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The Nevada Assembly is the Lower House of the Nevada Legislature , the State Legislature of the U.S. State of Nevada . The body consists of 42 members from an equal amount of districts, elected to serve two-year terms without Term Limits . Each member of the Assembly represents around 47,400 people per district. As in neighboring California , the lower house of the legislature is referred to as an "Assembly" rather than the more common "House of Representatives." The Assembly meets at the Nevada State Capitol in Carson City . In 2007, Rajan Zed , Hindu chaplain, read the first Hindu opening prayer of Nevada Assembly. MEETINGS The Assembly, like the Senate, is composed of "citizen legislators", receiving a relatively small per diem fee for the first 60 days of a given session. This tends to self-select legislators to those with flexible jobs and/or large outside incomes, such as doctors and lawyers. The Assembly, again like the Senate, meets however long is necessary for the completion of all its business, up to a maximum of 120 days, beginning the first Monday in February of every odd-numbered year. While this is designed to limit the amount of time a legislator is away from their first job, in recent years 120 days has not been enough to complete legislative business, and after the last four regular sessions, special sessions have been called to finish up legislative business. LEADERSHIP OF THE ASSEMBLY The Speaker Of The Assembly presides over the Assembly in the chief leadership position, controlling the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus, followed by confirmation of the full Assembly on passage of a Floor Vote . Other Assembly leaders, such as the Majority and Minority Leader s, are elected by their respective Party Caucus es according to each party's strength in the chamber. The current Speaker is Democrat Barbara Buckley of the Clark 8 District ( Las Vegas ). The Majority Leader is John Oceguera of the Clark 16 District ( Las Vegas ). The Minority Leader is Republican Garn Mabey of the Clark 2 District ( Las Vegas ). Leadership information CURRENT COMPOSITION Current members
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