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Public to gain greater access to Nevada Legislature with two weeks left in session
May 14, 2021
A member of the public peers into the front doors of the Nevada Legislature, which is closed to the public due to the pandemic. Image: Ty O Neil
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The halls of Nevada’s legislative building have been quiet this session. That’s likely to change at least a little bit, anyway. The Legislative Counsel Bureau announced this week that close to 500 visitors will be allowed inside at any given time starting Monday.
The legislative building was at first closed to the general public and lobbyists in an effort to limit the risk of COVID-19 spreading among the state’s lawmakers as they convened for a session where much of their focus has been upon dealing with the fallout from the virus. Only legislators, certain essential staff and a handful of reporters were allowed inside. Everyone else, lobbyists included, has been required to participate virtually.
The Nevada statehouse will reopen Thursday after more than two months of being shuttered to the public to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Legislative Counsel Bureau Director Brenda Erdoes announced Friday evening that staff planned to launch an electronic reservation system for members of the public including lobbyists, activists and others to make appointments to meet in-person with lawmakers or attend committee hearings, which have.
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