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SPONSOR: |
HVEC |
DATE TYPED: |
02/07/02 |
HB |
HJR 11/ HVECS |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Fifty-Day Legislative Sessions, CA |
SB |
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ANALYST: |
Burch |
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APPROPRIATION
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Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY02 |
FY03 |
FY02 |
FY03 |
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30.0 |
Nonrecurring |
General Fund |
(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
LFC files
Secretary of State
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Substitute Bill
House Voters and
Elections Committee Substitute for House Joint Resolution 11 proposes to amend
Article 4, Section 5 of the New Mexico Constitution to provide for 45-day
sessions during even-numbered years.
The section is further amended to remove the current requirement that
regular sessions during even-numbered years be limited to fiscal bills, bills
drawn pursuant to special messages of the governor and bill of the last
previous regular session vetoed by the governor.
Significant
Issues
Currently, the regular sessions in odd-numbered
years are 60 days and the regular sessions in even-numbered years are 30 days.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
If passed, expenses
for salaries and per diem in odd-numbered years would decrease by approximately
16 percent and in even-numbered years would increase by 66 percent. The appropriation for the last 60-day
session was $6.8 million and the appropriation for the current 30-day session
totals $3.9 million. The question would
appear on the ballot in the November 2002 general election; therefore, if
approved by the voters, the provision would be effective for the 2003 session.
If passed, this question would appear on the
ballot in the November 2002 general election.
The Secretary of State reports it costs $30.0 to place an item on the
ballot for advertising and printing. Included in the cost is: (1) the
publishing of constitutional amendments in English and Spanish for four
consecutive weeks in one newspaper in each county of the state; (2) the oral
translation and radio broadcast into the Native American languages of Tewa,
Tiwa, Towa, Keres, Zuni, Mescalero Apache, Jicarilla Apache and Navajo; and (3)
the printing of amendments booklets in English and Spanish (including Spanish
language translation cost) and distribution to all county clerks (100,000
booklets were printed for 2000 general election). Therefore, there would be a nonrecurring cost to the general fund
of $30.0 in FY03. This legislation does
not include an appropriation needed to fund these costs.
CONFLICT
Senate Joint
Resolution 4 proposes to change the number of annual regular session days to 45
(from 60 days in odd-numbered years to 30 days in even-numbered years). This measure also includes other provisions
pertaining to limitations of topics to be considered by legislative interim
committees expenses of those committees.
Finally, the provisions regarding topics that may be considered during
even-numbered years remain in this measure, but further limitations for topics
to be considered in odd-numbered years are added to the measure.
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