Nevada 2023 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 20 — Revises provisions relating to the process for filling a vacancy in the office of county commissioner. (BDR 20-393)

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

Vetoed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on May 31, 2023.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 24, 2023) FIRST REPRINT S.B.
Senate Bill No.
20 S ENATE B ILLN O.
20–Committee on Government Affairs CHAPTER..........
20–COMMITTEE ON G OVERNMENT A FFAIRS (ON B EHALF OF THE N EVADA A SSOCIATION OF C OUNTIES ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 16, 2022 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the process for filling a vacancy in the office of county commissioner.
(BDR 20-393) 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.
(1) any vacancy occurring in any board of county commissioners must be filled by appointment of the Governor;
(1) any vacancy occurring in and (2) the Governor’s appointee must be a member of the same political party as the most recent holder of the vacant office.
and (2) the Governor’s appointee must be a member of the same political party as the most recent holder of the vacant office.
Governor a list of two persons to fill the vacancy who are members of the samee political party and meet the qualifications for the office of county commissioner.
First, this bill authorizes a board of county commissioners to submit to the Governor a list of two persons to fill the vacancy who are members of the same political party and meet the qualifications for the office of county commissioner.
If the Governor receives such a list within 30 days after the vacancy occurs, the Governor shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy from the list not more than 15 days after the date on which the Governor receives the list.
If the Governor receives such a list within 30 days after the vacancy occurs, the days after the date on which the Governor receives the list.
Second, this bill provides that the provisions of existing law that require the Governor to fill a vacancy occurring in a board of county commissioners do not commissioners:
list not more than 15 Second, this bill provides that the provisions of existing law that require the Governor to fill a vacancy occurring in a board of county commissioners do not apply if, within 30 days after the vacancy occurs, the board of county commissioners:
Third, this bill authorizes a board of county commissioners, except in Carson City, to establish by ordinance a process for filling a vacancy on the board.
City, to establish by ordinance a process for filling a vacancy on the board.
Any such process must, without limitation, require that the board of county commissioners fill the vacancy at a public meeting by appointing a person who is a - *SB20_R1* – 2 – member of the same political party as the most recent holder of the vacant office and who meets the qualifications for the office of county commissioner.
Any such process must, without limitation, require that the board of county commissioners fill the vacancy at a public meeting by appointing a person who is a member of the same political party as the most recent holder of the vacant office and who meets the qualifications for the office of county commissioner.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
The board of county commissioners may submit to the Governor a list of two persons to fill the vacancy who are members of the same political party as the recent holder of the vacant office and meet the qualifications set forth in NRS 244.020.
The board of county commissioners may submit to the Governor a list of two persons to fill the vacancy who are members of the same political party as the recent holder of the - 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – vacant office and meet the qualifications set forth in NRS 244.020.
If the Governor receives such a list from the board of county commissioners within 30 days after the vacancy occurs, the Governor shall appoint a person from the list to fill the vacancy not more than 15 days after the date on which the Governor receives the list.
If the Governor receives such a list from the board of county commissioners within 30 days after the vacancy occurs, the Governor shall appoint a person from the list to fill the vacancy receives the list.ays after the date on which the Governor 2.
2.
H - *SB20_R1*
~~~~~ 23 - 82nd Session (2023)
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Action History

  1. No further consideration.

  2. Vetoed by the Governor. Returned to Senate with Governor's veto message. Made Special Order of Business for June 5, 2023, at 11:15 A.M.

  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  4. In Senate. To enrollment.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 31, Nays: 10, Excused: 1.) To Senate.

  6. Read second time.

  7. From committee: Do pass.

  8. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.

  9. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 16, Nays: 5.) To Assembly.

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 524.) To printer.

  11. Read first time. To committee.

  12. From printer.

  13. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.

Sponsors

  • Senate Committee on Government Affairs · Primary

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SB 20 is sponsored by Senate Committee on Government Affairs.
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