Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada SR1: Adopts the Standing Rules of the Senate for the 83rd Session of the Legislature. (BDR R-977)
Status: Passed both chambers, February 3, 2025
What the bill says
A bill or joint resolution, and in any other case when called for by three members. Every Senator within the bar of the Senate shall vote "yea" or "nay" or record himself or herself as "not voting," unless excused by unanimous vote of the Senate. A Senator who records - 83rd Session (2025) himself or herself as "not voting" must make a full and complete disclosure of a conflict of interest pursuant to Senate Standing Rule No. 23. 2. The votes and names of those absent or recorded as "not voting" and the names of Senators demanding the recorded vote must be entered in the Journal. Rule No. 31…
From the enrolled text, February 4, 2025:
a bill or joint resolution, and in any other case when called for by three members. Every Senator within the bar of the Senate shall vote "yea" or "nay" or record himself or herself as "not voting," unless excused by unanimous vote of the Senate. A Senator who records - 83rd Session (2025) himself or herself as "not voting" must make a full and complete disclosure of a conflict of interest pursuant to Senate Standing Rule No. 23. 2. The votes and names of those absent or recorded as "not voting" and the names of Senators demanding the recorded vote must be entered in the Journal. Rule No. 31. President to Decide--Tie Vote. A question is lost by a tie vote, but when the Senate is equally divided on any question except the passage of a bill or joint resolution, the President may give the deciding vote. Rule No. 32. Manner of Election--Voting. 1. In all cases of election by the Senate, the vote must be taken viva voce. In other cases, if a vote is to be recorded, it may be taken by oral roll-call or by electronic recording. 2. When a recorded vote is taken, no Senator may: (a) Vote except when at his or her seat, unless authorized to use a remote-technology system to vote pursuant to …
Sponsors
- Nicole Cannizzaro (D, 6) · primary sponsor