SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 14

54th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2019

INTRODUCED BY

Joseph Cervantes

A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 4, SECTION 5 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO PROVIDE FOR FORTY-TWO-DAY LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS AND CHANGING THE RESTRICTIONS ON BILLS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS.

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

     SECTION 1. It is proposed to amend Article 4, Section 5 of the constitution of New Mexico to read:

          "A. Each regular session of the legislature shall begin annually at 12:00 noon on the third Tuesday of January. Every regular session of the legislature [convening during an odd-numbered year shall remain in session not to exceed sixty days, and every regular session of the legislature convening during an even-numbered year] shall remain in session not to exceed [thirty] forty-two days. No special session of the legislature shall exceed thirty days.

          B. Every regular session of the legislature convening during an even-numbered year [shall] may consider [only the following:

                (1) budgets, appropriations and revenue bills;

                (2) bills drawn pursuant to special messages of the governor; and

                (3)] for veto override bills of the last previous regular session vetoed by the governor. The legislature shall not consider for veto override bills of the last regular session from a different biennial legislature."

     SECTION 2. The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at the next general election or at any special election prior to that date that may be called for that purpose.

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