Legislative Update #5, February 17, 2019 We have just passed the midpoint of the 2019 session which means that the period for introduction of legislation has closed. We did see the flurry of legislation we had anticipated and there are now 658 bills pending in the House and 636 pending in the Senate. This compares to 531 and 509 respectively…
Read MoreLegislative Update #4, February 10, 2019 We are now at the end of the fourth week of the 2019 session and the number of bills continues to grow. There are now 531 bills pending in the House and 509 pending in the Senate. This compares to 463 and 454 respectively just one week ago. The deadline for introduction of legislation…
Read MoreThe pace is picking up and our lawmakers have completed three weeks of the 2019 session. The number of bills has increased considerably since last week. There are now 463 bills pending in the House and 454 pending in the Senate. This compares to 377 and 372 respectively. And this number does not include many Memorials and Resolutions. We expressed…
Read MoreThe 2019 session completed its second week of work. As we stated in last week’s update, this is a sixty-day session, which means there are no limitations on the bills that can be considered. As of this writing, there are 377 bills pending in the House and 372 pending in the Senate. This number does not include Memorials and Resolutions.…
Read More2019 Session Update #1 January 20, 2019 The 2019 session of the New Mexico Legislature convened on Tuesday and we are now at the end of the first week. A new governor was sworn in on January 1st and LJC is cautiously optimistic that some progress can be made in terms of moving criminal justice forward. This is a sixty-day…
Read More2018 Session Update #1 January 18, 2018 The 2018 session of the New Mexico Legislature got underway on Tuesday, so this is your first update for the session. Keep in mind that this is a 30-day session is limited to budget matters and items specifically requested by the governor. This means any legislation not accompanied by an executive message is…
Read MoreBill Tracking Table March 5, 2017 Bill Number Subject/Title Sponsor(s) LJC’s Position Committee/Status Date Scheduled HB 13 Three Strikes Law Rhem (R) Oppose Likely Dead Tabled as of 1-26-17 HB 14 Statute of Limitations Rhem (R) Oppose Received “Do Pass” from CPAC Now in HJC Hearing Not Scheduled HB 21 Habitual Offender Enhancements Rhem (R) Oppose CPAC Hearing Not…
Read MoreFinal LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 2-18-16 This is our final update this session as the 2016 session adjourned at noon today. We tracked more than twenty (20) legislative proposals this year. It is disheartening to us that the conservative House of Representatives rubber-stamped a number of hammer down bills without consideration for the long-term ramifications. Also, we remain concerned about SJR…
Read MoreLJC LEGISLATIVE UPDATE # 5 Some bills on our opposition list have moved rapidly through the House of Representatives. The “Three Strikes Bill (HB 56) and the “Units of Possession” (HB 65) and are now pending in the Senate. HB 65 was heard in the Senate Public Affairs Committee (SPAC) last week. SPAC amended the bill so that the…
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