Nevada State Legislature

Nevada State Legislature Sessions Regular sessions of the Legislature begin the first Monday in February of odd-numbered years. Nevada is one of only six states that have true biennial sessions. From 1961 through 1997, the length of the legislature sessions in Nevada depended upon the time required to process propsed legislation, review the spending proposals of state agencies, and adopt a biennial state budget. At the 1998 General Election, Nevada voters approved a constitutional amendment limiting future regular …

…may not seek election to a house in which he or she has served for twelve years or more. Compensation Legislators receive a salary of $130 per day for the first sixty days of each regular session and the first twenty days of each special session. In addition, a per diem allowance of $80 per day is authorized for each day of the session by statute. Legislators receive additional allowances for stationery, postage, travel, and telephone use.