NevadaResolution would name senators and alternates to commission
For 2025–2027, six named Nevada senators would serve on the Legislative Commission, each with two named alternates.
What it does
Six senators would serve as regular members of the Legislative Commission, with two named alternates for each regular member.
When a regular member cannot attend a scheduled meeting and tells the secretary, the secretary must ask that member's alternates in order until one agrees to serve.
An alternate who agrees to serve moves to the end of the list; one who declines keeps the same place.
Argument forAn ordered call list could help the secretary find an alternate when a regular member cannot attend a scheduled meeting.
Argument againstAlternates who serve move to the end of the list, so some may wait longer before they are asked to fill a later absence.
More detail
The resolution names six senators as regular members and twelve as first or second alternates. The named senators would serve on the Legislative Commission for the 2025–2027 biennium. The appointments cover the 2025–2027 biennium.
The commission secretary must ask alternates to replace a regular member in the order on that member's list. Each regular member has a list of alternates ranked in the order they are designated. The regular member must be unable to attend a scheduled meeting and notify the secretary. If an alternate declines, the secretary must ask the next alternate in order, continuing until one agrees to serve. The procedure applies when a regular member is unable to attend a scheduled commission meeting.
The secretary must move an alternate who agrees to serve to the end of that member's list. This rule applies to alternates asked to replace a regular member at a commission meeting. An alternate who declines to serve keeps the same place on the list. The secretary updates the list when an alternate agrees to serve.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jun 30To enrollment. Enrolled and delivered to Secretary of State. File No. 40.To Governor
- Jun 3From printer.
- Jun 2Resolution read and adopted. To printer.Passed 1st Chamber
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