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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Fox-Young
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/10/08
HR 3
SHORT TITLE Prohibit Memorials and Resolutions
SB
ANALYST Cox
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY08
FY09
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Resolution 3 proposes adopting a House rule to prohibit the introduction of Memorials
and Resolutions except for certain purposes stated below.
The House of Representatives may adopt new rules, such as House Resolution 3, by a majority
vote of the members of the House upon the recommendation of the Rules and Order of Business
Committee and at all times by a two-thirds' vote of all members of the House.
The Amendments to the House Rules proposed by this Resolution are to take effect immediately
prior to adjournment of this second session of the forty-eighth legislature.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
This House Resolution state that a new House Rule 11-13-1 is adopted to read:
"11-13-1 A Memorial shall not be introduced at any Session of the Legislature except for a
Memorial that is used for an official expression of condolence, acknowledgment
or achievement for persons who hold or previously held an office created by the
Constitution of New Mexico or the United States Constitution and who made
extraordinary contributions to the State of New Mexico."; and