New Mexico 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HR 4 — CONTINUAL ENGROSSING & PREFILING DATES

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    Passed House
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2020. Enacted.

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Plain-language change summary

The amendment to HR 4 introduces specific procedures for members of the House of Representatives in New Mexico to prefile legislation before a regular session begins. This change allows bills to be deposited with the chief clerk during set business hours early in the year, making it easier for lawmakers to prepare and organize their proposed legislation. This matters because it can streamline the legislative process and ensure that important issues are addressed more promptly when the session starts.

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HOUSE RESOLUTION 4 54TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2020 INTRODUCED BY Daymon Ely 6 8 10 A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE HOUSE RULES REGARDING CONTINUAL ENGROSSING OF LEGISLATION AND PREFILING OF LEGISLATION.
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE HOUSE RULES REGARDING CONTINUAL ENGROSSING OF LEGISLATION AND PREFILING OF LEGISLATION.
14 WHEREAS, House Rule 24-1 provides that the rules of the house of representatives may be amended by a two-thirds' vote of all the members of the house or by a majority vote of the e t 17 members of the house upon the recommendation of the house rules w l n d 18 and order of business committee;
5 WHEREAS, House Rule 24-1 provides that the rules of the house of representatives may be amended by a two-thirds' vote of all the members of the house or by a majority vote of the members of the house upon the recommendation of the house rules and order of business committee;
= = 19 a l NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF i a e r 20 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the following a t m m 21 house rules be amended to read:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the following house rules be amended to read:
d r e 22 "11-12-1 A member may prefile legislation by depositing it c e s k 23 with the chief clerk during regular business hours e a n b 24 between [December 15 ] January 2 and the Friday u [ before a regular session begins.
"11-12-1 A member may prefile legislation by depositing it with the chief clerk during regular business hours between January 2 and the Friday before a regular session begins.
The chief clerk .216667.1 shall number prefiled legislation in the order in which it is received;
The chief clerk shall number prefiled legislation in the order in which it is received;
provided that the first prefiled bill shall be numbered as House Bill 10 or a higher number as the speaker of the house may determine, reserving the initial bill numbers for 6 the bill authorizing current expenses of the legislature, the general appropriation bill and such other bills as the speaker determines is appropriate.
provided that the first prefiled bill shall be numbered as House Bill 10 or a higher number as the speaker of the house may determine, reserving the initial bill numbers for the bill authorizing current expenses of the legislature, the general appropriation bill and such other bills as the speaker determines is appropriate.
Prefiled legislation shall be introduced and referred to committee within seventy-two hours 12 of the opening of the regular session.";
Prefiled HR 4 Page 1 legislation shall be introduced and referred to committee within seventy-two hours of the opening of the regular session.";
and "11-22-5 [No later than the second session of the fifty-third legislature, the chief clerk] The legislative council service shall, upon adoption of floor amendments or a committee report recommending e e 17 amendments to a bill, memorial or resolution [or e e n d 18 upon introduction of a senate bill, memorial or = = l ] 19 resolution], create and [cause to be posted] post on a l r i 20 the legislative website as soon as practicable a t e a t document with all amendments incorporated into its m m 21 e d text.
and "11-22-5 The legislative council service shall, upon adoption of floor amendments or a committee report recommending amendments to a bill, memorial or resolution, create and post on the legislative website as soon as practicable a document with all amendments incorporated into its text.
The document shall make clear which text is r e 22 c e r c 23 original and which text is added or struck by e a n b 24 amendment and by which body.".
The document shall make clear which text is original and which text is added or struck by amendment and by which body.".
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Action History

  1. Signed

  2. passed House

  3. DO PASS committee report adopted

  4. not printed House Rules and Order of Business Committee

Sponsors

  • Daymon Ely · Primary

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Sponsors (1)

  • Ely, Daymon

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (111)

111 members have not signed on to this bill.

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HR 4 is sponsored by Ely, Daymon.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2020. Enacted.
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