New Mexico Votes

Introduced in the House on January 28, 2009, to require "reasonable" public notice of legislative conference committees, published in any publication prior to the meetings

The vote was 66 in favor, 0 opposed and 4 not voting

(House Roll Call 1690 at House Journal 0)

Click here to view bill details.

Requiring that legislative conference committee meetings be open to the public is a landmark success for government transparency.  This act, along with the attempts made by some of our representatives to webcast conference and floor meetings, illustrates a changing tide of opinion in our state legislature.  These reprensentatives should be commended for intending to make themselves and each other more accountable to the people.