FORTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

SECOND SPECIAL SESSION, 2008

August 15, 2008

Mr. Speaker:

    Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

HOUSE BILL 1

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

     1. On page 1, line 23, after the comma, strike the remainder of the line and strike line 24 through "($159,828)" and insert in lieu thereof "two hundred fifty-seven thousand nine hundred eighty-six dollars ($257,986)".

     2. On page 2, line 6, strike "and".

     3. On page 2, line 11, strike the period and insert in lieu thereof "; and".

     4. On page 2, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:

                "(4) in addition to the amount set forth in Paragraph (3) of this subsection, thirty-five thousand two hundred thirty-three dollars ($35,233) is appropriated to the legislative council service for mailing expenses of members of the legislature, with twenty-three thousand three hundred thirty-three dollars ($23,333) of that amount allocated to members of the house of representatives and eleven thousand nine hundred dollars ($11,900) of that amount allocated to members of the senate, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the director of the legislative council service or the director's designee.".

The roll call vote on Amendments 2 through 4 was 14 For 1 Against

Yes:      14

No:       Bratton

Excused:  Lujan, A., McCoy, Wallace

Absent:   None

                                Respectfully submitted,

Henry "Kiki" Saavedra, Chairman

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

Date

The roll call vote was 15 For 0 Against

Yes:      15

No:       0

Excused:  Lujan, A., McCoy, Wallace

Absent:   None

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