Asher Killian, legislative counsel, told the Nevada Senate Public Safety Committee that Senate Bill 2 is a short housekeeping bill to correct how the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) are codified and to update legislative property references. "This bill may look somewhat familiar," Killian said, adding the measure addresses three items, including adjustments to the legislative fund revenue use for in-house delis and an amendment to NRS 3 31 1 35 to include a newly acquired parking lot as legislative property.

Killian said the most consequential change is in section 3: language intended to correct an interpretation in a recent Nevada Supreme Court decision about whether NRS is organized by subject matter or by branch. "Without this language, I would arguably be required to reorganize all of Nevada revised statutes from its current 59 titles into 4 titles," Killian said, describing how the fix preserves the legislature's historic, topic-based codification process.

Anahit Bakhshwetzen, a policy analyst at Nevada Policy and PRI, testified remotely in support and said the language clarifies that agencies affiliated with government belong within the three branches and prevents a "gray fourth branch" classification of NSHE that could raise separation-of-powers concerns. "We urge you to vote yes on the measure," Bakhshwetzen said.

After questions from senators about urgency and whether other housekeeping items might be needed, Killian said the committee needed to act in the special session because the state is in the codification process now and the absence of the fix could force disruptive recodification steps.

The committee closed the hearing and took up a motion to recommend a "do pass" on SB 2; the motion, moved by Senator Pezzina and seconded by Senator Krasner, passed unanimously. The committee will send its recommendation with a floor statement to be delivered by Senator Pizina.

The committee's action sends SB 2 forward with a unanimous recommendation; no substantive opposition was recorded during the hearing and no public callers testified.