State of New Mexico FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE FIRST SESSION, 2021 SENATE SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS Wednesday, February 3, 2021

FINANCE COMMITTEE – Senator George Muñoz, Chairman Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov

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

*SB 1     RESTAURANT GROSS RECEIPT TAX DEDUCTION     (WIRTH/MARTINEZ)

*SB 2     WAIVE 2021 LIQUOR LICENSE FEES     (STEFANICS/McQUEEN)

*SB 3     SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY ACT     (CANDELARIA)

(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

For public participation send an email to SFC@nmlegis.gov. There will be a limit of 10 speakers; 5 in favor and 5 opposed, chosen on a first come, first served basis. All submissions should include the Bill Number, representing “for” or “against”. The deadline is 24 hours prior to meeting start time. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions. If you wish to provide written comments please send them to Sen.Fin.Comm@nmlegis.gov. All Committee Members will have access to our written comments.

Friday, February 5, 2021 – 1:00 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

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

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

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

Thursday, February 4, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

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 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 85     LAND GRANT-MERCED ASSISTANCE FUND     (STEFANICS)

SB 83     LOCAL CHOICE ENERGY ACT     (STEINBORN)

SB 103     RESTRICTING USE OF NEONICOTINOID PESTICIDE     (STEWART)

SB 113     WIRING FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM     (SOULES)

SB 132     PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS IN NEW HOMES     (SOULES)

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 Wednesday, February 3 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

WEBCAST Only: Wednesday, February 3 at 8:00 a.m.

Presentation to the New Mexico Senate Education Committee and the New Mexico House Education Committee by the Public Education Department Secretary, Ryan Stewart, regarding re-opening of schools to in-person learning on February 8.

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

SB 94     STUDENT ATHLETE ENDORSEMENT ACT     (MOORES/MAESTAS)

SB 107     CAREER READINESS SYSTEMS STATEWIDE     (GONZALES)

SB 63     PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS IN NEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS     (SOULES)

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 Tuesday, February 2 at 3:00 p.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions.

Friday, February 5, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

SB 135     OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP ACT     (O’NEILL/GARRATT)

SB 139     KANW EDUCATIONAL RADIO FUNDING     (CAMPOS)

*SB 144     REMOTE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE     (CAMPOS)

SB 148     DIVERSITY COMMISSION     (STEWART)

SB 151     EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT     (GALLEGOS)

SB 159     TEACHER LOAN REPAYMENT     (GALLEGOS)

SB 163     SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER     (CAMPOS)

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 Thursday, February 4 at 3:00 p.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions.

HEALTH AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino, Chair Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

SB 90     CERTAIN OVERTIME PAY AS SALARY IN PERA     (MUÑOZ)

SB 65     STUDY STATE DATA PERTINENT TO BRAIN INJURY     (ORTIZ y PINO)

SB 108     PERINATAL SERVICE PROGRAM     (ORTIZ y PINO)

SB 109     BRAIN INJURY SERVICE FUND     (ORTIZ y PINO)

SB 117     SOCIAL WORKER NEED & AVAILABILITY ASSESSMENT     (ORTIZ y PINO)

*SB 74     PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER TERMINATION & RENEWAL     (BACA)

SB 96     MATERNAL MORTALITY CASE REVIEWS     (RODRIGUEZ)

SB 97     GUARDIANSHIP CHANGES     (LOPEZ)

SB 99     TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AUDITS     (O’NEILL)

SB 102     DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME     (PIRTLE)

SB 106     SURETY BOND FOR DRIVER EDUCATION SCHOOL     (SOULES)

SB 114     MEDICAL AND GERIATRIC PAROLE PROCEDURE     (O’NEILL)

For public participation send an email to SPAC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, For or Against and indicate if you wish to speak. The deadline to respond is Wednesday, February 3 at 8:00 a.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions. 

Friday, February 5, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

SB 115     DAYCARE NOTICES TO PARENTS     (PIRTLE)

SB 116     UNLEADED FUEL SALES AT AIRPORTS     (SOULES)

SB 119     PSYCHOLOGY INJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT     (ORTIZ y PINO)

SB 122     NON-PHARMACIST USE OF INSIGNIAS     (ORTIZ y PINO)

SB 124     PHARMACY CLAIM INSURANCE PAYMENT & PROCESS     (TALLMAN)

SB 125     GOVERNING BODY ACTING WITH A MAJORITY PRESENT     (PIRTLE)

SB 127     FAMILY REPRESENTATION & ADVOCACY ACT     (LOPEZ)

SB 128     SUICIDE PREVENTION, RESPONSE & TREATMENT ACT     (O’NEILL)

For public participation send an email to SPAC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, For or Against and indicate if you wish to speak. The deadline to respond is Friday, February 5 at 8:00 a.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions. 

INDIAN, RURAL & CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – Senator Shannon Pinto, Chair Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov

Thursday, February 4, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

SB 157     ACEQUIAS AND LAND GRANTS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION     (CAMPOS)

SB 165     NMFA PUBLIC PROJECTS     (PINTO)

SB 166     STATEWIDE WATERSHED STUDY     (PINTO/ALLISON)

SB 172     TRIBAL NATURAL RESOURCES SPECIALIST     (PINTO/ALLISON)

SB 193     RURAL EQUITY OMBUDSMAN     (HEMPHILL)

For public participation send an email to SIAC@nmlegis.gov with your Name, Entity Represented, Bill #, For or Against and indicate if you wish to speak. The deadline to respond is Wednesday, February 3 at 3:00 p.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions.

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE – Senator Joseph Cervantes, Chair Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 – 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

SB 8     LOCAL GOV’T AIR QUALITY REGULATIONS     (WIRTH)

SB 10     REPEAL ABORTION BAN*     (LOPEZ)

SB 92     STATUS OF SOME FOUND MISSING PERSONS     (LOPEZ)

SB 120     YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS & PROCUREMENT ACT     (JARAMILLO)

* SB 10 REPEAL ABORTION BAN – Due to high public interest we are implementing the following rules:

10 minute time limit for all Proponents.

10 minute time limit for all Opponents.

10 minute time limit for Public Comments.

RULES COMMITTEE – Senator Daniel A. Ivey-Soto, Chair Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. – Virtual Zoom Meeting

SM 1     TASK FORCE TO PROMOTE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM     (HEMPHILL)

SJR 3     ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS, CA     (SEDILLO LOPEZ/FERRARY)

SB 100     MAJOR & MINOR PARTY BALLOT NOMINATIONS     (ORTIZ y PINO)

SB 160     JUDICIAL CANDIDATES IN VOTER ACTION ACT     (DUHIGG)

TAX, BUSINESS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE – Senator Benny Shendo Jr., Chair Meetings may be viewed via Webcast at www.nmlegis.gov

Thursday, February 4, 2021 – 1:30 – Virtual Zoom Meeting

SB 37     CONSTRUCTION MGR GENERAL CONTRACTOR ACT     (PADILLA)

SB 53     PROCUREMENT CHANGES     (O’NEILL)

SB 56     NEW PERSONAL INCOME TAX BRACKET     (O’NEILL)

SB 58     ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING UNIT CREDIT     (TALLMAN)

SB 59     RESERVE FUNDS’ TRANSFERS     (STEWART)

SB 62     HEALTH CARE PRECEPTOR INCOME TAX CREDIT     (ORTIZ y PINO)

SB 66     PERMITTED PERCENTAGE RATES FOR LOANS     (SOULES)

*SB 72     ELECTRIC GENERATION PROJECT REQUIREMENTS     (NEVILLE)

SB 73     CERTAIN FEES TO MOTOR TRANSPORTATION FEE FUND     (JARAMILLO)

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 Thursday, February 4 at 10:00 a.m. You will be contacted by our Zoom Operator with the virtual meeting instructions.

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