AB267 - Revises provisions relating to the Legislature. (BDR 17-1001)

A.B. 267 - *AB267* ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 267–ASSEMBLYMEMBERS KASAMA, HANSEN, GURR; COLE, DELONG, EDGEWORTH, GALLANT, GRAY, HAFEN, HARDY, HIBBETTS, KOENIG, O’NEILL AND YUREK FEBRUARY 20, 2025 ____________ JOINT SPONSORS: SENATORS BUCK, TITUS, STONE, KRASNER, STEINBECK; ELLISON, HANSEN AND ROGICH ____________ Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the Legislature. (BDR 17-1001) FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No. Effect on the State: Yes. ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. AN ACT relating to the Legislature; requiring the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau to publish certain fiscal information relating to the Legislature and the Legislative Counsel Bureau; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel’s Digest: Existing law creates the Legislative Fund as a special revenue fund for the use 1 of the Legislature and, in certain circumstances, the Legislative Counsel Bureau. 2 (NRS 218A.150) Section 2 of this bill requires the Director of the Legislative 3 Counsel Bureau to publish for each fiscal year: (1) a detailed, line-item budget of 4 the Legislature and the Legislative Counsel Bureau; and (2) the ending balance of 5 the Legislative Fund and all accounts in the Legislative Fund. 6 Section 1 of this bill requires, on or before March 1 of each year, the Director 7 to publish, for the previous calendar year, the annual salary, including the 8 compensation for overtime of: (1) the Secretary of the Senate; (2) each employee of 9 the Senate; (3) the Chief Clerk of the Assembly; and (4) each employee of the 10 Assembly. 11 Section 3 of this bill requires, on or before March 1 of each year, the Director 12 to publish, for the previous calendar year, the annual salary, including the 13 compensation for overtime of each employee of the Legislative Counsel Bureau. 14 – 2 – - *AB267* THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 218A of NRS is hereby amended by 1 adding thereto a new section to read as follows: 2 On or before March 1 of each year, the Director shall publish, 3 for the previous calendar year, the annual salary, including, 4 without limitation, compensation for overtime, of: 5 1. The Secretary of the Senate; 6 2. Each employee of the Senate; 7 3. The Chief Clerk of the Assembly; and 8 4. Each employee of the Assembly. 9 Sec. 2. NRS 218A.150 is hereby amended to read as follows: 10 218A.150 1. The Legislative Fund is hereby created as a 11 special revenue fund for the use of the Legislature, and where 12 specifically authorized by law, for the use of the Legislative Counsel 13 Bureau. 14 2. Support for the Legislative Fund must be provided by 15 legislative appropriation from the State General Fund. Money in the 16 Legislative Fund does not revert to the State General Fund at the 17 end of the fiscal year, and the balance in the Legislative Fund must 18 be carried forward to the next fiscal year. 19 3. Expenditures from the Legislative Fund may be made for: 20 (a) The payment of necessary expenses of the Senate; 21 (b) The payment of necessary expenses of the Assembly; 22 (c) The payment of necessary improvements to the Legislative 23 Building, other buildings used by the Legislature and all legislative 24 grounds; 25 (d) The payment of expenses for the interim operation of the 26 Legislature; and 27 (e) The payment of necessary expenses of, but not limited to: 28 (1) The Legislative Commission; 29 (2) The Legal Division; 30 (3) The Research Division; 31 (4) The Audit Division; 32 (5) The Fiscal Analysis Division; and 33 (6) The Administrative Division. 34 4. Expenditures from the Legislative Fund for purposes other 35 than those specified in subsection 3 or authorized specifically by 36 another statute may be made only upon the authority of a concurrent 37 resolution. 38 5. All money in the Legislative Fund must be paid out on 39 claims approved by the Director or the Director’s designee. 40 6. The Director shall publish, for each fiscal year: 41 – 3 – - *AB267* (a) A detailed, line-item budget of the Legislature and the 1 Legislative Counsel Bureau; and 2 (b) The ending balance of the Legislative Fund and all 3 accounts in the Legislative Fund. 4 Sec. 3. Chapter 218F of NRS is hereby amended by adding 5 thereto a new section to read as follows: 6 On or before March 1 of each year, the Director shall publish, 7 for the previous calendar year, the annual salary, including, 8 without limitation, compensation for overtime, of each employee 9 of the Legislative Counsel Bureau. 10 H