Legislative Tracking LWVNM

League of Women Voters Positions on New Mexico Legislation 2016 Session – end of session – Revised - signed Unless there is “oppose” beside the bill title, the LWV is supporting the bill Legislation Name/Description, some listings are not the bill name but a description of what the bill does Bills that have passed and are on the Governor’s Desk are in bold X in the Status column means the bill was not determined to be germane site: http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/bill_locator.aspx?year=16

Bill Legislation Name/Description Sponsor Date* Status

ETHICS & TRANPARENCY HB80 State Ethics Commission Egolf HRC X HB135 Lobbyist Employers & Reporting Steinborn HRC X HB136 Additional Lobbyist Reporting Steinborn HGEI HB137 Lobbying Expenditure Reporting Steinborn SRC HB173 Web Based Capital Outlay Publication Egolf HGEI HJR3 Salary for State Legislators (CA) McMillan HJC HJR5 Independent Ethics Commission (CA) Dines SRC HR1 Archive House Webcasting Steinborn HRC SB48 Web-Based Capital Outlay Publication Rue SFC SB59 Tax Development District Notice to Treasurer Rodriguez SCC X SB124 State Ethics Commission Lopez SCC X SCR1 Disclosure of Capital Outlay Allocations Rue SRC VOTING RIGHTS & ELECTIONS HB105 Electronic Campaign Reporting J.Smith LAW HB138 Voting for some 17 year olds Steinborn LAW HB143 Change Dates of Certain Elections Bandy HJC HB208 Public Financing of Legislative Races Miguel Garcia HRC X HB248 Sufficient Alternative Voting Sites Ja. Smith SCAL HJR1 Independent Redistricting Commission (CA) Ca. Trujillo HJC HJR2 Universal Voter Registration (CA) J. Martinez HGEI HJR7 School Elections with other Elections (CA) Bandy HEC HJR9 Convention of States – Oppose Bandy/Tripp SJC HJR12 Open Primaries (CA) Maestas/ G. Richards HJC SB2 Automatic Drivers License Voter Registration M.Sanchez SCC X SB11 Campaign Finance Reporting Requirements Wirth/ Ja. Smith HGEI SB12 Changes to Public Financing of Campaigns Wirth SCC X EDUCATION HB67 Third Grade Retention – Oppose Youngblood SEC HB 87 Teacher Prep for English Language Learners. Salazar HEC/HAFC HB145 Adjunct Secondary Teacher’s Act James SEC HB187 Alternative Level 3B Licensure Roch GOV HJR10 Permanent Fund for Early Childhood Education Maestas HEC SB14 Teacher & Principal Minimum Salary Increases Stewart SFC SB32 NAT’L BOARD CERTIFICATION TO TEACHER T & E Cisneros SFC SB37 Adequate Public School Funding Soules SEC SB39 Improve Educational Outcomes Project Morales SCC X SB81 K-5 Pilot Project Beffort SFC SB87 Special Needs Educator Development Lopez SEC SB114 Adjunct Secondary Teachers Act Griggs SJC SB141 Public School Public Funding Formula Amendments Morales/Roch HEC SB165 School “Current Year Mem” calculation Munoz HEC SB306 School Funding Flexibility & Waivers Stewart LAW SJR2 (CS) Permanent Funds for Childhood Education (CA) Padilla SEC SJR3 Permanent Funds for Education (CA) Padilla SCAL FAIRNESS, FINANCE & TAXES HB79 Increasing the Working Families Tax Credit McCamley HWMC HB125 Increase the Minimum Wage Miguel Garcia HRC X HB126 Reduce Certain Income Tax Rates Miguel Garcia Tabled HB154 Increase the Minimum Wage Roybal Caballero HRC X HB169 Capital Gains Investment Tax Credit – oppose Youngblood/Papen HWMC HB220 Repeal the Capital Gains Deduction Chr. Trujillo HBEC SB90 Delay Corporate Income Tax Reduction Stewart SCOR SB145 Tax Reform – Oppose Sharer SCOR SB252 Delay Corporate Income Tax Reductions J.A. Smith SCOR SB281 Repeal Food GRT Deduction - Oppose J.A. Smith SCOR NATURAL RESOURCES HB26 Solar Market Development Tax Credit Maestas Barnes HWMC HB78 NMSU Water Resources Research Institute McCamley HAFC HB107 Reduced Tax Rate for Certain Oil & Gas Wells – Oppose Strickler HWMC HB114 NMSU Micro Grid & Renewables Research Maestas Barnes HEENR HB132 Low Income Residential Energy Conservation Gonzales HAFC HB134 Local Gov’t Planning Fund Gonzales LAW HB152 Water Conservation Product Reduced GRT Maestas Barnes HWMC HB160 Wastewater System Financing Crowder LAW HB163 Home Energy & Water Efficiency Tax Credit Ca. Trujillo HWMC HB167 Water Project Fund Projects Ezzell LAW HB175 Renewable Energy Tax Credit Eligibilty Da. Gallegos HWMC SB13 Solar Market Development Tax Credit Stewart/Maestas SCOR Barnes SB30 Advanced Water Mapping and Fund Cisneros/James SFC SB64 Northeast NM Groundwater Mapping Woods/Roch SFC SB102 Wastewater System Financing R. Martinez LAW SB104 Renewable Energy Tax Credit Eligibilty C. Sanchez SCOR SB106 NMFA Water Projects Fund Projects Cervantes LAW SB160 Update State & Regional Water Plans Campos SFC SB161 Water Trust Fund Solvency Campos SFC SB173 Interstate Mining Compact Act Cisneros SJC

IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ** HB99 (a) Driver’s License & Federal Real ID Pacheco GOV HB123 Driver’s Licenses & Real ID – oppose – this won’t move – HB99 Rehm HRC X HB144 Driver’s Licenses & Real ID – oppose – this won’t move – HB99 Bandy HRC X SB174 Driver’s License and Real ID – rolled into HB99 Ivey-Soto SPAC SB231 Driver’s License and Real ID – Rolled into HB99 Campos SPAC SB256 Driver’s License and Real ID - Rolled into HB99 J.A. Smith SPAC AFFORDABLE HOUSING SB63 NM Housing Trust Fund – increase Rodriguez SCOR

OTHER HB51 Firearms Transfer Act M. Garcia HRC X HB91 Background check Reporting for Firearms Gentry HRC X HB336 Comprehensive Criminal Records Database Gentry/IveySoto LAW SB331 Background check Reporting for Firearms Ivey-Soto HCAL HEALTH CARE HB55 Amend NM Religious Freedom Act -oppose Da. Gallegos/Espinoza HRC X HB275 Require Medical Care for All Infants – anti-choice – Oppose Montoya-Herrell Tabled SB77 Increased Tobacco Products Tax Morales SCOR SB242 Late-Term Abortion Ban - oppose Sharer Tabled SB243 Partial Birth Abortion Ban – Oppose Sharer Tabled HM101 Track signs of Life after abortion – Oppose Montoya HRPA

* Date of Committee meeting or floor vote; CA – Constitutional amendment; (a) amended; CS = committee substitute; HRPA – House Regulatory & Public Affairs; HGEI – House Gov’t, Elections & Indian Affairs: HEC- House Education Committee; HAWW – House Agriculture, Water & Wildlife; HWMC – House Ways & Means; HEENR – House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources; HBEC – House Business & Employment; HAFC – House Appropriations & Finance; HHC – House Health; HSCA- House Safety & Civil Affairs; HTPW; House Transportation & Public Works; HR – House Rules; HJC – House Judiciary; HCAL –House Calendar (for a vote); P-House – passed House; L- House-Lost in House; H-con -, House Concurrence SRC – Senate Rules Committee; SPAC – Senate Public Affairs; SJC – Senate Judiciary Committee; SCON – Senate Conservation; SCOR – Senate Corporations & Transportation; SCAL – Senate Calendar (for vote); SEC – Senate Education Committee; SCC – Senate Committee on Committees; SAIC – Senate Indian and Cultural Affairs; 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

** There has been a lot of amending going on to HB99 – I t has made the bill one we can support.