State of New Mexico
                      House of Representatives
  
                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
  
  
                                                   March 15, 1997
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
       Your LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to whom
  has been referred
  
                 SENATE BILL 887, as amended
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
       1.  On page 2, line 8, after "not" insert "a contractor is the
  primary contractor or a subcontractor, and whether or not".
  
       2.  On page 2, lines 18 through 20, restore the stricken
  language.
  
       3.  On page 3, line 25, strike the second occurrence of "the".
  
       4.  On page 4, line 1, strike "compensation" and insert in
  lieu thereof "weekly compensation, benefits, medical expenses and
  recoverable costs, including discovery,".
  
       5.  On page 4, line 6, strike the first occurrence of
  "compensation" and insert in lieu thereof "weekly compensation,
  benefits, medical expenses and recoverable costs, including
  discovery,".
  
       6.  On page 4, line 7, before "expenses" insert "fees and".
  
       7.  On page 4, line 7, after "expenses" insert "provided for
  in  Section 52-1-54 NMSA 1978".
  
       8.  On page 12, lines 5 through 7, restore the stricken
  language.
  
       9.  On page 13, line 17, after "not" insert "a contractor is
  the primary contractor or a subcontractor, and whether or not".
  
       10.  On page 13, lines 21 through 23, after "Sections" strike
  the remainder of that section and insert in lieu thereof "52-1-4.1,
  52-1-23 and 52-3-9.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1979, Chapter 368,
  Section 2, Laws 1965, Chapter 295, Section 16 and Laws 1980, Chapter
  88, Section 4, as amended) are repealed.".,
  
  and thence referred to the BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
  COMMITTEE.
  
                                Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                                 
                                                              Rick Miera, Chairman
  
  
  Adopted                       Not Adopted                       
            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
  
                         Date             
  
  The roll call vote was 5  For 0  Against
  Yes:      5
            Excused:  Foy, Silva, S. Williams
            Absent:   None
  
  
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