0001|                           HOUSE BILL 1089
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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|                             GAIL C. BEAM
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO WILDLIFE CONSERVATION; AMENDING A SECTION OF THE
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0012|     NMSA 1978; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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0014|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0015|          Section 1.  Section 17-2-41 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1974,
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0016|     Chapter 83, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read:
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0017|          "17-2-41.  ENDANGERED SPECIES.--
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0018|               A.  On the basis of investigations concerning
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0019|     wildlife, other available scientific and commercial data and
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0020|     after consultation with wildlife agencies in other states,
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0021|     appropriate federal agencies, local and tribal governments and
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0022|     other interested persons and organizations, the commission
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0023|     shall by regulation develop a list of those species of wildlife
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0024|     indigenous to the state that are determined to be threatened or
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0025|     endangered within the state, giving their common and scientific
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0001|     names by species and subspecies.
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0002|               B.  The director shall conduct a review of the state
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0003|     list of threatened or endangered species and shall present
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0004|     biennially to the commission his recommendations for
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0005|     appropriate action.  The commission shall act on the director's
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0006|     biennial recommendations at its next regularly scheduled
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0007|     meeting.  The commission shall adopt, no later than January 1,
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0008|     1996, regulations providing procedures for commission actions
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0009|     on the director's recommendations to continue to list or to
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0010|     upgrade or downgrade a species.
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0011|               C.  Except as otherwise provided in the Wildlife
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0012|     Conservation Act, it is unlawful for any person to take,
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0013|     possess, transport, export, process, sell or offer for sale or
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0014|     ship any species of wildlife appearing on any of the following
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0015|     lists:
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0016|                    (1)  the list of wildlife indigenous to the
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0017|     state determined to be threatened or endangered within the
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0018|     state as set forth by regulations of the commission; provided
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0019|     that limited take, possession or transport of threatened
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0020|     species may be authorized by regulation of the commission if
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0021|     the take, possession or transport is addressed in a recovery or
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0022|     conservation plan approved by the commission; and
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0023|                    (2)  the United States lists of endangered
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0024|     native and foreign fish and wildlife as set forth in Section 4
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0025|     of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 as endangered or
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0001|     threatened species, but only to the extent that those lists are
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0002|     adopted for this purpose by regulations of the commission;
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0003|     provided that limited take, possession or transport of
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0004|     threatened species may be authorized by regulation of the
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0005|     commission if the take, possession or transport is addressed in
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0006|     a recovery or conservation plan approved by the commission;
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0007|     and provided further that any species of wildlife appearing
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0008|     on any of the lists set forth in this subsection, transported
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0009|     into the state from another state or from a point outside the
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0010|     territorial limits of the United States and [which] that is
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0011|     destined for a point beyond the state, may be transported
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0012|     across the state without restriction in accordance with the
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0013|     terms of any federal permit or permit issued under the laws or
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0014|     regulations of another state or otherwise in accordance with
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0015|     the laws of another state.
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0016|               D.  The provisions of Subsection C of this section
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0017|     shall not apply to a taking of wildlife by a Native American
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0018|     for religious purposes, unless it materially and negatively
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0019|     affects an endangered species or threatened species."
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0020|          Section 2.  EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public
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0021|     peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.
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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 24, 1997
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0007|   Mr. Speaker:
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0008|   
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0009|        Your ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to
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0010|   whom has been referred
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0011|   
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0012|                       HOUSE BILL 1089
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0013|   
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0014|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0015|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0016|   
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0017|        1.  On page 2, line 21, delete the second occurrence of the
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0018|   word "or" and on line 22, delete the word "conservation".
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0019|   
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0020|        2.  On page 3, line 6, delete the words "or conservation".,
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0021|   
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0022|   and thence referred to the CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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0023|   COMMITTEE.
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0024|   
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0025|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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0006|                                                              James Roger Madalena, Chairman
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0013|                        Date             
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0015|   The roll call vote was 10  For 1  Against
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0016|   Yes:      10
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0017|             No:       Macko
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0018|             Excused:  Ryan
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0019|             Absent:   None
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0023|   G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H1089                       State of New Mexico
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0024|                      House of Representatives
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0001|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0008|   Mr. Speaker:
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0010|        Your ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to
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0011|   whom has been referred
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0012|   
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0013|                       HOUSE BILL 1089
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0014|   
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0015|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0016|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0017|   
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0018|        1.  On page 2, line 21, delete the second occurrence of the
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0019|   word "or" and on line 22, delete the word "conservation".
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0020|   
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0021|        2.  On page 3, line 6, delete the words "or conservation".,
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0022|   
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0023|   and thence referred to the CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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0024|   COMMITTEE.
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0001|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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0007|                                                              James Roger Madalena, Chairman
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0008|   
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0010|   Adopted                          Not Adopted                     
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0012|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0014|                        Date             
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0015|   
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0016|   The roll call vote was 10  For 1  Against
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0017|   Yes:      10
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0018|             No:       Macko
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0019|             Excused:  Ryan
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0020|             Absent:   None
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0024|   G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H1089                       State of New Mexico
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0025|                      House of Representatives
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0002|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0003|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0009|   Mr. Speaker:
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0011|        Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to
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0012|   whom has been referred
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0013|   
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0014|                 HOUSE BILL 1089, as amended
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0015|                               
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0016|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0017|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0018|   
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0019|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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0024|   
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0025|                                                              Gary King, Chairman
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0007|                        Date             
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0009|   The roll call vote was 7  For 0  Against
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0010|   Yes:      7
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0011|             Excused:  King, Rios, Vigil
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0012|             Absent:   None
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0017|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0018|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0021|                                                  March 13, 1997
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0023|   Mr. President:
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0024|   
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0025|       Your CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0001|   
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0002|                    HOUSE BILL 1089, as amended
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0003|   
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0004|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0005|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0006|   JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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0008|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0013|   __________________________________
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0014|                                Michael S. Sanchez, Chairman 
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0018|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0019|   Adopted_______________________
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0020|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0023|                     Date ________________________
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0001|   The roll call vote was  8  For  1  Against
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0002|           Yes:    8
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0003|           No:     Davis
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0004|                Excused:     Lyons
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0005|           Absent: None
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0013|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0014|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0017|                                                  March 20, 1997
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0018|   
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0019|   Mr. President:
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0020|   
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0021|       Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0022|   
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0023|                    HOUSE BILL 1089, as amended
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0024|   
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0025|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0001|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0003|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0008|   __________________________________
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0009|                                Fernando R. Macias, Chairman 
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0013|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0014|   Adopted_______________________
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0015|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0019|                     Date ________________________
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0022|   The roll call vote was  6  For  1  Against
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0023|           Yes:    6
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0024|           No:     Sanchez
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0025|                Excused:     Tsosie
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0001|           Absent: None
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