HOUSE RESOLUTION 4

49th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2010

INTRODUCED BY

Janice E. Arnold-Jones

A RESOLUTION

AMENDING THE HOUSE RULES TO REQUIRE WEBCASTING OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND TO AUTHORIZE VIDEO WEBCASTING OF HOUSE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS.

     WHEREAS, House Rule 24-1 provides that 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 rules and order of business committee;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that House Rule 9-5-7 be amended to read:

"9-5-7    In addition to the transmissions provided for in House Rule 9-5-8, photography, video or audio recording or transmission of committee proceedings may, upon request, be allowed with the permission of the chair."; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that House Rule 9-5-8 be amended to read:

"9-5-8    [During any session of the forty-ninth legislature, the legislative council service is authorized, in consultation with the speaker, majority floor leader, minority floor leader and appropriate committee chairs, to produce live audio streams of committee proceedings. Any such live audio] The chair of each standing substantive committee shall cooperate with the legislative council service to produce a live audio or audio and video stream of the committee's proceedings within budget and technological constraints. The stream shall be accessible through the legislature's web site in a manner befitting the house of representatives, including an appropriate user interface, and shall begin as soon as practicable after the chair has called the meeting to order and shall terminate as soon as practicable after the committee has recessed or adjourned or upon order of the chair. [Any such live audio] The stream shall carry a notice to the effect that the stream is being produced for the benefit of the public and any political use is prohibited."; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that House Rule 23-8-1 be amended to read:

"23-8-1   The legislative council service is authorized to

produce a live audio or audio and video stream of the house floor proceedings that is accessible through the legislature's web site in a manner befitting the house of representatives, including an appropriate user interface. The stream shall begin as soon as practicable after the speaker has announced a quorum is present and shall terminate as soon as practicable after a motion to recess or adjourn has carried, or upon the order of the speaker. The stream shall carry a notice to the effect that the stream is being produced for the benefit of the public and any political use is prohibited. The provisions of this rule shall apply when the house is meeting as the committee of the whole and when any standing substantive committee is meeting in the chamber.".

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