1. 1. A committee may conduct investigations and hold hearings regarding any matter which is pertinent to its legislative business or possible future legislative action and may exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140, inclusive.
2. 2. The secretary of the committee or any member of the committee may administer oaths to witnesses who appear before the committee.
3. 3. The chair of the committee, or the secretary of the committee on behalf of the chair, may cause the deposition of witnesses to be taken, whether the witnesses reside within or without the State, in the manner prescribed by court rules for taking depositions in civil actions in the district court.
4. 4. The chair of the committee may take, direct or require any necessary and reasonable actions to carry out the committee’s management, government, budget, meetings and proceedings, subject to the laws and rules governing the committee, including, without limitation, any applicable principles of parliamentary law.
5. 5. If a vacancy occurs in the position of chair of the committee, or if the chair is prohibited or disqualified from participating or acting on a particular matter for any reason or is absent, disabled or otherwise unavailable or unable to carry out the position for any reason, the vice chair of the committee shall serve as the acting chair, with all the powers, privileges and immunities of the position of chair, until the vacancy is filled or the chair is eligible, available or able to carry out the position again, as applicable.

(Added to NRS by 2013, 3739; A 2025, 2918)