0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 6 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND | 0003| SESSION, 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| E. SHIRLEY BACA | 0006| | 0007| FOR THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0012| REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE ON CONCERNS OF THE | 0013| HANDICAPPED TO STUDY ISSUES RELATED TO MULTIPLE CHEMICAL | 0014| SENSITIVITIES. | 0015| | 0016| WHEREAS, people of all ages in New Mexico and worldwide | 0017| have become chemically sensitized and suffer adverse health | 0018| reactions to many building products, smoke, pesticides, | 0019| fragrances and other chemicals; and | 0020| WHEREAS, the condition known variously as multiple chemical | 0021| sensitivities, environmental illness or ecological illness has | 0022| been recognized by state and federal agencies, including the | 0023| United States department of housing and urban development, the | 0024| social security administration, the environmental protection | 0025| agency and the national academy of sciences; and | 0001| WHEREAS, the causes of multiple chemical sensitivities are | 0002| not fully understood, and there is controversy over this | 0003| illness; and | 0004| WHEREAS, physicians in the Santa Fe-Los Alamos area have | 0005| diagnosed more than one thousand five hundred patients with | 0006| multiple chemical sensitivities, and the number of cases is | 0007| increasing; and | 0008| WHEREAS, the health of the general population is at risk | 0009| from high-level and chronic low-level chemical exposures that | 0010| can lead to illnesses that may be preventable through reductions | 0011| or avoidance of chemicals in air, water and food and in both | 0012| indoor and outdoor environments; and | 0013| WHEREAS, people with multiple chemical sensitivities are | 0014| often denied adequate housing, schooling, employment, health | 0015| care, insurance, disability benefits, legal and counseling | 0016| services and access to public places because of chemical | 0017| barriers, ignorance or subtle or overt forms of discrimination; | 0018| and | 0019| WHEREAS, educational programs and incentives could help | 0020| reduce hazards and exposures in the workplace, leading to | 0021| improved access to employment, increased productivity and | 0022| reduction of injuries; and | 0023| WHEREAS, housing that is designed to be affordable and | 0024| accessible to people with multiple chemical sensitivities would | 0025| help stabilize or improve the health of those people, many of | 0001| whom are forced to live outdoors or in substandard conditions; | 0002| and | 0003| WHEREAS, information about and recognition of multiple | 0004| chemical sensitivities could improve opportunities for people | 0005| with this condition to receive medical care, public benefits and | 0006| services, to participate in and contribute to social, economic | 0007| and civic affairs and to be protected from injury and have a | 0008| better quality of life; | 0009| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0010| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the governor's committee on concerns of | 0011| the handicapped study, with the cooperation of the department of | 0012| health, the human services department and other appropriate | 0013| state agencies, the extent of problems faced by individuals with | 0014| multiple chemical sensitivities or environmental illness; and | 0015| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study include issues of | 0016| health care, discrimination, public education, employment, | 0017| housing, insurance, public benefits and services, access to | 0018| government, legal services and environmental regulation; and | 0019| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study be reported to the | 0020| interim legislative health and human services committee at its | 0021| October 1996 meeting; and | 0022| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0023| transmitted to the governor's committee on concerns of the | 0024| handicapped, the department of health and the human services | 0025| department. | 0001|  State of New Mexico | 0002| House of Representatives | 0003| | 0004| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0005| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0006| | 0007| January 25, l996 | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Mr. Speaker: | 0011| | 0012| Your RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE, to | 0013| whom has been referred | 0014| | 0015| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 6 | 0016| | 0017| has had it under consideration and finds same to be | 0018| GERMANE in accordance with constitutional provisions. | 0019| | 0020| Respectfully submitted, | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Barbara A. Perea Casey, | 0001| Chairperson | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Adopted Not Adopted | 0005| | 0006| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0007| | 0008| Date | 0009| | 0010| The roll call vote was 9 For 1 Against | 0011| Yes: 9 | 0012| No: Nicely | 0013| Excused: Luna, Pederson, Rodella, R. G. Sanchez, J. G. Taylor | 0014| Absent: None | 0015| | 0016| HJ006RC1 State of New Mexico | 0017| House of Representatives | 0018| | 0019| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0020| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| February 6, 1996 | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Mr. Speaker: | 0002| | 0003| Your LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to | 0004| whom has been referred | 0005| | 0006| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 6 | 0007| | 0008| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0009| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0010| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0011| | 0012| Respectfully submitted, | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| Vincent Gallegos, Chairman | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Adopted Not Adopted | 0021| | 0022| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0023| | 0024| Date | 0025| | 0001| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against | 0002| Yes: 5 | 0003| Excused: Williams | 0004| Absent: None | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| HJ006LA1 State of New Mexico | 0009| House of Representatives | 0010| | 0011| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0012| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| February 7,1996 | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Mr. Speaker: | 0019| | 0020| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0021| whom has been referred | 0022| | 0023| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 6 | 0024| | 0025| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0001| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0002| | 0003| Respectfully submitted, | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Max Coll, Chairman | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Adopted Not Adopted | 0012| | 0013| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0014| | 0015| Date | 0016| | 0017| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against | 0018| Yes: 10 | 0019| Excused: Bird, Casey, Gentry, Light, Martinez, Taylor, Watchman, | 0020| Saavedra | 0021| Absent: None | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| HJ006AF1 |