SENATE RESOLUTION 2

49th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2009

INTRODUCED BY

Rod Adair

A RESOLUTION

AMENDING THE SENATE RULES TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERSHIP ON THE COMMITTEES' COMMITTEE SHALL BE PROPORTIONAL TO THE POLITICAL COMPOSITION OF THE SENATE.

     WHEREAS, the rules of the senate may be amended by a two-thirds' vote of all the members of the senate or by a majority vote of the members of the senate upon the recommendation of the rules committee;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE

OF NEW MEXICO that Senate Rule 9-1 be amended to read:

          "9-1 There shall be a committee known as the "committees' committee", which shall be composed of the president pro tempore, the majority floor leader, the majority whip, the minority floor leader, the minority whip and [five members of the majority party and one member of the minority party] six members appointed by the president pro tempore, by and with the consent of the senate, in such numbers so as to give the two political parties with the largest membership in the senate the same proportional representation on the committee as prevails in the senate; provided if a vacancy is created on the committees' committee for any reason, the president pro tempore or the appropriate caucus if the vacancy is that of a party leader, may fill the vacancy. The chairman of the committees' committee shall be the president pro tempore. The vice chairman shall be selected by the members of the committees' committee."

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