STATE OF NEW MEXICO
FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION, 2023
SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2023
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FINANCE COMMITTEE
Senator George Muñoz, Chair
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 – 10:00 a.m. or call of the Chair – Room 322
TENTATIVE HEARING FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
HJR 8 LEGISLATIVE SALARIES, CA (RUBIO/GARRATT)SB 491 HEALTH PREMIUM TAX FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT (MUÑOZ)
HB 78/a AVIATION FUND GRT DISTRIBUTION SUNSET (HOCHMAN-VIGIL)
CS/HB 428 TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND (HOCHMAN-VIGIL/GARCIA)
SB 358 HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING ACT (HAMBLEN/KERNAN)
CS/SB 404 VETERINARY LOAN REPAYMENT ACT (DIAMOND/WOODS)
SB 362 STUDY REPLACING STATE AUDIT PROCESS (GONZALES)
SB 371 ATTORNEY GENERAL PERSONNEL EXEMPTIONS (MAESTAS/CHANDLER)
CS/SB 267 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED (LOPEZ/ORTIZ Y PINO)
HB 368/aa PASS-THROUGH ENTITY TAX CREDIT (HARPER/CADENA)
HB 365/a GEOTHERMAL CENTER & FUND (ROYBAL CABALLERO/FERRARY)
CS/HB 139/a ELIMINATING COURT FEES (CADENA)
SB 483 FOOTBALL MONDAY AS LEGAL HOLIDAY (SANCHEZ/PIRTLE)
CS/HB 345/a FIREFIGHTER RECRUITMENT (BORREGO/LUJAN)
*CS/HB 527/a OPIOID SETTLEMENT RESTRICTED FUND (LUJAN/HERNDON)
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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
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Senator William P. Soules, Chair
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 – 9:00 a.m. – Room 311
SJM 14 REDUCE SCHOOL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS STUDY (KERNAN/HICKEY)
HB 189/a EDUCATIONAL RETIREMENT CHANGES (BROWN)
HB 280/a AMERICAN INDIAN ED TECH ASSISTANCE CENTERS (LENTE)
HB 401 RENAME TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION ACT (BACA)
HB 403/a PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS MULTIPLIER
(GARRATT/JARAMILLO)
CS/HB 481 ALIGN SCHOOL READING MATERIALS (LANE)
HJM 7 STUDY SCHOOL VENTILATION & AIR CONDITIONING
(GARRATT/CHANDLER)
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Meeting ID: 896 1559 3412
To provide written comments, please email SEC.Zoom@nmlegis.govMary Ann Roberts-Stensrud, Education Committee Secretary – Room 328, (505) 986-4832
HEALTH AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino, Chair
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 – 1:30 p.m. or 1/2 hour after Floor Session – Room 311
HB 362/a NURSE PRACTITIONER EMERGENCY MED DIRECTION
(ARMSTRONG/DIAMOND)
HB 471 ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE & OTHER DEMENTIA COUNCIL (GARRATT/FIGUEROA)
SJM 1 IMPACT OF COVID-19 (POPE/JARAMILLO)
SM 67 GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION TASK FORCE (PINTO/SEDILLO LOPEZ)
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
RULES COMMITTEE
Senator Katy M. Duhigg, Chair
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 – 9:00 a.m. – Room 321
ROBERT LOUIS LUCERO appointment
New Mexico Highlands University Board of Regents (MAESTAS)
ARSENIO ROMERO, Ph.D. appointment
Public Education Department Cabinet Secretary (STEWART)
ROBERT EDWARD DOUCETTE, JR appointment
General Services Department Cabinet Secretary (DUHIGG)
DONNIE JAMES QUINTANA,. appointment
Veterans’ Services Department Cabinet Secretary (STEFANICS)
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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