{"id":306459,"date":"2017-03-15T14:57:19","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T20:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=306459"},"modified":"2017-03-15T20:43:02","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T02:43:02","slug":"committee-vote-sends-ethics-commission-proposal-to-full-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2017\/03\/committee-vote-sends-ethics-commission-proposal-to-full-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee vote sends ethics commission proposal to full Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heath Haussamen \/ NMPolitics.net<\/p>

A statue outside the Roundhouse in Santa Fe.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Senate Rules Committee on Wednesday<\/span><\/span> endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment to establish a state ethics commission, a proposal that has died in the New Mexico Legislature year after year.<\/p>\n

The measure now moves to the full Senate, where its advocates hope it receives a vote before the legislative session ends at noon<\/span><\/span> Saturday<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Members of the Rules Committee voted 9-1 to advance House Joint Resolution 8<\/a>, sponsored by Rep. Jim Dines, R-Albuquerque. The House last week voted 66-0 for the measure.<\/p>\n