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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
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ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/26/2006
2/14/06 HB HJR 1/aSRC
SHORT TITLE Appointment of Lieutenant Governor, CA
SB
ANALYST McOlash/Dearing
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY06
FY07
NFI
(
Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Secretary of State (SOS)
Attorney general’s Office (AGO)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Senate Rules Committee Amendment
Senate Rules Committee amends House Joint Resolution 1 such that;
1)
On page 1, lines 15 & 16, strike “BOTH HOUSES OF THE LEGISLATURE” and
insert in lieu thereof “THE SENATE”.
2)
On page 2, line 7, after “by” strike the remainder of the line, strike line 8 up to the pe-
riod and insert in lieu thereof “the senate”.,
The amendment has the effect of stipulating that if passed, House Joint Resolution 1 would ask
the voters to amend the New Mexico Constitution, Article V, Section 5 to allow the Governor to
appoint the Lieutenant Governor, when a vacancy occurs, subject to confirmation by only the
Senate..
Synopsis of Bill
House Joint Resolution 1 would ask the voters to amend the New Mexico Constitution, Arti-