HOUSE BILL 1

55th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2022

INTRODUCED BY

Javier Martínez

AN ACT

RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT; APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE EXPENSE OF THE FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, SECOND SESSION, 2022, AND FOR OTHER LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES, INCLUDING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SERVICE, THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE, THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE, THE SENATE CHIEF CLERK'S OFFICE, THE HOUSE CHIEF CLERK'S OFFICE AND OTHER EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. SESSION EXPENSES.--

          A. There is appropriated from the general fund for the expense of the legislative department of the state of New Mexico for the second session of the fifty-fifth legislature for per diem and mileage of its members, for salaries of employees and for other expenses of the legislature, five million nine hundred sixteen thousand eight hundred dollars ($5,916,800) or so much thereof as may be necessary for such purposes.

          B. The expenditures referred to in Subsection A of this section are as follows:

                (1) per diem for members of the senate. . . . 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 217,980;

(2) per diem for members of the house of

representatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 363,300;

                (3) mileage traveled by members of the senate going to and returning from the seat of government by the usually traveled route, one round trip. . . . . . . . .$ 6,700;

                (4) mileage traveled by members of the house of representatives going to and returning from the seat of government by the usually traveled route, one round trip. . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,760;

                (5) salaries and employee benefits of senate employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,771,661;

                (6) salaries and employee benefits of house of representatives employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,665,200;

                (7) for expense of the senate not itemized above, three hundred ninety-five thousand eight hundred fifty-nine dollars ($395,859). No part of this item may be transferred to salaries or employee benefits;

                (8) for expense of the house of representatives not itemized above, four hundred twenty-six thousand five hundred forty dollars ($426,540). No part of this item may be transferred to salaries or employee benefits; and

                (9) for session expenses of the legislative council service, the joint billroom and mailroom and joint legislative switchboard, one million fifty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,058,800) to be disbursed upon vouchers signed by the director of the legislative council service or the director's designee.

           C. The expenditures for the senate shall be disbursed on vouchers signed by the chair of the committees' committee and the chief clerk of the senate or the chief clerk's designee. The expenditures for the house of representatives shall be disbursed on vouchers signed by the speaker and chief clerk of the house of representatives or the chief clerk's designee. Following adjournment of the session, expenditures authorized pursuant to Paragraphs (1) through (8) of Subsection B of this section shall be disbursed upon vouchers signed by the director of the legislative council service or the director's designee.

          D. Under the printing contracts entered into for the second session of the fifty-fifth legislature, the chair of the committees' committee of the senate, subject to the approval of the committee, and the speaker of the house of representatives are authorized and directed to provide for the printing of all bills, resolutions, joint resolutions, memorials and joint memorials introduced in the senate or house, the printing of the bill locator and the printing of all necessary stationery required for use in the respective houses. They are further directed to provide for the purchase of all supplies necessary for use in the respective houses within the appropriation provided. The orders for printing, stationery and supplies shall be approved by the chair of the committees' committee of the senate or by the speaker of the house of representatives.

     SECTION 2. BILLS AND OTHER PRINTED MATERIALS.--

          A. For the second session of the fifty-fifth legislature, bills, resolutions, joint resolutions, memorials and joint memorials delivered to the printer shall be returned by the printer to the joint billroom within forty-two hours after they are ordered to be printed. The billroom personnel shall supply a complete file of bills, resolutions, joint resolutions, memorials, joint memorials and other printed distribution materials to the following:

                (1) upon request, one copy to each member of the house of representatives and the senate;

                (2) upon written request, one copy to each county clerk, district judge, radio or television station and newspaper and to the general library of each state-supported institution of higher learning; and

                (3) upon written request, one copy to each state department, commission, board, institution or agency, each elected state official, each incorporated municipality, each district attorney, each ex-governor, each member of the New Mexico congressional delegation and each school district in the state.

          B. Any person not listed in Subsection A of this section may secure a complete file of the bills, resolutions, joint resolutions, memorials and joint memorials of the legislature by depositing with the legislative council service the amount of four hundred dollars ($400), which deposit shall be paid to the state treasurer to the credit of the legislative expense fund. Additional single copies of items of legislation shall be sold for two dollars ($2.00) unless the director of the legislative council service shall, because of its length, assign a higher price not to exceed ten cents ($.10) per page. Copies of a daily bill locator, other than those copies furnished to each member of the respective houses, shall be supplied by the legislative council service at a charge of one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) for the entire session.

     SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SERVICE.--There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative council service, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the director of the legislative council service or the director's designee, one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) for expenditure in fiscal year 2022 and subsequent fiscal years for the ongoing planning, output development and design of a legislative processing system, and for fiscal year 2023 the following:

          Personal Services & Employee Benefits     $5,707,000

          Contractual Services                         758,200

          Other Costs                                  985,700

          Total                                     $7,450,900.

     SECTION 4. LEGISLATURE.--There is appropriated from the general fund for the expense of the legislative department, not provided for in Section 1 of this act, for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 unless otherwise indicated, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the director of the legislative council service or the director's designee, the following:

          A. for travel expenses of legislators other than New Mexico legislative council members, on legislative council business, for committee travel, staff and other necessary expenses for other interim committees and for other necessary legislative expenses, one million dollars ($1,000,000); provided that the New Mexico legislative council may transfer amounts from the appropriation in this subsection, during the fiscal years for which appropriated, to any other legislative appropriation where they may be needed;

          B. for pre-session expenditures and for necessary contracts, supplies and personnel for interim session preparation, four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000);

          C. for a statewide legislative intern program, fifty thousand dollars ($50,000);

          D. for dues and fees of national organizations of which the legislature is a member, four hundred eighteen thousand dollars ($418,000);

          E. for the legislative information system, one million seven hundred twenty-three thousand four hundred dollars ($1,723,400);

          F. for audiovisual upgrades to committee rooms for virtual, hybrid and webcasting hardware and software, two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000);

          G. for the contractual services of the capitol buildings planning commission, one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000); and

          H. for the interim duties of the senate rules committee, thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000).

     SECTION 5. LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE.--There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative finance committee for fiscal year 2023, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the chair of the committee or the chair's designated representative, the following:

          Personal Services & Employee Benefits     $4,200,000

          Contractual Services                         330,000

          Other Costs                                  313,900

          Total                                     $4,843,900.

     SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE.--There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative education study committee for fiscal year 2023, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the chair of the committee or the chair's designated representative, the following:

          Personal Services & Employee Benefits     $1,255,300

          Contractual Services                         70,000

          Other Costs                                  112,500

          Total                                     $1,437,800.

     SECTION 7. HOUSE CHIEF CLERK.--There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative council service for expenditure in fiscal year 2023 for the operation of the house chief clerk's office, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the director of the legislative council service, the following:

          Personal Services & Employee Benefits     $1,505,000

           Contractual Services                         253,100

          Other Costs                                   45,000

          Total                                     $1,803,100.

     SECTION 8. SENATE CHIEF CLERK.--There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative council service for expenditure in fiscal year 2023 for the operation of the senate chief clerk's office, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the director of the legislative council service, the following:

          Personal Services & Employee Benefits     $1,603,700

          Contractual Services                         218,800

          Other Costs                                   53,200

          Total                                     $1,875,700.

     SECTION 9. OFFICIAL MASTER DATABASE OF LAWS--SELF-PUBLICATION--TRANSITION TO NEW DATABASE TECHNOLOGY.--There is appropriated from the legislative cash balances for the legislative department's share of the continued development required for the master database of official annotated laws of the state, markup language and tagging and its use for legislative document systems and a tagged database of the session laws and for the costs associated in collaborating with the New Mexico compilation commission on the ongoing development and expanding partnership role with the New Mexico compilation commission in the self-publication of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978, including completing the transition to new database technology for freely accessible laws and hard-copy publication, four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for expenditure during fiscal years 2022 and 2023.

     SECTION 10. CATEGORY TRANSFER.--Amounts set out in Sections 3 through 8 of this act are provided for informational purposes only and may be transferred among categories.

     SECTION 11. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.--Each legislative agency shall adhere to the performance measures specified in its strategic plan and shall make reports as required in that plan.

     SECTION 12. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public

peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.

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