SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL 439

55th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR LEGISLATIVE STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE STATE CAPITOL DURING THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION.--One hundred sixty-five thousand dollars ($165,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the legislature for expenditure in fiscal year 2021 to provide a one-time three-hundred-dollar ($300) compensation adjustment for legislative permanent, session and contract staff who have been working in the state capitol during the public health emergency. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2021 shall revert to the general fund.