218D.575 - Request for prefiling; distribution of certain prefiled measures between Houses; review for proper form; limitations on prefiling.
218D.575 Request for prefiling; distribution of certain prefiled measures between Houses; review for proper form; limitations on prefiling.
1. Any member of the next succeeding regular session of the Legislature may request the Legislative Counsel to prefile any legislative bill or joint resolution that was requested by that Legislator for introduction in the next succeeding regular session of the Legislature.
2. A person designated as a chair of a standing committee for the next succeeding regular session of the Legislature may request the Legislative Counsel to prefile on behalf of the committee any legislative bill or joint resolution within the jurisdiction of the committee for introduction in the next succeeding regular session of the Legislature.
3. Measures submitted for prefiling pursuant to NRS 218D.175 to 218D.215, inclusive, must be randomly divided in equal amounts between the Senate and the Assembly and prefiled on behalf of the appropriate standing committee.
4. Such bills and joint resolutions must be in such final and correct form for introduction in the Legislature as required by the Nevada Constitution and this chapter.
5. The Legislative Counsel shall not prefile a bill or joint resolution requested by:
(a) A member of the Legislature who is not a candidate for reelection until after the general election immediately preceding the regular session of the Legislature.
(b) A member of the Legislature who is elected or reelected to legislative office at the general election immediately preceding the regular session of the Legislature until the member is determined to have received the highest number of votes pursuant to the canvass of votes required by NRS 293.395.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1125; A 1995, 1736; 1997, 1752; 2003, 2091; 2007, 3168)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 218.277)