STATE OF NEW MEXICO
FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION, 2023
SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2023
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FINANCE COMMITTEE
Senator George Muñoz, Chair
Thursday, February 9, 2023 – 9:00 a.m. or call of the Chair – Room 322
9:00 a.m.
WATER OVERSIGHT SUB-COMMITTEE
Review of Senate and House Bills Pertaining to Water1:30 p.m.
FULL COMMITTEE HEARING
(394) State Treasurer (Faubion/Miller)
(280) Public Defender Department (Gray/Semiglia)
(341) Department of Finance and Administration (Hitzman/Macias)
(611) Early Childhood Education and Care Department (Klundt/Densmore)
(690) Children, Youth and Families Department (Chenier/Densmore)
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Friday, February 10, 2023 – 9:00 am or call of the Chair – Room 322
9:00 a.m.
WATER OVERSIGHT SUB-COMMITTEE – DISCUSSION AND PRIORITIZATION
1:30 p.m.
FULL COMMITTEE HEARING
(539) Commissioner of Public Lands (Gaussoin/Chavez)
(420) Regulation and Licensing Department (Anderson/Rivera)
(418) Tourism Department (Dick-Peddie/Miller)
(419) Economic Development Department (Dick-Peddie/Miller)
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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
Thursday, February 9, 2023 – 9:00 a.m. – Room 311
PRESENTATION
Office of the Attorney General for the State of New Mexico
SB 165 LOCAL CHOICE ENERGY ACT (HAMBLEN)
SB 169 CLIMATE INVESTMENT CENTER & FUND (STEFANICS/ORTEZ)
SB 176 ACEQUIA FUND FOR DISASTER RESPONSE (CAMPOS/JARAMILLO)
SB 195 WATER PROTECTION PERMANENT FUND (CAMPOS)
SB 239 STREAM COMMISSION ACEQUIA BUREAU (CAMPOS)
SB 254 GAME & FISH LICENSING FEES (NEVILLE/CAMPOS)
SB 206 FORESTRY DIVISION PROCUREMENT EXEMPTION (HAMBLEN/McQUEEN
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Meeting ID: 773 988 1331
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Miquela Gonzales, Conservation Committee Secretary – Room 328, (505) 986-4871
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Senator William P. Soules, Chair
Friday, February 10, 2023 – 9:00 a.m. – Room 311
SB 236 UNIVERSITY FACULTY RESEARCH GRANT ACT (SOULES)
SB 237 UNIVERSITY ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH GRANT PGM (SOULES)
SB 283 REDUCING SUSPENSIONS & EXPULSIONS ACT (POPE)
SB 289 K-12 OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAM (GONZALES/HEMPHILL)
SB 304 CNM SHORT TERM TRAINING PROGRAMS (TALLMAN)
SB 307 LICENSED TEACHER PREP AFFORDABILITY (STEWART)
SB 325 SCHOOL COUNSELOR TEACHER LOAN REPAYMENT (SOULES/SARIÑANA)
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Meeting ID: 605 708 7163
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Mary Ann Roberts-Stensrud, Education Committee Secretary – Room 328, (505) 986-4832
INDIAN, RURAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Senator Shannon Pinto, Chair
Thursday, February 8, 2023 – 10:00 a.m. – Room 303
SB 25 FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE MATCHING FUND (MUÑOZ)
SB 33 TRIBAL & PUEBLO LAW ENFORCEMENT (SHENDO/LITTLE)
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Meeting ID: 433 043 7643
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Julio Salazar, Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee Secretary Room 301,
(505) 986-4837
RULES COMMITTEE
Senator Katy M. Duhigg, Chair
Friday, February 10, 2023 – 9:00 a.m. – Room 321
HARVEY, CHRISTIE ANN appointment Border Authority (DIAMOND)
NAIR, SARITA appointment Department of Workforce Solutions (HAMBLEN)
ALLEN, PATRICK M. appointment Department of Health (STEWART)
SJR 1 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, CA (NEVILLE)
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Meeting ID: 339 642 2464
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Pat Oliver-Wright, Rules Committee Secretary, Room 320, (505) 986-4746
TAX, BUSINESS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Senator Benny Shendo Jr., Chair
Thurday, February 9, 2023 – After the floor session – Room 321
Presentation:
New Mexico Tax Data Analytics Portal Pilot Project
AJ Forte, NM Municipal League;
Carlos Rey Romero, Associate VP for Research; and
Darryl Ackley, CTO Institute for Complex Additive Systems Analysis
SB 54 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT PAY TAX CREDIT (BURT)
SB 68 ELECTRONIC MOTOR VEHICLE DOCUMENTS (HEMPHILL)
SB 204 EMPLOYEE LEASING BENEFIT PROGRAMS (MUÑOZ)
SB 11 PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (STEWART/PADILLA)
SB 59 STUDY NM HIGH SPEED RAILROAD (SOULES)
SB 69 ELECTRIC-ASSISTED BICYCLE DEFINITIONS (SEDILLO LOPEZ/STEINBORN)
SB 98 PUBLIC CONTRACT PAYMENTS (DIAMOND)
SB 157 GRT DISTRIBUTION TO HOBBS (KERNAN)
SB 100 EQUITABLE ACCESS TO EVENT TICKETS (MAESTAS)
SB 292 CARLSBAD/EDDY COUNTY GROSS RECEIPTS (KERNAN/BROWN)
Amendments and Committee Substitutes for any bill must be submitted 24 hours in advance to the Committee Secretary.
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Meeting ID: 401 128 9295
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Rebecca Martinez, Tax, Business, and Transportation Committee Secretary –
Room 323 (505) 986-4265
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