2-7-21 Alert

2-7-21 Alert: Perm Fund for Early Childhood; Redistricting; Green Amendment; Amend Prod. Water Act; Rural Opps; Priv. Prison Ban; Small Loan Rates; Amend ETA

Good Afternoon New Mexico Activists:

There’s so much great legislation being heard this week: 7 Transformational Bills and 9 Priority Bills scheduled so far! Please be patient and read this message carefully. If you’re a football fan, you’re probably getting ready to make your nachos and buffalo wings for the game later today. Before you plant yourself on your couch, we hope you’ll take a few minutes to read this and send a few emails.

All hearings are listed below in chronological order. Transformational Bills are in bold, and you’ll find date, time, bill name, committee name, a link to talking points, a link to participate in the hearing, and committee contact info. Note #3 below, SJR 3, deadline today at 4 p.m. to participate in the hearing.

For Priority Bills, we give you date, time, bill name, and committee name. To get links to participate and more info, go to nmlegis.gov/Calendar/Session, click on House Committee Schedule or Senate Committee Schedule, and scroll down to find the committee listed alphabetically. Or just go to Webcast at nmlegis.gov at the time the hearing is scheduled and find the committee name. If you want to contact members, you’ll find the House and Senate Committee rosters at this link. We can’t include all that info here or this Alert would be 15 pages long!

  1. Mon. Feb. 8, 8 a.m. House Education: HJR 1 Permanent Fund for Early Childhood. Join the Zoom via this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84672132667. Or watch the Webcast at nmlegis.gov. Get talking points at the link in the bill title above, and email and call committee members ASAP to ask them to support this bill.

House Education Committee (HEC)

2. Mon. Feb. 8, 8:30 a.m. House State Govt., Elections & Indian Affairs: HB 211 Redistricting Act and HB 209 State Indian Child Welfare Act

3. Mon. Feb. 8, 9 a.m. Senate Rules: SJR 3 Environmental Rights Act (Green Amendment) and SB 100 Major & Minor Party Ballot Nominations (Fusion Voting), 1st and 2nd on the agenda. Get talking points at the link above, email committee members right away, and please call first thing Monday to ask them to support the bill. Watch the Webcast at nmlegis.gov, or follow these directions to participate in the hearing: For Public Participation send an email to SRC@nmlegis.gov with Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, For or Against and email address by 4 p.m. Sun., Feb. 7. You will be contacted by our Zoom operator with virtual meeting instructions.

Senate Rules Committee (SRC)

4. Mon. Feb. 8, 9 a.m. Senate Education: SB 170 Financial Literacy School Credit

5. Mon. Feb. 8, 9 a.m. House Taxation & Revenue: HB 89 Healthy Soil Tax Refund Contribution Option

6. Mon. Feb. 8, 1:30 p.m. House Judiciary: HB 4 NM Civil Rights Act 

7. Mon. Feb. 8, 1:30 p.m. Senate Judiciary: SB 75 State Agency Disclosure of Sensitive Info

8. Tues., Feb. 9, 9 a.m. Senate Conservation: SB 86 Use of Water for Oil & Gas Operations, amends the Produced Water Act, and SB 132 Photovoltaic Systems in New Homes. Get talking points at the link above, email committee members right away, and please call first thing Monday to ask them to support the bill. Watch the Webcast at nmlegis.gov, or follow these directions to participate in the hearing: For public participation send an email for above agenda items only to SCONC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Representing, Bill #, For or Against and an email address by Mon., Feb. 8, 3 p.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with virtual meeting instructions.

Senate Conservation Committee (SCONC)

9. Tues., Feb. 9, 9 a.m. House Local Govt., Land Grants & Cultural Affairs: HB 16 Rural Opportunities Interim Committee. Use this link to join the Zoom:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89983253499.Or watch the Webcast at nmlegis.gov. Get talking points at the link in the bill title above, and email and call committee members ASAP to ask them to support this bill.

House Local Government, Land Grants & Cultural Affairs Committee (HLELC)

10. Tues., Feb. 9, 9 a.m. Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs: SB 278 State Indian Child Welfare Act

11. Tues., Feb. 9, 1:30 p.m. House Consumer & Public Affairs: HB 193 Extreme Risk Protection Order Changes

12. Tues., Feb. 9, 1:30 p.m. Senate Tax, Business & Transportation: SB 66 Permitted Percentage Rates for Loans. Get talking points at the link above, email committee members right away, and please call by Tuesday morning to ask them to support the bill. Watch the Webcast at nmlegis.gov, or follow these directions to participate in the hearing: For public participation send an email to SCORC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, For or Against and indicate if you wish to speak. The deadline to respond is Tues., Feb. 9 at 10:00 a.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions.

Senate Tax, Business & Transportation Committee (STBTC)

13. Weds., Feb. 10, 1:30 p.m. House Judiciary: HB 40 Private Detention Center Moratorium. We keep getting notes from allies that this will be heard, but it’s not yet published on the House Committee Schedule. So we don’t have a link to the Zoom yet, but you can still call and email committee members to ask them to support the bill. You’ll find talking points in the link above, and you can look for the Webcast at nmlegis.gov. We’ll send you the Zoom link when it’s posted in the next day or two.

House Judiciary Committee (HJC)

14. Thurs., Feb. 11, 8 a.m. Senate Conservation (yes, 8 a.m. is correct): SB 155 Energy Transmission Authority Changes, amends the Energy Transition Act (ETA). Get talking points at the link above, email committee members right away, and please call before Thursday to ask them to support the bill. Watch the Webcast at nmlegis.gov, or follow these directions to participate in the hearing: For public participation send an email for above agenda items only to SCONC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Representing, Bill #, For or Against and an email address by Weds., Feb. 10, 5p.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with virtual meeting instructions.

Senate Conservation Committee (SCONC)

Thank you for your advocacy!

In solidarity and hope,

Roxanne and Paul

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