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

SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS
TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2023

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FINANCE COMMITTEE
Senator George Muñoz, Chair

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 – 10:00 a.m. or call of the Chair – Room 322
*CS/HB 505/a     CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTS     (LENTE)

TENTATIVE HEARING FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
HJR 8     LEGISLATIVE SALARIES, CA     (RUBIO/GARRATT)

30 Minutes after Floor Session or call of the Chair

SB 491     HEALTH PREMIUM TAX FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT     (MUÑOZ)
SB 367    SCHOOL ATTENDANCE CHANGES    (POPE)
SB 402    NMFA VENTURE CAPITAL PROGRAM     (HICKEY)
CS/HB 533     SCHOOL GROUP INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS     (LARA/FIGUEROA)
HB 78/a     AVIATION FUND GRT DISTRIBUTION SUNSET
     (HOCHMAN-VIGIL)
CS/HB 428     TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND
     (HOCHMAN-VIGIL/GARCIA H)
CS/HB 73/a     BIOMARKER TESTING INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
     (DIXON/GARRATT)
CS/HB 262/a     TRANSFER CONNECT NM GRANT PROGRAM
     (GARRATT/SARIÑANA)
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)
SB 146/a     TAX ADMINISTRATION CHANGES     (SHENDO/HARPER)
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)

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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

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 – 9:00 a.m. – Room 311
HB 379 /a    LOCAL GOV’T & REFRIGERANT USE BANS     (CASTELLANO/DIXON)
*CS/HB 525     WATER PROJECT FUND PROJECTS     (HERRERA/EZZELL)

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Miquela Gonzales, Conservation Committee Secretary – Room 328, (505) 986-4871

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)
HJM 7     STUDY SCHOOL VENTILATION & AIR CONDITIONING
     (GARRATT/CHANDLER)

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RULES COMMITTEE
Senator Katy M. Duhigg, Chair

Tuesday, March 14, 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      (STEWART)

ROBERT EDWARD DOUCETTE, JR    appointment
     General Services Department     (DUHIGG)

DONNIE JAMES QUINTANA,.    appointment
     Veterans’ Services Department     (STEFANICS)

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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

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 – After the Floor Session – Room 321

SB 285     EXPAND DEFINITION OF CREMATION     (PIRTLE/DIAMOND)
SB 498     PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER RESTRICTIONS     (GALLEGOS)
HB 46/a    PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT CONTRIBUTIONS     (GARRATT/SANCHEZ)
HB 75/a     CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES INSURANCE COVERAGE     (HOCHMAN-VIGIL)
CS/HB 141     CONCERNS OF POLICE SURVIVORS LICENSE PLATE     (EZZELL/NIBERT)
HB 267     RESTRICTED LICENSE EXPERTS     (HARPER/GARCIA H)
CS/HB 287     DRIVER SAFETY AWARENESS LICENSE PLATES     (CHANDLER)
CS/HB 364     ALCOHOL DELIVERY, LICENSES & AD MONEY     (LANE/GALLEGOS)
HB 366     ADDITIONAL DISABLED VETERAN LICENSE PLATES     (FERRARY/SARIÑANA)
HB 376     NM INSURANCE POOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS     (SZCZEPANSKI/THOMSON)
HB 424     APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL APPOINTIVE AUTHORITY     (TRUJILLO)
*HB 449     DISPLACED WORKER ELIGIBILITY     (ALLISON/DUNCAN)
HB 459     HORSE BREEDER FEE DISTRIBUTIONS     (LUNDSTROM/SANCHEZ)
HJR 5     EXTEND VETERAN PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION, CA     (ALCON/GARCIA H)
HJR 6     INCREASE VETERAN PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION, CA     (ALCON/GARCIA H)

Amendments and Committee Substitutes for any bill must be submitted 24 hours in advance to the Committee Secretary.
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Rebecca Martinez, Tax, Business, and Transportation Committee Secretary
     – Room 323 (505) 986-4265