218D.160 - Requests from chairs of Legislative Commission and Interim Finance Committee; requests from statutory, interim and other committees.
218D.160 Requests from chairs of Legislative Commission and Interim Finance Committee; requests from statutory, interim and other committees.
1. The Chair of the Legislative Commission may request the drafting of not more than 15 legislative measures before the commencement of a regular legislative session, with the approval of the Commission, which relate to the affairs of the Legislature or its employees, including 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 commencement of a regular legislative session, with the approval of the Committee, which relate to matters within the scope of the Committee.
3. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute or concurrent resolution of the Legislature:
(a) Any other legislative committee created by statute may request the drafting of not more than 10 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the committee.
(b) An interim committee which conducts a study or investigation 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 may request the drafting of additional legislative measures if the Legislative Commission approves each additional request by a majority vote.
(c) Any other committee established by the Legislature which conducts an interim legislative study may request the drafting of not more than 5 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the study.
Ê Except as otherwise provided in NRS 218E.205, measures authorized to be requested pursuant to this subsection must be submitted to the Legislative Counsel on or before September 1 preceding the commencement of a regular session of the Legislature 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)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 218.2429)