Senate News & Op-Eds

• Senate Passes Sen. Papen’s Bipartisan Bill to Put Due Process Protections in Place When Medicaid Fraud is Alleged of Behavioral Health Providers

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Senate Passes Sen. Papen’s Bipartisan Bill to Put Due Process Protections in Place When Medicaid Fraud is Alleged of Behavioral Health Providers   (Santa Fe, NM)…

  February 27, 2017

• Bill to Make Pharma Drug Companies Negotiate Lower Prices Passes Key Committee on Bipartisan Unanimous Vote

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Bill to Make Pharma Drug Companies Negotiate Lower Prices for State Taxpayers Passes Key Committee on Bipartisan, Unanimous Vote SB 354 “Pharmaceuticals Purchasing Council” Could Save…

  February 24, 2017

• Senator Bill O’Neill Bill to “Ban the Box” Clears the Senate

  Senator Bill O’Neill Bill to “Ban the Box” Clears the Senate (Santa Fe, NM)— Today, The Senate passed Senator Bill O’Neill’s bill to “Ban the Box,” ensuring New Mexicans have…

  February 21, 2017

• Senate Passes Bipartisan Funding Solution to Ensure Courts Can Pay Juries Through End of Fiscal Year

  New Mexico Senate Democrats For Immediate Release: February 20, 2017 Contact: Zach Marcus (505) 986-4882 Zachary.Marcus@nmlegis.gov Senate Passes Bipartisan Funding Solution to Ensure Courts Can Pay Juries Through End of…

  February 20, 2017

• Senator Bill O’Neill Bill to “Ban the Box” Heads to the Senate Floor

  New Mexico Senate Democrats For Immediate Release: February 7, 2017 Contact: Zach Marcus (505) 986-4882 Zachary.Marcus@nmlegis.gov Senator Bill O’Neill Bill to “Ban the Box” Heads to the Senate Floor (Santa…

  February 17, 2017