New Mexico House Bill HR4 Introduced / Bill

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HOUSE RESOLUTION 4
57
TH LEGISLATURE
 - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - 
FIRST SESSION
, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Sarah Silva and Marianna Anaya and Michelle Paulene Abeyta 
and Anita Gonzales and Javier Martínez 
A RESOLUTION
AMENDING THE HOUSE RULES TO ALLOW FOR PREFILING OF LEGISLATION
BY MEMBERS-ELECT.
WHEREAS, House Rule 24-1 provides that the rules of the
house of representatives may be amended by a two-thirds' vote
of all the members of the house or by a majority vote of the
members of the house upon the recommendation of the house rules
and order of business committee;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that House Rule
11-12-1 be amended to read:
"11-12-1 A member or member-elect may prefile legislation by
depositing it with the chief clerk during regular
business hours between January 2 and the Friday
before a regular session begins.  The chief clerk
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shall number prefiled legislation in the order in
which it is received; provided that the first
prefiled bill shall be numbered as House Bill 10 or
a higher number as the speaker of the house may
determine, reserving the initial bill numbers for
the bill authorizing current expenses of the
legislature, the general appropriation bill and such
other bills as the speaker determines is
appropriate.  Prefiled legislation shall be publicly
available.  Prefiled legislation shall be introduced
and referred to committee within seventy-two hours
of the opening of the regular session.".
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