Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.005 Definitions.
As used in NRS 218E.005 to 218E.095, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 218E.010 and 218E.012 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS AND HEARINGS; LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION AND OTHER COMMITTEES
Nev. Rev. Stat. 218E
in effectNev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.010 Committee defined.
1. Committee means:
(a) Any committee of either House;
(b) Any joint committee of both Houses; or
(c) Any other committee or commission created or authorized by the Legislature to conduct or perform legislative business at the direction of or on behalf of the Legislature.
2. The term includes, without limitation, a subcommittee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.012 Documentary evidence defined.
Documentary evidence means any account, book, correspondence, file, message, paper, record or other type of document in any form, including, without limitation, in any written, audio, visual, digital or electronic form.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.015 Power of Houses and committees to conduct investigations and hold hearings.
The Assembly, the Senate and committees may conduct investigations and hold hearings regarding any matter which is pertinent to their legislative business or possible future legislative action.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.030 Power to issue subpoenas; exceptions.
1. The Assembly, the Senate and committees, pursuant to their investigative powers, may issue legislative subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence that is pertinent to their legislative business or possible future legislative action.
2. Legislative subpoenas may be issued by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, or the chair of a committee in accordance with the rules governing the committee.
3. Except in cases of impeachment or removal as provided by Article 7 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, a legislative subpoena must not be issued to:
(a) The Governor or any of the Governors immediate staff.
(b) Any justice of the Supreme Court, judge of the Court of Appeals or judge of a district court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.035 Contents and service of subpoenas; legal force and effect.
1. To be properly issued, a legislative subpoena must:
(a) Be addressed to the witness;
(b) Describe the nature of the legislative proceedings for which the legislative subpoena is being issued;
(c) Require the attendance and testimony of the witness at a definite time and place fixed in the legislative subpoena or require the production of the documentary evidence at a definite time and place fixed in the legislative subpoena, or both;
(d) State particular reasons why the attendance and testimony of the witness or the production of the documentary evidence is pertinent to legislative business or possible future legislative action; and
(e) Be signed, as applicable, by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly or the chair of the committee who issued the legislative subpoena.
2. A legislative subpoena may be served by any person who is 18 years of age or older.
3. If a legislative subpoena is properly issued to and served on a witness pursuant to this section:
(a) The legislative subpoena has the same legal force and effect as a subpoena or order issued by the district court; and
(b) The witness shall comply with the provisions of the legislative subpoena in the same manner as a subpoena or order issued by the district court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.040 Administration of oaths.
The following persons may administer oaths to witnesses who appear before the Senate, the Assembly or a committee:
1. The President of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate or any member of the Senate.
2. The Chief Clerk of the Assembly or any member of the Assembly.
3. The secretary of the committee or any member of the committee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.045 Conduct constituting contempt; enforcement proceedings before district court.
1. If a legislative subpoena is properly issued to and served on a witness, the witness commits contempt if the witness, without a reason recognized by law:
(a) Neglects or refuses to comply with the provisions of the legislative subpoena;
(b) Neglects or refuses to be sworn or to affirm before testifying or neglects or refuses to testify as to any relevant matter; or
(c) Neglects or refuses to produce any relevant documentary evidence in the possession or under the control of the witness.
2. In addition to any other remedies or penalties provided by law, if a witness commits contempt, the district court of any county shall, on application of the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly or the chair of the committee, compel the witnesss obedience by proceedings for contempt, as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from such court or a refusal to testify therein.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.050 Power of Houses to imprison for contempt; issuance and service of citation for contempt.
1. If a witness commits contempt before:
(a) The Senate or the Assembly, any member of the House may offer a resolution to have the recusant witness cited to show cause why the witness should not be imprisoned for contempt.
(b) A committee while the Legislature is in regular or special session, any member of the committee may offer a resolution in the House of which the Legislator is a member to have the recusant witness cited to show cause why the witness should not be imprisoned for contempt, but only if the resolution is first approved by a majority vote of the committee.
2. If the resolution is adopted by the House, the House shall issue a citation, signed by the presiding officer of the House:
(a) Directing the recusant witness to appear before the House at a time and place specified in the citation to show cause, if any, why the witness should not be imprisoned for contempt; and
(b) Accompanied by a copy of the original legislative subpoena if the recusant witness failed to appear, or stating briefly the questions which the witness failed to answer or the documentary evidence which the witness failed to produce.
3. The time and place stated in the citation for the hearing must afford the recusant witness a reasonable opportunity to prepare an appropriate defense.
4. The citation must be served personally upon the recusant witness and may be served by any peace officer or by the Sergeant at Arms or any regularly appointed Assistant Sergeant at Arms of the House.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.055 Hearing on citation for contempt.
The recusant witness is entitled at the hearing:
1. To the assistance of counsel.
2. To present witnesses and offer evidence on the recusant witnesss behalf.
3. To argue orally, in person or by counsel, within such reasonable limits as may be imposed by the presiding officer of the House, and to submit written arguments.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.060 Arrest, fine and imprisonment upon finding of contempt; warrant.
1. If the House finds by resolution that the recusant witness has in fact committed contempt:
(a) The House may require the witness to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, as fixed by the resolution, for each day the witness remains in contempt.
(b) The House shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the witness if the House finds that the witness should be imprisoned.
2. A warrant issued for the arrest of the witness pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Be signed by the presiding officer;
(b) Be directed to the Sergeant at Arms or any regularly appointed Assistant Sergeant at Arms of the House or any peace officer; and
(c) Order the Sergeant at Arms, Assistant Sergeant at Arms or peace officer to arrest the contemner and deliver the contemner to the Sheriff of Carson City or a designated county for imprisonment in the jail.
3. A copy of the warrant must be delivered with the contemner to the designated sheriff and must fix the term of imprisonment as:
(a) The remaining duration of the regular or special session; or
(b) A specified term, unless the Legislature adjourns sine die before the completion of that term.
4. The warrant may provide for the release of the contemner before the expiration of the term of imprisonment if the contemner testifies or produces evidence as originally required.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.065 Imprisonment for contempt not bar to other proceedings.
The imprisonment of a recusant witness for contempt is not a bar to any other proceeding, civil or criminal, for the same act.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 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.
1. Each House may provide for hearings and proceedings.
2. A person who appears and is sworn as a witness before a House or committee for a hearing or proceeding and who willfully misrepresents any fact when testifying in the hearing or proceeding is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 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.
1. A witness is absolutely privileged to publish defamatory matter as part of a hearing or proceeding before a House or committee in which the witness is testifying or in communications to a Legislator preliminary to that hearing or proceeding, if the matter has some relation to the hearing or proceeding.
2. A person who knowingly misrepresents any fact when testifying in a hearing or proceeding before a House or committee or in communications to a Legislator preliminary to that hearing or proceeding is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 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.
1. An employee of a state agency who testifies before a House or committee on the employees own behalf and not on behalf of the state agency shall, before commencing such testimony, state that fact clearly on the record.
2. It is unlawful for a state agency which is the employer of an employee who complies with subsection 1 and testifies or seeks to testify before a House or committee on the employees own behalf to:
(a) Deprive the employee of employment with the state agency or to take any reprisal or retaliatory action against the employee as a consequence of the testimony or potential testimony;
(b) Threaten the employee that the testimony or potential testimony will result in the termination of employment with the state agency or in any reprisal or retaliatory action against the employee; or
(c) Directly or indirectly intimidate, threaten, coerce, command or influence or attempt to intimidate, threaten, coerce, command or influence the employee in an effort to interfere with or prevent the testimony of the employee.
3. It is unlawful for a state agency to:
(a) Deprive or threaten to deprive an employee of employment with the state agency;
(b) Take or threaten to take any reprisal or retaliatory action against the employee; or
(c) Directly or indirectly intimidate, threaten, coerce, command or influence or attempt to intimidate, threaten, coerce, command or influence the employee,
Ê in an attempt to affect the behavior of another employee who is testifying or seeks to testify before a House or committee on the other employees own behalf.
4. The provisions of this section do not apply to an employee in the classified service who has not completed the employees probationary period.
5. For the purposes of this section:
(a) Reprisal or retaliatory action has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 281.611 .
(b) State agency means an agency, bureau, board, commission, department, division, officer, employee or agent or any other unit of the Executive Department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.095 Unlawful for person to neglect or refuse to obey subpoena, to be sworn, affirm or testify or to produce documentary evidence.
1. If a legislative subpoena is properly issued to and served on a person, the person shall not, without a reason recognized by law:
(a) Neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of the legislative subpoena;
(b) Neglect or refuse to be sworn or to affirm before testifying or neglect or refuse to testify as to any relevant matter; or
(c) Neglect or refuse to produce any relevant documentary evidence in the possession or under the control of the person.
2. In addition to any other remedies or penalties provided by law, a person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.105 Definitions.
As used in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 218E.110, 218E.115 and 218E.120 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.110 Committee defined.
1. Committee means the Legislative Commission, a Joint Interim Standing Committee, the Sunset Committee of the Legislature created by NRS 232B.210 and any other legislative committee or subcommittee created by the provisions of this chapter or a specific statute, concurrent resolution or order of the Legislative Commission to conduct studies or investigations or perform any other legislative business during the legislative interim.
2. The term includes, without limitation, any interim, advisory or other similar committee or subcommittee for which legislative staff members serve as the primary administrative or professional staff.
3. The term does not include any legislative committee or subcommittee appointed by the Legislature or either House to conduct or perform legislative business during a regular or special session, including, without limitation, any joint, standing, temporary, special or select committee or committee of the whole.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.115 Documentary evidence defined.
Documentary evidence has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 218E.012.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.120 Secretary of the committee defined.
Secretary of the committee means the Director or any other person designated or authorized to serve as a secretary of the committee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.125 Provisions supplement and do not impair other powers, privileges and immunities.
1. The provisions of NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140 , inclusive, are intended to supplement the other provisions of this chapter and any other laws or rules governing the legislative proceedings of a committee, including, without limitation, any applicable principles of parliamentary law, and the provisions of NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140 , inclusive, do not limit the application of such other legal authorities.
2. The powers, privileges and immunities granted by the provisions of NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140 , inclusive, are in addition to any other powers, privileges and immunities recognized by any other laws or rules, including, without limitation, any applicable principles of parliamentary law, and all such powers, privileges and immunities are cumulative, so that the application or attempted application of any one does not bar the application or attempted application of any other.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.130 Power to conduct investigations and hold hearings; administration of oaths; deposition of witnesses; powers of chair; powers of vice chair in absence of chair.
1. A committee may conduct investigations and hold hearings regarding any matter which is pertinent to its legislative business or possible future legislative action and may exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140 , inclusive.
2. The secretary of the committee or any member of the committee may administer oaths to witnesses who appear before the committee.
3. The chair of the committee, or the secretary of the committee on behalf of the chair, may cause the deposition of witnesses to be taken, whether the witnesses reside within or without the State, in the manner prescribed by court rules for taking depositions in civil actions in the district court.
4. The chair of the committee may take, direct or require any necessary and reasonable actions to carry out the committees management, government, budget, meetings and proceedings, subject to the laws and rules governing the committee, including, without limitation, any applicable principles of parliamentary law.
5. If a vacancy occurs in the position of chair of the committee, or if the chair is prohibited or disqualified from participating or acting on a particular matter for any reason or is absent, disabled or otherwise unavailable or unable to carry out the position for any reason, the vice chair of the committee shall serve as the acting chair, with all the powers, privileges and immunities of the position of chair, until the vacancy is filled or the chair is eligible, available or able to carry out the position again, as applicable.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.135 Power to issue subpoenas; contents and service; legal force and effect; enforcement proceedings before district court.
1. For the purposes of conducting investigations and holding hearings in connection with the functions and duties of a committee, the chair of the committee may issue legislative subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence that is pertinent to the committees legislative business or possible future legislative action.
2. To be properly issued, a legislative subpoena must:
(a) Be addressed to the witness;
(b) Describe the nature of the legislative proceedings for which the legislative subpoena is being issued;
(c) Require the attendance and testimony of the witness at a definite time and place fixed in the legislative subpoena or require the production of the documentary evidence at a definite time and place fixed in the legislative subpoena, or both;
(d) State particular reasons why the attendance and testimony of the witness or the production of the documentary evidence is pertinent to the committees legislative business or possible future legislative action; and
(e) Be signed by the chair of the committee.
3. A legislative subpoena may be served by any person who is 18 years of age or older.
4. If a legislative subpoena is properly issued to and served on a witness pursuant to this section:
(a) The legislative subpoena has the same legal force and effect as a subpoena or order issued by the district court; and
(b) The witness shall comply with the provisions of the legislative subpoena in the same manner as a subpoena or order issued by the district court.
5. In addition to any other remedies or penalties provided by law, if a witness fails to comply with the provisions of a legislative subpoena, the chair of the committee who issued the legislative subpoena, or the secretary of the committee on behalf of the chair, may file a petition to enforce compliance with the legislative subpoena in the district court for any county where the committee regularly holds its meetings or where the witness resides, works or maintains a place of business. The petition must:
(a) Set forth the name of the witness and, if the witness is a custodian of documentary evidence, the name of the organization for whom the witness serves as a custodian;
(b) Include a copy of the legislative subpoena;
(c) State that the legislative subpoena was issued and served on the witness pursuant to this section and provided the witness with notice of the definite time and place fixed in the legislative subpoena for the attendance and testimony of the witness or the production of the documentary evidence, or both;
(d) State that the witness failed to comply with the provisions of the legislative subpoena; and
(e) Request an order of the court enforcing the legislative subpoena and compelling the witness to comply with its provisions.
6. Upon the filing of the petition to enforce compliance with the legislative subpoena, the court shall:
(a) Enter an order directing the witness to:
(1) Appear at a hearing before the court at a time and place fixed by the court in the order, which must not be more than 10 days after the date of the order; and
(2) Show cause why the witness has not complied with the provisions of the legislative subpoena; and
(b) Serve a certified copy of the order upon the witness.
7. If, at the hearing to show cause, the court finds that the legislative subpoena was properly issued and served pursuant to this section and that the witness has not proven a reason recognized by law for the failure to comply with its provisions, the court shall enter an order requiring the witness to comply with the provisions of the legislative subpoena at a time and place fixed by the court in the order. If the witness fails to comply with the courts order, the witness commits contempt of court and shall be punished as provided by law for such contempt of court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.140 Fees and mileage for witnesses.
1. Each witness who appears and is prepared to testify before a committee in compliance with a legislative subpoena, except a state officer or employee, is entitled to receive for such attendance, whether or not the witness testifies, the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in civil cases in the district court.
2. The fees and mileage must be audited and paid upon the presentation of proper claims sworn to by the witness and approved by the chair of the committee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.150 Creation; membership; vacancies; officers; terms.
1. There is hereby created in the Legislative Counsel Bureau a Legislative Commission consisting of 12 members.
2. At each regular session:
(a) The Senate shall, by resolution, designate six Senators as regular members of the Legislative Commission and six Senators as alternates; and
(b) The Assembly shall, by resolution, designate six members of the Assembly as regular members of the Legislative Commission and six members of the Assembly as alternates.
3. The Legislature shall determine by a joint rule at each regular session:
(a) The method of determining the majority party and the minority party regular and alternate membership on the Legislative Commission.
(b) The method of filling vacancies on the Legislative Commission.
(c) The method of selecting the Chair.
(d) The term of office of the Chair.
4. The members of the Legislative Commission serve until their successors are appointed by resolution as provided in this section, except that the membership of any member who does not become a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection:
(a) Terminates on the day next after the general election; and
(b) The vacancy must be filled as provided by the joint rule adopted pursuant to subsection 3.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.155 Meetings; rules; quorum; attendance of alternate members.
1. The members of the Legislative Commission shall meet at such times and at such places as is specified by a call of the Chair or a majority of the Legislative Commission.
2. The Director shall act as the nonvoting recording Secretary of the Legislative Commission.
3. The Legislative Commission shall prescribe rules for its own management and government.
4. Seven members of the Legislative Commission constitute a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the power and authority conferred on the Legislative Commission.
5. If any regular member of the Legislative Commission informs the Secretary that the member will be unable to attend a scheduled meeting of the Legislative Commission:
(a) The Secretary shall notify the proper alternate member; and
(b) The alternate member may then replace the regular member at that meeting only, with all the duties, rights and privileges of the replaced member.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.160 Compensation, allowances and expenses of members of Legislative Commission and Audit Subcommittee.
1. Except during a regular or special session, for each day or portion of a day during which a member of the Legislative Commission or the Audit Subcommittee attends a meeting or is otherwise engaged in the official business of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, the member is 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 .
2. An alternate member of the Legislative Commission who:
(a) Replaces a regular member at a meeting of the Legislative Commission or on official business of the Legislative Counsel Bureau is entitled to receive the same compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses as a regular member for the same service.
(b) Attends a meeting of the Legislative Commission but does not replace a regular member is entitled to the travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655 .
3. All such compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses must be paid from the Legislative Fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.175 General powers and duties.
1. The general objectives and functions of the Legislative Commission are to:
(a) Assist the Legislature in retaining status coordinate with the Executive and Judicial Departments.
(b) Investigate and inquire into subjects upon which the Legislature may act by the enactment or amendment of statutes, governmental problems, important issues of public policy or questions of statewide interest.
(c) Assure that the most effective use is made of the audit, fiscal, legal and research services and facilities provided by the Legislative Counsel Bureau to the Legislature and its members.
(d) Coordinate and oversee interim studies and other legislative committees meeting in the interim between regular sessions.
2. In addition to the powers conferred and duties imposed by this title or any law or resolution, the Legislative Commission, in order to carry out its general objectives and functions:
(a) Shall receive recommendations and suggestions for legislation or investigation from:
(1) Members of the Legislative Commission and other Legislators; and
(2) Any board, commission, department or officer of the Executive or Judicial Department or any local government.
(b) May receive recommendations and suggestions for legislation or investigation from:
(1) Bar associations, chambers of commerce, labor unions and other organized associations and groups; and
(2) Individual citizens.
(c) May hold hearings on any subject or matter which is a proper subject for legislative action or which concerns governmental problems, important issues of public policy or questions of statewide interest, whenever it considers such hearings necessary or desirable in the performance of its duties or the exercise of its powers.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.180 Additional powers and duties.
The Legislative Commission may:
1. Carry forward the participation of the State of Nevada as a member of the Council of State Governments and the National Conference of State Legislatures, and may pay annual dues to those organizations to the extent of legislative appropriation. The Legislative Commission is designated as Nevadas Commission on Interstate Cooperation.
2. Encourage and assist the government of this State to develop and maintain friendly contact by correspondence, by conference, and otherwise, with the other states, with the Federal Government and with local units of government.
3. Establish such delegations and committees as official agencies of the Legislative Counsel Bureau as may be deemed advisable to confer with similar delegations and committees from other states concerning problems of mutual interest. The membership of those delegations and committees must be designated by the Legislative Commission and may consist of Legislators and employees of the State other than members of the Legislative Commission. For each day or portion of a day during which members of those delegations and committees attend meetings or are otherwise engaged in the business of those delegations and committees, the members:
(a) Shall serve without salary.
(b) Are entitled to receive out of the Legislative Fund:
(1) The per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally; and
(2) The travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655 .
4. Endeavor to advance cooperation between this State and other units of government whenever it seems advisable to do so by:
(a) Formulating proposals for interstate compacts and reciprocal or uniform legislation; and
(b) Facilitating the adoption of uniform or reciprocal administrative rules and regulations, informal cooperation of governmental offices, personal cooperation among governmental officials and employees, interchange and clearance of research and information and any other suitable process.
5. Supervise the functions assigned to the Divisions of the Legislative Counsel Bureau by this title or any law or resolution.
6. Authorize the Director to enter into agreements for the acquisition of property it deems necessary to support the Legislature and its staff. The Director may expend money from the Legislative Fund for this purpose.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.185 Investigative powers; delegation to certain committees and subcommittees.
1. In the discharge of any duty imposed or power conferred by this title or any law or resolution, the Legislative Commission may exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140 , inclusive.
2. The Legislative Commission may delegate its authority pursuant to subsection 1 to a subcommittee or interim or special committee established pursuant to NRS 218E.200 or to a Joint Interim Standing Committee created pursuant to NRS 218E.320 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 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 members.
1. The Legislative Commission may conduct studies or investigations concerning governmental problems, important issues of public policy or questions of statewide interest or may assign such studies or investigations to a Joint Interim Standing Committee.
2. The Legislative Commission may establish subcommittees and interim or special committees as official agencies of the Legislative Counsel Bureau to conduct such studies or investigations or otherwise to deal with such governmental problems, important issues of public policy or questions of statewide interest or may assign such matters to a Joint Interim Standing Committee. The subcommittees and interim or special committees may exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140 , inclusive.
3. The membership of any subcommittees and interim or special committees established pursuant to subsection 2:
(a) Must be designated by the Legislative Commission; and
(b) May consist of members of the Legislative Commission and Legislators other than members of the Legislative Commission, employees of the State of Nevada or citizens of the State of Nevada.
4. For each day or portion of a day during which the members of any subcommittees and interim or special committees established pursuant to subsection 2 who are not Legislators attend meetings or are otherwise engaged in the business of the subcommittees and interim or special committees, the members:
(a) Shall serve without salary.
(b) Are entitled to receive out of the Legislative Fund the per diem allowances and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
5. Except during a regular or special session, for each day or portion of a day during which the members of any subcommittees and interim or special committees established pursuant to subsection 2 who are Legislators attend meetings of the subcommittees and interim or special committees or are otherwise engaged in the business of the subcommittees and interim or special committees, the members are entitled to receive out of the Legislative Fund:
(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 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.205 Priorities and limitations concerning studies and investigations; requests for drafting legislative measures; restrictions on staff; review and approval of budgets.
1. Between regular sessions, the Legislative Commission:
(a) Shall fix the work priority of all studies and investigations assigned to it by a statute or concurrent resolution or directed by an order of the Legislative Commission or conducted by a Joint Interim Standing Committee or subcommittee thereof, within the limits of available time, money and staff.
(b) Shall not make studies or investigations directed by a resolution of only one House or studies or investigations proposed but not approved during the preceding regular session.
2. All requests for the drafting of legislative measures to be recommended as the result of a study or investigation must be made in accordance with NRS 218D.160 .
3. Except as otherwise provided by NRS 218E.210 , between regular sessions, a study or investigation may not be initiated or continued by the Fiscal Analysts, the Legislative Auditor, the Legislative Counsel or the Research Director and their staffs, except studies and investigations which have been specifically authorized by the Legislature or the Legislative Commission.
4. A study or investigation may not be carried over from one regular session to the next without additional authorization by a statute, concurrent resolution or order of the Legislative Commission, except audits in progress whose carryover has been approved by the Legislative Commission.
5. Except as otherwise provided by a specific statute, the staff of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall not serve as primary administrative or professional staff for a committee established by a statute, concurrent resolution or order of the Legislative Commission to conduct a study or investigation, unless the chair of the committee is required by the statute, concurrent resolution or order of the Legislative Commission to be a Legislator.
6. The Legislative Commission shall review and approve the budget and work program and any changes to the budget or work program for each study or investigation conducted by the Legislative Commission or a committee or subcommittee established by the Legislative Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.210 Biennial study of newly enacted statutes to determine any differential treatment of sexes or adverse effect on women.
1. The Legislative Counsel Bureau shall, after every regular session, conduct a study of the newly enacted statutes to determine whether any of those statutes:
(a) Patently treats the sexes differently; or
(b) Upon application, may affect women more adversely than it affects men.
2. The Legislative Counsel Bureau shall compile and publish the results of the study. The publication must contain an index.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.240 Creation; membership; meetings; quorum.
1. There is hereby created an Audit Subcommittee of the Legislative Commission consisting of five members.
2. The Chair of the Legislative Commission shall:
(a) Appoint the members of the Audit Subcommittee from among the members of the Legislative Commission and the Interim Finance Committee; and
(b) Designate one of the members of the Audit Subcommittee as Chair.
3. The Chair of the Legislative Commission shall designate five Legislators from among the members of the Legislative Commission and the Interim Finance Committee to serve as alternates for the members of the Audit Subcommittee.
4. The Legislative Auditor or a member of the staff of the Audit Division appointed by the Legislative Auditor shall serve as Secretary of the Audit Subcommittee.
5. The Audit Subcommittee shall meet at the times and places specified by a call of the Chair.
6. Three members of the Audit Subcommittee constitute a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the power and authority conferred on the Audit Subcommittee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.255 Creation; membership; functions.
1. There is hereby created a Budget Subcommittee of the Legislative Commission.
2. The Chair of the Legislative Commission shall appoint to the Budget Subcommittee:
(a) The persons designated by the Speaker designate of the Assembly to be members of the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means for the next regular session; and
(b) The persons designated by the Majority Leader designate of the Senate to be members of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance for the next regular session.
3. The Budget Subcommittee shall conclude its activities before the next regular session is convened.
4. The Budget Subcommittee shall consider fiscal issues that may require consideration by the Legislature at the next regular session.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.270 Special committee to receive Governors message on condition of State.
If the Governor elects to communicate the message required pursuant to Section 10 of Article 5 of the Nevada Constitution before the commencement of a regular session, the Chair of the Legislative Commission may, on behalf of the Legislative Commission pursuant to NRS 218E.200, appoint a special committee to receive that message. A special committee appointed pursuant to this section:
1. Must consist of all persons elected or appointed to serve as Legislators during the next regular session.
2. Must be chaired by the Speaker designate of the Assembly.
3. Shall receive the Governors message and conclude its activities upon the completion of that message.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.275 Special committees to consider issues during legislative interim.
The Legislative Commission may, pursuant to NRS 218E.200, appoint one or more special committees before the commencement of a regular session. Each special committee appointed pursuant to this section:
1. Must consist of all persons designated by the:
(a) Speaker designate of the Assembly to serve as members of an Assembly Standing Committee, other than the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means, for the next regular session; or
(b) Majority Leader designate of the Senate to serve as members of a Senate Standing Committee, other than the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, for the next regular session.
2. May meet to consider issues that may require consideration during the next regular session by the standing committee upon which the members of the special committee have been designated to serve.
3. Shall conclude its activities before the commencement of the next regular session.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.320 Creation; membership; officers; vacancies.
1. There are hereby created the following Joint Interim Standing Committees of the Legislature:
(a) Commerce and Labor;
(b) Education;
(c) Government Affairs;
(d) Growth and Infrastructure;
(e) Health and Human Services;
(f) Judiciary;
(g) Legislative Operations and Elections;
(h) Natural Resources; and
(i) Revenue.
2. Each Joint Interim Standing Committee consists of eight regular members and five alternate members. As soon as is practicable after the adjournment of each regular session and not later than October 31 immediately following such adjournment:
(a) The Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint three members of the Assembly as regular members of each Committee and two members of the Assembly as alternate members of each Committee.
(b) The Minority Leader of the Assembly shall appoint two members of the Assembly as regular members of each Committee and one member of the Assembly as an alternate member of each Committee.
(c) The Majority Leader of the Senate shall appoint two Senators as regular members of each Committee and one Senator as an alternate member of each Committee.
(d) The Minority Leader of the Senate shall appoint one Senator as a regular member of each Committee and one Senator as an alternate member of each Committee.
3. Before making their respective appointments, the Speaker of the Assembly, the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leaders of the Senate and Assembly shall consult so that, to the extent practicable:
(a) At least five of the regular members appointed to each Joint Interim Standing Committee served on the corresponding standing committee or committees during the preceding regular session.
(b) Not more than five of the regular members appointed to each Joint Interim Standing Committee are members of the same political party.
4. The Legislative Commission shall appoint the Chair and Vice Chair of each Joint Interim Standing Committee from among the members of the Committee and shall make such appointments as soon as is practicable after the adjournment of each regular session and not later than October 31 immediately following such adjournment. The Chair must be appointed from one House of the Legislature and the Vice Chair from the other House. The position of Chair must alternate each biennium between the Houses of the Legislature.
5. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each Chair and Vice Chair holds the position, while qualified, until a successor is appointed after the next regular session. If a vacancy occurs in the position of Chair or Vice Chair, the vacancy must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
6. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a member of a Joint Interim Standing Committee holds his or her membership on the Committee, while qualified, until a successor is appointed after the next regular session. The membership of any member of a Joint Interim Standing Committee who does not become a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection terminates on the day next after the general election. The Speaker designate of the Assembly or the Majority Leader designate of the Senate, as the case may be, may appoint a member to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.
7. Vacancies on a Joint Interim Standing Committee must be filled in the same manner as original appointments.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.325 Meetings; quorum; requests for legislation; attendance of alternate member; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.
1. Except as otherwise ordered by the Legislative Commission, the members of a Joint Interim Standing Committee shall meet not earlier than November 1 of each odd-numbered year and not later than August 31 of the following even-numbered year at the times and places specified by a call of the Chair or a majority of the Committee.
2. The Director or his or her designee shall act as the nonvoting recording Secretary of each Joint Interim Standing Committee.
3. Five members of a Joint Interim Standing Committee constitute a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the power and authority conferred on the Committee, except that any recommended legislation proposed by the Committee must be approved by a majority of the members of the Senate and a majority of the members of the Assembly serving on the Committee.
4. All requests for the drafting of recommended legislation approved by a Joint Interim Standing Committee must be made in accordance with NRS 218D.160 .
5. If an alternate member of a Joint Interim Standing Committee attends a meeting of the Committee in place of a regular member who cannot attend the meeting, the alternate member who attends the meeting must be of the same political party as the regular member. When acting in place of a regular member, an alternate member has all the powers, privileges and immunities of a regular member.
6. Except during a regular or special session, for each day or portion of a day during which a member of a Joint Interim Standing Committee attends a meeting of the Committee or is otherwise engaged in the work of the Committee, the member is entitled to receive the:
(a) Compensation provided for a majority of the members of the Legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session;
(b) Per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally; and
(c) Travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655 .
7. The compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses of the members of a Joint Interim Standing Committee must be paid from the Legislative Fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.330 General powers and duties; budgets; reports.
1. A Joint Interim Standing Committee may:
(a) Evaluate and review issues within the jurisdiction of the corresponding standing committee or committees from the preceding regular session;
(b) Exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140 , inclusive; and
(c) Within the limits of the Committees budget, conduct studies directed by the Legislature or the Legislative Commission.
2. In addition to the authorized scope of issues set forth in paragraph (a) of subsection 1:
(a) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services shall, either as part of its regular work or through appointment of a subcommittee, evaluate and review issues relating to child welfare.
(b) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary shall, either as part of its regular work or through appointment of a subcommittee, evaluate and review issues relating to juvenile justice.
(c) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs may evaluate and review issues relating to governmental purchasing, including, without limitation, recommendations submitted to the Joint Interim Standing Committee by the Commission to Study Governmental Purchasing pursuant to NRS 332.215 .
3. The Legislative Commission shall review and approve the budget and work program of each Joint Interim Standing Committee and any changes to the budget or work program.
4. A Joint Interim Standing Committee shall prepare a comprehensive report of the Committees activities in the interim and its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation. The report must be submitted to the Director for distribution to the next regular session.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.400 Creation; membership; officers; terms; meetings; voting; investigations; hearings; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.
1. There is hereby created in the Legislative Counsel Bureau an Interim Finance Committee. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Interim Finance Committee is composed of the members of the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Standing Committee on Finance during the current or immediately preceding regular session.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the immediate past Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance is the Chair of the Interim Finance Committee for the period ending with the convening of each even-numbered regular session. The immediate past Chair of the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means is the Chair of the Interim Finance Committee during the next legislative interim, and the position of Chair alternates between the Houses according to this pattern. The term of the Chair of the Interim Finance Committee terminates if a new Chair of the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means or the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, as the case may be, is designated for the next regular session, in which case that person so designated serves as the Chair of the Interim Finance Committee until the convening of that regular session.
3. If any regular member of the Interim Finance Committee informs the Secretary that the member will be unable to attend a particular meeting, the Secretary shall notify the Speaker of the Assembly or the Majority Leader of the Senate, as the case may be, to appoint an alternate for that meeting from the same House and political party as the absent member.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the term of a member of the Interim Finance Committee expires upon the convening of the next regular session unless the member is replaced by the appointing authority. If the Speaker designate of the Assembly or the Majority Leader designate of the Senate designates members of the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means or the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, as applicable, for the next regular session, the designated members become members of the Interim Finance Committee. A member may be reappointed.
5. The membership of any member who does not become a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection terminates on the day next after the general election. The Speaker designate of the Assembly or the Majority Leader designate of the Senate, as the case may be, shall appoint an alternate to fill the vacancy on the Interim Finance Committee. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each alternate serves on the Interim Finance Committee:
(a) If the alternate is a member of the Assembly, until the Speaker designate of the Assembly designates the members of the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means for the next regular session or appoints a different alternate.
(b) If the alternate is a member of the Senate, until the Majority Leader designate of the Senate designates the members of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance for the next regular session or appoints a different alternate.
6. The Director shall act as the Secretary of the Interim Finance Committee.
7. A majority of the members of the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means and a majority of the members of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, jointly, may call a meeting of the Interim Finance Committee if the Chair does not do so.
8. In all matters requiring action by the Interim Finance Committee, the vote of the Assembly members and the Senate members must be taken separately. No action may be taken unless it receives the affirmative vote of a majority of the Assembly members and a majority of the Senate members.
9. The Interim Finance 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.
10. Except during a regular or special session, for each day or portion of a day during which a member of the Interim Finance Committee and appointed alternate attends a meeting of the Interim Finance Committee or is otherwise engaged in the business of the Interim Finance Committee, the member or appointed alternate is 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 .
11. All such compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses must be paid from the Contingency Fund in the State Treasury.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 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 of the Department of Administration.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Interim Finance Committee may exercise the powers conferred upon it by law only when the Legislature is not in a regular or special session.
2. During a regular or special session, the Interim Finance Committee may also perform the duties imposed on it by NRS 228.1111 , 232.49943 , subsection 5 of NRS 284.115 , NRS 285.070 , subsection 2 of NRS 321.335 , NRS 322.007 , subsection 2 of NRS 323.020 , NRS 323.050 , subsection 1 of NRS 323.100 , subsection 3 of NRS 341.126 , NRS 341.142 , paragraph (f) of subsection 1 of NRS 341.145 , subsection 3 of NRS 349.073 , NRS 353.220 , 353.224 , 353.2705 to 353.2771 , inclusive, 353.288 , 353.335 , 353.3375 , 353C.224 , 353C.226 , paragraph (b) of subsection 6 of NRS 407.0762 , NRS 428.375 , 433.732 , 439.4905 , 439.620 , 439.630 , 439A.368 , 439A.383 , 445B.830 , subsection 1 of NRS 445C.320 , NRS 538.650 and 580.250 . In performing those duties, the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means may meet separately and transmit the results of their respective votes to the Chair of the Interim Finance Committee to determine the action of the Interim Finance Committee as a whole.
3. The Chair of the Interim Finance Committee may appoint a subcommittee consisting of six members of the Committee to review and make recommendations to the Committee on matters of the State Public Works Division of the Department of Administration that require prior approval of the Interim Finance Committee pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 341.126 , NRS 341.142 and paragraph (f) of subsection 1 of NRS 341.145 . If the Chair appoints such a subcommittee:
(a) The Chair shall designate one of the members of the subcommittee to serve as the chair of the subcommittee;
(b) The subcommittee shall meet throughout the year at the times and places specified by the call of the chair of the subcommittee; and
(c) The Director or the Directors designee shall act as the nonvoting recording secretary of the subcommittee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.410 Creation; membership; Secretary; alternates; officers; terms; vacancies.
1. There is hereby created the Subcommittee on Education Accountability of the Interim Finance Committee, consisting of the following members:
(a) Five members of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, three of whom must be members of the majority political party and two of whom must be members of the minority political party; and
(b) Three members of the Senate appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, two of whom must be members of the majority political party and one of whom must be a member of the minority political party.
2. The Director shall act as Secretary of the Subcommittee.
3. If any regular member of the Subcommittee informs the Secretary that the member will be unable to attend a particular meeting, the Secretary shall notify the Speaker of the Assembly or the Majority Leader of the Senate, as the case may be, to appoint an alternate for the meeting from the same House and political party as the absent member.
4. The Chair of the Interim Finance Committee shall appoint a Chair of the Subcommittee from one House and a Vice Chair of the Subcommittee from the other House.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the term of a member of the Subcommittee expires upon the convening of the next regular legislative session, unless the member is replaced by the appointing authority.
6. The membership of any member of the Subcommittee described in subsection 1 who is not a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection terminates on the day next after the general election.
7. Vacancies on the Subcommittee must be filled in the same manner as original appointments.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.415 Meetings; quorum; general objectives and functions; investigations and hearings; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.
1. The members of the Subcommittee on Education Accountability of the Interim Finance Committee shall meet at least twice annually at the times and places specified by a call of the Chair of the Subcommittee or a majority of the Subcommittee.
2. A meeting held jointly by the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Standing Committee on Finance during a regular session that has agenda items similar to subsection 4 constitutes a meeting of the Subcommittee.
3. A majority of the members of the Subcommittee constitutes a quorum.
4. The general objectives and functions of the Subcommittee are to discuss, evaluate and make recommendations relating to accountability in public education in this State to improve the educational achievements and outcomes for pupils. The Subcommittee may study, without limitation:
(a) Fiscal policy, school finance or similar or related financial activities;
(b) The sufficiency of current revenue and expenditures relating to public education in this State and the anticipated revenue and expenditures that are necessary to improve educational achievements and outcomes for pupils;
(c) Administrative support and policies;
(d) Corrective action plans for public schools to improve educational achievements and outcomes;
(e) The rules, regulations and policies of individual school districts or public schools; and
(f) The compensation paid to teachers at public schools to determine whether such compensation is sufficient to ensure competitiveness with other states and optimal educational achievements and outcomes for pupils.
5. The Subcommittee 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, including, without limitation, compelling the attendance at any meeting of the Subcommittee of:
(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction;
(b) Any member of the State Board of Education;
(c) Any member of a board of trustees of a school district in this State;
(d) Any superintendent or chief financial officer of a school district in this State; or
(e) The Executive Director of the State Public Charter School Authority.
6. Except during a regular or special session of the Legislature, for each day or portion of a day during which a member of the Subcommittee or appointed alternate attends a meeting of the Subcommittee or is otherwise engaged in the business of the Subcommittee, the member or appointed alternate, as applicable, is 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 .
7. All such compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses of a member or appointed alternate of the Subcommittee must be paid from the Contingency Fund in the State Treasury.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.420 Creation; membership; alternates; expiration of term; vacancies; 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, the Legislators Retirement System established pursuant to chapter 218C 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. If any regular member of the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee informs the Secretary that the member will be unable to attend a particular meeting, the Secretary shall notify the Speaker of the Assembly or the Majority Leader of the Senate, as the case may be, to appoint an alternate for that meeting from the same House and political party as the absent member.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term of a member of the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee expires upon the convening of the next regular legislative session, unless the member is replaced by the appointing authority. The membership of any member of the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee who is not a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection terminates on the day next after the general election.
5. Vacancies on the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee must be filled in the same manner as original appointments.
6. The Legislative Commission shall review and approve the budget and work program for the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee and any changes to the budget or work program.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. The Director shall provide a Secretary for the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee.
11. For each day or portion of a day during which members of the Interim Retirement and Benefits Committee and appointed alternates 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 or appointed alternates 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 .
12. All such compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses must be paid from the Legislative Fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.435 Committee defined.
As used in NRS 218E.435 to 218E.450, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, committee means a legislative committee for the fundamental review of the base budgets of state agencies.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.440 Creation; membership; officers; terms; vacancies; quorum; staff.
1. If:
(a) The Legislature, by concurrent resolution, during a regular session; or
(b) The Interim Finance Committee, by resolution, while the Legislature is not in a regular session,
Ê determines that the performance of a fundamental review of the base budget of a particular agency is necessary, the Interim Finance Committee shall create a legislative committee for the fundamental review of the base budgets of state agencies.
2. The Interim Finance Committee:
(a) May create more than one such committee if the number of agencies designated for review warrants additional committees; and
(b) If more than one such committee is created, shall determine which agencies are to be reviewed by the respective committees.
3. For each such committee, the Interim Finance Committee shall:
(a) Appoint all the members;
(b) Appoint an equal number of members from the Senate and the Assembly;
(c) Appoint at least a majority of the members from the Interim Finance Committee; and
(d) Designate the chair.
4. Any member of a committee who is not a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection continues to serve after the general election until the next regular or special session convenes.
5. Vacancies on a committee must be filled in the same manner as original appointments.
6. A majority of the members appointed to a committee constitutes a quorum.
7. The Director shall assign employees of the Legislative Counsel Bureau to provide such technical, clerical and operational assistance to a committee as the functions and operations of the committee may require.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.445 Meetings; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.
1. The members of a committee shall meet throughout each year at the times and places specified by a call of the chair or a majority of the committee. The Director or the Directors designee shall act as the nonvoting recording secretary.
2. Except during a regular or special session, for each day or portion of a day during which a member of a committee attends a meeting of the committee or is otherwise engaged in the business of the committee, the member is 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 .
3. All such compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses must be paid from the Legislative Fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.450 General powers and duties; cooperation of state agencies; reports.
1. A committee shall, during the legislative interim, perform a fundamental review of the base budget of each state agency assigned to it for review.
2. A committee may request the state agency under review and any other agency to submit information, analyses and reports which are pertinent to the reviews conducted pursuant to this section. Each agency of the State shall cooperate fully and provide the material requested within the period specified by a committee.
3. A committee may conduct investigations and hold hearings in connection with the reviews conducted pursuant to this section and exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140 , inclusive.
4. A committee shall, before the convening of the next regular session, transmit a report of each review conducted pursuant to this section, and any related recommendations, to the Interim Finance Committee and the Legislative Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.500 Legislative findings and declarations.
The Legislature finds and declares that:
1. Policies and issues relating to public lands and state sovereignty as impaired by federal ownership of land are matters of continuing concern to this State.
2. This concern necessarily includes an awareness that all federal statutes, policies and regulations which affect the management of public lands are likely to have extensive effects within the State and must not be ignored or automatically dismissed as beyond the reach of the states policymakers.
3. Experience with federal regulations relating to public lands has demonstrated that the State of Nevada and its citizens are subjected to regulations which sometimes are unreasonable, arbitrary, beyond the intent of the Congress or the scope of the authority of the agency adopting them and that as a result these regulations should be subjected to legislative review and comment, and judicially tested where appropriate, to protect the rights and interests of the State and its citizens.
4. Other western states where public lands comprise a large proportion of the total area have shown an interest in matters relating to public lands and those states, along with Nevada, have been actively participating in cooperative efforts to acquire, evaluate and share information and promote greater understanding of the issues. Since Nevada can both contribute to and benefit from such interstate activities, it is appropriate that the Committee on Public Lands be assigned primary responsibility for participating in them.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.505 Committee defined.
As used in NRS 218E.500 to 218E.525, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, Committee means the Committee on Public Lands.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.510 Creation; membership; officers; terms; vacancies; alternates.
1. There is hereby created the Committee on Public Lands, consisting of eight members appointed by the Legislative Commission, who must include:
(a) Three members of the Senate of which:
(1) Two members must be selected from the majority party; and
(2) One member must be selected from the minority party;
(b) Three members of the Assembly of which:
(1) Two members must be selected from the majority party; and
(2) One member must be selected from the minority party;
(c) One elected officer representing the governing body of a local political subdivision, appointed with appropriate regard for his or her experience with and knowledge of matters relating to public lands; and
(d) One member representing tribal governments in Nevada who is recommended by the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, Inc., or its successor organization, appointed with appropriate regard for his or her experience with and knowledge of matters relating to public lands.
2. The members who are Legislators must be appointed to provide representation from the various geographical regions of the State.
3. The Legislative Commission shall appoint a Chair of the Committee from one House and a Vice Chair of the Committee from the other House.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a member of the Committee holds his or her membership on the Committee, while qualified, until a successor is appointed after the next regular session. The membership of any member of the Committee described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 1 who does not become a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection terminates on the day next after the general election. The Legislative Commission may appoint a member to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.
5. The Chair of the Legislative Commission may appoint alternates for members of the Committee. The Chair of the Committee:
(a) May designate an alternate appointed by the Chair of the Legislative Commission to serve in place of a regular member who is unable to attend a meeting; and
(b) Shall, for a member who is a Legislator, designate an alternate appointed by the Chair of the Legislative Commission who is of the same political party as the regular member to serve in place of the regular member if one is available.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.515 Applicability of provisions governing Joint Interim Standing Committees; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section or the provisions of NRS 218E.500 to 218E.525 , inclusive, the provisions of NRS 218E.320 , 218E.325 and 218E.330 :
(a) Apply to the Committee in the same manner as a Joint Interim Standing Committee, including, without limitation, providing the Committee with any powers, privileges and immunities set forth in those provisions; and
(b) Control the Committees formation, organization and operations, including, without limitation, its membership, officers, management, government, budget, compensation, allowances, expenses, meetings and proceedings, but the Committee shall not be deemed a Joint Interim Standing Committee for the purposes of the number of requests that it may submit for the drafting of legislative measures pursuant to NRS 218D.160 . If there is a conflict between the provisions of NRS 218E.320 , 218E.325 and 218E.330 and the provisions of a specific statute that applies to the Committee, the provisions of the specific statute control.
2. A majority of the members of the Committee constitutes a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the power and authority conferred on the Committee.
3. Except during a regular or special session, for each day or portion of a day during which members of the Committee who are Legislators attend a meeting of the Committee or are otherwise engaged in the business of the 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 .
4. All such compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses of the members of the Committee who are Legislators must be paid from the Legislative Fund.
5. The member of the Committee who represents a local political subdivision is entitled to receive the subsistence allowances and travel expenses provided by law for his or her position for each day of attendance at a meeting of the Committee and while engaged in the business of the Committee, to be paid by the local political subdivision.
6. While engaged in the business of the Committee, to the extent of legislative appropriation, the member of the Committee who represents tribal governments is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.520 Locations of meetings; general powers.
1. During each legislative interim, the Committee on Public Lands shall hold at least three meetings where the primary physical location for the meeting is:
(a) Located in a different county for each such meeting; and
(b) Not located in Clark County, Washoe County or Carson City for each such meeting,
Ê except that this subsection does not prohibit any additional physical locations for such a meeting from being located in Clark County, Washoe County or Carson City and connected to the primary physical location for the meeting through the use of any authorized remote-technology system or otherwise prohibit the use of any authorized remote-technology system for such a meeting. As used in this subsection, authorized remote-technology system has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 218A.806 .
2. In addition to any other powers or duties, the Committee may:
(a) Review and comment on any administrative policy, rule or regulation of the:
(1) Secretary of the Interior which pertains to policy concerning or management of public lands under the control of the Federal Government; and
(2) Secretary of Agriculture which pertains to policy concerning or management of national forests;
(b) Conduct investigations and hold hearings in connection with its review, including, but not limited to, investigating the effect on the State, its citizens, political subdivisions, businesses and industries of those policies, rules, regulations and related laws, and exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140 , inclusive;
(c) Consult with and advise the State Land Use Planning Agency on matters concerning federal land use, policies and activities in this State;
(d) Direct the Legislative Counsel Bureau to assist in its research, investigations, review and comment;
(e) Recommend to the Legislature as a result of its review any appropriate state legislation or corrective federal legislation;
(f) Advise the Attorney General if it believes that any federal policy, rule or regulation which it has reviewed encroaches on the sovereignty respecting land or water or their use which has been reserved to the State pursuant to the Constitution of the United States;
(g) Enter into a contract for consulting services for land planning and any other related activities, including, but not limited to:
(1) Advising the Committee and the State Land Use Planning Agency concerning the revision of the plans pursuant to NRS 321.7355 ;
(2) Assisting local governments in the identification of lands administered by the Federal Government in this State which are needed for residential or economic development or any other purpose; and
(3) Assisting local governments in the acquisition of federal lands in this State;
(h) Apply for any available grants and accept any gifts, grants or donations to assist the Committee in carrying out its duties; and
(i) Review and comment on any other matter relating to the preservation, conservation, use, management or disposal of public lands deemed appropriate by the Chair of the Committee or by a majority of the members of the Committee.
3. Any reference in this section to federal policies, rules, regulations and related federal laws includes those which are proposed as well as those which are enacted or adopted.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.525 Additional powers and duties.
In addition to any other powers or duties, the Committee on Public Lands:
1. Shall:
(a) Actively support the efforts of state and local governments in the western states regarding public lands and state sovereignty as impaired by federal ownership of land.
(b) Advance knowledge and understanding in local, regional and national forums of Nevadas unique situation with respect to public lands.
(c) Support legislation that will enhance state and local roles in the management of public lands and will increase the disposal of public lands.
(d) Review the programs and activities of:
(1) The Colorado River Commission of Nevada;
(2) All public water authorities, districts and systems in the State of Nevada, including, without limitation, the Southern Nevada Water Authority, the Truckee Meadows Water Authority, the Virgin Valley Water District, the Carson Water Subconservancy District, the Humboldt River Basin Water Authority and the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District; and
(3) All other public or private entities with which any county in the State has an agreement regarding the planning, development or distribution of water resources, or any combination thereof.
2. May review and comment on other issues relating to water resources in this State, including, without limitation:
(a) The laws, regulations and policies regulating the use, allocation and management of water in this State; and
(b) The status of existing information and studies relating to water use, surface water resources and groundwater resources in this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.550 Committee defined.
As used in NRS 218E.550 to 218E.570, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, Committee means the Legislative Committee for the Review and Oversight of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Marlette Lake Water System created by NRS 218E.555.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.555 Creation; membership; applicability of provisions governing Joint Interim Standing Committees.
1. There is hereby created the Legislative Committee for the Review and Oversight of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Marlette Lake Water System.
2. The Committee consists of eight regular members and five alternate members who are appointed in the same manner as the members of a Joint Interim Standing Committee pursuant to NRS 218E.320 , except that the members of the Committee must be appointed, to the extent practicable:
(a) With appropriate regard for their experience with and knowledge of matters relating to the management of natural resources; and
(b) To provide representation from the various geographical regions of the State.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of NRS 218E.320 , 218E.325 and 218E.330 :
(a) Apply to the Committee in the same manner as a Joint Interim Standing Committee, including, without limitation, providing the Committee with any powers, privileges and immunities set forth in those provisions; and
(b) Control the Committees formation, organization and operations, including, without limitation, its membership, officers, management, government, budget, compensation, allowances, expenses, meetings and proceedings, but the Committee shall not be deemed a Joint Interim Standing Committee for the purposes of the number of requests that it may submit for the drafting of legislative measures pursuant to NRS 218D.160 .
4. If there is a conflict between the provisions of NRS 218E.320 , 218E.325 and 218E.330 and the provisions of a specific statute that applies to the Committee, the provisions of the specific statute control.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.560 Meetings; rules; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.
Repealed. (See chapter 455, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 2946.)
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.565 General duties.
The Committee shall:
1. Provide appropriate review and oversight of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Marlette Lake Water System;
2. Review the budget, programs, activities, responsiveness and accountability of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Marlette Lake Water System in such a manner as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Committee;
3. Study the role, authority and activities of:
(a) The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency regarding the Lake Tahoe Basin; and
(b) The Marlette Lake Water System regarding Marlette Lake; and
4. Continue to communicate with members of the Legislature of the State of California to achieve the goals set forth in the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.570 General powers.
The Committee may:
1. Conduct investigations and hold hearings in connection with its review and study and exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140 , inclusive;
2. Apply for any available grants and accept any gifts, grants or donations and use any such gifts, grants or donations to aid the Committee in carrying out its duties pursuant to NRS 218E.550 to 218E.570 , inclusive;
3. Direct the Legislative Counsel Bureau to assist in its research, investigations, review and study; and
4. Recommend to the Legislature, as a result of its review and study, any appropriate legislation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.615 General powers.
The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education may:
1. Evaluate, review and comment upon issues related to education within this State, including, but not limited to:
(a) Programs to enhance accountability in education;
(b) Legislative measures regarding education;
(c) The progress made by this State, the school districts and the public schools in this State in satisfying the goals and objectives of the statewide system of accountability for public schools;
(d) Methods of financing public education;
(e) The condition of public education in the elementary and secondary schools;
(f) The program to reduce the ratio of pupils per class per licensed teacher prescribed in NRS 388.700 , 388.710 and 388.720 ;
(g) The development of any programs to automate the receipt, storage and retrieval of the educational records of pupils; and
(h) Any other matters that, in the determination of the Committee, affect the education of pupils within this State.
2. Conduct investigations and hold hearings in connection with its duties pursuant to this section.
3. Request that the Legislative Counsel Bureau assist in the research, investigations, hearings and reviews of the Committee.
4. Make recommendations to the Legislature concerning the manner in which public education may be improved.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.625 Creation; personnel; general powers and duties; confidentiality of certain information.
Repealed. (See chapter 167, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 1043.)
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.745 Committee defined.
As used in NRS 218E.745 to 218E.760, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, Committee means the Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults With Special Needs.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.750 Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults With Special Needs: Creation; applicability of provisions governing Joint Interim Standing Committees.
1. The Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults With Special Needs is hereby created.
2. The Committee consists of eight regular members and five alternate members who are appointed in the same manner as the members of a Joint Interim Standing Committee pursuant to NRS 218E.320 .
3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of NRS 218E.320 , 218E.325 and 218E.330 :
(a) Apply to the Committee in the same manner as a Joint Interim Standing Committee, including, without limitation, providing the Committee with any powers, privileges and immunities set forth in those provisions; and
(b) Control the Committees formation, organization and operations, including, without limitation, its membership, officers, management, government, budget, compensation, allowances, expenses, meetings and proceedings, but the Committee shall not be deemed a Joint Interim Standing Committee for the purposes of the number of requests that it may submit for the drafting of legislative measures pursuant to NRS 218D.160 .
4. If there is a conflict between the provisions of NRS 218E.320 , 218E.325 and 218E.330 and the provisions of a specific statute that applies to the Committee, the provisions of the specific statute control.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.755 Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults With Special Needs: Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.
Repealed. (See chapter 455, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 2946.)
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.760 Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults With Special Needs: General powers.
1. The Committee may review, study and comment upon issues relating to senior citizens, veterans and adults with special needs, including, without limitation:
(a) Initiatives to ensure the financial and physical wellness of senior citizens, veterans and adults with special needs;
(b) The abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation and abandonment of senior citizens and adults with special needs;
(c) Public outreach and advocacy;
(d) Programs for the provision of services to senior citizens, veterans and adults with special needs in this State and methods to enhance such programs to ensure that services are provided in the most appropriate setting;
(e) Programs that provide services and care in the home which allow senior citizens to remain at home and live independently instead of in institutional care;
(f) The availability of useful information and data as needed for the State of Nevada to effectively make decisions, plan budgets and monitor costs and outcomes of services provided to senior citizens, veterans and adults with special needs;
(g) Laws relating to the appointment of a guardian and the improvement of laws for the protection of senior citizens and adults with special needs who have been appointed a guardian, including, without limitation, the improvement of investigations relating to guardianships and systems for monitoring guardianships; and
(h) The improvement of facilities for long-term care in this State, including, without limitation:
(1) Reducing the number of persons placed in facilities for long-term care located outside this State;
(2) Creating units for acute care and long-term care to treat persons suffering from dementia who exhibit behavioral problems;
(3) Developing alternatives to placement in facilities for long-term care, including, without limitation, units for long-term care located in other types of facilities, and ensuring that such alternatives are available throughout this State for the treatment of persons with psychological needs; and
(4) Creating a program to provide follow-up care and to track the ongoing progress of residents of facilities for long-term care.
2. The Committee may:
(a) Review, study and comment upon matters relating to senior citizens, veterans and adults with special needs;
(b) Conduct investigations and hold hearings in connection with its duties pursuant to this section and exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140 , inclusive;
(c) Request that the Legislative Counsel Bureau assist in the research, investigations, hearings and studies of the Committee; and
(d) Make recommendations to the Legislature concerning senior citizens, veterans and adults with special needs.
3. The Committee shall, on or before January 15 of each odd-numbered year, submit to the Director for transmittal to the next regular session a report concerning the study conducted pursuant to subsection 1.
4. As used in this section, facility for long-term care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 427A.028 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 218E.815 General powers of Joint Interim Standing Committee on Growth and Infrastructure.
1. The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Growth and Infrastructure may:
(a) Evaluate, review and comment upon matters related to energy policy within this State, including, without limitation:
(1) Policies, plans or programs relating to the production, consumption or use of energy in this State;
(2) Legislative measures regarding energy policy;
(3) The progress made by this State in satisfying the goals and objectives of Senate Bill No. 123 of the 77th Session of the Nevada Legislature;
(4) The effect of any policy, plan, program or legislation on rates or rate payers;
(5) The effect of any policy, plan, program or legislation on economic development in this State;
(6) The effect of any policy, plan, program or legislation on the environment;
(7) Any contracts or requests for proposals relating to the purchase of capacity;
(8) The effect of any policy, plan, program or legislation which provides for the construction or acquisition of facilities for the generation of electricity;
(9) The effect of any policy, plan, program or legislation on the development of a market in this State for electricity generated from renewable energy;
(10) The infrastructure and transmission requirements of any policy, plan, program or legislation; and
(11) Any other matters or topics that, in the determination of the Committee, affect energy policy in this State.
(b) Conduct investigations and hold hearings in connection with its duties pursuant to this section.
(c) Request that the Legislative Counsel Bureau assist in the research, investigations, hearings and reviews of the Committee.
(d) Make recommendations to the Legislature concerning the manner in which energy policy may be implemented or improved.
2. As used in this section, renewable energy has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 701.070 .
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-218E.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026