218D.050 - General powers and duties of Legislative Counsel and Legal Division regarding preparation and amendment of legislative measures.
218D.050 General powers and duties of Legislative Counsel and Legal Division regarding preparation and amendment of legislative measures.
1. The Legislative Counsel and the Legal Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall prepare and assist in the preparation and amendment of legislative measures when requested or upon suggestion as provided in NRS 218D.050 to 218D.215, inclusive.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 218D.050 to 218D.215, inclusive, the Legislative Counsel and the Legal Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall not prepare or assist in the preparation and amendment of legislative measures directly submitted or requested by a natural person, corporation, firm, association or other entity, including an organization that represents governmental agencies, unless the requester, or if the requester is a natural person the office or other position held by the person, is created by the Constitution or laws of this State.
3. The Legislative Counsel shall give consideration to and service concerning any measure before the Legislature which is requested by the Governor, the Senate or Assembly, or any committee of the Legislature having the measure before it for consideration.
[1:19:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1012; 1965, 1450; 1967, 53; 1973, 1122, 1478, 1842; 1975, 532, 1387; 1977, 340, 1121; 1983, 1371; 1985, 458; 1991, 1835, 1895; 1993, 573, 1532; 1995, 1948; 1997, 11; 1999, 2193; 2001, 2118; 2005, 1079; 2009, 678)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 218.240)