Fiscal impact reports (FIRs) are prepared by the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) for standing finance

committees of the NM Legislature. The LFC does not assume responsibility for the accuracy of these reports

if they are used for other purposes.

Current FIRs (in HTML & Adobe PDF formats) are a vailable on the NM Legislative Website (legis.state.nm.us).

Adobe PDF versions include all attachments, whereas HTML versions may not. Previously issued FIRs and

attachments may be obtained from the LFC in Suite 101 of the State Capitol Building North.

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

SPONSOR Foley

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

HR 4

SHORT TITLE Public Availability of Certain House Votes

SB

ANALYST Baca

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to HR 02 & HR 03

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Resolution 4 proposes to amend House Rules to provide that certain votes are recorded

and publicly available.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

HR 4 has no fiscal impact on the general fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

HR 4 provides that amendments proposed to a committee shall be shown in its final report, if one

is issued or in another report if a final report is not issued. HR 4 further provides that “the vote

on any motion that concludes a committee's consideration of a bill, memorial or resolution and

that does not cause a final report to be issued shall be shown in another report if a roll call vote

was taken on the motion.".

LRB/csd