2.4.2015 Senate Committee Schedule
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
FIFTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION, 2015
SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
FINANCE COMMITTEE – Senator John Arthur Smith, Chairman
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 – Room 322
1:30 p.m.
Higher Education Department – Dr. Barbara Damron, Secretary Designate
Dr. Dan Lopez, Council of University Presidents
Dr. Becky Rowley, Independent Community Colleges
Dr. John Madden, New Mexico Association of Community Colleges
Higher Education Funding Formula
Student Enrollments, Performance, Completion
Institutional Missions and Measures
Legislative Lottery Scholarship Program Update
(950) Higher Education Department (Hartzler/Ortiz)
(952-976) Instructional and General Formula (Hartzler/Ortiz)
(952-976) Research and Public Service Projects (Hartzler/Ortiz)
(978-980) Special Schools (Chavez/Ortiz)
Paul B. Roth, MD, MS, Chancellor for Health Sciences Center, CEO, UNM Health System, Dean, UNM School of Medicine
Thursday, February 5, 2015 – Room 322
1:30 p.m.
Economic Development in New Mexico
Beverlee McClure, Association of Commerce and Industry
Jeff Mitchell, Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Dr. Jim Peach, New Mexico State University
Jon Barela, Secretary, Economic Development Department
Terry Brunner, Director, USDA New Mexico Rural Development
Monday, February 9, 2015 – Room 322
1:30 p.m.
(205-218) Unified Court Budget and State Judicial Agencies (Sanchez/Frazier)
Barbara Vigil, Chief Justice
Arthur Pepin, Director, Administrative Office of the Courts
(231-243) District Courts (Sanchez/Frazier)
(244) Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court (Sanchez/Frazier)
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 – Room 322
1:30 p.m.
(355) Public Defender Department (Jorgenson/Miner)
(264) Administrative Office of the District Attorneys (Jorgenson/Frazier)
Henry Valdez, Director
(251-265) District Attorneys (Jorgenson/Frazier)
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 – Room 322
1:30 p.m.
Water Litigation Update
Hector Balderas, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
Amy Haas, Acting Director, Interstate Stream Commission
Celina Jones, Administrative Office of the Courts
Jonas Armstrong, Fiscal Analyst, Legislative Finance Committee
3:00 p.m.
(550) State Engineer/Interstate Stream Commission (Armstrong/Veseth)
Water Adjudication Reform and Progress
Arizona Water Settlement Act Implementation
Thursday, February 12, 2015 – Room 322
1:30 p.m.
(770) Corrections Department (Chenier/Smith)
Gregg Marcantel, Secretary Designate
(790) Department of Public Safety (Chenier/Smith)
Greg Fouratt, Secretary Designate
Monday, February 16, 2015 – Room 322
3:00 p.m.
(667) Department of Environment (Armstrong/Veseth)
Ryan Flynn, Secretary
4:00 p.m.
Update on Racing Regulation, Enforcement, and Proposed Legislation
Clint Elkins, Fiscal Analyst, Legislative Finance Committee
Vince Mares, Executive Director, State Racing Commission
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 – Room 322
1:30 p.m.
(805) Department of Transportation (Jorgenson/Martinez)
Tom Church, Secretary
Major Investment Projects
State Transportation Infrastructure Plan
Pavement Condition and Highway Maintenance
CONSERVATION COMMITTEE – Senator Peter Wirth, Chairman
Tuesday, February 5, 2015 – 2:00 p.m. or 1/2 hr. after session – Room 311
Presentation
Tom Blaine, P.E., New Mexico State Engineer and Secretary Interstate Stream Commission
Gregory C. Ridgley, General Council, Office of the State Engineer
SB 156 NMSU WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE (PAPEN/McMILLAN)
SB 197 HIGH SCHOOL WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM (PADILLA)
SB 260 ELECTION OF WATER TRUST BOARD CHAIR (CANDELARIA)
SB 340 RENOVATE MORPHY LAKE DAM (CAMPOS)
SB 124 PRIVATE BOAT DOCK REQUIREMENTS (WOODS/ROCH)
SB 276 STATE ENGINEER HEARING LOCATIONS (PIRTLE/WOOLEY)
SB 313 WATER RIGHT REVIEWS, HEARINGS & COURT VENUE (NEVILLE)
SB 333 WATER TRUST FUND ENGINEERING SERVICES (CERVANTES)
CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE – Senator Senator Phil A. Griego, Chairman
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 – 2:00 p.m. or 1/2 hr. after session – Room 311
SB 111 REPEAL COUNTY IRB COMPLAINT PROCESS (LEAVELL)
SB 122 FORECLOSURE OF VACANT & ABANDONED PROPERTY (NEVILLE)
SB 125 CHANGE COUNTY ROAD SPEED LIMITS (WOODS/ROCH)
SB 160 IMPLEMENT LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT (PAPEN/MARTINEZ, K.)
SB 220 HMO CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENTS (PIRTLE)
SB 233 TEMPORARY DISABILITY BENEFIT CHANGES (WOODS/TRUJILLO, CA)
SB 240 LIVE HORSE RACE GAMING TAX CREDIT (GRIEGO)
SB 271 OUT-OF-STATE EVENT GROSS RECEIPTS (MUÑOZ)
SB 325 HEALTH AGREEMENT NO-COMPETE PROVISIONS (INGLE)
SB 72 LOAN INTEREST RATE CAPS (SOULES)
EDUCATION COMMITTEE – Senator John M. Sapien, Chairman
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 – 8:30 a.m. – Room 311
SB 8 CHARTER SCHOOL EDUCATION TECH EQUIPMENT (CISNEROS/GONZALES)
SB 11 SCHOLARSHIP FOR NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS (CANDELARIA)
SB 47 PROHIBIT CERTAIN PUBLIC ED FEES (BRANDT)
SB 89 UNM BRAIN SAFE PROGRAM (MOORES)
SB 127 DEVELOPMENT OF END-OF-COURSE TESTS BY TEACHER (STEWART)
SB 64 UNM & NMSU STUDENT GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS (McSORLEY)
SB 126 LEVEL 3-B SCHOOL ADMIN LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS (STEWART)
SB 153 STREAMLINE TEACHER ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSURE (BEFFORT)
INDIAN AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – Senator John Pinto, Chairman
Thursday, February 5, 2015 – 8:30 a.m. – Room 303
SB 17 FT. SILL APACHE TRIBE COOP AGREEMENTS (SOULES)
SB 18 FT. SILL APACHE TRIBE ON CERTAIN COUNCILS (SOULES)
SB 79 ID & ADDRESS LOCAL & TRIBAL HEALTH NEEDS (MORALES)
SB 108 SERVICES FOR URBAN INDIANS (MARTINEZ)
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 – 8:30 a.m. – Room 303
SB 287 NATIVE AMERICAN SELF-HELP HOME BUILDING (SHENDO)
SB 324 NMHU NATIVE AMERICAN SOCIAL WORK INSTITUTE (SHENDO)
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE – Senator Richard C. Martinez, Chairman
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 – 2:00 p.m. or 1/2 hr. after session – Room 321
Presentation
Hector Balderas, New Mexico Attorney General
Status of the Office of Attorney General
Status of Water Litigation Legislative Initiatives
SB 54 NOTARY PUBLIC ALLOWABLE MILEAGE FEES (CANDELARIA)
SB 61 AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT CHANGES (RUE)
SB 62 AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT DEFINITIONS (RUE)
SB 193 PRC JURISDICTION OVER LOCAL PHONE CARRIERS (PADILLA/M-BARNES)
PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino, Chairman
Thursday, February 5, 2015 – 1:30 p.m. or 1/2 hr. after session – Room 321
*SB 121 VACCINE PURCHASING ACT (O’NEILL/McMILLAN)
SB 22 DRUG OVERPRESCRIBING HOTLINE (PADILLA)
*SB 38 ENTERPRISE ZONE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING (ORTIZ y PINO)
SB 59 UNIFORM FIDUCIARY ACCESS TO DIGITAL ASSETS (WIRTH)
SB 60 UNIFORM POWERS OF APPOINTMENT ACT (WIRTH)
SB 81 EMS PRE-HOSPITAL PROTOCOL ACCREDITATION (MORALES/JAMES)
SB 83 CRIMINAL SENTENCING ACT TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS (CANDELARIA)
SB 107 COURT CIVIL JUDGMENT ACTION LANGUAGE (MARTINEZ)
SB 118 CONCEALED CARRY FINGERPRINTS & REFRESHERS (NEVILLE)
SB 144 AIRBORNE HAZARDS & OPEN BURN PIT REGISTRY ACT (PADILLA)
RULES COMMITTEE – Senator Linda M. Lopez, Chairman
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 – 8:30 a.m. – Room 321
LUKE RAGSDALE APPOINTMENT (PIRTLE)
Human Rights Commission
TIMOTHY MORROW REAPPOINTMENT (WOODS)
Environmental Improvement Board
DENNIS GARCIA APPOINTMENT (RYAN)
Personnel Board
TIMOTHY McGINN APPOINTMENT (BURT)
Water Trust Board
JOHN GURANICH REAPPOINTMENT (GRIEGO)
Coal Surface Mining Commission
SB 13 VOTER REGISTRATION & INSURANCE EXCHANGE (CANDELARIA)
SB 41 LEGISLATIVE HEALTH COMMITTEE POWERS & STAFF (ORTIZ y PINO)
SB 58 CAMPAIGN PUBLIC FINANCING CHANGES (WIRTH)
SB 95 REORGANIZE DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY (RUE)
SB 192 SPECIAL PROSECUTOR FOR ELECTION VIOLATIONS (IVEY-SOTO/SMITH)
SJM 1 LGBTQ HEALTH DISPARITIES TASK FORCE (CANDELARIA)
SJM 2 INNOVATION WAIVER WORKING GROUP (CANDELARIA)
