SENATE BILL 9

51st legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2014

INTRODUCED BY

Mary Kay Papen and Luciano "Lucky" Varela

AN ACT

RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT; ENACTING THE ONE-STOP BUSINESS PORTAL ACT; PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A WEB-BASED PORTAL FOR CERTAIN BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS WITH THE STATE.

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

     SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the "One-Stop Business Portal Act".

     SECTION 2. [NEW MATERIAL] DEFINITIONS.--As used in the One-Stop Business Portal Act:

          A. "authorized representative" means a person authorized by a business to use the one-stop business portal to complete business transactions with state agencies on behalf of the business;

          B. "department" means the department of information technology; and

          C. "state agency" means the New Mexico state government or any department, division, institution, board, bureau, commission or committee of state government and includes any office or officer of any of the above.

     SECTION 3. [NEW MATERIAL] ONE-STOP BUSINESS PORTAL--DUTIES.--

          A. The department shall develop, operate and maintain a single internet web site that is free, user-friendly, searchable and accessible to the public that shall provide authorized representatives of businesses with the ability to electronically conduct certain business transactions with state agencies and that shall be known as the "one-stop business portal".

          B. No later than January 1, 2017, the department shall create the architecture and the information exchange process necessary for the one-stop business portal.

          C. No later than July 1, 2017, the one-stop business portal shall be available for public access and use and shall include the information and capabilities required by Subsection D of this section.

          D. The one-stop business portal shall provide authorized representatives with a single point of entry for conducting business transactions with state agencies and shall have the capability to:

                (1) access taxation information, including filing and renewal deadlines;

                (2) make taxation filings and payments;

                (3) access workers' compensation information, including requirements and filing and renewal deadlines;

                (4) access information related to business licensing requirements and associated filing and renewal deadlines;

                (5) complete and submit applications for licenses, registrations and permits that are issued by state agencies and that are required for the transaction of business in New Mexico;

                (6) complete and file documents that state agencies require for the transaction of business in New Mexico;

                (7) make payments, including payments for application fees, license fees, registration fees, permit fees, filing fees and payments made pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act that must be paid to state agencies;

                (8) provide electronic communications with customer service representatives during regular business hours regarding the use of the one-stop business portal and the services offered through the one-stop business portal; and

                (9) access the sunshine portal.

          E. The department and state agencies shall share information received pursuant to or required for the operation or function of the one-stop business portal only for the purpose of implementing the provisions of the One-Stop Business Portal Act or rules promulgated by a state agency pursuant to that act.

     SECTION 4. [NEW MATERIAL] RULES PROMULGATION--COMPLIANCE REQUIRED.--

          A. Pursuant to the State Rules Act, the department shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the architecture, information exchange process and maintenance of the one-stop business portal pursuant to the One-Stop Business Portal Act.

          B. Pursuant to the State Rules Act, the secretary of state, the taxation and revenue department, the workforce solutions department, the regulation and licensing department and the workers' compensation administration may promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of the One-Stop Business Portal Act.

          C. All state agencies shall comply with the provisions of the One-Stop Business Portal Act and rules promulgated by the department pursuant to that act.

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