0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 25 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND | 0003| SESSION, 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| MIMI STEWART | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0012| REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE OF THE STATE CORPORATION | 0013| COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE AND REPORT ON HEALTH AND LIFE | 0014| INSURANCE AVAILABILITY TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS. | 0015| | 0016| WHEREAS, twenty to thirty percent of all women are | 0017| physically abused in their own homes during their lifetimes, | 0018| showing that violence is as American and homemade as apple pie; | 0019| and | 0020| WHEREAS, New Mexico's domestic violence shelters care for | 0021| about one thousand victims each month, one in five pregnant | 0022| women suffer domestic abuse and twenty percent of the women | 0023| using hospital emergency rooms do so because of having been | 0024| abused; and | 0025| WHEREAS, the emotional costs and productivity costs are | 0001| high, estimates running as much as ten billion dollars a year | 0002| nationally; and | 0003| WHEREAS, evidence shows that about twenty-five percent of | 0004| insurance companies deny health or life insurance to battered | 0005| women if they report their injuries to the police, seek a | 0006| judicial remedy or if their doctors report the injuries; and | 0007| WHEREAS, domestic violence is a public health problem as | 0008| well as a criminal justice problem and deserves appropriate | 0009| health care and coverage by health care insurance, including | 0010| universal coverage and comprehensive benefits packages; | 0011| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0012| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the department of insurance of the | 0013| state corporation commission be requested to investigate and | 0014| report on the lack of health or life insurance coverage for | 0015| victims of domestic violence; and | 0016| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the department of insurance of | 0017| the state corporation commission be requested to form a working | 0018| group composed of representatives from the commission on the | 0019| status of women, the domestic violence coalition, a shelter for | 0020| battered women, the insurance industry and the New Mexico health | 0021| policy commission to assist in the department's investigation; | 0022| and | 0023| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state corporation | 0024| commission hold public hearings and submit a report with | 0025| recommendations to the courts, corrections and criminal justice | 0001| committee and to the interim legislative health and human | 0002| services committee before December 1, 1996; and | 0003| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be | 0004| transmitted to the department of insurance of the state | 0005| corporation commission. | 0006| - - State of New Mexico | 0007| House of Representatives | 0008| | 0009| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0010| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0011| | 0012| January 25, 1996 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Mr. Speaker: | 0016| | 0017| Your RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE, to | 0018| whom has been referred | 0019| | 0020| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 25 | 0021| | 0022| has had it under consideration and finds same to be | 0023| GERMANE in accordance with constitutional provisions. | 0024| | 0025| Respectfully submitted, | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Barbara A. Perea Casey, | 0006| Chairperson | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Adopted Not Adopted | 0010| | 0011| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0012| | 0013| Date | 0014| | 0015| The roll call vote was 9 For 1 Against | 0016| Yes: 9 | 0017| No: Nicely | 0018| Excused: Luna, Pederson, Rodella, R. G. Sanchez, J. G. Taylor | 0019| Absent: None | 0020| | 0021| HJ025RC1 State of New Mexico | 0022| House of Representatives | 0023| | 0024| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0025| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| February 11, 1996 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Mr. Speaker: | 0007| | 0008| Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom has | 0009| been referred | 0010| | 0011| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 25 | 0012| | 0013| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0014| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0015| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0016| | 0017| Respectfully submitted, | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Fred Luna, Chairman | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Adopted Not Adopted | 0001| | 0002| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0003| | 0004| Date | 0005| | 0006| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0007| Yes: 7 | 0008| Excused: None | 0009| Absent: Corley, Gubbels, J.G.Taylor, Varela, Rodella | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| HJ025BI1 State of New Mexico | 0015| House of Representatives | 0016| | 0017| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0018| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| February 12, 1996 | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| Mr. Speaker: | 0025| | 0001| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0002| | 0003| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 25 | 0004| | 0005| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0006| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0007| | 0008| Respectfully submitted, | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Cisco McSorley, Chairman | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Adopted Not Adopted | 0017| | 0018| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0019| | 0020| Date | 0021| | 0022| The roll call vote was 7 For 1 Against | 0023| Yes: 7 | 0024| No: Christensen | 0025| Excused: Alwin, Foy, Gubbels, Larranaga, Sanchez, R.G. | 0001| Absent: None | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| HJ025JC1 | 0006| | 0007| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0008| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| February 13, 1996 | 0012| | 0013| Mr. President: | 0014| | 0015| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0016| | 0017| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 25 | 0018| | 0019| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0020| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0021| | 0022| Respectfully submitted, | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| __________________________________ | 0002| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0007| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Date ________________________ | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0015| Yes: 6 | 0016| No: 0 | 0017| Excused: Aragon, Donisthorpe, EJennings | 0018| Absent: 0 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| HJO25RU1 | 0022| |