0001|                            HOUSE BILL 381
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                              RICK MIERA
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0008|      FOR THE COURTS, CORRECTIONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO CORRECTIONS; PROVIDING FOR JAIL STANDARDS AND
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0012|     CERTIFICATION FOR ADULT JAILS; PROVIDING FOR JAILER TRAINING
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0013|     AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; CREATING A FUND; REPEALING AND
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0014|     ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
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0016|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0017|          Section 1.  Section 33-3-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1865-
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0018|     1866, Chapter 19, Section 3, as amended) is repealed and a new
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0019|     Section 33-3-4 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:
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0020|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  JAIL STANDARDS--CERTIFICATION--
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0021|     TRAINING--TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.--
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0022|               A.  The local government division of the department
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0023|     of finance and administration shall develop jail standards and
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0024|     jailer training curricula and implement a certification process
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0025|     for all adult jails in New Mexico.  Jail standards shall
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0001|     include standards for site, design, construction, equipment,
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0002|     care, programs, personnel and clinical services.  Jailer
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0003|     training curricula shall include training jail personnel to use
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0004|     standardized screening criteria during intake of prisoners to
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0005|     identify persons with mental illness or developmental
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0006|     disabilities or persons who pose a suicide risk.  The division
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0007|     shall review and may adopt or modify jail standards and
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0008|     training curricula developed by the New Mexico detention
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0009|     affiliate of the New Mexico association of counties.
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0010|               B.  Except as provided in Subsection D of this
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0011|     section, no jail shall be certified by the division until it
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0012|     has passed an inspection performed or approved by the division.
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0013|               C.  The division may deny, suspend, revoke or refuse
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0014|     to renew certification of a jail if the jail does not meet the
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0015|     jail standards or does not qualify for a waiver as provided in
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0016|     Subsection D of this section.
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0017|               D.  The division may establish by regulation
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0018|     appropriate procedures for provisional certification and the
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0019|     waiving of any of its standards for jails in existence at the
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0020|     time of the adoption of the standards, except that it shall not
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0021|     allow waiver of any standard pertaining to adequate health and
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0022|     safety of the inmates and staff of a jail.
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0023|               E.  The division shall provide technical assistance
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0024|     to jails and local governments on jail standards, training
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0025|     curricula and other matters related to certification of jails.
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0001|               F.  The division may contract for inspection and
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0002|     certification of jails and for the provision of technical
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0003|     assistance.  Local governments shall pay the cost of
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0004|     inspection, certification and technical assistance, which
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0005|     payments shall be deposited in the jail certification fund.
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0006|               G.  The division may accept grants, gifts and
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0007|     donations from public or private sources to carry out the
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0008|     provisions of this section."
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0009|          Section 2.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  JAIL CERTIFICATION FUND--
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0010|     CREATED--APPROPRIATION.--The "jail certification fund" is
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0011|     created in the state treasury.  The fund consists of
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0012|     appropriations, grants, donations and payments by local
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0013|     governments for inspection and certification of jails and the
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0014|     provision of technical assistance.  The local government
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0015|     division shall administer the fund.  Money in the fund is
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0016|     appropriated to the division to carry out the provisions of
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0017|     Section 33-3-4 NMSA 1978.  Money in the fund shall not revert
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0018|     to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year.
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0019|          Section 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0020|     provisions of this act is July 1, 1997.
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0021|                                                         State of New Mexico
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0022|                      House of Representatives
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0023|   
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0024|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0025|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0003|                                               February 19, 1997
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0004|   
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0006|   Mr. Speaker:
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0007|   
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0008|        Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0009|   
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0010|                        HOUSE BILL 381
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0011|   
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0012|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0013|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0014|   
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0015|        1.  On page 1, lines 11 and 12, strike "JAIL STANDARDS AND
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0016|   CERTIFICATION FOR ADULT JAILS" and insert in lieu thereof
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0017|   "DETENTION STANDARDS".
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0018|   
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0019|        2.  On page 1, line 12, strike "JAILER TRAINING AND".
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0020|   
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0021|        3.  On page 1, line 20, strike "JAIL STANDARDS--
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0022|   CERTIFICATION" and insert in lieu thereof "DETENTION STANDARDS".
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0023|   
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0024|        4.  On page 1, strike lines 22 through 25 in their entirety,
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0025|   on page 2, strike lines 1 through 25 in their entirety, on page
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0001|   3, strike lines 1 through 5 in their entirety and insert in lieu
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0002|   thereof the following new subsections:
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0004|             "A.  The mental health division of the department of
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0005|   health shall develop detention standards and training curricula
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0006|   regarding the use of standardized screening criteria during
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0007|   intake of detainees to identify persons with mental illness or
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0008|   developmental disabilities or persons who pose a suicide risk. 
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0009|   The division shall review and may adopt or modify detention
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0010|   standards and training curricula developed by the New Mexico
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0011|   detention affiliate of the New Mexico  association of counties.
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0012|   
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0013|             B.  Upon request, the mental health division of the
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0014|   department of health shall provide technical assistance to local
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0015|   government detention facilities on detention standards, training
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0016|   curricula and other matters related to the use of standardized
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0017|   screening criteria during intake of detainees.  Local governments
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0018|   shall pay the cost of technical assistance provided by the mental
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0019|   health division, which payments shall be deposited in the
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0020|   detention certification fund.".
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0021|   
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0022|        5.  Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly.
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0023|   
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0024|        6.  On page 3, line 9, strike "JAIL" and insert in lieu
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0025|   thereof "DETENTION".
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0002|        7.  On page 3, line 10, strike "jail" and insert in lieu
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0003|   thereof "detention".
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0004|   
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0005|        8.  On page 3, line 13, strike "inspection and certification
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0006|   of jails and".
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0007|   
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0008|        9.  On page 3, lines 14 and 15, strike "local government
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0009|   division" and insert in lieu thereof "mental health division of
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0010|   the department of health".,   
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0011|                                                
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0012|   and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE
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0013|   COMMITTEE.
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0014|   
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0015|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0021| <u>                                </u>                             Thomas P. Foy, Chairman
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0024|   Adopted <u>                    </u>     Not Adopted <u>                    
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0001|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0003|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0005|   The roll call vote was<u> 8 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0006|   Yes:      8
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0007|             Excused:  Alwin, Larranaga, Luna, Rios, Sanchez
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0008|             Absent:   None
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0012|   G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0381                       State of New Mexico
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0013|                      House of Representatives
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0014|   
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0015|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0022|   Mr. Speaker:
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0023|   
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0024|        Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0025|   whom has been referred
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0001|   
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0002|                  HOUSE BILL 381, as amended
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0003|                               
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0004|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0005|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0006|   
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0007|        1.   On page 1, line 14, strike "; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION".
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0008|        
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0009|        2.   On page 3, lines 15 and 16, strike ". Money in the fund
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0010|   is appropriated to the division", and insert in lieu thereof
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0011|   "subject to appropriation by the legislature".
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0012|   
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0013|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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0019|                                                               Max Coll, Chairman
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0024|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0001|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0003|   The roll call vote was<u> 10</u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0004|   Yes:      10
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0005|             Excused:  Bird, Garcia, M.H., Picraux, Saavedra, Salazar,
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0006|             Taylor, Watchman
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0007|             Absent:   None
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0013|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE           HB 381/a
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0014|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0017|                                                  March 17, 1997
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0018|   
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0019|   Mr. President:
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0020|   
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0021|       Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0022|   
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0023|                     HOUSE BILL 381, as amended
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0024|   
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0025|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0001|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0002|   
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0003|       1.  On page 1, line 18, strike "is repealed and a new
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0004|   Section 33-3-4 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read" and insert in lieu
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0005|   thereof, "is amended to read",
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0006|   
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0007|   and thence referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE. 
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0008|                
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0009|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0014|   __________________________________
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0015|                                Fernando R. Macias, Chairman 
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0019|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0020|   Adopted_______________________
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0021|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0022|   
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0024|                     Date ________________________
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0002|   The roll call vote was <u> 5 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0003|           Yes:    5
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0004|           No:     0
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0005|                Excused:     Sanchez, Tsosie, Vernon
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0006|           Absent: None
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0014|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0018|                                                  March 20, 1997
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0019|   
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0020|   Mr. President:
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0021|   
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0022|       Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0023|   
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0024|                     HOUSE BILL 381, as amended
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0025|   
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0001|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0002|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0003|   
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0004|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0009|   __________________________________
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0010|                                Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman 
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0014|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0015|   Adopted_______________________
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0016|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0020|                     Date ________________________
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0021|   
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0023|   The roll call vote was <u> 6 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0024|           Yes:    6
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0025|           No:     None
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0001|                Excused:     Carraro, Eisenstadt, Ingle, Lyons, McKibben
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0002|           Absent: None
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