The Senate Judiciary Committee heard three important crime bills today. The bills were not voted on, but testimony was heard on them, and the bills will be considered in one “crime” package at a later date. Here are the bills they heard: Senators Brandt and Lanier’s Swatting Bill Senate Bill 18, Crime of Swatting,
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On Jan. 26, Terri Cole, Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce president and CEO, was featured in the Sunday Journal laying out the Chamber’s Legislative wish list. Cole said despite the state’s impressive revenue picture, New Mexico’s economic growth — outside of the oil and gas industry — is tepid, our population is not growing
ZERO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CLEARS SENATE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE “The future of this bill is litigation,” so stated Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Joseph Cervantes (D-Dona Ana), who joined the three Republicans on the Senate Conservation Committee in voting no on Senate Bill 4. Nonetheless, the measure passed on a vote of 5-4, sending it to the
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Moments ago, the Senate Conservation Committee gave a do pass recommendation to SB 4 on a vote of 5-4 sending the measure along to the Senate Finance Committee for further consideration. Senator Joseph Cervantes (D-Dona Ana) joined the committee’s three Republicans in opposition. A multitude of business groups, including the Chamber, stood in opposition. The
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HALF-A-BILLION-DOLLAR TAX INCREASE CLEARS ITS FIRST COMMITTEE Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee approved House Bill 11, the proposed Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) on a straight 6-4 partisan vote: D’s in favor, R’s opposed. When the fund is fully operational in FY 29, the LFC estimates that employees and employers
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Today the House Health and Human Services Committee passed HB 11, which seeks to mandate a state-run paid family and medical leave program. The vote was 6-4, with all Democrats voting for, with all Republicans voting against. GACC President and CEO Terri Cole appeared before the committee expressing the Chamber’s strong opposition to the measure.
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