0001| HOUSE BILL 307 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| GARY K. KING | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| CREATING A JOINT INTERIM LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC REGULATION | 0012| COMMITTEE; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. | 0013| | 0014| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0015| Section 1. PUBLIC REGULATION COMMITTEE CREATED-- | 0016| TERMINATION.--There is created a joint interim legislative | 0017| committee which shall be known as the "public regulation | 0018| committee". The committee shall function from the date of its | 0019| appointment until the first day of December prior to the second | 0020| session of the forty-third legislature. | 0021| Section 2. MEMBERSHIP--APPOINTMENT--VACANCIES.-- | 0022| A. The public regulation committee shall be | 0023| composed of eight members. The New Mexico legislative council | 0024| shall appoint four members from the house of representatives | 0025| and four members from the senate. At the time of making the | 0001| appointment, the legislative council shall designate the | 0002| chairman and vice chairman of the committee. | 0003| B. Members shall be appointed from each house so as | 0004| to give the two major political parties in each house the same | 0005| proportionate representation on the committee as prevails in | 0006| each house; however, in no event shall either party have less | 0007| than one member from each house on the committee. At the | 0008| request of the committee chairman, members may be removed from | 0009| the committee by the New Mexico legislative council for | 0010| nonattendance according to council policy. Vacancies on the | 0011| committee, however caused, may be filled by the legislative | 0012| council, or the council may reduce the size of the committee by | 0013| not making replacement appointments and in such case need not | 0014| readjust party representation. | 0015| C. No action shall be taken by the committee if a | 0016| majority of the total membership from either house on the | 0017| committee rejects such action. | 0018| Section 3. DUTIES.--After its appointment, the public | 0019| regulation committee shall hold one organizational meeting to | 0020| develop a work plan and budget for the ensuing interim. The | 0021| work plan and budget shall be submitted to the New Mexico | 0022| legislative council for approval. Upon approval of the work | 0023| plan and budget by the legislative council, the committee shall | 0024| examine the statutes, constitutional provisions, regulations | 0025| and court decisions governing the public utility commission and | 0001| the state corporation commission in New Mexico and recommend | 0002| legislation or changes if any are found to be necessary to the | 0003| second session of the forty-third legislature. | 0004| Section 4. SUBCOMMITTEES.--Subcommittees shall be created | 0005| only by majority vote of all members appointed to the public | 0006| regulation committee and with the prior approval of the New | 0007| Mexico legislative council. A subcommittee shall be composed | 0008| of at least one member from the senate and one member from the | 0009| house of representatives, and at least one member of the | 0010| minority party shall be a member of the subcommittee. All | 0011| meetings and expenditures of a subcommittee shall be approved | 0012| by the full committee in advance of such meeting or | 0013| expenditure, and the approval shall be shown in the minutes of | 0014| the committee. | 0015| Section 5. REPORT.--The public regulation committee shall | 0016| make a report of its findings and recommendations for the | 0017| consideration of the second session of the forty-third | 0018| legislature. The report and suggested legislation shall be | 0019| made available to the New Mexico legislative council on or | 0020| before December 15 preceding that session. | 0021| Section 6. STAFF.--The staff for the public regulation | 0022| committee shall be provided by the legislative council service. | 0023| Section 7. APPROPRIATION.--Fifty thousand dollars | 0024| ($50,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the | 0025| legislative council service for expenditure in fiscal years | 0001| 1997 and 1998 for the purpose of paying the salaries and | 0002| expenses of the technical, legal, clerical and stenographic | 0003| assistants, for necessary equipment and supplies used in | 0004| carrying out the provisions of this act and for reimbursing the | 0005| per diem and mileage expenses of the public regulation | 0006| committee. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at | 0007| the end of fiscal year 1998 shall revert to the general fund. | 0008| Payments from the appropriation shall be made upon vouchers | 0009| signed by the director of the legislative council service or | 0010| his authorized representative. | 0011| Section 8. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public | 0012| peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately. | 0013|  | 0014| State of New Mexico | 0015| House of Representatives | 0016| | 0017| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0018| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| February 12, 1997 | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| Mr. Speaker: | 0025| | 0001| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0002| | 0003| HOUSE BILL 307 | 0004| | 0005| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0006| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0007| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0008| | 0009| Respectfully submitted, | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Thomas P. Foy, 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: Rios, Stewart | 0002| Absent: None | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0307 State of New Mexico | 0006| House of Representatives | 0007| | 0008| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0009| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| March 1, 1997 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Mr. Speaker: | 0016| | 0017| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0018| whom has been referred | 0019| | 0020| HOUSE BILL 307 | 0021| | 0022| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0023| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0024| | 0025| Respectfully submitted, | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Max Coll, Chairman | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Adopted Not Adopted | 0010| | 0011| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0012| | 0013| Date | 0014| | 0015| The roll call vote was 11 For 1 Against | 0016| Yes: 11 | 0017| No: Bird | 0018| Excused: Garcia, M.H., Knowles, Marquardt, Picraux, Varela | 0019| Absent: None | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0307 | 0023| | 0024| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0025| FIRST SESSION, 1997 HB 307/a | 0001| | 0002| March 14, 1997 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Mr. President: | 0006| | 0007| Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to | 0008| whom has been referred | 0009| | 0010| HOUSE BILL 307 | 0011| | 0012| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0013| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0014| | 0015| 1. On page 1, line 23, strike "eight" and insert in lieu | 0016| thereof, "ten". | 0017| | 0018| 2. On page 1, line 24, strike "four" in both places and | 0019| insert in each place in lieu thereof, "five"., | 0020| | 0021| and thence referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0022| | 0023| Respectfully submitted, | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| __________________________________ | 0003| Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0007| Adopted_______________________ | 0008| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Date ________________________ | 0012| | 0013| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0014| Yes: 7 | 0015| No: 0 | 0016| Excused: Fidel, Griego, Robinson | 0017| Absent: None | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| H0307CT1 |