SB 367 — CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION COMMISSION

SENATE BILL 367 55TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO-- STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2021 INTRODUCED BY Joseph Cervantes 6This 8document 10may ANincorporate ACTamendments RELATINGproposed TOby THEa CONSTITUTIONcommittee, OFbut NEWnot MEXICO;yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.

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MAKINGh AN APPROPRIATION;ACT g o RELATING TO THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO;

CREATING AN t hr g e i k INDEPENDENT CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION COMMISSION PURSUANT TO h r i s ARTICLE 19, SECTION 1 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO;

MAKING h , t, AN APPROPRIATION;

16e u g e b l e e h n d d i = = o h BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

el t] 17b ,d i a º e SECTION 1.

[NEW MATERIAL]MATERIAL ] CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION wr li n d 18 COMMISSION--CREATION--COMPOSITION.--The "constitutional = =r 19t ae lw revisiond commission"m is created as an independent commission i a en ro 20COMMISSION--CREATION--COMPOSITION.--The pursuant"constitutional tod Article 19, Section 1 of the constitution of New a t m m: 21 Mexico.

Theb commissione shalld bes composedº ofo fifteent votingn = .219397.1AIC February 26, 2021 (12:35pm) s k m e e a n e d r e 22l membersu and[ twoA advisory,d nonvotingrevision members.commission" is created as an independent commission pursuant to Article 19, Section 1 of the constitution of New Mexico.

MembersThe commission shall be ccomposed eof sfifteen kvoting 23members appointedand pursuanttwo toadvisory, thenonvoting followingmembers. provisions:

eMembers ashall nbe bappointed 24pursuant A.to the following provisions:

twelveA. public members shall be appointed by the u [ New Mexico legislative council, of whom no more than six shall .219397.1 belong to the same political party;

twelve public members shall be appointed by the New Mexico legislative council, of whom no more than six shall belong to the same political party;

three public members shall be appointed by the governor, of whom no SRCº more thanthan»SRC two shall belong to the same political party;

no more than eightSRCº eight»SRC SRCºnine»SRC h members appointed shall belong to the same political party;

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the chief justice of the New Mexico supreme g e i k court or the chief justice's designee and the attorney general h r i s or the attorney general's designee shall serve in an advisory, h , t, nonvoting capacity;

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members considered for appointment to the n d d i = = o h commission shall not have changed party affiliation for at el t] 17b ,d i a º e least one year prior to being appointed to the commission.commission.»SRC r i = r t e w d m a n o SRCºF.

wno lmember nconsidered dfor 18appointment SECTIONshall 2.d m :

[NEWb MATERIAL]e OFFICERS--VACANCIES.--Thed =s º o t n = 19.219397.1AIC aFebruary l26, constitutional2021 revision(12:35pm) commissions shallk electm ae chair- and2 i- e a n e d r 20e otherl necessaryu officers[ fromA amongd itshave members.changed party registration in the two years preceding the member's appointment in such a manner that the member's prior party registration would make the member ineligible to serve on the commission;

Vacanciesand on a tmember mof m 21 the commission shall benot filledcontinue byto appointmentserve byon the respectivecommission dif rthe emember 22changes appointingparty authorityregistration thatafter made the originaldate appointment,of andappointment cin esuch sa kmanner 23to thosemake appointmentsthe shallmember beineligible subject to theserve sameon criteria e a n b 24 applicable to the initialcommission.»SRC appointments.SECTION 2.

u[NEW [MATERIAL] SECTIONOFFICERS--VACANCIES.--The 3.constitutional revision commission shall elect a chair and other necessary officers from among its members.

[NEWVacancies MATERIAL]on POWERSthe ANDcommission DUTIES.--shall .219397.1be -filled 2by -appointment A.by the respective appointing authority that made the original appointment, and those appointments shall be subject to the same criteria applicable to the initial appointments.

SECTION 3.

[NEW MATERIAL ] POWERS AND DUTIES.-- A.

h (1) examine the constitution of New Mexico and g o t hr the constitutions of other states to recommend changes in the g e i k constitution of New Mexico as it deems desirable and necessary;

h r i s (2) review the findings of the 1967 h , t, e u g constitutional revision commission, the 1969 constitutional e b l e e h convention and the 1994 constitutional revision commission;

and n d d i = = o h (3) meet at least four times in 2021 and at l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r the call of the chair.

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Upon Sfl1º three-fifths'»Sfl1 majority approval ofd them fifteen: voting members, legislation shall be drafted and submitted to the legislature for its review in accordance with the provisions of Article 19, Section 1 of the constitution of New Mexico.

b e d s º o t n = .219397.1AIC February 26, 2021 (12:35pm) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d of the fifteen voting members, legislation shall be drafted and submitted to the legislature for its review in accordance with the provisions of Article 19, Section 1 of the constitution of New Mexico.

[NEW MATERIAL]MATERIAL ] REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.-- The constitutional revision commission shall make a full report of its findings and recommendations.

The report and any e t 17 recommended constitutional revisions shall be made to the w l n d 18 governor and to each member of the fifty-fifth legislature not = = 19 a l later than thirty days prior to the convening of its second i a e r 20 regular session.

a t m m 21 SECTION 5.

[NEW MATERIAL]MATERIAL ] STAFFING.--The staffing and d r e 22 research work shall be done under the supervision of the chair c e s k 23 of the constitutional revision commission by contractors e a n b 24 selected through a competitive bid process conducted by the u [ director of the legislative council service, in coordination .219397.1h - 3 - and consultation with the chair.

Additional staffing and g o t hr research work may be done by the legislative council service g e i k upon the request of the commission and approval by the New h r i s Mexico legislative council.

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[NEW MATERIAL]MATERIAL ] SUBCOMMITTEES.--In the e u g e b l e e h performance of its duties, the constitutional revision n d d i = = o h commission may divide into subcommittees, but theSRCº the»SRC l ] b ,d i a º e findings and recommendations ofSRCºof the commissioncommission»SRC shall r i = r t e w d m a n o be adopted and reported only uponSRCºupon majority approval of the fifteend votingm members.:

b e d s º o t n = .219397.1AIC February 26, 2021 (12:35pm) s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d fifteen voting members»SRC SRCºby the commission»SRC .