Legislation

 Legislation is defined as:

1. the process of writing and passing laws
2. a law or laws passed by an official body, especially a governmental assembly

The Nevada State Legislature meets every odd-numbered year in Carson City for a session that lasts 120 days. Between sessions, the Interim Finance Committee makes fiscal decisions, and members of the Legislature are involved in subcommittee work.

For a brief overview of how the legislative process works, see How A Bill Becomes A Law.

Committees

Assemblyman Mortenson serves on the following standing committees of the Assembly:

• Constitutional Amendments (Chairman)
• Judiciary
• Taxation
• Natural Resources, Agriculture and Mining

Assemblyman Mortenson serves on the following Interim Committees:

• Information Technology Subcommittee (Chairman)
• Subcommittee to Study the Allocation of Limousines
• Feasibility of Long-Range Mass Transit within State and to Urban Areas of Neighboring States
• High-Level Radioactive Waste (Vice-Chairman)

Legislative Service

Nevada Assembly, 1996 - present