Clark County Senatorial District 10.
- 218.0576 - Clark County Senatorial District 11.
- 218.05765 - Clark County Senatorial District 12.
- 218.0577 - Washoe County Senatorial District 1.
- 218.05775 - Washoe County Senatorial District 2.
- 218.0578 - Washoe County Senatorial District 3.
- 218.05785 - Washoe County Senatorial District 4.
- 218.0579 - Capital Senatorial District.
- 218.05795 - Central Nevada Senatorial District.
- 218.05797 - Rural Nevada Senatorial District.
- 218.058 - Assembly District 1.
- 218.0586 - Assembly District 2.
- 218.059 - Assembly District 3.
- 218.0596 - Assembly District 4.
- 218.0601 - Assembly District 5.
- 218.0605 - Assembly District 6.
- 218.061 - Assembly District 7.
- 218.0615 - Assembly District 8.
- 218.062 - Assembly District 9.
- 218.0625 - Assembly District 10.
- 218.063 - Assembly District 11.
- 218.0635 - Assembly District 12.
- 218.064 - Assembly District 13.
- 218.0645 - Assembly District 14.
- 218.065 - Assembly District 15.
- 218.0655 - Assembly District 16.
- 218.066 - Assembly District 17.
- 218.0665 - Assembly District 18.
- 218.067 - Assembly District 19.
- 218.068 - Assembly District 20.
- 218.0685 - Assembly District 21.
- 218.069 - Assembly District 22.
- 218.0693 - Assembly District 23.
- 218.0695 - Assembly District 24.
- 218.0705 - Assembly District 25.
- 218.0715 - Assembly District 26.
- 218.072 - Assembly District 27.
- 218.0723 - Assembly District 28.
- 218.0725 - Assembly District 29.
- 218.073 - Assembly District 30.
- 218.0735 - Assembly District 31.
- 218.074 - Assembly District 32.
- 218.0745 - Assembly District 33.
- 218.0755 - Assembly District 34.
- 218.076 - Assembly District 35.
- 218.0765 - Assembly District 36.
- 218.077 - Assembly District 37.
- 218.0775 - Assembly District 38.
- 218.078 - Assembly District 39.
- 218.0785 - Assembly District 40.
- 218.079 - Assembly District 41.
- 218.0796 - Assembly District 42.
- 218.081 - Maps of legislative districts: Duties of Director of Legislative Counsel Bureau.
- 218.0815 - Maps of legislative districts: Duties of Secretary of State.
- 218.082 - Establishment of election precincts.
- 218.084 - Omitted area: Attachment to legislative district.
- OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE LEGISLATURE
- 218.130 - Officers and employees of the Senate.
- 218.140 - Secretary of the Senate: Election; duties.
- 218.150 - Employees of Senate: Appointment and suspension.
- 218.160 - Officers and employees of the Assembly.
- 218.170 - Chief Clerk of the Assembly: Election; duties.
- 218.180 - Employees of Assembly: Appointment and suspension.
- 218.185 - Legislative employees to compile sets of books containing bills, resolutions, journals and histories; costs.
- 218.195 - Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the Assembly: Compensation; terms and conditions of position.
- 218.200 - Chaplains for Senate and Assembly; compensation.
- OPERATION OF STATUTES AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
- PREPARATION OF LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
- 218.240 - Assistance of Legislative Counsel and Legal Division of Legislative Counsel Bureau.
- 218.2405 - Limitations on authority of Legislative Counsel to honor requests for drafting bills or resolutions.
- 218.241 - Drafting of legislative measures for agency or officer of Executive Branch of State Government or for county, school district or city.
- 218.2413 - Requests by county, school district or city for preparation of legislative measures; notice of duplicate requests; form; deadline.
- 218.2415 - Requests by association of counties or cities for preparation of legislative measures; form; deadline.
- 218.2417 - Preparation of legislative measures for regional planning coalition by Legislative Counsel and Legal Division of Legislative Counsel Bureau.
- 218.242 - Drafting of legislative measures for Legislators: Assistance of Legislative Counsel; priority of drafting.
- 218.2423 - Drafting of legislative measures for Legislators: Limitation on number of requests; additional requests for chairs of standing committees; form.
- 218.2426 - Additional requests for drafting legislative measures for leadership of Legislature; requests from Legislative Counsel, Secretary of Senate and Chief Clerk of Assembly.
- 218.2429 - Requests for drafting legislative measures from Chair of Legislative Commission, Chair of Interim Finance Committee, statutory committees and interim committees; form.
- 218.245 - Approval of requests by Governor or governing body; deadline for transmittal of requests to Legislative Counsel; priority of Legislators’ requests after November 1; prohibitions; exceptions.
- 218.2455 - Requests for drafting legislative measures from Governor, Department of Administration and constitutional officers; form; deadline.
- 218.247 - Preparation of legislative measures for Supreme Court by Legislative Counsel and Legal Division of Legislative Counsel Bureau; form; deadline.
- 218.2473 - Recommendations for elimination of obsolete or antiquated statutes; preparation of bill draft to facilitate recommendations.
- 218.2475 - List of requests for preparation of legislative measures.
- 218.2477 - Measure requested by standing or special committee to include name of Legislator or organization on whose behalf it was requested.
- 218.2479 - Measure directing local governmental action requiring additional funding to include certain information.
- 218.249 - Bills and joint resolutions to include digest; contents of digest; revision of digest upon adoption of amendment to bill or joint resolution.
- 218.250 - Determination of form and correction of mistakes by Legislative Counsel.
- 218.255 - Verification of legal description of land submitted in connection with legislative measure.
- PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF LEGISLATIVE BILLS ANDPUBLICATIONS
- 218.460 - Legislative publications: Distribution; remittances to Legislative Fund.
- 218.462 - Legislative publications: Persons who may receive publications without charge and without limitations.
- 218.464 - Legislative publications: Persons who may receive certain copies without charge.
- 218.466 - Legislative publications: Additional requirements for distribution.
- 218.470 - Daily journals of legislative proceedings: Printing, form and number; authentication and binding.
- 218.480 - Bound journals: Printing; indexes; delivery; free copies to Legislators.
- 218.490 - Daily history of bills: Printing, form and number; authentication and binding of final copies.
- 218.500 - Statutes of Nevada: Advance sheets; printing; table and index; distribution.
- 218.510 - Statutes of Nevada: Contents and number printed.
- 218.520 - Statutes of Nevada: Style and form.
- PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND STATEWIDE MEASURES