0001|                         HOUSE BILL 62
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003|     1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                       PAULINE K. GUBBELS
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0009|         FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE
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0010|     
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0011|                             AN ACT
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0012|     RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCES; EXTENDING THE TIME LIMIT FOR
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0013|     ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT,
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0014|     COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY TO FOUR YEARS; AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE
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0015|     NMSA 1978.
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0016|     
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0017|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0018|       Section 1.  Section 6-15-9 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1933,
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0019|     Chapter 114, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
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0020|       "6-15-9.  BONDS AUTHORIZED AT ELECTION--TIME LIMIT ON
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0021|     ISSUANCE--EXCEPTIONS.--No bonds shall be issued [or sold] by
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0022|     any school district, county or municipality after the expiration
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0023|     of [three] four years from the date of [initiation of
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0024|     proceedings for] the election authorizing the issue, except for
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0025|     the purpose of refunding previous bond issues or in payment of
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0001|     judgments or if the issuance of the bonds has been authorized at
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0002|     a regular election for officers of [any such] a school
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0003|     district, county or municipality or, where authorized by
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0004|     statute, at a special election held for that purpose [such]. 
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0005|     The bonds may be [sold to the United States or to the state
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0006|     in any case in which the state has made] issued after the
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0007|     expiration of the four-year period if the school district,
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0008|     county or municipality has received an offer to purchase the
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0009|     bonds and the offer was accepted prior to the expiration of the
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0010|     [three-year] four-year period.  Any period of time when the
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0011|     validity of bonds or the election [therefor] authorizing the
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0012|     issue is in litigation shall be excluded from the [three-year] four-year period."
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0013|       Section 2.  Section 6-15-10 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1933,
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0014|     Chapter 114, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:
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0015|       "6-15-10.  UNISSUED BONDS AUTHORIZED AT ELECTION--WHEN
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0016|     VOID--EXCEPTIONS.--In all cases where bond issues by the school
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0017|     districts, counties or municipalities have been authorized by
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0018|     special election and the bonds have not been issued [and sold]
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0019|     within [three] four years from the date of the [initiation
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0020|     of proceedings for the] special election authorizing the
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0021|     proposed issue, the proposed bond issue is void, except where
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0022|     issued for refunding bonded debt or for payment of judgments
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0023|     against the school district, county or municipality and except
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0024|     where the issuance of the bonds has been authorized at a regular
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0025|     election for officers of any school district, county or
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0001|     municipality or, where authorized by statute, at a special
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0002|     election held for those purposes.  [Such] The bonds may be
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0003|     [sold to the United States or to the state in any case in which
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0004|     the state has made]  issued after the expiration of the four-year period if the school district, county or municipality has
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0005|     received an offer to purchase the bonds and the offer was
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0006|     accepted prior to the expiration of the [three-year] four-year period."
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0014|                              State of New Mexico
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0015|                    House of Representatives
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0016|   
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0017|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0018|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0019|   
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0020|                                              January 23, l996
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0021|   
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0023|   Mr. Speaker:
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0024|   
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0025|       Your RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE, to
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0001|   whom has been referred
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0002|   
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0003|                         HOUSE BILL 62
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0004|                                 
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0005|   has had it under consideration and finds same to be
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0006|   GERMANE in accordance with constitutional provisions.
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0007|   
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0008|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0009|   
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0011|                                                                 
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0012|    
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0013|                               Barbara A. Perea Casey,
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0014|   Chairperson
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0015|   
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0016|   
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0017|   Adopted                         Not Adopted                      
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0018|   
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0019|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0020|   
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0021|                      Date             
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0022|   
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0023|   The roll call vote was 8  For 0  Against
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0024|   Yes:     8
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0025|   Excused: Lujan, Olguin, Pederson, Ryan, Taylor, Wallach,
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0001|   S. Williams
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0002|   Absent:  None
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0004|     H0062RC1                     State of New Mexico
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0005|                    House of Representatives
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0006|   
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0007|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0008|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0011|                                              January 31, 1996
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0014|   Mr. Speaker:
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0015|   
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0016|       Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0017|   
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0018|                         HOUSE BILL 62
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0019|                                
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0020|                                 has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0021|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0022|   TAXATION AND REVENUE COMMITTEE.
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0023|   
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0024|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0004|                               Samuel F. Vigil, Chairman
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0007|   Adopted                         Not Adopted                      
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0009|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0011|                      Date             
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0012|   
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0013|   The roll call vote was 11  For 0  Against
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0014|   Yes:          11
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0015|   Excused: Wright
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0016|   Absent:  None
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0020|     H0062EC1                     State of New Mexico
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0021|                    House of Representatives
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0022|   
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0023|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0024|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0002|                                              February 9, 1996
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0005|   Mr. Speaker:
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0007|       Your TAXATION AND REVENUE COMMITTEE, to whom has
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0008|   been referred
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0009|   
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0010|                        HOUSE BILL 62
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0011|                                
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0012|                                 has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0013|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0014|   
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0015|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0016|   
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0020|                               Jerry W. Sandel, Chairman
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0021|   
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0022|   
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0023|   Adopted                         Not Adopted                      
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0024|   
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0025|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0002|                      Date             
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0004|   The roll call vote was 12  For 0  Against
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0005|   Yes:          12
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0006|   Excused: Gallegos
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0007|   Absent:  None
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0011|     H0062TR1  
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0013|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0014|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0017|                                             February 13, 1996
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0018|   
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0019|   Mr. President:
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0020|   
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0021|     Your WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0022|   referred
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0023|   
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0024|                         HOUSE BILL 62
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0025|   
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0001|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0002|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0004|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0008|                              __________________________________
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0009|                              TITO D. CHAVEZ, Chairman 
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0013|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0014|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0018|                     Date ________________________
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0021|   The roll call vote was  5  For  0  Against
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0022|   Yes:  5
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0023|   No:        0
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0024|   Excused:   Campos, Rhodes, Romero
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0025|   Absent:    None
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