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Nevada Legislative History

This guide provides a visual overview of performing legislative history research for Nevada Statutes.
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  • Step 1: Retrieve the Statute from the Nevada Revised Statutes on the Legislature's Website
  • Step 2: Review the Statute's History Note
  • Step 3: The Legislative History Search Template
  • Step 4: Review the Search Results
  • Step 5: Accessing Session Information
    • Pre-1965
    • 1965 - 1991
    • 1985 - Present
      • 1985 - Present
  • Nevada Legislative History Flowcharts
  • The 1911 Acts

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1985 - Present

  • Session Information
    If your bill dates from 1985 to the present, follow these steps to locate session information and access its history:

Step 1: Access the Session Information

  1. Go to the session information page.
  2. Select the relevant legislative session from the list provided.

Session information with list of most recent legislative sessions page

 

Step 2: Locate Bill Information

  1. Under the session details, find the second heading: Bill Information.
  2. Choose the Bill Information link.
  3. At the top of the next page, click History of Specific Legislation.

76th (2011) session information page

 

76th (2011) session bill information page

 

Step 3: Search for Your Bill

  1. Use the search box on the History of Specific Legislation page.
  2. Select the type of bill you are researching (Assembly or Senate).
  3. Enter the bill number and click search.

76th (2011) session bill history page

 

Step 4: Review the Bill History

The search results will include the following details about your bill:

  • A brief description of the bill.
  • Past hearing information.
  • Revisions and the final enrolled language of the bill.
  • Dates and details of committee discussions.

Step 5: Access Committee Minutes

Under the Past Hearings section, find hyperlinks to committee minutes provided as PDFs. These documents include detailed records of the committee's discussions and actions regarding the bill.

AB 17 (2011) bill history page

 

Important Notes:

  • Not all committee minutes and exhibits are available online.
  • For instance, 1987 materials are still unavailable online. However, the Law Library has these documents on microfiche for in-person access.

1987 Assembly Committees (not yet available), 1987 Senate Committees (not yet available)

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This information is provided as a courtesy only. The law library shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for direct, indirect, special or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing of this material. The law librarians are not members of the Nevada State Bar and nothing on this site should be considered as legal advice.