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28+HOUSE BILL 1
29+57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2025
30+INTRODUCED BY
31+Reena Szczepanski
2832 AN ACT
2933 RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT; MAKING
3034 APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE EXPENSE OF THE FIFTY-SEVENTH
3135 LEGISLATURE, FIRST SESSION, 2025, AND FOR OTHER LEGISLATIVE
3236 EXPENSES, INCLUDING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SERVICE, THE
33-LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION
34-STUDY COMMITTEE, THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE, THE HOUSE CHIEF
35-CLERK'S OFFICE, THE SENATE CHIEF CLERK'S OFFICE AND OTHER
36-EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
37+LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY
38+COMMITTEE, THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE, THE HOUSE CHIEF CLERK'S
39+OFFICE, THE SENATE CHIEF CLERK'S OFFICE AND OTHER EXPENSES OF
40+THE LEGISLATURE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
3741 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
3842 SECTION 1. SESSION EXPENSES.--
3943 A. There is appropriated from the general fund for
4044 the expense of the legislative department of the state of New
4145 Mexico for the first session of the fifty-seventh legislature
4246 for per diem and mileage of its members, for salaries of
43-employees and for other expenses of the legislature, eleven
44-million four hundred forty-seven thousand eight hundred
45-dollars ($11,447,800) or so much thereof as may be necessary
46-for such purposes.
47-B. The expenditures referred to in Subsection A of
48-this section are as follows:
49-(1) per diem for senators . . . . $550,700;
50-(2) per diem for members of the house of
51-representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $917,700; HB 1/ec
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78-(3) mileage traveled by members of the
79-senate going to and returning from the seat of government by
80-the usually traveled route, one round trip. . . . . . $7,800;
74+employees and for other expenses of the legislature, eleven
75+million four hundred forty-seven thousand eight hundred dollars
76+($11,447,800) or so much thereof as may be necessary for such
77+purposes.
78+B. The expenditures referred to in Subsection A of
79+this section are as follows:
80+(1) per diem for senators . . . . . $550,700;
81+(2) per diem for members of the house of
82+representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $917,700;
83+(3) mileage traveled by members of the senate
84+going to and returning from the seat of government by the
85+usually traveled route, one round trip. . . . . . . . . $7,800;
8186 (4) mileage traveled by members of the house
8287 of representatives going to and returning from the seat of
83-government by the usually traveled route, one round trip. . .
84-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900;
88+government by the usually traveled route, one round trip. . . .
89+. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900;
8590 (5) salaries and employee benefits of senate
86-employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500,000;
87-(6) salaries and employee benefits of house
88-of representatives employees. . . . . . . . . . . $3,490,700;
91+employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500,000;
92+(6) salaries and employee benefits of house of
93+representatives employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,490,700;
8994 (7) for expense of the senate not itemized
9095 above, two hundred twenty thousand four hundred dollars
9196 ($220,400). No part of this item may be transferred to
9297 salaries or employee benefits;
9398 (8) for expense of the house of
94-representatives not itemized above, five hundred six thousand
95-two hundred dollars ($506,200). No part of this item may be
96-transferred to salaries or employee benefits; and
97-(9) for session expenses of the legislative
98-council service, the joint billroom and mailroom and joint
99-legislative switchboard, two million two hundred forty-one
100-thousand four hundred dollars ($2,241,400) to be disbursed
101-upon vouchers signed by the director of the legislative
102-council service or the director's designee. HB 1/ec
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127+representatives not itemized above, five hundred six thousand
128+two hundred dollars ($506,200). No part of this item may be
129+transferred to salaries or employee benefits; and
130+(9) for session expenses of the legislative
131+council service, the joint billroom and mailroom and joint
132+legislative switchboard, two million two hundred forty-one
133+thousand four hundred dollars ($2,241,400) to be disbursed upon
134+vouchers signed by the director of the legislative council
135+service or the director's designee.
129136 C. The expenditures for the senate shall be
130137 disbursed on vouchers signed by the chair of the committees'
131138 committee and the chief clerk of the senate or the chief
132139 clerk's designee. The expenditures for the house of
133140 representatives shall be disbursed on vouchers signed by the
134141 speaker and chief clerk of the house or the chief clerk's
135142 designee. Following adjournment of the session, expenditures
136-authorized pursuant to Paragraphs (1) through (8) of
137-Subsection B of this section shall be disbursed upon vouchers
138-signed by the director of the legislative council service or
139-the director's designee.
143+authorized pursuant to Paragraphs (1) through (8) of Subsection
144+B of this section shall be disbursed upon vouchers signed by
145+the director of the legislative council service or the
146+director's designee.
140147 D. Under the printing contracts entered into for
141148 the first session of the fifty-seventh legislature, the chair
142149 of the committees' committee of the senate, subject to the
143150 approval of the committee, and the speaker of the house of
144-representatives are authorized and directed to provide for
145-the printing of all bills, resolutions, joint resolutions,
146-memorials and joint memorials introduced in the senate or
147-house, the printing of the bill locator and the printing of
148-all necessary stationery required for use in the respective
149-houses. They are further directed to provide for the
150-purchase of all supplies necessary for use in the respective
151-houses within the appropriation provided. The orders for
152-printing, stationery and supplies shall be approved by the
153-chair of the committees' committee in the senate or by the HB 1/ec
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151+representatives are authorized and directed to provide for the
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180-speaker of the house.
180+printing of all bills, resolutions, joint resolutions,
181+memorials and joint memorials introduced in the senate or
182+house, the printing of the bill locator and the printing of all
183+necessary stationery required for use in the respective houses.
184+They are further directed to provide for the purchase of all
185+supplies necessary for use in the respective houses within the
186+appropriation provided. The orders for printing, stationery
187+and supplies shall be approved by the chair of the committees'
188+committee in the senate or by the speaker of the house.
181189 SECTION 2. BILLS AND OTHER PRINTED MATERIALS.--For the
182190 first session of the fifty-seventh legislature, bills,
183191 resolutions, joint resolutions, memorials and joint memorials
184192 delivered to the printer shall be returned by the printer to
185193 the joint billroom within forty-two hours after they are
186194 ordered to be printed. The billroom personnel shall supply a
187195 complete file of bills, resolutions, joint resolutions,
188196 memorials, joint memorials and other printed distribution
189197 materials to the following:
190198 A. upon request, one copy to each member of the
191199 house of representatives and the senate;
192200 B. upon written request, one copy to each county
193201 clerk, district judge, radio or television station and
194202 newspaper and to the general library of each state-supported
195203 institution of higher learning; and
196204 C. upon written request, one copy to each state
197-department, commission, board, institution or agency, each
198-elected state official, each incorporated municipality, each
199-district attorney, each ex-governor, each member of the New
200-Mexico congressional delegation and each school district in
201-the state.
202-SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SERVICE.--There is
203-appropriated from the general fund to the legislative council
204-service for expenditure in fiscal year 2026, to be disbursed HB 1/ec
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231-upon vouchers signed by the director of the legislative
232-council service or the director's designee, the following:
233+department, commission, board, institution or agency, each
234+elected state official, each incorporated municipality, each
235+district attorney, each ex-governor, each member of the New
236+Mexico congressional delegation and each school district in the
237+state.
238+SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SERVICE.--There is
239+appropriated from the general fund to the legislative council
240+service for expenditure in fiscal year 2026, to be disbursed
241+upon vouchers signed by the director of the legislative council
242+service or the director's designee, the following:
233243 Personal Services & Employee Benefits $10,122,400
234244 Contractual Services 620,000
235245 Other Costs 1,442,200
236246 Total $12,184,600.
237247 SECTION 4. LEGISLATURE.--There is appropriated from the
238248 general fund, unless otherwise indicated, for the expense of
239249 the legislative department, not provided for in Section 1 of
240-this act, for expenditure in fiscal year 2026, unless
241-otherwise indicated, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by
242-the director of the legislative council service or the
243-director's designee, the following:
250+this act, for expenditure in fiscal year 2026, unless otherwise
251+indicated, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the director
252+of the legislative council service or the director's designee,
253+the following:
244254 A. for travel expenses of legislators other than
245-New Mexico legislative council members, on legislative
246-council business, for committee travel, staff and other
247-necessary expenses for other interim committees and for other
248-necessary legislative expenses, four million dollars
249-($4,000,000); provided that the New Mexico legislative
250-council may transfer amounts from the appropriation in this
251-subsection, during the fiscal years for which appropriated,
252-to any other legislative appropriation where they may be
253-needed;
254-B. for pre-session expenditures and for necessary
255-contracts, supplies and personnel for interim session HB 1/ec
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255+New Mexico legislative council members, on legislative council
256+business, for committee travel, staff and other necessary
257+expenses for other interim committees and for other necessary
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286+legislative expenses, four million dollars ($4,000,000);
287+provided that the New Mexico legislative council may transfer
288+amounts from the appropriation in this subsection, during the
289+fiscal years for which appropriated, to any other legislative
290+appropriation where they may be needed;
291+B. for pre-session expenditures and for necessary
292+contracts, supplies and personnel for interim session
282293 preparation, five hundred ten thousand dollars ($510,000);
283294 C. for a statewide legislative intern program,
284295 sixty-one thousand eight hundred dollars ($61,800);
285296 D. for dues and fees of national organizations of
286297 which the legislature is a member, four hundred sixty-five
287298 thousand eight hundred dollars ($465,800);
288299 E. for the legislative information system, for
289300 fiscal years 2025 and 2026, three million one hundred
290301 eighty-eight thousand nine hundred dollars ($3,188,900);
291302 F. for the interim duties of the senate rules
292303 committee, thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000);
293304 G. for the contractual services of the capitol
294-buildings planning commission, two hundred fifty-seven
295-thousand five hundred dollars ($257,500);
305+buildings planning commission, two hundred fifty-seven thousand
306+five hundred dollars ($257,500);
296307 H. for legislative district staff, including
297308 salaries and benefits, information technology equipment and
298-software, furniture, supplies, office space and other
299-necessary support, fourteen million dollars ($14,000,000).
300-Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end
301-of fiscal year 2026 from the appropriation in this subsection
302-shall revert to the general fund;
303-I. for expenditure in fiscal years 2026 through
304-2028 from legislative cash balances for equipment, furniture,
305-upgrades and repairs for the state capitol complex, four
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309+software, furniture, supplies, office space and other necessary
310+support, fourteen million dollars ($14,000,000). Any
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339+unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of
340+fiscal year 2026 from the appropriation in this subsection
341+shall revert to the general fund;
342+I. for expenditure in fiscal years 2026 through
343+2028 from legislative cash balances for equipment, furniture,
344+upgrades and repairs for the state capitol complex, four
345+million dollars ($4,000,000);
333346 J. for expenditure in fiscal years 2025 and 2026
334-from legislative cash balances for the ongoing planning,
335-output development and design of a legislative processing
336-system, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000); and
347+from legislative cash balances for the ongoing planning, output
348+development and design of a legislative processing system, five
349+hundred thousand dollars ($500,000); and
337350 K. for expenditure in fiscal years 2025 and 2026
338-from legislative cash balances for the New Mexico
339-legislature's support of the legislative clerks and
340-secretaries section of the national conference of state
341-legislatures to perform such functions as are necessary to
342-prepare for the 2025 annual meeting to be held in Santa Fe,
343-one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
351+from legislative cash balances for the New Mexico legislature's
352+support of the legislative clerks and secretaries section of
353+the national conference of state legislatures to perform such
354+functions as are necessary to prepare for the 2025 annual
355+meeting to be held in Santa Fe, one hundred thousand dollars
356+($100,000).
344357 SECTION 5. LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE.--There is
345358 appropriated from the general fund to the legislative finance
346-committee, to be disbursed upon vouchers signed by the chair
347-of the committee or the chair's designated representative:
359+committee, to be disbursed upon vouchers signed by the chair of
360+the committee or the chair's designated representative:
348361 A. for expenditure in fiscal year 2026, the
349362 following:
350363 Personal Services & Employee Benefits $6,525,100
351-Contractual Services 386,000
352-Other Costs 549,600
353-Total $7,460,700;
354-B. for expenditure in fiscal year 2025, seven
355-hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) for ongoing
356-collaboration on the salary study related to the state's job
357-architecture for classified employees; and HB 1/ec
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392+Contractual Services 386,000
393+Other Costs 549,600
394+Total $7,460,700;
395+B. for expenditure in fiscal year 2025, seven
396+hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) for ongoing
397+collaboration on the salary study related to the state's job
398+architecture for classified employees; and
384399 C. for expenditure in fiscal year 2025, three
385-hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) to purchase
386-economic analysis software.
387-SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE.--
388-There is appropriated from the general fund to the
389-legislative education study committee for expenditure in
390-fiscal year 2026, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the
391-chair of the committee or the chair's designated
392-representative, the following:
400+hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) to purchase economic
401+analysis software.
402+SECTION 6. LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE.--There
403+is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative
404+education study committee for expenditure in fiscal year 2026,
405+to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the chair of the
406+committee or the chair's designated representative, the
407+following:
393408 Personal Services & Employee Benefits $1,686,200
394409 Contractual Services 70,000
395410 Other Costs 190,000
396411 Total $1,946,200.
397-SECTION 7. HOUSE CHIEF CLERK.--There is appropriated
398-from the general fund to the legislative council service for
399-expenditure in fiscal year 2026 for the operation of the
400-house chief clerk's office, to be disbursed on vouchers
401-signed by the director of the legislative council service,
402-the following:
403-Personal Services & Employee Benefits $3,152,800
404-Contractual Services 444,400
405-Other Costs 72,600
406-Total $3,669,800.
407-SECTION 8. SENATE CHIEF CLERK.--There is appropriated
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412+SECTION 7. HOUSE CHIEF CLERK.--There is appropriated from
413+the general fund to the legislative council service for
414+expenditure in fiscal year 2026 for the operation of the house
415+chief clerk's office, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the
416+director of the legislative council service, the following:
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435-expenditure in fiscal year 2026 for the operation of the
436-senate chief clerk's office, to be disbursed on vouchers
437-signed by the director of the legislative council service,
438-the following:
445+Personal Services & Employee Benefits $3,152,800
446+Contractual Services 444,400
447+Other Costs 72,600
448+Total $3,669,800.
449+SECTION 8. SENATE CHIEF CLERK.--There is appropriated
450+from the general fund to the legislative council service for
451+expenditure in fiscal year 2026 for the operation of the senate
452+chief clerk's office, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the
453+director of the legislative council service, the following:
439454 Personal Services & Employee Benefits $2,804,800
440455 Contractual Services 511,300
441456 Other Costs 105,900
442457 Total $3,422,000.
443458 SECTION 9. OFFICIAL MASTER DATABASE OF LAWS--SELF-
444459 PUBLICATION--FREE ACCESS TECHNOLOGY--HARD-COPY PUBLICATION.--
445460 There is appropriated from the legislative cash balances for
446-the legislative department's share of the continued
447-development required for the master database of official
448-annotated laws of the state, markup language and tagging and
449-its use for legislative document systems and a tagged
450-database of the session laws and for the costs associated in
451-collaborating with the New Mexico compilation commission on
452-the ongoing development and expanding partnership role with
453-the New Mexico compilation commission in the self-publication
454-of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978 , including
455-technology for freely accessible laws and hard-copy
456-publication, four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for
457-expenditure during fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
458-SECTION 10. CATEGORY TRANSFER.--Amounts set out in
459-Sections 3 through 8 of this act are provided for HB 1/ec
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461+the legislative department's share of the continued development
462+required for the master database of official annotated laws of
463+the state, markup language and tagging and its use for
464+legislative document systems and a tagged database of the
465+session laws and for the costs associated in collaborating with
466+the New Mexico compilation commission on the ongoing
467+development and expanding partnership role with the New Mexico
468+compilation commission in the self-publication of the New
469+Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978 , including technology for freely
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486-informational purposes only and may be transferred among
487-categories.
498+accessible laws and hard-copy publication, four hundred
499+thousand dollars ($400,000) for expenditure during fiscal years
500+2025 and 2026.
501+SECTION 10. CATEGORY TRANSFER.--Amounts set out in
502+Sections 3 through 8 of this act are provided for informational
503+purposes only and may be transferred among categories.
488504 SECTION 11. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.--Each legislative
489505 agency shall adhere to the performance measures specified in
490506 its strategic plan and shall make reports as required in that
491507 plan.
492508 SECTION 12. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public
493-peace, health and safety that this act take effect
494-immediately.
509+peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.
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