0001| SENATE BILL 198
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0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003| INTRODUCED BY
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0004| MARY JANE M. GARCIA
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0008| FOR THE NEW MEXICO FINANCE AUTHORITY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
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0010| AN ACT
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0011| RELATING TO PRIMARY CARE; AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978
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0012| PERTAINING TO SECURING LOANS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS; REPEALING
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0013| SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978.
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0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016| Section 1. Section 24-1C-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994,
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0017| Chapter 62, Section 7) is amended to read:
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0018| "24-1C-1. SHORT TITLE.--[Sections 7 through 16 of this
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act] Chapter 24, Article 1C NMSA 1978 may be cited as the
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0020| "Primary Care Capital Funding Act"."
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0021| Section 2. Section 24-1C-6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994,
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0022| Chapter 62, Section 12) is amended to read:
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0023| "24-1C-6. DEPARTMENT--AUTHORITY--POWERS AND DUTIES.--
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0024| A. The department and the authority shall
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0025| administer the loan programs and contracts for services
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0001| established pursuant to the provisions of the Primary Care
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0002| Capital Funding Act. The department and authority shall:
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0003| (1) enter into joint powers agreements with
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0004| each other or other appropriate public agencies to carry out
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0005| the provisions of that act; and
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0006| (2) apply to any appropriate federal, state or
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0007| local governmental agency or private organization for grants
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0008| and gifts to carry out the provisions of that act or to fund
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0009| allied community-based health care programs.
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0010| B. The department or authority may, instead of a
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0011| loan, contract for services with an eligible entity to provide
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0012| free or reduced fee primary care services for sick and
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0013| medically indigent persons as reasonably adequate legal
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0014| consideration for money from the fund to the entity so it may
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0015| acquire or construct a capital project to provide the services.
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0016| C. The department and authority may:
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0017| (1) make and enter into contracts and
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0018| agreements necessary to carry out their powers and duties
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0019| pursuant to the provisions of the Primary Care Capital Funding
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0020| Act; and
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0021| (2) do all things necessary or appropriate to
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0022| carry out the provisions of the Primary Care Capital Funding
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0023| Act.
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0024| D. The authority is responsible for all financial
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0025| duties of the programs, including:
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0001| (1) administering the fund;
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0002| (2) accounting for all money received,
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0003| controlled or disbursed for capital projects in accordance with
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0004| the provisions of the Primary Care Capital Funding Act;
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0005| (3) evaluating and approving loans and
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0006| contracts for services, including determining financial
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0007| capacity of an eligible entity;
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0008| (4) enforcing contract provisions of loans and
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0009| contracts for services, including the ability to sue to recover
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0010| money or property owed the state;
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0011| (5) determining interest rates and other
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0012| financial aspects of a loan and relevant terms of a contract
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0013| for services; and
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0014| (6) performing other duties in accordance with
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0015| the provisions of the Primary Care Capital Funding Act,
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0016| regulations promulgated pursuant to that act or joint powers
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0017| agreements entered into with the department.
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0018| E. The department is responsible for programmatic
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0019| duties, including:
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0020| (1) defining sick and medically indigent
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0021| persons for purposes of the Primary Care Capital Funding Act;
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0022| (2) establishing priorities for loans and
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0023| contracts for services;
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0024| (3) determining the appropriateness of the
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0025| capital project;
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0001| (4) evaluating the capability of an applicant
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0002| to provide and maintain primary care or hospice services;
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0003| (5) selecting recipients of loans and persons
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0004| with whom to contract for services;
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0005| (6) determining that capital projects comply
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0006| with all state and federal licensing requirements; and
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0007| (7) contracting with an eligible entity to
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0008| provide primary care services without charge or at a reduced
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0009| fee for sick and medically indigent persons as defined by the
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0010| department.
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0011| F. The authority may make a loan to an eligible
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0012| entity to acquire [or], construct, repair or otherwise
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0013| improve a capital project, provided there is a finding:
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0014| (1) by the department that the project will
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0015| provide primary care services to sick and medically indigent
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0016| persons as defined by the department; and
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0017| (2) by the authority that there is adequate
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0018| protection through the use of real property liens, title
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0019| insurance, security interests in or pledges of accounts and
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0020| other assets, loan covenants and warranties, restrictions on
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0021| other encumbrances and pledges for the state funds extended
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0022| for the loan."
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0023| Section 3. Section 24-1C-9 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994,
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0024| Chapter 62, Section 15) is amended to read:
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0025| "24-1C-9. ELIGIBLE ENTITY--CHANGE IN STATUS.--If an
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0001| eligible entity that has received a loan or contract for
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0002| services for a capital project ceases to maintain its nonprofit
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0003| status or ceases to deliver primary care services at the site
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0004| of the capital project for twelve consecutive months, the state
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0005| [shall have the following remedies at its option, subject to
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other liens having preference:
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A. order liquidation of the premises and recover
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any loan balance or amount due on the contract and any interest
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previously forgiven on the loan, imputed at the prevailing
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interest rate at the time of the loan; or
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B. foreclose on the property and convert it to
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state use or transfer title to another eligible entity] may
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0013| pursue the remedies provided in the loan agreement or contract
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0014| for services."
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0015| Section 4. REPEAL.--Sections 24-1C-7 and 24-1C-8 NMSA
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0016| 1978 (being Laws 1994, Chapter 62, Sections 13 and 14) are
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0017| repealed.
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0018| - 5 -
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0019| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE SB 198/a
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0020| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0021| February 3, 1997
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0022| Mr. President:
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0023|
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0024| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0001| SENATE BILL 198
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0003| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0004| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0006| 1. On page 3, line 18, strike "programmatic" and insert in lieu
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0007| thereof "the following".
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0009| 2. On page 3, line 19, strike ", including".
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0011| 3. On page 4, line 6, after "licensing" insert "and
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0012| procurement".
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0014| 4. On page 4, line 12, strike "repair" and insert in lieu
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0015| thereof "renovate".
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0017| 5. On page 4, line 18, strike "through the use of" and
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0018| insert in lieu thereof "including but not limited to loan
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0019| guarantees,".
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0021| 6. On page 4, line 20, after "warranties" strike the comma
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0022| and insert in lieu thereof "or".
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0024| 7. On page 5, line 14, after "services" insert "or as
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0025| provided by law".
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0002| and thence referred to the WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE.
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0004| Respectfully submitted,
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0009| __________________________________
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0010| Fernando R. Macias, Chairman
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0014| Adopted_______________________ Not
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0015| Adopted_______________________
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0016| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0019| Date ________________________
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0022| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against
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0023| Yes: 6
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0024| No: None
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0025| Excused: Sanchez, Tsosie
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0001| Absent: None
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0010| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0011| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0014| February 10, 1997
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0016| Mr. President:
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0018| Your WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0019| referred
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0021| SENATE BILL 198, as amended
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0022|
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0023| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0024| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0001| Respectfully submitted,
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0006| __________________________________
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0007| Carlos R. Cisneros, Chairman
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0011| Adopted_______________________ Not
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0012| Adopted_______________________
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0013| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0017| Date ________________________
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0020| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against
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0021| Yes: 5
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0022| No: 0
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0023| Excused: Jennings, Kidd, McSorley, Nava
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0024| Absent: None
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0002| S0198SW1
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0003| State of New Mexico
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0004| House of Representatives
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0006| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0007| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0010| March 15, 1997
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0013| Mr. Speaker:
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0015| Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom has
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0016| been referred
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0018| SENATE BILL 198, as amended
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0019|
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0020| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0021| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0022| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0023|
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0024| Respectfully submitted,
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0004| Fred Luna, Chairman
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0007| Adopted Not Adopted
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0009| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0011| Date
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0013| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against
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0014| Yes: 10
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0015| Excused: Getty, Rodella, Varela
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0016| Absent: None
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