0001| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 16 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| ROBERT A. PERLS | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| A JOINT RESOLUTION | 0012| PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE 11 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO | 0013| BY ABOLISHING THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION AND CREATING A | 0014| SINGLE REGULATORY AGENCY FOR CORPORATIONS, PUBLIC UTILITIES, | 0015| TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES, TRANSMISSION AND PIPELINE COMPANIES, | 0016| INSURANCE COMPANIES AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES AS PROVIDED BY | 0017| LAW. | 0018| | 0019| BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0020| Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article 11 of the | 0021| constitution of New Mexico by repealing Sections 1 through 12 | 0022| and 15 through 17. | 0023| Section 2. It is proposed to amend Article 11 of the | 0024| constitution of New Mexico by adding a new Section 1 to read: | 0025| "The "public regulation commission" is created. The | 0001| commission shall consist of five members elected for staggered | 0002| four-year terms beginning on January 1 of the year following | 0003| their election; provided that those chosen at the first general | 0004| election after the adoption of this section shall immediately | 0005| classify themselves by lot, so that two of them shall hold | 0006| office for two years and three of them for four years; and | 0007| further provided that, after serving two terms, members shall be | 0008| ineligible to hold office as a commission member until one full | 0009| term has intervened. No commissioner or candidate for the | 0010| commission shall accept anything of value from a person or | 0011| entity whose charges for services to the public are regulated by | 0012| the commission." | 0013| Section 3. It is proposed to amend Article 11 of the | 0014| constitution of New Mexico by adding a new Section 2 to read: | 0015| "The public regulation commission shall have responsibility | 0016| for chartering and regulating business corporations in such | 0017| manner as the legislature shall provide. The commission shall | 0018| have responsibility for regulating public utilities, including | 0019| electric, natural gas and water companies; transportation | 0020| companies, including common and contract carriers; transmission | 0021| and pipeline companies, including telephone, telegraph and | 0022| information transmission companies; insurance companies and | 0023| others engaged in risk assumption; and other public service | 0024| companies in such manner as the legislature shall provide." | 0025| Section 4. The provisions of Sections 1 and 3 of this | 0001| amendment shall take effect January 1, 1999. | 0002| Section 5. The amendment proposed by this resolution shall | 0003| be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at | 0004| the next general election or at any special election prior to | 0005| that date which may be called for that purpose. | 0006|  State of New Mexico | 0007| House of Representatives | 0008| | 0009| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0010| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| February 8, 1996 | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Mr. Speaker: | 0017| | 0018| Your VOTERS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE, to whom has | 0019| been referred | 0020| | 0021| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 16 | 0022| | 0023| has had it under consideration and reports same WITHOUT | 0024| RECOMMENDATION, amended as follows: | 0025| | 0001| 1. On page 1, line 25, after "elected" insert "from districts | 0002| provided by law"., | 0003| | 0004| and thence referred to the BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY | 0005| COMMITTEE. | 0006| | 0007| Respectfully submitted, | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Edward C. Sandoval, Chairman | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Adopted Not Adopted | 0016| | 0017| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0018| | 0019| Date | 0020| | 0021| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against | 0022| Yes: 10 | 0023| Excused: Lujan, Sanchez | 0024| Absent: None | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| HJR16VE1 | 0004| State of New Mexico | 0005| House of Representatives | 0006| | 0007| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0008| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| February 11, 1996 | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Mr. Speaker: | 0015| | 0016| Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom has | 0017| been referred | 0018| | 0019| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 16, as amended | 0020| | 0021| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0022| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0023| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0024| | 0025| Respectfully submitted, | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Fred Luna, Chairman | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Adopted Not Adopted | 0009| | 0010| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0011| | 0012| Date | 0013| | 0014| The roll call vote was 5 For 4 Against | 0015| Yes: 5 | 0016| No: Olguin, J.G. Taylor, Rodella, Luna | 0017| Excused: Macko | 0018| Absent: Gubbels, Varela | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| HJR16BI1 State of New Mexico | 0024| House of Representatives | 0025| | 0001| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0002| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| February 13, 1996 | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Mr. Speaker: | 0009| | 0010| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0011| | 0012| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 16, as amended | 0013| | 0014| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0015| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0016| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0017| | 0018| Respectfully submitted, | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Cisco McSorley, Chairman | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Adopted Not Adopted | 0002| | 0003| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0004| | 0005| Date | 0006| | 0007| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against | 0008| Yes: 10 | 0009| Excused: Christensen, Larranaga, Sanchez, R.G. | 0010| Absent: None | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| HJR16JC1 State of New Mexico | 0016| House of Representatives | 0017| | 0018| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0019| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| February 9,1996 | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Mr. Speaker: | 0001| | 0002| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0003| whom has been referred | 0004| | 0005| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 16 | 0006| | 0007| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0008| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0009| | 0010| Respectfully submitted, | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Max Coll, Chairman | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Adopted Not Adopted | 0019| | 0020| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0021| | 0022| Date | 0023| | 0024| The roll call vote was 11 For 0 Against | 0025| Yes: 11 | 0001| Excused: Bird, Buffett, Gentry, Knowles, Martinez, Townsend, | 0002| Watchman | 0003| Absent: None | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| HJ016AF1 |