HOUSE RESOLUTION 1

52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2015

INTRODUCED BY

Nate Gentry

A RESOLUTION

AMENDING THE HOUSE RULES PERTAINING TO THE STANDING COMMITTEES.

     WHEREAS, House Rule 24-1 provides that the rules of the house may be amended by a two-thirds' vote of the members of the house or by a majority vote of the members of the house upon the recommendation of the house rules and order of business committee;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the following house rules be amended to read:

"8-2      Notwithstanding the order of business, the following shall be received at any time they are offered, and their consideration shall always be in order, and when such consideration is in progress, no motion not germane to the reports shall be entertained until the report is disposed of:

                (a) messages from the governor of the state;

                (b) messages from the senate;

                (c) communications and reports from state                 officers;

                [(d) [reports from the committee on voters and           elections;

                (e)] (d) reports from the printing and              supplies committee;

                [(f)] (e) reports from the enrolling and            engrossing committee;

                [(g)] (f) reports from the rules and order of           business committee; and

                [(h)] (g) executive communications.";

"9-2      The following shall be the standing committees of the house:

(Substantive)

                (a) [appropriations and finance] agriculture,          water resources and wildlife;

                (b) [agriculture, and water resources]              appropriations and finance;

                (c) business and [industry] employment;

                (d) education;

                (e) [judiciary] energy, environment and natural resources;

                (f) [labor and human resources] government and Indian affairs;

                (g) [energy and natural resources] health;

                (h) [voters and elections] judiciary;

                (i) [consumer and public affairs] regulatory and public affairs;

                (j) [transportation and public works] safety          and civil affairs;

                (k) [taxation and revenue] transportation and          public works;

                (l) [health, government and Indian affairs]           ways and means;

(Procedural)

                (m) enrolling and engrossing;

                (n) printing and supplies; and

                (o) rules and order of business."; and

"11-27    One capital outlay expenditures bill will be introduced and one general obligation bond bill may be introduced in the house. The bills will be referred to the house [taxation and revenue] ways and means committee. Except as provided in this rule, any other request by a house member to appropriate money for capital outlay projects shall be submitted as a capital outlay request prepared by the legislative council service. Signed and numbered capital outlay requests shall be read into the journal and referred to the house [taxation and revenue] ways and means committee for consideration for inclusion in a capital outlay expenditures bill or a general obligation bond bill. A capital outlay request may be made by bill if there is broad legislative interest in both houses in the matter or if referral to several committees is desirable. All such bills must be referred to the rules and order of business committee for a determination that the bill meets such criteria. Capital outlay requests will be treated as amendments, but shall be subject to the limitations for the introduction of bills in Section 2-6-1 NMSA 1978 and Joint Rule 10-1.".

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