{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-218e.325","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 218E.325","heading":"Meetings; quorum; requests for legislation; attendance of alternate member; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.","body":"1. Except as otherwise ordered by the Legislative Commission, the members of a Joint Interim Standing Committee shall meet not earlier than November 1 of each odd-numbered year and not later than August 31 of the following even-numbered year at the times and places specified by a call of the Chair or a majority of the Committee.\n2. The Director or his or her designee shall act as the nonvoting recording Secretary of each Joint Interim Standing Committee.\n3. Five members of a Joint Interim Standing Committee constitute a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the power and authority conferred on the Committee, except that any recommended legislation proposed by the Committee must be approved by a majority of the members of the Senate and a majority of the members of the Assembly serving on the Committee.\n4. All requests for the drafting of recommended legislation approved by a Joint Interim Standing Committee must be made in accordance with NRS 218D.160.\n5. If an alternate member of a Joint Interim Standing Committee attends a meeting of the Committee in place of a regular member who cannot attend the meeting, the alternate member who attends the meeting must be of the same political party as the regular member. When acting in place of a regular member, an alternate member has all the powers, privileges and immunities of a regular member.\n6. Except during a regular or special session, for each day or portion of a day during which a member of a Joint Interim Standing Committee attends a meeting of the Committee or is otherwise engaged in the work of the Committee, the member is entitled to receive the:\n(a) Compensation provided for a majority of the members of the Legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session;\n(b) Per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally; and\n(c) Travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655.\n7. The compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses of the members of a Joint Interim Standing Committee must be paid from the Legislative Fund.","path":["TITLE 17 — STATE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT","CHAPTER 218E - LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS AND HEARINGS; LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION AND OTHER COMMITTEES","JOINT INTERIM STANDING COMMITTEES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-218E.html#NRS218ESec325","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:34Z","sha256":"fb82183a756a475226831445f30c138d5d5d377b539895739c63b428175b17cf","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-218e.320","next":"us-nv/nrs-218e.330"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}