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AJR 3

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2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Scott Allen and 56 co-sponsors

The bill requires Nevada legislators to follow public records and open-meeting laws, disclose relationships with entities receiving appropriations, and publish conflicts.

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Bill Summary · AJR 3

Summary — AJR 3 (BDR C-21): Revises provisions relating to the Legislature

Status: Enacted — Enrolled and filed with Secretary of State (9/5/2025); Res. Chapter 168, Statutes of 2025.
Introduced: Prefiled Jan. 24, 2025 (Asm. Kasama). Fiscal note: Effect on Local Government: No. Effect on the State: Yes.

Main purpose

AJR 3 is a proposed amendment to the Nevada Constitution that increases legislative transparency and accountability by subjecting the Nevada Legislature and its members to the same public-records and open-meeting laws that apply to other governmental entities, and by requiring public disclosure of certain personal and family relationships tied to legislative appropriations and potential conflicts of interest.

Key provisions

  • Adds a new Section 40 to Article 4 (public records):

    • The Legislature and its members must, with limited exceptions, follow the same laws as other government entities concerning inspection and copying of public books and records.
    • Requires timely responses to public/press requests for inspection and copying.
    • Lists records that remain confidential and exempt from disclosure:
    • Personnel files.
    • Files relating to legislative audits; requests for research by legislative staff; requests for drafting legislation or regulations.
    • Records pertaining to litigation involving the Legislature.
    • Information about security and safety of legislative buildings/grounds.
    • Records exempted or prohibited by federal or state law.

  • Adds a new Section 41 to Article 4 (disclosures and conflicts):

    • Each Legislator must publicly disclose any relationship that the Legislator or an immediate family member has with any entity that receives an appropriation included in a bill. Disclosures include employment, contracts, board affiliations, and other direct relationships.
    • Requires the Legislature to publish regularly a list of conflict disclosures identifying, for each Legislator, all personal interests that may create a conflict of interest.

  • Amends Article 4, Section 6:

    • Inserts the qualifier “Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution,” indicating that certain internal legislative powers (e.g., judging member qualifications, internal rules) are subject to constitutional limitations imposed elsewhere in the document.

  • Amends Article 4, Section 15 (open meetings):

    • Requires that meetings of all legislative committees be open to the public, except for narrowly defined personnel/character/health discussions.
    • States that the Legislature and its members are subject to the same Open Meeting Law provisions enacted for public bodies.

  • Effective date: The resolution text states it becomes effective upon passage; calendar/official enactment recorded as Sept. 5, 2025.

Who is affected

  • Nevada Legislature and individual Legislators: new obligations for records handling, meeting openness, and periodic public disclosures.
  • Legislative staff and the public: staff must operate under clarified record-exemption rules; the public gains broader access to committee meetings and legislative records.
  • Entities receiving appropriations and any immediate family members of Legislators: relationships with legislators will be publicly disclosable when tied to appropriations.

Fiscal and procedural notes

  • Fiscal: The resolution notes a state effect (unspecified in the summary) and no effect on local governments.
  • Procedural history highlights: Prefiled Jan. 24, 2025; committee referrals and approvals; multiple readings and amendments; adopted by both houses; enrolled and chaptered Sept. 5, 2025 (Res. Chapter 168).
  • At one point the bill status indicates “Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed,” reflecting an interim procedural posture during the legislative process before final enactment.

Note: The packet of documents provided also includes unrelated floor documents titled “AJR 3, Schiavo” concerning Social Security/Medicare/Medicaid (a federal advocacy resolution) that appear to be a separate measure with the same numeric designation in another jurisdiction. The summary above describes the Nevada constitutional AJR 3 (BDR C-21) that revises legislative transparency provisions and which was enacted in 2025.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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