FORTY-NINTH LEGISLATURESB 143/a

FIRST SESSION, 2009

February 27, 2009

Madam President:

    Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE BILL 143, as amended

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

    1. On page 1, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following new subsection:

         "B. If there is a conflict between a specific provision of the Pawnbrokers Act and a more general provision of Chapter 55, Article 9 NMSA 1978, the more specific provision of the Pawnbrokers Act shall control.".

    2. Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.

                               Respectfully submitted,

                               __________________________________

                               Cisco McSorley, Chairman

Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

                  Date ________________________

The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against

Yes:     8

No:      0

Excused: Eichenberg, Lopez, Sanchez, M.

Absent:  None

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