{"id":1363,"date":"2007-03-07T12:51:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-07T18:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2007\/03\/house-votes-to-open-conference-committees\/"},"modified":"2007-03-07T12:51:00","modified_gmt":"2007-03-07T18:51:00","slug":"house-votes-to-open-conference-committees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2007\/03\/house-votes-to-open-conference-committees\/","title":{"rendered":"House votes to open conference committees"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>On a vote of 53-5, the House has just passed a bill that would open legislative conference committees to the public. <\/p>\n

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With 10 days remaining in the session, House Bill 297<\/a>, sponsored by State Rep. Joseph Cervantes<\/a>, D-Las Cruces, now heads to the Senate, which has twice killed similar proposals by one vote this session.<\/p>\n

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The House is set to vote later today on a second but different proposal to open conference committees, House Concurrent Resolution 1<\/a>, sponsored by Majority Leader Ken Martinez<\/a>, D-Grants.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Cervantes\u2019 proposal would amend the New Mexico Open Meetings Act to require that conference committees be open meetings, unless the House and Senate provide for exemptions in their joint rules. It specifically exempts caucus meetings and meetings of panels investigating ethical conduct of members.<\/p>\n

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Martinez<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>\u2019s proposal, instead of amending the act, proposes rules changes to open committees, and allows closed meetings for the exemptions provided in the act \u2013 the discussion of real estate transactions, personnel matters or threatened or pending litigation \u2013 and also for \u201cgood cause,\u201d which would be decided by members of the committee.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ll have updates for you, including who voted against Cervantes\u2019 bill and what happens with Martinez<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>\u2019s bill, later today, so check back.<\/p>\n

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Update, 2:10 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s how the vote went on Cervantes\u2019 bill:<\/p>\n

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Those voting for the bill<\/span><\/p>\n

Thomas Anderson<\/p>\n

Paul Bandy<\/p>\n

Elias Barela<\/p>\n

Andrew Barreras<\/p>\n

Richard Berry<\/p>\n

Donald Bratton<\/p>\n

Jose Campos<\/p>\n

Joseph Cervantes<\/p>\n

Gail Chasey<\/p>\n

Ernest Chavez<\/p>\n

Nate Cote<\/p>\n

Anna Crook<\/p>\n

Nora Espinoza<\/p>\n

Candy Ezzell<\/p>\n

Dan Foley<\/p>\n

Justine Fox-Young<\/p>\n

Mary Helen Garcia<\/p>\n

Miguel Garcia<\/p>\n

Tomas Garcia<\/p>\n

Keith Gardner<\/p>\n

Bobby Gonzales<\/p>\n

William Gray<\/p>\n

Joni Gutierrez<\/p>\n

George Hanosh<\/p>\n

John Heaton<\/p>\n

Manuel Herrera<\/p>\n

Dona Irwin<\/p>\n

Rhonda King<\/p>\n

Larry Larranaga<\/p>\n

Antonio Lujan<\/p>\n

Patricia Lundstrom<\/p>\n

Antonio Maestas<\/p>\n

Ken Martinez<\/p>\n

Kathy McCoy<\/p>\n

Brian Moore<\/p>\n

Andy Nu\u00f1ez<\/p>\n

Al Park<\/p>\n

Danice Picraux<\/p>\n

Debbie Rodella<\/p>\n

Jeff Steinborn<\/p>\n

Mimi Stewart<\/p>\n

James Strickler<\/p>\n

Thomas Swisstack<\/p>\n

Thomas Taylor<\/p>\n

Don Tripp<\/p>\n

Jim Trujillo<\/p>\n

Shirley Tyler<\/p>\n

Gloria Vaughn<\/p>\n

Richard Vigil<\/p>\n

W.C. Williams<\/p>\n

Peter Wirth<\/p>\n

Eric Youngberg<\/p>\n

Teresa Zanetti<\/p>\n

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Those voting against the bill<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben Lujan<\/p>\n

James Roger Magdalena<\/p>\n

Edward Sandoval<\/p>\n

Daniel Silva<\/p>\n

Sheryl Williams Stapleton<\/p>\n

<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Absent<\/span><\/p>\n

Janice Arnold-Jones<\/p>\n

Ray Begaye<\/p>\n

Jimmie Hall<\/p>\n

Dianne Hamilton<\/p>\n

Irvin Harrison<\/p>\n

Rick Miera<\/p>\n

Jane Powdrell-Culbert<\/p>\n

William Rehm<\/p>\n

Kiki Saavedra<\/p>\n

Nick Salazar<\/p>\n

Lucky Varela<\/p>\n

Jeannette Wallace<\/p>\n

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Update, 3:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Martinez<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>\u2019s resolution passed the Senate today on a vote of 63-2, with only James Roger Magdalena and Sheryl Williams Stapleton voting against it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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