STANDING RULES OF THE
ASSEMBLY
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS COMMITTEE
SEVENTY-SECOND
SESSION, 2003
1. In
accordance with Assembly Standing Rule (ASR) 100, the rulesunder which this
Committee shall be organized are listed as follows in descending order of
priority, except that the rules of this Committee will precede Mason’s
Manual of Parliamentary Procedure:
a. Constitution
of the State of Nevada
b. Nevada
Revised Statutes
c. Joint
Rules of the Senate and Assembly
d. Standing
Rules of the Nevada Assembly
e. Rules of
the Assembly Committee on Constitutional Amendments
f. Mason’s
Manual of Parliamentary Procedure
2. A
minimum of three members of this Committee will constitute a quorum, and a
quorum must be present to take definitive action on a bill or resolution. In accordance with ASR 42, definite action
on a bill or resolution will require a majority (three of the five members) of
the entire Committee.
3. All
motions require a second. If no second
is received after a motion has been made,
that motion shall be declared invalid for lack of a second.
4. In
accordance with ASR 42, Committee introductions of bills or resolutions which
are not pre-filed will require concurrence of two-thirds (four of the five
members) of the entire Committee and do not imply commitment to support the
bill or resolution.
5. In
accordance with ASR 42, a two-thirds majority (four members) of the entire
Committee will be required to reconsider action on a bill or resolution.
6. Duties of the Chairman, in addition to those provided in
other rules are:
a. Preparing
and distributing the Committee’s agenda;
b. Determining
when final action is to be taken on measures,
Committee reports, and other business of the
Committee;
c. Preparing
and submitting Committee reports;
d. Preserving
order and decorum and deciding all questions of order;
e. Providing
direction to Committee support staff;
f. Calling
recesses of the Committee as deemed necessary;
g. Require
minutes to be kept; and
h. Reviewing
and approving minutes of the Committee;
7. Duties of the Vice Chairman:
In the absence of the Chairman, or upon the request of
the Chairman, the Vice Chairman shall
assume the duties of the Chairman.
8. Duties of the Committee Secretaries:
A
secretary of the Committee shall call the roll at the beginning of each
meeting, noting members present, absent, and excused. After making a record of each meeting, a Committee secretary
shall prepare minutes and present them to the Chairman for his review and
approval. The Committee secretaries are
custodians of all records and minutes of the meetings until these documents are
released to the custody of the Research Library of the Legislative Counsel
Bureau.
9. If
a member will be absent from a meeting or must leave a committee meeting for an
extended period of time, the Chairman should be advised. Members not in attendance when a final
action is taken on a measure will be marked absent for the vote.
10. Committee
members shall, at all times, address the Chairman for permission to be
heard. All definite actions of the
Committee may be taken by roll call vote at the discretion of the
Chairman. All definite actions will be
duly recorded by the Secretary and made a part of the Committee minutes.
11. Unless
a Committee member advises the Chairman otherwise, it will be presumed that the
members will vote during a floor session consistent with their vote in
Committee.
12. Minority
reports may be submitted in accordance with Mason’s Manual, Section
674. In addition, members who wish to
submit a minority report must so indicate, in advance, at a regular committee
meeting.
13. All
meetings and deliberations of the Committee shall be open to the general public
and all members of the media. It is the
intention of the Committee to create an atmosphere of courtesy,
professionalism, and equal interest in all persons who are testifying.
14. Witnesses
before the Committee will address requests to testify to the Chairman and will
be recognized only by the Chairman.
Pursuant to NRS 218.5323, when the Chairman deems necessary, persons
wishing to testify will be sworn in.
The Chairman shall determine the order of speakers by utilizing the
guest list.
15. Subcommittees,
created at the discretion of the Chairman, shall be charged with considering
bills or issues and providing recommendations to the Committee for action, if
necessary.
16. Subcommittee
meetings will be scheduled by the Subcommittee Chairman after consulting with
the Committee Chairman and shall be recorded.
17. All
directions, assignments, or requests on behalf of the Committee must be
communicated to its staff and to the personnel of the Legislative Counsel
Bureau by the Chairman of the Committee.
A member of the Committee must submit such requests to the Chairman for
transmittal to the staff of the Committee or to the personnel of the
Legislative Counsel Bureau. However,
any member of the Committee may directly request personal research
assistance from LCB staff on any topic or measure.