NRS218D.575. Request for prefiling; distribution of certain prefiled measures between Houses; review for proper form; limitations on prefiling.

      1.  A Legislator who will be a member of the next regular session may request the Legislative Counsel to prefile any bill or joint resolution that was requested by that Legislator for introduction in the next regular session.

      2.  A Legislator designated as a chair of a standing committee for the next regular session may request the Legislative Counsel to prefile on behalf of the committee any bill or joint resolution within the jurisdiction of the committee for introduction in the next regular session.

      3.  All bills and joint resolutions requested by authorized nonlegislative requesters and submitted for prefiling pursuant to NRS 218D.175 to 218D.220, inclusive, must be randomly divided in equal amounts between the Senate and the Assembly and prefiled on behalf of the appropriate standing committee.

      4.  The Legislative Counsel shall prepare all bills and joint resolutions submitted for prefiling in final and correct form for introduction in the Legislature as required by the Nevada Constitution and this chapter.

      5.  The Legislative Counsel shall not prefile a bill or joint resolution requested by:

      (a) A Legislator who is not a candidate for reelection until after the general election immediately preceding the regular session.

      (b) A Legislator who is elected or reelected to legislative office at the general election immediately preceding the regular session until the Legislator is determined to have received the highest number of votes pursuant to the canvass of votes required by NRS 293.395.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1125; A 1995, 1736; 1997, 1752; 2003, 2091; 2007, 3168; 2009, 1568; 2011, 3197; 2013, 3328)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 218.277)