On Tuesday, the New Mexico House Labor, Veteran and Military Affairs Committee voted to revive a previously tabled H.B. 48 by state Rep. Cathrynn Brown (R-Carlsbad), which would exempt state taxes on social security, which is currently double-taxed in the state.
State Rep. Miguel García, (D-Bernalillo), asked Chairman Eliseo Alcon (D-Milan), to give the bill another shot since all members of the committee were present. The bill advanced and it now will be heard in the House Taxation and Revenue Committee.
H.B. 156, a radical anti-gun bill by Rep. Patricia Roybal-Caballero that would ban firearm magazines with more than 15 rounds, died in committee with a unanimous vote against it following concerns brought by the public and state Rep. Stefani Lord (R-Sandia Park) of the bill creating a “pipeline to prison” for minorities and low-income families. State Rep. Randall Pettigrew (R-Lea) made the motion to table the bill.
Here are the bills to note for Wednesday:
S.B. 14, ENACTING THE CLEAN FUEL STANDARD ACT, by Sen. Mimi Stewart (D-Bernalillo)
Stewart is an ardent anti-energy Democrat who has for years proposed this extreme legislation that would install “clean fuel standards,” resulting in a 20 to 35 cent per gallon tax on gasoline, which would harm the poorest New Mexicans. This bill harms the most vulnerable New Mexicans and testimony is requested against it.
The bill will be heard on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. in the Senate Finance Committee. The Zoom details are below:
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H.B. 157, SURRENDER OF INFANTS, by Rep. Ambrose Castellano (D-Ribera)
This bipartisan bill is primarily sponsored by Reps. Castellano and James Strickler (R-Farmington) would appropriate funds for the installation of “baby boxes” for people to safely surrender infants and avoid situations like in Hobbs where a teen mother callously her newborn child in a dumpster. It would also provide for “educating the public about safe surrender of infants, including the location and use of surrender safety devices.”
The bill will be heard at 8:30 a.m. in the House Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday.
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S.B. 144, INTIMIDATION OF ELECTION WORKERS by Sen. Katie Duhigg (D-Bernalillo)
According to the bill’s fiscal impact report, “Senate Bill 144 amends the Election Code relating to the crime of intimidation to include acts against employees and agents of the Secretary of State, county clerks, and municipal clerks’ offices. The bill maintains that intimidation against the aforementioned parties constitutes a fourth degree felony. There is no effective date of this bill. It is assumed that the effective date is 90 days following adjournment of the Legislature..”
This bill will be heard on Wednesday at 1:30 in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Zoom details are below: For public participation click the following link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86412647187 to join the Webinar or via telephone 1-253-215-8782 Webinar ID: 864 1264 7187
I think baby box is pretty cool. That being said is that our best use of our funds in this case? NM’s answer is always to throw money at everything. This would not have helped this adult women in Hobbs that threw her infant in the trash. She wasn’t innocently surprised and did not know what to do with the baby. I am sure she has a smart phone with her at all times and can google where to take that baby. Judging by the video she intentionally attempted murder. I think the best resource for the funds is to prosecute to the extent and make an example of her. We cant keep claiming lack of education is what causes evil now days. Everyone has the world wide library with simplified “stupid” proof search results. Evil is evil.
NM law makers love to sit in their high castle and make laws to keep the poor, poor! This helps them to stay in power. If New Mexicans are trying to scrape together gas money to get to work that is less time to notice our law makers sitting in their castle making more useless laws and more taxes.
Good thing H.B.-156 was shelved! Since the removed protections from Civil suits against the state, the lawsuits over passing an EX POST FACTO LAW, Wording in that bill included (No grandfather clause) Meaning people who own Magazines before the law took effect would become felons!!!
That said the U.S. Constitution forbids any state from making/Or Enforcing any EX- POST FACTO (after the fact) Laws {See U.S. Constitution Art. 1 Sec. 10} This is Just one point of many !
Your gas bill has doubled. They want to raise the gas tax by 35 cents. What say you?