Legislative Update for March 8, 2013

Sin­cere thanks to our col­leagues from the UNM Retirees Asso­ci­a­tion who have been relent­less in stay­ing on top of every­thing hap­pen­ing day, night and on week­ends in Sen­ate Finance. They were on hand late Thurs­day after­noon when SFC con­sid­ered SB 115, the Sen­ate ver­sion of ERB sol­vency. As expected, the bill was amended to reduce the COLA for cur­rent and future retirees — by 10 per­cent for those earn­ing less than the median (approx. $19,000) and work­ing 25 years, and by 20 per­cent for all oth­ers who worked less than 25 years or who earn more than the median.

We’re told the bill as amended passed with lit­tle debate. It now goes to the Sen­ate. Remem­ber that the full House passed HB 64, the ERB sol­vency plan devel­oped by the stake­hold­ers, with­out amendment.

The full Sen­ate finally moved on sol­vency leg­is­la­tion today (Thurs­day, March 7), pass­ing both the PERA sol­vency plan as amended and the judi­cial retire­ment plan. Now we wait to see if Sen­ate Finance takes up the ERB sol­vency plan as sched­uled. It is antic­i­pated there will be attempts to amend SB 115 by cut­ting the COLA.

On Fri­day, the Sen­ate is sched­uled to be back on the floor at 10:30 a.m. with the House fol­low­ing at 11 a.m.

HOUSE THIRD READING OF LEGISLATION

1. HOUSE BILL 28. AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION; ALLOWING STUDENTS ATTENDING
TRIBAL COLLEGES TO RECEIVE LOTTERY TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS. (ALCON — FOR THE INDIAN
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE) (HEALTH, GOVERNMENT & INDIAN AFFAIRS 10–0; 1E) (EDUCATION 7–5; 1E)
(APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE 14–4)

TEMPORARY CALENDAR

7. HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 325. AN ACT RELATING TO
UNEMPLOYMENT; ALLOWING EMPLOYERS TO REDUCE WORK HOURS OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES
IN LIEU OF LAYOFFS; ALLOWING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES TO COLLECT UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION BENEFITS IN PROPORTION TO A REDUCTION IN WORK HOURS. (JUDICIARY 8–6; 2E)

11. HOUSE BILL 414. AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE; UPDATING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF LAW TO
INCLUDE AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE, A CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIFE OR A
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WORKING WITHIN THAT PERSON’S SCOPE OF PRACTICE; REQUIRING STATE
AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO UPDATE THEIR RULES TO INCLUDE THESE HEALTH
CARE PRACTITIONERS WHERE APPROPRIATE. (COTE) (HEALTH, GOVERNMENT & INDIAN AFFAIRS
10–0; 1E) (JUDICIARY 13–0; 3E)

12. HOUSE BILL 416. AN ACT RELATING TO ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT STUDENTS; PROVIDING
FOR SUPERVISION OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT STUDENTS BY ADDITIONAL PERSONS.
(CHASEY) (HEALTH, GOVERNMENT & INDIAN AFFAIRS 8–0; 3E) (JUDICIARY 11–0; 5E)

24. SENATE BILL 342, as amended. AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE; AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE
MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION THERAPY HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT TO PROVIDE LIMITED
AUTHORIZATION FOR REGISTERED NURSES AND CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIVES TO PERFORM
CERTAIN ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES. (MORALES) (SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS) (SENATE JUDICIARY
AMENDED) (HEALTH, GOVERNMENT & INDIAN AFFAIRS AMENDED 10–0; 1E)

SENATE THIRD READING OF LEGISLATION:

(12) SENATE BILL 448/a PROCUREMENT DEBARING & SUSPENSION/SJC AMENDED (CERVANTES)

(14) SENATE BILL 134 QUALIFICATIONS-BASED PROCUREMENTS (CERVANTES)

(28) SENATE BILL 443 GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS (RUE)]

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

(51) SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 1 FAMILY-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE TASK FORCE (RUE)

HOUSE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE — MIMI STEWART, CHAIRMAN
Fri­day, March 8, 2013 — 8 a.m. — Room 317
Bills not heard on Fri­day will be heard Mon­day, March 11 at 8 a.m.
SB 301 NM SCHOLARS ACT SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY (BRANDT)
HB 586 LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS (SMITH)
HB 562 CREATE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE (GARCIA RICHARD)

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE — GAIL CHASEY, CHAIRWOMAN
Fri­day, March 8, 2013 — 30 min­utes After Floor Ses­sion — Room 309
(Revised 3/6/13)
SB 149 /a DNA ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER (MCSORLEY)
Sat­ur­day, March 9, 2013 — 1:30 P.M. — Room
SB 182 PROCUREMENT CODE CHANGES (RUE)
SB 275 WORKERS’ COMP CLEANUP (WOODS)

HOUSE LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE — MIGUEL P. GARCIA, CHAIRMAN
Sat­ur­day, March 9, 2013 — 10:00 A.M. — Room 305
SB 416 /a RAISE MINIMUM WAGE (MARTINEZ)

SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS
FINANCE COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor John Arthur Smith, Chairman
Fri­day, March 8, 2013 – AT THE CALL OF THE CHAIR — Room 322
SB 21 AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER INSPECTIONS (ORTIZ Y PINO)
* SB 60 SEVERANCE TAX BOND PROJECTS (CISNEROS)
SB 71 RETIREE HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTIONS (MUNOZ)
SB 115 EDUCATIONAL RETIREMENT CHANGES (INGLE)

CONSERVATION COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor Peter Wirth, Chair­man
Sat­ur­day, March 9, 2013 — 8:30 a.m. — Room 326
HB 493 GEOSPATIAL DATA CLEARINGHOUSE AT UNM (EASLEY)

CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor Phil A. Griego, Chair­man
Fri­day, March 8, 2013 — 2 p.m. or ½ hr. after ses­sion — Room 311
*C/SB 589 NEW MEXICO HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE ACT (SHENDO)
*C/SB 221 NM HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE ACT (ORTIZ y PINO)

EDUCATION COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor John M. Sapien, Chair­man
Fri­day, March 8, 2013 — 8 a.m. — Room 311
SJM 34 STUDY A-F SCHOOL GRADING SYSTEM (MORALES)
HB 96 EDUCATIONAL RETIREMENT SICK LEAVE (ROCH)
HB 339 ANNUAL EDUCATOR ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT DATE (MIERA)
Sat­ur­day, March 9, 2013 — 8:30 a.m. — Room 311
HB 20 EQUITY INVESTMENTS FOR COLLEGE ENDOWMENTS (GONZALES/KELLER)
HB 204 NURSE EDUCATOR HIGHER DEGREE FUNDING (McMILLAN)

PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor Ger­ald Ortiz y Pino, Chair­man
Fri­day, March 8, 2013 — 2 p.m. or 1/2 hr. after ses­sion — Room 326
SB 291 PARENTAL NOTIFICATION ACT (RYAN)
HB 60 SPECIFY HEALTH CARE FACILITY DRUG TESTING (HERRELL)
Sun­day, March 10, 2013 — 1 p.m. — Room 321
HB 130 MOVE BRAIN INJURY SERVICE FUND (LARRAÑAGA)
HB 260 ORIENTAL MEDICINE DOCTOR IMAGING LICENSURE (KANE)
HB 227 MOVE BRAIN INJURY ADVISORY COUNCIL FUNCTIONS (CHASEY)

RULES COMMITTEE — Sen­a­tor Linda M. Lopez, Chair­man
Fri­day, March 8, 2013 — 8:30 a.m. — Room 321
C/HJM 17 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS (TRIPP)
HJM 19 J. PAUL TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD TASK FORCE (CHASEY)

Bills Acted on: March 7, 2013
HB 21 PUBLIC MEETING AGENDAS 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE James E. Smith
DanielIvey-Soto SJC HPREF [2] HVEC/HJC-HVEC [10] DP-HJC [20] DP/a [22] PASSED/H (59–0) [14] SRC/SJC-SRC [32] DP-SJC

*HB 76 FRONTIER COMMUNITIES PROGRAM Patri­cia A. Lund­strom
SPAC [2] HBIC/HAFC-HBIC [13] DP-HAFC [36] DP/a [39] PASSED/H (65–0) [32] SPAC

HB 325 WORK SHARE PROGRAM FOR REDUCING HOURS Geor­gene Louis
HCAT [10] HLC/HJC-HLC [25] DP-HJC [39] DNP-CS/DP-T

HB 388 HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT CREDIT PURCHASE Den­nis J. Roch
Pete­Cam­pos HCAT [13] HLC/HJC-HLC [25] DP/a-HJC [39] DP-T

HB 393 DANGEROUS DRUG DISPOSAL BY PHARMACISTS Terry H. McMil­lan
SINT [13] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [30] DP-HJC [36] DP [39] fl/a– PASSED/H (65–0)

HB 414 NURSE PRACTITIONER SCOPE OF PRACTICE Nathan P. Cote
HCAT [14] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [32] DP-HJC [39] DP-T

HB 416 ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT SUPERVISION Gail Chasey
HCAT [15] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [32] DP-HJC [39] DP-T

HJR 8 BOARDS OF REGENTS NOMINATING COMMITTEES, CA Jeff Stein­born
WilliamSoules SRC [11] HVEC/HJC-HVEC [24] DP-HJC [36] DP [39] PASSED/H (48–20) [32] SRC/SJC-SRC

SB 25 JUDICIAL RETIREMENT CHANGES George K. Munoz
HLC SPREF [1] SJC/SFC-SJC [8] DNP-CS/DP-SFC [32] DNP-CS/DP/a — PASSED/S (36–0) [39] HLC

SB 27 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT CHANGES George K. Munoz
Luciano “Lucky“Varela HLC SPREF [1] SJC/SFC-SJC [14] DP/a-SFC [23] DNP-CS/DP/a [32] PASSED/S (38–4) [39] HLC/HAFC-HLC

SB 198 HOSPITALS AS STEMI CENTERS Howie C. Morales
Doreen Y.Gallegos PASS [2] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [8] DP/a-SJC [21] DP/a — PASSED/S (34–0) [31] HHGIC [36] DP [39] PASSED/H (68–0)

SB 310 VIRAL HEPATITIS TESTING & CONFIDENTIALITY Phil A. Griego
HHGIC [4] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [19] DP-SJC [24] DP [32] PASSED/S (41–0) [39] HHGIC

*SB 311 HIV TESTING DISCLOSURE Phil A. Griego
HHGIC [4] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [19] DP/a-SJC [24] DP [32] PASSED/S (39–0) [39] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC

SB 342 NURSE-MIDWIFE ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES Howie C. Morales
HCAT [4] SPAC/SJC-SPAC [14] DP-SJC [24] DP/a — PASSED/S (35–2) [36] HHGIC/HJC-HHGIC [39] DP/a-HJC– w/drn-T

SB 403 HEALTH ALL-PAYER CLAIMS DATABASE TASK FORCE Linda M. Lopez
HCPAC [4] SPAC/SFC-SPAC [19] DP-SFC [24] DP/a — PASSED/S (24–16) [36] HHGIC/HCPAC-HHGIC [39] DP-HCPAC

SB 501 TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATIVE Tim­o­thy M. Keller
SFC [14] SEC/SFC-SEC [32] w/o rec-SFC

SB 613 LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS William H. Payne
SEC [14] not prntd-SCONC [32] DNP-CS/w/o rec — ref SEC/SFC-SEC

SM 63 TOBACCO-FREE COLLEGE CAMPUSES Joseph Cer­vantes
SEC [21] SRC/SEC-SRC [32] DP/a-SEC

Susan McK­in­sey, Office of Gov­ern­ment and Com­mu­nity Relations