0001|                         HOUSE BILL 542
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003|     1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                        ROBERT A. PERLS
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0011|                             AN ACT
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0012|     RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; CREATING SENIOR CITIZEN PARKING
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0013|     SPACES AND SPECIAL PLACARDS; ENACTING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE
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0014|     MOTOR VEHICLE CODE; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
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0016|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0017|       Section 1.  A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code is
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0018|     enacted to read:
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0019|       "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  DESIGNATED PARKING SPACES FOR SENIOR
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0020|     CITIZENS--STANDARDS.--
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0021|            A.  Every parking lot under the provisions of the
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0022|     Disabled Parking Standards and Enforcement Act may have
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0023|     designated senior citizen parking spaces as provided in
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0024|     Subsection B of this section; provided that designated senior
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0025|     citizen parking spaces shall not be required for parking lots
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0001|     with less than twenty-five spaces. 
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0002|            B.  The minimum numbers of designated senior citizen
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0003|     parking spaces are as follows:
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0004|     TOTAL SPACES IN PARKING LOT          MINIMUM DESIGNATED SENIOR
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0005|                                     CITIZEN PARKING SPACES
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0006|       0 to 25                               0
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0007|       26 to 35                              1
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0008|       36 to 50                              2
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0009|       51 to 100                             3
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0010|       101 to 300                            4
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0011|       301 to 500                            5
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0012|       501 to 800                            6
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0013|       801 to 1,000                     7
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0014|       more than 1,000                       8, plus 3 for  
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0015|                                        each additional                                        1,000.
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0016|     The designated senior citizen parking spaces shall be located 
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0017|     to provide convenient access to entranceways or to the nearest
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0018|     curb cut, subject to provisions for disabled parking spaces in
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0019|     the Disabled Parking Standards and Enforcement Act.
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0020|     The senior citizen parking spaces shall not take precedence over
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0021|     the disabled parking spaces, nor shall they be located closer to
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0022|     the entranceways than the disabled parking spaces.  
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0023|            C.  Each designated senior citizen parking space
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0024|     shall be identified by a grey and white diagonal stripe design.
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0025|            D.  For purposes of this section, "senior citizen"
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0001|     means a person who is seventy-five years of age or older."
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0002|       Section 2.  A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code is
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0003|     enacted to read:
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0004|       "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  UNAUTHORIZED USE--PENALTY.--
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0005|            A.  In accordance with Section 3 of this act, it is
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0006|     unlawful to park a motor vehicle not displaying a senior citizen
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0007|     sticker or placard in a designated senior citizen parking space
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0008|     or blocking a curb cut.  Any person who violates this subsection
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0009|     is subject to a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00).
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0010|            B.  A person charged with a violation of Subsection A
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0011|     of this section shall be determined not to have committed an
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0012|     infraction if he produces in court a senior citizen sticker or
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0013|     placard, in accordance with Section 3 of this act, or if he
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0014|     demonstrates that he was entitled to a sticker or placard at the
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0015|     time of the violation."
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0016|       Section 3.  A new section of the Motor Vehicle Code is
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0017|     enacted to read:
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0018|       "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  SENIOR CITIZEN DISPLAY DEVICES.--
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0019|            A.  Upon written application to the department, a
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0020|     senior citizen may be granted the issuance of a sticker or
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0021|     placard for display upon a motor vehicle that is owned by the
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0022|     applicant, or by the employer of the senior citizen when the
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0023|     vehicle is assigned to and used by the senior citizen, or owned
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0024|     by another person who is transporting the senior citizen.  The
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0025|     department shall charge a fee of five dollars ($5.00) to cover
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0001|     the cost of the display device and of its issuance.  The fee
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0002|     shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the
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0003|     department for expenditure incurred in carrying out the
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0004|     provisions of this section.
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0005|            B. Each senior citizen sticker or placard issued by
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0006|     the secretary shall be identified by a grey and white diagonal
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0007|     stripe design.
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0008|            C.  Stickers or placards issued to a senior citizen
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0009|     by another state or foreign jurisdiction shall be granted
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0010|     reciprocity while the vehicle and senior citizen operator are in
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0011|     this state for a period not to exceed thirty days.
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0012|            D.  For purposes of this section, "senior citizen"
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0013|     means a person who is seventy-five years of age or older."
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0014|       Section 4.  EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0015|     provisions of this act is September 1, 1996.
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0019|                              State of New Mexico
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0020|                    House of Representatives
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0021|   
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0022|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0023|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0024|   
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0025|                                              February 1, l996
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0002|   
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0003|   Mr. Speaker:
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0004|   
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0005|       Your RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE, to
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0006|   whom has been referred
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0007|   
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0008|                         HOUSE BILL 542
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0009|                                 
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0010|   has had it under consideration and finds same to be
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0011|   GERMANE in accordance with constitutional provisions.
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0012|   
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0013|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0014|   
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<u></u>0018| <u>  </u>                            Barbara A. Perea Casey,
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0019|   Chairperson
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0021|   
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0022|   Adopted <u>                    </u>    Not Adopted <u>                     
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0024|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0025|   
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0001|                      Date <u>            </u>
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0002|   
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0003|   The roll call vote was<u> 10 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0004|   Yes:          10
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0005|   Excused: Lujan, Olguin, Rodella, R. G. Sanchez, S. M. Williams
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0006|   Absent:  None
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0008|     H0542RC1                     State of New Mexico
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0009|                    House of Representatives
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0010|   
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0011|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0012|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0014|   
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0015|                                              February 8, 1994
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0016|   
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0017|   
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0018|   Mr. Speaker:
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0019|   
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0020|       Your TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0021|   referred
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0022|   
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0023|                         HOUSE BILL 542
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0024|                                
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0025|                                 has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0001|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0002|   APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0003|   
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0004|                                Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0009| <u>  </u>                            Daniel P. Silva, Chairman
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0010|   
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0011|   
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0012|   Adopted <u>                    </u>    Not Adopted <u>                     
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0014|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0015|   
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0016|                      Date <u>            </u>
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0017|   
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0018|   The roll call vote was<u> 8 </u> For<u> 1 </u> Against
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0019|   Yes:          8
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0020|   No:      Wallach
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0021|   Excused: Olguin, Parsons, Watchman
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0022|   Absent:  None
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0002|     H0542TC1                     State of New Mexico
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0003|                    House of Representatives
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0004|   
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0005|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0006|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0009|                                             February 10, 1996
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0010|   
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0011|   
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0012|   Mr. Speaker:
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0013|   
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0014|       Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0015|   whom has been referred
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0016|   
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0017|                        HOUSE BILL 542
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0018|                                
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0019|                                 has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0020|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0021|   
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0022|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0023|   
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<u></u>0002| <u>  </u>                            Max Coll, Chairman
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0003|   
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0005|   Adopted <u>                    </u>    Not Adopted <u>                     
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<u></u>0006| <u>  </u>
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0007|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0008|   
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0009|                      Date <u>            </u>
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0010|   
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0011|   The roll call vote was<u> 12 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0012|   Yes:          12
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0013|   Excused: Bird, Casey, Light, Picraux, Saavedra, Wallace
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0014|   Absent:  None
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0017|                                                              
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0018|     H0542AF1
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0019|   
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0020|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0021|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0023|   
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0024|                                             February 14, 1996
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0025|   
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0001|   Mr. President:
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0002|   
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0003|     Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0004|   
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0005|                         HOUSE BILL 542
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0006|   
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0007|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0008|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0009|   PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
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0010|   
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0011|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0015|                              __________________________________
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0016|                              Janice D. Paster, Chairman 
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0017|   
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0018|   
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0020|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0021|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0022|   
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0023|   
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0024|                     Date ________________________
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0002|   The roll call vote was <u> 3 </u> For <u> 2 </u> Against
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0003|   Yes:  3
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0004|   No:        Sanchez, Scott
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0005|   Excused:   None
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0006|   Absent:    Carraro, Stefanics, Tsosie, Vernon
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0012|   
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0013|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0014|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0017|                                             February 14, 1996
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0018|   
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0019|   Mr. President:
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0020|   
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0021|     Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0022|   referred
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0023|   
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0024|                         HOUSE BILL 542
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0025|   
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0001|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0002|   recommendation that it DO NOT PASS. 
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0003|   
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0004|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0008|                              __________________________________
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0009|                              Shannon Robinson, Chairman 
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0011|   
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0013|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0014|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0017|                     Date ________________________
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0018|   
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0019|   
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0020|   The roll call vote was <u> 0 </u> For <u> 7 </u> Against
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0021|   Yes:  None
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0022|   No:        Robinson, Garcia, Smith, Howes, Wiener, Naranjo, Rhodes
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0023|   Excused:   E. Jennings
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0024|   Absent:    None
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