1. 1. Whenever a bill or joint resolution is submitted to an agency for a fiscal note, the agency shall prepare the fiscal note and return it to the Fiscal Analysis Division within 5 working days. The Fiscal Analysis Division may extend the period for not more than 10 additional working days if the matter requires extended research.

2. 2. Whenever a bill or joint resolution is submitted to a local government for a fiscal note, the local government shall:

   1. (a) Review the provisions of the bill or joint resolution to determine whether the bill or joint resolution reduces the revenues or increases the expenditures of the local government; and
   2. (b) If the local government determines that the bill or joint resolution reduces the revenues or increases the expenditures of the local government, prepare a fiscal note for that bill or joint resolution and return it to the Fiscal Analysis Division within 8 working days. The Fiscal Analysis Division may extend the period for not more than 7 additional working days if the matter requires extended research.

(Added to NRS by 1969, 1005; A 1975, 1390; 1977, 343; 1979, 390; 2001, 3204; 2003, 2089; 2011, 3195; 2025, 2026)