FIFTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURESB 218/a

FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 2025

February 12, 2025

Mr. President:

    Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE BILL 218

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

    1. On page 2, line 8, after the semicolon, strike the

remainder of the line and strike line 9 through the first semicolon.

    2. On page 2, line 13, after the semicolon, insert "PROVIDING

A DELAYED REPEAL FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPAL ELECTION PROCEDURES;".

    3. On page 21, lines 2 through 10, remove the opening bracket

and the line-through.

    4. On page 21, lines 2 and 3, strike "preprimary convention

designation" and insert in lieu thereof "statewide office or the

office of United States representative".

    5. On page 21, line 11, remove the closing bracket and the

line through the subsection designation "C." and strike the

subsection designation "B." and on lines 11 and 12, remove the

brackets and the line through "any other".

    6. On page 21, line 12, strike "an".

    7. On page 57, between lines 2 and 3, insert:

"SECTION 34. TEMPORARY PROVISION.--

    A. The term of an elected municipal officer that was set

to expire in 2026 pursuant to the municipal officer election in

effect before the effective date of this act shall expire on

December 31, 2027, and that officer's successor shall be elected in

the regular local election held on the first Tuesday after the first

Monday of November 2027 for a term beginning on January 1, 2028.

    B. The term of an elected municipal officer that was set

to expire in 2028 pursuant to the municipal officer election in

effect before the effective date of this act shall expire on

December 31, 2029, and that officer's successor shall be elected in

the regular local election held on the first Tuesday after the first

Monday of November 2029 for a term beginning on January 1, 2030.".

    8. On page 57, strike lines 3 through 7 and insert in lieu

thereof:

    "SECTION 35. REPEAL.--Sections 1-8-21.1, 1-8-42 and 1-12-7.1

NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, Chapter 55, Section 11, Laws 1973,

Chapter 228, Section 12 and Laws 1969, Chapter 240, Section 112, as

amended) are repealed.

    SECTION 36. DELAYED REPEAL.--Section 1-22-3.1 NMSA 1978 (being

Laws 2018, Chapter 79, Section 34, as amended) is repealed effective

November 5, 2025.".

and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.

                               Respectfully submitted,

                               ___________________________________

                               Senator Katy Duhigg, Chair

Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

                  Date ________________________

The roll call vote was 6 For 4 Against

Yes:      Berghmans, Duhigg, Jaramillo, López, Stefanics, Stewart

No:       Block, Brantley, Gallegos, Townsend

Excused: None

Absent:   None

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