State of New Mexico
                    House of Representatives
  
                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
  
  
                                               February 7, 1996
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
     Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom
  has been referred
  
                         HOUSE BILL 619
                                
                                 has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
     1.  On page 1, strike line 21.
  
     2.  On page 1, lines 22 and 23, strike "may deduct the
  reasonable value of such furnished from any wages" and insert in lieu
  thereof "shall continue to pay the federal minimum wage rate".
  
                              Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                               
                              Max Coll, Chairman
  
  
  Adopted                          Not Adopted                       
          (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
  
                       Date             
  
  The roll call vote was 9  For 4  Against
  Yes:         9
  No:          Buffett, Reyes, Townsend, Wallace
  Excused:     Bird, Coll, Gentry, Knowles, Light
  Absent: None
  
  
                                                               
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