0001| HOUSE BILL 574 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| G. X. MCSHERRY | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO WINEGROWERS; CONSOLIDATING LICENSES; AMENDING, | 0012| REPEALING AND ENACTING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE LIQUOR CONTROL | 0013| ACT. | 0014| | 0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0016| Section 1. Section 60-3A-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, | 0017| Chapter 39, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read: | 0018| "60-3A-3. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Liquor Control | 0019| Act: | 0020| A. "alcoholic beverages" means distilled or | 0021| rectified spirits, potable alcohol, brandy, whiskey, rum, gin | 0022| and aromatic bitters bearing the federal internal revenue strip | 0023| stamps or any similar alcoholic beverage, including blended or | 0024| fermented beverages, dilutions or mixtures of one or more of | 0025| the foregoing containing more than one-half of one percent | 0001| alcohol, but excluding medicinal bitters; | 0002| B. "beer" means any alcoholic beverage obtained by | 0003| the fermentation of any infusion or decoction of barley, malt | 0004| and hops or other cereals in water, and includes porter, beer, | 0005| ale and stout; | 0006| C. "brewer" means any person who owns or operates a | 0007| business for the manufacture of beer; | 0008| D. "club" means: | 0009| (1) any nonprofit group, including an | 0010| auxiliary or subsidiary group, organized and operated under the | 0011| laws of this state with a membership of not less than fifty | 0012| members who pay membership dues at the rate of not less than | 0013| five dollars ($5.00) per year and who, under the constitution | 0014| and bylaws of the club, have all voting rights and full | 0015| membership privileges and which group is the owner, lessee or | 0016| occupant of premises used exclusively for club purposes and | 0017| which group the director finds: | 0018| (a) is operated solely for recreation, | 0019| social, patriotic, political, benevolent or athletic purposes; | 0020| and | 0021| (b) the proposed licensee has been | 0022| granted an exemption by the United States from the payment of | 0023| the federal income tax as a club under the provisions of | 0024| Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended | 0025| or, if the applicant has not operated as a club for a | 0001| sufficient time to be eligible for the income tax exemption, it | 0002| must execute and file with the director a sworn letter of in- | 0003| | 0004| tent declaring that it will, in good faith, apply for such | 0005| exemption as soon as it is eligible; or | 0006| (2) an airline passenger membership club | 0007| operated by an air common carrier which maintains or operates a | 0008| clubroom at an international airport terminal. For the | 0009| purposes of this paragraph, "air common carrier" means a person | 0010| engaged in regularly scheduled air transportation between fixed | 0011| termini under a certificate of public convenience and necessity | 0012| issued by the civil aeronautics board; | 0013| E. "commission" means the secretary of public | 0014| safety when the term is used in reference to the enforcement | 0015| and investigatory provisions of the Liquor Control Act and | 0016| means the superintendent of regulation and licensing when the | 0017| term is used in reference to the licensing provisions of the | 0018| Liquor Control Act; | 0019| F. "department" means the special investigations | 0020| division of the department of public safety [department] | 0021| when the term is used in reference to the enforcement and | 0022| investigatory provisions of the Liquor Control Act and means | 0023| the superintendent of regulation and licensing when the term is | 0024| used in reference to the licensing provisions of the Liquor | 0025| Control Act; | 0001| G. "director" means the director of the special | 0002| investigations division of the department of public safety | 0003| [department] when the term is used in reference to the | 0004| enforcement and investigatory provisions of the Liquor Control | 0005| Act and means the superintendent of regulation and licensing | 0006| when the term is used in reference to the licensing provisions | 0007| of the Liquor Control Act; | 0008| H. "dispenser" means any person licensed under the | 0009| provisions of the Liquor Control Act selling, offering for sale | 0010| or having in his possession with the intent to sell alcoholic | 0011| beverages both by the drink for consumption on the licensed | 0012| premises and in unbroken packages for consumption and not for | 0013| resale off the licensed premises; | 0014| I. "distiller" means any person engaged in | 0015| manufacturing spirituous liquors; | 0016| J. "governing body" means the board of county | 0017| commissioners of a county or the city council or city | 0018| commissioners of a municipality; | 0019| K. "hotel" means any establishment or complex | 0020| having a resident of New Mexico as a proprietor or manager and | 0021| where, in consideration of payment, meals and lodging are | 0022| regularly furnished to the general public. The establishment | 0023| or complex must maintain for the use of its guests a minimum of | 0024| twenty-five sleeping rooms; | 0025| L. "licensed premises" means the contiguous areas | 0001| or areas connected by indoor passageways of a structure and the | 0002| outside dining, recreation and lounge areas of the structure | 0003| which are under the direct control of the licensee and from | 0004| which the licensee is authorized to sell, serve or allow the | 0005| consumption of alcoholic beverages under the provisions of its | 0006| license; provided that in the case of a restaurant, hotel or | 0007| racetrack, "licensed premises" includes all public and private | 0008| rooms, facilities and areas in which alcoholic beverages are | 0009| sold or served in the customary operating procedures of the | 0010| restaurant, hotel or racetrack; | 0011| M. "local option district" means any county which | 0012| has voted to approve the sale, serving or public consumption of | 0013| alcoholic beverages, or any incorporated municipality which | 0014| falls within a county which has voted to approve the sale, | 0015| serving or public consumption of alcoholic beverages, or any | 0016| incorporated municipality of over five thousand population | 0017| which has independently voted to approve the sale, serving or | 0018| public consumption of alcoholic beverages under the terms of | 0019| the Liquor Control Act or any former act; | 0020| N. "manufacturer" means a distiller, rectifier, | 0021| brewer or winer; | 0022| O. "minor" means any person under twenty-one years | 0023| of age; | 0024| P. "package" means any immediate container of | 0025| alcoholic beverages which is filled or packed by a manufacturer | 0001| or wine bottler for sale by the manufacturer or wine bottler to | 0002| wholesalers; | 0003| Q. "person" means an individual, corporation, firm, | 0004| partnership, copartnership, association or other legal entity; | 0005| R. "rectifier" means any person who blends, mixes | 0006| or distills alcohol with other liquids or substances for the | 0007| purpose of making an alcoholic beverage for the purpose of sale | 0008| other than to the consumer by the drink, and includes all | 0009| bottlers of spirituous liquors; | 0010| S. "restaurant" means any establishment having a | 0011| New Mexico resident as a proprietor or manager which is held | 0012| out to the public as a place where meals are prepared and | 0013| served primarily for on-premises consumption to the general | 0014| public in consideration of payment and which has a dining room, | 0015| a kitchen and the employees necessary for preparing, cooking | 0016| and serving meals; provided that "restaurant" does not include | 0017| establishments as defined in regulations promulgated by the | 0018| director serving only hamburgers, sandwiches, salads and other | 0019| fast foods; | 0020| T. "retailer" means any person licensed under the | 0021| provisions of the Liquor Control Act selling, offering for sale | 0022| or having in his possession with the intent to sell any | 0023| alcoholic beverages in unbroken packages for consumption and | 0024| not for resale off the licensed premises; | 0025| U. "spirituous liquors" means alcoholic beverages | 0001| as defined in Subsection A of this section except fermented | 0002| beverages such as wine, beer and ale; | 0003| V. "wholesaler" means any person whose place of | 0004| business is located in New Mexico and who sells, offers for | 0005| sale or possesses for the purpose of sale any alcoholic | 0006| beverages for resale by the purchaser; | 0007| W. "wine" includes the words "fruit juices" and | 0008| means alcoholic beverages obtained by the fermentation of the | 0009| natural sugar contained in fruit or other agricultural | 0010| products, with or without the addition of sugar or other | 0011| products, which do not contain less than one-half of one | 0012| percent nor more than twenty-one percent alcohol by volume; | 0013| X. "wine bottler" means any New Mexico wholesaler | 0014| who is licensed to sell wine at wholesale for resale only and | 0015| who buys wine in bulk and bottles it for wholesale resale; | 0016| [and] | 0017| Y. ["winer"] "winegrower" means any person who | 0018| owns or operates a business for the manufacture of wine and | 0019| has been issued a winegrower's license; and | 0020| Z. "winer" means a winegrower." | 0021| Section 2. Section 60-6A-11 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, | 0022| Chapter 39, Section 28, as amended) is amended to read: | 0023| "60-6A-11. WINEGROWER'S LICENSE.-- | 0024| A. Exempt from the procurement of any other license | 0025| [under] issued pursuant to the terms of the Liquor Control | 0001| Act, but not from the procurement of a winegrower's license, is | 0002| any person in this state who produces wine. Except during | 0003| periods of shortage or reduced availability, at least fifty | 0004| percent of a winegrower's overall annual production of wine | 0005| shall be produced from wine grapes or other agricultural | 0006| products grown in this state pursuant to regulations adopted by | 0007| the director. | 0008| B. [Any] A person issued a winegrower's license | 0009| pursuant to [Subsection A of] this section may do any of the | 0010| following: | 0011| (1) manufacture or produce wine, including | 0012| blending, mixing, flavoring, coloring, bottling and labeling, | 0013| whether the wine is manufactured or produced by or for the | 0014| winegrower; | 0015| (2) store, transport, import or export wines; | 0016| (3) sell wines to a holder of a New Mexico | 0017| winegrower's, [winer's] wine wholesaler's, wholesaler's or | 0018| wine exporter's license or to a winegrower's agent; | 0019| (4) deal in warehouse receipts for wine; | 0020| [(4)] (5) sell wines in other states or | 0021| foreign jurisdictions to the holders of any license issued | 0022| under the authority of that state or foreign jurisdiction | 0023| authorizing [such a] the purchase of wine; | 0024| [(5)] (6) buy wine or distilled wine | 0025| products from other persons, including licensees and permittees | 0001| under the Liquor Control Act, for use in blending, mixing or | 0002| bottling of wines; | 0003| [(6)] (7) conduct wine tastings and sell, | 0004| by the glass or the bottle or sell in unbroken packages | 0005| for consumption off premises but not for resale, wine of his | 0006| own production on the winegrower's premises; [and | 0007| (7)] (8) at no more than [two] three | 0008| off-premises locations, conduct wine tastings and sell in | 0009| unbroken packages for consumption off premises, but not for | 0010| resale, wine of his own production after the director has | 0011| determined that the off-premises locations meet the | 0012| requirements of the Liquor Control Act and the department | 0013| regulations for new liquor license locations; | 0014| (9) be deemed a manufacturer for purposes of | 0015| the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act; | 0016| (10) at public celebrations on or off the | 0017| winegrower's premises, after the winegrower has paid the | 0018| applicable fees and been issued the appropriate permit, to | 0019| conduct wine tastings, sell by the glass or the bottle or sell | 0020| in unbroken packages for consumption off premises but not for | 0021| resale, wine produced by or for the winegrower; and | 0022| (11) apply to the department for a permit to | 0023| join with other licensed winegrowers to sell wine produced by | 0024| or for winegrowers at a common facility at which there may be | 0025| products of two or more licensed winegrowers offered for | 0001| tasting and sales by the glass or bottle or for sale in | 0002| unbroken packages for consumption off premises but not for | 0003| resale. | 0004| C. Except as limited by Subsection D of Section | 0005| 60-7A-1 NMSA 1978, sales of wine as provided for in | 0006| [Paragraphs (6) and (7) of Subsection B of] this section | 0007| shall be permitted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and midnight | 0008| Monday through Saturday, and the holder of a winegrower's | 0009| license may conduct wine tastings and sell, by the glass or | 0010| bottle or in unbroken packages for consumption off premises | 0011| but not for resale, wine of his own production on the | 0012| winegrower's premises between the hours of 12:00 noon and | 0013| midnight on Sunday. | 0014| D. At public celebrations off the winegrower's | 0015| premises in any local option district permitting the sale of | 0016| alcoholic beverages, the holder of a winegrower's license | 0017| [upon the payment of] shall pay ten dollars ($10.00) to the | 0018| department for a "winegrower's public celebration permit", to | 0019| be issued under rules adopted by the director [may conduct | 0020| tastings, sell in unbroken packages for consumption at other | 0021| than the public celebration, but not for resale, and sell, for | 0022| consumption at a public celebration, wine of his own | 0023| production]. Upon request, the department may issue to a | 0024| holder of a winegrower's license a public celebration permit | 0025| for a location at the public celebration that is to be shared | 0001| with other permittees. As used in this subsection, "public | 0002| celebration" includes any state or county fair, community | 0003| fiesta, cultural or artistic event or sporting competition of a | 0004| seasonal nature or activities held on an intermittent basis. | 0005| E. Every application for the issuance or annual | 0006| renewal of a winegrower's license shall be on a form prescribed | 0007| by the director and accompanied by a license fee to be computed | 0008| as follows on the basis of total annual wine produced or | 0009| blended: | 0010| (1) less than five thousand gallons per year, | 0011| twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per year; | 0012| (2) between five thousand and one hundred | 0013| thousand gallons per year, one hundred dollars ($100) per year; | 0014| and | 0015| (3) over one hundred thousand gallons per | 0016| year, two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per year." | 0017| Section 3. Section 60-6A-22 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1983, | 0018| Chapter 280, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read: | 0019| "60-6A-22. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Domestic Winery | 0020| and Small Brewery Act: | 0021| A. "brandy" means an alcoholic liquor distilled | 0022| from wine or from fermented fruit juice; | 0023| B. "beer" means any fermented beverage containing | 0024| more than one-half percent alcohol obtained by the fermentation | 0025| of any infusion or decoction of barley, malt and hops or other | 0001| cereal in water, and includes porter, beer, ale and stout; | 0002| C. "small brewer" means any person who owns or | 0003| operates a business for the manufacture of beer but does not | 0004| manufacture more than two hundred thousand barrels of beer per | 0005| year; | 0006| D. "public celebration" means any state fair, | 0007| county fair, community fiesta, cultural or artistic | 0008| performance; | 0009| E. "wine" means the product obtained from normal | 0010| alcoholic fermentation of the juice of sound ripe grapes or | 0011| other agricultural products containing natural or added sugar, | 0012| or any such alcoholic beverage to which is added grape brandy, | 0013| fruit brandy or spirits of wine which is distilled from the | 0014| particular agricultural products of which the wine is made, and | 0015| other rectified wine products by whatever name which do not | 0016| contain more than fifteen percent added flavoring, coloring and | 0017| blending material and which contain not more than twenty-four | 0018| percent of alcohol by volume, and includes vermouth; | 0019| F. "wine blender" means a person authorized to | 0020| operate a bonded wine cellar pursuant to a permit issued for | 0021| that purpose under the internal revenue laws of the United | 0022| States but who does not have facilities or equipment for the | 0023| conversion of grapes, berries or other fruit into wine and does | 0024| not engage in the production of wine in commercial quantities; | 0025| provided that any person who produces or blends not to exceed | 0001| three hundred gallons of wine per year shall not, because of | 0002| such production or blending, be considered a wine blender; and | 0003| G. "winer" means [any person who has facilities | 0004| and equipment for the conversion in New Mexico of grapes, | 0005| berries or other fruit into wine and is engaged in the | 0006| commercial production of wine; provided that any person who | 0007| produces not to exceed two hundred gallons of wine per year for | 0008| his own consumption shall not, because of such production, be | 0009| considered a winer] a person licensed as a winegrower." | 0010| Section 4. Section 60-6A-24 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1983, | 0011| Chapter 280, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read: | 0012| "60-6A-24. WINE BLENDER'S LICENSE.-- | 0013| A. In any local option district, a person qualified | 0014| under the provisions of the Liquor Control Act, except as | 0015| otherwise provided in the Domestic Winery and Small Brewery | 0016| Act, may apply for and be issued a wine blender's license. | 0017| B. A wine blender's license authorizes the person | 0018| to whom it is issued to [exercise all the privileges of a | 0019| winer's license except]: | 0020| (1) package, rectify, blend, mix, flavor, | 0021| color, label and export wine, whether manufactured or produced | 0022| by him or any other person; | 0023| (2) sell only such wine as is packaged by or | 0024| for him to a person holding a New Mexico wine wholesaler's, | 0025| wholesaler's, winegrower's or wine exporter's license or to a | 0001| winegrower's agent; | 0002| (3) deal in warehouse receipts for wine; and | 0003| (4) be deemed a manufacturer for purposes of | 0004| the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act. | 0005| C. A wine blender's license does not authorize the | 0006| person to whom it is issued: | 0007| (1) to crush, ferment and produce wine from | 0008| grapes, berries and other fruits; | 0009| (2) to obtain or be issued a winer's license, | 0010| a retailer's license or a dispenser's license; | 0011| (3) to buy, sell, receive or deliver wine from | 0012| persons other than authorized licensees; or | 0013| (4) to conduct wine tasting or sell for | 0014| consumption off premises, at retail, or to sponsor wine | 0015| tastings, either on or off the wine blender's premises." | 0016| Section 5. Section 60-6A-27 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1983, | 0017| Chapter 280, Section 8, as amended) is amended to read: | 0018| "60-6A-27. LICENSE FEES.--Every application for the | 0019| issuance or annual renewal of the following licenses and | 0020| permits shall be accompanied by a license fee or permit fee in | 0021| the following specified amounts: | 0022| A. brandy manufacturer's license, seven hundred | 0023| fifty dollars ($750); | 0024| B. small brewer's license, seven hundred fifty | 0025| dollars ($750); | 0001| [C. winer's license, seven hundred fifty dollars | 0002| ($750); | 0003| D.] C. wine blender's license, seven hundred | 0004| fifty dollars ($750); and | 0005| [E.] D. wine exporter's license, five hundred | 0006| dollars ($500) | 0007| [F. winer's off-premise permit, two hundred | 0008| dollars ($200) for each off-premises location; and | 0009| G. winer's public celebrations permit, ten dollars | 0010| ($10) for each public celebration]." | 0011| Section 6. Section 60-6A-29 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1988, | 0012| Chapter 60, Section 1) is amended to read: | 0013| "60-6A-29. WINE WHOLESALER'S LICENSE.-- | 0014| A. In any local option district, a winegrower [or | 0015| winer] licensed under the Liquor Control Act may apply for and | 0016| be issued a license as a wine wholesaler of wines produced by | 0017| or for New Mexico winegrowers [or winers]. | 0018| B. No wine wholesaler shall sell, offer for sale or | 0019| ship wine not received at and shipped from the premises | 0020| specified in the wine wholesaler's license. | 0021| C. No wine wholesaler shall sell or offer for sale | 0022| wine to any person other than the holder of a New Mexico wine | 0023| wholesaler's, wholesaler's, retailer's, dispenser's, canopy, | 0024| restaurant or club license or a governmental licensee or its | 0025| lessee. | 0001| D. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent | 0002| the sale, transportation or shipment of wine by a wine | 0003| wholesaler to any person outside the state when shipped under | 0004| permit from the department." | 0005| Section 7. A new section of the Liquor Control Act is | 0006| enacted to read: | 0007| "[NEW MATERIAL] INTERSTATE WINE TASTINGS--COMPETITIONS- | 0008| -PERMITS.-- | 0009| A. Exempt from the procurement of any other license | 0010| or permit issued pursuant to the terms of the Liquor Control | 0011| Act, but not exempt from the procurement of a competition | 0012| permit, is a winemaker or winery licensed outside of New Mexico | 0013| that desires to participate in a regional wine tasting or | 0014| competition within New Mexico. One permit shall be issued by | 0015| the director to an out-of-state winemaker or winery for the | 0016| duration of the wine tasting or competition. | 0017| B. A person issued a competition permit pursuant to | 0018| this section may do any of the following: | 0019| (1) bring no more than twenty-five cases of | 0020| wine into New Mexico after indicating on his permit application | 0021| the number of cases to be brought into the state; | 0022| (2) participate in the regional competition | 0023| and any wine tastings associated with the competition for which | 0024| the competition permit is issued; | 0025| (3) participate in the regional wine tasting | 0001| for which the competition permit is issued; and | 0002| (4) at a wine tasting for which he is issued | 0003| the permit, conduct wine tasting and sell by the glass or | 0004| bottle or in unbroken packages for consumption off the wine | 0005| tasting premises but not for resale, wine brought into the | 0006| state by him for the wine tasting or competition. | 0007| C. Every application for the issuance of a | 0008| competition permit shall be on a form prescribed by the | 0009| director and accompanied by a permit fee of twenty-five dollars | 0010| ($25.00). | 0011| D. As used in this section: | 0012| (1) "competition" means an event at which a | 0013| jury of wine tasters compares the quality of the wines entered | 0014| for judging and at which prizes are offered for the wines | 0015| judged to be of the best quality; | 0016| (2) "regional competition" means a competition | 0017| at which the wines to be judged are from more than one state or | 0018| country; | 0019| (3) "regional wine tasting" means a wine | 0020| tasting at which the wines offered for tasting are from more | 0021| than one state or country; | 0022| (4) "winemaker" means a person who | 0023| manufactures or produces wine; | 0024| (5) "winery" means an establishment at which | 0025| wine is manufactured or produced and that is licensed for that | 0001| purpose by the state or country in which it is located; and | 0002| (6) "wine tasting" means an event at which | 0003| wines are offered for tasting but not necessarily for sale and | 0004| not for comparison for the purpose of awarding prizes to the | 0005| wines of the best quality." | 0006| Section 8. REPEAL.--Section 60-6A-23 NMSA 1978 (being | 0007| Laws 1983, Chapter 280, Section 4, as amended) is repealed. | 0008| Section 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0009| provisions of this act is June 1, 1997. | 0010|  | 0011| State of New Mexico | 0012| House of Representatives | 0013| | 0014| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0015| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| February 25, 1997 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| Mr. Speaker: | 0022| | 0023| Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom | 0024| has been referred | 0025| | 0001| HOUSE BILL 574 | 0002| | 0003| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0004| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0005| | 0006| 1. On page 10, line 3 after "license", insert "or public | 0007| celebration permit"., | 0008| | 0009| and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE | 0010| COMMITTEE. | 0011| | 0012| Respectfully submitted, | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Fred Luna, Chairman | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| Adopted Not Adopted | 0022| | 0023| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0024| | 0025| Date | 0001| | 0002| The roll call vote was 11 For 0 Against | 0003| Yes: 11 | 0004| Excused: Hobbs | 0005| Absent: Getty | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| .115943.1 | 0009| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0574 State of New Mexico | 0010| House of Representatives | 0011| | 0012| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0013| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| March 4, 1997 | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Mr. Speaker: | 0020| | 0021| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0022| whom has been referred | 0023| | 0024| HOUSE BILL 574, as amended | 0025| | 0001| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0002| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0003| | 0004| Respectfully submitted, | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Max Coll, Chairman | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Adopted Not Adopted | 0014| | 0015| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0016| | 0017| Date | 0018| | 0019| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against | 0020| Yes: 9 | 0021| Excused: Coll, Heaton, Knowles, Marquardt, Picraux, Taylor, JP, | 0022| Varela, Watchman | 0023| Absent: None | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0574 | 0002| | 0003| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0004| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| March 17, 1997 | 0008| | 0009| Mr. President: | 0010| | 0011| Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0012| referred | 0013| | 0014| HOUSE BILL 574, as amended | 0015| | 0016| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0017| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0018| | 0019| Respectfully submitted, | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| __________________________________ | 0025| Shannon Robinson, Chairman | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0005| Adopted_______________________ | 0006| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Date ________________________ | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against | 0013| Yes: 5 | 0014| No: 0 | 0015| Excused: Rodarte, Smith, Ingle, Vernon | 0016| Absent: None | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| H0574PA1 | 0020| |