0001| HOUSE BILL 531 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| BEN LUJAN | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO STATE HIGHWAY BONDS; AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR TO | 0013| IMPOSE A HIGHWAY BONDING GASOLINE TAX UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; | 0014| REQUIRING ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL STATE HIGHWAY BONDS AND | 0015| INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF STATE HIGHWAY BONDS THAT MAY BE ISSUED | 0016| BY THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION; AMENDING AND ENACTING SECTIONS | 0017| OF THE NMSA 1978. | 0018| | 0019| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0020| Section 1. Section 7-1-6.10 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1983, | 0021| Chapter 211, Section 15, as amended by Laws 1995, Chapter 6, | 0022| Section 4 and also by Laws 1995, Chapter 16, Section 11) is | 0023| amended to read: | 0024| "7-1-6.10. DISTRIBUTIONS--STATE ROAD FUND.-- | 0025| A. A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA | 0001| 1978 shall be made to the state road fund in an amount equal to | 0002| the net receipts attributable to the taxes, surcharges, | 0003| penalties and interest imposed pursuant to the Gasoline Tax Act | 0004| and to the taxes, surtaxes, fees, penalties and interest imposed | 0005| pursuant to the Special Fuels Tax Act, the Special Fuels | 0006| Supplier Tax Act and the Alternative Fuel Tax Act less: | 0007| (1) the amount distributed to the state | 0008| aviation fund pursuant to Subsection [C] B of Section | 0009| 7-1-6.7 NMSA 1978; | 0010| (2) the amount distributed to the motorboat | 0011| fuel tax fund pursuant to Section 7-1-6.8 NMSA 1978; | 0012| (3) the amount distributed to municipalities | 0013| and counties pursuant to Subsection A of Section 7-1-6.9 NMSA | 0014| 1978; | 0015| (4) the amount distributed to the county | 0016| government road fund pursuant to Section 7-1-6.19 NMSA 1978; | 0017| (5) the amount distributed to the [corrective | 0018| action] local governments road fund pursuant to Section | 0019| [7-1-6.25] 7-1-6.39 NMSA 1978; | 0020| (6) the amount distributed to the | 0021| municipalities pursuant to Section 7-1-6.27 NMSA 1978; and | 0022| (7) the amount distributed to the municipal | 0023| arterial program [and] of the local governments road fund | 0024| pursuant to Section 7-1-6.28 NMSA 1978 [and | 0025| (8) the amount distributed to the general fund | 0001| pursuant to Section 7-1-6.37 NMSA 1978]. | 0002| B. A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA | 0003| 1978 shall be made to the state road fund in an amount equal to | 0004| the net receipts attributable to the taxes, fees, interest and | 0005| penalties from the Weight Distance Tax Act." | 0006| Section 2. Section 7-13-3.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1979, | 0007| Chapter 166, Section 7, as amended) is amended to read: | 0008| "7-13-3.1. GASOLINE INVENTORY TAX--IMPOSITION OF TAX--DATE | 0009| PAYMENT OF TAX DUE.-- | 0010| A. A gasoline inventory tax is imposed measured by | 0011| the quantity of gallons of gasoline in the possession of a | 0012| distributor or wholesaler on the day [in] on which an | 0013| increase in the excise tax imposed by Section 7-13-3 NMSA 1978 | 0014| or the initial imposition or increase in the excise tax imposed | 0015| by Section 7-13-3.5 NMSA 1978 is effective. The taxable event | 0016| is the existence of an inventory in the possession of a | 0017| distributor or wholesaler on the day prior to the day [in] | 0018| on which an increase in the excise tax imposed by Section 7-13-3 NMSA 1978 or the initial imposition or increase in the | 0019| excise tax imposed by Section 7-13-3.5 NMSA 1978 is effective. | 0020| The rate of the gasoline inventory tax to apply on each gallon | 0021| of gasoline held in inventory by a distributor or wholesaler, as | 0022| provided in Section 7-13-3.2 NMSA 1978, shall be the difference | 0023| between the gasoline [excise] tax rate or the highway bonding | 0024| gasoline tax rate, whichever is applicable, imposed on the day | 0025| prior to the day [in] on which the [gasoline excise] | 0001| applicable tax is increased or initially imposed subtracted | 0002| from the [gasoline excise] applicable tax rate imposed on | 0003| the day that the [gasoline excise] applicable tax rate | 0004| increase or imposition is effective, expressed in cents per | 0005| gallon. | 0006| B. The gasoline inventory tax is to be paid to the | 0007| department on or before the twenty-fifth day of the month | 0008| following the month in which the taxable event occurs." Section 3. Section 7-13-3.2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1979, | 0009| Chapter 166, Section 8, as amended) is amended to read: | 0010| "7-13-3.2. GASOLINE INVENTORIES.-- | 0011| A. On the day prior to the day that the excise tax | 0012| imposed by Section 7-13-3 NMSA 1978 is increased or the excise | 0013| tax imposed by Section 7-13-3.5 NMSA 1978 is initially imposed | 0014| or increased, each distributor, wholesaler and retailer shall | 0015| take inventory of the gallons of gasoline on hand. | 0016| B. Distributors and wholesalers shall report total | 0017| gallons of gasoline in inventory on the day prior to the day | 0018| that an increase in the gasoline tax rate is effective and pay | 0019| any tax due imposed by Section 7-13-3.1 NMSA 1978. | 0020| C. Retailers shall maintain a record of the total | 0021| gallons of gasoline in inventory on the day prior to the day | 0022| that an increase in the gasoline tax rate or the initial | 0023| imposition or an increase in the highway bonding gasoline tax | 0024| rate is effective and shall not increase the price of the | 0025| gasoline sold until the inventory is disposed of in the ordinary | 0001| course of business." | 0002| Section 4. A new section of the Gasoline Tax Act, Section | 0003| 7-13-3.5 NMSA 1978, is enacted to read: | 0004| "7-13-3.5. [NEW MATERIAL] IMPOSITION AND RATE OF | 0005| HIGHWAY BONDING GASOLINE TAX--LIMITATION.-- | 0006| A. The governor is authorized, subject to the | 0007| limitations of this section, to impose for the privilege of | 0008| receiving gasoline in this state an excise tax at a rate not to | 0009| exceed two cents ($.02) per gallon of gasoline received in New | 0010| Mexico. The tax may be imposed in one-cent ($.01) increments | 0011| and may be referred to as the "highway bonding gasoline tax". | 0012| The proceeds from the tax shall be used only to secure or pay | 0013| state highway bonds issued pursuant to Paragraph (2) of | 0014| Subsection C of Section 67-3-59.1 NMSA 1978. | 0015| B. The governor may impose any increment of the tax | 0016| authorized by Subsection A of this section only upon a finding | 0017| that the tax increase is necessary because there are | 0018| insufficient revenues available in the state road fund to pledge | 0019| for the issuance of the amounts of state highway bonds that: | 0020| (1) are authorized pursuant to Paragraph (2) of | 0021| Subsection C of Section 67-3-59.1 NMSA 1978; and | 0022| (2) are needed to fund statewide road | 0023| improvements that the state highway commission certifies are | 0024| necessary for purposes of safety, commerce and economic | 0025| development. | 0001| C. The tax authorized to be imposed pursuant to this | 0002| section shall become effective only upon July 1 or January 1, | 0003| whichever date occurs first, after the expiration of at least | 0004| three months from the date the governor issues the finding | 0005| pursuant to Subsection B of this section." | 0006| Section 5. Section 7-13-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1971, | 0007| Chapter 207, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read: | 0008| "7-13-5. TAX RETURNS--PAYMENT OF TAX.--Distributors shall | 0009| file gasoline tax and highway bonding gasoline tax returns in | 0010| form and content as prescribed by the secretary on or before the | 0011| twenty-fifth day of the month following the month in which | 0012| gasoline is received in New Mexico. Such returns shall be | 0013| accompanied by payment of the amount of gasoline tax or highway | 0014| bonding gasoline tax due." | 0015| Section 6. Section 7-13-13 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1971, | 0016| Chapter 207, Section 12, as amended) is amended to read: | 0017| "7-13-13. PERMIT TO PURCHASE DYED GASOLINE AND APPLY FOR | 0018| REFUND OF [GASOLINE] TAX ON GASOLINE NOT USED IN MOTOR BOATS | 0019| OR IN MOTOR VEHICLES OPERATED ON HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE.-- | 0020| A. Each person who wishes to purchase gasoline dyed | 0021| in accordance with the provisions of Section 7-13-15 NMSA 1978 | 0022| and to claim a refund of gasoline tax and highway bonding | 0023| gasoline tax paid on such gasoline under the provisions of | 0024| Section 7-13-14 NMSA 1978 shall apply for and obtain a permit to | 0025| do so from the department. The application for the permit shall | 0001| be in form and content as prescribed by the department. | 0002| B. The secretary may, upon notice and after hearing, | 0003| suspend the gasoline tax and highway bonding gasoline tax | 0004| refund permit of any person who makes any false statement on an | 0005| application for a permit or on a claim for refund made under | 0006| Section 7-13-14 NMSA 1978 who uses gasoline dyed in accordance | 0007| with Section 7-13-15 NMSA 1978 in a motor boat or in a vehicle | 0008| licensed to operate on the highways of this state or who | 0009| violates any other provision of the Gasoline Tax Act. Such | 0010| suspension may be, [in] at the discretion of the secretary, | 0011| for a period of up to one year." | 0012| Section 7. Section 7-13-14 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1971, | 0013| Chapter 207, Section 13, as amended) is amended to read: | 0014| "7-13-14. CLAIM FOR REFUND OF [GASOLINE] TAX PAID ON | 0015| GASOLINE NOT USED IN MOTOR BOATS OR IN MOTOR VEHICLES LICENSED | 0016| TO OPERATE ON HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE.--Upon submission of proof | 0017| satisfactory to the department, the department shall allow a | 0018| claim for refund of gasoline tax and highway bonding gasoline | 0019| tax paid on dyed gasoline purchased and used within six months | 0020| prior to the filing of the claim by holders of permits issued | 0021| under Section 7-13-13 NMSA 1978. The individual purchases of | 0022| such gasoline, other than that to be used as aviation fuel, must | 0023| have been made in quantities of fifty gallons or more. | 0024| Purchasers of aviation fuel may accumulate invoices to reach the | 0025| minimum required for filing a claim for refund. No claim for | 0001| refund may be presented on less than one hundred gallons so | 0002| purchased. The secretary may, by regulation, prescribe the | 0003| documents necessary to support a claim for refund and the | 0004| invoice and sales procedure to be followed by sellers and | 0005| purchasers of gasoline not intended to be used in motor boats or | 0006| in motor vehicles licensed to operate on the highways of this | 0007| state by the motor vehicle division of the department." | 0008| Section 8. Section 67-3-59.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1989, | 0009| Chapter 157, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read: | 0010| "67-3-59.1. STATE HIGHWAY DEBENTURES--ISSUANCE--LIMITS-- | 0011| APPROVAL--COUPONS.-- | 0012| A. In order to provide funds to finance state | 0013| highway projects, including state highway projects that are | 0014| required for the waste isolation pilot project and are eligible | 0015| for federal reimbursement as authorized by federal legislation, | 0016| the state highway commission is authorized to issue bonds from | 0017| time to time, payable from the proceeds of the collection of | 0018| gasoline excise taxes and motor vehicle registration fees that | 0019| are required by law to be paid into the state road fund and not | 0020| otherwise pledged solely to the payment of outstanding bonds and | 0021| debentures. | 0022| B. Except as provided in Subsection C of this | 0023| section, the total aggregate outstanding principal amount of | 0024| bonds issued from time to time pursuant to this section, secured | 0025| by or payable from the gasoline excise taxes and motor vehicle | 0001| registration fees, shall not, without additional authorization | 0002| of the state legislature, exceed one hundred fifty million | 0003| dollars ($150,000,000) at any given time, subject to the | 0004| following provisions: | 0005| (1) the total aggregate outstanding principal | 0006| amount of bonds issued for state highway projects that are | 0007| required for the waste isolation pilot project and are eligible | 0008| for federal reimbursement as authorized by federal legislation | 0009| shall not exceed one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000); and | 0010| (2) the total aggregate outstanding principal | 0011| amount of bonds issued for state highway projects, other than | 0012| state highway projects that are required for the waste isolation | 0013| pilot project and are eligible for federal reimbursement as | 0014| authorized by federal legislation, shall not exceed fifty | 0015| million dollars ($50,000,000). | 0016| C. An additional two hundred fifty million dollars | 0017| ($250,000,000) shall be added to the total aggregate outstanding | 0018| principal amount of bonds authorized for issuance by the state | 0019| highway commission for state highway projects secured by or | 0020| payable from the gasoline excise taxes and motor vehicle | 0021| registration fees required by law to be paid into the state road | 0022| fund, and the bonds from this additional authorization shall be | 0023| issued subject to the following conditions: | 0024| (1) the state highway commission shall issue in | 0025| 1996 the amount of bonds that the commission, subject to the | 0001| provisions of this section, determines can be serviced with an | 0002| amount approximately equal to the net receipts attributable to | 0003| four cents ($.04) of the gasoline tax distributed by law into | 0004| the state road fund; and | 0005| (2) from the amount of authorization remaining | 0006| under this subsection after issuance of the bonds in Paragraph | 0007| (1) of this subsection, the state highway commission may issue | 0008| bonds at any time thereafter as necessary for statewide road | 0009| improvement projects that the commission determines are | 0010| necessary for purposes of safety, commerce and economic | 0011| development. | 0012| [C.] D. The state highway commission may issue | 0013| bonds to refund other bonds issued pursuant to this section by | 0014| exchange or current or advance refunding. | 0015| [D.] E. Each series of bonds shall have a | 0016| maturity of no more than twenty-five years from the date of | 0017| issuance; provided that bonds issued pursuant to Subsection C | 0018| of this section shall have a maturity of no more than five years | 0019| from the date of issuance. The state highway commission shall | 0020| determine all other terms, covenants and conditions of the | 0021| bonds; provided that the bonds shall not be issued pursuant to | 0022| this section unless the state board of finance approves the | 0023| issuance of the bonds and the principal amount of and interest | 0024| rate or maximum net effective interest rate on the bonds. | 0025| [E.] F. The bonds shall be executed with the | 0001| manual or facsimile signatures of the chairman of the state | 0002| highway commission, countersigned by the state treasurer and | 0003| attested to by the secretary of the state highway commission, | 0004| with the seal of the state highway commission imprinted or | 0005| otherwise affixed to the bonds. | 0006| [F.] G. Proceeds of the bonds may be used to pay | 0007| expenses incurred in the preparation, issuance and sale of the | 0008| bonds and, together with the earnings on the proceeds of the | 0009| bonds, may be used to pay rebate, penalty, interest and other | 0010| obligations relating to the bonds and the proceeds of the bonds | 0011| under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. | 0012| [G.] H. The bonds may be sold at public or | 0013| private sale. If sold at public sale, a notice of the time and | 0014| place of sale shall be published in a newspaper of general | 0015| circulation in the state, and in any other newspaper determined | 0016| in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, once | 0017| each week for two consecutive weeks prior to the date of sale. | 0018| The bonds may be purchased by the state treasurer or state | 0019| investment officer. | 0020| [H.] I. This section is full authority for the | 0021| issuance and sale of the bonds, and the bonds shall not be | 0022| invalid for any irregularity or defect in the proceedings for | 0023| their issuance and sale and shall be incontestable in the hands | 0024| of bona fide purchasers or holders of the bond for value. | 0025| [I.] J. The bonds shall be legal investments for | 0001| any person or board charged with the investment of public funds | 0002| and may be accepted as security for any deposit of public money | 0003| and, with the interest thereon, are exempt from taxation by the | 0004| state and any political subdivision or agency of the state. | 0005|  | 0006| State of New Mexico | 0007| House of Representatives | 0008| | 0009| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0010| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| February 7, 1996 | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Mr. Speaker: | 0017| | 0018| Your TAXATION AND REVENUE COMMITTEE, to whom has | 0019| been referred | 0020| | 0021| HOUSE BILL 531 | 0022| | 0023| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0024| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0025| | 0001| 1. On page 1, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following | 0002| new sections: | 0003| | 0004| "Section 1. Section 7-1-6.7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994, | 0005| Chapter 5, Section 2, as amended by Laws 1995, Chapter 6, Section | 0006| 1 and also by Laws 1995, Chapter 36, Section 1) is amended to | 0007| read: | 0008| | 0009| "7-1-6.7. DISTRIBUTIONS--STATE AVIATION FUND.-- | 0010| | 0011| A. A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA | 0012| 1978 shall be made to the state aviation fund in an amount equal | 0013| to three and fifty-nine hundredths percent of the gross receipts | 0014| attributable to the sale of fuel specially prepared and sold for | 0015| use in turboprop or jet-type engines as determined by the | 0016| department. | 0017| | 0018| B. A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA | 0019| 1978 shall be made to the state aviation fund in an amount equal | 0020| to twenty-six hundredths of one percent of [gasoline taxes] the | 0021| gasoline tax, exclusive of penalties and interest, collected | 0022| pursuant to the Gasoline Tax Act." | 0023| | 0024| Section 2. Section 7-1-6.9 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1991, | 0025| Chapter 9, Section 11, as amended) is amended to read: | 0001| | 0002| "7-1-6.9. DISTRIBUTION OF GASOLINE TAXES TO MUNICIPALITIES | 0003| AND COUNTIES.-- | 0004| | 0005| A. A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA | 0006| 1978 shall be made in an amount equal to ten and thirty-eight | 0007| hundredths percent of the net receipts attributable to the | 0008| [taxes] gasoline tax, exclusive of penalties and interest, | 0009| imposed by the Gasoline Tax Act. | 0010| | 0011| B. The amount determined in Subsection A of this | 0012| section shall be distributed as follows: | 0013| | 0014| (1) ninety percent of the amount shall be paid to | 0015| the treasurers of municipalities and H class counties in the | 0016| proportion that the taxable motor fuel sales in each of the | 0017| municipalities and H class counties bears to the aggregate taxable | 0018| motor fuel sales in all of these municipalities and H class | 0019| counties; and | 0020| | 0021| (2) ten percent of the amount shall be paid to | 0022| the treasurers of the counties, including H class counties, in the | 0023| proportion that the taxable motor fuel sales outside of | 0024| incorporated municipalities in each of the counties bears to the | 0025| aggregate taxable motor fuel sales outside of incorporated | 0001| municipalities in all of the counties. | 0002| | 0003| C. This distribution shall be paid into the municipal | 0004| treasury or county general fund for general purposes or for any | 0005| special purposes designated by the governing body of the | 0006| municipality or county. Any municipality or H class county that | 0007| has created or that creates a "street improvement fund" to which | 0008| gasoline tax revenues or distributions are irrevocably pledged | 0009| under Sections 3-34-1 through 3-34-4 NMSA 1978 or that has pledged | 0010| all or a portion of gasoline tax revenues or distributions to the | 0011| payment of bonds shall receive its proportion of the distribution | 0012| of revenues under this section impressed with and subject to these | 0013| pledges."". | 0014| | 0015| 2. Renumber the succeeding sections accordingly. | 0016| | 0017| 3. On page 12, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following | 0018| new sections: | 0019| | 0020| "Section 9. SEVERABILITY.--If any part or application of | 0021| this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to | 0022| other situations or persons shall not be affected. | 0023| | 0024| Section 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0025| provisions of Sections 1 through 3 of this act is July 1, 1996.". | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Respectfully submitted, | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Jerry W. Sandel, Chairman | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Adopted Not Adopted | 0013| | 0014| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0015| | 0016| Date | 0017| | 0018| The roll call vote was 8 For 3 Against | 0019| Yes: 8 | 0020| No: Crook, Hawkins, Parsons | 0021| Excused: Gallegos, Gonzales | 0022| Absent: None | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| .111763.2 | 0001| H0531TR1 FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0002| SECOND SESSION | 0003| | 0004| February 9, 1996 | 0005| | 0006| HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT number ______ to HOUSE BILL 531, as amended | 0007| | 0008| Amendment sponsored by Representative Ben Lujan | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| 1. On page 8, line 15, after "reimbursement" insert "or payment". | 0012| | 0013| 2. On page 8, line 17, after "from" strike the remainder of the | 0014| line, strike all of line 18 and insert in lieu thereof: | 0015| | 0016| "federal funds, not otherwise obligated, that are paid into the state | 0017| road fund and from the proceeds from the collection of taxes and fees | 0018| that". | 0019| | 0020| 3. On page 8, line 25 and on page 9, line 1, strike "the gasoline | 0021| excise taxes and motor vehicle registration fees" and insert in lieu | 0022| thereof: | 0023| | 0024| "federal funds, not otherwise obligated, that are paid into the state | 0025| road fund and the proceeds of the collection of taxes and fees required | 0001| by law to be paid into the state road fund". | 0002| | 0003| 4. On page 9, lines 16 and 17, strike "additional two hundred fifty | 0004| million dollars ($250,000,000)" and insert in lieu thereof "amount". | 0005| | 0006| 5. On page 9, lines 20 and 21, strike "the gasoline excise taxes | 0007| and motor vehicle registration fees" and insert in lieu thereof "federal | 0008| funds, not otherwise obligated, and proceeds from the collection of | 0009| taxes and fees". | 0010| | 0011| 6. On page 9, line 22, after "and" strike the remainder of the | 0012| line, strike all of lines 23 through 25 and on page 10, strike lines 1 | 0013| through 11, and insert in lieu thereof: | 0014| | 0015| "from this additional authorization, the state highway commission may | 0016| issue the amount of bonds that the commission, subject to the provisions | 0017| of this section, determines can be serviced with an amount approximately | 0018| equal to the net receipts attributable to four cents ($.04) of the | 0019| gasoline tax distributed by law into the state road fund and any other | 0020| receipts distributed by law into the state road fund, other than | 0021| gasoline tax receipts in excess of the amount of net receipts | 0022| attributable to four cents ($.04) of the gasoline tax.". | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| ___________________________ | 0005| Ben Lujan | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Adopted___________________ Not Adopted___________________________ | 0013| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Date ________________ | 0017| | 0018| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0019| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| February 12, 1996 | 0023| | 0024| Mr. President: | 0025| | 0001| Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to whom | 0002| has been referred | 0003| | 0004| HOUSE BILL 531, as amended | 0005| | 0006| has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that | 0007| it DO PASS, and thence referred to the WAYS AND MEANS | 0008| COMMITTEE. | 0009| | 0010| Respectfully submitted, | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| __________________________________ | 0015| Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0020| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Date ________________________ | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against | 0002| Yes: 5 | 0003| No: 0 | 0004| Excused: Kidd, McKibben, Reagan, Robinson | 0005| Absent: None | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| H0531CT1 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0013| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| February 14, 1996 | 0017| | 0018| Mr. President: | 0019| | 0020| Your WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0021| | 0022| HOUSE BILL 531, as amended | 0023| | 0024| has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that | 0025| it DO PASS. | 0001| | 0002| Respectfully submitted, | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| __________________________________ | 0007| TITO D. CHAVEZ, Chairman | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0012| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Date ________________________ | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| The roll call vote was 4 For 1 Against | 0020| Yes: 4 | 0021| No: Rawson | 0022| Excused: Campos, Riley, Wiener | 0023| Absent: None | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| H0531WM1 | 0002| |