0001| AN ACT | 0002| RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE; AMENDING A | 0003| SECTION OF THE CAMPAIGN REPORTING ACT RELATED TO PERSONS IN A | 0004| REGULATORY OFFICE AND THE SOLICITATION OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. | 0005| | 0006| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0007| Section 1. Section 1-19-34.2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, Chapter | 0008| 46, Section 13, as amended) is amended to read: | 0009| "1-19-34.2. REGULATED INDUSTRY SOLICITATIONS | 0010| PROHIBITED.--It is unlawful for an elected state official, public | 0011| officer or employee who works for a regulatory office or a | 0012| candidate who seeks election to a regulatory office or anyone | 0013| authorized by a candidate to solicit funds on his behalf to | 0014| knowingly solicit a contribution from an entity or its officers or | 0015| employees or a person that is directly regulated by the office. | 0016| For purposes of this section, an entity or person is directly | 0017| regulated by an office when the entity's or person's charges for | 0018| services offered to the public are set or directly subject to | 0019| approval by the regulatory office or when a license to do business | 0020| in the state is determined by the regulatory office. This | 0021| prohibition does not apply to candidates, including incumbents, | 0022| for any judicial office or for any campaigns for a judicial | 0023| office." |