STATE OF NEW MEXICO
FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION, 2023
SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2023
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FINANCE COMMITTEE
Senator George Muñoz, Chair
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 – 9:00 a.m. or call of the Chair – Room 322
9:00 a.m.
STATUS OF WATER PROJECTS
Jonas Armstrong, Director of Strategic Initiatives, NMED
Mike Hamman, State Engineer, OSE
Marquita Russel, NMFA
Cally Carswell, Analyst, LFC
Viridiana Cisneros, Analyst, SFC
Status of major drinking water and wastewater projects
Major capital outlay project delays
Status of major OSE/ISC projects
Status of Water Trust Board and
Colonias Infrastructure Fund projects
Major reauthorization requests
1:30 p.m. — FULL COMMITTEE HEARING
(216) Supreme Court (Gray/Semiglia)
(215) Court of Appeals (Gray/Semiglia)
(218) Administrative Office of the Courts (Gray/Semiglia)
(280) Public Defender Department (Gray/Semiglia)
CRIME AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Raul Torres, Attorney General –
Bennett Baur, Public Defender –
Arthur Pepin, Director, AOC
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Meeting ID: 830 077 3732
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The Capital Outlay Training Manual can be viewed on the Senate Finance Committee website, please refer to the appendix to see water and crisis resources.
Sonya Snyder, Finance Committee Secretary – Room 325, (505) 986-4363
CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
Senator Elizabeth “Liz” Stefanics, Chair
Tuesday January 31, 2023 – 9:00 am – Room 311
Presentation/Discussion:
Stephanie Garcia Richard,
New Mexico State Land Commissioner
(NMSLO Conservation Programs)
SB 9 CREATE LEGACY PERMANENT FUNDS (NEVILLE/WIRTH)
SB 72 CREATE WILDLIFE CORRIDORS FUND (STEWART)
SB 156 STATEWIDE ANTI-LITTER CAMPAIGN (STEINBORN)
SB 167 STRATEGIC WATER RESERVE (STEFANICS/WIRTH)
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Meeting ID: 773 988 1331 To provide written comments, please email SCONC.Zoom@nmlegis.gov
Miquela Gonzales, Conservation Committee Secretary, Room 328, (505) 986-4871
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Senator William P. Soules, Chair
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 – 9:00 a.m. – Room 311
SB108 CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM UNIT (BRANDT)
SB109 EDUCATION FREEDOM ACCOUNTS (BRANDT)
SB113 EQUAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP (ORTIZ y PINO)
SB 120 OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR MILITARY CHILDREN (POPE)
SB129 PERMANENT FUND FOR EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION (RODRIGUEZ)
SB 131 PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING CHANGES (STEWART/BRANDT)
SB 37 REQUIRE 30-MINUTE RECESS FOR SOME GRADES (NEVILLE
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Meeting ID: 605 708 7163
Mary Ann Roberts-Stensrud, Education Committee Secretary – Room 328, (505) 986-4832
INDIAN, RURAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Senator Shannon Pinto, Chair
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 – 9:30 am – Room 303
SB 188 OFFICIAL STATE AROMA (SOULES)
SB 115 MULTIMEDIA AT HISPANIC CULTURAL (CAMPOS)
Thursday, February 2 2023 – 9:00 am – Room 303
SB 155 USE OF TELECOMM FUND FOR BROADBAND (PADILLA/SARIÑANA)
SB 25 FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE MATCHING FUND (MUÑOZ)
DOT PRESENTATION
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Julio Salazar, Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee Secretary Room 301,
(505) 986-4837
TAX, BUSINESS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Senator Benny Shendo Jr., Chair
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 – 1:30 p.m. – Room 321
SB 22 ELECTRIC VEHICLE & CHARGING UNIT TAX CREDITS (TALLMAN)
SB 26 EXCESS OIL & GAS FUNDS TO SEVERANCETAX FUND (GONZALES)
SB 28 TEACHER SCHOOL SUPPLY PURCHASE TAX DEDUCTION (BRANDT)
SB 30 STATE PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE (SOULES)
*SB 36 HEALTH CARE GRT EXEMPTION FOR ARPA PAYMENTS (ORTIZ y PINO)
SB 37 REGIONAL TRANSIT GRT DISTRIBUTIONS (JARAMILLO)
*SB 102 IMPROPER USE OF TRAVEL LANE (MUÑOZ)
SB 104 AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT FUNDS (MUÑOZ
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meeting ID:401 128 9295.
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Amendments and Committee Substitutes for any bill must be submitted 24 hours in advance to the Committee Secretary.
Rebecca Martinez, Tax, Business, and Transportation Committee Secretary – Room 323, (505) 986-4265
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