STATE OF NEW MEXICO
FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION, 2023
SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2023
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FINANCE COMMITTEE
Senator George Muñoz, Chair
Friday, February 24, 2023 – 1:30 p.m. or call of the Chair – Room 322
SB 124 /a PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETURNING TO WORK (PADILLA)
SB 20 EDUCATIONAL RETIREMENT BOARD CHANGES (KERNAN)
CS/SB 24 SCHOOL REPORTING ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS (DIAMOND)
SB 182/a RECYCLING & LITTER REDUCTION (STEINBORN/DIAMOND)
*SB 202/a SUSTAINABLE POST-SECONDARY FUNDING (MUÑOZ)
HOUSE BILL 2 (HB2) – HEARING ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND
RESEARCH & PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS (RPSPs)
Connor Jorgensen, Analyst, Legislative Finance Committee
Joseph Shepard, President, Western New Mexico University
Becky Rowley, President, Santa Fe Community College
Shawn Powell, Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell
Saturday, February 25, 2023 – 9:00 p.m. or call of the Chair – Room 322
SB 210/a NAT’L GUARD DEATH BENEFIT ACT (PADILLA/POPE)
SB 7/a RURAL HEALTH CARE DELIVERY FUND (STEFANICS/ARMSTRONG)For public participation click on the link to join the ZOOM WEBINAR: http://us02web.zoom.us/j/81696207177 or via telephone at 1 699 444 9171
Meeting ID: 816 9620 7177
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The Capital Outlay Training Manual can be viewed on the Senate Finance Committee website, please refer to the appendix to see water and crisis resources.
Sonya Snyder, Finance Committee Secretary – Room 325, (505) 986-4363
CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
Senator Elizabeth “Liz” Stefanics, Chairwoman
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 – 8:30 a.m. – Room 311
CS/HB 95 RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFICE IN STATE LAND OFFICE (LUJAN/SARIÑANA)
SB 413 ENERGY PROJECT NOTICE TO MILITARY BASES (POPE)
SB 418 OIL & GAS ACT CHANGES (JARAMILLO)
SB 420 GOV’T UNIT UTILITY SAVINGS CONTRACTS (STEFANICS)
SB 432 LOW-INCOME SOLAR ACT (HAMBLEN)
SB 458 WATER RIGHTS, USES, RESERVE & STORAGE (DIAMOND/CERVANTES)
SB 462 BIG GAME DEPREDATION FUND PURPOSE (JARAMILLO/HERRERA)
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Meeting ID: 824 0438 2748
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Miquela Gonzales, Conservation Committee Secretary – Room 328, (505) 986-4871
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Senator William P. Soules, Chair
Friday, February 24, 2023 – 8:30 a.m. – Room 311
SB 387 SCHOOL STUDENT RESTRAINT OR ISOLATION (LOPEZ)
*SB 422 SCHOOL DISTRICT MEMBERSHIP LIMITATION (STEWART)
SB 466 CHARTER SCHOOL & CHARTERING AUTHORITY AUDITS (MAESTAS)
SB 490 HEAD VARSITY COACH BONUSES (MAESTAS)
SB 492 EDUCATIONAL RETIREES RETURNING TO WORK (MUÑOZ)
SB 494 HIGHER ED FUNDING AFTER BUDGET PASSES (MUÑOZ)
HB 145 NMMI LEGISLATIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (NIBERT/EZZELL)
HB 181 NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED PROGRAM UNITS (SARIÑANA/FERRARY)
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Meeting ID: 896 1559 3412
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Mary Ann Roberts-Stensrud, Education Committee Secretary – Room 328, (505) 986-4832
HEALTH AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino, Chair
Friday, February 24, 2023 – 1:30 p.m. or 1/2 hr after floor session – Room 311
SB 322 DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (MAESTAS)
SB 324 COUNTY ASSESSOR CERTIFICATION PAY (GONZALES/BORREGO)
SB 333 MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSING & ZONING (MAESTAS)
SB 338 TRANSFER OF PROPERTY AFFIDAVITS (NEVILLE)
SB 388 AGE LIMIT FOR CHILDREN IN CUSTODY (O’NEILL)
SB 434 PRC CHANGES (MUÑOZ)
SB 441 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER SHORTAGE (ORTIZ Y PINO)
SB 442 INCREASE ELECTED OFFICIAL SALARIES (MUÑOZ/DUHIGG)
*SB 471 REFUSAL OF END-OF-LIFE OPTIONS ACT (CERVANTES/STEFANICS)
SB 306 HEALTH CENTERS IN HERMITS PEAK/CALF CANYON (CAMPOS)
SB 323 STATE AUDITOR FRAUD CASE MGMT SYSTEM (TALLMAN)
SB 331 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COORDINATED RESPONSE (RODRIGUEZ)
SB 352 STATE FOOD BANKS (STEFANICS/LOPEZ)
SB 353 NM-GROWN PRODUCE FOR SENIOR MEALS (STEFANICS/LOPEZ)
SB 354 SENIOR FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM (STEFANICS/LOPEZ)
SB 355 SNAP BENEFIT TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT (STEFANICS/LOPEZ)
SB 356 SENIOR SNAP BENEFIT COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES (STEFANICS/LOPEZ)
SB 359 T OR C WATER LINE IMPROVEMENTS (DIAMOND)
SB 362 STUDY REPLACING STATE AUDIT PROCESS (GONZALES)
SB 376 SMALL LOCAL GOV’T AUDIT ASSISTANCE (CAMPOS)
*SB 377 INTEGRATED SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS (CAMPOS)
*SB 379 CURRY COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY (WOODS/INGLE)
Amendments and Committee Substitutes for any bill must be submitted 24 hours in advance to the Committee Secretary.
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Meeting ID: 812 8733 6647
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Cecilia Flores, Health and Public Affairs Committee Secretary – Room 300, (505) 986-4481
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Joseph Cervantes, Chair
Friday, February 24, 2023 – 1:30 p.m. or 1/2 after floor session – Room 321
*SB 106 PHARMACISTS & PAS AS HEALTH CARE PRACTIONERS (STEFANICS/THOMSON)
SB 168/a DEATH PRONOUNCEMENTS BY NURSES (STEFANICS/CHANDLER)
SB 213/a METHADONE DISPENSED BY RNS & LPNS (PADILLA/O’NEILL)
SB 212 ADD SPACE FORCE TO MILITARY DEFINITIONS (POPE)
SB 222 RETENTION OF WATER RIGHTS ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS (PIRTLE)
SB 98 PUBLIC CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DIAMOND)
SB 223/a CHILD SUPPORT SCHEDULE CHANGES (SEDILLO LOPEZ/NIBERT)
SB 271 EQUINE DEFINITION (HAMBLEN)
SB 301 FREE-ROAMING HORSES (MCKENNA/MCQUEEN)
SB 69 ELECTRIC-ASSISTED BICYCLE DEFINITIONS (SEDILLO LOPEZ/STEINBORN)
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Meeting ID 815 0254 3362
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Refer to www.nmlegis.gov “What’s Happening” for the Senate Judiciary Committee Procedures.
Emily E Garcia, Judiciary Committee Secretary – Room 319, (505) 986-4485
RULES COMMITTEE
Senator Katy M. Duhigg, Chair
Friday, February 24, 2023 – 9:00 a.m. – Room 321
SB 16 CREATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY DEPARTMENT (STEFANICS/THOMSON)
SB 389 TOURISM DEPT. SPORTS AUTHORITY DIVISION (MAESTAS)
SB 437 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ACT (LOPEZ/ORTIZ Y PINO)
HB 169 DISCLOSURE OF LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMPLAINTS
(SZCZEPANSKI/CHANDLER)
SJM 11 VETERANS AFFAIRS DISABILITY RATING SYSTEM (BRANDT)
SM 29 IMPORTANCE OF FORESTS (STEWART)
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Meeting ID: 819 4419 1844
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Refer to www.nmlegis.gov “What’s Happening” for the Senate Rules Committee Procedures.
Pat Oliver-Wright, Rules Committee Secretary, Room 320, (505) 986-4746
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