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Romero |
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Legislative Session Extension, CA |
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SJR 4 |
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Chavez |
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APPROPRIATION
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Additional Impact |
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General Fund |
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$40.0 |
Non-Recurring |
General Fund |
(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
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SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
Senate Joint
Resolution 4 proposes to amend Article IV, Section 5 of the Constitution of New
Mexico to allow regular sessions of the legislature to be extended for up to
seven days upon joint certification to the governor by the speaker of the house
and the president pro tempore of the senate.
Significant
Issues
The resolution currently imposes no restrictions on the ability of the speaker of the house of representative and the president pro tempore of the senate to extend the regular session for up to seven days.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
No appropriation is
contained in this resolution. The impact
on the General Fund will be dependent on the usage of the proposed amendment
extending the regular session upon joint certification to the governor. Associated costs will include additional
compensation of the legislators in accordance with Article IV, Section 10 of
the New Mexico Constitution and compensation of additional staff support. The associated costs will depend on the
number of days of the extension not to exceed seven days.
An estimated
non-recurring cost to the general fund of $40.0 is also expected because of the
cost to the Secretary of State for advertising and printing to place an item on
the ballot. The cost for advertising and
printing varies with the length of the amendment. This non-recurring cost will likely be
realized in FY 05 since the next general election is in November 2004.