AB 296 — Revises provisions governing the drafting of legislative measures. (BDR 17-956)

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296–ASSEMBLYMAN ELLIOT A NDERSON M ARCH 15, 2017 ____________ Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing the drafting of legislative measures.

(BDR 17-956) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

LegCommencing on July 1 preceding each regular session and every week thereafter until the adjournment of the Legislature sine die, the Legislative CounselCounsel’s isDigest: required under existing law to prepare a list of all requests for the drafting of legislative measures received by the Legislative Counsel.

TheCommencing requestson areJuly required1 topreceding beeach listedregular numericallysession byand aevery uniqueweek serialthereafter numberuntil whichthe adjournment of the Legislature sine die, the Legislative Counsel is required under existing law to beprepare assigneda Legislativelist Counselof all requests for the drafting of legislative measures received by the requests.Legislative Counsel.

(NRSThe 218D.130)requests Existingare lawrequired prohibitstheby the Legislative Counsel fromfor assigning a number to a request to establish the prioritypurposes of theidentification requestin untilthe sufficientorder detailthat has been received by the Legislative Counsel toreceived allow complete drafting of the legislativerequests. measure.

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-(NRS *AB296_R1*218D.100, –218D.220) 2This –bill THEeliminates PEOPLEthe OFprohibition THEagainst STATEthe OFLegislative NEVADA,Counsel REPRESENTEDassigning INa SENATEnumber ANDto ASSEMBLY,a DOrequest ENACTuntil ASsufficient FOLLOWS:detail has been received.

Therefore, the Legislative Counsel is required to assign a number to a request in the order in which the request is received.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

(a) [Assign a number to a request for the drafting of a legislative measure to establish the priority of the request until sufficient detail - 79th Session (2017) – 2 – has been received to allow complete drafting of the legislative measure.

(b)] Honor a request to change the subject matter of a request for the drafting of a legislative measure after it has been submitted for drafting.dra[(c)] (b) Honor a request for the drafting of a legislative measure which has been combined in violation of Section 17 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution.

[(c)] (b) Honor a request for the drafting of a legislative measure which has been combined in violation of Section 17 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution.

(b) The drafting of requests from chairs or members of standing committees or special committees which are made on behalf of - *AB296_R1* – 3 – those committees must not, except where urgency is recognized, take precedence over the priority established or designated for req(c) [After November 1 preceding a regular session, the] The Legislative Counsel shall give full priority to the drafting of requests from individualLegislators Legislators.for which sufficient detail to allow complete drafting of the legislative measure [was] is submitted .

(c) [After November 1 preceding a regular session, the] The Legislative Counsel shall give full priority to the drafting of requests from Legislators for which sufficient detail to allow complete drafting of the legislative measure [was] is submitted .

- 79th Session (2017) – 3 – (1) Not more than 4 legislative measures submitted to the Legislativesession;ive Counsel on or before August 1 preceding a regular (2) Not more than 5 legislative measures submitted to the Legislative Counsel after August 1 but on or before December 10 preceding a regular session;

(2) Not more than 5 legislative measures submitted to the Legislative Counsel after August 1 but on or before December 10 preceding a regular session;

and (3) Not more than 2 legislative measures submitted to the Legislative Counsel after a regular session has convened but on or beforebef(c) theNewly eighthelected daymember of the regularAssembly sessionmay atrequest 5the p.m.drafting of:

(c) Newly elected member of the Assembly may request the drafting of:

- *AB296_R1* – 4 – (1) Not more than 10 legislative measures submitted to the Legislative Counsel on or before December 10 preceding a regular session;

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, on or before thethe(a) firstIncumbent daymember of athe regularAssembly session,must: each:

(a) Incumbent member of the Assembly must:

or - 79th Session (2017) – 4 – (2) Inform the Legislative Counsel of which 4 legislative measures that he or she requested pursuant to subparagraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 that he or she withdraws.

¬ If an incumbent member of the Assembly does not request the maximum number of legislative measures authorized by subparagraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1, the by number of legislative measures that he or she must prefile or withdraw pursuant to this paragraph is reduced by that number of unused requests.

or (2) Inform the Legislative Counsel of which 2 legislative measures that he or she requested pursuant to subparagraph (1) of ¬ If a newly elected member of the Assembly does not request the maximum number of legislative measures authorized by subparagraph (1) of paragraph (c) of subsection 11, the number of legislative measures that he or she withdraws.must prefile or withdraw pursuant to this paragraph is reduced by that number of unused requests.

¬ If a newly elected member of the Assembly does not request the maximum number of legislative measures authorized by subparagraph (1) of paragraph (c) of subsection 1, the number of legislative measures that he or she must prefile or withdraw - *AB296_R1* – 5 – pursuant to this paragraph is reduced by that number of unused requests.

- 79th Session (2017) – 5 – ¬ If a newly elected member of the Senate does not request the maximum number of legislative measures authorized by subparagraph (1) of paragraph (d) of subsection 1, the number of legislative measures that he or she must prefile or withdraw pursuantrequests.to to this paragraph is reduced by that number of unused requests.3.

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5.subsection 1:dition to the number of requests authorized pursuant to (a) The chair of each standing committee of the immediately preceding regular session, or a person designated in the place of the chair by the Speaker of the Assembly or the Majority Leader of the Senate, may request before the date of the general election preceding a regular session the drafting of not more than 1 legislative measure for introduction by the committee in a subject within the jurisdiction of the committee for every 18 legislative measures that were referred to the respective standing committee during the immediately preceding regular session.

In(b) additionA toperson designated after the general election as a chair of a standing committee for the next regular session, or a person designated in the place of a chair by the person designated as the Speaker of the Assembly or the Majority Leader of the Senate for - 79th Session (2017) – 6 – the next regular session, may request on or before December 10 preceding that regular session the drafting of the remaining number of requeststhe authorizedlegislative pursuantmeasures toallowed subsectionfor 1:the respective standing committee that were not requested by the previous chair or designee.

(a)form Theprescribed chair of each standing committee of the immediately preceding regular session, or a person designated in the place of the chair by the SpeakerLegislative ofCounsel.section themust Assemblybe oron the Majority Leader of the Senate, may request before the date of the general election preceding a regular[7. session the drafting of not more than 1 legislative measure for introduction by the committee in a subject - *AB296_R1* – 6 – within the jurisdiction of the committee for every 18 legislative measures that were referred to the respective standing committee during the immediately preceding regular session.