0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 53 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| GARY K. KING | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE TO STUDY AND REPORT | 0012| ON A CENTRALIZED MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | 0013| INSURANCE SYSTEM. | 0014| | 0015| WHEREAS, New Mexico owners and drivers of motor vehicles | 0016| are currently required to maintain valid evidence of financial | 0017| responsibility, which is most commonly done through liability | 0018| insurance coverage; and | 0019| WHEREAS, many New Mexico owners and drivers fail to | 0020| maintain the minimum required insurance coverage or other | 0021| evidence of financial responsibility, with resultant hardship | 0022| to persons injured through their fault; and | 0023| WHEREAS, more than one hundred insurers are authorized to | 0024| issue motor vehicle liability insurance in New Mexico, making | 0025| it impossible to assure that all persons are maintaining valid | 0001| insurance; and | 0002| WHEREAS, it is unknown how many New Mexico owners and | 0003| drivers are uninsured, but estimates range as high as sixty | 0004| percent; and | 0005| WHEREAS, some New Mexico owners and drivers cannot afford | 0006| the full cost of even the minimum required insurance coverage; | 0007| and | 0008| WHEREAS, a centralized insurance system providing minimum | 0009| limits of liability coverage paid for annually as part of motor | 0010| vehicle registration could realize substantial cost savings and | 0011| assure that all New Mexico drivers are covered; | 0012| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0013| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the superintendent of insurance be | 0014| requested to study and make recommendations by November 1, 1997 | 0015| to the second session of the forty-third legislature concerning | 0016| the establishment of a centralized motor vehicle insurance | 0017| company to write liability insurance in minimum financial | 0018| responsibility liability limits on all registered motor | 0019| vehicles in the state, paid for as part of registration fees; | 0020| and as part of such study to consider various forms of central | 0021| insurer organization and financing, various financial | 0022| responsibility limits, a low-income pool to subsidize cost to | 0023| low-income owners and drivers, the interface with and impact | 0024| upon the motor vehicle insurance industry in the state, various | 0025| cost-saving methods, estimated cost savings, the appropriate | 0001| system for collection and administration of the additional | 0002| registration fee, exemption or non-exemption of commercial | 0003| vehicles and all other relevant matters; and | 0004| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be | 0005| transmitted to the superintendent of insurance. | 0006|  State of New Mexico | 0007| House of Representatives | 0008| | 0009| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0010| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| March 4, 1997 | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Mr. Speaker: | 0017| | 0018| Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom | 0019| has been referred | 0020| | 0021| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 53 | 0022| | 0023| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0024| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0025| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0001| | 0002| Respectfully submitted, | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Fred Luna, Chairman | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Adopted Not Adopted | 0012| | 0013| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0014| | 0015| Date | 0016| | 0017| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0018| Yes: 7 | 0019| Excused: Alwin, Gubbels, Hobbs, Kissner, Rodella | 0020| Absent: Getty | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ053 State of New Mexico | 0024| House of Representatives | 0025| | 0001| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0002| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| March 12, 1997 | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Mr. Speaker: | 0009| | 0010| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0011| | 0012| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 53 | 0013| | 0014| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0015| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0016| | 0017| Respectfully submitted, | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Adopted Not Adopted | 0002| | 0003| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0004| | 0005| Date | 0006| | 0007| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0008| Yes: 8 | 0009| Excused: Alwin, Garcia, Rios, Sanchez, Stewart | 0010| Absent: None | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ053 | 0014| | 0015| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0016| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| March 18, 1997 | 0020| | 0021| Mr. President: | 0022| | 0023| Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to | 0024| whom has been referred | 0025| | 0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 53 | 0002| | 0003| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0004| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0005| | 0006| Respectfully submitted, | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| __________________________________ | 0012| Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0017| Adopted_______________________ | 0018| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Date ________________________ | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| The roll call vote was 6 For 1 Against | 0001| Yes: 6 | 0002| No: Leavell | 0003| Excused: Fidel, Howes, Robinson | 0004| Absent: None | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| HJ053CT1 |