State of New Mexico
FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION, 2021
SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS
Friday, January 29, 2021
FINANCE COMMITTEE – Senator George Muñoz, Chairman
Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov
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)
EDUCATION COMMITTEE – Senator William Soules, Chair
Meetings 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
Meeting may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov
Friday, January 29, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
*SB 27 PRESERVATION OF HOUSING (RODRIGUEZ)
SB 64 FEDERALLY INSURED OBLIGATIONS (RODRIGUEZ)
SB 35 MINIMUM WAGE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS (STEINBORN)
SB 49 USES OF LOCAL ECON DEVELOPMENT FUNDING (WOODS/CROWDER)
SB 57 STATE EMPLOYEE WAGE DEDUCTED FOR LOANS (TALLMAN)
SB 69 CRIMES AGAINST A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY (LOPEZ)
*SB 60 PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT (HEMPHILL)
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.
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 7 DRIVER’S LICENSE SUSPENSION PENALTIES (WIRTH)
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
Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov
Friday, January 29, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
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.
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