HB 233 — RLD REORGANIZATION

HOUSEAN BILLACT 233RELATING 56THTO LEGISLATURE-STATEOFNEWMEXICO-EXECUTIVE FIRSTORGANIZATION; SESSION, 2023 INTRODUCED BY Marian Matthews 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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REORGANIZINGINCLUDING THE REGULATIONBOARDS hAND teCOMMISSIONS iDIVISION k AND LICENSINGTHE DEPARTMENT;INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION IN THE LIST OF DIVISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.

HGEIC8 PROVIDINGBE FORIT COMPLIANCEENACTED hBY rTHE iLEGISLATURE sOF INSPECTORS FOR THE ALCOHOLICSTATE BEVERAGEOF CONTROLNEW DIVISIONMEXICO: AND h , t, e u g CANNABIS CONTROL DIVISION;

HGEIC Sfl1 MAKING THE e b l e e h DEPARTMENT A CABINET DEPARTMENT;

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b .223596.3AIC February 13, 2023 (2:53pm) e d s o t n = s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

SHORT TITLE.--[SectionsTITLE.--Chapter 17 through 29 of this act] Chapter 9, Article 16 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Regulation and Licensing Department Act"." Sfl1 SECTION 2.

"superintendent" or "secretary" means the [superintendent] secretary of regulation and licensing." Sfl1 SECTION Sfl13. 2.

Sfl1Section Sfl19-16-4 3.NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1983, Chapter 297, Section 20, as amended) is amended to read:

Sfl1"9-16-4. Section 9-16-4 NMSA (being Laws 1983, Chapter 297, Section 20, as amended) is h g amended to read:

oDEPARTMENT tCREATED.--The hr"regulation "9-16-4.and licensing department" is created in the executive branch.

DEPARTMENTHB [ESTABLISHED]233/a CREATED.--ThePage h1 teThe idepartment kshall hbe ra "regulationcabinet anddepartment. licensing department" is created in the i s h executive branch.

The department shall Sfl1include notthe Sfl1following bedivisions: a , t, e u g cabinet department.

TheA. department shall [consist of but not e b l e e h n d d ig be limited to] include the following divisions:

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the construction industries division;

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b .223596.3AIC February 13, 2023 (2:53pm) e d s o t n = s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d C.

the financial institutions division;

D.

the securities division;

E.

the manufactured housing division;

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the cannabis control division;] B.

the alcoholic beverage control division;

C.

the securities division." Sfl1 SECTION 4.

[SUPERINTENDENT] SECRETARY OF REGULATION AND LICENSING--APPOINTMENT.--TheLICENSING-- APPOINTMENT.--The chief executive and administrative h g officer of the department is the "[superintendent]"secretary secretary of o t hr regulation and licensing", who shall be a member of the h te i k h r executive cabinet.

The [superintendent] secretary shall be i s h appointed by the governor [and hold office at the pleasure of , t, e u g the governor] with the advice and consent of the senate." e b l e e h SECTION 5.

TEMPORARY PROVISION--STATUTORY REFERENCES.-- n d d ig = = o h l ] b ,d Statutory references to the superintendent of regulation and i a e r i = r licensing shall be deemed to be references to the secretary of tregulation eand wlicensing." dHB m233/a aPage n2 o25 d m :

b .223596.3AIC February 13, 2023 (2:53pm) e d s o t n = s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d regulation and licensing.

Sfl1 HGEIC SECTION 3.

A new section of the Regulation and Licensing Department Act is enacted to read:

"[NEW MATERIAL] COMPLIANCE INSPECTORS--PEACE OFFICERS.-- The superintendent shall employ compliance inspectors to investigate and enforce laws and rules of the alcoholic beverage control division and the cannabis control division.