Opinion No. 33-564
March 23, 1933
TO: Mr. Jose A. Baca, Asst. Secretary of State, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
{*31} In your letter of March 21, 1933, you ask if it is necessary to cause to be printed, in the 1933 Session Laws, the Resolutions of either the House or the Senate, Joint Resolutions and the Memorials passed by the Eleventh Legislature, in addition to the Bills passed and approved by the Governor and the Constitutional Amendments proposed.
A careful search of our Constitution and Statutes reveals that in all places relating to publication of laws, the word "laws" is used, showing, in {*32} my mind, that only those matters enacted by the Legislature which are and were intended to become laws of this state need be published. Certainly resolutions of either House, joint resolutions or memorials cannot, by their very nature, become laws of this state.
Consequently, it is my opinion that all that need be published as the Session Laws of 1933, are those measures which have passed both Houses and which have become laws of this state by reason of the Governor's approval thereof. This includes resolutions proposing amendments to our Constitution, but does not include resolutions or memorials.