46th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2003

AMENDING LEGISLATIVE JOINT RULE 10-1 TO PROHIBIT THE DUAL INTRODUCTION OF INTERIM COMMITTEE LEGISLATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR AN AUTOMATIC ENDORSEMENT BY INTERIM COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF INTERIM COMMITTEE LEGISLATION; ADOPTING A JOINT RULE TO ALLOW JOINT SPONSORSHIP OF LEGISLATION.

WHEREAS, Legislative Joint Rule 8-1 provides for the adoption, amendment or repeal of joint rules by concurrent resolution approved by two-thirds of the membership of each house;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN that Joint Rule 10-1 be amended to read as follows:

The legislative council service shall not draft or prepare a bill for introduction at any regular session of the legislature that convenes in an odd-numbered year unless the request to draft or prepare the bill for introduction has been received by the legislative council service prior to 5:00 p.m. on the twenty-eighth calendar day of that session. The legislative council service shall not draft or prepare a bill for introduction at any regular session of the legislature that convenes in an even-numbered year unless the request to draft or prepare the bill for introduction has been received by the legislative council service prior to 5:00 p.m. on the thirteenth calendar day of that session. The limitation provided in this rule does not apply to the general appropriation bill, bills to provide for the current expenses of the government and such bills as may be referred to the legislature by the governor by special message specifically setting forth the emergency or necessity requiring such legislation. If an interim committee has endorsed a bill, resolution or memorial, the legislative council service shall draft and prepare the bill, resolution or memorial for introduction in only one house and shall print on the face of the bill, resolution or memorial the names of the members who were members of the interim committee and who have given their permission to the legislative council service to have their names printed on the legislation as if they had signed the legislation. Nothing in this joint rule shall prohibit any member from affixing his signature to any bill, resolution or memorial endorsed by an interim committee."; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following new joint rule be adopted to read:

"During any regular, special or extraordinary session of the forty-sixth legislature, any bill, resolution or memorial introduced in the house may be cosponsored by senate members by endorsing the bill, resolution or memorial or by filing a written notice in open session with the clerk of the house within five calendar days of the introduction of the legislation, or prior to third reading or final unfavorable action in the house, whichever occurs earlier, and any bill, resolution or memorial introduced in the senate may be cosponsored by house members by endorsing the bill, resolution or memorial or by filing a written notice in open session with the clerk of the senate within five calendar days of the introduction of the legislation, or prior to third reading or final unfavorable action in the senate, whichever occurs earlier. The names of the sponsor and cosponsors of all bills, resolutions and memorials shall be shown on the face of the enrolled and engrossed legislation.".