Adopts the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 83rd Session of the Legislature. (BDR R-980)

- 83rd Session (2025)
Assembly Resolution No. 1–Committee on
Legislative Operations and Elections

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ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION—Adopting the Standing Rules of the
Assembly for the 83rd Session of the Legislature.
RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, That
the Assembly Standing Rules are hereby adopted for the 83rd
Session of the Legislature as follows:

I. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

DUTIES OF OFFICERS

Rule No. 1. Speaker of the Assembly.
1. All officers of the Assembly are subordinate to the Speaker
in all that relates to the prompt, efficient and correct discharge of
their official duties under the Speaker’s supervision.
2. Possessing the powers and performing the duties described
in this Rule, the Speaker shall:
(a) Take the chair at the hour to which the Assembly stands
adjourned, call the members to order, and upon the appearance of
a quorum, proceed to business.
(b) In the event an emergency occurs during a regular or
special session of the Legislature which requires a meeting of the
Assembly, call the members back to order before the hour to which
the Assembly had adjourned.
(c) Preserve order and decorum and have general direction of
the Chamber of the Assembly and the appro aches thereto. In the
event of any disturbance or disorderly conduct therein, order the
same to be cleared.
(d) Decide all questions of order, subject to a member’s right
to appeal to the Assembly. On appeal from such decisions, the
Speaker has the right, in the Speaker’s place, to assign the reason
for the decision.
(e) Have the right to name any member to perform the duties
of the Chair, but such substitution must not extend beyond one
legislative day.
(f) Have the power to accredit the persons who act as
representatives of the news media and assign them seats.
(g) Sign all bills and resolutions passed by the Legislature as
provided by law.
(h) Sign all subpoenas issued by the Assembly.

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(i) Receive all messages and communications from other
departments of the government and announce them to the
Assembly.
(j) Represent the Assembly, declare its will and in all things
obey its commands.
(k) Vote on final passage of a bill or adoption of a resolution,
but the Speaker shall not be required to vote in ordinary legislative
proceedings except where the Speaker’s vote would be decisive. In
all yea and nay votes, the Speaker’s name must be called last.
(l) Appoint committees during the interim between regular
sessions of the Legislature for any proper purp ose, including,
without limitation, taking testimony, compelling the attendance of
witnesses, punishing persons or entities for contempt and
reporting findings to the next session of the Legislature.
3. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Speaker, throu gh
death, resignation or disability of the Speaker, the Speaker Pro
Tempore shall temporarily and for the period of vacancy or
disability conduct the necessary business of the Assembly.
4. If a permanent vacancy occurs in the office of Speaker, the
Assembly shall select a new Speaker.
5. This Rule shall remain in full force and effect throughout
the interim between regular sessions of the Legislature and until
new Standing Rules of the Assembly are adopted as part of the
organization of a newly -constituted Assembly at the
commencement of a session.

Rule No. 2. Continuation of Leadership and Standing Rules of
the Assembly During the Interim Between Regular Sessions.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2, 3 and 4, the
tenure of the Speaker, Speaker Pro Tempore, Majority Leader and
Minority Leader of the Assembly extends during the interim
between regular sessions of the Legislature.
2. The Assemblymembers designated to be the Speaker,
Speaker Pro Tempore, Majority Leader and Minority Leader for
the next succeeding regular session shall perform any duty
required of that officer by the Standing Rules of the Assembly and
the Nevada Revised Statutes in the period between the time of their
designation after the general election and the organizati on of the
next succeeding regular session.
3. The Assemblymember designated to be the Speaker and the
Assemblymember designated to be the Minority Leader for the
next succeeding regular session shall appoint the regular and

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alternate members to the Selec t Committee on Ethics as set forth
in Assembly Standing Rule No. 23.
4. The Assemblymember designated to be the Speaker for the
next succeeding regular session shall:
(a) Determine the start time of the Assembly’s organizational
session.
(b) Have the right to name any person to call the Assembly to
order and preside over the Assembly’s organizational session until
a presiding officer is elected.
(c) Refer prefiled bills and resolutions to committee, subject to
ratification by a majority vote of the me mbers of the Assembly
once the Assembly is organized and ready for business.
5. The Assembly Standing Rules set forth herein shall remain
in full force and effect throughout the interim between regular
sessions of the Legislature and until new Standing R ules of the
Assembly are adopted as part of the organization of a newly -
constituted Assembly at the commencement of a session, unless a
conflict exists with a rule adopted by the Assembly for a special
session occurring between regular sessions.

Rule No. 3. Chief Clerk.
1. The Chief Clerk is elected by the Assembly and is
responsible to the Speaker.
2. The Chief Clerk shall recruit, select, train and supervise all
attaches employed to assist with the work of the Assembly.
3. The Chief Clerk shall ad minister the daily business of the
Assembly.
4. The Chief Clerk shall adopt such administrative policies as
the Chief Clerk deems necessary to carry out the business of the
Assembly.
5. The Speaker and the Chief Clerk are authorized to make
any necessa ry corrections and additions to the final journal,
history and committee minutes of the Assembly.
6. At the direction of the Speaker or Speaker Designate, the
Chief Clerk shall attest and affix the seal of the Assembly to all
writs, warrants, subpoenas a nd formal documents issued by the
Assembly.
7. The Chief Clerk shall have custody of all bills, resolutions,
petitions, papers and other documents, including, without
limitation, matters referred to the committees of the Assembly.

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Rule No. 4. Reserved.

Rule No. 5. Reserved.

Rule No. 6. Reserved.

The next rule is 10.

II. SESSIONS AND MEETINGS

Rule No. 10. Time of Meeting.
The Assembly shall meet each day at 11:30 a.m., unless the
Assembly adjourns to some other hour.

Rule No. 11. Open Meetings.
All meetings of the Assembly and its committees must be open
to the public.

Rule No. 12. Convening of the Assembly between Legislative
Sessions.
1. The Assembly may be convened at any time between
sessions of the Legislature upon a petition signed by a majority of
the members elected to the Assembly to consider and take action
on any matter that is solely and exclusively within the
constitutional or inherent powers of the Assembly, including,
without limitation, any matter that may be conside red and acted
on by the Assembly pursuant to its plenary and exclusive
constitutional powers under Article 4, Section 6 of the Nevada
Constitution or pursuant to its inherent powers of institutional
self-protection and self -preservation to govern, control and
regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and
management.
2. A petition convening the Assembly pursuant to this Rule
must specify the matter that will be considered or acted on by the
Assembly, indicate a date for the Assembly to convene and be
transmitted to the Chief Clerk of the Assembly. Upon receipt of
one or more substantially similar petitions signed, in the
aggregate, by a majority of the members elected to the Assembly,
the Chief Clerk shall notify all members of the Asse mbly that the
Assembly will be convened pursuant to this Rule and the date on
which the Assembly will be convened.
3. The Assembly hereby finds and declares that:

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(a) The Nevada Constitution invests each House of the
Legislature with certain plenary and exclusive constitutional
powers which may be exercised only by that House and which
cannot be usurped, infringed or impaired by the other House or by
any other branch of Nevada’s State Government. ( Heller v.
Legislature, 120 Nev. 456 (2004); Commission on Ethics v. Hardy,
125 Nev. 285 (2009); Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure §§
2-3 & 560-564 (2010) (Mason’s Manual))
(b) Article 4, Section 6 of the Nevada Constitution invests each
House with plenary and exclusive constitutional powers to govern,
control and regulate its membership and its internal organization,
affairs and management, expressly providing that: “Each House
shall judge of the qualifications, elections and returns of its own
members, choose its own officers (except the President of the
Senate), determine the rules of its proceedings and may punish its
members for disorderly conduct, and with the concurrence of two
thirds of all the members elected, expel a member.”
(c) In addition to its plenary and exclusive constitutional
powers, each House possesses certain inherent powers of
institutional self -protection and self -preservation to govern,
control and regulate its membership and its internal organization,
affairs and management. ( In re Chapman , 166 U.S. 661, 668
(1897); Mason’s Manual § 2; Luther S. Cushing, Elements of the
Law & Practice of Legislative Assemblies § 533 (1856) (Cushing’s
Legislative Assemblies))
(d) The inherent powers of each House are considered “so
essential to the authority of a legislative assembly, that it cannot
well exist without them; and they are consequently entitled to be
regarded as belonging to every such assembly as a necessary
incident.” (Cushing’s Legislative Assemblies § 533)
(e) The inherent powers of each House authorize it to take all
necessary and proper institutional actions that are “recognized by
the common parliamentary law.” ( Cushing’s Legislative
Assemblies § 684)
(f) Thus, it is well established that each House is “vested with
all the powers and privileges which are necessary and incidental to
a free and unobstructed exercise of its appropriate functions.
These powers and privileges are derived not from the Constitution;
on the contrary, they arise from the very creation of a legislative
body, and are founded upon the principle of self -preservation.”
(Ex parte McCarthy, 29 Cal. 395, 403 (1866))

The next rule is 20.

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III. DECORUM AND DEBATE

Rule No. 20. Points of Order.
If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the rules
of the Assembly, the Speaker shall, or any member may, call to
order, in which case the member so called to order shall
immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and if called to
order by a member, such member shall immediately state the point
of order. If the point of order be sustained by the presiding officer,
the member shall not be allowed to proceed; but if it be not
sustained, then the member shall be permitted to go on. Every
such decision from the presiding officer shall be subject to an
appeal to the House; but no discussion of the question o f order
shall be allowed unless an appeal be taken from the decision of the
presiding officer.

Rule No. 21. Portable Electronic Communication Devices.
1. A person who is within the Assembly Chambers shall not
engage in a telephone conversation via the use of a portable
telephone.
2. Before entering the Assembly Chambers, any person who
possesses a portable electronic communication device, such as a
pager or telephone, that emits an audible alert, such as a ringing
or beeping sound, to signal an incomi ng message or call, shall
turn the audible alert off. A device that contains a nonaudible
alert, such as a silent vibration, may be operated in a nonaudible
manner within the Assembly Chambers.

Rule No. 22. Reserved.

Rule No. 23. Select Committee on Ethics; Legislative Ethics.
1. The Select Committee on Ethics consists of:
(a) Two members of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker
from the majority political party;
(b) One member of the Assembly appointed by the Minority
Leader from the minority political party; and
(c) Three qualified electors of the State, two of whom are
appointed by the Speaker and one who is appointed by the
Minority Leader, and none of whom is a present member of the
Legislature or employed by the State of Nevada.
2. The Speaker shall appoint the Chair and Vice Chair of the
Committee. The Vice Chair shall serve as the acting Chair if the

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Chair is unable to serve for any reason during the consideration
of a specific question.
3. The Speaker shall appoint an alternate member w ith the
qualifications set forth in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 and an
alternate member with the qualifications set forth in paragraph (c)
of subsection 1. The Minority Leader shall appoint an alternate
member with the qualifications set forth in paragra ph (b) of
subsection 1 and an alternate member with the qualifications set
forth in paragraph (c) of subsection 1. If a member of the
Committee is unable to serve for any reason during the
consideration of a specific question, the alternate appointed with
the qualifications from the same paragraph in subsection 1 shall
serve as a member of the Committee during the consideration of
the specific question.
4. A member of the Committee is disqualified to serve during
the consideration of a specific question if:
(a) The member is the requester of advice concerning the
question of ethics or conflict of interest, or the member is the
subject of the complaint concerning the specific question; or
(b) A reasonable person in the member’s situation could not
exercise independent judgment on the matter in question.
5. The members of the Committee shall perform any duty
required in the period between the time of their appointment after
the general election and the organization of the next succeeding
regular session, or until the Speaker or the Speaker Designate or
the Minority Leader or Minority Leader Designate appoint new
members to the Committee, whichever occurs first.
6. The tenure of the members of the Committee shall extend
during the interim between regular sessions of the Legislature.
7. The Committee:
(a) May hear requests brought by members of the Assembly for
advice on specific questions of potential breaches of ethics and
conflicts of interest; and
(b) Shall hear complaints brought by members of the Assembly
and others on specific questions of alleged breaches of ethics and
conflicts of interest, including, without limitation, alleged
breaches of the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards in the Joint
Standing Rules.
8. All proceedings held by the Co mmittee to consider the
character, alleged misconduct, professional competence or
physical or mental health of any person on matters of ethics or
conflicts of interest and all materials related to those proceedings
are confidential, unless the person who i s the subject of the

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proceedings requests a public hearing or discloses the content of
the proceedings or materials.
9. An individual may file a complaint which alleges a breach
of ethics or a conflict of interest, including, without limitation, an
alleged breach of the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards in the
Joint Standing Rules. If the alleged breach of ethics or conflict of
interest involves the conduct of more than one person, separate
complaints must be filed regarding each person. A complaint must
be:
(a) Made in writing on a form provided by the Legislative
Counsel;
(b) Signed and verified under penalty of perjury by the
individual making the allegation; and
(c) Filed with the Legislative Counsel who shall review the
complaint and any other relevant information and consult with
the Chair of the Committee or, if the Chair is the subject of the
complaint, with the Vice Chair, to evaluate whether the Committee
has jurisdiction and whether an investigation is warranted in the
matter. If it is determined that the Committee:
(1) Does not have jurisdiction or that an investigation is not
warranted in the matter, the Legislative Counsel shall send written
notice of the determination to the individual who filed the
complaint.
(2) Has jurisdiction and an investigation is warranted in
the matter, the Legislative Counsel shall send written notice of the
determination and a copy of the complaint to the person who is the
subject of the complaint.
10. Each Legislator is subject, at all times, to the Le gislative
Code of Ethical Standards in the Joint Standing Rules and, in
addition, must determine whether he or she has a conflict of
interest upon any matter in question before the Legislator. In
determining whether the Legislator has such a conflict of in terest,
the Legislator should consider whether the independence of
judgment of a reasonable person in his or her situation upon the
matter in question would be materially affected by the
Legislator’s:
(a) Acceptance of a gift or loan;
(b) Private economic interest; or
(c) Commitment to a member of his or her household or
immediate family.
 In interpreting and applying the provisions of this subsection, it
must be presumed that the independence of judgment of a
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materially affected by the Legislator’s private economic interest or
the Legislator’s commitment to a member of his or her household
or immediate family where the resulting benefit or detriment
accruing to the Legislator, or if the Legisl ator has a commitment
to a member of his or her household or immediate family,
accruing to those other persons, is not greater than that accruing
to any other member of the general business, profession,
occupation or group that is affected by the matter.
11. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 12, if a
Legislator knows he or she has a conflict of interest pursuant to
subsection 10, the Legislator shall make a general disclosure of
the conflict of interest on the record in a meeting of a committee
or on the floor of the Assembly, as applicable. Such a disclosure
must be entered:
(a) If the Legislator makes the disclosure in a meeting of a
committee, in the minutes for that meeting.
(b) If the Legislator makes the disclosure on the floor of the
Assembly, in the Journal.
12. If, on one or more prior occasions during the current
session of the Legislature, a Legislator has made a general
disclosure of a conflict of interest on the record in a meeting of a
committee or on the floor of the Assembly, th e Legislator is not
required to make that general disclosure at length again regarding
the same conflict of interest if, when the matter in question arises
on subsequent occasions, the Legislator makes a reference on the
record to the previous disclosure.
13. In determining whether to abstain from voting upon,
advocating or opposing a matter concerning which a Legislator
has a conflict of interest pursuant to subsection 10, the Legislator
should consider whether:
(a) The conflict impedes his or her independence of judgment;
and
(b) His or her interest is greater than the interests of an entire
class of persons similarly situated.
14. The provisions of this Rule do not under any
circumstances and regardless of any conflict of interest:
(a) Prohibit a Legislator from requesting or introducing a
legislative measure; or
(b) Require a Legislator to take any particular action before or
while requesting or introducing a legislative measure.
15. If a Legislator who is a member of a committee declares
on the record when a vote is to be taken by the committee that he
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Rule, the necessary quorum to act upon and the number of votes
necessary to act upon the matter is reduced as though the
Legislator abstaining were not a member of the committee.
16. The standards and procedures set forth in this Rule which
govern whether and to what extent a member of the Assembly has
a conflict of interest, should disclose a conflict of interest or
should abstain from voting upon, advocating or opposing a matter
concerning which the member has a conflict of interest pursuant
to subsection 10:
(a) Are exclusive and are the only standards and procedures
that apply to members of the Assembly with regard to su ch
matters; and
(b) Supersede and preempt all other standards and procedures
with regard to such matters,
 except that this subsection does not exempt any members of the
Assembly from the Legislative Code of Ethical Standards in the
Joint Standing Rules.
17. For purposes of this Rule, “immediate family” means a
person who is related to the Legislator by blood, adoption or
marriage within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity.

The next rule is 30.

IV. QUORUM, VOTING, ELECTIONS

Rule No. 30. Manner of Voting.
1. The presiding officer shall declare all votes, but the yeas
and nays must be taken when called for by three members present,
and the names of those calling for the yeas and nays must be
entered in the Journal by the Chief Clerk.
2. The presiding officer shall call for yeas and nays by a
division or by a roll call, either electronic or oral.
3. When taking the yeas and nays on any proposal, the
electronic roll call system may be used, and when so used shall
have the force and effect of any roll call under these rules.
4. When taking the yeas and nays by oral roll call, the Chief
Clerk shall take the names of members alphabetically, except that
the Speaker’s name must be called last.
5. The electronic roll call system may be used to determine
the presence of a quorum.
6. The yeas and nays must not be taken with the electronic
roll call system until all members present are at their desks. The
presiding officer may vote at the rostrum.

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7. Only a member who:
(a) Has been certified by the Committee on Legislative
Operations and Elections or a special committee of the Assembly;
and
(b) Is physically present within the Assembly Chambers,
 may cast a vote in the Assembly.
8. A member shall not vote for another member on an y roll
call, either electronic or oral. Any member who votes for another
member may be punished in any manner deemed appropriate by
the Assembly.

Rule No. 31. Requirement of Voting.
1. A member shall vote on all proposals that come before the
body unless the member:
(a) Is excused; or
(b) Makes a full and complete disclosure of a conflict pursuant
to Assembly Standing Rule No. 23.
2. A member found guilty by the House of a breach of this
Rule shall not vote or speak on the floor, except to explain a nd
apologize for the breach, until the member has made satisfaction
to the House for the breach.

Rule No. 32. Announcement of the Vote.
1. A member may change his or her vote at any time before
the announcement of the vote if the voting is by voice, or at any
time before the votes are electronically recorded if the voting is
conducted electronically.
2. The announcement of the result of any vote shall not be
postponed.

Rule No. 33. Voting by Division.
Upon a division and count of the Assembly on any question, no
person without the bar shall be counted.

The next rule is 40.

V. LEGISLATIVE BODIES

A. COMMITTEES

Rule No. 40. Standing Committees.
The standing committees of the Assembly for the regular
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regular session pursuant to this Rule and for a special session
pursuant to Assembly Standing Rule No. 142, are as follows:
1. Ways and Means.
2. Judiciary.
3. Revenue.
4. Education.
5. Legislative Operations and Elections.
6. Natural Resources.
7. Growth and Infrastructure.
8. Commerce and Labor.
9. Health and Human Services.
10. Government Affairs.

Rule No. 41. Appointment of Committees.
1. Except as otherwise provided in Assembly Standing Rule
No. 23, all co mmittees must be appointed by the Speaker, unless
otherwise directed by the Assembly. The Speaker shall designate
the chair and vice chair of each committee.
2. To facilitate the full participation of the members during
an adjournment called pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 9 of
the Senate and Assembly, the Speaker may temporarily appoint a
member to a committee that is scheduled to meet during the
adjournment if none of the committees to which the member is
regularly assigned will be meeting during the adjournment.
3. Except as otherwise provided in Assembly Standing Rule
No. 45, all committees will operate under the rules set forth herein
and other uniform committee rules as determined by the Speaker
and published on the Nevada Legislature’s Interne t website. Each
committee may adopt and file with the Chief Clerk’s Office
policies consistent with these rules.

Rule No. 41.5. Appointment of Alternates.
If the chair or any member of a committee is temporarily
unable to perform his or her duties, the Speaker shall appoint an
alternate of the same political party to serve in the chair’s or the
member’s place for such time as is determined by the Speaker.

Rule No. 42. Subcommittees.
1. Subcommittees may be appointed by the chair to consider
and repor t back on specific subjects or bills. If a member of a
subcommittee is not a member of the standing committee for
which the subcommittee is created, the approval of the Speaker is
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2. Subcommittee meetings will be scheduled by the
subcommittee chair after consulting with the committee chair.
3. Members of a subcommittee are required to attend
meetings of the subcommittee.
4. Subcommittees of standing committees shall follow the
same rules as standing committees.

Rule No. 43. Concurrent Referrals.
When a bill or resolution is referred to two committees, the bill
or resolution must go to the first committee named. If the first
committee votes to amend the bill or resolution, it must be
reprinted with amendments and then returned to the first
committee or sent immediately to the next committee. If there is no
amendment proposed by the first committee, or if the first
committee acts upon the bill or resolution after amendment, the
bill or resolution must be sent with the committee recommendation
to the Chief Clerk for transmittal to the second committee.

Rule No. 44. Committee on Legislative Operations and
Elections.
The Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections has
jurisdiction over matters relating to personnel. It shall recommend
by resolution the appointment of all attaches and employees of the
Assembly not otherwise provided for by law.

Rule No. 45. Committee of the Whole.
If a Committee of the Whole is convened:
1. The Speaker shall preside as C hair of the Committee or
name a Chair to preside.
2. A member of the Committee may speak not more than
twice during the consideration of any one proposal, on the same
day, and at the same stage of proceedings, without leave. Members
who have once spoken shall not again be entitled to the floor
(except for explanation) to the exclusion of others who have not
spoken.
3. The Chair may require any vote of the Committee to be
recorded in the manner designated by the Chair.
4. All amendments proposed by the Committee:
(a) Must first be approved by the Committee.
(b) Must be reported by the Chair to the Assembly.
5. Insofar as they are applicable and not in conflict with this
Rule, a Committee will observe the committee rules set forth in
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uniform committee rules as determined by the Speaker and
published on the Nevada Legislature’s Internet website.
6. A quorum of the Committee is the same as a quorum of the
House, and in case a quorum is not pre sent or other defect is
observed, the Committee can take no other action than to rise.
7. It is permissible to limit debate to a certain length of time,
to close at a time certain, to limit the length of speeches, or to
otherwise limit debate.
8. When a fixed duration is established for a Committee, the
time may be extended with consent of a majority of the members.
9. A motion for the previous question is not in order.
10. A Committee cannot:
(a) Entertain any question of priority.
(b) Entertain any matter of privilege.
(c) Lay a proposal on the desk.
(d) Postpone consideration of any proposal.
(e) Reconsider a vote on a proposal no longer in possession of
the Committee.
(f) Appoint a subcommittee.
(g) Punish members for disorderly conduct, but must report
any misconduct to the body for its action.
11. Seconds to motions are required.
12. The minutes of the meetings of the Committee must be
entered in the Assembly’s final journal.

Rule No. 46. Procedure for Election Contests.
1. If the Secretary of State delivers a statement of contest of
the general election for the legislative office of any member
pursuant to NRS 293.427, the Speaker shall appoint a committee
to review the contest and designate the chair and vice chair of the
committee. The committee must consist of three members who are
not parties to the contest.
2. The parties to the contest must be designated as the
contestant and the defendant, and the parties may be represented
in the contest by attorneys who are licensed to p ractice law in this
State.
3. The chair may take, direct or require any reasonable
actions to facilitate or carry out the contest, including, without
limitation, issuing and enforcing any orders or other directives to
the parties and any attorneys representing the parties.
4. The committee shall not review the merits of the contest
unless the committee first determines that the contestant complied
with all requirements to bring and maintain the contest. To assist

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the committee in making its determinatio n, the chair shall take,
direct or require any reasonable actions to provide the parties with
notice and an opportunity to submit written arguments to the
committee limited to the issue of whether the contestant complied
with all requirements to bring and maintain the contest.
5. If the committee determines that the contestant complied
with all requirements to bring and maintain the contest, the
committee shall review the merits of the contest pursuant to this
Rule. If the committee determines that the co ntestant did not
comply with all requirements to bring and maintain the contest,
the committee shall report to the Assembly its recommendation
that the Assembly should not take further action on the contest
and that the Assembly should dismiss the contest with prejudice.
As soon as practicable after receiving the committee’s report, the
Assembly shall vote on whether to accept or reject the committee’s
recommendation without amendment. If the Assembly accepts the
committee’s recommendation, the Speaker shal l declare that the
Assembly shall not take further action on the contest and that
the Assembly dismisses the contest with prejudice. If the Assembly
rejects the committee’s recommendation, the Speaker shall declare
that the Assembly returns the contest to the committee with
directions to review the merits of the contest pursuant to this Rule.
6. If the committee reviews the merits of the contest pursuant
to this Rule, the committee may conduct any reasonable hearings
or other proceedings to receive any ev idence and arguments from
the parties regarding the merits of the contest. The committee
shall keep written minutes of any hearings that are conducted.
7. To the extent possible, the merits of the contest must be
presented and submitted to the committee upon depositions and
any written or oral arguments as the chair may order. If, at any
hearings or other proceedings, any oral statements are made that
purport to establish matters of fact, the statements must be made
under oath. Strict rules of evidence do not apply in any hearings
or other proceedings, but the chair may admit or exclude any
evidence based on the rules of evidence.
8. A party may take the deposition of any witness at any time
after the statement of contest is filed with the Secretary of S tate,
but the chair may establish reasonable limitations and deadlines
regarding any depositions. Before taking a deposition, a party
must provide at least 5 days’ notice to the prospective deponent
and the other party.
9. To prevail on the merits of the contest, the contestant has
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set forth in NRS 293.410, there were sufficient irregularities in the
election of such a substantial nature as to establish that the result
of the election was changed thereby.
10. If the committee reviews the merits of the contest
pursuant to this Rule, the committee shall report to the Assembly
its findings and its recommendation on which party should be
declared elected, unless the committee declines to make su ch a
recommendation in its report. As soon as practicable after
receiving the committee’s report, the Assembly shall vote on
whether to accept or reject the committee’s recommendation
without amendment, if such a recommendation is made. If the
Assembly acc epts the committee’s recommendation, the Speaker
shall declare the recommended party elected. If the Assembly
rejects the committee’s recommendation or if the committee did
not make such a recommendation, the Assembly shall vote on
which party should be de clared elected, and the Speaker shall
declare the party elected after the vote.
11. If the contestant is declared elected and seated as a
member of the Assembly as a result of the contest, the Speaker
shall inform the Governor of the Assembly’s actions.

B. DUTIES OF COMMITTEE OFFICERS, COMMITTEE
MEMBERS AND COMMITTEE STAFF

Rule No. 47. Committee Chairs.
1. The chair has all authority necessary to ensure an efficient
operation of the committee or subcommittee.
2. The chair shall have general direc tion of the committee
room or other meeting place of the committee, and in case of any
disturbance or disorderly conduct therein, or if the peace, good
order and proper conduct of the legislative business is hindered by
any person or persons, the chair sha ll have power to exclude from
the session any individual or individuals so hindering the
legislative business.
3. Possessing the powers and performing the duties described
in this Rule, each committee chair shall:
(a) Preside over committee meetings and put all proposals
before the committee;
(b) Preserve order and decorum and decide all questions of
order;
(c) Determine the order of bills for hearing;
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(e) Prepare and distribute a work session docume nt that
contains a list of all measures on which the committee is ready to
consider final action;
(f) Call recesses of the committee as deemed necessary;
(g) Request amendments to resolve conflicts;
(h) Determine when final action is to be taken on measures,
committee reports and other business of the committee;
(i) Sign and submit bill draft requests on behalf of the
committee;
(j) Appoint subcommittees, as necessary;
(k) Provide direction to committee support staff;
(l) Prepare and submit committee reports;
(m) Review and approve minutes of the committee;
(n) Handle unfinished business for measures heard in the
committee; and
(o) Inform the Speaker of committee activity.
4. In the absence of the chair, or upon the request of the
chair, the vice chair of the committee shall assume the duties of
the chair.
5. The chair may name any member of the committee to
perform the duties of the chair if such substitution shall not
extend beyond such meeting.

Rule No. 48. Attendance.
1. Members shal l notify the chair of any absence. Excused
absences will be so recorded at the direction of the chair.
2. A member shall advise the chair if he or she must leave a
meeting for an extended period of time.
3. Members not in attendance when a final action is taken on
a measure will be marked absent for the vote.

Rule No. 49. Committee Staff.
Duties of committee attaches shall be prescribed by the Chief
Clerk and include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. The committee secretary shall call roll of the members at
each meeting, with the chair being called last. The committee
secretary shall record in the minutes the members present and the
members not present.
2. The committee secretary shall record the meeting and draft
committee minutes for the chair’s approval.
3. On behalf of the chair, the committee secretary shall
maintain all minutes and exhibits of the committee’s meetings
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4. The committee manager assigned to each committee shall
be re sponsible to the chair of the committee for the proper and
accurate preparation of all reports of the committee.

Rule No. 50. Committee Operations.
1. Each committee of the House shall be provided a
committee manager who shall maintain a current record of all
bills, resolutions, petitions, memorials or other matters filed in
committee. A record of committee actions shall be filed with the
Chief Clerk. The committee manager shall post, on a bulletin
board and electronically, all meeting agendas.
2. The standing committees of the Assembly may coordinate
with the standing committees of the Senate to meet jointly
whenever agreed to by said committees for the purpose of holding
public hearings or considering any proposed or pending
legislation. Upon conclus ion of the joint meeting of said
committees, each standing committee of the Assembly may take
such action as it determines appropriate. Whenever the
committees of the Assembly and Senate hold joint hearings or
meetings, the chair of the Assembly committee shall coordinate
with the chair of the Senate committee to determine which of them
shall preside at the joint meeting.
3. When a joint meeting is chaired by a Senator, the practices
of the Senate that are inconsistent with those of the Assembly do
not create a precedent for the same practice in the Assembly.

Rule No. 51. Committee Records.
1. The chair of each committee shall make reports authorized
by the committee and submit the same to the Chief Clerk.
2. The chair of each committee shall keep, or cause to be
kept, a complete record of the committee proceedings in which
there must be entered:
(a) The time and place of each meeting;
(b) The attendance and absence of members;
(c) The names of all persons appearing before the committee,
with the names of persons, firms, corporations or associations in
whose behalf such appearance is made; and
(d) The subjects or measures considered and action taken.
3. A person may obtain a recording of a meeting by paying a
fee determined by the Director of th e Legislative Counsel Bureau
to cover the cost of the recording. Minutes of joint meetings
prepared by non -Assembly staff are not official records of the
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official record of the committee is the minutes of the committee
meeting approved by the chair pursuant to paragraph (m) of
subsection 3 of Assembly Standing Rule No. 47. If the chair does
not approve the minutes pursuant to paragraph (m) of subsection
3 of Assembly Standing Rule No. 47 within 60 days after the
minutes are submitted to the chair for review, such minutes shall
be deemed to be the official record of the committee without
requiring the approval or signature of the chair.
4. The Speaker and the Chief Clerk are authorized to make
any necessary corrections and additions to the minutes of
committee meetings.

Rule No. 52. Final Disposition of Committee Minutes and
Exhibits.
Upon their completion, the Chief Clerk shall turn over all
original minutes and exhibits to the Research Libra ry of the
Legislative Counsel Bureau.

Rule No. 52.5. Notices of Bills, Topics and Public Hearings.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, all
committees shall provide adequate notice of public hearings on
bills, resolutions or other topics wh ich are to come before the
committees. The notice must include the date, time, place and
agenda to be covered. The notice must be posted conspicuously in
the Legislative Building and be posted on the Nevada
Legislature’s Internet website.
2. The noticing requirements of this Rule may be suspended
for emergency situations but only after approval by a majority vote
of a committee.
3. Subsection 1 does not apply to:
(a) Committee meetings held behind the bar on the floor of the
Assembly during a recess;
(b) Conference committee meetings; or
(c) Meetings of the Committee of the Whole.

C. COMMITTEE HEARINGS

Rule No. 53. Communications.
1. Out of respect for the privacy of committee members and
staff, members are requested to hold conversations with lobbyists
and members of the public at a location other than at the dais.
2. At the direction of the chair, lobbyists, the press and
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3. All directions, assignments, or requests on behalf of the
committee must be communicated to its staff and to the personnel
of the Legislative Counsel Bureau by the chair of the committee. A
member of the committee must submit such requests to the chair
for transmittal to the staff of the committee or to the personnel of
the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
4. The chair may report instances of misconduct or
indecorum by any committee member or other person to the
Assembly for its consideration and action.

Rule No. 54. Testimony, Witnesses and Exhibits.
1. All persons wishing to offer testimony to a committee shall
be given a reasonable opportunity to do so as determined by the
chair.
2. In addressing the committee, a person must state for the
record whether he or she supports, opposes or is neutral to the bill
or res olution before the committee. For purposes of legislative
intent:
(a) “Support” of a bill or resolution shall be construed as:
(1) Approval of the measure as written; or
(2) Approval of the measure as written along with proposed
amendments that have b een approved by the sponsor of the
measure.
(b) “Opposition” to a bill or resolution shall be construed as:
(1) Not supporting the measure as written; or
(2) Supporting the measure as revised by an amendment
that has not been approved by the sponsor of the measure.
(c) A “neutral” position on a bill or resolution is one in which
the person offers particular insight on the measure but expresses
no position on the measure.
3. Persons addressing the committee shall keep their remarks
to the point and avoid repetition and are subject to call to order by
the chair for failure to do so.
4. A person shall not be excluded from a meeting or public
hearing of a committee or subcommittee except in case of any
disturbance or disorderly conduct, or if the peac e, good order, and
proper conduct of the legislative business is hindered by the
person or persons.
5. Questions from the committee will be restricted to relevant
subject areas.
6. When the chair deems necessary, witnesses will be sworn
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7. Unless waived or revised by the chair, handouts for
hearings, including proposed amendments:
(a) Must be submitted to the committee’s manager not later
than 5 p.m. on the business day before the meeting unless an
earlier submission date or time is set by the chair, and included on
the agenda;
(b) Must include the name and contact information of the
person providing the handouts;
(c) For proposed amendments, must include a brief statement
of intent; and
(d) Must be submitted by electronic mail or other electronic
means.

Rule No. 55. Hearings.
1. The presence of a quorum of the committee is desirable but
not required to conduct a public hearing. In addition to the use of
remote-technology systems pursuant t o the Remote -Technology
Rule in Assembly Standing Rule No. 126, at the discretion of the
chair and with the approval of the Speaker, members of the
committee may attend, participate in and, if applicable, vote
during the hearing via simultaneous telephone or video
conference or other appropriate remote-technology systems.
2. Public hearings are opened by the chair who announces
the subject under consideration and provides an opportunity for
persons wishing to address the committee to be heard. These
persons shall rise in an order determined by the chair, address the
chair and furnish their names, addresses and firms or other
organizations represented.
3. Committee members may address the chair for permission
to question the witness.
4. A committee meet ing shall adjourn not later than 10
minutes preceding the hour of its next regularly scheduled
meeting.
5. At the discretion of the chair, a meeting may be held
outside the regularly scheduled day(s) and time.
6. Meetings of the committee may be schedu led outside the
Legislative Building in Carson City with prior written approval of
the Speaker. Subcommittees must have the prior written approval
of the chair of the committee and the Speaker in order to conduct
a meeting outside Carson City.
7. The designated meeting room or rooms of a committee
meeting conducted with all members participating via the use of
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Speaker, must remain locked during the committee meeting and
only the committee staff designated by the Chief Clerk, if any, may
be present in a committee room during the meeting.

D. VOTING AND COMMITTEE ACTION

Rule No. 56. Manner of Voting.
1. The chair shall declare all votes and shall cause same to be
entered on the records of the committee.
2. A member shall not vote for another member on any roll
call. Any member who votes for another member may be punished
in any manner deemed appropriate by the Assembly.

Rule No. 57. Committee Action.
1. The committee shall have regular m eetings scheduled by
the Assembly leadership. A quorum of the committee is a majority
of its members and may transact business except as limited by this
Rule.
2. Except as limited by this Rule, a simple majority of those
present may move, second and pass a motion by voice vote.
3. All motions require a second. If no second is received, that
motion shall be declared invalid.
4. Absent approval by the Speaker or unanimous consent to
waive the waiting period, a committee may not take final action on
a bi ll or resolution until at least 24 hours after the close of the
hearing on the bill or resolution.
5. Definite action on a bill or resolution will require a
majority of the entire committee. A member shall vote on all
proposals that come before the committee unless the member:
(a) Is excused; or
(b) Makes a full and complete disclosure of a conflict pursuant
to Assembly Standing Rule No. 23.
6. A majority vote of the entire committee is required to
reconsider action on a bill or resolution.
7. Committee introduction of legislative measures which are
not prefiled requires concurrence of a majority of the entire
committee and does not imply commitment to support final
passage.
8. Absent the consent of the chair and the approval of the
Speaker, the ch air must be present when the committee votes to
take any final action regarding bills or resolutions.
9. No member of the committee may vote by proxy under any
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10. A committee shall not take a vote on the question of
whether to exercise its statutory authority to issue a legislative
subpoena unless the chair or other person approved by the
Speaker has informed the Speaker of the intention of the
committee to consider such a proposal.
11. Every committee vote on a matter pertaining to a bill,
resolution or initiative petition must be recorded. The vote may be
taken by roll call at the discretion of the chair.
12. A member may change his or her vote at any time before
the announcement of the vote if the voting is by voice. The
announcement of the result of any vote shall not be postponed.
13. Unless a committee member advises the chair otherwise,
it will be presumed that the member will vote on an amendment or
on a measure, during a floor session, consistent with his or her
vote in the committee.
14. A bill, resolution, or amendment in a committee having
been rejected twice may not be brought up again during the same
legislative session.
15. The minority of a committee may not make a report or
present to the House an alternative report.

E. PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY

Rule No. 58. Precedence of Parliamentary Authority for
Committees.
The precedence of parliamentary authority for the purpose of
actions in a committee is set forth in Assembly Standing Rule
No. 100.
F. DECORUM AND DEBATE IN COMMITTEES

Rule No. 59. Portable Electronic Communication Devices.
1. A person who is within an Assembly committee room shall
not engage in a telephone conversation via the use of a portable
telephone.
2. No person shall engage in any conduct during a committee
meeting which undermines the decorum of the meeting. Before
entering an Assembly committee room, any person who possesses
a portable electronic communication device, such as a pager or
telephone, that emits an audible alert, such as a ringing or
beeping sound, to signal an incoming message or call, shall turn
the audible alert off. A device that contains a nonaudible alert,
such as a silent vibration, may be operated in a nonaudible
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warning issued by the chair may result in the device(s) being
confiscated upon direction of the chair for the remainder of the
meeting.

Rule No. 60. Reserved.

Rule No. 61. Privilege of Closing Debate.
The author of a bill, a resolution or a m ain question shall have
the privilege of closing the debate, unless the previous question
has been sustained.

Rule No. 62. Points of Order.
If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the rules
of the Assembly, the chair shall, or any member may, call to order,
in which case the member so called to order shall immediately
yield to the floor, unless permitted to explain; and if called to
order by a member, such member shall immediately state the point
of order. If the point of order be sustained by the presiding officer,
the member shall not be allowed to proceed; but if it be not
sustained, then the member shall be permitted to go on. Every
such decision from the presiding officer shall be subject to an
appeal to the committee; but no discussion of the question of order
shall be allowed unless an appeal be taken from the decision of the
presiding officer.

Rule No. 63. Reserved.

VI. RULES GOVERNING MOTIONS

Rule No. 64. Entertaining.
No motion may be debated until it is distinctly announced by
the presiding officer. The presiding officer, upon his or her own
motion or at the request of a member, may direct that the motion
be reduced to writing and be read by the Chief Clerk before the
motion is debated. A motion may be withdrawn by the maker at
any time before amendment or before the motion is put to vote.

PARTICULAR MOTIONS

Rule No. 65. Indefinite Postponement.
When a proposal is postponed indefinitely, the same proposal
must not be considered again during the session. The question is
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Rule No. 66. To Strike Enacting Clause.
A motion to strike out the enacting clause of a bill or resolution
does not take precedence over any other subsidiary motion. If the
motion is carried, it s hall be considered equivalent to the rejection
of such bill or resolution.

Rule No. 67. Reserved.

Rule No. 68. Reserved.

The next rule is 80.

VII. DEBATE

Rule No. 80. Speaking on Proposal.
1. No member shall speak more than twice during the
consideration of any one proposal, on the same day, and at the
same stage of proceedings, without leave. Members who have once
spoken shall not again be entitled to the floor (except for
explanation) to the exclusion of others who have not spoken.
2. When a member speaks under Order of Business 11, 12, 13
or 14 of Assembly Standing Rule No. 120, the member must limit
his or her remarks to an explanation of the issue or an
explanation of the bill, resolution, initiative petition or
amendment. If the member desires to speak on the importance of
such issue, bill, resolution, initiative petition or amendment, the
member must request permission to speak under Order of
Business 15 of Assembly Standing Rule No. 120.

Rule No. 81. Previous Question.
The previous question shall be put only when demanded by
three members and sustained by a majority vote of the members
present. The previous question shall not be moved by the member
last speaking on the proposal.

Rule No. 82. Privilege of Closing Debate.
The author of a bill, a resolution or a main question shall have
the privilege of closing the debate, unless the previous question
has been sustained.

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VIII. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

A. RULES AND PROCEDURE

Rule No. 91. Rescission, Change or Suspension of Rule.
No standing rule or order of the Assembly shall be rescinded or
changed without a vote of a majority of the members elected; but a
rule or order may be suspended temporarily by a vote of a majority
of the members present.

Rule No. 92. Reserved.

Rule No. 93. Reserved.

Rule No. 94. Privilege of the Floor and Lobbying.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no person,
except former Assemblymembers not currently serving in the
Senate, and state officers, may be admitted at the bar of the
Assembly, except by special invitation on the part of some
member; but a majority may authorize the Speaker to have the
Assembly cleared of all such persons. No person may do any
lobbying upon the floor of the Assembly at any time, and it i s the
duty of the Sergeant at Arms to remove any person violating any
of the provisions of this Rule.
2. A former Senator or former Assemblymember who is
expelled from service in the Senate or the Assembly shall have the
privilege of the floor only with permission of the Speaker.

Rule No. 95. Material Placed on Legislators’ Desks.
All papers, letters, notes, pamphlets and other written material
placed upon the desk of a member of the Assembly shall contain
the signature of the Legislator requesting the placement of such
material on the desk or shall contain a designation of the origin of
such material. This Rule does not apply to Legislative Counsel
Bureau material.

Rule No. 96. Peddling, Begging and Soliciting.
1. Peddling, begging and soliciting a re strictly forbidden in
the Assembly Chambers, and in the lobby, gallery and halls
adjacent thereto.
2. No part of the Assembly Chambers may be used for, or
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3. No part of the hallways ad jacent to the Assembly
Chambers may be used for, or occupied by, signs or other devices
for any kind of advertising for commercial or personal gain.
Notices for nonprofit, nonpartisan, civic or special legislative
events may be posted in a designated area of the hallways adjacent
to the Assembly Chambers with the approval of the Chief Clerk.

Rule No. 97. Petitions and Other Papers.
Petitions and other papers addressed to the Assembly shall be
presented by the Speaker, or by a member in the Speaker’s plac e.
A brief statement of the contents thereof shall be read for
information. They shall not be debated on the day of their being
presented, but shall be on the table, or be referred, as the
Assembly shall determine.

Rule No. 98. Request of Purpose.
A member may request the purpose of a bill or resolution upon
its introduction.

Rule No. 99. Remarks.
The remarks of all members on final passage of bills and
initiative petitions and on adoption of resolutions shall be included
in the day’s journal. In addition, it shall be in order for members
to make remarks under other orders of business and, subject to the
approval of the majority of the members present, request that such
remarks be entered in the Journal.

Rule No. 100. Precedence of Parliamentary Authority.
The precedence of parliamentary authority in the Assembly is:
1. The Constitution of the State of Nevada and judicial
decisions thereon.
2. The Standing Rules of the Assembly and the Joint
Standing Rules of the Senate and Assembly.
3. Custom, usage and precedence.
4. The Statutes of the State of Nevada.
5. Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure.

Rule No. 101. Reserved.

Rule No. 102. Privileged Questions.
Privileged questions have precedence over all others in the
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1. Motions to fix the time to which the Assembly shall
adjourn.
2. Motions to adjourn.
3. Questions relating to the rights and privileges of the
Assembly or any of its members.
4. A call of the House.
5. Motions for special orders.

Rule No. 103. Reserved.

B. BILLS

Rule No. 104. Reserved.

Rule No. 105. Reserved.

Rule No. 106. Skeleton Bills.
The introduction of skeleton bills is authorized when, in the
opinion of the sponsor and the Legislative Counsel, the full
drafting of the bill would entail extensive research or be of
considerable length. A skeleton bill will be provided for purposes
of introduction and committee referral. Such a bill will be a
presentation of ideas or statements of purpose, sufficient in style
and expression to enable the Legislature and the committee to
which the bill may be referred to consider the substantive merits of
the legislation proposed.

Rule No. 107. Reserved.

Rule No. 108. Reserved.

Rule No. 109. Reading of Bills.
The first reading of a bill sh all be for information. If there is
objection, the question shall be, “Shall the bill be rejected?” If the
question to reject fails to receive a majority vote by the members
present, or if there is no objection, the bill shall take the proper
course. If th e question to reject receives a majority vote of the
members present, the bill shall be rejected. The same proposal
must not be considered again during the session, and the question
is not subject to a motion for reconsideration. No bill shall be
referred to a committee until after the first reading, nor amended
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Rule No. 110. Second Reading and Amendment of Bills.
1. All bills must be read the second time on the first
legislative day after which they are reported by commi ttee, unless
a different day is designated by motion. Upon second reading,
Assembly bills reported without amendments shall be placed on
the General File and Senate bills reported without amendments
shall be placed on the General File. Committee amendments
reported with bills shall be considered upon their second reading
or third reading, as appropriate, and such amendments may be
adopted by a majority vote of the members present. Any
amendment which is numbered and made available to all members
must be mov ed and voted upon by number. Assembly bills so
amended must be reprinted, then engrossed or reengrossed, as
applicable, and placed on the General File. Senate bills so
amended must be reprinted, then engrossed or reengrossed, as
applicable, and placed on the General File.
2. Any member may move to amend a bill during its second
or third reading, and such a motion to amend may be adopted by a
majority vote of the members present. Bills so amended on second
reading must be treated the same as bills with com mittee
amendments. Any bill so amended upon the General File must be
reprinted and then engrossed or reengrossed, as applicable. A
member who moves to amend a bill during its second reading must
limit his or her remarks to an explanation of the amendment. If
the member desires to speak on the importance of the amendment,
the member must request permission to speak under Order of
Business 15 of Assembly Standing Rule No. 120.
3. The reprinting of amended bills may be dispensed with
upon a majority vote of the members present.
4. It shall not be in order to consider an amendment that
removes all sponsors of a bill or resolution.

Rule No. 111. Consent Calendar.
1. A standing committee may by unanimous vote of the
members present report a bill with the r ecommendation that it be
placed on the Consent Calendar. The question of recommending a
bill for the Consent Calendar may be voted upon in committee
only after the bill has been recommended for passage and only if
no amendment is recommended.
2. The Chief Clerk shall maintain a list of bills recommended
for the Consent Calendar. The list must be printed in the Daily
History and must include the summary of each bill, and the date
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3. At any time before the presiding officer calls for a vote on
the passage of the Consent Calendar, a member may give written
notice to the Chief Clerk or state orally from the floor of the
Assembly in session that he or she requests the removal of a
particular bill fro m the Consent Calendar. If a member so
requests, the Chief Clerk shall remove the bill from the Consent
Calendar and transfer it to the Second Reading File or General
File, as appropriate. A bill removed from the Consent Calendar
may not be restored to that Calendar.
4. During floor consideration of the Consent Calendar,
members may ask questions and offer explanations relating to the
respective bills.
5. When the Consent Calendar is brought to a vote, the bills
remaining on the Consent Calendar must be read by number and
summary and the vote must be taken on their final passage as a
group.

Rule No. 112. Reserved.

Rule No. 113. General File.
1. All bills and initiative petitions reported to the Assembly, by
the Committee of the Whole, a standing co mmittee, a conference
committee or a special committee, after receiving their second
readings must be placed upon the General File, to be kept by the
Chief Clerk. The Chief Clerk shall post a daily statement of the
bills on the General File. The Chief Cler k shall likewise post
notices of special orders as made.
2. A member who moves to amend a bill or initiative petition
during its third reading must limit his or her remarks to an
explanation of the amendment. If the member desires to speak on
the importance of the amendment, the member must request
permission to speak under Order of Business 15 of Assembly
Standing Rule No. 120.
3. A member who speaks on third reading regarding the final
passage of a bill or initiative petition must limit his or her remarks
to an explanation of the bill or initiative petition. If the member
desires to speak on the importance of the bill or initiative petition,
the member must request permission to speak under Order of
Business 15 of Assembly Standing Rule No. 120.

Rule No. 114. Reserved.

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Rule No. 115. Reconsideration of Vote on Bill.
1. A motion to reconsider a final vote on a bill, resolution or
initiative petition shall be in order only on the day on which the
final vote is taken, and the vote on such a moti on to reconsider
must be taken on the same day. The motion to reconsider can be
made only by a member who voted with the prevailing side.
2. A motion to reconsider a vote on an amendment to a
pending proposal must be made at once and can be made only by a
member who voted with the prevailing side.
3. A motion to reconsider shall have precedence over every
other motion, including a motion to adjourn, if the motion is to
reconsider a final vote on a bill, resolution or initiative petition. If
the motion t o reconsider is for any other action, the motion has
precedence over every other motion, except a motion to adjourn or
to fix the time to adjourn; and when the Assembly adjourns while
a motion to reconsider is pending, the right to move a
reconsideration shall continue to the next day of sitting.

Rule No. 116. Vetoed Bills.
1. Bills that have passed both Houses of the Legislature and
are transmitted to the Assembly accompanied by a message or
statement of the Governor’s disapproval or veto of the same must:
(a) Be taken up and considered immediately upon the coming
in of the message transmitting the same; or
(b) Become the subject of a special order.
2. When the message or statement is received, or if made a
special order, when the special order is called, the summary of the
bill so disapproved must be read by the Chief Clerk. No such bill,
message or statement may be referred to any committee, or
otherwise acted upon save as provided by law and custom. The
complete text of the bill and the message o r statement containing
the objections of the Governor to the bill must be entered in the
Journal of the Assembly.

Rule No. 117. Reserved.

C. RESOLUTIONS

Rule No. 118. Joint Resolutions.
1. A joint resolution must be used to:
(a) Propose an amendment to the Nevada Constitution.
(b) Ratify a proposed amendment to the United States
Constitution.

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(c) Address the President of the United States, Congress, either
House or any committee or member of Congress, any department
or agency of the Federal Gover nment, or any other state of the
Union.
2. A roll call vote must be taken on final adoption of a joint
resolution.
3. Joint resolutions, upon enrollment, must be delivered to
the Secretary of State.
4. Joint resolutions proposing amendments to the Ne vada
Constitution or ratifying a proposed amendment to the United
States Constitution must be entered in the Journal in their
entirety.

Rule No. 119. Return from the Secretary of State.
An Assembly resolution may be used to request the return from
the Secretary of State of an enrolled Assembly resolution for
further consideration.

D. ORDER OF BUSINESS

Rule No. 120. Order of Business.
The Order of Business must be as follows:
1. Call to Order.
2. Reading and Approval of Journal.
3. Presentation of Petitions.
4. Reports of Standing Committees.
5. Reports of Select Committees.
6. Communications.
7. Messages from the Senate.
8. Motions, Resolutions and Notices.
9. Introduction, First Reading and Reference.
10. Consent Calendar.
11. Second Reading and Amendment.
12. General File and Third Reading.
13. Unfinished Business of Preceding Day.
14. Vetoed Bills and Special Orders of the Day.
15. Remarks from the Floor, limited to 3 minutes.

E. REMOTE-TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

Rule No. 121. Reserved.

Rule No. 122. Reserved.

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Rule No. 123. Reserved.

Rule No. 124. Reserved.

Rule No. 125. Reserved.

Rule No. 126. Authorized Use of Remote -Technology Systems
in Exceptional Circumstances.
1. As used in this Rule, “remote -technology system” means
any system or other means of communication that is:
(a) Approved by the Speaker and uses any electronic, digital or
other similar technology to enable a member of the Assembly from
a remote location to attend, participate, vote and take any other
action in any proceedings of the Assembly or the Committee of the
Whole even though the member is not physically present within
the Assembly Chambers or at a meeting of the Committee of the
Whole.
(b) Approved by the chair of a committee, other than the
Committee of the Whole, and uses any electronic, digital or other
similar technology to enable a member of the Assembly from a
remote location to attend, participate, vote and take any other
action in any proceedings of the committee even though the
member is not physically present at a meeting of the committee.
2. Upon request by a member of the Assembly:
(a) The Speaker may authorize the member to use a remote -
technology system to attend, participate, vote and take any other
action in any proceedings of the Assembly or the Committee of the
Whole if the Speaker determines that exceptional circumstances
warrant such use by the member. If the Speaker grants such
authorization, it must be entered in the Journal of the Assembly.
(b) The chair of a comm ittee, other than the Committee of the
Whole, with the approval of the Speaker, may authorize the
member to use a remote -technology system to attend, participate,
vote and take any other action in any proceedings of the
committee if the chair and the Speak er determine that exceptional
circumstances warrant such use by the member. If the chair
grants such authorization, it must be entered in the records of the
committee.
3. If a member of the Assembly uses a remote -technology
system to attend, participate, vote and take any other action in any
proceedings pursuant to this Rule, the member shall be deemed to
be present and in attendance at the proceedings for all purposes.
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(a) The Assembly or the Committee of the Whole, the Chief
Clerk of the Assembly, or an authorized assistant, shall call the
roll of each member who is authorized to use a remote -technology
system for the proceedings and, in accordance with the procedures
of the Assembly, cause the member’s vote to be entered into the
record for the purposes of the Journal of the Assembly or the
records of the Committee of the Whole, as applicable.
(b) A committee, other than the Committee of the Whole, the
committee secretary shall call the roll of each me mber who is
authorized to use a remote -technology system for the proceedings
and, in accordance with the procedures of the committee, cause
the member’s vote to be entered into the record for the purposes of
the records of the committee.
5. Except as oth erwise provided in subsection 7 of Assembly
Standing Rule No. 55, this Rule supersedes, takes precedence and
controls over any other rule, provision or principle of law to the
extent of any conflict with this Rule.
6. The Assembly hereby finds and declares that:
(a) The Nevada Constitution invests each House of the
Legislature with certain plenary and exclusive constitutional
powers which may be exercised only by that House and which
cannot be usurped, infringed or impaired by the other House or by
any o ther branch of Nevada’s State Government. ( Heller v.
Legislature, 120 Nev. 456 (2004); Commission on Ethics v. Hardy,
125 Nev. 285 (2009); Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure §§
2-3 & 560-564 (2010) (Mason’s Manual))
(b) Section 6 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution invests
each House with plenary and exclusive constitutional powers to
determine the rules of its proceedings and to govern, control and
regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and
management, expressly providing that: “Each House shall judge
of the qualifications, elections and returns of its own members,
choose its own officers (except the President of the Senate),
determine the rules of its proceedings and may punish its members
for disorderly conduct, and with the concurrence of two thirds of
all the members elected, expel a member.”
(c) In addition to its plenary and exclusive constitutional
powers, each House possesses certain inherent powers of
institutional self -protection and self -preservation to govern,
control and regulate its membership and its internal organization,
affairs and management. ( In re Chapman , 166 U.S. 661, 668
(1897); Mason’s Manual § 2; Luther S. Cushing, Elements of the

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Law & Practice of Legislative Assemblies § 533 (1856) (Cushing’s
Legislative Assemblies))
(d) The inherent powers of each House are considered “so
essential to the authority of a legislative assembly, that it cannot
well exist without them; and they are consequently entitled to be
regarded as belonging to every such assembly as a necessary
incident.” (Cushing’s Legislative Assemblies § 533)
(e) The inherent powers of each House authorize it to take all
necessary and proper institutional actions that are “recognized by
the common parliamentary law.” ( Cushing’s Legisla tive
Assemblies § 684)
(f) Thus, it is well established that each House is “vested with
all the powers and privileges which are necessary and incidental to
a free and unobstructed exercise of its appropriate functions.
These powers and privileges are derived not from the Constitution;
on the contrary, they arise from the very creation of a legislative
body, and are founded upon the principle of self -preservation.”
(Ex parte McCarthy, 29 Cal. 395, 403 (1866))
(g) Under the Nevada Constitution, there are no constitutional
provisions establishing a particular method for determining
whether a member of either House is present at legislative
proceedings.
(h) The United States Supreme Court has held that when there
are no constitutional provisions establishing a particular method
for determining whether a member of a legislative house is present
at legislative proceedings, “it is therefore within the competency of
the house to prescribe any method which shall be reasonably
certain to ascertain the fact.” ( United States v. Ballin, 144 U.S. 1,
6 (1892))
(i) The United States Supreme Court has also held that when a
legislative house adopts a rule establishing a reasonable method
for determining whether a member is present at legislative
proceedings, that rule must be given great deference by the courts
because:
Neither do the advantages or disadvantages, the wisdom or
folly, of such a rule present any matters for judicial
consideration. With the courts the question is only one of
power. The constitution empowers each house to determine
its rules of proceedings. I t may not by its rules ignore
constitutional restraints or violate fundamental rights, and
there should be a reasonable relation between the mode or
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which is sought to be attained. But within thes e limitations
all matters of method are open to the determination of the
house, and it is no impeachment of the rule to say that some
other way would be better, more accurate, or even more just.
It is no objection to the validity of a rule that a different one
has been prescribed and in force for a length of time. The
power to make rules is not one which once exercised is
exhausted. It is a continuous power, always subject to be
exercised by the house, and, within the limitations
suggested, absolute and bey ond the challenge of any other
body or tribunal.

(United States v. Ballin, 144 U.S. 1, 5 (1892))
7. The Assembly hereby exercises its constitutional and
inherent powers and privileges and adopts this Rule to:
(a) Govern, control and regulate its membe rship and its
internal organization, affairs and management;
(b) Ensure its institutional self -protection and self -
preservation; and
(c) Establish a reasonable method for determining whether a
member of the Assembly is present at legislative proceedings
during exceptional circumstances.

Rule No. 127. Reserved.

Rule No. 128. Reserved.

The next rule is 140.

IX. LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS AND
MISCELLANEOUS

Rule No. 140. Compensation of Witnesses.
Witnesses summoned to appear before the Assembly or any of
its committees must be compensated as provided by law for
witnesses required to attend in the courts of the State of Nevada.

Rule No. 141. Use of the Assembly Chamber.
The Assembly Chamber shall not be used for any public or
private business other than legislative, except by permission of the
Assembly.

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X. SPECIAL SESSIONS

Rule No. 142. Request for Drafting of Bills, Resolutions or
Amendments.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the
Legislative Counsel shall not honor a re quest for the drafting of a
bill or resolution to be introduced in the Assembly during a special
session, or an amendment to a bill or resolution, unless it is
submitted by the Speaker, the Committee of the Whole, such other
committees as the Speaker may a ppoint for a special session or a
conference committee.
2. The standing Committee on Legislative Operations and
Elections may request the drafting of three Assembly resolutions
and one Assembly concurrent resolution necessary to establish the
rules, staffing, operation and organization of the Assembly and
the Legislature for a special session.
3. The Speaker may request the drafting of five bills for a
special session without seeking the approval of the Assembly.

The next rule is 150.

XI. ASSEMBLY EMERGENCY RULES

Rule No. 150. Reserved.

Rule No. 151. Reserved.

And be it further
RESOLVED, That this resolution becomes effective upon
adoption.

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