0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 24 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| STUART INGLE | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THAT THE REVENUE STABILIZATION AND TAX POLICY | 0012| COMMITTEE STUDY MATTERS RELATED TO REGULATION OF | 0013| TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN NEW MEXICO AND REPORT ITS FINDINGS AND | 0014| RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SECOND SESSION OF THE FORTY-THIRD | 0015| LEGISLATURE. | 0016| | 0017| WHEREAS, the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 | 0018| establishes new standards governing this nation's | 0019| telecommunications industry and will open all segments of the | 0020| industry to competition; and | 0021| WHEREAS, the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 | 0022| requires that state regulation of telecommunications companies | 0023| or services be consistent with that federal act; and | 0024| WHEREAS, the state corporation commission has conducted | 0025| numerous public forums, formal hearings and studies and has | 0001| promulgated new rules consistent with the federal act, | 0002| including issuing competitive certificates to new entrants into | 0003| New Mexico telecommunications markets; and | 0004| WHEREAS, pursuant to approval of Constitutional Amendment | 0005| 6 by the electorate of New Mexico at the 1996 general election, | 0006| the state corporation commission and the New Mexico public | 0007| utility commission are to be merged into a new public | 0008| regulation commission, and this means that new | 0009| telecommunications laws may need to be enacted; and | 0010| WHEREAS, these major changes in regulation of | 0011| telecommunications mean the legislature is faced with complex | 0012| regulatory issues that must be addressed and understood if | 0013| legislation that is in the best interest of New Mexicans is to | 0014| be crafted and enacted into law; | 0015| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0016| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that it request that the New Mexico | 0017| legislative council direct the revenue stabilization and tax | 0018| policy committee to study matters dealing with regulation of | 0019| the telecommunications industry and the regulatory authority | 0020| governing that industry in New Mexico; and | 0021| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the revenue stabilization and | 0022| tax policy committee coordinate its study with any other | 0023| legislative interim committee or task force that has been | 0024| directed to study similar public regulatory issues; and | 0025| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the revenue stabilization and | 0001| tax policy committee report its findings and recommendations, | 0002| including any proposed legislation, to the second session of | 0003| the forty-third legislature; and | 0004| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0005| given to the speaker of the house of representatives, the | 0006| president pro tempore of the senate and each member of the | 0007| state corporation commission. | 0008|  | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0013| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| March 4, 1997 | 0017| | 0018| Mr. President: | 0019| | 0020| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0021| | 0022| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 24 | 0023| | 0024| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0025| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0001| CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. | 0002| | 0003| Respectfully submitted, | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| __________________________________ | 0009| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0014| Adopted_______________________ | 0015| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Date ________________________ | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0022| Yes: 6 | 0023| No: 0 | 0024| Excused: Aragon, Gorham | 0025| Absent: None | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| SJO24RU1 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0008| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| March 8, 1997 | 0012| | 0013| Mr. President: | 0014| | 0015| Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to | 0016| whom has been referred | 0017| | 0018| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 24 | 0019| | 0020| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0021| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0022| | 0023| Respectfully submitted, | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| __________________________________ | 0004| Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0009| Adopted_______________________ | 0010| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Date ________________________ | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0018| Yes: 8 | 0019| No: 0 | 0020| Excused: Kidd, Robinson | 0021| Absent: None | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| SJ024CT1 | 0025| State of New Mexico | 0001| House of Representatives | 0002| | 0003| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0004| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| March 17, 1997 | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Mr. Speaker: | 0011| | 0012| Your TAXATION AND REVENUE COMMITTEE, to whom has | 0013| been referred | 0014| | 0015| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 24 | 0016| | 0017| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0018| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0019| | 0020| Respectfully submitted, | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Jerry W. Sandel, Chairman | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Adopted Not Adopted | 0004| | 0005| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0006| | 0007| Date | 0008| | 0009| The roll call vote was 12 For 0 Against | 0010| Yes: 12 | 0011| Excused: Lovejoy | 0012| Absent: None | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\SJ024 |