How bills come to die a fiscal note death before sine die - The Nevada Independent

How bills come to die a fiscal note death before sine die - The Nevada Independent

Those of us of a certain age remember Schoolhouse Rock’s “I’m Just a Bill” explanation of how bills become law, and how the executive branch has veto power to stop a bill.  But Schoolhouse Rock left out all the other ways that bills can die in the process — including the impact of fiscal notes that leave good policy doomed in committees. In looking ahead to the 84th Nevada legislative session, we are in need of fiscal note reform. There are many…