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

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ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2-13-2007

HB HJM 35

SHORT TITLE "Salute to Veterans Month"

SB

ANALYST Dearing

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

*NFI *Please see narrative

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Veterans’ Services Department (VSD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Joint Memorial 35 carries no appropriation. House Joint Memorial calls for a Legislative

proclamation that the entire month of November be hereby known as a “Salute to Veterans"

month. Enactment of the memorial would require dissemination of the memorial to all State

agencies, the executive, and statewide offices of the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

*No fiscal impact.

Enactment of House Joint Memorial 35 would incur insignificant costs associated with postage

for the legislation’s necessary transmittal.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

In addressing the long history and association of New Mexico’s citizens with the U.S. military

branches, multiple campaigns, and overall military legacy, House Join Memorial proclaims the

entire month of November as “Salute to Veteran’s Month."

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