§ 1 Legislative power vested in senate and assembly
§ 2 Biennial sessions of Legislature: Commencement; limitation on duration; void actions; submission of proposed executive budget
§ 2A Special sessions of Legislature: Procedure for convening; precedence; limitations on business and duration; void actions
§ 3 Members of assembly: Election and term of office; eligibility for office
§ 4 Senators: Election and term of office; eligibility for office
§ 5 Number of Senators and members of Assembly; apportionment
§ 6 Power of houses to judge qualifications, elections and returns of members; selection of officers; rules of proceedings; punishment of members
§ 7 Punishment of nonmember
§ 8 Senators and members of Assembly ineligible for certain offices
§ 9 Federal officers ineligible for state office; exceptions
§ 10 Embezzler of public money ineligible for office; disqualification for bribery
§ 11 Privilege of members: Freedom from arrest on civil process
§ 12 Vacancy
§ 13 Quorum; compelling attendance
§ 14 Journal
§ 15 Open sessions and meetings; adjournment for more than 3 days or to another place
§ 16 Bills may originate in either house; amendment
§ 17 Act to embrace one subject only; title; amendment
§ 18 Reading of bill; voting on final passage; number of members necessary to pass bill or joint resolution; signatures; referral of certain measures to voters; consent calendar
§ 19 Manner of drawing money from treasury
§ 20 Certain local and special laws prohibited
§ 21 General laws to have uniform application
§ 22 Suit against state
§ 23 Enacting clause; law to be enacted by bill
§ 24 Lotteries
§ 25 Uniform county and township government
§ 26 Boards of county commissioners: Election and duties
§ 27 Disqualification of jurors; elections
§ 28 Compensation of legislative officers and employees; increase or decrease of compensation
§ 30 Homesteads: Exemption from forced sale; joint consent required for alienation; recording of declaration
§ 31 Property of married persons
§ 32 County officers: Power of legislature; election, duties and compensation; duties of county clerks
§ 33 Compensation of members of Legislature; payment for postage, stationery and other expenses; additional allowances for officers
§ 35 Bills to be presented to governor; approval; disapproval and reconsideration by legislature; failure of governor to return bill
§ 36 Abolishment of county; approval of voters in county
§ 37 Continuity of government in case of enemy attack; succession to public offices; legislative quorum requirements; relocation of seat of government
§ 37A Consolidation of city and county containing seat of government into one municipal government; separate taxing districts
§ 38 Use of plant of genus Cannabis for medical purposes
§ 39 Renewable energy resources: Statement of policy; implementation; severability
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Terms Used In Nevada Constitution > Article 4 - Legislative Department

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.