Roundhouse Roundup: What's Happening In The Legislature

The First Session of the 55th Legislature

Friday, January 29, 2021

HOUSE COMMITTEE MOVES ABORTION BILL FOWARD

This afternoon members of the House Judiciary Committee cleared the abortion bill HB 7. The vote went along party lines. The legislation would repeal a 1969 law that criminalizes abortions in New Mexico. The bill would allow for late-term abortions and offers no true protections for women and health care workers. This bill is wrong for New Mexico. The legislation heads to the full floor of the House next week.

CALL TO ACTION: contact House leadership and tell them to stop this bill from passing!

House Speaker Brian Egolf: [email protected] (505) 986-4782
Majority Floor Leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton: [email protected] (505) 986-4779

ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL CLEARS HOUSE COMMITTEE

Today the House Health & Human Services Committee in a party line vote of 7-4 passed HB 47, the Assisted Suicide bill. It would allow terminally ill patients the right to administer a life-ending drug to themselves or request to be prescribed one, typically after a 48-hour waiting period. This bill is one of the most radical assisted suicide bills in the nation. This legislation would allow immediate assisted suicides and even stipulates that if a health professional doesn't want to participate, he must refer the person to another doctor or professional. This legislation must be stopped. The measure now heads to the House Judiciary Committee.

SENATE COMMITTEE OKAYS COMMUNITY SOLAR PROPOSAL

The Senate Conservation Committee has cleared a bill that would allow community solar programs to be established in New Mexico. The legislation passed on a party-line vote. Democrats claim it would complement state mandates for generating more electricity from renewable resources. There are too many concerns, however, about the high costs of this proposal. In addition, this bill could financially hurt communities and families because it's unclear what the cost to them would be.

2021 ROUNDHOUSE PROFILES: WORKING HARD FOR YOU

SEN. PAT WOODS

Sen. Pat Woods serves Curry, Quay and Union Counties and has been in the Senate since 2012. Sen. Woods is a member of the Senate Finance Committee. You can email Sen. Woods at: [email protected]

REP. ZACHARY COOK

Rep. Cook is an attorney and serves Lincoln and Otero Counties. He's been in the House of Representatives since 2009. Committees: Judiciary, Rules & Order of Business and Local Government, Land Grants & Cultural Affairs. Rep. Cook's email: [email protected]

REP. JOSHUA HERNANDEZ

This is Rep. Joshua Hernandez's first term in the House of Representatives. He serves Sandoval County. Rep. Hernandez is a member of the Taxation & Revenue, Enrolling & Engrossing and Labor, Veterans' & Military Affairs Committees. You can email Rep. Hernandez at: [email protected]

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