0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| RICHARD T. KNOWLES | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION OF THE TAXATION AND | 0012| REVENUE DEPARTMENT ENSURE GREATER COMPLIANCE WITH NEW MEXICO'S | 0013| MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION LAWS BY CHANGING THE NEW MEXICO | 0014| LICENSE PLATE DESIGN AND ISSUANCE PROCEDURES. | 0015| | 0016| WHEREAS, annual vehicle registration fees provide a source | 0017| of funds for road construction, maintenance and improvements in | 0018| New Mexico; and | 0019| WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the state of New | 0020| Mexico to ensure compliance with the vehicle registration laws | 0021| and, thus, a flow of revenues for highway construction, | 0022| maintenance and improvements; and | 0023| WHEREAS, the last general reissuance of license plates | 0024| statewide was completed in April 1993; and | 0025| WHEREAS, compliance with vehicle registration laws is | 0001| highest when a state maintains a regular license plate | 0002| replacement program, changing colors and designs on a regular | 0003| basis every three to four years; and | 0004| WHEREAS, law enforcement personnel can more easily | 0005| visually determine current compliance levels with motor vehicle | 0006| registration laws if plate colors and designs are regularly | 0007| changed; | 0008| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0009| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that it request the motor vehicle division | 0010| of the taxation and revenue department to consider implementing | 0011| a program for regular replacement of vehicle license plates, | 0012| implementing changes in design and color on a regular basis | 0013| every three to four years while still using the colors of the | 0014| state flag as required in Section 66-3-14 NMSA 1978; and | 0015| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the motor vehicle division of | 0016| the taxation and revenue department present changes in colors | 0017| and designs for New Mexico vehicle license plates to the New | 0018| Mexico state police division of the department of public safety | 0019| and the legislative finance committee for concurrence prior to | 0020| manufacture and distribution; and | 0021| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0022| transmitted to the secretary of taxation and revenue, the | 0023| director of the motor vehicle division of the taxation and | 0024| revenue department, the secretary of public safety, the | 0025| director of the state police division of the department of | 0001| public safety and the legislative finance committee. | 0002|  State of New Mexico | 0003| House of Representatives | 0004| | 0005| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0006| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| February 6, 1997 | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Mr. Speaker: | 0013| | 0014| Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to | 0015| whom has been referred | 0016| | 0017| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4 | 0018| | 0019| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0020| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0021| TAXATION AND REVENUE COMMITTEE. | 0022| | 0023| Respectfully submitted, | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Gary King, Chairman | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Adopted Not Adopted | 0008| | 0009| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0010| | 0011| Date | 0012| | 0013| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0014| Yes: 7 | 0015| Excused: Heaton, Sandel, Vigil | 0016| Absent: None | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ004 State of New Mexico | 0020| House of Representatives | 0021| | 0022| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0023| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| February 24, 1997 | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Mr. Speaker: | 0005| | 0006| Your TAXATION AND REVENUE COMMITTEE, to whom has | 0007| been referred | 0008| | 0009| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4 | 0010| | 0011| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0012| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0013| | 0014| Respectfully submitted, | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Jerry W. Sandel, Chairman | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Adopted Not Adopted | 0024| | 0025| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0001| | 0002| Date | 0003| | 0004| The roll call vote was 11 For 0 Against | 0005| Yes: 11 | 0006| Excused: Lovejoy, Russell | 0007| Absent: None | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ004 FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0011| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| March 17, 1997 | 0015| Mr. President: | 0016| | 0017| Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0018| referred | 0019| | 0020| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4 | 0021| | 0022| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0023| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0024| WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE. | 0025| | 0001| Respectfully submitted, | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| __________________________________ | 0008| Shannon Robinson, Chairman | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0012| Adopted_______________________ | 0013| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Date ________________________ | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| The roll call vote was 3 For 2 Against | 0021| Yes: 3 | 0022| No: Adair, Boitano | 0023| Excused: Vernon, Rodarte, Garcia, Ingle | 0024| Absent: None | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| HJ004PA1 | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0012| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| March 19, 1997 | 0016| | 0017| Mr. President: | 0018| | 0019| Your WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0020| referred | 0021| | 0022| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4 | 0023| | 0024| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0025| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0001| | 0002| Respectfully submitted, | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| __________________________________ | 0008| Carlos R. Cisneros, Chairman | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0013| Adopted_______________________ | 0014| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Date ________________________ | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0022| Yes: 8 | 0023| No: 0 | 0024| Excused: McSorley | 0025| Absent: None | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| HJ004WM1 |