2024 NM Legislative Session
This category will include items sent to the Beat from the 2024 NM Legislative session.
House Sends Firearm Waiting Period Bill to Governor
- Category: 2024 NM Legislative Session 2024 NM Legislative Session
- Published: 13 February 2024 13 February 2024
House votes to accept Senate’s amendments to House Bill 129
Santa Fe, N.M. - Today, the House of Representatives approved Senate changes to House Bill 129 by a vote of 36-32 in a legislative process known as concurrence, whereby amendments made by the Senate must be voted on by the House before it can head to the Governor for a signature.
HB 129 would institute a 7-day waiting period between when an individual purchases and takes ownership of a firearm. This would help reduce gun violence, including suicides and mass shootings, by giving law enforcement more time to run background checks.
Senator Greg Nibert Issues Statement on Fentanyl Awareness Memorial
- Category: 2024 NM Legislative Session 2024 NM Legislative Session
- Published: 12 February 2024 12 February 2024
SANTA FE—Today, the Senate Rules Committee advanced Senate Memorial 7 with unanimous, bipartisan support. The memorial requests that the Public Education Department declare the week of October 14 through October 18, 2024, as "Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Week."
Senator Greg Nibert (R-Roswell), a member of the Senate Rules Committee, issued the following statement regarding the memorial:
House Passes Bill to Prevent Veteran Suicide
- Category: 2024 NM Legislative Session 2024 NM Legislative Session
- Published: 11 February 2024 11 February 2024
New program would raise awareness for healthcare resources and programs
available to veterans and service members
Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, the House of Representatives passed House Bill 298, which would establish the Service Members and Veterans Suicide Prevention Program.
This new program would aim to reduce suicide deaths among New Mexico’s service members and veterans by raising awareness of the issue and improving access to suicide prevention, behavioral health, and mental health resources.
Governor signs bill increasing judicial salaries
- Category: 2024 NM Legislative Session 2024 NM Legislative Session
- Published: 11 February 2024 11 February 2024
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Saturday signed House Bill 141 to increase salaries for New Mexico judges.
“I am pleased to be able to assist the Legislature in making this a reality,” said Gov. Lujan Grisham.“Through this bill, we are investing in our current and future workforce.”
“We appreciate the support of the governor and the Legislature for this investment in state courts to meet the legal needs of New Mexicans. Improved judicial salaries will help attract mid-career lawyers with a diverse legal background to serve as state court judges,” said Supreme Court Chief Justice C. Shannon Bacon. “The governor leaves a lasting legacy for all New Mexicans by signing this legislation to recruit and retain the most qualified, experienced legal professionals as judges on New Mexico courts.”
House Passes Bill to Ensure Oil & Gas Industry Pays Fair Share
- Category: 2024 NM Legislative Session 2024 NM Legislative Session
- Published: 11 February 2024 11 February 2024
for State’s Mineral Resources
Legislation would bring oil and gas royalty rates to market value, providing millions more for public schools, universities, and hospitals
Santa Fe, N.M. - House Bill 48, which would bring New Mexico’s oil and gas royalty rates in line with current market values, passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 39-28.
House Bill 48 would apply to lease rates for new oil and gas tracts purchased from the State Land Office, so that these rates are in line with the fair market value for New Mexico’s mineral rights. This rate change would also supply additional funding for critical public services that are made through the Land Grant Permanent Fund.
NM House Democrats Block Legislation To Protect Vulnerable Children
- Category: 2024 NM Legislative Session 2024 NM Legislative Session
- Published: 10 February 2024 10 February 2024
WITH FIVE DAYS TO GO IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, NM HOUSE DEMOCRATS BLOCK LEGISLATION TO PROTECT VULNERABLE CHILDREN
SANTA FE, NM – With less than a week to go in this year’s legislative session, the state agency that is responsible for protecting New Mexico’s most vulnerable children will not be receiving the help it needs, even though the Secretary of Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD) said that the department needs immediate reform if they are going to remediate the major policy and departmental issues that have resulted in painful tragedies across the state.
Senator Greg Nibert, Senator Steven McCutcheon Denounce
- Category: 2024 NM Legislative Session 2024 NM Legislative Session
- Published: 10 February 2024 10 February 2024
Senator Greg Nibert, Senator Steven McCutcheon Denounce the Passage of Senate Bill 204
Bill will ban lawful carry of firearms in public parks
SANTA FE—Today, Democrats on the Senate Health and Human Services Committee advanced Senate Bill 204 on a party-line vote of 5-2. Senator Greg Nibert (R-Roswell) and Senator Steven McCutcheon (R-Carlsbad) voted against the measure. The bill attempts to legitimize Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s unconstitutional gun ban imposed through a public health order several months ago.
House Passes Critical Funding Bills
- Category: 2024 NM Legislative Session 2024 NM Legislative Session
- Published: 10 February 2024 10 February 2024
House Passes Critical Funding Bills with Broad Bipartisan Support in Productive Day
Bills would increase resources for public projects, raise judicial salaries, and extend disability benefits for New Mexicans across the state
Santa Fe, N.M. - Today, the House of Representatives approved several bills providing critical funding for projects and initiatives in communities statewide, with strong bipartisan support.
House Bill 232, which passed unanimously, would create an Infrastructure Planning and Development Division within the Department of Finance and Administration. The division would focus on rural equity, helping local and tribal governments secure funding for infrastructure developments. HB 232 is sponsored by Rep. Meredith Dixon (D-Albuquerque), House Minority Caucus Leader Gail Armstrong (R-Magdalena), and Rep. Day Hochman-Vigil (D-Albuquerque).