STATE OF NEW MEXICO
FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION, 2023
SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2023
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FINANCE COMMITTEE
Senator George Muñoz, Chair
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 – 9:30 a.m. or call of the Chair – Room 322
HOUSE BILL 2 (HB 2)
SB 203/a DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DATA (ORTIZ Y PINO)
SB 346 KIKI SAAVEDRA SENIOR DIGNITY FUND (CAMPOS)
SB 374 COURT EMERGENCY PROPERTY RESERVE FUND (GRIGGS)
SB 385 EDUCATIONAL BROADCAST TELEVISION (INGLE/CERVANTES)
CS/ SB 453 PUBLICLY FUNDED HEALTH AGENCY PURCHASING (HICKEY)
SB 467 SPECIAL OLYMPICS FUNDING (LOPEZ/PADILLA)
SB 493/a BRACKISH WATER REUSE (MUÑOZ)
SB 521 PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (MUÑOZ/STEWART)
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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
CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
Senator Elizabeth “Liz” Stefanics, Chair
Thursday, March 9, 2023 – 9:00 a.m. – Room 311
HB 184/a STATE GAME COMMISSION CHANGES (MCQUEEN/DIAMOND)
HB 365/a GEOTHERMAL CENTER & FUND (ROYBAL CABALLERO/FERRARY)
SM 29 IMPORTANCE OF FORESTS (STEWART)
SM 38 STUDY BROAD CANYON RANCH STATE PARK (STEINBORN/SMALL)
SM 44 HISPANICS ENJOYING CAMPING (JARAMILLO/CAMPOS)
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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
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 – 9:00 a.m. – Room 311
HB 125/a SCHOOL DUAL CREDIT TASK FORCE (ROMERO/FIGUEROA)
HB 134/a MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS IN SCHOOL BATHROOMS (TRUJILLO/ORTEZ)
HB 198 CAREER TECH FUNDS FOR INDIAN ED SCHOOLS (LENTE/HERRERA)
HB 216/a LESC PUBLIC EDUCATION STUDY (ROMERO/ROYBAL CABALLERO)
HB 342/a EDUCATION SAVINGS PLAN USES (LANE/WIRTH)
CS/HB 533 SCHOOL GROUP INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS (LARA/FIGUEROA)
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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
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 – 1:30 p.m. or 1/2 hr after floor session – Room 311
SB 298 MOBILE HOME PARK ACT CHANGES (HEMPHILL/O’NEILL)
SB 322 DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (MAESTAS)
SB 424 CYFD KINSHIP CAREGIVER PAYMENTS (LOPEZ/JARAMILLO)
HB 180 ELECTRONIC STORAGE OF STATE RECORDS (SZCZEPANSKI/BORREGO)
SB 406 MILITARY BASE CHILD CONCURRENT JURISDICTION (POPE)
SB 415 MILITARY COUNSELOR LICENSURE EXEMPTION (POPE)
SB 431 JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL OFFICER RETIREMENT (SEDILLO LOPEZ)
SB 445 PATIENT COMPENSATION FUND SOLVENCY (KERNAN)
SB 446 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE DEFINITION OF OCCURRENCE
(BACA/SCHMEDES)
SB 447 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE RECOVERY AMOUNTS (SCHMEDES/MOORES)
SB 455 SEARCH & RESCUE VOLUNTEER INSURANCE (STEINBORN)
SB 487 ACUPUNCTURE COST SHARING & COINSURANCE (LOPEZ)
SB 501 PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE (HICKEY)
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
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 – 1:30 p.m. or 1/2 after floor session – Room 321
SB 513 INCREASING THE PENALTY OF MAKING A SHOOTING THREAT (BRANDT)
SB 426 ATTORNEY GENERAL CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION (CERVANTES)
SJR 13 NORTHEAST ABQ LAND SALE (O’NEILL)
SB 427 FIREARM SALES WAITING PERIOD (CERVANTES/ROMERO)
SB 19 LAW ENFORCEMENT & PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMM (MAESTAS)
SB 428/a FIREARMS IN UNFAIR PRACTICES ACT (CERVANTES)
SB 482 STATE-TRIBAL EDUCATION COMPACT SCHOOLS ACT (SHENDO)
SB 17 DENTAL INSURANCE CHANGES (WIRTH/TALLMAN)
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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
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 – 8:30 a.m. – Room 321
PAUL EMIR BLANCHARD appointment
University of New Mexico Board of Regents (STEWART)
AMMU RAMAKRISHNA DEVASTHALI, PH.D. reappointment
New Mexico State University Board of Regents (CERVANTES)GARRETT
DANIEL MOSELEY appointment
New Mexico State University Board of Regents (SOULES)
DEBORAH KIM ROMERO appointment
New Mexico State University Board of Regents (WIRTH)
HB 377/aaa TOURISM DEPT. MARKETING EXCELLENCE BUREAU
(HERNANDEZ)
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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.
Friday, March 10, 2023 – 8:30 a.m. – Room 321
SRINIVAS MUKKAMALA, PH.D. appointment
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Board of Regents (CAMPOS)
ADRIAN JOSEPH SALUSTRI appointment
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Board of Regents (HEMPHILL)
MICHAEL ALLEN MARTIN reappointment
Northern New Mexico College Board of Regents (JARAMILLO)
CASANDRA DIGNA BATISTA-DAUZ appointment
Northern New Mexico College Board of Regents (JARAMILLO)
KURT A. SOMMER appointment
State Investment Council (BACA)
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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
TAX, BUSINESS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Senator Benny Shendo Jr., Chair
Thursday, March 9, 2023 – After Floor Session – Room 321
SB 393 LAND VALUATION AGRICULTURAL USE (GONZALES)
SB 402 NMFA VENTURE CAPITAL PROGRAM (HICKEY)
SB 432 LOW-INCOME SOLAR ACT (HAMBLEN)
SB 435 SALE OF ALCOHOL ON LEASED PROPERTY (MUÑOZ)
SB 444 LIFE & HEALTH GUARANTY ASSOC. ACT CHANGES (HICKEY)
CS/SB 456 ENERGY STORAGE DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING
(STEFANICS/STEINBORN)
CS/SB 485 NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION
(NEVILLE/HOCHMAN-VIGIL)
SB 491 HEALTH PREMIUM TAX FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT (MUÑOZ)
HB 170 TELECOMM ACT “CRAMMING” DEFINITION (ROMERO/ARMSTRONG)
HB 186/a DISABLED VETERAN PROPERTY TAX PROOF (MARTINEZ)
HB 229 INSURANCE ADJUSTER BOND EXCLUSION (LUJAN)
HB 253/a NONPROFIT GAMING CHANGES (ZAMORA/GARCIA)
Amendments and Committee Substitutes for any bill must be submitted 24 hours in advance to the Committee Secretary.
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Meeting ID: 856 1444 0294
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Rebecca Martinez, Tax, Business, and Transportation Committee Secretary
– Room 323 (505) 986-4265