Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 218H - Lobbying
NRS 218H.045 - "Educational or informational meeting, event or trip" defined.


1. "Educational or informational meeting, event or trip" means any meeting, event or trip undertaken or attended by a Legislator if, in connection with the meeting, event or trip:
(a) The Legislator or a member of the Legislator’s household receives anything of value from a lobbyist to undertake or attend the meeting, event or trip; and
(b) The Legislator provides or receives any education or information on matters relating to the legislative, administrative or political action of the Legislator.
2. The term includes, without limitation, any reception, gathering, conference, convention, discussion, forum, roundtable, seminar, symposium, speaking engagement or other similar meeting, event or trip with an educational or informational component.
3. The term does not include:
(a) A meeting, event or trip undertaken or attended by a Legislator or a member of the Legislator’s household for personal reasons or for reasons relating to any professional or occupational license held by the Legislator or the member of the Legislator’s household, unless the Legislator or the member of the Legislator’s household participates as one of the primary speakers, instructors or presenters at the meeting, event or trip.
(b) A meeting, event or trip undertaken or attended by a Legislator or a member of the Legislator’s household if the meeting, event or trip is undertaken or attended as part of his or her bona fide employment or service as an employee or independent contractor and anything of value received by the Legislator or the member of the Legislator’s household for the meeting, event or trip or otherwise paid for or reimbursed to the Legislator or the member of the Legislator’s household as part of his or her bona fide employment or service as an employee or independent contractor.
(c) A party, meal, function or other social event to which every Legislator is invited where educational or informational displays or materials are available but no formal speech, presentation or other similar action to educate or inform the Legislators occurs.
4. For the purposes of this section, "anything of value" includes, without limitation, any actual expenses for food, beverages, registration fees, travel or lodging provided or given to or paid for the benefit of the Legislator or a member of the Legislator’s household or reimbursement for any such actual expenses paid by the Legislator or a member of the Legislator’s household, if the expenses are incurred on a day during which the Legislator or a member of the Legislator’s household undertakes or attends the meeting, event or trip or during which the Legislator or a member of the Legislator’s household travels to or from the meeting, event or trip.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1713; A 2019, 2988)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 218H - Lobbying

NRS 218H.010 - Short title.

NRS 218H.020 - Legislative findings and declarations.

NRS 218H.030 - Definitions.

NRS 218H.033 - "Client" defined.

NRS 218H.035 - "Domestic partner" defined.

NRS 218H.036 - "Domestic partnership" defined.

NRS 218H.045 - "Educational or informational meeting, event or trip" defined.

NRS 218H.050 - "Expenditure" defined.

NRS 218H.060 - "Gift" defined.

NRS 218H.065 - "Immediate family" defined.

NRS 218H.070 - "Legislative action" defined.

NRS 218H.080 - "Lobbyist" defined.

NRS 218H.090 - "Member of the Legislative Branch" defined.

NRS 218H.092 - "Member of the Legislator’s household" defined.

NRS 218H.100 - "Person" defined.

NRS 218H.110 - "Registrant" defined.

NRS 218H.180 - Certain persons deemed to be lobbyists for purposes of continuing applicability; period of continuing applicability; exceptions.

NRS 218H.200 - Registration statement required during session; filing with Director; exceptions.

NRS 218H.210 - Contents of registration statement.

NRS 218H.220 - Supplementary registration statement required upon change in registration information; exceptions.

NRS 218H.230 - Notice required upon termination of session activities; continuing requirements after filing notice.

NRS 218H.300 - Issuance by Director; different color for each classification; requirement to wear in Legislative Building.

NRS 218H.400 - Duty to file; form; contents; itemization of expenditures; audits and investigations.

NRS 218H.410 - Fee for late filing; waivers and exemptions.

NRS 218H.500 - Regulations; fees; classification of lobbyists; forms; accounting and reporting methods; filing system; public inspection; retention of records; list of registrants.

NRS 218H.505 - Administration and interpretation of chapter; coordination with Secretary of State regarding Nevada Financial Disclosure Act.

NRS 218H.510 - Inspection of registration statements and reports of lobbying activities; notice of noncompliance.

NRS 218H.520 - Publication of reports regarding lobbying activities; release of name of noncomplying lobbyist; sanctions for noncompliance.

NRS 218H.530 - Investigations of irregularities and noncompliance; grounds and procedure for suspension or revocation of registration; hearing and appeal; continuing requirements and renewal of registration after suspension or revocation.

NRS 218H.540 - Injunctive relief.

NRS 218H.900 - Unlawful for lobbyist to misrepresent Legislator’s authorization to request professional services from Legislative Counsel Bureau.

NRS 218H.930 - Unlawful acts involving lobbyists and lobbying.

NRS 218H.950 - Unlawful for former Legislator to act as lobbyist under certain circumstances; exceptions.

NRS 218H.960 - Criminal penalties.