Senate Committee Schedule: February 1, 2021
State of New Mexico FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE FIRST SESSION, 2021 SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS Monday, February 1, 2021
FINANCE COMMITTEE – Senator George Muñoz, Chairman Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov
Monday, February 1, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
Budget Training
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 – 1:00 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
New Mexico Briefing on Federal Land Executive Orders
Stephen Robertson, Petroleum Basin Association
Ryan Flynn, NMOGA
Sarp Ozkan, Enverus
Dawn Iglesias, LFC
Capital Outlay
Review of 2021 Capital Outlay Requests and LFC
Staff Framework
Status of Outstanding Capital Funds and Projects
Steve Olson, Fiscal Analyst, LFC
Linda Kehoe, LFC Consultant
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
(350) General Services Department (Jorgensen/Miller)
Ken Ortiz, Secretary
(341) Department of Finance and Administration (Nichols/Macias)
Debbie Romero, Acting Secretary
(280) Public Defender Department (Dick-Peddie/Chavez)
Ben Baur, Chief Defender
(333) Taxation and Revenue Department (Nichols/Montoya)
Stephanie Schardin Clarke, Secretary
Thursday, February 4, 2021 – 1:00 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
(418) Tourism Department (Martinez, J./Perea)
Jen Schroer, Secretary
(419) Economic Development Department (Martinez, J./Perea)
Alicia Keyes, Secretary
(505) Cultural Affairs Department (Martinez, J./Perea)
Debra Garcia y Griego, Secretary
Monday, February 8, 2021 – 1:00 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
(790) Department of Public Safety (Rabin/Jimenez)
Tim Q. Johnson, Acting Secretary
(770) Corrections Department (Rabin/Jimenez)
Alisha Tafoya, Secretary
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
(550) Office of the State Engineer and Interstate Stream Commission (Wan/Miner)
John R. D’Antonio Jr., State Engineer
(521) Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (Wan/Miner)
Sarah Cottrell Propst, Secretary
(667) Department of Environment (Wan/Miner)
James Kenny, Secretary
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
(631) Workforce Solutions Department (Bachechi/Miller)
Bill McCamley, Secretary
(624) Aging and Long-Term Services Department (Klundt/Densmore)
Katrina Hotrum Lopez, Secretary
(805) Department of Transportation (Jorgensen/Jimenez)
Michael Sandoval, Secretary
Friday, February 12, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
Special Supplemental Deficiency and Information Technology Request and Appropriations (DFA/LFC Staff)
CONSERVATION COMMITTEE – Senator Elizabeth Stefanics, Chair Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
SB 32 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION & PUBLIC SAFETY ACT (GONZALES/McQUEEN)
SB 67 FACILITIES FOR CLEAN ENERGY GENERATION (SOULES)
SB 82 RADIOACTIVE WASTE CONSULTATION TASK FORCE (STEINBORN)
SB 112 SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY TASK FORCE (STEWART)
SB 86 USE OF WATER FOR OIL & GAS OPERATIONS (SEDILLO LOPEZ)
SB 83 LOCAL CHOICE ENERGY ACT (STEINBORN)
SB 103 RESTRICTING USE OF NEONICOTINOID PESTICIDE (STEWART)
SB 113 WIRING FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM (SOULES)
*SB 118 FOOD ACCESSIBILITY ACT (PIRTLE)
SB 68 CANVASSING BOARDS FOR CHILILI LAND GRANT (LOPEZ)
SB 101 AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (WOODS)
SB 126 WEATHER MODIFICATION PROGRAM (WOODS)
SB 132 PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS IN NEW HOMES (SOULES)
SB 85 LAND GRANT-MERCED ASSISTANCE FUND (STEFANICS)
All agenda items not heard will be rolled over to the next meeting but not necessarily in the order listed above.
For public participation send an email to SCONC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, For or Against and indicate if you wish to speak. The deadline to respond is Monday, February 1 at 3:00 p.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions.
EDUCATION COMMITTEE – Senator William Soules, Chair Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov
Monday, February 1, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting
SB 44 RESEARCH GRANTS CLOSING FUND (SOULES)
SB 29 COST OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS (SOULES)
SB 43 FUNDING OF DEMOLITION OF ABANDONED SCHOOLS (SOULES)
SB 54 PUBLIC SCHOOLS FACILITIES AUTHORITY FUNCTIONS (SOULES)
SB 63 PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS IN NEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SOULES)
SB 94 STUDENT ATHLETE ENDORSEMENT ACT (MOORES/MAESTAS)
SB 107 CAREER READINESS SYSTEMS STATEWIDE (GONZALES)
For public participation send an email to SEC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, For or Against and indicate if you wish to speak. The deadline to respond is Sunday, January 31 at 5:00 p.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions.
TAX, BUSINESS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE – Senator Benny Shendo Jr., Chair Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 – 1:30 pm – Virtual Zoom Meeting
SB 20 TRANSPORTATION PROJECT FUND (GONZALES)
SB 22 VEHICLE DRIVERS YIELD TO THE RIGHT WAY TO BUS (GONZALES)
SB 24 PARITY OF REGULATION OF TELECOMMUNICATION (PADILLA)
SB 26 GROSS RECEIPTS TAX DEDUCTION FOR DATA CENTERS (PADILLA)
SB 34 DESIGN AND BUILD OF PROJECT DELIVERY SYSTEM (KERNAN)
SB 38 CLARIFY DEFINITION OF PHONE CRAMMING (TALLMAN)
SB 50 SEED COTTON TRANSPORT SPECIAL FUEL PERMITS (WOODS)
SB 52 EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (O’NEILL)
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 Tuesday, February 2 at 10:00 a.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions.
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