SR 2 — SENATE RULES CHANGES

SENATEA RESOLUTION 2AMENDING 55THTHE LEGISLATURESENATE -RULES STATEREGARDING OFCORONAVIRUS NEWMEXICODISEASE -2019 SECONDPROTOCOLS. SPECIAL SESSION, 2021 INTRODUCED BY Daniel A.

Ivey-Soto5 6WHEREAS, 8Senate 10Rule A24-1 RESOLUTIONprovides AMENDINGthat THEthe SENATErules RULESof REGARDINGthe CORONAVIRUSsenate DISEASEmay 2019be PROTOCOLS.amended by a two-thirds' vote of all the members of the senate or by a majority vote of the members of the senate upon the recommendation of the senate rules committee;

14NOW, WHEREAS,THEREFORE, SenateBE RuleIT 24-1RESOLVED providesBY thatTHE theSENATE rulesOF ofTHE theSTATE senateOF mayNEW beMEXICO amendedthat bySenate aRule two-thirds'7-1-3, voteeffective offor allany thesessions members of the senatefifty-fifth orlegislature byheld ain majority2021, votebe ofamended theto membersread: of the e t 17 senate upon the recommendation of the senate rules committee;

w"7-1-3 lA nsenator dwho 18has NOW,tested THEREFORE,positive BEfor ITsevere RESOLVEDacute BYrespiratory THEsyndrome SENATEcoronavirus OF2 THEwithin STATEten =days =before 19or during a lsession OFor NEWwho MEXICOhas thatactual Senateknowledge Ruleof 7-1-3,a effectiveperson who has tested positive for anysevere iacute arespiratory esyndrome rcoronavirus 202 sessionswith ofwhom the fifty-fifthsenator legislaturehas heldbeen in 2021,close becontact, aas tdefined mby mthe 21New amendedMexico todepartment read:of health, during that time shall inform the senator's respective floor leader or whip.

d r e 22 "7-1-3 A senator who has tested positive for severe acute c e s k 23 respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 within ten days e a n b 24 before or during a session or who has actual u [ knowledge of a person who has tested positive for .221714.2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 with whom the senator has been in close contact, as defined by the New Mexico department of health, during that time shall inform the senator's respective floor leader or whip.

(a) a senator who has been in close contact with an individual who has tested positive for SR 2 Page 1 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in the past fourteen days, and who has been fully vaccinated against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, may continue to remain physically present in the state capitol upon producing a negative test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2;

and (b) a senator who has tested positive for e t 17 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 or w l n d 18 has come into close contact with an individual who = = 19 a l has tested positive for severe acute respiratory i a e r 20 syndrome coronavirus 2 in the past fourteen days, a t m m 21 and who has not been fully vaccinated, shall either d r e 22 be excused or shall self-isolate outside the capitol c e s k 23 in the city of Santa Fe and participate by e a n b 24 simultaneous, remote electronic means and be u [ visually present or, if participating by telephone, .221714.2 - 2 - confirm the senator's presence by voice.

-SR 32 -Page 72 925 11 13 15 e t 17 w l n d 18 = = 19 a l i a e r 20 a t m m 21 d r e 22 c e s k 23 e a n b 24 u [ .221714.2