STATE OF NEW MEXICO
FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION, 2023

SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2023

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FINANCE COMMITTEE
Senator George Muñoz, Chair

Monday, February 6, 2023 – 1:30 a.m. or call of the Chair – Room 322

1:30 p.m.
FUNDING HIGHER EDUCATION
     Stephanie Rodriguez, Secretary, (HED)
     Connor Jorgensen, Analyst, LFC
          Funding Formula
          Financial Aid
          Opportunity Scholarship
          Tuition Increases
          Research and Public Service Projects (RPSPs)

FULL COMMITTEE HEARING
(979) NM School for the Blind and Visually Impaired      (Helms/Macias)
(980) NM School for the Deaf      (Helms/Macias)
          Mesalands Community College
(950) Higher Education Department      (Jorgensen/Macias)
(952-976) Higher Education Institutions      (Jorgensen/Macias)
(978) New Mexico Military Institute      (Helms/Macias)

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Meeting ID: 830 077 3732

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023 – 1:30 pm or call of the Chair – Room 322
1:30 p.m.FULL COMMITTEE HEARING
(333) Taxation and Revenue Department     (Anderson/Mavrommatis)
(350) General Services Department     (Simon/Mavrommatis)
(647) Development Disabilities Planning Council     (Klundt/Densmore)
(680) Office of Family Representation and Advocacy     (Chenier/Sciacca)
(337) State Investment Council     (Torres/Vigil)
(770) Corrections Department     (Rabin/Jimenez

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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) 986-436

CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
Senator Elizabeth “Liz” Stefanics, Chair

Tuesday, February 7, 2023 – 9:00 am – Room 311

     PRESENTATION:

          New Mexico Environment Department – James C. Kenney, Cabinet Secretary

SB 58/a     INTERSTATE STREAM COMMISSION MEMBERS     (WIRTH)
SB 164     FUTURE OIL & GAS LEASE ROYALTY RATES     (TALLMAN)
SB 165     LOCAL CHOICE ENERGY ACT     (HAMBLEN)
SB 169     CLIMATE INVESTMENT CENTER & FUND     (STEFANICS/ORTEZ)
SB 182     RECYCLING & LITTER REDUCTION     (STEINBORN/DIAMOND

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Miquela Gonzales, Conservation Committee Secretary, Room 328, (505) 986-487

EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Senator William P. Soules, Chair

Monday, February 6, 2023 – 9:00 a.m. – Room 311
SB 120      OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR MILITARY CHILDREN      (POPE)
SB 137      REQUIRE 30-MINUTE RECESS FOR SOME GRADES      (NEVILLE)
SB 148      COMMUNITY & BRANCH COLLEGE HEALTH PGMS.      (ORTIZ y PINO)
SB 149      STUDY FREE TUITION FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS      (ORTIZ y PINO)
SB 202      SUSTAINABLE POST-SECONDARY FUNDING      (MUÑOZ)
SB 211      CAREER DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS PILOT PROGRAM      (BRANDT/KERNAN)
SB 219      COLLEGE STUDENT ATHLETE ENDORSEMENTS      (MOORES/MAESTAS)
SB 227      UNM CHICANO & CHICANA STUDIES      (LOPEZ)

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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

Monday, February 6, 2023 – 1:30 pm or 1/2 hr. after floor session – Room 311
SB 136     PRC COMMISSIONER SALARIES     (NEVILLE)
SB 138     MEDICAID FALSE CLAIMS CHANGES     (NEVILLE)
SB 150     CYFD PLAN OF CARE FAILURE ASSESSMENTS     (KERNAN)
SB 163     CONTINUING CARE PROVIDER DISCLOSURE     (TALLMAN)
SB 168     DEATH PRONOUNCEMENTS BY NURSES     (STEFANICS/CHANDLER)
SB 171     PROHIBIT AUTOMATIC FIREARM SALES     (SOULES)
SB 174     PRETRIAL RELEASE HEARING STANDARDS     (SCHMEDES)
SB 178     TOBACCO FUND NOT A STATE RESERVE FUND     (HICKEY)
SB 179     LOCAL GOV’T TOBACCO LAWS     (HICKEY/LOPEZ)

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Cecilia Flores, Health and Public Affairs Committee Secretary – Room 300, (505) 986-4481

INDIAN, RURAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Senator Shannon Pinto, Chair

Tuesday, February 7, 2023 – 9:30 am – Room 303
SB 25     FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE MATCHING FUND     (MUÑOZ)
SB 214     RURAL LIBRARIES ENDOWMENT FUND     (ORTIZ y PINO/HERRERA)
SB 258     SAN MIGUEL LIBRARY SERVICES     (STEFANICS/CAMPOS)
SB 33     TRIBAL & PUEBLO LAW ENFORCEMENT     (SHENDO/LITTLE)

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Julio Salazar, Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee Secretary Room 301,
(505) 986-4837

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Joseph Cervantes, Chair

Monday, February 6, 2023 – 1:30 pm or 1/2 after floor session – Room 321
*CS/SB 53     STORAGE OF CERTAIN RADIOACTIVE WASTE     (STEINBORN/MCQUEEN)
CS/SB 21     PROHIBIT PRESCRIBED BURNING DURING SPRING     (GRIGGS)
SB 40     REMOTE WEDDINGS FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY     (PADILLA/POPE)
* SB 65/a     EMERGENCY POWERS CODE CHANGES     (BACA/GALLEGOS)
SB 200     REGIONAL WATER PROJECT PROCUREMENT     (INGLE/MUÑOZ)
SB 230     NM MOUNTED PATROL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT     (JARAMILLO/PIRTLE)
SB 318     JUDICIAL RETIREMENT SOLVENCY     (INGLE)

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Meeting ID 361 636 5786
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 Emily E Garcia, Judiciary Committee Secretary – Room 319, (505) 986-4485

RULES COMMITTEE
Senator Katy M. Duhigg, Chair

Monday, February 6, 2023 – 9:00 am – Room 321
LUCERO, PRISCILLA C.     appointment     Water Trust Board     (HEMPHILL)

JONES, TRENT WAYNE     reappointment     Western New Mexico University Board of Regents     (RODRIGUEZ)

BECKETT, ANNE     appointment     Small Business Investment Corporation     (SHENDO)

VALDIVIEZ, ROBERT JOSEPH     appointment     Small Business Investment Corporation     (SCHMEDES

SMITH, JOSHUA LEE     appointment     Small Business Investment Corporation     (SCHMEDES)

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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

Tuesday, February 7, 2023 – After the floor session – Room 321
SB 38     TAX CODE CHANGES     (SHARER)
SB 204     EMPLOYEE LEASING BENEFIT PROGRAMS     (MUÑOZ)
SB 50     RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT     (WIRTH)
SB 52     CHILD INCOME TAX CREDIT INCREASE     (TALLMAN/HERNDON)
SB 54     ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT PAY TAX CREDIT     (BURT)
SB 55     STATE TRANSIT FUND     (CAMPOS)
SB 56     DISTRIBUTED GENERATION FACILITY SUPPLY CAP     (SOULES)
SB 62     OFFICE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION     (PADILLA)
SB 66     GRT DISTRIBUTION TO CERTAIN ENTITIES     (WOODS)
SB 68     ELECTRONIC MOTOR VEHICLE DOCUMENTS     (HEMPHILL

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Meeting ID: 401 128 9295
Amendments and Committee Substitutes for any bill must be submitted 24 hours in advance to the Committee Secretary.

Rebecca Martinez, Tax, Business, and Transportation Committee Secretary –

Room 323 (505) 986-426

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