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F I S C A L   I M P A C T   R E P O R T

 

 

 

SPONSOR:

Romero

 

DATE TYPED:

1/24/03

 

HB

 

 

SHORT TITLE:

Legislative Session Extension, CA

 

SB

SJR 4

 

 

ANALYST:

Chavez

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

 

 

See Narrative

Recurring

General Fund

 

 

 

$40.0

Non-Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

Attorney General’s Office (AG)

LFC Files

 

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.

 

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