The First Session of the 55th Legislature

Thursday, January 28, 2021
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HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES MANDATORY SICK LEAVE

The House Labor, Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee today cleared HB 37 ([link removed]) which would create mandatory paid sick leave for all New Mexico employees. The legislation now heads to the House Judiciary Committee. This bill will hurt businesses even more after a punishing year. Why should we burden our businesses even more after the Governor's Public Health Order has devastated our business communities and shut hundreds of them down. The Governor has killed our economy, and now the Democrat-led legislature wants businesses to pay more? They cannot afford this. This goes beyond an insult.

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TEACHER RETIREMENT BILL CLEARS SENATE COMMITTEE

The Senate Education Committee has cleared legislation that would make employers pay more into the retirement fund for teachers. SB 42 ([link removed]) would boost the employer contribution rate by 1% a year over four years. The bill passed 5-3 on a party line vote. The bill, plus bonding, would cost an additional $150 million a year once fully implemented. Where will this money come from? Funding is a real concern, and such a law would be more of a burden on New Mexico taxpayers who foot most of the bill for public employee pensions.
“I think we have to be really careful,” said House Minority Whip Rep. Craig Brandt.....“The same group that is pushing to get rid of the oil and gas industry in our state — and we can’t deny that that’s exactly what they’re pushing to do, they’re trying to drive them out — is the same group that wants to continuously increase the budget in the state of New Mexico. I don’t know how they expect to pay for it. I don’t know if there’s fairies that are going to bring money down from the sky or if they’re planting money trees that I’ve never been able to find or how they’re going to pay for everything.”

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ABORTION BILL TO BE HEARD IN HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TOMORROW

The radical HB 7 is scheduled to be debated in the House Judiciary Committee tomorrow at 1:30pm. We must stop this legislation that seeks to repeal New Mexico's 1969 anti-abortion law. It would allow late-term abortion and offers no protections for women.

CALL TO ACTION: Contact members of the Judiciary Committee, and tell them this bill is wrong for our state.

Please click this link to join the webinar and to comment:
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Gail Chasey

(505)986-4411

Micaela Lara Cadena

(505)986-4210

Eliseo Lee Alcon

(505)986-4416

Deborah A Armstrong

(505)986-4344

Zachary J. Cook

(505)986-4221

Brian Egolf

(505)986-4782

Damon Ely

(505)986-4243

Georgene Louis

(505)986-4329

Matthew McQueen

(505)986-4423

Greg Nibert

(505)986-4211

William "Bill" R Rehm

(505)986-4214

James G Townsend

(505)986-4757

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HOUSE COMMITTEE TO HEAR ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL
Tomorrow morning at 8:30 the House Health & Human Services Committee will hear one of the most radical assisted suicide bills in the nation. This legislation would allow immediate assisted suicides and offers no protections. This bill, HB 47 ([link removed]) , must be stopped.

Here ([link removed]) is the link to join the Zoom meeting and to testify. You are allowed one minute.

Contact members of the Committee to tell them to vote no on this legislation.

Rep. Deborah A. Armstrong
(505) 986-4344
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Rep. Joanne J. Ferrary
(505) 986-4438 and (575) 649-1231
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Rep. Phelps Anderson
(505) 986-4226
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Rep. Gail Armstrong
(505) 986-4227
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Rep. Brittney Barreras
(505) 986-4248 and (505) 800-9404 [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Rep. Karen C. Bash
(505) 986-4236 and(505) 238-2117
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Rep. Stefani Lord
(505) 986-4453
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Rep. Marian Matthews
(505) 986-4242
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Rep. Roger E. Montoya
(505) 986-4464
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Rep. Luis M. Terrazas
(505) 986-4336
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Rep. Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson
(505) 986-4425
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2021 ROUNDHOUSE PROFILES: WORKING HARD FOR YOU
SEN. WILLIAM SHARER

Sen. William Sharer is small business owner who lives in Farmington and serves San Juan County. Sen. Sharer has been in the Senate since 2001 and is on the Finance Committee. Sen. Sharer's email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

REP. ALONZO BALDONADO

Rep. Baldonado is a real estate broker who serves Valencia County. He's been in the House of Representatives since 2011. Committees: Commerce & Economic Development, Education. Rep. Baldonado's email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
REP. LARRY SCOTT

Rep. Scott is an engineer who lives in Hobbs and serves Lea County. He's been in the House of Representatives since 2015. Committees: Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Taxation & Revenue. You can email Rep. Scott at: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
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CHECK OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE NEW MEXICO SENATE AND HOUSE REPUBLICANS FACEBOOK PAGES
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DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, YOU WILL RECEIVE REGULAR UPDATES ON KEY BILLS AND OTHER HAPPENINGS AT THE ROUNDHOUSE
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