NM Legislative Update for Feb. 20

It was cau­cus city at the Round­house, so nei­ther of the Finance com­mit­tees met.  ERB sol­vency is sched­uled back before HAFC tomor­row.  Its hear­ing before SFC is cur­rently unknown.  On to the floor:

The House will recon­vene at 10 a.m. with the Sen­ate sched­uled a half hour later.

HOUSE THIRD READING OF LEGISLATION

8. HOUSE BILL 310. AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; CHANGING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE K-3
PLUS PROGRAM. (STEWART & SEN. SOULES) (EDUCATION 12–0; 1E)

12. HOUSE MEMORIAL 34. A MEMORIAL REQUESTING A REVIEW AND STUDY OF THE COMMITMENT
TO AND SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOR THE NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW. (LOUIS) (HEALTH, GOVERNMENT & INDIAN
AFFAIRS)

TEMPORARY CALENDAR
1. HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILLS 2, 3, 4, 5 AND
6. AN ACT MAKING GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES BY STATE
AGENCIES REQUIRED BY LAW. (APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE 15–3)

SENATE THIRD READING OF LEGISLATION:

(4) SENATE BILL 301 NM SCHOLARS ACT SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY (BRANDT)

(8) SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR (CANDELARIA)
SENATE BILL 147 EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY DEFINITIONS

((25) SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR (BEFFORT)
SENATE BILL 86 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE AVERAGE SALARY CALCULATIONS

(29) SENATE BILL 182 PROCUREMENT CODE CHANGES (RUE/VARELA)

HOUSE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE — HENRY “KIKI” SAAVEDRA, CHAIRMAN
Wednes­day, Feb. 20, 2013 — 1:30 pm — Room 307
HB 64 EDUCATIONAL RETIREMENT CHANGES (STEWART)
HB 130 MOVE BRAIN INJURY SERVICE FUND (LARRANAGA)

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE — HENRY “KIKI” SAAVEDRA, CHAIRMAN
Thurs­day, Feb. 21, 2013 — 1:30 pm — Room 307
SUBCOMMITTEE “A” – NICK L. SALAZAR, CHAIRMAN
HB 80 UNM DENTAL SCIENCE PROGRAM (GARCIA MP)
HB 213 MINORITY MATH, ENGINEERING & SCIENCE PROGRAM (SANDOVAL)
HB 69 /a UNM HEALTH CENTER COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH (STEWART)
HB 244 UNM VENTURE SPACE INCUBATOR PROGRAM (ANDERSON)
* HB 76 FRONTIER COMMUNITIES PROGRAM (LUNDSTROM)
HB 26 UNM LAND GRANT STUDIES PROGRAM (HALL JC)
HB 33 /a COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS (TRIPP)

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE — HENRY “KIKI” SAAVEDRA, CHAIRMAN
Thurs­day, Feb. 21, 2013 — 1:30 pm — Room 318
SUBCOMMITTEE “B” – RODOLFO MARTINEZ, CHAIRMAN
HB 320 UNM “WE THE PEOPLE” PROGRAM (MIERA)
HB 255 STATE UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION (ROCH)

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE — MIMI STEWART, CHAIRMAN
Wednes­day, Feb. 20, 2013 — 8 a.m. – Room 317
HB 158 SCHOOL PERFORMANCE-BASED BUDGETING (LUNDSTROM)
HB 360 CREATE READING FIRST PROGRAM (STEWART)
HB 112 DATA IN SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS (POWDRELL-CULBERT)
HB 309 LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SOLVENCY (WHITE)

HOUSE HEALTH, GOVERNMENT & INDIAN AFFAIRS COMM — JAMES ROGER MADALENA, CHAIRMAN
Thurs­day, Feb. 21, 2013 — 8 a.m. — Room 309
CONSENT CALENDAR
HB 512 UNM RADIOACTIVE MINING WASTE STUDY (MADALENA)
HB 538 NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE TEACHER DEVELOPMENT (MIERA)
HB 549 UNM INDIGENOUS DESIGN & PLANNING INSTITUTE (MADALENA)
REGULAR CALENDAR
HB 356 UNM HOSPITAL INDIGENT CARE REPORTING (REHM)
HB 357 REDUCE TAX LEVY FOR COUNTY HOSPITAL FUNDING (REHM)
HB 398 RURAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WORK FORCE PROGRAM (MARTINEZ R.)

SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS

EDUCATION COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor John M. Sapien, Chairman
Wednes­day, Feb. 20, 2013 — 8 a.m. — Room 311
SB 316 TEACHER LICENSING & PERFORMANCE RATINGS (RUE)

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor Richard C. Mar­tinez, Chair­man
Wednes­day, Feb. 20, 2013 — 2 p.m. or 1/2 hr. after ses­sion – Room 321
SB 198 HOSPITALS AS STEMI CENTERS (MORALES/GALLEGOS, DY)
SB 266 ARCHITECTURE MULTIPLE SOURCE CONTRACTS (GRIEGO)

PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor Ger­ald Ortiz y Pino, Chair­man
Thurs­day, Feb. 21, 2013 — 2 p.m. or 1/2 hr. after ses­sion – Room 321
SB 447 NATIVE AMERICAN SUICIDE PREVENTION COUNCIL (SHENDO/JEFF)
SB 469 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUIT VENUE (RYAN)
SB 503 EXPAND MEDICAID BENEFITS (ORTIZ y PINO)

Bills Acted on: Feb. 19, 2013 

HB 2 GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2013 Henry Kiki Saave­dra
HCAT [2] HAFC [28] DNP-CS/DP-T

HB 44 PROHIBIT DOUBLE PER DIEM PAYMENTS Nate Gen­try
HCAT HPREF [2] HCPAC/HJC-HCPAC [16] DP-HJC [28] DP/a-T

HB 339 ANNUAL EDUCATOR ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT DATE Rick Miera
SINT [11] HEC [25] DP [28] PASSED/H (62–0)

HB 580 NMFA BONDS FOR HOSPITALS Rodolpho “Rudy” S. Mar­tinez
HAFC [22] HTRC/HAFC-HTRC [28] DP-HAFC

HJM 29 LESC A-F SCHOOL GRADING SYSTEM STUDY Mimi Stew­art
SINT [13] HEC [25] DP [28] PASSED/H (35–30)

SB 39 COLLEGE DISTRICT BONDS FOR HARD & SOFTWARE Sander Rue
HBIC SPREF [1] SEC/SFC-SEC [12] DP-SFC [14] DP [18] PASSED/S (39–1) [28] HBIC/HTRC-HBIC

SB 140 NM POISON & DRUG INFORMATION CENTER Mark Moores
HHGIC [2] SPAC/SFC-SPAC [4] DP-SFC [18] DP/a — PASSED/S (38–0) [28] HHGIC/HBIC-HHGIC

SB 301 NM SCHOLARS ACT SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY Craig Brandt
SCal [3] SEC/SFC-SEC [14] DP-SFC [18] DP

SB 385 WORKERS’ COMP PARTIAL DISABILITY MODIFIERS Clemente Sanchez
SJC [4] SCORC/SJC-SCORC [18] DP-SJC

SB 443 GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS Sander Rue
SJC [9] SCORC/SJC-SCORC [18] DP-SJC

SB 541 LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS FUND Howie C. Morales
SFC [14] SIAC/SFC-SIAC [18] DP/a-SFC

Susan McK­in­sey, Office of Gov­ern­ment and Com­mu­nity Relations

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