HOUSE BILL 1

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

INTRODUCED BY

Sheryl Williams Stapleton

AN ACT

RELATING TO GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE EXPENSE OF THE FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, FIRST SESSION, 2021, AND FOR OTHER LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES, INCLUDING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SERVICE, THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE, THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE, THE HOUSE CHIEF CLERK'S OFFICE, THE SENATE CHIEF CLERK'S OFFICE AND OTHER EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS.

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

     SECTION 1. SESSION EXPENSES.--

          A. There is appropriated from the general fund for the expense of the legislative department of the state of New Mexico for the first session of the fifty-fifth legislature for per diem and mileage of its members, for salaries of employees and for other expenses of the legislature, eight million four hundred eight thousand one hundred dollars ($8,408,100) or so much thereof as may be necessary for such purposes.

          B. The expenditures referred to in Subsection A of this section are as follows:

                (1) per diem for senators. . . . . .$ 440,200;

(2) per diem for members of the house of

representatives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 733,600;

                (3) mileage traveled by members of the senate going to and returning from the seat of government by the usually traveled route, one round trip. . . . . . . .$ 6,600;

                (4) mileage traveled by members of the house of representatives going to and returning from the seat of government by the usually traveled route, one round trip. . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,700;

                (5) salaries and employee benefits of senate employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,763,600;

                (6) salaries and employee benefits of house of representatives employees. . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,979,800;

                (7) for expense of the senate not itemized above, six hundred forty-nine thousand two hundred dollars ($649,200). No part of this item may be transferred to salaries or employee benefits;

                (8) for expense of the house of representatives not itemized above, four hundred twenty-nine thousand nine hundred dollars ($429,900). No part of this item may be transferred to salaries or employee benefits; and

                (9) for session expenses of the legislative council service, the joint billroom and mailroom and joint legislative switchboard, one million three hundred ninety-four thousand five hundred dollars ($1,394,500) to be disbursed upon vouchers signed by the director of the legislative council service or the director's designee.

           C. The expenditures for the senate shall be disbursed on vouchers signed by the chair of the committees' committee and the chief clerk of the senate or the chief clerk's designee. The expenditures for the house of representatives shall be disbursed on vouchers signed by the speaker and chief clerk of the house or the chief clerk's designee. Following adjournment of the session, expenditures authorized pursuant to Paragraphs (1) through (8) of Subsection B of this section shall be disbursed upon vouchers signed by the director of the legislative council service or the director's designee.

          D. Under the printing contracts entered into for the first session of the fifty-fifth legislature, the chair of the committees' committee of the senate, subject to the approval of the committee, and the speaker of the house of representatives are authorized and directed to provide for the printing of all bills, resolutions, joint resolutions, memorials and joint memorials introduced in the senate or house, the printing of the bill locator and the printing of all necessary stationery required for use in the respective houses. They are further directed to provide for the purchase of all supplies necessary for use in the respective houses within the appropriation provided. The orders for printing, stationery and supplies shall be approved by the chair of the committees' committee in the senate or by the speaker of the house.

     SECTION 2. BILLS AND OTHER PRINTED MATERIALS.--For the first session of the fifty-fifth legislature, bills, resolutions, joint resolutions, memorials and joint memorials delivered to the printer shall be returned by the printer to the joint billroom within forty-two hours after they are ordered to be printed. The billroom personnel shall supply a complete file of bills, resolutions, joint resolutions, memorials, joint memorials and other printed distribution materials to the following:

          A. upon request, one copy to each member of the house of representatives and the senate;

          B. upon written request, one copy to each county clerk, district judge, radio or television station and newspaper and to the general library of each state-supported institution of higher learning; and

          C. upon written request, one copy to each state department, commission, board, institution or agency, each elected state official, each incorporated municipality, each district attorney, each ex-governor, each member of the New Mexico congressional delegation and each school district in the state.

     SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SERVICE.--There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative council service for fiscal year 2022, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the director of the legislative council service or the director's designee, the following:

          Personal Services & Employee Benefits    $4,857,000

          Contractual Services                        358,200

          Other Costs                                 985,700

          Total                                    $6,200,900.

     SECTION 4. LEGISLATURE.--There is appropriated from the general fund, unless otherwise indicated, for the expense of the legislative department, not provided for in Section 1 of this act, for fiscal year 2022, unless otherwise indicated, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the director of the legislative council service or the director's designee, the following:

          A. for travel expenses of legislators other than New Mexico legislative council members, on legislative council business, for committee travel, staff and other necessary expenses for other interim committees and for other necessary legislative expenses, for fiscal years 2021 and 2022, one million dollars ($1,000,000); provided that the New Mexico legislative council may transfer amounts from the appropriation in this subsection, during the fiscal years for which appropriated, to any other legislative appropriation where they may be needed;

          B. for pre-session expenditures and for necessary contracts, supplies and personnel for interim session preparation, four hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($425,000);

          C. for a statewide legislative intern program, forty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($47,500);

          D. for dues and fees of national organizations of which the legislature is a member, four hundred nineteen thousand five hundred dollars ($419,500);

          E. for the legislative information system, for fiscal years 2021 and 2022, one million six hundred seventeen thousand one hundred dollars ($1,617,100);

          F. for the interim duties of the senate rules committee, thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000); and

          G. from legislative cash balances, one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for a rural infrastructure study to be completed as soon as practicable for presentation to and discussion with the appropriate legislative interim committees.

     SECTION 5. LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE.--There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative finance committee for fiscal year 2022, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the chair of the committee or the chair's designated representative, the following:

          Personal Services & Employee Benefits  $3,862,900

          Contractual Services                   299,900

          Other Costs                            270,000

          Total                                  $4,432,800.

     SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE.--There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative education study committee for fiscal year 2022, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the chair of the committee or the chair's designated representative, the following:

          Personal Services & Employee Benefits $1,155,200           Contractual Services                   70,000

          Other Costs                            110,800

          Total                                  $1,336,000.

     SECTION 7. HOUSE CHIEF CLERK.--There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative council service for expenditure in fiscal year 2022 for the operation of the house chief clerk's office, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the director of the legislative council service, the following:

          Personal Services & Employee Benefits $1,545,400

          Contractual Services                   127,100

          Other Costs                            45,000

          Total                                  $1,717,500.

     SECTION 8. SENATE CHIEF CLERK.--There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative council service for expenditure in fiscal year 2022 for the operation of the senate chief clerk's office, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the director of the legislative council service, the following:

          Personal Services & Employee Benefits  $1,494,400

          Contractual Services                        218,800

          Other Costs                                  53,600

          Total                                  $1,766,800.

     SECTION 9. OFFICIAL MASTER DATABASE OF LAWS--SELF-PUBLICATION--FREE ACCESS TECHNOLOGY--HARD-COPY PUBLICATION.--There is appropriated from the legislative cash balances for the legislative department's share of the continued development required for the master database of official annotated laws of the state, markup language and tagging and its use for legislative document systems and a tagged database of the session laws and for the costs associated in collaborating with the New Mexico compilation commission on the ongoing development and expanding partnership role with the New Mexico compilation commission in the self-publication of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978, including technology for freely accessible laws and hard-copy publication, four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for expenditure during fiscal years 2021 and 2022.

     SECTION 10. EXECUTIVE APPROPRIATIONS.--

          A. One million four hundred eighty-four thousand dollars ($1,484,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of public safety for expenditure in fiscal year 2021 to provide personnel, equipment and other expenses necessary for the security of the state capitol during the first session of the fifty-fifth legislature.

          B. Six hundred seventy-four thousand four hundred dollars ($674,400) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of military affairs for expenditure in fiscal year 2021 to provide personnel, equipment and other expenses necessary for the security of the state capitol during the first session of the fifty-fifth legislature.

     SECTION 11. JUDICIAL APPROPRIATION.--Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the administrative office of the courts for expenditure in fiscal year 2021 for increased litigation expenses related to the public health orders issued by the secretary of health or executive orders issued by the governor and related to the coronavirus disease 2019 public health emergency.

     SECTION 12. CATEGORY TRANSFER.--Amounts set out in Sections 3 through 8 of this act are provided for informational purposes only and may be transferred among categories.

     SECTION 13. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.--Each legislative agency shall adhere to the performance measures specified in its strategic plan and shall make reports as required in that plan.

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