51°F
weather icon Cloudy
Las Vegas, NV
Nevada

Assembly approves special session resolution

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
March 11, 2011 - 11:50 am
 

CARSON CITY -- The Nevada Assembly passed a resolution that would empower lawmakers to call themselves into special session in limited circumstances.

Assembly Joint Resolution 5 passed Friday on a party-line vote of 25-16, with one member excused. It moves to the Senate.

The Nevada Constitution states that only the governor can call a special session; proponents say that vests too much power in one person.

AJR5 would change the constitution to allow a 20-day special session for disciplinary proceedings, emergencies or reconsideration of vetoed measures.

The resolution passed in the 2009 session. If it passes both houses this session, it will go to voters.

THE LATEST
The Nevada State Legislature Building in Carson City. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
How did Carson City become Nevada’s state capital?
By Jessica Hill / RJ

Newcomers to Nevada might be surprised to learn the state’s capital isn’t in the most populous area of Las Vegas, or even the “biggest little city” of Reno.