0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 36 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| LEO C. WATCHMAN JR. | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO ASSIGN A | 0012| REVIEW AND REVISION OF THE PAWNBROKERS ACT TO AN APPROPRIATE | 0013| INTERIM COMMITTEE. | 0014| | 0015| WHEREAS, the Pawnbrokers Act was enacted in 1985; and | 0016| WHEREAS, a great deal of confusion exists because of | 0017| conflicts between the Uniform Commercial Code and the wording | 0018| of the Pawnbrokers Act; and | 0019| WHEREAS, there are several areas of regulation that are | 0020| not covered by the provisions of the Pawnbrokers Act; and | 0021| WHEREAS, representatives of the pawnbrokers in the state | 0022| attended hearings during the 1995 legislative session and | 0023| agreed to work with the legislature to revise the Pawnbrokers | 0024| Act; and | 0025| WHEREAS, investigation and enforcement pursuant to | 0001| provisions of the Pawnbrokers Act are weak and ineffectual; | 0002| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0003| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the New Mexico legislative council | 0004| assign the review and revision of the Pawnbrokers Act to an | 0005| appropriate interim legislative committee; and | 0006| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the interim committee assigned | 0007| to review the Pawnbrokers Act shall report on the progress of | 0008| its review to the second session of the forty-third legislature | 0009| and make final recommendations and present proposed legislation | 0010| to the first session of the forty-fourth legislature; and | 0011| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislature instruct the | 0012| committee to look closely at the practices surrounding pawning | 0013| of vehicles, especially in the northwest quadrant of the state, | 0014| and prepare appropriate legislation to correct shortcomings of | 0015| the Pawnbrokers Act; and | 0016| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0017| distributed to the members of the New Mexico legislative | 0018| council. | 0019|  | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| State of New Mexico | 0023| House of Representatives | 0024| | 0025| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0001| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| February 25, 1997 | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Mr. Speaker: | 0008| | 0009| Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to | 0010| whom has been referred | 0011| | 0012| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 36 | 0013| | 0014| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0015| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0016| | 0017| 1. On page 2, between lines 9 and 10, insert: | 0018| | 0019| "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the New Mexico legislative | 0020| council instruct the committee to propose legislation that would | 0021| bring the Pawnbrokers Act into compliance with federal law and | 0022| seek industry involvement in rewriting the provisions of that | 0023| act; and". | 0024| | 0025| 2. On page 2, line 10, strike "legislature" and insert in | 0001| lieu thereof "legislative council"., | 0002| | 0003| and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0004| | 0005| Respectfully submitted, | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Gary King, Chairman | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Adopted Not Adopted | 0015| | 0016| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0017| | 0018| Date | 0019| | 0020| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0021| Yes: 7 | 0022| Excused: Rios, Sandel, Vigil | 0023| Absent: None | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| 116644.1 | 0002| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ036 State of New Mexico | 0003| House of Representatives | 0004| | 0005| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0006| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| March 8, 1997 | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Mr. Speaker: | 0013| | 0014| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0015| | 0016| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 36, as amended | 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| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Adopted Not Adopted | 0006| | 0007| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0008| | 0009| Date | 0010| | 0011| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against | 0012| Yes: 10 | 0013| Excused: King, Larranaga, Rios | 0014| Absent: None | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ036 | 0018| | 0019| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0020| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| March 16, 1997 | 0024| | 0025| Mr. President: | 0001| | 0002| Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0003| referred | 0004| | 0005| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 36, as amended | 0006| | 0007| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0008| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0009| | 0010| Respectfully submitted, | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| __________________________________ | 0016| Shannon Robinson, Chairman | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0021| Adopted_______________________ | 0022| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Date ________________________ | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against | 0004| Yes: 5 | 0005| No: 0 | 0006| Excused: Adair, Boitano, Vernon, Ingle, | 0007| Absent: None | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| HJ036PA1 |