(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 2, 2003)

 

Senate Bill No. 221–Senators Nolan, Rawson,
Care, Cegavske and Shaffer

 

February 27, 2003

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Joint Sponsors: Assemblymen Gibbons,
Mabey and Manendo

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Referred to Committee on Legislative Affairs and Operations

 

SUMMARY—Prohibits lobbyists from misrepresenting authorization from Legislator to request certain services from employee of Legislative Counsel Bureau. (BDR 17‑1057)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to lobbyists; prohibiting a lobbyist from misrepresenting authorization from a Legislator to request professional services from an employee of the Legislative Counsel Bureau; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1  Section 1. Chapter 218 of NRS is hereby amended by adding

1-2  thereto a new section to read as follows:

1-3  1.  A lobbyist shall not:

1-4  (a) Indicate that he has authorization from a Legislator to

1-5  request professional services from an employee of the Legislative

1-6  Counsel Bureau unless he has such authority; or

1-7  (b) Misrepresent the scope of the authorization that he has

1-8  from a Legislator to request professional services from an

1-9  employee of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.

2-1  2.  As used in this section, “professional services” means

2-2  conducting legal, fiscal or policy research or analysis, drafting a

2-3  bill, resolution or amendment, or otherwise engaging in work for

2-4  which an employee is professionally trained or qualified.

2-5  Sec. 2. NRS 218.904 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-6  218.904  As used in NRS 218.900 to 218.944, inclusive, and

2-7  section 1 of this act, the terms defined in NRS 218.905 to 218.916,

2-8  inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

 

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