SR 1 — SENATE RULE CHANGES

SENATEA RULESRESOLUTION COMMITTEEAMENDING SUBSTITUTETHE FOR SENATE RESOLUTIONRULES 1FOR THANY LEGISLATURESESSION - STATE OF NEWTHE MEXICOFIFTY-FIFTH -LEGISLATURE SECONDHELD SESSIONIN ,2022. 2022 This document may incorporate amendments proposed by a committee, but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.

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h r i s h , t, WHEREAS, Senate Rule 24-1 provides that the rules of the e u g e b l e e h senate may be amended by a two-thirds' majority vote of the n d d i = = o h members of the senate or by a majority vote of the members of l ] b ,d i a º e the senate upon the recommendation of the senate rules r i = r t e w d committee;

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b e d s º o t n = .222068.1AIC January 20, 2022 (10:19am) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d SRC/SR 1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the following new senate rules, for any session of the fifty-fifth legislature held in 2022, be adopted to read:

and "4-1-1 If the federal centers for disease control and prevention recommends masking in public places, the presiding officer shall ensure that all members, staff, employees and guests who are physically present in the senate chambers wear a mask that covers the mouth and nose, pursuant to the hSRC/SR 1 Page 1 recommendations of the federal centers for disease u » r control and prevention, and not consume food in the t h g e senate chambers.";

and l i h r i s "6-1-1 If the federal centers for disease control and h , e h prevention recommends masking in public places, the t u g e b l sergeant-at-arms shall ensure that all members, e e , gh n d d i = = o h staff, employees and guests who are physically lpresent ]in bthe ,dsenate igallery, asenate ºcommittee rrooms presentand in the senate gallery,hallways senatewear committeea emask rthat =covers tthe emouth wand dnose, roomspursuant andto the senaterecommendations hallwaysof wearthe afederal maskcenters thatfor mdisease acontrol nand oprevention, dand mnot :consume food in those areas.";

b r e t º o t n = .222068.1AIC January 20, 2022 (10:19am) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d SRC/SR 1 covers the mouth and nose, pursuant to the recommendations of the federal centers for disease control and prevention, and not consume food in those areas.";

and "7-1-2 A senator shall be considered to be present and in SRC/SR 1 Page 2 attendance for the purposes of establishing a h quorum, doing business or voting during standing u » r t h committee meetings if the member is physically g e l i present or participating by simultaneous, remote h r i s electronic means and is visually present, or if h , e h t u g participating by telephone, is confirmed to be e b l e e , gh present by voice, as confirmed by the committee n d d i = = o h chair, from within the capitol.";

and l ] b ,d i a º r "7-1-3 A senator who is required to isolate or quarantine eas rprovided =by tthe eguidance wof dthe mfederal acenters nfor odisease ascontrol providedand byprevention themay guidancecontinue ofto theparticipate federalvia centerssimultaneous, dremote melectronic :means from outside the capitol.

b r e t º o t n = .222068.1AIC January 20, 2022 (10:19am) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d SRC/SR 1 for disease control and prevention may continue to participate via simultaneous, remote electronic means from outside the capitol.

In the event of a call of the senate, members SRC/SR 1 Page 3 participating remotely from outside the capitol who have not been excused h or necessarily prevented from being present shall be u » r considered present for the purposes of the call.

If t h g e a call is satisfied, members participating remotely l i h r i s who are considered present shall participate during h , e h the debate and vote on the issue that is the subject t u g e b l of the call.";

and e e , gh n d d i = = o h "7-19 Members of the senate, staff, employees and guests l ] b ,d i a º r shall wear face masks or respirators, as recommended e r = t e w d by the federal centers for disease control and mprevention, acovering nthe omouth dand mnose :when physically present in the senate chamber, galleries, lobby, senate committee rooms and rooms connected therewith.

b r e t º o t n = .222068.1AIC January 20, 2022 (10:19am) s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d SRC/SR 1 prevention, covering the mouth and nose when physically present in the senate chamber, galleries, lobby, senate committee rooms and rooms connected therewith.

and "7-20 Legislators participating via simultaneous, remote electronic means on the senate floor Sfl2ºor or»Sfl2 in any senate standing committee shall be visually present.

A legislator who is not visually present SRC/SR 1 Page 4 when called upon shall be listed as absent, unless excused.

No legislator shall be logged in to a senate committee while simultaneously logged in or h g present in any other legislative committee meeting o t hr or floor session, nor shall a senator be g e i k simultaneously logged in to be present on the senate h r i s floor and in a senate committee.";

and h , t, e u g "9-5-9 Meetings shall be staffed by one or more hosts to e b l e e h facilitate and allow participation by the committee n d d i = = o h members, expert witnesses and the public.

The l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r chair, in consultation with the ranking member, may t e w d m a n o determine the duration of public comment allowed.

dEach mstanding :committee may also receive public comment by email.";

b e d s º o t n = .222068.1AIC January 20, 2022 (10:19am) s k m e - 5 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d SRC/SR 1 Each standing committee may also receive public comment by email.";

and "23-14 The president pro tempore may set occupancy limits for any of the space occupied by senate committees Sfl1º and corresponding hallways»Sfl1hallways and may reassign committee rooms and the senate floor as necessary to enable sufficient social distancing for members, staff and the public.";

and "24-3 In the event of a public health emergency while the senate is in session, the senate shall adhere to health guidelines as outlined by the federal SRC/SR 1 Page 5 centers for disease control and prevention and as maintained on the legislature's website for the senate when the senate is in session.";

and h BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following senate rules be u » r amended to read:

t h g e "7-18 Members of the senate shall dress in business attire l i h r i s befitting the decorum of the senate and the wearing h , e h of bolo ties shall be permitted, regardless of t u g e b l whether the member is participating in person or via e e , gh n d d i = = o h simultaneous, remote electronic means.

All persons l ] b ,d i a º r permitted access to the floor of the senate shall be e r = t e w d held to the same standard.";

and m"9-1-2 In appointing the standing committees, the committees' committee shall designate the chair, vice chair and the ranking member who shall be a nmember oof dthe mcommittee :and who does not hold a leadership position in either caucus or the chamber.

b r e t º o t n = .222068.1AIC January 20, 2022 (10:19am) s k m e - 6 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d SRC/SR 1 "9-1-2 In appointing the standing committees, the committees' committee shall designate the [chairman] chair , vice [chairman] chair and the ranking member who shall be a member of the committee [who is not a member of the chairman's political party] and who does not hold a leadership position in either caucus or the chamber.

In designating the chair, vice chair or ranking member, the committees' committee shall consider [each member's seniority in the senate and length of continuous service on the committee and] the preference of each member's respective leader.

No member designated to serve as the [chairman or vice chairman] chair of a standing committee shall serve [in either position ] as chair on any other committee;

provided that no vice chair of the senateSRC/SR h1 Page 6 senate finance committee may be chair of another committee u » r t h or hold a leadership position in either caucus or g e l i the chamber.".

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b r e t º o t n = .222068.1AIC January 20, 2022 (10:19am) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d