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- 83rd Session (2025)
Senate Resolution No. 7–Senator Cannizzaro
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SENATE RESOLUTION—Expressing appreciation to the staff of
the Legislative Counsel Bureau for their service during the
83rd Session of the Nevada Legislature.
WHEREAS, The Legislative Counsel Bureau was established in
1945 to provide the Nevada Legislature with independent, unbiased
information and assistance to address the increasingly complex
policy and fiscal issues that arise each legislative session; and
WHEREAS, The Legislative Counsel Bureau strives to meet the
ever-increasing challenges of providing nonpartisan, centralized
services to members of both Houses of the Legislature and their
constituents across the State in the most e fficient, professional
manner possible; and
WHEREAS, Through the years, the Legislative Counsel Bureau
has evolved into an organization of public servants who provide a
full range of services for the “people’s branch” of government; and
WHEREAS, In the A dministrative Division of the Legislative
Counsel Bureau, the staff of Information Technology Services and
the Audio Visual Hearings Unit innovated to adapt the legislative
process to new technologies and provided excellent service
integrating nine new Sou thern Nevada hearing rooms into the
legislative proceedings; the staff of the Operations Unit dedicated
their expertise, time and diligence to the demands of remodeling the
Legislative Building, opening the new Southern Nevada campus and
improving the grou nds of our legislative properties; the staff of the
Buildings Unit, the Grounds Unit, the General Services Unit and the
Janitorial Unit meticulously maintained the beauty, safety and
cleanliness of the newly remodeled Legislative Building and
grounds and d edicated their immense expertise, time and diligence
to the opening of the new Southern Nevada Legislative Buildings to
better serve the Legislature and the people of Southern Nevada; and
the staff of the Accounting Unit and the Las Vegas Office
performed their roles expertly to ensure that Legislators and staff
had access to support services and to keep the Legislature
functioning smoothly; and
WHEREAS, In the Director’s Office, the Legislative Police
ensured the safety of the building through the committ ed protection
of Legislators, staff, members of the press and the public; the State
Printing Office carried out the enormous task of printing bills,
resolutions and other session documents; the Food Services Unit
designed unique menus and opened new Legislative Cafes in Carson
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City and Southern Nevada and served creative and delicious food
and beverages to staff and visitors alike; and the Gift Shop and
Publications Unit stocked fine crafts and delightful new offerings
from across the State, successfully op ened a location on the new
Southern Nevada campus to extend their service to Nevadans on
both ends of the State and reinvigorated the Gift Shop website; and
WHEREAS, The Legislative Auditor and the staff of the Audit
Division continued to provide the Legi slature with independent and
reliable information about the operations of state agencies,
programs, activities and functions by conducting high -quality
performance audits to promote accountability in State Government
and by overseeing the annual single aud it of State Government to
ensure continued funding of federal programs; and
WHEREAS, The Senate and Assembly Fiscal Analysts and the
staff of the Fiscal Analysis Division reviewed the Governor’s
Executive Budget and related bills and amendments while
maintaining their usual accuracy and efficiency, provided
expenditure and revenue analyses, provided staff support for the
Senate Committees on Finance and Revenue and Economic
Development and the Assembly Committees on Revenue and Ways
and Means and responded to Legislators’ requests for information
concerning budgets and taxation; and
WHEREAS, The Legislative Counsel, the General Counsel and
the staff of the Legal Division drafted and processed legislation and
amendments to legislation with meticulous attent ion to detail, while
also providing legal counsel throughout the session to standing
committees, providing legal opinions to Legislators and staff on a
wide range of issues and fulfilling the employment law needs of
both the Bureau and the Houses of the Le gislature, successfully
completing a daunting quantity of high -quality work under the
rigorous scheduling demands of the legislative session; and
WHEREAS, The Research Director and the staff of the Research
Division, including the Research Library and Con stituent Services
Unit, provided research and analysis of current and proposed public
programs and policies, provided staff support for the policy -related
standing committees, drafted volumes of floor statements and
responded promptly and thoroughly to Leg islator and constituent
requests for information; and
WHEREAS, During the legislative session, the staff of the
Legislative Counsel Bureau provided services eagerly and
professionally, regardless of the time of day or number of hours
required, and willingly sacrificed time with family and loved ones to
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ensure that legislative business could be completed in a timely and
efficient manner; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, That the
members of the Senate do hereby express their sincere appreciation
to the outstanding employees of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and
commend their dedication, cooperation, excellent work and
willingness to serve the State; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of th e Senate prepare and
transmit a copy of this resolution to Diane C. Thornton, Acting
Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau; and be it further
RESOLVED, That this resolution becomes effective upon
adoption.
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