0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 2 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| MIGUEL P. GARCIA | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| URGING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF REGULATION AND LICENSING TO FILL | 0012| THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF THE ALCOHOL AND GAMING DIVISION AS | 0013| SOON AS POSSIBLE. | 0014| | 0015| WHEREAS, the position of director of the alcohol and | 0016| gaming division of the regulation and licensing department has | 0017| remained unfilled since May 1996; and | 0018| WHEREAS, the superintendent of regulation and licensing | 0019| has been carrying out the duties of that position in addition | 0020| to her extensive duties as superintendent of the department and | 0021| this may pose too great a burden to manage both positions with | 0022| the attention they deserve; and | 0023| WHEREAS, the superintendent's recent granting of liquor | 0024| licenses in the face of strong local opposition and her recent | 0025| proposals to ease New Mexico's liquor regulations to allow | 0001| minors to work in bars and to permit the dispensing of free | 0002| drinks, two-for-one drink specials and happy hours raise | 0003| questions about whether regulations will continue to be | 0004| effective and in the best interest of New Mexicans; and | 0005| WHEREAS, the administration of the Liquor Control Act by | 0006| the alcohol and gaming division is extremely important in New | 0007| Mexico, which still has among the highest rates in the nation | 0008| for fetal alcohol syndrome, cirrhosis of the liver, alcohol- | 0009| related violence and DWI deaths; | 0010| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0011| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that it urge the superintendent of | 0012| regulation and licensing to fill the position of director of | 0013| the alcohol and gaming division as soon as possible and to hire | 0014| the best possible candidate for this important position; and | 0015| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this joint memorial | 0016| be given to the governor and to the superintendent of | 0017| regulation and licensing. | 0018|  State of New Mexico | 0019| House of Representatives | 0020| | 0021| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0022| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| February 11, 1997 | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Mr. Speaker: | 0004| | 0005| Your GOVERNMENT AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to | 0006| whom has been referred | 0007| | 0008| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 2 | 0009| | 0010| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0011| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0012| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0013| | 0014| Respectfully submitted, | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Lynda M. Lovejoy, Chairwoman | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Adopted Not Adopted | 0024| | 0025| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0001| | 0002| Date | 0003| | 0004| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0005| Yes: 7 | 0006| Excused: Hobbs | 0007| Absent: None | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ002 State of New Mexico | 0011| House of Representatives | 0012| | 0013| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0014| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| February 25, 1997 | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Mr. Speaker: | 0021| | 0022| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0023| whom has been referred | 0024| | 0025| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 2 | 0001| | 0002| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0003| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0004| | 0005| Respectfully submitted, | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Max Coll, Chairman | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Adopted Not Adopted | 0015| | 0016| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0017| | 0018| Date | 0019| | 0020| The roll call vote was 9 For 1 Against | 0021| Yes: 9 | 0022| No: Pearce | 0023| Excused: Bird, Buffett, Heaton, Saavedra, Salazar, Townsend, | 0024| Varela | 0025| Absent: None | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ002 | 0004| | 0005| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0006| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| March 20, 1997 | 0010| | 0011| Mr. President: | 0012| | 0013| Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0014| referred | 0015| | 0016| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 2 | 0017| | 0018| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0019| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0020| | 0021| Respectfully submitted, | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| __________________________________ | 0002| Shannon Robinson, Chairman | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0007| Adopted_______________________ | 0008| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Date ________________________ | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| The roll call vote was 5 For 4 Against | 0015| Yes: 5 | 0016| No: 0 | 0017| Excused: Adair, Boitano, Ingle, Vernon | 0018| Absent: None | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| HJ002PA1 |