0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 46
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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| JOSE R. ABEYTA
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0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0012| OPPOSING THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT PLAN TO TRANSFER NEW MEXICO
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0013| PRISONERS TO TEXAS.
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0015| WHEREAS, certain counties have entered memoranda of
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0016| understanding and joint powers agreements with the corrections
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0017| department to incarcerate state prisoners; and
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0018| WHEREAS, the corrections department has now decided to
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0019| ignore those agreements and send the prisoners to Texas for
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0020| incarceration; and
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0021| WHEREAS, this decision will force layoffs of New Mexico
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0022| citizen taxpayers, deny employment opportunities to New Mexicans
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0023| and pay New Mexico taxpayers' money to Texas instead; and
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0024| WHEREAS, the economic benefit has not been demonstrated,
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0025| and the economic consequences to New Mexicans may be in the
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0001| millions of dollars; and
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0002| WHEREAS, Texas prison standards have caused liability
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0003| problems for other states that have sent prisoners to Texas,
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0004| such as Colorado; and
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0005| WHEREAS, this decision will impose a hardship on New
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0006| Mexican families who will have to travel long distances to visit
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0007| incarcerated relatives, further stressing families already
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0008| stressed by their situations;
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0009| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0010| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the legislature oppose the corrections
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0011| department plan to transfer prisoners to Texas; and
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0012| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0013| transmitted to the secretary of corrections and to the governor.
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0014| State of New Mexico
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0015| House of Representatives
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0017| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0018| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0020| February 2, l996
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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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0003| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 46
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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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0012|
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0013| Barbara A. Perea Casey,
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0014| Chairperson
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0016|
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0017| Adopted Not Adopted
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0019| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0021| Date
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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: Nicely, Olguin. Pederson, Picraux, Rodella,
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0001| J. G. Taylor, Wallach
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0002| Absent: None
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0003|
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0004| HJ046RC1 State of New Mexico
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0005| House of Representatives
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0007| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0008| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0010| February 2, l996
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0013| Mr. Speaker:
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0014|
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0015| Your RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE, to
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0016| whom has been referred
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0018| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 45
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0019|
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0020| has had it under consideration and finds same to be
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0021| GERMANE in accordance with constitutional provisions.
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0022|
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0023| Respectfully submitted,
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0002|
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0003| Barbara A. Perea Casey,
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0004| Chairperson
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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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0013| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against
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0014| Yes: 8
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0015| Excused: Nicely, Olguin, Pederson, Picraux, Rodella,
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0016| J. G. Taylor, Wallach
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0017| Absent: None
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0018|
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0019| HJ045RC1 State of New Mexico
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0020| House of Representatives
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0021|
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0022| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0023| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0001| February 11, 1996
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0004| Mr. Speaker:
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0005|
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0006| Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to
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0007| whom has been referred
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0009| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 46
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0011| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0012| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0014| 1. On page 1, line 12, strike "TO TEXAS" and insert in lieu
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0015| thereof "TO OUT-OF-STATE LOCATIONS AND REQUESTING RETURN OF THOSE
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0016| PRISONERS RECENTLY SENT TO TEXAS".
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0018| 2. On page 2, line 10, following "Texas" insert "or other
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0019| out-of-state locations".
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0021| 3. On page 2, between lines 10 and 11, insert:
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0023| "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that those prisoners recently
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0024| transferred to Texas correctional facilities be returned to New
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0025| Mexico as soon as practicable; and".
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0002| Respectfully submitted,
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0008| Gary K. King, Chairman
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0011| Adopted Not Adopted
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0013| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0015| Date
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0017| The roll call vote was 5 For 4 Against
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0018| Yes: 5
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0019| No: Dolliver, Hawkins, Marquardt, Vaughn
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0020| Excused: Baca, Charley
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0021| Absent: None
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0024| .112134.1
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0025| HJ046CP1
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