HOUSE EXECUTIVE MESSAGE NO. 66
The Honorable Ben Lujan and
Members of the House of Representatives
Executive-Legislative Building
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503
Honorable Speaker and Members of the House:
I have this day VETOED and am returning HOUSE BILL
318, as amended,
enacted by the Forty-Fifth Legislature, First
Session, 2001.
This
bill prohibits the use of cigarette vending machines and other tobacco
self-service methods in businesses accessible to minors. Although I fully support efforts to reduce
tobacco use among New Mexico’s children, this bill does not provide an
effective strategy to accomplish this worthy goal. It would instead place a tremendous burden on
this state’s small business community, especially those tobacco vendors who are
ill equipped to restrict access to their establishments.
Sincerely,
Gary E. Johnson
Governor
RECEIVED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE
GOVERNOR:
Time: _____________________ By:_____________________________
Secretary of State
Date ______________________
Time:______________________
Date_______________________ By:_____________________________
Chief
Clerk of the House
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