0001| HOUSE BILL 550 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| JOHN A. HEATON | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO GAMING; AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978 TO | 0012| AUTHORIZE SENIOR ORGANIZATIONS LICENSED AND FUNDED BY THE STATE | 0013| AGENCY ON AGING TO APPLY FOR A LICENSE UNDER THE BINGO AND | 0014| RAFFLE ACT. | 0015| | 0016| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0017| Section 1. Section 60-2B-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, | 0018| Chapter 259, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read: | 0019| "60-2B-3. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Bingo and Raffle | 0020| Act: | 0021| A. "charitable organization" means any | 0022| organization, not for pecuniary profit, [which] that is | 0023| operated for the relief of poverty, distress or other condition | 0024| of public concern in New Mexico and [which] that has been | 0025| so engaged for three years immediately prior to making ap- | 0001| | 0002| plication for a license under the Bingo and Raffle Act and | 0003| [which] that has been granted an exemption from federal | 0004| income tax by the United States commissioner of internal | 0005| revenue as an organization described in Section 501 (c) of the | 0006| United States Internal Revenue Code of [1954, as amended or | 0007| renumbered] 1986; | 0008| B. "chartered branch, lodge or chapter of a | 0009| national or state organization" means any branch, lodge or | 0010| chapter [which] that is a civic or service organization, | 0011| not for pecuniary profit, and authorized by its written | 0012| constitution, charter, articles of incorporation or bylaws to | 0013| engage in a fraternal, civic or service purpose in New Mexico | 0014| and [which] that has been so engaged for three years | 0015| immediately prior to making application for a license under the | 0016| Bingo and Raffle Act; | 0017| C. "educational organization" means any | 0018| organization within the state, not organized for pecuniary | 0019| profit, whose primary purpose is educational in nature and | 0020| designed to develop the capabilities of individuals by | 0021| instruction and [which] that has been in existence in New | 0022| Mexico for three years immediately prior to making application | 0023| for a license under the Bingo and Raffle Act; | 0024| D. "fraternal organization" means any organization | 0025| within the state, except college and high school fraternities, | 0001| not for pecuniary profit, [which] that is a branch, lodge | 0002| or chapter of a national or state organization and exists for | 0003| the common business, brotherhood or other interests of its | 0004| members and [which] that has existed in New Mexico for | 0005| three years immediately prior to making application for a | 0006| license under the Bingo and Raffle Act; | 0007| E. "labor organization" means any organization, not | 0008| for pecuniary profit, within the state [which] that exists | 0009| for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers | 0010| concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, | 0011| hours of employment or conditions of work and [which] that | 0012| has existed in New Mexico for that purpose and has been so | 0013| engaged for three years immediately prior to making application | 0014| for a license under the Bingo and Raffle Act; | 0015| F. "senior organization" means any organization or | 0016| center within the state, not for pecuniary profit, that is | 0017| licensed and funded pursuant to approved area plans by the | 0018| state agency on aging, whose members gather for a common social | 0019| and recreational purpose and that has existed in New Mexico for | 0020| three years immediately prior to making application for a | 0021| license under the Bingo and Raffle Act; | 0022| [F.] G. "qualified organization" means any bona | 0023| fide chartered branch, lodge or chapter of a national or state | 0024| organization or any bona fide religious, charitable, | 0025| environmental, fraternal, educational or veterans' organization | 0001| operating without profit to its members [which] that has | 0002| been in existence in New Mexico continuously for a period of | 0003| three years immediately prior to the making of an application | 0004| for a license under the Bingo and Raffle Act and [which] | 0005| that has had, during the entire three-year period, a dues- | 0006| paying membership engaged in carrying out the objects of the | 0007| corporation or organization. A voluntary firemen's or- | 0008| | 0009| ganization is a qualified organization and a labor organization | 0010| is a qualified organization for the purpose of the Bingo and | 0011| Raffle Act if it uses the proceeds from a game of chance solely | 0012| for scholarship or charitable purposes; | 0013| [G.] H. "environmental organization" means any | 0014| organization primarily concerned with the protection and | 0015| preservation of the natural environment and [which] that | 0016| has existed in New Mexico for three years immediately prior to | 0017| making application for a license under the Bingo and Raffle | 0018| Act; | 0019| [H.] I. "religious organization" means any | 0020| organization, church, body of communicants or group, not for | 0021| pecuniary profit, gathered in common membership for mutual | 0022| support and edification in piety, worship and religious | 0023| observances or a society, not for pecuniary profit, of | 0024| individuals united for religious purposes at a definite place, | 0025| [which] and the organization, church, body of communicants, | 0001| group or society has been so gathered or united in New Mexico | 0002| for three years immediately prior to making application for a | 0003| license under the Bingo and Raffle Act; | 0004| [I.] J. "veterans' organization" means any | 0005| organization within the state or any branch, lodge or chapter | 0006| of a national or state organization within this state, not for | 0007| pecuniary profit, the membership of which consists of | 0008| individuals who were members of the armed services or forces of | 0009| the United States, [which] that has been in existence in | 0010| New Mexico for three years immediately prior to making | 0011| application for a license under the Bingo and Raffle Act; | 0012| [J.] K. "voluntary firemen's organization" | 0013| means any organization for firefighting within the state, not | 0014| for pecuniary profit, established by the state or any of its | 0015| political subdivisions, [which] that has been in existence | 0016| in New Mexico for three years immediately prior to making | 0017| application for a license under the Bingo and Raffle Act; | 0018| [K.] L. "dues-paying membership" means those | 0019| members of an organization who pay regular monthly, annual or | 0020| other periodic dues or who are excused from paying such dues by | 0021| the charter, articles of incorporation or bylaws of the | 0022| organization and those who contribute voluntarily to the | 0023| corporation or organization to which they belong for the | 0024| support of the corporation or organization; | 0025| [L.] M. "equipment" means, with respect to | 0001| bingo or lotto, the receptacle and numbered objects drawn from | 0002| it; the master board upon which the numbered objects are placed | 0003| as drawn; the cards or sheets bearing numbers or other | 0004| designations to be covered and the objects used to cover them; | 0005| the board or signs, however operated, used to announce or | 0006| display the numbers or designations as they are drawn; the | 0007| public address system; and all other articles essential to the | 0008| operation, conduct and playing of bingo or lotto; or, with | 0009| respect to raffles, implements, devices and machines designed, | 0010| intended or used for the conduct of raffles and the | 0011| identification of the winning number or unit and the ticket or | 0012| other evidence or right to participate in raffles; | 0013| [M.] N. "game of chance" means that specific | 0014| kind of game of chance commonly known as bingo or lotto in | 0015| which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or | 0016| symbols on a card conforming to numbers or symbols selected at | 0017| random and that specific kind of game of chance commonly known | 0018| as raffles [which] that is conducted by drawing for prizes | 0019| or the allotment of prizes by chance or by the selling of | 0020| shares, tickets or rights to participate in the game; | 0021| [N.] O. "gross receipts" means receipts from | 0022| the sale of shares, tickets or rights in any manner connected | 0023| with participation in a game of chance or the right to | 0024| participate in a game of chance, including any admission fee or | 0025| charge, the sale of equipment or supplies and all other | 0001| miscellaneous receipts; | 0002| [O.] P. "lawful purposes" means educational, | 0003| charitable, patriotic, religious or public-spirited purposes, | 0004| which terms are defined to be the benefiting of an indefinite | 0005| number of persons either by bringing their minds or hearts | 0006| under the influence of education or religion, by relieving | 0007| their bodies from disease, suffering or constraint, by as- | 0008| | 0009| sisting them in establishing themselves in life, by erecting or | 0010| maintaining public buildings or works, by providing legal | 0011| assistance to peace officers or firemen in defending civil or | 0012| criminal actions arising out of the performance of their duties | 0013| or by otherwise lessening the burden of government. These | 0014| terms include the erection, acquisition, improvement, | 0015| maintenance, insurance or repair of property, real, personal or | 0016| mixed, if the property is used for one or more of the purposes | 0017| stated in this subsection; | 0018| [P.] Q. "lawful use" means the devotion of the | 0019| entire net proceeds of a game of chance exclusively to lawful | 0020| purposes; | 0021| [Q.] R. "licensee" means any qualified | 0022| organization to which a license has been issued by the | 0023| licensing authority; | 0024| [R.] S. "licensing authority" means the | 0025| regulation and licensing department; | 0001| [S.] T. "member" means an individual who has | 0002| qualified for membership in a qualified organization pursuant | 0003| to its charter, articles of incorporation, bylaws, rules or | 0004| other written statement; | 0005| [T.] U. "net proceeds" means the receipts less | 0006| the expenses, charges, fees and deductions as are specifically | 0007| authorized under the Bingo and Raffle Act; | 0008| [U.] V. "occasion" means a single gathering or | 0009| session at which a series of successive bingo or lotto games is | 0010| played; | 0011| [V.] W. "person" means a natural person, firm, | 0012| association, corporation or other legal entity; and | 0013| [W.] X. "premises" means any room, hall, | 0014| enclosure or outdoor area used for the purpose of playing a | 0015| game of chance." | 0016| Section 2. Section 60-2B-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, | 0017| Chapter 259, Section 5) is amended to read: | 0018| "60-2B-5. ORGANIZATIONS ENTITLED TO LICENSES--FEES.-- | 0019| A. Any bona fide chartered branch, lodge or chapter | 0020| of a national or state organization or any bona fide religious, | 0021| charitable, labor, environmental, fraternal, senior, | 0022| educational or veterans' organization [which] that operates | 0023| without profit to its members and [which] that has been in | 0024| existence in New Mexico continuously for a period of three | 0025| years immediately prior to the making of application for a | 0001| license under the Bingo and Raffle Act and has had, during the | 0002| making of application for a license under that act and during | 0003| the entire three-year period, dues-paying [members] | 0004| membership, except in a senior organization, engaged in | 0005| carrying out the objects of the corporation or organization is | 0006| eligible for a license to be issued by the licensing authority | 0007| under the Bingo and Raffle Act. In the event any license is | 0008| revoked, the licensee and holder [thereof] of the license | 0009| is not eligible to apply for another license under Subsection B | 0010| of this section until after the expiration of the period of one | 0011| year from the date of [such] revocation. Any voluntary | 0012| firemen's organization established by the state or any | 0013| political subdivision and [which] that has been in | 0014| existence in New Mexico for three years shall also be an | 0015| organization entitled to a license under the provisions of that | 0016| act. | 0017| B. The licenses provided by the Bingo and Raffle | 0018| Act shall be issued by the licensing authority to applicants | 0019| qualified under that act upon payment of a fee of one hundred | 0020| dollars ($100), with the exception of a senior organization, | 0021| which shall pay a fee of five dollars ($5.00). The licenses | 0022| shall expire at the end of the calendar year in which they are | 0023| issued by the licensing authority and may be renewed by the | 0024| licensing authority upon the filing of an application for | 0025| renewal provided by the licensing authority and the payment of | 0001| a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for the renewal with the | 0002| exception of a senior organization, which shall pay a fee of | 0003| five dollars ($5.00). No license or renewal granted under | 0004| that act [shall be] is transferable." | 0005| Section 3. Section 60-2B-6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, | 0006| Chapter 259, Section 6) is amended to read: | 0007| "60-2B-6. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.-- | 0008| A. Each applicant for a license to be issued under | 0009| the provisions of this section shall file with the licensing | 0010| authority a written application in duplicate in the form | 0011| prescribed by the licensing authority, duly executed and | 0012| verified, [and] in which shall be stated: | 0013| (1) the name and address of the applicant; | 0014| (2) sufficient facts relating to [its] the | 0015| applicant's incorporation and organization to enable the | 0016| licensing authority to determine whether or not it is a bona | 0017| fide chartered branch, lodge or chapter of a national or state | 0018| organization or a bona fide religious, charitable, labor, | 0019| environmental, fraternal, educational, senior, voluntary | 0020| firemen's or veterans' organization [which] that operates | 0021| without profit to its members and [which] that has been in | 0022| existence continuously in New Mexico for a period of three | 0023| years immediately prior to the making of application for a | 0024| license and that has had during the entire three-year period | 0025| dues-paying [members] membership, except in a senior | 0001| organization, engaged in carrying out the objectives of the | 0002| applicant; | 0003| (3) the names and addresses of [its] the | 0004| applicant's officers; | 0005| (4) the specific kind of games of chance | 0006| intended to be held, operated and conducted by the applicant; | 0007| (5) the place where the games of chance are | 0008| intended to be held, operated and conducted by the applicant | 0009| under the license applied for; | 0010| (6) the items of expense intended to be | 0011| incurred or paid in connection with the holding, operating and | 0012| conducting of [such] games of chance and the names and | 0013| addresses of the persons to whom and the purposes for which | 0014| they are to be paid; | 0015| (7) a statement that no commission, salary, | 0016| compensation, reward or recompense shall be paid to any person | 0017| for holding, operating or conducting [such] games of chance | 0018| or for assisting [therein] in games of chance except as | 0019| [otherwise] provided in the Bingo and Raffle Act; and | 0020| (8) such other information deemed advisable by | 0021| the licensing authority to ensure that the applicant falls | 0022| within the restrictions set forth by the Bingo and Raffle Act. | 0023| B. In each application there shall be designated | 0024| active members of the applicant organization under whom the | 0025| games of chance described in the application are to be held, | 0001| operated and conducted, and to the application shall be | 0002| appended a statement executed by the applicant and by the | 0003| members so designated that they will be responsible for the | 0004| holding, operation and conduct of games of chance in accordance | 0005| with the terms of the license and the provisions of the Bingo | 0006| and Raffle Act. | 0007| C. In the event any premises are to be leased or | 0008| rented in connection with the holding, operating or conducting | 0009| of any game of chance under the Bingo and Raffle Act, a written | 0010| statement shall accompany the application signed and verified | 0011| by the person leasing or renting the premises stating his | 0012| address and the amount of rent [which] that will be paid | 0013| for the premises and that the person, or its officers and | 0014| directors if a corporation, is of good moral character and has | 0015| not been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude." | 0016| Section 4. Section 60-2B-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, | 0017| Chapter 259, Section 8) is amended to read: | 0018| "60-2B-8. PERSONS PERMITTED TO CONDUCT GAMES--PREMISES-- | 0019| EQUIPMENT--EXPENSES [COMPENSATION].-- | 0020| A. No person shall hold, operate or conduct any | 0021| games of chance under any license issued under the Bingo and | 0022| Raffle Act except an active member of the organization to which | 0023| the license is issued, and no person shall assist in the | 0024| holding, operating or conducting of any games of chance under | 0025| that license except an active member or a member of an | 0001| organization or association [which] that is an auxiliary to | 0002| the licensee, a member of an organization or association of | 0003| which the licensee is an auxiliary or a member of an | 0004| organization or association [which] that is affiliated with | 0005| the licensee by being, with it, auxiliary to another | 0006| organization or association and except bookkeepers or ac- | 0007| | 0008| countants as provided in this section. No item of expense | 0009| shall be incurred or paid in connection with the holding, | 0010| operating or conducting of any game of chance held, operated or | 0011| conducted pursuant to any license issued under that act except | 0012| bona fide expenses in reasonable amount for goods, wares and | 0013| merchandise furnished or services rendered, reasonably | 0014| necessary for the holding, operating or conducting [thereof] | 0015| of the game. No games of chance shall be conducted with any | 0016| equipment except that which is owned or leased by the licensee. | 0017| B. The officers of a licensee shall designate a | 0018| bona fide active member of the licensee to be in charge of | 0019| and primarily responsible for the conduct of the games of bingo | 0020| or lotto on each occasion. The member in charge shall | 0021| supervise all activities on the occasion for which he is in | 0022| charge and be responsible for the making of the required | 0023| report. The member in charge shall be familiar with the | 0024| provisions of the state laws, the rules and regulations of the | 0025| licensing authority and the provisions of the license. He | 0001| shall be present on the premises continuously during the games | 0002| and for a period of at least thirty minutes after the last | 0003| game. | 0004| C. The officers of a licensee shall designate an | 0005| officer to be in full charge and primarily responsible for the | 0006| proper utilization of the entire net proceeds of any game in | 0007| accordance with state law. | 0008| D. The entire net proceeds of any game shall be | 0009| devoted to a lawful use [or uses]. | 0010| E. Each license issued for the conduct of games of | 0011| chance shall be conspicuously displayed at the place where any | 0012| game is being conducted at all times during the conduct of the | 0013| game and for at least thirty minutes after the last game has | 0014| been concluded. | 0015| F. The premises where any game of chance is being | 0016| held, operated or conducted or where it is intended that any | 0017| equipment be used shall at all times be open to inspection by | 0018| the licensing authority, its agents and employees and by peace | 0019| officers of any political subdivision of the state. | 0020| G. No licensee may hold, operate or conduct a game | 0021| of bingo or lotto more often than on two hundred sixty | 0022| occasions in any calendar year. | 0023| H. When any merchandise prize is awarded in a game | 0024| of bingo, its value shall be its current retail price. No | 0025| merchandise prize shall be redeemable or convertible into cash | 0001| directly or indirectly. | 0002| I. Equipment, prizes and supplies for games of | 0003| bingo shall not be purchased or sold at prices in excess of the | 0004| usual price [thereof] of the equipment, prizes and | 0005| supplies. | 0006| J. The aggregate amount of all prizes offered or | 0007| given in all games played on a single occasion shall not exceed | 0008| one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500), which shall be | 0009| exclusive of pull tabs; provided that the aggregate amount of | 0010| all prizes offered or given in all games played on a single | 0011| occasion at a senior organization shall not exceed one hundred | 0012| dollars ($100). | 0013| K. No games shall be conducted more than five times | 0014| in any one calendar week, with no game lasting more than four | 0015| hours on each occasion and not more than two occasions in one | 0016| calendar day by any one licensee. | 0017| L. The net profits derived from the holding of | 0018| games of chance [must] shall be devoted to the lawful | 0019| purposes of the organization permitted to conduct the games. | 0020| Any organization desiring to hold the net profits of games of | 0021| chance for a period longer than one year [must] shall apply | 0022| to the licensing authority for special permission, and, upon | 0023| good cause shown, the authority shall grant the request. | 0024| M. Any licensee [which] that does not report, | 0025| during any one-year period, net profits [will] shall be | 0001| required to show cause before the licensing authority why its | 0002| right to conduct games of bingo should not be revoked. | 0003| N. No person shall assist in the holding, operating | 0004| or conducting of a bingo game under any license except bona | 0005| fide active members of the licensee, active members of any | 0006| organization [which] that is an auxiliary to the licensee | 0007| or active members of an organization [which] that is | 0008| affiliated with the licensee by being, with it, auxiliary to | 0009| another organization. | 0010| O. The equipment used in the playing of bingo and | 0011| the method of play shall be such that each card has an equal | 0012| opportunity to be a winner. The objects or balls to be drawn | 0013| shall be essentially the same as to size, shape, weight, | 0014| balance and all other characteristics that may influence their | 0015| selection. All objects or balls shall be present in the | 0016| receptacle before each game is begun. All numbers announced | 0017| shall be plainly and clearly audible to all the players | 0018| present. Where more than one room is used for any one game, | 0019| the receptacle and the caller [must] shall be present in | 0020| the room where the greatest number of players are present, and | 0021| all numbers announced shall be plainly audible to the players | 0022| in the [aforesaid] room where the receptacle and caller are | 0023| and [also] audible to the players in the other rooms. A fair | 0024| and equal chance shall be given to all participants, and any | 0025| licensee, its representative, agent or employees whose acts or | 0001| action may tend to negate the "right of equal chance" shall | 0002| constitute grounds for revoking [such] the license. | 0003| P. The receptacle and the caller who removes the | 0004| objects or balls from the receptacle [must] shall be | 0005| visible to all the players at all times except where more than | 0006| one room is used for any one game, in which case the provisions | 0007| of Subsection O of this section shall prevail. | 0008| Q. The particular arrangement of numbers required | 0009| to be covered in order to win the game and the amount of the | 0010| prize shall be clearly and audibly described and announced to | 0011| the players immediately before each game is begun. | 0012| R. Any player is entitled to call for a | 0013| verification of all numbers drawn at the time a winner is | 0014| determined and for a verification of the objects or balls | 0015| remaining in the receptacle and not yet drawn. The | 0016| verification shall be made in the immediate presence of the | 0017| member designated to be in charge of the occasion [but] or, | 0018| if [such] that member is also the caller, [then] in the | 0019| immediate presence of any officer of the licensee. | 0020| S. In the playing of bingo, no person who is not | 0021| physically present on the premises where the game is actually | 0022| conducted shall be allowed to participate as a player in the | 0023| game. | 0024| T. No person shall act as a caller in the conduct | 0025| of any game of bingo unless he has been a member in good | 0001| standing of the licensee conducting the game or one of its | 0002| licensed auxiliaries for at least six months immediately prior | 0003| to the date of [such] the game, is of good moral character | 0004| and has never been convicted of a felony. | 0005| U. No owner, co-owner or lessee of the premises | 0006| [or] and, if a corporation is the owner of the premises, | 0007| [any] no officer, director or stockholder owning more than | 0008| ten percent of the outstanding stock shall be a person | 0009| responsible for or assisting in the holding, operating or | 0010| conducting of any game of bingo." | 0011|  State of New Mexico | 0012| House of Representatives | 0013| | 0014| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0015| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| February 25, 1997 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| Mr. Speaker: | 0022| | 0023| Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom | 0024| has been referred | 0025| | 0001| HOUSE BILL 550 | 0002| | 0003| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0004| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0005| | 0006| 1. On page 3, line 14, strike "licensed and"., | 0007| | 0008| and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0009| | 0010| Respectfully submitted, | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Fred Luna, Chairman | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Adopted Not Adopted | 0020| | 0021| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0022| | 0023| Date | 0024| | 0025| The roll call vote was 10 For 1 Against | 0001| Yes: 10 | 0002| No: Alwin | 0003| Excused: Olguin | 0004| Absent: Getty | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| .117740.1 | 0008| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0550 State of New Mexico | 0009| House of Representatives | 0010| | 0011| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0012| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| March 10, 1997 | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Mr. Speaker: | 0019| | 0020| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0021| | 0022| HOUSE BILL 550, as amended | 0023| | 0024| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0025| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0001| | 0002| 1. On page 14, line 20, strike the semicolon and the | 0003| underscored material and insert in lieu thereof a period. | 0004| | 0005| 2. On page 14, strike lines 21 through 23 in their | 0006| entirety., | 0007| | 0008| and thence referred to the TAXATION AND REVENUE | 0009| COMMITTEE. | 0010| | 0011| Respectfully submitted, | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Adopted Not Adopted | 0021| | 0022| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0023| | 0024| Date | 0025| | 0001| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0002| Yes: 8 | 0003| Excused: Alwin, Larranaga, Luna, Rios, Sanchez | 0004| Absent: None | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| .118304.1 | 0008| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0550 State of New Mexico | 0009| House of Representatives | 0010| | 0011| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0012| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| March 16, 1997 | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Mr. Speaker: | 0019| | 0020| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0021| whom has been referred | 0022| | 0023| HOUSE BILL 550, as amended | 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| | 0009| Max Coll, Chairman | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Adopted Not Adopted | 0013| | 0014| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0015| | 0016| Date | 0017| | 0018| The roll call vote was 15 For 0 Against | 0019| Yes: 15 | 0020| Excused: Marquardt, Watchman | 0021| Absent: None | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0550 | 0025| | 0001| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0002| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| March 21, 1997 | 0006| | 0007| Mr. President: | 0008| | 0009| Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0010| referred | 0011| | 0012| HOUSE BILL 550, as amended | 0013| | 0014| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0015| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0016| | 0017| Respectfully submitted, | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| __________________________________ | 0023| Shannon Robinson, Chairman | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0003| Adopted_______________________ | 0004| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Date ________________________ | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0011| Yes: 6 | 0012| No: 0 | 0013| Excused: Boitano, Ingle, Smith | 0014| Absent: None | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| H0550PA1 |