0001|                    HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 6
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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|                       DELORES C. WRIGHT
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0011|                       A JOINT RESOLUTION
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0012|     PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 4, SECTION 5 OF THE
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0013|     CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO INCREASE THE LENGTH OF THE
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0014|     LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS FROM THIRTY TO SIXTY
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0015|     DAYS.
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0016|     
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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 4, Section 5 of
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0019|     the constitution of New Mexico to read:
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0020|            "A.  Each regular session of the legislature shall
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0021|     begin annually at 12:00 noon on the third Tuesday of January. 
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0022|     Every regular session of the legislature <s>[convening during an
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<s></s>0023| <s>    odd-numbered year shall remain in session not to exceed sixty
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<s></s>0024| <s>    days, and every regular session of the legislature convening
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<s></s>0025| <s>    during an even-numbered year]</s> shall remain in session not to
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0001|     exceed <s>[thirty]</s> <u>sixty</u> days.  No special session of the
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0002|     legislature shall exceed thirty days.
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0003|            B.  Every regular session of the legislature
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0004|     convening during an even-numbered year shall consider only the
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0005|     following:
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0006|                 (1)  budgets, appropriations and revenue bills;
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0007|                 (2)  bills drawn pursuant to special messages of
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0008|     the governor; and
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0009|                 (3)  bills of the last previous regular session
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0010|     vetoed by the governor."
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0011|       Section 2.  The amendment proposed by this resolution shall
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0012|     be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at
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0013|     the next general election or at any special election prior to
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0014|     that date which may be called for that purpose.
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0015|                                                       State of New Mexico
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0016|                    House of Representatives
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0017|   
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0018|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0019|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0020|   
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0021|   
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0022|                                              February 6, 1969
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0023|   
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0024|   
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0025|   Mr. Speaker:
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0002|       Your VOTERS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE, to whom has
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0003|   been referred
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0004|   
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0005|                    HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 6
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0006|                                 
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0007|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0008|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0009|   
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0010|       1.  On page 1, line 12, after the first occurrence of
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0011|   the word "THE" insert  "MAXIMUM".
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0012|   
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0013|       2.  On page 2, line 1, after the period insert a
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0014|   closing quotation mark.
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0015|   
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0016|       3.  On page 2, strike lines 2 through 9 in their
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0017|   entirety.,
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0018|   
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0019|   and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE
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0020|   COMMITTEE.
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0021|   
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0022|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0023|   
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<u></u>0002| <u>  </u>                            Edward C. Sandoval, Chairman
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0003|   
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0004|   
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0005|   Adopted <u>                    </u>    Not Adopted <u>                     
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<u></u>0006| <u>  </u>
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0007|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0008|   
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0009|                      Date <u>            </u>
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0011|   The roll call vote was<u> 6 </u> For<u> 5 </u> Against
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0012|   Yes:          6
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0013|   No:      Bird, Buffett, Nicely, Vaughn, Weeks
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0014|   Excused:   Silva
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0015|   Absent:  None
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0016|   
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0017|   
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0018|                                                              
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0019|     HJR06VE1                     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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0025|   
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0001|                                              February 8, 1996
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0002|   
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0004|   Mr. Speaker:
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0006|       Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0007|   whom has been referred
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0008|   
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0009|              HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 6, as amended
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0010|                                
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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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0013|   
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0014|       1.   Strike House Voters and Elections Committee Amendment
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0015|   2.
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0017|       2.   On page 1, line 14, after "DAYS" insert ", AND TO
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0018|   REMOVE SUBJECT MATTER RESTRICTIONS AND EXPAND VETO OVERRIDE
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0019|   POWERS".
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0020|   
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0021|       3.   On page 2, between lines 1 and 2, insert the following
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0022|   new subsection to read:
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0023|   
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0024|            "B.  Every regular or special session of the
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0025|   legislature may consider for override any bills of the last
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0001|   previous regular or any intervening special session vetoed by the
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0002|   governor.".
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0003|   
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0004|                                Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0009| <u>                                 </u>
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0010|                                Max Coll, Chairman
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0011|   
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0013|   Adopted <u>                    </u>    Not Adopted <u>                     
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0015|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0016|   
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0017|                      Date <u>            </u>
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0021|   The roll call vote was<u> 9 </u> For<u> 2 </u> Against
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0022|   Yes:          9
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0023|   No:      Buffett, Light
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0024|   Excused: Bird, Gentry, Martinez, Reyes, Salazar, Varela,
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0025|   Watchman
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0001|   Absent:  none
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0004|                                                              
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0005|   HJR06AF1
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