HB 1 — FEED BILL

HOUSE BILL 1 54 TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION , 2020 INTRODUCED BY Sheryl Williams Stapleton 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT;

APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE EXPENSE OF THE FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, SECOND SESSION, 2020, AND FOR OTHER LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES, INCLUDING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SERVICE, THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE, THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE, THE SENATE CHIEF CLERK'S OFFICE, THE e t 17 HOUSE CHIEF CLERK'S OFFICE AND OTHER EXPENSES OF THE w l n d 18 LEGISLATURE;

= = 19 a l i a e r 20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

a t m m 21 SECTION 1.

SESSION EXPENSES.-- d r e 22 A.

There is appropriated from the general fund for c e s k 23 the expense of the legislative department of the state of New e a n b 24 Mexico for the second session of the fifty-fourth legislature u [ for per diem and mileage of its members, for salaries of .216410.1 employees and for other expenses of the legislature, five million four hundred ninety-four thousand seven hundred dollars ($5,494,700) or so much thereof as may be necessary for such purposes.

(2) per diem for members of the house of HB 1 Page 1 representatives .

e e 17 .

e e n d 18 (5) salaries and employee benefits of senate = = l ] 19 employees .

a l r i 20 (6) salaries and employee benefits of house of t e a t representatives employeesemployees. .

m m 21 e d r e 22 (7) for expense of the senate not itemized c e r c 23 above, three hundred ninety-five thousand seven hundred twenty-twenty-two e a n b 24 two dollars ($395,722).

No part of this item may be u [ transferred to salaries or employee benefits;

.216410.1 - 2 - (8) for expense of the house of representatives not itemized above, four hundred four thousand three hundred eighty dollars ($404,380).

and(8) (9) for sessionexpense expenses of the legislativehouse councilof service,representatives thenot jointitemized billroomabove, andfour mailroom and joint legislative switchboard, eight hundred thirty-sevenfour thousand sixthree hundred eighty dollars ($837,600)($404,380). to be disbursed upon vouchers signed by the director of the legislative council service or the director's designee.

No part of this item may be transferred to salaries or employee benefits;

and (9) for session expenses of the legislative council service, the joint billroom and mailroom and joint legislative switchboard, eight hundred thirty-seven thousand six hundred dollars ($837,600) to be disbursed upon vouchers HB 1 Page 2 signed by the director of the legislative council service or the director's designee.

The expenditures for the house of representatives shall be disbursed on vouchers signed by the speaker and chief clerk of the house of representatives or the e e 17 chief clerk's designee.

Following adjournment of the session, e e n d 18 expenditures authorized pursuant to Paragraphs (1) through (8) = = l ] 19 of Subsection B of this section shall be disbursed upon a l r i 20 vouchers signed by the director of the legislative council t e a t service or the director's designee.

m m 21 e d r e 22 D.

Under the printing contracts entered into for c e r c 23 the second session of the fifty-fourth legislature, the chair e a n b 24 of the committees' committee of the senate, subject to the u [ approval of the committee, and the speaker of the house of .216410.1 - 3 - representatives are authorized and directed to provide for the printing of all bills, resolutions, joint resolutions, memorials and joint memorials introduced in the senate or house, the printing of the bill locator and the printing of all necessary stationery required for use in the respective houses.

The orders for HB 1 Page 3 printing, stationery and supplies shall be approved by the chair of the committees' committee of the senate or by the speaker of the house of representatives.

For the second session of the fifty-fourth legislature, bills, resolutions, joint resolutions, memorials and joint memorials delivered to the printer shall be returned by the printer to the joint billroom within forty-twoforty- hourstwo ehours e 17 after they are ordered to be printed.

The billroom personnel e e n d 18 shall supply a complete file of bills, resolutions, joint = = l ] 19 resolutions, memorials, joint memorials and other printed a l r i 20 distribution materials to the following:

t e a t (1) upon request, one copy to each member of m m 21 e d r e 22 the house of representatives and the senate;

c e r c 23 (2) upon written request, one copy to each e a n b 24 county clerk, district judge, radio or television station and u [ newspaper and to the general library of each state-supported .216410.1 - 4 - institution of higher learning;

Any person not listed in Subsection A of this HB 1 Page 4 section may secure a complete file of the bills, resolutions, joint resolutions, memorials and joint memorials of the legislature by depositing with the legislative council service the amount of four hundred dollars ($400), which deposit shall be paid to the state treasurer to the credit of the legislative expense fund.

Additional single copies of items of legislation shall be sold for two dollars ($2.00) unless the director of the legislative council service shall, because of its length, e e 17 assign a higher price not to exceed ten cents ($.10) per page.

e e n d 18 Copies of a daily bill locator, other than those copies = = l ] 19 furnished to each member of the respective houses, shall be a l r i 20 supplied by the legislative council service at a charge of one t e a t hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) for the entire session.

m m 21 e d r e 22 SECTION 3.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SERVICE.--There is c e r c 23 appropriated from the general fund to the legislative council e a n b 24 service for fiscal year 2021, to be disbursed on vouchers u [ signed by the director of the legislative council service or .216410.1 - 5 - the director's designee, the following:

LEGISLATURE.--There is appropriated from the general fund for the expense of the legislative department, HB 1 Page 5 not provided for in Section 1 of this act, for fiscal year 2021 unless otherwise indicated, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the director of the legislative council service or the director's designee, the following:

e e 17 provided that the New Mexico legislative council may transfer e e n d 18 amounts from the appropriation in this subsection, during the = = l ] 19 fiscal year for which appropriated, to any other legislative a l r i 20 appropriation where they may be needed;

t e a t B.

for pre-session expenditures and for necessary m m 21 e d r e 22 contracts, supplies and personnel for interim session c e r c 23 preparation, four hundred twenty-five thousand dollars e a n b 24 ($425,000);

u [ C.

for a statewide legislative intern program, .216410.1 - 6 - forty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($47,500);

for the legislative information system, for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, one million two hundred sixty-foursixty- four thousand two hundred dollars ($1,264,200);

and HB 1 Page 6 F.

Personal Services & Employee Benefits $3,982,000 Contractual Services 299,900 e e 17 Other Costs 320,000 e e n d 18 Total $4,601,900.

= = l ] 19 SECTION 6.