SENATEA RULESRESOLUTION COMMITTEEENACTING SUBSTITUTEAND FORSUSPENDING CERTAIN SENATE RESOLUTIONRULES 1FOR THTHE LEGISLATUREREMAINDER -OF STATETHE OFFIFTY-FOURTH NEWLEGISLATURE MEXICOTO -ALLOW FIRSTREMOTE SPECIALPARTICIPATION SESSION,OF 2020MEMBERS ThisAND documentPROVIDE incorporatesPROCEDURES amendmentsTO thatCONDUCT havePROCEEDINGS beenOF adoptedTHE duringSENATE theDURING currentA legislativePUBLIC session.HEALTH EMERGENCY.

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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 rules committee;

r i = r t e w d NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE m a n o d m :

b e d s º o t n = .218043.1AIC June 19, 2020 (12:23am) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d SRC/SR 1 OF NEW MEXICO that the following new senate rules, effective for the remainder of the fifty-fourth legislature, be adopted to read:

and SRC/SR 1 Page 1 "7-1-1 A senator shall be considered to be present and in attendance for the purposes of establishing a quorum h Sflº for either floor sessions or standing committee umeetings »or r meetings»Sfl Sflºor a call of the senate»Sflsenate if the t h g e member is physically present or in the senator's l i h r i s capitol office as confirmed by the presiding officer h , e h of the senate, or chair in the case of a standing t u g e b l committee.

For purposes of a call, members who are e e , gh n d d i = = o h present must vote on the legislation that is the l ] b ,d i a º r subject of the call.

Senators are strongly eencouraged rto =remain tin etheir wrespective doffices encouragedwhen not on the floor, in committee or in caucus and to remain in the capitol or advise their respective officeswhip mif athey nmust oleave dfor many :reason.";

b r e t º o t n = .218043.1AIC June 19, 2020 (12:23am) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d when not on the floor, in committee or in caucus and to remain in the capitol or advise their respective whip if they must leave for any reason.";

A senator participating from the senator's capitol office pursuant to this rule shall be provided with the opportunity to debate and vote by electronic means from that senator's office and SRC/SR 1 Page 2 shall be considered present for the purposes of a quorum or a call of the senate.";

and "7-5-1 A senator who is present from the senator's capitol h office may vote by entering the senate chamber and u » r casting the senator's vote from the well of the t h g e senate in front of the chief clerk.";

and l i h r i s "7-8-1 A senator who is present from the senator's capitol h , e h office during a session and wishes to be recognized t u g e b l shall contact the senator's respective floor leader e e , gh n d d i = = o h or whip, who shall then request the president to add l ] b ,d i a º r that member's name to the list of senators desiring e r = t e w d to be recognized.

A senator who is present on the msenate afloor nfrom othe dsenator's mcapitol :office may debate by entering the senate chamber and debating from the well of the senate.";

b r e t º o t n = .218043.1AIC June 19, 2020 (12:23am) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d SRC/SR 1 senate floor from the senator's capitol office may debate by entering the senate chamber and debating from the well of the senate.";

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Senate Rules 23-3 and 23-4-1 be suspended, effective for the remainder of the fifty-fourth SRC/SR 1 Page 3 legislature.

-SRC/SR 41 -Page h4 u3 »5 r7 t9 h25 g e l i h r i s h , e h t u g e b l e e , gh n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d i a º r e r = t e w d m a n o d m :

b r e t º o t n = .218043.1AIC June 19, 2020 (12:23am) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d