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

SPONSOR Martinez

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/14/07

3/06/07 HCR 1/aHJC/aHAFC

SHORT TITLE Open Conference Committees

SB

ANALYST Baca

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to HR 1, HR 02, HR 03, HR 04

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of HAFC Amendment

The amendments adopted by the House appropriations and Finance Committee require that the

results of actions taken by conference committees shall first report to a standing committee in

their respective houses.

Synopsis of HJC Amendment

The House Judiciary Amendment adds the term “stated" on page 2, line to require that

conference committees may be closed to the public pursuant to state statutes and “for good cause

stated upon a vote of the committee."

Synopsis of Original Bill

House Concurrent Resolution provides that conference committee meetings shall be open to the

public; provided that conference committee meetings may be closed to the public pursuant to the

exceptions stated in Subsection B of Section 10-15-2 NMSA 1978 or for good cause upon a vote

of the committee. The time and place of open conference committee meetings shall be

announced on the public address system and posted at the speaker's and the president pro

tempore's offices.

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