SR 1 — Adopts the Standing Rules of the Senate for the 82nd Session of the Legislature. (BDR R-902)

In determining whether the Legislator has such a conflict of interest, - *SR1* – 8 – 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:

 In interpreting and applying the provisions of this subsection, it must be presumed that the independence of judgment of a reasonable person in the Legislator’s situation would not be 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 Legislator 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.

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 Senate, the Legislator is notnotg of a 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.

(a)- 82nd Session (2023) – 9 – and(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.

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The standards and procedures set forth in this Rule which govern whether and to what extent a Senator 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 Senator has a conflict of interest pursuant to subsection 10:

A Senator who records himself- or82nd herselfSession as(2023) “not– voting”10 must– make a full and complete disclosure of a conflict of interest pursuant to Senate Standing Rule No.

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(a) Vote except when at his or her seat;

Appointments to committees shall be made by the Majority Leader for the majority party members and by the Minority Leader for thethee minority party members.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the standing and select committees of the Senate and their respective - 82nd Session (2023) – 11 – jurisdiction for the reference of bills and resolutions are as follows:

(a) Commerce and Labor, eight members, with jurisdiction over measures affecting primarily titles 52-55 of NRS, and chapters 97-100, 118-119, 119B, 461, 461A, 489, 678A, 678B, 678D, 679A-693A, 694A-697, 711 and 712 of NRS, except 678B, measures affecting primarily state and local revenue.

(b) Education, seven members, with jurisdiction over measures affecting primarily chapters 353B, 378-380A, 385-386 and 388- - *SR1* – 11 – 399 of NRS, except measures affecting primarily state and local revenue.

(d) Government Affairs, five members, with jurisdiction over measures affecting primarily titles 20, 21, 25, 27, 28, 30, 36 and 37 of NRS, and chapters 223-228, 232-233I, 234-237, 238-242, 271, 277-280, 286-289, 353, 353A, 353C-358, 381, 384, 472, 474, 477, 693B, 709, 710 and 720 of NRS, except measures affecting primarily the provisions of the Nevada Administrative Procedure Act that govern the adjudication of contested cases, the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, state and local revenue and state and federal budget issues.iss(e) Growth and Infrastructure, five members, with jurisdiction over measures affecting primarily title 44 of NRS, and chapters 403-405, 408, 410, 459A, 476, 480-487, 490 and 701-708 of NRS, except measures affecting primarily state and local revenue.

(e) Growth and Infrastructure, five members, with jurisdiction over measures affecting primarily title 44 of NRS, and chapters 403-405, 408, 410, 459A, 476, 480-487, 490 and 701-708 of NRS, except measures affecting primarily state and local revenue.

(h)- Legislative82nd OperationsSession and(2023) Elections,– five12 members,– with jurisdiction over measures affecting primarily titles 17, 24 and 29 of NRS, chapters 281-285 of NRS, and the operation of the legislative session, except measures affecting primarily state and local revenue.

(i) Natural Resources, five members, with jurisdiction over measures affecting primarily titles 26 and 45-50 of NRS, chapters 383, 407 and 407A of NRS, NRS 444.435-444.650, chapters 444A- 445D, 459, 488, 581, 582 and 586-590 of NRS, and the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact and the Tahoe Regional Planning - *SR1* – 12 – Agency, except measures affecting primarily state and local revenue.

The Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance may assign any portion of a proposed executive budget to any of the other standing or select committees of the Senate for review.

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The Rules of the Senate shall apply to proceedings in Committee of the Whole, except that the previous question shall not be ordered, nor the yeas and nays demanded, but the - *SR1* – 13 – Committee may limit the number of times that any member may speak, at any stage of proceedings, during its sitting.

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Any bill or other matter referred to a committee of the Senate must not be withdrawn or ordered taken from the committee for consideration by the Senate, for re-referral, or for any other reason without a majority vote of the Senate, and at least one day’s notice of the motion therefor.therefor.e Senate, and at 2.

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RuleRul1.NoThe No.rules of the Senate, as far as applicable, are the rules of committees of the Senate.

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Committee Rules.

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The rules of the Senate, as far as applicable, are the rules of committees of the Senate.

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If a member of a subcommittee is not a member of the standing or select committee for which the subcommittee is created, the approval of the Majority Leader is requiredappointed, forthe thatChair member’sof appointment.the committee shall determine whether the subcommittee shall keep minutes of its meetings.

If a subcommittee is so appointed, the Chair of the committee shall determine whether the subcommittee shall keep minutes of its meetings.

A member who is actually present in the committee at a posted video conference- or82nd otherSession remote(2023) location– is15 present– and in attendance at the meeting for all purposes.

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The Chair of a committee shall determine the agenda of each meeting of the committee except that a member of the committee may request an item for the agenda by communicating with the Chair at least 4 days before the meeting.

At the conclusion of the legislative session, the Secretary of the Senate shall deliver all minutes and records of committee meetings in his or her possession to the Research Library of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.

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All committee minutes and any subcommittee minutes required to be kept pursuant to subsection 6 are open to public inspection upon request and during normal business hours.

TheTheic official record of the committee meeting is the minutes approved by the Chair.

- *SR1* – 16 – The next rule is 60.

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RULES GOVERNING MOTIONS 5 A.

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- 82nd Session (2023) – 17 –  The first three motions shall be decided without debate, and a motion to lay on the table without question or debate.

1.it must not be again entertained on the same day.s been decided, 2.

When a motion to postpone indefinitely has been decided, it must not be again entertained on the same day.

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A motion to strike out the enacting clause of a bill has precedence over a motion to refer to committee or to amend.

A motion to reconsider a final vote on a bill or resolution or any other action shall be in order- only82nd onSession the(2023) day– on18 which– the final vote or action is taken and the vote on such a motion to reconsider must be taken on the same day.

or Madam President,” in a courteous manner, and shallsha2. confine himself or herself to the proposal before the Senate.

2.cNo Senator may speak:self to the proposal before the Senate.

No Senator may speak:

- *SR1* – 18 – (b) A second time without leave when others who have not spoken desire the floor.

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“Shall the main question be put?” When sustained by a majority of Senators present it shall put an end to all debate and bring the Senate to a vote on the proposal or proposals before it, and all incidental proposals arising after the motion was made shall be decided withoutwhile debate.he or she has the floor move to put that question.hall not The next rule is 90.

A- person82nd whoSession is(2023) speaking– on19 a– proposalVIII. shall not while he or she has the floor move to put that question.

The next rule is 90.

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When the suspension of a rule is called for, and after due notice from the President no objection is offered, the President can announce the rule suspended and the Senate maymayred, the proceed accordingly;

Notices shall include the date, time, place and agenda, and shall be posted - *SR1* – 19 – conspicuously in the Legislative Building and shall be made available to the news media.

6RulAny RuleSenator, No.or Senators, may protest against the action of the Senate upon any question, and have such protest entered in the Journal.

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Protest.

Any Senator, or Senators, may protest against the action of the Senate upon any question, and have such protest entered in the Journal.

(a)- State82nd officers;Session (2023) – 20 – (b) Officers and members of the Senate;

(b) Officers and members of the Senate;

RuleRul1.NoOnly No.the Sergeant at Arms and officers and employees of the Senate may place papers, letters, notes, pamphlets and other written material upon a Senator’s desk.

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Material Placed on Legislators’ Desks.

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Only the Sergeant at Arms and officers and employees of the Senate may place papers, letters, notes, pamphlets and other written material upon a Senator’s desk.

- *SR1* – 20 – The contents of any petition shall be briefly stated by the President or any Senator presenting it.

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BBILLS ILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Rule No.

Bills introduced may be accompanied by information relative to witnesses and selected persons of departments and agencies who should be considered for committee hearings on the proposed legislation.

At the time of or after introduction of a bill, a list of witnesses who are proponents of the bill together with their addresses and telephone numbers may be given to the secretary of - *SR1* – 21 – the committee to which the bill is referred.

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(c)(d) It requiresis acontroversial two-thirdsin votenature.of of the Senate;

or (d)3. It is controversial in nature.

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A bill so - *SR1* – 22 – removed must be immediately placed on the Second Reading File for consideration in the usual order of business.

(b)- No82nd remarksSession or(2023) questions– are23 in– order and the bills remaining on the Consent Calendar must be voted upon without debate.

or (a) The Senator has served in the Senate for 10 or more years;

or (b) A physical or medical condition requires the Senator to use the bill books rather than viewing bills on a laptop computer.

A Senator may make a request to havehav(a) hisA orresolution herof namethe addedSenate, asat aany sponsortime of:after the resolution is introduced in the Senate and before the resolution is passed by the Senate.

(a) A resolution of the Senate, at any time after the resolution is introduced in the Senate and before the resolution is passed by the Senate.

- *SR1* – 23 – (1) At any time after the bill or resolution is introduced in the Senate and before the bill or resolution is passed out of the Senate to the Assembly;

and (2)- At82nd anySession time(2023) after– the24 bill– or resolution is returned to the Senate following passage by the Assembly and before the bill or to the resolution is enrolled.

 In such case, if the Senator is the only sponsor of the bill or resolution, another Senator may request that his or her name bebeor added to the bill or resolution as a sponsor without receiving the approval from the original sponsor.

Notwithstanding any provision of the Standing Rules of the Senate or the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly, if all Senators who are primary sponsors or cosponsors of a bill or resolution remove their names as sponsors of the bill or resolution while the bill or resolution is in the Senate and no other Senator adds his or her name as a sponsor of the bill or resolution, the names of the primary joint sponsor or sponsors and the non- primary joint sponsor or sponsors, if any, must be removed from the bill or resolution without an amendment.

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Committee amendments reported with bills must be considered upon their second reading and such amendments may be adopted by a majority vote of the members present.

and no such bill or message shall- be82nd referredSession to(2023) any– committee,26 or– otherwise acted upon, save as provided by rule, custom and law;

that is to say, thatthaton, save immediately following such reading the only questions (except as - *SR1* – 25 – hereinafter stated) which shall be put by the Chair is, “Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?” It shall not be in order, at any time, to vote upon such vetoed bill without the same having first been read;

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Committee amendments reported with joint resolutions mayresolutions beso adoptedamended bymust abe majorityreprinted, voteengrossed ofornt. the members present.

Joint resolutions so amended must be reprinted, engrossed or reengrossed, and ordered to the Resolution File.

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6RulOnce Rulethe No.sponsor has moved for the adoption of a memorial resolution, not more than one member from each caucus, and, upon request of a member of the body and the approval of the Majority Leader, one additional member may speak on the resolution.

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Memorial Resolutions.

Once the sponsor has moved for the adoption of a memorial resolution, not more than one member from each caucus, and, upon request of a member of the body and the approval of the Majority Leader, one additional member may speak on the resolution.

118 and 118.2, resolutions must be treated as motions in all proceedings of the Senate.

O RDER OF BBUSINESS USINESS,S ,SPECIALPECIAL O RDERS AND OTHER M ATTERS Rule No.

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GeneralUnfinished FileBusiness.rd and Third Reading.

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Unfinished Business.

- *SR1* – 27 – Any Senator may explain a matter personal to himself or herself by leave of the President, but the Senator shall not discuss any pending proposal in such explanation.

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When two or more Senators request to speak at the same time the President shall name the one who may first speak—givingspeak—givingime preference, when practicable, to the mover or introducer of the subject under consideration.

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The Senate shall not dismiss a statement of contest for want of form if any ground of contest is alleged with sufficient certainty to inform the defendant of the charges he or she is - *SR1* – 28 – required to meet.

2.upon depositions or by written or oral arguments as the Senate may order.

The contest must be submitted so far as may be possible upon depositions or by written or oral arguments as the Senate may order.

At least 5 days’ notice must be given to the prospective deponent and to the other party.

After consideration of all the evidence, the Senate shall declare the defendant elected unless the Senate finds from the evidence that a person other than the defendant received the greatest - 82nd Session (2023) – 30 – number of legal votes, in which case the Senate shall declare that person elected.

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(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 Senate from aar other 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) A member who uses a remote-technology system to attend or participate in a proceeding of the Senate may not vote on - 82nd Session (2023) – 31 – any matter on which a vote is taken in that proceeding unless the member is using the remote-technology system to attend or participate in the proceeding from a location in this State.

(b) The chair of a committee, other than the Committee of the Whole, with the approval of the Majority Leader, may authorize the member to use a remote-technology system to attend,attend,thorize participate, vote and take any other action in any proceedings of the committee if the chair and the Majority Leader determine that exceptional circumstances warrant such use by the member.

Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 2, if a member of the Senate uses a remote-technology system to attend, participate, vote and take any other action in any proceedings pursuant to this Rule, the member - *SR1* – 30 – shall be deemed to be present and in attendance at the proceedings for all purposes.

(b) A committee, other than the Committee of the Whole, the committee secretary 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 committee, cause the member’s vote to be entered into the record for the purposes of the records of the committee.

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Mason’s Manual of Legislative Procedure §§ 2-3 & 560-564 (2010) (Mason’s Manual)) - 82nd Session (2023) – 32 – (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,of expresslythe providingqualifications, that: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.

“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.

Cushing, Elements of the - *SR1* – 31 – 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.

(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- to82nd Session (2023) – 33 – (1892))o ascertain the fact.” (United States v.

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:

But within these limitations - *SR1* – 32 – 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.

1, 5 (1892)) 7.powers and privileges and adopts this Rule to:utional and inherent (a) Govern, control and regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and management;

The Senate hereby exercises its constitutional and inherent powers and privileges and adopts this Rule to:

(a) Govern, control and regulate its membership and its internal organization, affairs and management;

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Witnesses summoned to appear before the Senate, or any of its committees, shall be compensated as provided by law for witnesses required to attend in the courts of the State of Nevada.Nevada.witnesses And be it further R ESOLVED , That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.

And~~~~~ be23 it- further82nd RSession ESOLVED(2023) , That this resolution becomes effective upon adoption.

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