State of New Mexico
                      House of Representatives
  
                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
  
  
                                                February 24, 1997
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
       Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
  
                        HOUSE BILL 781
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
       1.  On page 18, strike all of lines 4 through 25 and on page
  19, strike all of lines 1 through 18.
  
       2.  Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
  
       3.  On page 50, strike lines 17 and 18 and insert in lieu
  thereof:
  
            "C.  The court, in its discretion, may award attorney
  fees and costs to a prevailing protestor in an action brought
  pursuant to the provisions of this section."., 
  
  and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE
  COMMITTEE.
  
                                Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                                 
                                                              Thomas P. Foy, Chairman
  
  
  Adopted                       Not Adopted                       
            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
  
                         Date             
  
  The roll call vote was 9  For 0  Against
  Yes:      9
            Excused:  Luna, Pederson, Rios, Sanchez
            Absent:   None
  
  
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