There is created a legislative joint committee of the house and senate to be designated “the New Mexico legislative council,” composed of sixteen members, eight from the house and eight from the senate. The president pro tempore and the minority floor leader of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and the […]
After the codification with its alternative provisions is complete, the legislative council shall study the draft codification and alternate provisions, as well as any suggestions or recommendations made by election officials, and especially any substantive recommendations pertaining to statewide re-registration of voters and the improvement of the purge laws, and shall make this material available […]
The legislative council service shall be in charge of a director appointed by the legislative council. He shall be appointed by it without reference to party affiliation, and solely on ground of fitness to perform the duties of his office. He shall be well versed in political science and in the methods of legal research […]
The director of the legislative council service shall recommend to the legislative council the appointment of such technical, clerical and stenographic assistants as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, and the legislative council, upon concurring in such appointments, shall fix the compensation of each employee within the appropriations made by […]
Neither the director nor any employee of the council service shall reveal to any person outside of the service the contents or nature of any request or statement for service, except with the consent of the person making such request or statement. They shall not urge or oppose any legislation, nor give to any member […]
A. As used in this section: (1) “gender-neutral” means language that does not expressly or implicitly refer to one gender to the real or apparent exclusion of the other and expressly or implicitly refers to both genders without distinguishing between them; and (2) “gender-specific” means language that expressly or implicitly refers to one gender to […]
The legislative council and legislative council service shall be provided with adequate quarters at the state capitol where the council service will be conveniently accessible to the members of the legislature and to other persons having official business with it. The council service shall be kept open during the time provided by law for other […]
A. No state agency shall submit or send to the members of the legislature any material other than proposed legislation in excess of five pages. B. Nothing in this section shall limit the response of any agency to a direct request of a legislator or group of legislators nor the submission of the executive budget. […]
The director of the legislative council service and all technical, clerical and stenographic assistants shall be reimbursed as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] while on official duty in the same manner as other state employees. The members of the council and other members of the legislature approved […]
The attorney general shall advise and consult with the legislative council and the legislative council service and render all legal services and service in the drafting of bills required when requested to do so by the said council or its representatives. History: 1941 Comp., § 2-411, enacted by Laws 1951, ch. 182, § 11; 1953 […]
Payments from funds appropriated for the use of the legislative council and legislative council service shall be made only upon vouchers submitted to the department of finance and administration by the director of the legislative council or his authorized representative, and by warrants signed by the secretary of finance and administration. History: 1953 Comp., § […]
The position of “legislative fiscal analyst” formerly existing as a joint position under the director of the legislative council and the legislative finance committee is transferred to the legislative council service. The legislative fiscal analyst shall be a staff member of the legislative council service. The legislative fiscal analyst shall assist the legislature, its various […]
The legislative council service shall publish on the legislative website a searchable list of capital projects that passed the legislature and the name of each legislator or the governor who allocated a portion of the capital outlay appropriation or bond authorization for each project and the amount of the allocation designated by each legislator and […]
There hereby is created a legislative council service for the use of the members of the legislature, the governor and the various departments, institutions and agencies of this state that may desire to avail themselves of its services. Notwithstanding the availability of the legislative council service to the various departments, institutions and agencies of this […]
It shall be the duty of the legislative council: A. to adopt rules and regulations for the administration of this act in the conduct of the affairs of the council service; B. to formulate policies for the operation and conduct of the business of the council service, and generally to supervise all of the activities […]
Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 6, Articles 1 and 2, NMSA 1953, the exclusive control, care, custody and maintenance of the building in which the legislature is housed, the adjacent utilities plant and the surrounding grounds are transferred from the capitol buildings improvement commission, and the capitol custodian commission, to the legislative council. History: 1953 […]
The director of the legislative council service, under the direction of the legislative council, shall: A. insure the buildings and their contents; B. keep a full and complete record of all transactions; C. sign all contracts and other papers necessary to be signed in the care and management of the property under his control; D. […]
Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 6, Article 1, NMSA 1953, the exclusive control for the care, custody and maintenance of the building in which the state library is housed, and the surrounding grounds, are [is] transferred from the capitol custodian commission to the legislative council. History: 1953 Comp., § 2-3-3.3, enacted by Laws 1970, ch. […]
The director of the legislative council service, under the direction of the legislative council, shall: A. insure the building and its contents, including the valuable papers, documents and books; B. keep a full and complete record of all transactions; C. sign all contracts and other papers necessary to be signed in the care and management […]
The purpose and duties of the legislative council service shall be: A. to assist the legislature of the state of New Mexico in the proper performance of its constitutional functions by providing its members with impartial and accurate information and reports concerning the legislative problems which come before them; by providing digests showing the practices […]
