Included in this email:

  • Call to Action

  • Pre-Written Letters

  • Composition of the NM Legislature

  • Attend the Meetings

  • Legis Recap

  • Bills to Watch

Call to Action!

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🟥SB  204 FIREARMS ON PLAYGROUNDS

Would ban carrying a firearm at a park or playground leaving families defenseless to violent criminal attacks.

SENATE HEALTH AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 1:00 or 1/2 HR after floor session 311

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WATCH Sen. Schmedes explains how this bill will make parks more dangerous for families. (Click on the video below)

🟥HB  144 OFFICE OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION

Creates the bureaucratic "Office of Gun Violence Prevention and Intervention."

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTE

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 - 1:30 PM - Room 309

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🟥HB  129 FIREARM SALE WAITING PERIOD CRIMES

Adds a 14-day waiting period to a firearm purchase.

SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 1:30 PM or 1/2 hour after floor session 321

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🟩HJR 8 DECLARATIONS OF EMERGENCY, CA

Limit the governor's emergency powers to 90 days unless she gets a 3/5 approval vote from the legislature.

HOUSE GOVERNMENT, ELECTIONS AND INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 - 8:30 AM - Room 305

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🟥HB  179 LIQUOR TAX CHANGES & USES

Would increase prices on beer and cider by 651%, wine by 376%, spirits by 353%, and fortified wine by 161%.

HOUSE TAXATION & REVENUE COMMITTEE

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 - 8:30 AM - Room 317

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🟩HB  248 SOCIAL SECURITY INCOME TAX EXEMPTION CAP

Removing the income cap for the social security income exemption pursuant to the income tax act.

HOUSE COMMERCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 - 1:30 PM - Room 317

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🟩HB  280
FLAT INCOME TAX RATE

Creating a flat individual income tax rate of one percent.

HOUSE COMMERCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 - 1:30 PM - Room 317

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🟥SJR  8 ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS, CA

Government power grab in the name of environmental rights.

SENATE RULES COMMITTEE

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 8:00am 321

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To be heard on the Senate Floor soon:

SB 69 14-DAY FIREARM SALE WAITING PERIOD

Requires a 14-day waiting period for firearm purchases.

SB 3 PAID FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

Would codify a 12-week paid family medical leave. Employees will be required to contribute an additional .5% of their wages and employers an additional .4% to this fund.

To be heard on the House Floor soon:

HB 114 FIREARM INDUSTRY ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

Would make the firearms industry an easy target for litigation that could threaten many businesses.


HB 27
EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER CHANGES

Seeks to expand the State Red Flag Gun Confiscation Law. It empowers law enforcement officers and unspecified licensed healthcare professionals to petition for extreme risk protective orders. Immediate firearm surrender is required upon service of these orders.


HB 127
AGE 21 FOR FIREARM PURCHASES

Raises the minimum age to purchase or possess a firearm to 21 years old.

HB 133 OIL & GAS ACT CHANGES

Amends the Oil and Gas Act and institute new gas-killing regulations.


HB 137
GAS-OPERATED SEMIAUTO FIREARMS EXCLUSION ACT

Semiautomatic rifle ban and gun registry.

âž¡Send an email to your legislators and ask them to oppose these bills.

Your letter can be as simple as the following template:

Subject line: Please oppose <insert bill #> or Please support <insert bill #>

Dear Legislators,

I am asking you to please oppose/support <insert bill#>. I do/do not support this bill because <insert reason>.

Thank you,

Name

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Pre-written letters to send to your representatives:

Via: BetterTogetherNM

Stop the Governor's Gun and Magazine Ban!  Oppose HB 137.

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Stop SB 204 - the park gun ban! 

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Stop the 14-Day Waiting Period
Stop SB 69!

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Stop the 14-Day Waiting Period
Stop HB 129!

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Oppose HB 127.
Stop the Firearms and Magazines Ban for 18-20-year-old Citizens!

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Stop SB 5!
Tell your representatives in Santa Fe to stop the Polling Place Gun Free Zone.

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Stop PMFLA in the House - HB 6!
This regulation would devastate NM businesses.

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Stop PMFLA in the Senate - SB 3! 

This regulation would devastate NM businesses.

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Support Women in Sports!
HB205 Women's Bill of Rights

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Stop legislators from raising NM's gas prices unnecessarily!
Stop HB 41.

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Save the Industry that Funds NM!
Stop HB 133 Oil and Gas Act Changes.

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School Choice Works. Support HB105!

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Stop Endangering the Public with "Catch and Release"
Support SJR 11!

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Stop the Gun and Ammunition Tax!
Oppose SB 90.

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Stop the Red Flag Gun Confiscation Expansion! Stop HB 27.

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More pre-written letters here: https://bettertogethernewmexico.org/take-action/

Composition of the NM Legislature

There are currently 45 Democrats and 25 Republicans in the House of Representatives.

There are currently 27 Democrats and 15 Republicans in the Senate.

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Legislative Recap

🟥HB 180 – Parenting and Pregnancy Resource Website and Hotline. Tabled by Democrats on a party-line vote on Wednesday in the House Health and Human Services committee.

WATCH: Rep. Jenifer Jones gives her thoughts on HB 180 to the House Floor. (Click on the video below)

🟥HJR 3 – Remove the requirements that only courts of record may deny bail and that only prosecuting authorities may request a hearing to determine whether bail is denied, to allow courts to deny bail for all types of criminal offenses. Tabled by Democrats in the House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs Committee on Friday.

🟥HB 129 – Adds a 14-day amended to a 7-day waiting period for a firearm purchase. It passed on the House Floor 37-33 on Friday, despite all Republicans opposing the bill along with several Democrats.

(See who voted for and against this bill below. Click to expand the image.)

🟩On Saturday, a big 2A rally was held at the Roundhouse, where many citizens, 2A advocates, and Republican legislators spoke out in defense of New Mexicans' constitutional rights.

(Photos via Ben Luna)

WATCH this ad about the governor's proposed gun ban. (Click on the video below)

Unsilence New Mexico Gun Ban Ad

🟥HB 41 – Clean Transportation Fuels Standard would result in gas prices being raised by .50 a gallon or more. It passed on the House Floor 36-33 on Sunday with all Republicans voting against it, joined by a few conservative Democrats.

(See who voted for and against this bill below. Click on the image to expand.)

 

🟥SB 3 – Would codify a 12-week paid family medical leave. Employees will be required to contribute an additional .5% of their wages and employers an additional .4% to this fund. Democrats in the Senate rejected a motion by Senator Sharer to send the bill to the Senate Judiciary for an additional review because of the penalties and others that would decimate small businesses.

WATCH: Sen. Brantley & Guests discuss Paid Family Medical Leave and Session Update with days remaining! (Click on the video below)

Senator Bill Sharer and Senator Crystal Brantley Issue Statement on Advancement of PFML Tax

February 3, 2024

Via: NM Senate Republican

Legislation will raise taxes on New Mexico employees and employers 

SANTA FE—Today, the Senate Finance Committee advanced the Paid Family Medical Leave Act on a vote of 6-5 with all Senate Republicans voting against the measure. The bill would impose a mandatory tax on every New Mexico business with five or more employees and an additional tax on the employees' paychecks. Contributions would feed a state fund to pay out up to 12 weeks of paid leave. 

"Today was a contrast between responsible government and idealistic thinking," said Senator Bill Sharer (R-Farmington), the ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee. "Not only did the sponsor choose to implement an additional tax on small businesses and employees, but two of the three projections indicate this fund will soon be insolvent. We have a multi-billion dollar surplus, and yet, Senate Democrats are choosing to implement another tax."

"No one understands the importance of maternity leave better than a mother," added Senator Crystal Brantley (R-Elephant Butte). "However, this bill is not universal parental leave. Rather, it's a wide-open invitation for fraud with limited guardrails that will harm small businesses and raise taxes on hardworking New Mexicans. With this vote, progressive Democrats continue to demonstrate their insatiable appetite for higher taxes and more government control."

Senate Bill 3 will now be considered by the full Senate.

Bills to Watch

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