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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1
48
TH LEGISLATURE
- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
, 2007
INTRODUCED BY
Joseph J. Carraro
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
AMENDING LEGISLATIVE JOINT RULE 3-1 PERTAINING TO CONFERENCE
COMMITTEES.
WHEREAS, Legislative Joint Rule 8-1 provides that joint
rules may be adopted, amended or repealed by concurrent
resolution approved by two-thirds of the membership of each
house;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, that Joint Rule 3-1 be
amended to read:
"CONFERENCE COMMITTEES (3-1)
If one house refuses to concur in the amendments
made to its bill by the other house, the chief clerk
shall notify the house making the amendments of that
refusal to concur and ask that it recede from its
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amendments. If the amending house refuses to recede
from its amendments, a conference committee,
consisting of [three
] an equal number of
members
from each house, shall be appointed by the president
pro tempore of the senate and the speaker of the
house. Conference committee meetings shall be open
to the public; provided that conference committee
meetings may be closed to the public 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 offices of the chief clerks of each house.
The
conference committee shall meet at a time and place
to be mutually agreed upon by the committee members,
and when agreement on the amendments in dispute has
been reached, the members shall report to their
respective houses, or if agreement has not been
reached, they shall report that fact to their
respective houses. No new item shall be presented
as an amendment for inclusion in the conference
committee report unless the item has been the
subject of a legislative committee hearing during
the session. Voting in the conference committee
shall be by the respective houses, and a majority of
the membership from each house is required for
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adoption of a recommendation. The report of the
conference committee shall not be subject to
amendment in either house. The report of the
conference committee shall always be in order except
during a roll call or when a question of order or a
motion to adjourn is pending.".
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