2-1-22 Alert

Greetings New Mexico Activists:

First, we encourage you to join our Legislative Strategy Huddle via Zoom tomorrow, Weds., Feb. 2, 6-7 p.m. Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day, but we promise the meeting won’t be repetitive and bewildering! We’ll have Miranda Viscoli, Co-President of New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence, to discuss gun violence prevention bills, in particular HB 9 Unlawful Access to Firearm by Minor, which looks good on the surface but is a deeply flawed bill that we hope will be amended. We’ll also discuss other important bills and get input from participants about their experiences so far during this 2022 Legislative Session. Register for the Huddle at this link.

After the big rush to get information to you Monday morning about HB 9 Unlawful Access to Firearm by Minor, the bill was pulled from the House Judiciary hearing. The good new is, we’ve heard it was pulled so that the sponsors could work on incorporating the amendments that we outlined in the summary we posted for you! Once more, an excellent example of the impact of your activism. All of us, along with other gun violence prevention advocates around the state, may have saved this bill. We’ll keep you posted as we learn more. Thank you for stepping up and helping with this effort!

Unfortunately, HB 75 Public Banking Act was tabled in House Commerce & Economic Development at 5:30 last night. Not dead yet, but not a good sign. Joining the Republicans to vote “yes” to table were Democrats D. Wonda Johnson and Antonio Maestas. Rep. Figueroa was absent and Democratic Reps. Doreen Gallegos, Linda Serrato, and Javier Martínez voted against tabling, ending with a 6:3 vote in favor of tabling. Martinez clearly stated during the hearing that he was supporting the bill because he’d had several meetings with constituents who strongly supported the bill. Another example of the power of your activism, though in this case that activism didn’t reach quite enough legislators. We’ll let you know if this bill might still have a chance once we hear more from the sponsor.

We have one new hearing on Wednesday to tell you about and two hearings today that we’ve told you about before and give you a reminder here.

Weds., Feb. 2, 9 a.m. Rm. 317, House Taxation & Revenue is scheduled to hear HB 11 Energy Storage System Tax Credit. Please read the talking points in the link in the bill title and email and call committee member ASAP to urge them to support this bill. Also consider offering public comment by following the instructions below to join the hearing by Zoom. Or watch the Webcast at nmlegis.gov by clicking on Webcast in the top menu bar and finding the committee name.

Join the webinar at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84861630345. Or one tap mobile US: +12532158782, 84861630345# or +13462487799,,84861630345#, Or for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 558 8656. Webinar ID: 848 6163 0345.

House Taxation & Revenue

To send group email, copy and paste this block: “Micaela Lara Cadena” <micaela.cadena@nmlegis.gov>, “Christine Chandler” <christine.chandler@nmlegis.gov>, “Brian Egolf” <brian.egolf@nmlegis.gov>, “Jason C. Harper” <JasonHarperNM@gmail.com>, “Joshua Hernandez” <joshua.hernandez@nmlegis.gov>, “Pamelya Herndon” <pamelya.herndon@nmlegis.gov>, “Derrick J. Lente” <derrick.lente@nmlegis.gov>, “Tara L. Lujan” <tara.lujan@nmlegis.gov>, “Antonio Maestas” <antonio.maestas@nmlegis.gov>, “Javier Martínez” <javier.martinez@nmlegis.gov>, “Rod Montoya” <roddmontoya@gmail.com>, “Andrea Romero” <andrea@andrearomero.com>, “Larry R. Scott” <larry.scott@nmlegis.gov>, “James R.J. Strickler” <jamesstrickler@msn.com>

Tues., Feb. 1, 8:30 am, Room 317, House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources is scheduled to hear HB 37 Community Energy Efficiency Dev. Block Grant. Please read the talking points in the link in the bill title and email and call committee member ASAP to urge them to support this bill. Also consider offering public comment by following the instructions below to join the hearing by Zoom. Or watch the Webcast at nmlegis.gov by clicking on Webcast in the top menu bar and finding the committee name.

To join the Zoom go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89262589978. Or One tap mobile: +16699009128, 89262589978# or +12532158782,,89262589978#. Or for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location: US: +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799. Webinar ID: 892 6258 9978.

 

House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

To send group email, copy and paste this block: “Meredith A. Dixon” <meredith.dixon@nmlegis.gov>, “Miguel P. Garcia” <miguel.garcia@nmlegis.gov>, “Pamelya Herndon” <pamelya.herndon@nmlegis.gov>, “Matthew McQueen” <matthew.mcqueen@nmlegis.gov>, “Rod Montoya” <roddmontoya@gmail.com>, “Kristina Ortez” <kristina.ortez@nmlegis.gov>, “Debra M. Sariñana” <debbie.sarinana@nmlegis.gov>, “Larry R. Scott” <larry.scott@nmlegis.gov>, “James R.J. Strickler” <jamesstrickler@msn.com>, “James G. Townsend” <townsend@pvtn.net>

Tues., Feb. 1, 1:30 p.m. (or 15 mins. after floor session ends), House Labor, Veterans & Military Affairs is scheduled to hear HM 3 Paid Family & Medical Leave Task Force and HM 20 Study State-Level Public Utility Model. Please read the talking points in the links above and email committee members and call them to urge them to support these bills. Also consider offering public comment by following the instructions below to join the hearing by Zoom. Or watch the Webcast at nmlegis.gov by clicking on Webcast in the top menu bar and finding the committee name.

Join the Zoom webinar at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89015442467. One tap mobile: +13462487799, 89015442467# or +16699009128,,89015442467#. Or for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location: +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592. Webinar ID: 890 1544 2467.

 

House Labor, Veterans’ & Military Affairs

To send group email, copy and paste this block: “Eliseo Lee Alcon” <eliseo.alcon@nmlegis.gov>, “Brian G. Baca” <brian.baca@nmlegis.gov>, “Karen C. Bash” <karen.bash@nmlegis.gov>, “Rachel A. Black” <rachel.black@nmlegis.gov>, “Kay Bounkeua” <kay.bounkeua@nmlegis.gov>, “Miguel P. Garcia” <miguel.garcia@nmlegis.gov>, “Patricia Roybal Caballero” <pat.roybalcaballero@nmlegis.gov>, “Angelica Rubio” <angelica.rubio@nmlegis.gov>, “Luis M. Terrazas” <luis.terrazas@nmlegis.gov>

Thank you, everyone. Our efforts are having a noticeable effect. Let’s hang in there and see what more we can accomplish together!

In Hope and Solidarity,

Roxanne & Paul

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