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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 4

48

TH LEGISLATURE

- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -

FIRST SESSION

, 2007

INTRODUCED BY

Brian K. Moore

A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 4, SECTION 5 OF THE

CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO LIMIT THE TYPES OF BILLS THAT CAN

BE INTRODUCED PURSUANT TO SPECIAL MESSAGES OF THE GOVERNOR

DURING AN EVEN-NUMBERED REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE TO

THOSE BILLS ADDRESSING A MAJOR DISASTER OR EMERGENCY DECLARED

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article 4, Section 5

of the constitution of New Mexico to read:

"A. Each regular session of the legislature shall

begin annually at 12:00 noon on the third Tuesday of January.

Every regular session of the legislature convening during an

odd-numbered year shall remain in session not to exceed sixty

days, and every regular session of the legislature convening

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during an even-numbered year shall remain in session not to

exceed thirty days. No special session of the legislature

shall exceed thirty days.

B. Every regular session of the legislature

convening during an even-numbered year shall consider only the

following:

(1) budgets, appropriations and revenue

bills;

(2) bills limited to addressing major

disasters or emergencies declared by the president of the

United States

drawn pursuant to special messages of the

governor; and

(3) bills of the last previous regular

session vetoed by the governor."

Section 2. The amendment proposed by this resolution

shall be submitted to the people for their approval or

rejection at the next general election or at any special

election prior to that date that may be called for that

purpose.

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