44TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 1999
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 4, SECTION 5 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO PROVIDE FOR ANNUAL REGULAR FORTY-FIVE DAY SESSIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
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] and shall remain in session not
to exceed [sixty] forty-five days [and every regular session
of the legislature convening during an even-numbered year
shall remain in session not to exceed thirty 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 consider only the
following:
(1) budgets, appropriations and revenue
bills;
(2) bills drawn pursuant to special messages
of the governor; and
(3) bills of the last previous regular
session vetoed by the governor]."
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 which may be called for that purpose.