1. The Chair of the Legislative Commission may request the drafting of not more than 10 legislative measures before the first day of a regular session, with the approval of the Legislative Commission, which relate to the affairs of the Legislature or its employees, including legislative measures requested by the legislative staff.
2. The Chair of the Interim Finance Committee may request the drafting of not more than 10 legislative measures before the first day of a regular session, with the approval of the Committee, which relate to matters within the scope of the Committee.
3. Except as otherwise provided by a specific statute, joint rule or concurrent resolution:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d), a Joint Interim Standing Committee may request the drafting of not more than 10 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the Committee.
(b) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services may request the drafting of not more than 15 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the Committee, at least 5 of which must relate to matters relating to child welfare.
(c) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary may request the drafting of not more 15 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the Committee, at least 5 of which must relate to matters relating to juvenile justice.
(d) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources may request the drafting of not more than 14 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the Committee, at least 4 of which must relate to matters relating to public lands based on the recommendations for legislation submitted by the Subcommittee on Public Lands pursuant to NRS 218E.525.
(e) Any legislative committee created by a statute, other than the Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults with Special Needs created by NRS 218E.750 or an interim legislative committee, may request the drafting of not more than 10 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the committee.
(f) The Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults with Special Needs created by NRS 218E.750 may request the drafting of not more than 6 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the Committee.
(g) Any committee or subcommittee established by an order of the Legislative Commission pursuant to NRS 218E.200 may request the drafting of not more than 5 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the study or investigation, except that such a committee or subcommittee may request the drafting of additional legislative measures if the Legislative Commission approves each additional request by a majority vote.
(h) Any other committee established by the Legislature which conducts an interim legislative study or investigation may request the drafting of not more than 5 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the study or investigation.
The requests authorized pursuant to this subsection must be submitted to the Legislative Counsel on or before September 1 preceding a regular session unless the Legislative Commission authorizes submitting a request after that date.
4. Each request made pursuant to this section must be on a form prescribed by the Legislative Counsel.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2186; A 2001, 3202; 2007, 3166; 2009, 1568; 2011, 3190, 3265; 2013, 3325; 2015, 3186; 2017, 2439; 2021, 2504)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 218D - Legislative Measures and Procedures
NRS 218D.100 - Applicability; general requirements for submitting requests.
NRS 218D.135 - Authorized disclosures concerning certain requests; notice of duplicative requests.
NRS 218D.150 - Requests from Legislators and chairs of standing committees.
NRS 218D.152 - Requests from certain Legislators whose offices become vacant.
NRS 218D.175 - Requests from Governor, Director of Office of Finance and constitutional officers.
NRS 218D.190 - Requests from Supreme Court.
NRS 218D.205 - Requests from counties, school districts and cities.
NRS 218D.210 - Requests from association of counties or cities.
NRS 218D.211 - Requests from certain regional transportation commissions.
NRS 218D.212 - Requests from regional behavioral health policy boards.
NRS 218D.213 - Requests from Patient Protection Commission.
NRS 218D.217 - Requests from Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs.
NRS 218D.218 - Requests from Advisory Committee on Housing.
NRS 218D.220 - Requests from Nevada Silver Haired Legislative Forum.
NRS 218D.270 - Certain legislative measures must include information relating to unfunded mandates.
NRS 218D.310 - Verification of legal descriptions of land in certain legislative measures.
NRS 218D.370 - Criteria for amending population classifications.
NRS 218D.400 - "Presiding officer" defined.
NRS 218D.440 - Fiscal note not required for amendments unless requested by presiding officer.
NRS 218D.465 - Form of fiscal note; review by Director of Office of Finance.
NRS 218D.470 - Contents of fiscal note.
NRS 218D.475 - Time for agency or local government to prepare and return fiscal note; extension.
NRS 218D.485 - Printing of fiscal notes.
NRS 218D.550 - Determination of form and correction of mistakes by Legislative Counsel.
NRS 218D.560 - Drafting and printing of bills; marking of new and old matter.
NRS 218D.585 - Introduction and referral of prefiled measures upon convening of regular session.
NRS 218D.600 - Introduction of legislative measure in duplicate.
NRS 218D.640 - Signatures required on enrolled bills and joint resolutions.
NRS 218D.655 - Delivery of official engrossed bill to Secretary of State.
NRS 218D.660 - Delivery of enrolled bill to Governor for action.
NRS 218D.720 - Correction by Legislative Commission after adjournment of Legislature.
NRS 218D.810 - Preparation and distribution of ballot materials.
NRS 218D.905 - Distribution to Legislators, legislative officers and Legislative Counsel Bureau.
NRS 218D.955 - Compilation; advance sheets; statutory tables and indexes; printing and distribution.
NRS 218D.960 - Number of copies; contents.
NRS 218D.965 - Style and form; meaning and interpretation of new and omitted matter.