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NM Stat § 2-13-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 13 - Legislative Health and Human Services Committee|Section 2-13-3 - Subcommittees.

Subcommittees shall be created only by majority vote of all members appointed to the committee and with the prior approval of the legislative council. A subcommittee shall be composed of at least one member from the senate and one member from the house of representatives, and at least one member of the minority party shall be a member of the subcommittee. All meetings and expenditures of a subcommittee shall be approved by the full committee in advance of such meeting or expenditure, and the approval shall be shown in the minutes of the committee. History: Laws 1989, ch. 349, § 3.
NM Stat § 2-13-3.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 13 - Legislative Health and Human Services Committee|Section 2-13-3.1 - Disabilities concerns subcommittee created; membership; appointment; duties; report.

A. The "disabilities concerns subcommittee" is created as a permanent subcommittee of the legislative health and human services committee. The subcommittee shall be composed of six members. The New Mexico legislative council shall appoint three members from the house of representatives and three members from the senate. At the time of making the appointments, the legislative council shall designate the chair of the subcommittee. Members shall be appointed so as to give the two major political parties in each house the same proportionate representation on the committee as prevails in each house; provided that in no event shall either of such parties have less than one member from each house on the subcommittee. B. Members of the disabilities concerns subcommittee may be removed from the subcommittee by the legislative council, at the request of the subcommittee chair, for nonattendance according to legislative council policy. Vacancies on the subcommittee, however caused, may be filled by the legislative council, or the legislative council may reduce the size of the subcommittee by not making replacement appointments and, in such case, need not readjust party representation. No action shall be taken by the subcommittee if a majority of the total membership from either house on the subcommittee rejects such action. C. The disabilities concerns subcommittee shall conduct a continuing study of the programs, agencies, policies, issues and needs relating to individuals with disabilities, including review and study of the statutes, constitutional provisions, regulations and court decisions governing these programs, agencies and issues. The subcommittee shall also study the full continuum of programs and services available and needed for individuals with disabilities. D. By October 1 of each year, the subcommittee shall make a report of its findings and recommendations and recommend any necessary legislation to the legislative health and human services committee. History: Laws 2010, ch. 24, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2010, ch. 24 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 19, 2010, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 2-13-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 13 - Legislative Health and Human Services Committee|Section 2-13-4 - Report.

The committee shall make a report of its findings and recommendations for the consideration of each session of the legislature. The report and suggested legislation shall be made available to the legislative council on or before December 15 preceding each session. History: Laws 1989, ch. 349, § 4.
NM Stat § 2-13-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 13 - Legislative Health and Human Services Committee|Section 2-13-5 - Staff.

The staff for the committee shall be provided by the legislative council service. History: Laws 1989, ch. 349, § 5.
NM Stat § 2-14-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 14 - Interim Activities of Chief Clerks of House of Representatives and Senate|Section 2-14-1 - Legislative findings.

The legislature finds that the administration of the legislative branch of state government is becoming increasingly complex. This complexity and the ever-increasing demands on legislative officials necessitate maintaining during the interim the offices of chief clerk of the house of representatives and chief clerk of the senate with necessary support staff. History: 1978 Comp., § 2-14-1, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 3, § 1.
NM Stat § 2-14-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 14 - Interim Activities of Chief Clerks of House of Representatives and Senate|Section 2-14-2 - Chief clerks; interim activities authorized.

A. The chief clerk of the house of representatives and other necessary support staff, not to exceed five full-time equivalents, including the chief clerk, are authorized to operate during the interim between regular legislative sessions to provide support to members of the house of representatives. B. The chief clerk of the senate and other necessary support staff, not to exceed five full-time equivalents, including the chief clerk, are authorized to operate during the interim between regular legislative sessions to provide support to members of the senate. C. During the interim, the chief clerks shall report to the legislative council. In addition to the duties established in Section 2-14-3 NMSA 1978, the legislative council may establish other interim duties for the chief clerks. Except as provided in Section 2-14-3 NMSA 1978, any duty established by the legislative council shall not overlap or conflict with any duty established for the legislative council service, the legislative education study committee, the legislative finance committee or any other committee created by statute or by the legislative council. History: 1978 Comp., § 2-14-2, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 3, § 2.
NM Stat § 2-14-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 14 - Interim Activities of Chief Clerks of House of Representatives and Senate|Section 2-14-3 - Interim duties of the chief clerks.

During the interim, the chief clerks elected by the house of representatives and the senate shall perform the following duties: A. perform clerical duties, including assistance with general correspondence, within guidelines of the legislative council; B. conduct presession training for the staffs of the respective houses; C. perform presession duties necessary to assist the legislature in preparing for session in accordance with directions of the legislative council and in coordination with the legislative council service; D. perform routine legislative requests for constituents regarding the availability of and access to existing programs and services of state government within guidelines established by the legislative council; E. maintain accurate inventories of the property of the respective houses in cooperation with the legislative council service; F. perform public outreach functions necessary to educate the public about the legislature and the respective houses, including coordinating with the state department of public education and post-secondary educational institutions on educational program development regarding the legislative branch of government; G. serve on the coordinating group of the integrated legislative information system; and H. receive requests from members of the house of representatives or senate for changes affecting the members' office spaces in the state capitol prior to the request being presented to the building subcommittee of the legislative council. History: 1978 Comp., § 2-14-3, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 3, § 3.
NM Stat § 2-14-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 14 - Interim Activities of Chief Clerks of House of Representatives and Senate|Section 2-14-4 - Partisan political activities; prohibition.

The chief clerks and their respective staffs shall not engage in partisan political activity during the course or in the performance of their duties. History: 1978 Comp., § 2-14-4, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 3, § 4.
NM Stat § 2-15-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 15 - Legislative Ethics|Section 2-15-1 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 46; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 39. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 39 repealed 2-15-1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 46, relating to governmental ethics oversight committee created, termination, effective June 14, 2019. For provisions of former section, see the 2018 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 2-15-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 15 - Legislative Ethics|Section 2-15-2 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 47; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 39. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 39 repealed 2-15-2 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 47, relating to membership, appointment, vacancies, effective June 14, 2019. For provisions of former section, see the 2018 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 2-15-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 15 - Legislative Ethics|Section 2-15-3 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 48; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 39. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 39 repealed 2-15-3 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 48, relating to powers and duties, effective June 14, 2019. For provisions of former section, see the 2018 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 2-15-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 15 - Legislative Ethics|Section 2-15-4 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 49; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 39. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 39 repealed 2-15-4 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 49, relating to subcommittees, effective June 14, 2019. For provisions of former section, see the 2018 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 2-15-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 15 - Legislative Ethics|Section 2-15-5 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 50; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 39. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 39 repealed 2-15-5 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 50, relating to report, effective June 14, 2019. For provisions of former section, see the 2018 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 2-15-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 15 - Legislative Ethics|Section 2-15-6 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 51; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 39. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 39 repealed 2-15-6 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 46, relating to governmental ethics oversight committee created, termination, effective June 14, 2019. For provisions of former section, see the 2018 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 2-15-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 15 - Legislative Ethics|Section 2-15-7 - Interim legislative ethics committee; creation; appointment.

A. An interim legislative ethics committee, appointed by the legislative council, is created. Members of the legislative council shall be allowed to serve on the interim legislative ethics committee. B. All matters arising in the interim pertaining to legislative ethics shall be referred to this special interim legislative ethics committee. C. The committee shall be appointed by the New Mexico legislative council so as to give the two major political parties in each house equal representation on the committee. In appointing the members to the committee, the legislative council shall adopt the recommendations of the respective floor leaders of each house. D. The New Mexico legislative council shall name the interim ethics committee at the beginning of each interim, but shall convene the committee only upon the receipt of a complaint, a request for an advisory opinion or a referral. History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 52.
NM Stat § 2-15-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 15 - Legislative Ethics|Section 2-15-8 - Interim legislative ethics committee; duties.

A. The interim legislative ethics committee is authorized to:(1) issue advisory opinions on the interpretation and enforcement of ethical principles as applied to the legislature and that are not under the jurisdiction of the state ethics commission;(2) investigate complaints from another member of the legislature or a member of the public alleging misconduct of a legislator;(3) investigate referrals made to the co-chairs of the New Mexico legislative council from the state ethics commission, the attorney general, the secretary of state or a district attorney;(4) hire special counsel, arbitrators or independent hearing officers as necessary; and(5) make recommendations to the respective houses regarding proposed sanctions for ethical misconduct. B. The interim legislative ethics committee shall issue an annual report no later than the first day of May of each year regarding its activities during the previous twelve months, including a listing of the number of complaints received, the disposition of the complaints that have been resolved and the advisory opinions issued.C. The interim legislative ethics committee shall maintain a web page on the legislature's website. History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 53; 2019, ch. 86, § 22.ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, specified that the interim legislative ethics committee is authorized to issue advisory opinions on the interpretation and enforcement of ethical principles as applied to the legislature that are not under the jurisdiction of the state ethics commission, and required the interim legislative ethics committee to issue an annual report and to maintain a web page on the legislature's website; added new subsection designation "A" and redesignated former Subsections A through E as Paragraphs A(1) through A(5), respectively; in Paragraph A(1) added "and that are not under the jurisdiction of the state ethics commission", in Paragraph A(3), after "legislative council from the", added "state ethics commission, the", in Paragraph A(4), after "special counsel", added "arbitrators", in Paragraph A(5), after "respective houses", deleted "by the end of the first full week of the next convened regular session"; and added new Subsections B and C.
NM Stat § 2-15-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 15 - Legislative Ethics|Section 2-15-9 - Interim legislative ethics committee; procedures; confidentiality.

A. Except as provided in this section, the New Mexico legislative council shall develop procedures to carry out the provisions of this section, in accordance with the existing procedures in the house and senate rules. B. A member of the interim legislative ethics committee shall be ineligible to participate in any matter relating directly to that member's conduct. In any such case, a substitute member to the committee shall be appointed from the same house from the same political party by the appropriate appointing authority. A member may seek to be disqualified from any matter brought before the ethics committee on the grounds that the member cannot render a fair and impartial decision. Disqualification must be approved by a majority vote of the remaining members of the committee. In any such case, a substitute member to the committee shall be appointed from the same political party as provided in this section. C. The interim legislative ethics committee is authorized to issue advisory opinions on matters relating to ethical conduct during the interim. Any question relating to the interpretation and enforcement of ethical principles as applied to the legislature may be submitted in writing to the New Mexico legislative council by a legislator describing a real or hypothetical situation and requesting an advisory opinion establishing an appropriate standard of ethical conduct for that situation. The question shall be referred to the joint interim legislative ethics committee. D. To initiate any action during the interim on alleged misconduct, any legislator or member of the public may file a written, sworn complaint setting forth, with specificity, the facts alleged to constitute unethical conduct. A complaint shall be filed with the New Mexico legislative council. Upon receipt of the complaint, the cochairmen [co-chairmen] shall convene the interim legislative ethics committee. E. The interim legislative ethics committee shall maintain rules of confidentiality, unless the legislator against whom a complaint is filed waives the rules or any part of them in writing. The confidentiality rules shall include the following provisions: (1) the complainant, the committee and its staff shall not publicly disclose any information relating to the filing or investigation of a complaint, including the identity of the complainant or respondent, until after a finding of probable cause has been made that a violation has occurred; (2) the identity of the complainant shall be released to the respondent immediately upon request; and (3) no member of the committee or its staff may knowingly disclose any confidential information except as authorized by the committee. History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 54. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 2-15-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 15 - Legislative Ethics|Section 2-15-10 - Criminal sanctions.

If the interim legislative ethics committee determines that in addition to recommending that sanctions be imposed by the respective house on the member, the conduct involves criminal activity, the interim ethics committee may refer the matter to the district attorney of the first judicial district, the district attorney of the judicial district where the member resides or the attorney general. History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 55.
NM Stat § 2-15-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 15 - Legislative Ethics|Section 2-15-11 - Staff.

The staff for the interim ethics committee shall be provided by the legislative council service, but the committee is authorized to hire such special counsel or independent hearing officers as necessary to assist the legislative ethics committee when it is convened. History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 56.
NM Stat § 2-15-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 15 - Legislative Ethics|Section 2-15-12 - New Mexico legislative council; budget.

The New Mexico legislative council shall annually provide an amount sufficient to carry out the duties and mandate of the interim [legislative] ethics committee. History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 57. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and it is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 2-16-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 16 - Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Committee|Section 2-16-1 - Revenue stabilization and tax policy committee created.

There is created a permanent joint interim legislative committee which shall be known as the "revenue stabilization and tax policy committee". History: Laws 1994, ch. 90, § 1.
NM Stat § 2-16-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 16 - Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Committee|Section 2-16-2 - Membership; appointment; vacancies.

A. The revenue stabilization and tax policy committee shall be composed of eighteen members. Nine members of the house of representatives shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and nine members of the senate shall be appointed by the committees' committee of the senate or, if the senate appointments are made in the interim, by the president pro tempore of the senate after consultation with and agreement of a majority of the members of the committees' committee. B. Members shall be appointed from each house so as to give the two major political parties in each house the same proportional representation on the committee as prevails in each house; however, in no event shall either party have less than one member from each house on the committee. Vacancies on the committee shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as the original appointments. If a regular member is going to be absent from a committee meeting, the regular member may designate a legislator from the same house and party to serve in the regular member's place at the meeting if the member notifies the chairman of the committee of the anticipated absence and notifies the designee at least twenty-four hours before the committee meeting. The regular member shall select the designee from a list of potential designees appointed by the appointing authority for each house. The list shall be maintained in the offices of the legislative council service. The chairman and vice chairman of the committee shall be designated by the New Mexico legislative council. C. No action shall be taken by the committee if a majority of the total membership from either house on the committee rejects such action. History: Laws 1994, ch. 90, § 2; 2003, ch. 223, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, inserted "revenue stabilization and tax policy" near the beginning of Subsection A; and in Subsection B, added the last three sentences and substituted "designated by the New Mexico legislative council" for "elected by the committee".
NM Stat § 2-16-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 16 - Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Committee|Section 2-16-3 - Duties.

After its appointment, the committee shall hold one organizational meeting to develop a workplan and budget for the ensuing interim. The workplan and budget shall be submitted to the legislative council for approval. Upon approval of the workplan and budget by the legislative council, the committee shall examine the statutes, constitutional provisions, regulations and court decisions governing revenue stabilization and tax policy in New Mexico and recommend legislation or changes if any are found to be necessary to each session of the legislature. History: Laws 1994, ch. 90, § 3.
NM Stat § 2-16-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 16 - Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Committee|Section 2-16-4 - Subcommittees.

Subcommittees shall be created only by majority vote of all members appointed to the committee and with the prior approval of the legislative council. A subcommittee shall be composed of at least one member from the senate and one member from the house of representatives, and at least one member of the minority party shall be a member of the subcommittee. All meetings and expenditures of a subcommittee shall be approved by the full committee in advance of such meeting or expenditure, and the approval shall be shown in the minutes of the committee. History: Laws 1994, ch. 90, § 4.
NM Stat § 2-16-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 16 - Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Committee|Section 2-16-5 - Report.

The committee shall make a report of its findings and recommendations for the consideration of each session of the legislature. The report and suggested legislation shall be made available to the legislative council on or before December 15 preceding each session. History: Laws 1994, ch. 90, § 5.
NM Stat § 2-16-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch|Article 16 - Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Committee|Section 2-16-6 - Staff.

The staff for the committee shall be provided by the legislative council service. History: Laws 1994, ch. 90, § 6.