Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees
NRS 218E.420 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; meetings; investigations; hearings; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.


1. There is hereby created an Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee of the Legislature to:
(a) Review the operation of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, the Judicial Retirement System established pursuant to chapter 1A of NRS and the Public Employees’ Benefits Program; and
(b) Make recommendations to the Public Employees’ Retirement Board and the Board of the Public Employees’ Benefits Program, the Legislative Commission and the Legislature.
2. The Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee consists of six members appointed as follows:
(a) Three members of the Senate, one of whom is the Chair of the Committee on Finance during the preceding regular session and two of whom are appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate.
(b) Three members of the Assembly, one of whom is the Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means during the preceding regular session and two of whom are appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
3. The Legislative Commission shall review and approve the budget and work program for the Committee and any changes to the budget or work program.
4. The immediate past Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance is the Chair of the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee for the period ending with the convening of each odd-numbered regular session. The immediate past Chair of the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means is the Chair of the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee during the next legislative interim, and the position of Chair alternates between the Houses according to this pattern.
5. The Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee may exercise the powers conferred on it by law only when the Legislature is not in a regular or special session and shall meet at the call of the Chair.
6. The Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee may conduct investigations and hold hearings in connection with its functions and duties and exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140, inclusive.
7. The Director shall provide a Secretary for the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee.
8. For each day or portion of a day during which members of the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee attend a meeting of the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee or are otherwise engaged in the business of the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee, the members are entitled to receive:
(a) The compensation provided for a majority of the Legislators during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session;
(b) The per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally; and
(c) The travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655.
9. All such compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses must be paid from the Legislative Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3039; A 2001 Special Session, 94; 2009, 1151; 2011, 3221, 3670; 2013, 3747)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees

NRS 218E.005 - Definitions.

NRS 218E.010 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.012 - "Documentary evidence" defined.

NRS 218E.015 - Power of Houses and committees to conduct investigations and hold hearings.

NRS 218E.030 - Power to issue subpoenas; exceptions.

NRS 218E.035 - Contents and service of subpoenas; legal force and effect.

NRS 218E.040 - Administration of oaths.

NRS 218E.045 - Conduct constituting contempt; enforcement proceedings before district court.

NRS 218E.050 - Power of Houses to imprison for contempt; issuance and service of citation for contempt.

NRS 218E.055 - Hearing on citation for contempt.

NRS 218E.060 - Arrest, fine and imprisonment upon finding of contempt; warrant.

NRS 218E.065 - Imprisonment for contempt not bar to other proceedings.

NRS 218E.080 - Power of Houses to provide for hearings and proceedings; unlawful for sworn witness to willfully misrepresent facts when testifying in hearing or proceeding.

NRS 218E.085 - Privilege regarding defamatory matter; unlawful for person to knowingly misrepresent facts when testifying in hearing or proceeding or in certain communications to Legislator.

NRS 218E.090 - Rules and privileges governing certain state employees who testify on their own behalf; required disclosures; unlawful for state agency to take certain actions because of such testimony.

NRS 218E.095 - Unlawful for person to neglect or refuse to obey subpoena, to be sworn, affirm or testify or to produce documentary evidence.

NRS 218E.105 - Definitions.

NRS 218E.110 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.115 - "Documentary evidence" defined.

NRS 218E.120 - "Secretary of the committee" defined.

NRS 218E.125 - Provisions supplement and do not impair other powers, privileges and immunities.

NRS 218E.130 - Power to conduct investigations and hold hearings; administration of oaths; deposition of witnesses.

NRS 218E.135 - Power to issue subpoenas; contents and service; legal force and effect; enforcement proceedings before district court.

NRS 218E.140 - Fees and mileage for witnesses.

NRS 218E.150 - Creation; membership; vacancies; officers; terms.

NRS 218E.155 - Meetings; rules; quorum; attendance of alternate members.

NRS 218E.160 - Compensation, allowances and expenses of members of Legislative Commission and Audit Subcommittee.

NRS 218E.175 - General powers and duties.

NRS 218E.180 - Additional powers and duties.

NRS 218E.185 - Investigative powers; delegation to certain committees and subcommittees.

NRS 218E.200 - Power to conduct studies and investigations; assignment of matters to Joint Interim Standing Committees; establishment of subcommittees and interim or special committees; designation of members; compensation, allowances and expenses of...

NRS 218E.205 - Priorities and limitations concerning studies and investigations; requests for drafting legislative measures; restrictions on staff; review and approval of budgets.

NRS 218E.210 - Biennial study of newly enacted statutes to determine any differential treatment of sexes or adverse effect on women.

NRS 218E.225 - Committee to review management, organization and operation of Legislative Counsel Bureau.

NRS 218E.240 - Creation; membership; meetings; quorum.

NRS 218E.255 - Creation; membership; functions.

NRS 218E.270 - Special committee to receive Governor’s message on condition of State.

NRS 218E.275 - Special committees to consider issues during legislative interim.

NRS 218E.320 - Creation; membership; officers; vacancies.

NRS 218E.325 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.330 - General powers and duties; budgets; reports.

NRS 218E.400 - Creation; membership; officers; terms; meetings; voting; investigations; hearings; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.405 - Exercise of powers and duties during legislative interim; performance of certain powers and duties during regular or special session; subcommittee to review matters involving State Public Works Division.

NRS 218E.420 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; meetings; investigations; hearings; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.435 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.440 - Creation; membership; officers; terms; vacancies; quorum; staff.

NRS 218E.445 - Meetings; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.450 - General powers and duties; cooperation of state agencies; reports.

NRS 218E.500 - Legislative findings and declarations.

NRS 218E.505 - "Subcommittee" defined.

NRS 218E.510 - Creation; membership; officers; terms; vacancies; alternates.

NRS 218E.515 - Meetings; rules; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.520 - General powers.

NRS 218E.525 - Additional powers and duties.

NRS 218E.550 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.555 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies; reports.

NRS 218E.560 - Meetings; rules; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.565 - General duties.

NRS 218E.570 - General powers.

NRS 218E.600 - Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.605 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies.

NRS 218E.610 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.615 - General powers.

NRS 218E.625 - Creation; personnel; general powers and duties; confidentiality of certain information.

NRS 218E.700 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.705 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies.

NRS 218E.710 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.715 - General duties.

NRS 218E.720 - General powers.

NRS 218E.745 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.750 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies.

NRS 218E.755 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.760 - General powers.

NRS 218E.800 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 218E.805 - Creation of Legislative Committee on Energy; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies.

NRS 218E.810 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

NRS 218E.815 - General powers of Joint Interim Standing Committee on Growth and Infrastructure.