0001|                            HOUSE BILL 546
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                             MIMI STEWART
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0008|      FOR THE COURTS, CORRECTIONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO CRIMINAL LAW; ENACTING THE STREET GANG ENFORCEMENT
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0012|     AND PREVENTION ACT; PROVIDING CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR INDUCING
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0013|     MINORS TO PARTICIPATE IN A PATTERN OF CRIMINAL GANG ACTIVITY;
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0014|     PROVIDING CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR PARTICIPATING IN A PATTERN OF
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0015|     CRIMINAL GANG ACTIVITY.
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0016|     
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0017|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0018|          Section 1.  A new section of the Criminal Code is enacted
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0019|     to read:
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0020|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as
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0021|     the
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0022|     "Street Gang Enforcement and Prevention Act"."
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0023|          Section 2.  A new section of the Criminal Code is enacted
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0024|     to read:
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0025|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.--
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0001|               A.  The legislature finds and declares that it is
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0002|     the right of every person to be secure and protected from
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0003|     intimidation and physical harm caused by the criminal
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0004|     activities of violent groups and individuals.  The legislature
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0005|     also finds that the citizens of New Mexico are concerned about
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0006|     the increase in criminal activity that can be attributed to
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0007|     criminal street gangs.  This criminal activity presents a clear
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0008|     and present danger to public safety and is not the type of
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0009|     activity that is protected by the constitution of the United
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0010|     States or the constitution of the state of New Mexico.
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0011|               B.  The purpose of the Street Gang Enforcement and
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0012|     Prevention Act is not to interfere with constitutionally
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0013|     protected rights of freedom of speech and freedom of
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0014|     association.  Rather, the purpose of the Street Gang
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0015|     Enforcement and Prevention Act is to deter and punish criminal
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0016|     activity engaged in by individuals involved in criminal street
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0017|     gangs."
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0018|          Section 3.  A new section of the Criminal Code is enacted
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0019|     to read:
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0020|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Street
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0021|     Gang   Enforcement and Prevention Act:
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0022|               A.  "criminal street gang" means an organization,
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0023|     association or group of three or more persons:
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0024|                    (1)  that has a common name or a common
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0025|     identifying sign or symbol; and
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0001|                    (2)  whose members engage in a pattern of
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0002|     criminal gang activity; and
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0003|               B.  "pattern of criminal gang activity" means the
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0004|     commission of two or more of the following criminal offenses;
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0005|     provided, that at least one of the offenses occurs within three
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0006|     years of a prior offense; and provided further, that the
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0007|     criminal offenses are committed by two or more members of the
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0008|     same criminal street gang:
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0009|                    (1)  murder, as provided in Section 30-2-1 NMSA
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0010|     1978;
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0011|                    (2)  aggravated assault, as provided in Section
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0012|     30-3-2 NMSA 1978;
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0013|                    (3)  assault with intent to commit a violent
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0014|     felony, as provided in Section 30-3-3 NMSA 1978;
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0015|                    (4)  kidnapping, as provided in Section 30-4-1
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0016|     NMSA 1978;
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0017|                    (5)  aggravated battery, as provided in
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0018|     Subsection C of Section 30-3-5 NMSA 1978;
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0019|                    (6)  aggravated battery upon a peace officer,
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0020|     as provided in Subsection C of Section 30-22-25 NMSA 1978;
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0021|                    (7)  shooting at a dwelling or occupied
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0022|     building or shooting at or from a motor vehicle, as provided in
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0023|     Section 30-3-8 NMSA 1978;
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0024|                    (8)  dangerous use of explosives, as provided
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0025|     in Section 30-7-5 NMSA 1978; 
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0001|                    (9)  criminal sexual penetration, as provided
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0002|     in Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978;
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0003|                    (10)  robbery, as provided in Section 30-16-2
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0004|     NMSA 1978;
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0005|                    (11)  aggravated burglary, as provided in
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0006|     Section 30-16-4 NMSA 1978;
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0007|                    (12)  aggravated arson, as provided in Section
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0008|     30-17-6 NMSA 1978;
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0009|                    (13)  attempt to commit one of the felonies set
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0010|     forth in Paragraphs (1) through (12) of this subsection, as
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0011|     provided in Section 30-28-1 NMSA 1978;
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0012|                    (14)  conspiracy to commit one of the felonies
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0013|     set forth in Paragraphs (1) through (12) of this subsection, as
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0014|     provided in Section 30-28-2 NMSA 1978; or
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0015|                    (15)  criminal solicitation of another person
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0016|     to commit one of the felonies set forth in Paragraphs (1)
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0017|     through (12) of this subsection, as provided in Section 30-28-3
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0018|     NMSA 1978."
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0019|          Section 4.  A new section of the Criminal Code is enacted
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0020|     to read:
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0021|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  INDUCEMENT OF MINORS TO PARTICIPATE IN
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0022|     A PATTERN OF CRIMINAL GANG ACTIVITY--PENALTY.--A person who
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0023|     uses threats, intimidation or persuasion to induce another
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0024|     person less than eighteen years of age to participate in a
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0025|     pattern of criminal gang activity is guilty of a third degree
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0001|     felony."
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0002|          Section 5.  A new section of the Criminal Code is enacted
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0003|     to read:
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0004|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  PARTICIPATION IN A CRIMINAL STREET
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0005|     GANG--ALTERATION OF BASIC SENTENCE--SUSPENSION AND DEFERRAL
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0006|     LIMITED.--
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0007|               A.  When a separate finding of fact by the court or
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0008|     jury shows that a noncapital felony was committed by an
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0009|     individual in association with a criminal street gang with the
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0010|     specific intent to assist the criminal street gang with a
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0011|     pattern of criminal gang activity, the basic sentence of
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0012|     imprisonment prescribed for the offense in Section 31-18-15
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0013|     NMSA 1978 shall be increased by two years.  The sentence
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0014|     imposed pursuant to this subsection shall be the first two
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0015|     years served and shall not be suspended, deferred or
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0016|     conditionally discharged; provided, that when the offender is a
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0017|     serious youthful offender or a youthful offender, the sentence
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0018|     imposed pursuant to this subsection may be increased by two
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0019|     years.
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0020|               B.  For a second or subsequent noncapital felony
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0021|     committed by an individual in association with a criminal
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0022|     street gang with the specific intent to assist the criminal
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0023|     street gang with a pattern of criminal gang activity, the basic
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0024|     sentence of imprisonment prescribed for the offense in Section
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0025|     31-18-15 NMSA 1978 shall be increased by four years.  The
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0001|     sentence imposed pursuant to this subsection shall be the first
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0002|     four years served and shall not be suspended, deferred or
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0003|     conditionally discharged; provided, that when the offender is a
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0004|     serious youthful offender or a youthful offender, the sentence
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0005|     imposed pursuant to this subsection may be increased by four
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0006|     years. 
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0007|               C.  If the case is tried before a jury and if a
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0008|     prima facie case is established showing that the offense was
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0009|     committed by an individual in association with a criminal
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0010|     street gang with the specific intent to assist the criminal
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0011|     street gang with a pattern of criminal gang activity, the court
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0012|     shall submit the issue to the jury by special interrogatory.   
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0013|               D.  If the case is tried by the court and if a prima
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0014|     facie case is established showing that the offense was
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0015|     committed by an individual in association with a criminal
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0016|     street gang with the specific intent to assist the criminal
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0017|     street gang with a pattern of criminal gang activity, the court
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0018|     shall decide the issue and shall make a separate finding of
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0019|     fact thereon." 
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0020|          Section 6.  EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0021|     provisions of this act is July 1, 1997.
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0022|                                                         State of New Mexico
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0023|                      House of Representatives
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0024|   
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0025|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0001|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0004|                                               February 15, 1997
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0007|   Mr. Speaker:
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0008|   
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0009|        Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0010|   
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0011|                        HOUSE BILL 546
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0012|   
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0013|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0014|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0015|   
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0016|        1.   On page 3, line 2, strike "commission" and insert in
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0017|   lieu thereof "conviction".
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0018|   
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0019|        2.   On page 3, line 3, strike "offense" and insert in lieu
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0020|   thereof "convictions".
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0021|   
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0022|        3.   On page 3, line 4, strike "offense" and insert in lieu
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0023|   thereof "conviction".
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0024|   
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0025|        4.   On page 3, line 5, strike "offenses and insert in lieu
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0001|   thereof "convictions" and strike "committed by" and insert in
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0002|   lieu thereof "obtained against".,
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0003|   
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0004|   and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE
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0005|   COMMITTEE.
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0007|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0013| <u>                                </u>                             Thomas P. Foy, Chairman
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0016|   Adopted <u>                    </u>     Not Adopted <u>                    
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0018|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0020|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0022|   The roll call vote was<u> 7 </u> For<u> 1 </u> Against
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0023|   Yes:      7
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0024|             No:       M.P.Garcia
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0025|             Excused:  Carpenter, Luna, Mallory, Rios, Sanchez
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0001|             Absent:   None
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0006|                      House of Representatives
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0008|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0009|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0012|                                                   March 3, 1997
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0015|   Mr. Speaker:
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0017|        Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0018|   whom has been referred
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0019|   
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0020|                  HOUSE BILL 546, as amended
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0021|                               
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0022|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0023|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0024|   
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0025|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0006| <u>                                </u>                             Max Coll, Chairman
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0011|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0013|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0015|   The roll call vote was <u> 12 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0016|   Yes:      12
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0017|             Excused:  Abeyta, Bird, Coll, Knowles, Marquardt
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0018|             Absent:   None
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