SB 351 — LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS IN INTERIM COMMS

SENATEAN BILLACT 351RELATING 56THTO LEGISLATURETHE -LEGISLATURE; STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2023 INTRODUCED BY Mimi Stewart and Peter Wirth and Gregory A.

BacaALLOWING andA CraigMEMBER W.OF THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO SERVE AS A VOTING MEMBER ON AN INTERIM COMMITTEE APPOINTED OR CREATED BY THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Brandt 7 9BE ANIT ACTENACTED RELATINGBY TOTHE LEGISLATURE OF THE LEGISLATURE;STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

ALLOWINGSECTION A1. MEMBER OF THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO SERVE AS A VOTING MEMBER ON AN INTERIM COMMITTEE APPOINTED OR CREATED BY THE NEW MEXICO 14 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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[to ] formulate policies for the operation and u [ conduct of the business of the legislative council service and .224922.1 generally to supervise all of the activities of [such ] the council service;

[to ] carry out the purposes of the legislative council service as hereafter set forth;

] create committees of legislators to study D.

[tocreate committees of legislators to study major problems during the periods when the legislature is not in session;

(1) no member of the council shall serve as an officer [or voting member ] on an interim committee appointed or created by SB 351 Page 1 the council;

(3) the minority party shall be represented on all council-created committees in the proportion the minority e e 17 party is represented in each house;

e e n d 18 (4) the relationship of the size of the house = = l ] 19 and senate shall be taken into consideration in determining the a l r i 20 number of members from each house appointed to an interim t e a t committee created by the council;

and m m 21 e d r e 22 (5) members shall be appointed to council-council-created c e r c 23 created committees by the same appointing authorities that e a n b 24 appoint the council members from each house and subject to the u [ same recommendations.

The council shall name committee .224922.1 - 2 - officers from among the committee members so appointed;

[to ] adopt rules of procedure for all committees created by the council, including a rule that no action shall be taken by [the ] a committee if a majority of the total membership from either house on the committee rejects such action;

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[to ] refrain from advocating or opposing the introduction or passage of legislation." -SB 3351 -Page 133 154 e6 e8 1725 e e n d 18 = = l ] 19 a l r i 20 t e a t m m 21 e d r e 22 c e r c 23 e a n b 24 u [ .224922.1