2024 NM Legislative Session
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Senator Craig Brandt Issues Statement Following Advancement of Racketeering Bill
- Category: 2024 NM Legislative Session 2024 NM Legislative Session
- Published: 27 January 2024 27 January 2024
SANTA FE—Today, Senate Bill 102 advanced through the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee with unanimous, bipartisan support. The bill aims to strengthen the state’s racketeering law to give prosecutors an additional tool to go after modern criminal organizations.
Senate Republican Whip, Senator Craig Brandt (R-Rio Rancho), the bill’s sponsor, issued the following statement regarding the bill:
“After having conversations with top prosecutors and law enforcement, one thing is clear—it is career criminals who underpin the criminal enterprise fueling our state’s crime crisis. This bill is a key tool in the toolbelt of prosecutors, allowing them to attack and prosecute modern criminal organizations at every link in the chain. I’m thankful to the committee for their endorsement of this essential crimefighting legislation.”
State Representative Jenifer Jones - Balancing Motherhood And Dreams
- Category: 2024 NM Legislative Session 2024 NM Legislative Session
- Published: 26 January 2024 26 January 2024
BALANCING MOTHERHOOD AND DREAMS: STATE REPRESENTATIVE JENIFER JONES BELIEVES IN WOMEN’S ABILITY TO RAISE A CHILD WITHOUT SACRIFCING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE
SANTA FE, NM—Registered Nurse and State Representative Jenifer Jones announced a web-based pregnancy resource guide for expecting mothers, marking an exciting milestone for maternal health, exclusively designed for mothers-to-be. The page includes resources for adoption and foster care, medical coverage, affordable housing, nutrition, support services, childcare, and college assistance. This effort will support and empower expectant mothers throughout their pregnancy journey and through their child’s early years.
House Republican Leadership requests public discussion on study
- Category: 2024 NM Legislative Session 2024 NM Legislative Session
- Published: 25 January 2024 25 January 2024
Last year, the Legislative Counsel Service commissioned a taxpayer-funded study on providing year-round staff for legislators. The House Republic Leadership sent a letter to the chair of the House Appropriations and Finance Committee Nathan Small requesting public discussion.
Please see letter in PDF format below:
Legislation to Restrict Land Acquisition by the Executive
- Category: 2024 NM Legislative Session 2024 NM Legislative Session
- Published: 25 January 2024 25 January 2024
Senator Pat Woods and Senator Steven McCutcheon Introduce Legislation to Restrict Land Acquisition by the Executive
SANTA FE—This week, Senator Pat Woods (R-Broadview) and Senator Steven McCutcheon II (R-Carlsbad) introduced legislation to restrict the New Mexico Game and Fish Department and the New Mexico Energy and Natural Resources Department from acquiring land for the purpose of “preservation.” In 2021, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced her intention to use her administration to acquire 30% of all land types by the year 2030 as part of her radical climate change agenda.
30-day 2024 Legislative Session January 25, 2023
- Category: 2024 NM Legislative Session 2024 NM Legislative Session
- Published: 25 January 2024 25 January 2024
The 30-day 2024 Legislative Session is flying by fast!
We’ve made this guide to help you stay up-to-date and get involved this year.
Remember, your representatives work for YOU and are elected to represent YOU.
Let your representatives know where you stand by speaking up during committee hearings, either in person or via Zoom. Your voice holds a lot of weight.
This session, we urge you to reach out to your legislators, participate in committee meetings, and share these Calls to Actions with as many people as possible.
We’ve listed the upcoming hearings that need your voice below.
Senate Republicans Issue Statement Following Committee Approval of SB 5
- Category: 2024 NM Legislative Session 2024 NM Legislative Session
- Published: 24 January 2024 24 January 2024
Bill would criminalize the lawful carrying of firearms in polling places
SANTA FE—Today, the Senate Rules Committee advanced Senate Bill 5 on a party-line vote of 7-4 with all Republicans voting against the measure. The bill aims to criminalize the lawful carrying of firearms in polling places, including those who have a concealed carry permit.
Senate Republican Leader, Senator Greg Baca (R-Belen), a member of the Senate Rules Committee, issued the following statement:
NM House Republicans Want Checks And Balances
- Category: 2024 NM Legislative Session 2024 NM Legislative Session
- Published: 24 January 2024 24 January 2024
NM HOUSE REPUBLICANS WANT CHECKS AND BALANCES, CALL ON DEMOCRATS TO UPHOLD OATH TO PROTECT CONSTITUTION
SANTA FE, NM—Today, New Mexico House Republicans held a press conference to explain their Joint Resolution that would create a Constitutional Amendment aimed to reign in executive emergency powers. If passed, an emergency order issued by the Governor would terminate after 90 days unless the Governor calls the Legislature back into special session to address the circumstances of the emergency, requiring a 3/5ths vote of the Legislature to extend, restrict, or suspend the emergency. Without action by the Legislature, an emergency order would expire after 90 days.
Clean Car Tax Credit passes first committee
- Category: 2024 NM Legislative Session 2024 NM Legislative Session
- Published: 24 January 2024 24 January 2024
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s proposal for a new tax credit to help New Mexicans purchase zero-emission cars and light trucks cleared its first committee today.
The House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee voted 6-3 to recommend passage of House Bill 140.
The bill would create new temporary income tax credits for electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and other zero-emission vehicles. The bill also proposes tax credits for home and commercial electric vehicle chargers.
The bill is sponsored by Reps. Dayan Hochman-Vigil and Yanira Gurrola and Sen. Bill Tallman.