SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1

53rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2018

INTRODUCED BY

Jacob R. Candelaria

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

ADOPTING A JOINT RULE TO ESTABLISH A SYSTEM TO ALLOW ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION SUBMISSION AND STORAGE OF PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR A STANDING COMMITTEE DURING A LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

     WHEREAS, Legislative Joint Rule 8-1 provides for the adoption, amendment or repeal of joint rules by concurrent resolution approved by two-thirds of the membership of each house;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, that the following new proposed Joint Rule 13-1 be adopted to read:

"ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PUBLIC COMMENT TO STANDING COMMITTEES (13-1)

Effective with the fifty-fourth legislature, the legislative council service shall develop a system by which the public may submit written comments to a standing committee via electronic transmission on specific pieces of legislation under consideration by the standing committee during a legislative session. The chief clerks shall store the comments for thirty days after the end of the relevant session.".

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