HOUSE RESOLUTION 2

50th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2012

INTRODUCED BY

Dennis J. Kintigh

A RESOLUTION

AMENDING THE HOUSE RULES TO PROVIDE THAT APPOINTMENTS TO STANDING COMMITTEES BE MADE BY THE RESPECTIVE CAUCUSES.

     WHEREAS, House Rule 24-1 provides that the rules of the house may be amended by a two-thirds' vote of the members of the house or by a majority vote of the members of the house upon the recommendation of the rules and order of business committee;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that House Rule 9-1 be amended to read:

"9-1      [The speaker shall appoint] All appointments to committees created by the house, except those committees where the members are designated in the motion creating them, [and all appointments] shall be made by the respective caucuses, announced in open session and made a matter of record in the journal, subject to the following:

(a) the caucuses shall make their

appointments in the order of their membership of the house, with the caucus that has the most members of the house making its appointments first; provided that the order of making appointments for any caucuses that have equal members shall be determined by lot;

                (b) each caucus other than the caucus making

the initial appointments shall appoint members to committees in the number that reflects its proportion of the membership of the house; provided that each caucus shall be entitled to appoint at least one member to each committee;

                (c) a member who is not affiliated with a

caucus may appoint himself or herself to no more than two substantive committees;

(d) each caucus shall make its

appointments in such a manner as to minimize scheduling conflicts for members; and

(e) except as provided for in this rule,

all appointments shall comply with the restrictions in House Rule 9-3.".