Friday, June 26, 2020 | 5:17 p.m.
Public participation in the upcoming legislative special session will be limited, according to a news release from Legislative Counsel Bureau Director Brenda Erdoes.
The legislative building will be closed to the public during the session, and access will be limited to legislators and “essential staff.”
The bureau is working with the Nevada Press Association and Nevada Broadcasters Association to come up with a plan for limited media access.
Floor sessions and committee meetings will be broadcast live on the Legislature’s website, and teleconferencing systems will be in place to allow Nevadans to publicly comment. Video apps will be used for presenter testimony.
The date for the special session has not yet been announced. Gov. Steve Sisolak had previously said it would be some time before July 1, moving that to “early July” after lawmakers raised concerns about giving the bureau's time to prepare safety measures.
The session will tackle a budget shortfall of almost $1.3 billion for fiscal year 2021. Legislators, Sisolak said in past comments, will meet in person to determine how best to fix the budget holes caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent business shutdown throughout the state.
