NRS 218D.160 Requests from chairs of Legislative Commission and Interim Finance Committee; requests from statutory, interim and other committees.

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1. The Chair of the Legislative Commission may request the drafting of not more than 10 legislative measures before the first day of a regular session, with the approval of the Legislative Commission, which relate to the affairs of the Legislature or its employees, including legislative measures requested by the legislative staff.

2. The Chair of the Interim Finance Committee may request the drafting of not more than 10 legislative measures before the first day of a regular session, with the approval of the Committee, which relate to matters within the scope of the Committee.

3. Except as otherwise provided by a specific statute, joint rule or concurrent resolution:

(a)A Joint Interim Standing Committee may request the drafting of not more than 10 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the Committee, unless another provision in this subsection authorizes a different number of requests for a specific Joint Interim Standing Committee.

(b)In addition to the number of requests authorized pursuant to paragraph (a), the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services may request the drafting of not more than 5 legislative measures relating to child welfare.

(c)In addition to the number of requests authorized pursuant to paragraph (a), the Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary may request the drafting of not more than 5 legislative measures relating to juvenile justice.

(d)Any legislative committee created by a statute, other than the Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults With Special Needs created by NRS 218E.750 , the Sunset Committee of the Legislature created by NRS 232B.210 , the Committee on Public Lands created by NRS 218E.510 or an interim legislative committee, may request the drafting of not more than 10 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the committee.

(e)The Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults With Special Needs created by NRS 218E.750 may request the drafting of not more than 6 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the Committee.

(f)The Sunset Committee of the Legislature created by NRS 232B.210 may request the drafting of not more than 5 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the Committee, except that the Committee may request the drafting of additional legislative measures if the Legislative Commission approves each additional request by a majority vote.

(g)The Committee on Public Lands created by NRS 218E.510 may request the drafting of not more than 4 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the Committee.

(h)Any committee or subcommittee established by an order of the Legislative Commission pursuant to NRS 218E.200 may request the drafting of not more than 5 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the study or investigation, except that such a committee or subcommittee may request the drafting of additional legislative measures if the Legislative Commission approves each additional request by a majority vote.

(i)Any other committee established by the Legislature which conducts an interim legislative study or investigation may request the drafting of not more than 5 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the study or investigation.

Ê The requests authorized pursuant to this subsection must be submitted to the Legislative Counsel on or before September 1 preceding a regular session unless the Legislative Commission authorizes submitting a request after that date.

4. Each request made pursuant to this section must be on a form prescribed by the Legislative Counsel.

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