Legislation 2022-2023
Bills:
Bills make amendments to the ASUNM Constitution and Lawbook. The version below will reflect the most recent edition of each bills. For different versions, please contact asunmvp@unm.edu.
Bill 1F
Changes the definition of Outreach Hours
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Author(s): Vice President K. Pacheco, Sen. R. Romero-Salas
Sponsoring Senator(s): R. Romero-Salas
Editor(s): Vice President K. Pacheco, Sen. R. Romero-Salas
Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to Legal Council
Bill 2F
Changes the duties of a Senator from holding two (2) weekly Office Hours and twelve (12) semesterly Outreach Hours to one (1) weekly Office Hour, one (1) weekly Outreach Hour, and eight (8) semesterly ASUNM Event Hours.
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Author(s): Vice President K. Pacheco, President I. May, Director of Communications D. Millan, Sen. R. Romero-Salas
Sponsoring Senator(s): R. Romero-Salas, S. Carrillo, P. Torres, M. Chessman
Editor(s): Vice President K. Pacheco, President I. May, Director of Communications D. Millan, Sen. R. Romero-Salas
Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to Legal Council
Bill 3F
Changes Appointments process with President Pro Tempore to align with newly adopted Constitution
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Author(s): President I. May, Sen. R. Romero-Salas
Sponsoring Senator(s): R. Romero-Salas
Editor(s): President I. May, Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Attorney General J. Zinsmeyer
Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to Legal Council
Bill 4F
Changes the definition of an ASUNM position, hired or elected, in the ASUNM Lawbook
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Author(s): Sen. M. Chessman, Sen. S. Wyatt
Sponsoring Senator(s): Sen. M. Chessman, Sen. S. Wyatt, Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. S. Carrillo, Sen. J. Sanchez
Editor(s): Sen. M. Chessman, Sen. S. Wyatt, Attorney General J. Zinsmeyer
Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to Legal Council
Bill 5F
Prohibits ASUNM Officers from presenting appropriation bills for student organizations that are not ASUNM government organizations
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Author(s): Sen. M. Chessman, Sen. S. Wyatt
Sponsoring Senator(s): Sen. M. Chessman, Sen. S. Wyatt, Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. S. Carrillo
Editor(s): Sen. M. Chessman, Sen. S. Wyatt, Attorney General J. Zinsmeyer
Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to Legal Council
Bill 6F
Adds senatorial duties to Senators exsisting duties. Senators must report to the Vice President or President Pro-Tempore about other non ASUNM government organization affiliations
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Author(s): Sen. M. Chessman, Sen. S. Wyatt
Sponsoring Senator(s): Sen. M. Chessman, Sen. S. Wyatt, Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. S. Carrillo, Sen. J. Sanchez
Editor(s): Sen. M. Chessman, Sen. S. Wyatt, Attorney General J. Zinsmeyer
Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to Legal Council
Bill 7F
Prohibits ASUNM Officers from presenting budgets on behalf of any non-ASUNM government organizations
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Author(s): Sen. M. Chessman
Sponsoring Senator(s): Sen. M. Chessman, Sen. S. Wyatt
Editor(s): Sen. M. Chessman
Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to Legal Council
Bill 8F
Changes the parameters for requesting second appropriations to the Finance Code
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Author(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. S. Carrillo
Sponsoring Senator(s):Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. S. Carrillo
Editor(s):Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. S. Carrillo
Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to Legal Council
Bill 9F
Adds the definitions for 'Student Organization' and 'Balance Forwards' to the Definitions Code
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Author(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. S. Carrillo
Sponsoring Senator(s):Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. S. Carrillo
Editor(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. S. Carrillo
Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to Legal Council
Bill 10F
Adds the definition for 'Stipend' to the Definitions Code
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Author(s): Sen. S. Wyatt, Sen. M. Chessman
Sponsoring Senator(s): Sen. S. Wyatt, Sen. M. Chessman
Editor(s): Sen. S. Wyatt, Sen. M. Chessman, Attorney General J. Zinsmeyer
Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to Legal Council
Bill 11F
Addition of Stipends to Finance Code
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Author(s): Sen. S. Wyatt, Sen. M. Chessman
Sponsoring Senator(s): Sen. S. Wyatt, Sen. M. Chessman
Editor(s): Sen. S. Wyatt, Sen. M. Chessman, Attorney General J. Zinsmeyer
Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to Legal Council
Bill 12F
Changes the election of the President Pro-Tempore
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Author(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. M. Chessman
Sponsoring Senator(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. M. Chessman
Editor(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas Sen. M. Chessman
Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to Legal Council
Bill 13F
Addition of Hiring Code to ASUNM Lawbook
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Author(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. M. Chessman, Director of DEI Bell, President I. May, Vice President K. Pacheco
Sponsoring Senator(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. M. Chessman, Sen. S. Wyatt
Editor(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. M. Chessman, Director of DEI Bell, President I. May, Vice President K. Pacheco
Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to Legal Council
Bill 14F
Changes in hiring procedures in Executive Code
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Author(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. M. Chessman, Vice President K. Pacheco
Sponsoring Senator(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. M. Chessman
Editor(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. M. Chessman, Vice President K. Pacheco
Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to Legal Council
Bill 15F
Student Services Agencies' positions to be approved by President Pro Tempore & Director of DEI
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Author(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. M. Chessman
Sponsoring Senator(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. M. Chessman
Editor(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. M. Chessman
Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to Legal Council
Bill 16F
President Pro Tempore to approve all Presidential appointments
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Author(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. M. Chessman
Sponsoring Senator(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. M. Chessman
Editor(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. M. Chessman
Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to Legal Council
Bill 17F
Defines 'Appointee', 'Interim Hire', & 'Hire'
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Author(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. M. Chessman
Sponsoring Senator(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. M. Chessman
Editor(s): Sen. R. Romero-Salas, Sen. M. Chessman
Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to Legal Council
Commendations:
Commendations are to recognize members of the UNM community on high awards and achievements from ASUNM. The version below will reflect the most recent edition of each commendation. For different versions, please contact asunmvp@unm.edu.
Condolences:
Condolences are expressions of sympathy from ASUNM. The version below will reflect the most recent edition of each condolence. For different versions, please contact asunmvp@unm.edu.
ASUNM mourns the loss of Professor Eric Rombach-Kendall within the UNM community and all spheres he has benefitted, and offers best wishes to family members, colleagues, students, and supporters.
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Author(s): R. Harper
Sponsoring Senator(s): R. Harper, S. Carrillo, S. Quintana
Editor(s): R. Harper
Status: Adopted as Joint Condolence
Resolutions:
Resolutions are the statements of opinion by the ASUNM Senate on behalf of the ASUNM Senate. The version below will reflect the most recent edition of each resolution. For different versions, please contact asunmvp@unm.edu.
Appropriations:
Appropriations allocate funds for unexpected costs or one time expenditures to student organizations. The version below will reflect the most recent edition of each appropriation. For different versions, please contact asunmvp@unm.edu.
Appropriation 1F
Lobo Hockey
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 2F
Radical Feminist Literary Society
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 3F
UNM E-Sports
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 4F
World Affairs Delegation
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 5F
Natural History Collections Club
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 6F
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 7F
Iranian Students Association
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 8F
Pre-Dental Society
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 9F
Professional Sales Association
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 10F
Men's Rugby
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 11F
Society of Women Engineers
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 12F
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers at UNM (IEEE)
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 13F
Hispanic Engineering Science Organization
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 15F
Engineers without Borders
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 16F
UNM American Nuclear Society
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 17F
Bengal United Sports Club
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 18F
Catholic Apologetics, Fellowship, and Evangelization (CAFE)
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 19F
Deviate Campus Ministries
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 20F
Powerful Movement of Educated Sisters
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 21F
Asian American Student Association
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Status: Passed Full Senate; Submitted to SGAO
Appropriation 22F
Student Association of Geography & Enviromental Science (SAGES)
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Status: Passed Finance Committee; Submitted to Full Senate
Appropriation 23F
American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME)
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Status: Passed Finance Committee; Submitted to Full Senate
Appropriation 24F
Hindu YUVA
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Status: Passed Finance Committee; Submitted to Full Senate
Appropriation 25F
Lobo Ice Hockey
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Status: Passed Finance Committee; Submitted to Full Senate
Appropriation 26F
Men's Soccer
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Status: Passed Finance Committee; Submitted to Full Senate
Appropriation 27F
Men's Lacrosse
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Status: Passed Finance Committee; Submitted to Full Senate
Fall 2022 Budget Requests:
Budget requests allocate funds for annual expenses. The link below should have the most up to date changes for each organization. A final budget bill will be posted once all changes have been made.
ASUNM Budget Bill
Fall 2022
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Status: Passed Full Senate
