FORTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2001





February 21, 2001



Mr. President:



Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred



SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1



has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO NOT PASS, but that



SENATE RULES COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1



DO PASS, amending Legislative Joint Rule 3-1 as follows:



"CONFERENCE COMMITTEES (3-1)

If one house refuses to concur in the amendments made to its bill by the other house, the chief clerk shall notify the house making the amendments of that refusal to concur and ask that it recede from its amendments. If the amending house refuses to recede from its amendments, a conference committee, consisting of three members from each house, shall be appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker of the house. Conference committee meetings shall be open to the public; provided that conference committee meetings may be closed to the public during committee discussions of personnel issues or issues related to pending litigation or the purchase, acquisition or disposal of real property or water rights. The conference committee shall meet at a time to be mutually agreed upon by the committee members, and when agreement on the amendments in dispute has been reached, the members shall report to their respective houses, or if agreement has not been reached, they shall report that fact to their respective houses. No new item shall be presented as an amendment for inclusion in the conference committee report unless the item has been the subject of a legislative committee hearing during the session. Voting in the conference committee shall be by the respective











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houses, and a majority of the membership from each house is required for adoption of a recommendation. The report of the conference committee shall not be subject to amendment in either house. The report of the conference committee shall always be in order except during a roll call or when a question of order or a motion to adjourn is pending.",



and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.



Respectfully submitted,







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Phil A. Griego, Vice-Chairman





Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

(Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)



Date ________________________





The roll call vote was 4 For 1 Against

Yes: 4

No: Griego

Excused: Aragon, Maes, Nava, Romero

Absent: none



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