Assembly Bill No. 396

Assembly Bill No. 396-Assemblyman Amodei

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AN ACT relating to holidays; requiring the Secretary of State to include on the ballot for the next general election the advisory question of whether the Legislature of the State of Nevada should declare the last Friday in October as the legal holiday to observe Nevada Day; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

[Approved June 26, 1997]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The Secretary of State shall include on the ballot for the general election held on November 3, 1998:
1. The advisory question of whether the Legislature of the State of Nevada should declare the last Friday in October as the legal holiday to observe Nevada Day thereby establishing a 3-day weekend during which the parade held in Carson City to celebrate Nevada Day would be held on the Saturday immediately following the last Friday in October.
2. A statement that the passage or defeat of the advisory question included on the ballot pursuant to subsection 1 is not binding upon:
(a) The Legislature of the State of Nevada; or
(b) Any member of the Legislature of the State of Nevada.
Sec. 2. The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any additional expenses of a local government that are related to the provisions of this act.
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