HOUSE RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE RESOLUTION 1

48th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2008

A RESOLUTION

AMENDING THE HOUSE RULES TO EXPAND LEGISLATION THAT MAY BE PREFILED.

     WHEREAS, the rules of the house of representatives may be amended by a two-thirds' vote of all the members of the house or by a majority vote of the members of the house upon the recommendation of the committee on rules and order of business;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that House Rules 11-12-1, 11-12-2, 11-12-3 and 11-12-4 be repealed and a new House Rule 11-12-1 be adopted to read:

"11-12-1  A member may prefile legislation by depositing it with the chief clerk during regular business hours between December 15 and the Friday before a regular session begins. The chief clerk shall number prefiled legislation in the order in which it is received; provided that the first prefiled bill shall be numbered as House Bill 10 or a higher number as the speaker of the house may determine, reserving the initial bill numbers for the bill authorizing current expenses of the legislature, the general appropriation bill and such other bills as the speaker determines is appropriate. Prefiled legislation shall be publicly available. Prefiled legislation shall be introduced and referred to committee on the first day of the regular session.".

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