The Second Session of the 57th Legislature

January 2-16, 2026: Legislation may be prefiled
January 20: Opening day (noon)
February 4: Deadline for introduction
February 19: Session ends (noon)
March 11: Legislation not acted upon by governor is pocket vetoed
May 20: Effective date of legislation not a general appropriation bill or a bill carrying an emergency clause or other specified date

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Senate Committee Schedule: Friday, March 12, 2021

State of New Mexico
FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION, 2021
SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS

Friday, March 12, 2021

FINANCE COMMITTEE – Senator George Muñoz, Chairman
Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov

Friday, March 12, 2021 – 1:00 p.m. or 1/2 hour after floor session or
Call of the Chair – Virtual Zoom Meeting

SB 135     OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP ACT     (O’NEILL/GARRATT)

*C/SB 5     LOCAL EC. DEV. PROJECT CHANGES     (MUÑOZ)

*HB 46     INJECTABLE OPIOID TREATMENT STUDY     (GARCÍA, MP)

HB 120     MILITARY SPOUSE EXPEDITED LICENSURE     (ALCON)

C/HB 238     FIRE PROTECTION GRANT FUND CHANGES     (ARMSTRONG, G)

All agenda items not heard will generally be rolled over to the next meeting but not necessarily in the order listed above.

For public participation email SFC@nmlegis.gov. Sponsors and Experts have 15 minutes to present the bill followed by 10 minutes each for Proponents and Opponents. Send written comments to SenFinComm@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, For or Against and a limit of 300 words or less. All Committee Members have access to written comments. The deadline is 12 hours prior to meeting time. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions. 

EDUCATION COMMITTEE – Senator William Soules, Chair
Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov

Friday, March 12, 2021 – 8:30 a.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

HB 221     K-2ND GRADE ASSESSMENT CHANGES     (GARRATT/POPE)

HB 163     SCHOOL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CLASSES     (MADRID)

HB 131     ASST. SECRETARY OF HISPANIC EDUCATION     (TRUJILLO)

HB 188     SECONDARY COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHER LICENSE     (SARIÑANA)

HB 219     BILITERACY DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK TASK FORCE     (GARRATT)

HB 266     SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER LICENSES     (FIGUEROA)

HB 287     ACCESS TO CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SVCS.     (JOHNSON)

HEALTH & PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino, Chair
Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov

Friday, March 12, 2021 – 1/2 hour after floor session – Virtual Zoom Meeting

SB 351     GLOBAL HOSPITAL BUDGETS TASK FORCE     (ORTIZ y PINO)

HB 155     WORKFORCE TRAINING RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS     (SWEETSER)

HB 179     FEES FOR VITAL RECORDS FOR HOMELESS     (JOHNSON)

HB 224     COMMUNITY ACTION BOARD CHANGES     (LARA)

C/HB 250     LONG-TERM CARE DEMENTIA TRAINING REQUIREMENTS     (SERRATO)

HB 261     UNM DATA FOR MUNI INCORPORATION PETITIONS     (MADRID)

HB 277     PUBLIC RETIREE BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION     (HARPER)

SB 368     LIMITED ENGLISH ACCESS TO STATE PROGRAMS     (SEDILLO LOPEZ)

SB 383     ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS SUPERVISION     (HICKEY/DIXON)

SB 352     ORDERS SIGNED BY PROBATE JUDGES     (CAMPOS)

SB 388     IPRA FEES FOR ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS     (PADILLA)

SB 393     VIBRANT COMMUNITIES ACT     (ORTIZ y PINO)

SB 396     WILDLAND ARSON     (POPE)

*SB 408     RIGHT TO BODILY INTEGRITY     (GALLEGOS)

C/HB 27     CREATE CRIME OF HAZING     (STAPLETON)

C/HB 111     HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CHANGES     (ROMERO, A)

HB 123     LIMITED IMMUNITY FOR OVERDOSE PROGRAMS     (ARMSTRONG, D)

For spoken public comment register at https://ggle.io/3pe5. If there is a high volume of requests for public comment, not everyone may be able to speak. For written comment send an email to SPAC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, and For or Against. Written comments are limited to 300 words or less. The deadline to respond is Friday, March 12 at 9:00 a.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions. If you do not receive a response, check your junk email.

RULES COMMITTEE – Senator Daniel A. Ivey-Soto, Chair
Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov

Friday, March 12, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

FORTNER, JACKIE (JACK)     APPOINTMENT     (NEVILLE)

               University of New Mexico Board of Regents

KO, RANDY FONG GEEN     APPOINTMENT     (SEDILLO LOPEZ)

       University of New Mexico Board of Regents (Student Regent)

PAYNE, WILLIAM HOLLAND     APPOINTMENT     (WIRTH)

                University of New Mexico Board of Regents

BINGAMAN, JOHN F     APPOINTMENT     (WIRTH)

                 State Investment Council

HB 55     PUBLICATION OF CAPITAL OUTLAY ALLOCATIONS     (McQUEEN/TALLMAN)

SB 314     POST-SESSION LOBBYING REPORTS     (STEINBORN)

SJR 17     RIGHT TO QUALITY EDUCATION, CA     (POPE)

HJR 12     PUBLIC OFFICER SALARY COMMISSION, CA     (ELY)

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