LWVNM: Legislative Tracking
League of Women Voters Positions on New Mexico Legislation 2023 Session
(MS Word version: LWVtrack2023.docx. Machine readable JSON data: LWVtrack2023.json.)
Some listings are not the bill name but a description of what the bill does.
The bills on this sheet are labeled A (top priority) B (secondary priority)
There will be a separate C category that will be listed separately, but not tracked.
Using the nmlegis.org website: To see a complete list of all the bills this session, go to the Legislation List and click Go. For schedules, go to What's Happening where you can click on the HTML versions of Senate, House and committee calendars.
Last updated: Feb 02, 2023.
| Bill | Legislation Name/Description | Sponsor | Date | Status |
| Voting & Elections | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJR1 | Independent Redistricting Commission CA – we are funded | Figueroa | HJC | |
| HB4 | Voting Rights Protections | J. Martinez | 2/3 | HGEIC |
| SB180 | Elections Changes – fix bill | Duhigg | SJC | |
| SB43 | Intimidation of Election Workers | Duhigg | SJC SFC | |
| HB54 | Open Primaries no party change | Figueroa | HJC | |
| SB73 | Open Primaries no party change | O”Neill | SRC | |
| Reproductive Justice - priority | ||||
| HB7 | Reproductive & Gendering-Affirming Health Care | Serrato | 2/3 | HHHC |
| Budget &Taxes – priority (1) | ||||
| HB144 | Increase Certain Child Income Tax Credit | Chandler | HTRC | |
| HB119 | Income Tax Brackets Changes | Chandler | HTRC | |
| HB120 | Limit the Capital Gains Tax Deduction | Chandler | HTRC | |
| SB189 | Increase the Corporate Income Tax – enact minimum tax | Wirth/Chandler | STBTC | |
| SB147 | Tax Changes – includes the Tax Expenditure Budget | Shendo | STBTC | |
| SB164 | Future Oil & Gas Lease Royalty Rates | Tallman | SCON | |
| Legislative modernization & Ethics – Priority | ||||
| HJR2 | Length of Legislative Sessions CA | Figueroa | 2/6 | HGEIC |
| HJR8 | Legislative Salaries CA | Rubio | 2/6 | HGEIC |
| HB103 | Campaign Reporting Act Changes | McQueen | HJC | |
| SB42 | Campaign Reporting Act Changes | Wirth/Duhigg | 2/1 | SRC |
| SB91 | Public Official Conduct Changes | Lopez | SRC | |
| SB 34 | Ban former legislators as lobbyists for 2 years -do we delete | Pope | Sjc | |
| SB125 | Disclosure Act & Financial Disclosure | Tallman | SRC | |
| SB153 | Publication of Supplemental Appropriations | Rodriguez | SRC | |
| Health Care | ||||
| HB27 | Breast Exam Health Coverage | Chandler | HJC | |
| HB47 | Rural Health Care Project Revolving Fund – similar SB7 | Matthews | HHHC | |
| HB51 | Prescription Drug Affordability Act | Herndon | 2/3 | HHHC |
| HB53 | Delivery of Necessary Diabetic Resources | Thomson | HHHC | |
| SB232 | Health Insurer Provider Info & Reimbursements | Pirtle | SHPAC | |
| Criminal Justice including gun safety | ||||
| HB9 | Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Minor | Herndon | HJC | |
| HB72 | Possession of Semiautomatic Firearm Converter | Roybal Caballero | HJC | |
| SB116 | Minimum Age to 21 on Automatic/Semi-Automatic Firearms | Hamblen | SHPAC | |
| SB123 | Rollback on bail reform – opposed | Lopez/Dixon | SHPAC | |
| HJR9 | Denial of Bail – CA – opposed | Reeb Rehm | HGEIC | |
| Education | ||||
| HB82 | Student Loan Bill of Rights Act | Chandler | 2/1 | HEC |
| HB126 | Changing Graduation Requirements for some - oppposed | A.G. Romero | HEC | |
| HB130 | K-12 Plus Program | Garrett | 2/3 | HJC |
| SB4 | Healthy Universal School meals | Padilla | SEC | |
| SJR1 | State Board of Education CA | Neville | 2/1 | SRC |
| Environment | ||||
| HB32 | Energy Storage System Income Tax Credit | Sariñana | HTRC | |
| HB45 | Natural Heritage Conservation Act Amendments | McQueen | 1/31 | HRDLC |
| HB67 | Energy Facilities Bonds and Gross Receipts | Chandler | HTRC | |
| HB91 | Natural Resource Trustee Changes | Ferrary | HENRC | |
| HB95 | Renewable Energy Office in SLO | Lujan | HENRC | |
| HB96 | Combined Cycle Natural Gas as Renewable - opposed | Townsend | Tabled | |
| HB121 | Water Right Lease Effective Date | Chandler | HENRC | |
| SB1 | Regional Water System Resiliency Act | Wirth | SJC | |
| SB8 | Geothermal Resource Development | Ortiz y Pino | SFC | |
| SB22 | Electric Vehicle Income Tax Credit | Tallman | 1/31 | STBTC |
| SB30 | State Purchase of Electric Vehicles | Soules | 1/31 | STBTC |
| SB45 | Geothermal Ground-Coupled Heat Pump Credit | Soules | STBTC | |
| SB56 | Eliminating Cap on Distributed Energy | Soules | STBTC | |
| SB57 | Water Trust Fund | Wirth | SFC | |
| SB59 | Study NM High Speed Railroad | Soules | STBTC | |
| SB60 | Photovoltaic Systems in New Public Schools | Soules | SEC | |
| SB72 | Create Wildlife Corridors Fund | Stewart | SCON | |
| SB74 | Energy Generation Facility Requirements | Soules | STBTC | |
| SB77 | New Home Build Renewable Requirements | Soules | SCON | |
| SB78 | Center for Dryland Resilience | Soules | SEC | |
| SB127 | High Speed Border to Border Railroad | Soules | STBTC | |
| SB161 | Restrict Certain Pesticides | Stewart | SCON | |
| Other Topics | ||||
| SB11 | Paid Family & Medical Leave | Stewart | STBTC | |
| HB25 | Increase in minimum wage and indexing | Chandler | HLVMC | |
| HB134 | Menstrual products in high schools | Trujillo | HEC | |
| SB83 | Telecom Act Cramming Definition | Tallman | STBTC | |
| SB155 | Use of Telecomm Fund for Broadband | Padillm | SIRC | |
| SM8 | Admit Washington DC as a State | McKenna | SR | |
Committees: HEC - House Education Committee; HENRC - House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources; HGEIC - House Gov't, Elections & Indian Affairs; HHHC - House Health & Human Services; HJC - House Judiciary; HLVMC - Labor, Veterans & military affairs; HRDLC - House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs; HTRC - House Taxation & Revenue; SCON - Senate Conservation; SEC - Senate Education Committee; SFC - Senate Finance Committee; SHPAC - Senate Health & Public Affairs; SIRC - Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs; SJC - Senate Judiciary Committee; SRC - Senate Rules Committee; STBTC - Senate Tax, Business & Transportation;
Statuses: HCAL - House Calendar (for a vote); P - House - Passed House; L - House - Lost in House; H - con - , House Concurrence; SCAL - Senate Calendar for a vote; P - Senate - Passed Senate; L - Senate - Lost in Senate; Gov - On Gov. desk; Law - Signed by the Governor; P-veto - Pocket veto; signed - Memorials do not require the Governor's signature HCAL - House Calendar (for a vote); P - House - Passed House; L - House - Lost in House; H - con - , House Concurrence; SCAL - Senate Calendar for a vote; P - Senate - Passed Senate; L - Senate - Lost in Senate; Gov - On Gov. desk; Law - Signed by the Governor; P-veto - Pocket veto; signed - Memorials do not require the Governor's signature;