0001| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 2
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0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND
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0003| SESSION, 1996
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0004| INTRODUCED BY
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0005| RAYMOND G. SANCHEZ
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0009| FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION COMMISSION
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0011| A JOINT RESOLUTION
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0012| REVISING THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROCESS BY PROVIDING
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0013| ADDITIONAL METHODS FOR VOTERS TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION AND
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0014| DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO INFORM VOTERS ABOUT
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0015| CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
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0017| BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0018| Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article 19, Section 1
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0019| of the constitution of New Mexico to read:
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0020| "[Any] An amendment or amendments to this constitution
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0021| may be proposed in either house of the legislature at [any]
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0022| a regular session [thereof]; and if a majority of all
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0023| members elected to each of the two houses voting separately
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0024| [shall vote] votes in favor thereof [such], the proposed
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0025| amendment or amendments shall be entered on their respective
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0001| journals with the yeas and nays thereon.
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0002| An amendment or amendments may also be proposed by an
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0003| independent commission established by law for that purpose, and
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0004| the amendment or amendments shall be submitted to the
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0005| legislature for approval or disapproval, provided that the
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0006| amendment or amendments may not be altered or further amended by
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0007| the legislature; if approved by the legislature in accordance
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0008| with the provisions of this section, the amendment or amendments
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0009| proposed by the independent commission shall be submitted to the
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0010| electors.
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0011| The secretary of state shall [cause any such amendment or
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amendments to be published in at least one newspaper in every
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county of the state, where a newspaper is published once each
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week, for four consecutive weeks, in English and Spanish when
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newspapers in both of said languages are published in such
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counties, the last publication to be not more than two weeks
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prior to the election at which time said amendment or amendments
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shall be submitted to the electors of the state for their
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approval or rejection; and the said amendment or amendments]
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0020| provide notice of the content and purpose of legislatively
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0021| approved constitutional amendments in both English and Spanish
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0022| to inform electors about the amendments in the time and manner
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0023| provided by law. Amendments approved by the legislature shall
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0024| be voted upon at the next regular election held [in said
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state] after the adjournment of [the] that legislature
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0001| [proposing such amendment or amendments] or at [such] a
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0002| special election to be held not less than six months after the
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0003| adjournment of [said] that legislature, at such time and in
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0004| such manner as [said] the legislature may by law provide.
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0005| [If the same be] An amendment that is ratified by a majority
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0006| of the electors voting [thereon such amendment or amendments]
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0007| on the amendment shall become part of this constitution.
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0008| If two or more amendments are [proposed] initiated by
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0009| the legislature, they shall be so submitted as to enable the
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0010| electors to vote on each of them separately. [provided, that no
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amendment shall apply to or affect the provisions of]
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0012| Amendments initiated by an independent commission created by
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0013| law for that purpose may be submitted by the commission
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0014| separately or as a single ballot question. No amendment shall
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0015| restrict the rights created by Sections One and Three of
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0016| Article VII hereof, on elective franchise, and Sections Eight
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0017| and Ten of Article XII hereof, on education, unless it be
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0018| proposed by vote of three-fourths of the members elected to each
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0019| house and be ratified by a vote of the people of this state in
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0020| an election at which at least three-fourths of the electors
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0021| voting [in the whole state and at least two-thirds of those
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voting in each county in the state shall vote for such] on the
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0023| amendment vote in favor of that amendment."
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0024| Section 2. It is proposed to amend Article 19, Section 2
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0025| of the constitution of New Mexico to read:
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0001| "Whenever [during the first twenty-five years after the
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adoption of this constitution] the legislature, [by a three-fourths vote of the members elected to each house, or, after the
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expiration of said period of twenty-five years] by a two-thirds
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0004| vote of the members elected to each house, [shall deem]
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0005| deems it necessary to call a convention to revise or amend
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0006| this constitution, they shall submit the question of calling
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0007| such convention to the electors at the next general election,
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0008| and if a majority of all the electors voting on such questions
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0009| at said election in the state [shall vote] votes in favor of
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0010| calling a convention, the legislature shall, at the next
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0011| session, provide by law for calling the same. Such convention
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0012| shall consist of at least as many delegates as there are members
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0013| of the house of representatives. [The constitution adopted by
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such convention shall have no validity until it has been
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submitted to and ratified by the people]
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0016| Revisions or amendments proposed by a constitutional
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0017| convention shall be submitted to the voters of the state at an
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0018| election held on a date set by the convention. The revisions or
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0019| amendments proposed by the convention may be submitted in whole
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0020| or in part, or with alternatives, as determined by the
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0021| convention. If a majority vote favors a proposal or
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0022| alternative, it is adopted and becomes effective thirty days
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0023| after the certification of the election returns unless otherwise
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0024| provided by the convention."
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0025| Section 3. It is proposed to amend Article 19 of the
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0001| constitution of New Mexico by repealing Section 5.
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0002| Section 4. The amendment proposed by this resolution shall
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0003| be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at
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0004| the next general election or at any special election prior to
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0005| that date which may be called for that purpose.
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0006| State of New Mexico
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0007| House of Representatives
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0009| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0010| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0013| January 25, 1996
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0016| Mr. Speaker:
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0018| Your VOTERS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE, to whom has
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0019| been referred
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0021| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 2
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0023| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0024| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0001| 1. On page 2, line 4, after "legislature" strike the
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0002| remainder of the line, strike all of lines 5 through 9 and insert
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0003| in lieu thereof "for its review in accordance with the provisions
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0004| of this section.".,
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0006| and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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0008| Respectfully submitted,
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0013| Edward C. Sandoval, Chairman
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0016| Adopted Not Adopted
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0018| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0020| Date
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0022| The roll call vote was 10 For 2 Against
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0023| Yes: 10
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0024| No: Bird, Nicely
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0025| Excused: None
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0001| Absent: None
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0004| .110316.1
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0005| HJR02VE1 State of New Mexico
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0006| House of Representatives
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0008| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0009| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0012| February 10, 1996
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0015| Mr. Speaker:
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0017| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0019| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 2, as amended
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0020|
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0021| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0022| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0024| 1. On page 2, lines 10 through 18, remove the brackets and
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0025| line-through.
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0002| 2. On page 2, line 19, before "provide" insert "and to
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0003| further".
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0005| 3. On page 2, line 22, after the period insert the
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0006| following:
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0008| "The secretary of state shall also make reasonable efforts to
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0009| provide notice of the content and purpose of legislatively
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0010| approved constitutional amendments in indigenous languages and to
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0011| minority language groups to inform electors about the
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0012| amendments.".
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0014| 4. On page 3, line 12, strike "by the commission" and insert
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0015| in lieu thereof "to the legislature".
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0017| 5. On page 3, line 13, before the period insert ", and any
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0018| such commission-initiated amendments that are not substantially
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0019| altered by the legislature may be submitted to the electors in the
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0020| separate or single ballot question form recommended by the
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0021| commission".
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0023| Respectfully submitted,
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0004| Cisco McSorley, 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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0013| The roll call vote was 8 For 1 Against
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0014| Yes: 8
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0015| No: King
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0016| Excused: Alwin, Gubbels, Larranaga
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0017| Absent: Luna
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0020| .110582.1
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0021| .110963.1
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0022| HJR02JC1 FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0023| SECOND SESSION
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0001| February 12, 1996
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0004| HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT number ______ to HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 2,
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0005| as amended
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0007| Amendment sponsored by Representative Raymond G. Sanchez
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0010| 1. Strike House Judiciary Committee Amendments 1 and 2.
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0012| 2. On page 2, lines 10 through 18, remove the opening bracket and
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0013| line through the semicolon.
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0015| 3. On page 2, line 18, before "and" insert an opening bracket.
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0017| 4. On page 2, line 19, before "provide" insert "and shall further".
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0002| ___________________________
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0003| Raymond G. Sanchez
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0007| Adopted___________________ Not Adopted___________________________
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0008| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0011| Date ________________
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0013| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0014| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0017| February 14, 1996
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0019| Mr. President:
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0021| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0022|
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0023| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 2
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0024|
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0025| has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that
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0001| it DO PASS.
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0003| Respectfully submitted,
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0007| __________________________________
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0008| Gloria Howes, Chairman
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0012| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0013| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0017| Date ________________________
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