State of New Mexico
FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION, 2021
SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS
Thursday, January 28, 2021
FINANCE COMMITTEE – Senator George Muñoz, Chairman
Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov
Thursday, January 28, 2021 – 1:30 p.m.
(993) Public School Support (Liu/Martinez)
Friday, January 29, 2021 – 1:30 p.m.
(950) NM Higher Education Department (Valenzuela/Macias)
Instructional and General Funding, Research and Public Service Projects
Stephanie Rodriguez, Acting Secretary
Monday, February 1, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
(418) Tourism Department (Martinez, J./Perea)
Jen Schroer, Secretary
(419) Economic Development Department (Martinez, J./Perea)
Alicia Keyes, Secretary
(505) Cultural Affairs Department (Martinez, J./Perea)
Debra Garcia y Griego, Secretary
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
Capital Outlay
Review of 2021 Capital Outlay Requests and LFC Staff Framework
Status of Outstanding Capital Funds and Projects
Steve Olson, Fiscal Analyst, LFC
Linda Kehoe, LFC Consultant
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
(350) General Services Department (Jorgensen/Miller)
Ken Ortiz, Secretary
(341) Department of Finance and Administration (Nichols/Macias)
Debbie Romero, Acting Secretary
(280) Public Defender Department (Dick-Peddie/Chavez)
Ben Baur, Chief Defender
(333) Taxation and Revenue Department (Nichols/Montoya)
Stephanie Schardin Clarke, Secretary
Thursday, February 4, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
Overview of Judiciary Appropriations
Michael Vigil, Chief Justice
Arthur Pepin, Administrative Office of the Courts
(231-243) District Courts (Dick-Peddie/Chavez)
(244) Bernalillo County Metro Court (Dick-Peddie/Chavez)
(251-265) District Attorneys (Dick-Peddie/Chavez)
Diana Luce, 5th District Attorney and President of District Attorneys’ Association
Henry Valdez, Director, Administrative Office of the District Attorneys
Monday, February 8, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
(790) Department of Public Safety (Rabin/Jimenez)
Tim Q. Johnson, Acting Secretary
(770) Corrections Department (Rabin/Jimenez)
Alisha Tafoya, Secretary
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
(550) Office of the State Engineer and Interstate Stream Commission (Wan/Miner)
John R. D’Antonio Jr., State Engineer
(521) Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (Wan/Miner)
Sarah Cottrell Propst, Secretary
(667) Department of Environment (Wan/Miner)
James Kenny, Secretary
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
(631) Workforce Solutions Department (Bachechi/Miller)
Bill McCamley, Secretary
(624) Aging and Long-Term Services Department (Klundt/Densmore)
Katrina Hotrum Lopez, Secretary
(805) Department of Transportation (Jorgensen/Jimenez)
Michael Sandoval, Secretary
Friday, February 12, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
Special Supplemental Deficiency and Information Technology Request and Appropriations (DFA/LFC Staff)
CONSERVATION COMMITTEE – Senator Elizabeth Stefanics, Chair
Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov
Thursday, January 28, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
*SB 88 PUBLIC PROJECT REVOLVING FUND PROJECTS (CANDELARIA)
SB 84 COMMUNITY SOLAR ACT (STEFANICS)
SB 32 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION & PUBLIC SAFETY ACT (GONZALES)
SB 67 FACILITIES FOR CLEAN ENERGY GENERATION (SOULES)
SB 82 RADIOACTIVE WASTE CONSULTATION TASK FORCE (STEINBORN)
SB 112 SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY TASK FORCE (STEWART)
SB 86 USE OF WATER FOR OIL & GAS OPERATIONS (SEDILLO LOPEZ)
SB 83 LOCAL CHOICE ENERGY ACT (STEINBORN)
SB 103 RESTRICTING USE OF NEONICOTINOID PESTICIDE (STEWART)
SB 113 WIRING FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM (SOULES)
*SB 118 FOOD ACCESSIBILITY ACT (PIRTLE)
SB 68 CANVASSING BOARDS FOR CHILILI LAND GRANT (LOPEZ)
SB 101 AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (WOODS)
SB 126 WEATHER MODIFICATION PROGRAM (WOODS)
SB 132 PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS IN NEW HOMES (SOULES)
SB 85 LAND GRANT-MERCED ASSISTANCE FUND (STEFANICS)
All Agenda items might be rolled over to the next meeting but not necessarily in the order listed above.
EDUCATION COMMITTEE – Senator William Soules, Chair
Meeting may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov
Friday, January 29, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
SB 29 COST OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS (SOULES)
SB 30 ANNA, AGE EIGHT INSTITUTE (SOULES)
SB 44 RESEARCH GRANTS CLOSING FUND (SOULES)
SB 43 FUNDING OF DEMOLITION OF ABANDONED SCHOOLS (SOULES)
SB 54 PUBLIC SCHOOLS FACILITIES AUTHORITY FUNCTIONS (SOULES)
SB 63 PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS IN NEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SOULES)
SB 94 STUDENT ATHLETE ENDORSEMENT ACT (MOORES/MAESTAS)
SB 107 CAREER READINESS SYSTEMS STATEWIDE (GONZALES)
SB 31 FULL TIME SCHOOL NURSE (STEFANICS)
SB 110 INCREASING EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION (STEWART)
SB 131 DISCRETIONARY PROGRAM UNITS (STEWART)
SB 51 CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT PREFERENCE (HEMPHILL)
SB 77 TWO PLUS TWO PILOT PROJECT (KERNAN)
SB 80 NO SCHOOL DISCRIMINATION FOR HAIR (POPE, JR.)
For public participation send an email to SEC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, For or Against and indicate if you wish to speak. The deadline to respond is Thursday, January 28 at 3:00 p.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions.
HEALTH AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino, Chair
Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov
Friday, January 29, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
*SB 60 PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT (HEMPHILL)
SB 71 PATIENTS’ DEBT COLLECTION PROTECTION ACT (DUHIGG)
SB 76 SIERRA COUNTY SPECIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (DIAMOND)
SB 87 NO RETALIATION FOR IPRA (CANDELARIA)
SB 90 CERTAIN OVERTIME PAY AS SALARY IN PERA (MUÑOZ)
SB 92 STATUS OF SOME FOUND MISSING PERSONS (LOPEZ)
SB 95 LOCAL GOV’T TOBACCO PRODUCT SALE ORDINANCES (LOPEZ)
For public participation send an email to SPAC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, For or Against and indicate if you wish to speak. The deadline to respond is Friday, January 29 at 8:00 a.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions.
INDIAN, RURAL & CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – Senator Shannon Pinto, Chair
Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov
Thursday, January 28, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
SB 104 EXPANSION OF NETWORK WEATHER STATIONS (WOODS)
SB 55 SOCIAL, RACIAL & CULTURAL IMPACT STATEMENTS (SOULES)
SB 120 YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS & PROCUREMENT ACT (STEFANICS)
SB 61 RURAL PRIMARY CARE CLINICIAN LOAN REPAYMENT (ORTIZ y PINO)
For public participation send an email to SIAC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, For or Against and indicate if you wish to speak. The deadline to respond is Wednesday, January 27 at 3:00 p.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE – Senator Joseph Cervantes, Chair
Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov
Friday, January 29, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
SB 36 ALLOW REMOTE COURT TESTIMONY (PADILLA)
For public participation send an email to SJC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, For or Against and indicate if you wish to speak. The deadline to respond is Thursday, January 28 at 5:00 p.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions.
LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE
Overview of Funding Recommendations: Courts, Criminal Justice and Public Safety Agencies
Charles Sallee, Deputy Director for Budgets
Amanda Dick-Peddie, Fiscal Analyst
RULES COMMITTEE – Senator Daniel A. Ivey-Soto, Chair
Meeting may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov
Friday, January 29, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
SB 100 MAJOR & MINOR PARTY BALLOT NOMINATIONS (ORTIZ y PINO)
SJR 7 NOMINATING COMMITTEES OF BOARD OF REGENTS, CA (STEINBORN)
SJR 4 REVIEW OF SALARIES EVERY TWO YEARS (IVEY-SOTO)
For public participation send an email to SRC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, For or Against and indicate if you wish to speak. The deadline to respond is Thursday, January 28 at 4:00 p.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions.
TAX, BUSINESS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE – Senator Benny Shendo Jr., Chair
Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov
Thursday, January 28, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
*SB 3 SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY ACT (CANDELARIA)
SB 6 LIQUOR CONTROL ACT (WIRTH)
*SB 25 WAIVER OF PENALTIES ON CERTAIN TAXES (PIRTLE)
For public participation send an email to SCORC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, For or Against and indicate if you wish to speak. The deadline to respond is Thursday, January 28 at 8:00 a.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions.
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