The Nevada Legislature
is the state legislature
of the U.S. state
. The Legislature is a bicameral
body, consisting of the lower house Nevada Assembly
, with 42 members, and the upper house Nevada Senate
, with 21 members. All 63 members of the Legislature are elected from an equal amount of constituent districts across the state. The Legislature is the third smallest bicameral state legislature in the United States
(the Alaska Legislature
is the smallest bicameral, with only 60 members, and the Delaware General Assembly
has 62 members).
The Legislature meets at the Nevada Legislature Building in Carson City
Terms of members
Members of the Assembly are elected to a two-year term with term limits
of six terms (12 years). Members of the Senate are elected to a four-year term and similarly face term limits of three terms (12 years). Term limits were amended to the Nevada Constitution
following a voter referendum in 1996.
Legislature defined by law
The Nevada Constitution
sets the maximum size of the Legislature at 75 members (Article 15, Section 6), and provides that the Senate may not be less than one-third nor more than one-half the size of the Assembly. As of the 2000 U.S. Census
, the number of members for both houses is 63, twelve members below the maximum size as stated in the state constitution.
Sessions and qualifications
The Legislature's first official working day is the first Monday of February following the election. Sessions of the Legislature are... Read More