0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 46 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| JOSE R. ABEYTA | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0012| OPPOSING THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT PLAN TO TRANSFER NEW MEXICO | 0013| PRISONERS TO TEXAS. | 0014| | 0015| WHEREAS, certain counties have entered memoranda of | 0016| understanding and joint powers agreements with the corrections | 0017| department to incarcerate state prisoners; and | 0018| WHEREAS, the corrections department has now decided to | 0019| ignore those agreements and send the prisoners to Texas for | 0020| incarceration; and | 0021| WHEREAS, this decision will force layoffs of New Mexico | 0022| citizen taxpayers, deny employment opportunities to New Mexicans | 0023| and pay New Mexico taxpayers' money to Texas instead; and | 0024| WHEREAS, the economic benefit has not been demonstrated, | 0025| and the economic consequences to New Mexicans may be in the | 0001| millions of dollars; and | 0002| WHEREAS, Texas prison standards have caused liability | 0003| problems for other states that have sent prisoners to Texas, | 0004| such as Colorado; and | 0005| WHEREAS, this decision will impose a hardship on New | 0006| Mexican families who will have to travel long distances to visit | 0007| incarcerated relatives, further stressing families already | 0008| stressed by their situations; | 0009| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0010| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the legislature oppose the corrections | 0011| department plan to transfer prisoners to Texas; and | 0012| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0013| transmitted to the secretary of corrections and to the governor. | 0014|  State of New Mexico | 0015| House of Representatives | 0016| | 0017| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0018| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0019| | 0020| February 2, l996 | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Mr. Speaker: | 0024| | 0025| Your RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE, to | 0001| whom has been referred | 0002| | 0003| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 46 | 0004| | 0005| has had it under consideration and finds same to be | 0006| GERMANE in accordance with constitutional provisions. | 0007| | 0008| Respectfully submitted, | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Barbara A. Perea Casey, | 0014| Chairperson | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| Adopted Not Adopted | 0018| | 0019| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0020| | 0021| Date | 0022| | 0023| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0024| Yes: 8 | 0025| Excused: Nicely, Olguin. Pederson, Picraux, Rodella, | 0001| J. G. Taylor, Wallach | 0002| Absent: None | 0003| | 0004| HJ046RC1 State of New Mexico | 0005| House of Representatives | 0006| | 0007| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0008| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0009| | 0010| February 2, l996 | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Mr. Speaker: | 0014| | 0015| Your RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE, to | 0016| whom has been referred | 0017| | 0018| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 45 | 0019| | 0020| has had it under consideration and finds same to be | 0021| GERMANE in accordance with constitutional provisions. | 0022| | 0023| Respectfully submitted, | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Barbara A. Perea Casey, | 0004| Chairperson | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Adopted Not Adopted | 0008| | 0009| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0010| | 0011| Date | 0012| | 0013| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0014| Yes: 8 | 0015| Excused: Nicely, Olguin, Pederson, Picraux, Rodella, | 0016| J. G. Taylor, Wallach | 0017| Absent: None | 0018| | 0019| HJ045RC1 State of New Mexico | 0020| House of Representatives | 0021| | 0022| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0023| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| February 11, 1996 | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Mr. Speaker: | 0005| | 0006| Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to | 0007| whom has been referred | 0008| | 0009| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 46 | 0010| | 0011| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0012| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0013| | 0014| 1. On page 1, line 12, strike "TO TEXAS" and insert in lieu | 0015| thereof "TO OUT-OF-STATE LOCATIONS AND REQUESTING RETURN OF THOSE | 0016| PRISONERS RECENTLY SENT TO TEXAS". | 0017| | 0018| 2. On page 2, line 10, following "Texas" insert "or other | 0019| out-of-state locations". | 0020| | 0021| 3. On page 2, between lines 10 and 11, insert: | 0022| | 0023| "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that those prisoners recently | 0024| transferred to Texas correctional facilities be returned to New | 0025| Mexico as soon as practicable; and". | 0001| | 0002| Respectfully submitted, | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Gary K. King, Chairman | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Adopted Not Adopted | 0012| | 0013| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0014| | 0015| Date | 0016| | 0017| The roll call vote was 5 For 4 Against | 0018| Yes: 5 | 0019| No: Dolliver, Hawkins, Marquardt, Vaughn | 0020| Excused: Baca, Charley | 0021| Absent: None | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| .112134.1 | 0025| HJ046CP1 |