Back in the 1960s or ’70s, Washoe County Sen. Cliff Young asked the Nevada Legislature’s bill-drafting office for a cost figure on how much it costs to draft, introduce, and process one basic piece of legislation. Nothing fancy, just drafting, introduction, a hearing and a vote. As I recall, they gave him a figure in the range of $700. I don’t know what figure they would give today, but $700 in 1970 would be $3,933.19 today.

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