Lower Rio Grande Public Water Works Authority Projects Manager’s Report - 2016 NM Legislature https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation_List As of 2/15/18 – End of Session Red indicates DEAD - Green indicates passed - Bills are pending Governor’s Action – passage is not final until signed 2018 Session Dates: December 15, 2017 - January 12 Legislation may be prefiled January 16 - Opening day (noon) January 23 – Colonias Day January 31 - Deadline for introduction February 15 - Session ends (noon) March 7 - Legislation not acted upon by governor is pocket vetoed May 16 - Effective date of legislation not a general appropriation bill or a bill carrying an emergency clause or other specified date 2018 Bills of Interest: HB 38 WIRELESS CONSUMER ADVANCED INFRASTRUCTURE James E. Smith, Debbie A. Rodella RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS; ENACTING THE WIRELESS CONSUMER ADVANCED INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ACT; ESTABLISHING PROVISIONS FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF CELLULAR NETWORK NODES IN PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY HPREF [1] not prntd-HRC [2] w/drn -germane-prntd- - ref HLELC/HBIC-HLELC [4] DP/a-HBIC [5] DNP- CS/DP [6] PASSED/H (54-10) [14] SCORC-SCORC [18] DP - PASSED/S (34-3) HB 60 INCREASE MINIMUM WAGE Patricia Roybal Caballero RELATING TO THE MINIMUM WAGE; INCREASING THE MINIMUM WAGE; PROVIDING FOR AN ANNUAL COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE IN THE STATE MINIMUM WAGE RATE; ELIMINATING THE SEPARATE MINIMUM WAGE FOR EMPLOYEES WHO REGULARLY RECEIVE TIPS HPREF [1] not prntd-HRC HB 65 WASTEWATER SYSTEM FINANCING Randal S. Crowder APPROPRIATION.--One million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000) is appropriated from the public project revolving fund to the wastewater facility construction loan fund HPREF [1] not prntd-HRC [2] w/drn -germane-prntd- - ref HAWC/HAFC-HAWC [3] DP-HAFC [5] DP [6] PASSED/H (64-0) [14] SFC-SFC [18] DP [19] PASSED/S (36-0) HB 66 WASTEWATER FACILITY CONSTRUCTION LOANS Randal S. Crowder RELATING TO THE WASTEWATER FACILITY CONSTRUCTION LOAN ACT; CLARIFYING THAT FUNDING ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR ELIGIBLE PROJECTS AS PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT; ALPHABETIZING DEFINITIONS AND ADDING DEFINITIONS FOR "ELIGIBLE PROJECT" AND "QUALIFIED BORROWER"; MAKING CONFORMING CHANGES HPREF [1] not prntd-HRC [2] w/drn -germane-prntd- - ref HAWC/HAFC-HAWC [3] DP-HAFC [5] DP [6] fl/a- PASSED/H (66-0) [14] SCONC-SCONC [18] DP [19] PASSED/S (36-0) HB 82 REDUCE QUARTERLY WORKERS' COMP FEE Randal S. Crowder RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION; REDUCING THE QUARTERLY WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION FEE IMPOSED ON EMPLOYEES; RESTRICTING THE USE OF MONEY IN THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION FUND HPREF [1] not prntd-HRC HB 93 DRINKING WATER SYSTEM FINANCING Bill McCamley ne million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000) is appropriated from the public project revolving fund to the drinking water state revolving loan fund HPREF [1] not prntd-HRC [2] w/drn -germane-prntd- - ref HAWC/HAFC-HAWC [3] DP-HAFC [5] DP [6] PASSED/H (66-0) [14] SFC-SFC HB 95 BROADBAND ACCESS UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES Bill McCamley RELATING TO TRADE PRACTICES; ENACTING A SECTION OF THE UNFAIR PRACTICES ACT TO PROHIBIT AND MAKE SUBJECT TO PENALTY CERTAIN ACTS HPREF [1] not prntd-HRC HB 98 LOCAL ELECTION ACT Paul C. Bandy, Daniel A. Ivey-Soto, James E. Smith ENACTING THE LOCAL ELECTION ACT; PROVIDING FOR A SINGLE ELECTION DAY AND UNIFORM PROCESSES FOR CERTAIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS; PROVIDING THAT CERTAIN BALLOT MEASURE ELECTIONS THAT ARE HELD AT TIMES OTHER THAN WITH REGULAR LOCAL ELECTIONS ONLY BE CONDUCTED BY MAILED BALLOT; REQUIRING SPECIAL STATEWIDE BALLOT QUESTION ELECTIONS TO BE CONDUCTED BY MAILED BALLOT; PROHIBITING ADVISORY QUESTIONS ON THE BALLOT; UPDATING CIRCUMSTANCES CAUSING A VACANCY IN LOCAL OFFICE; NAMING CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 24 NMSA 1978 THE "SPECIAL ELECTION ACT"; CHANGING THE LIMITS ON SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION LEVIES; REPEALING THE SCHOOL ELECTION LAW, THE MAIL BALLOT ELECTION ACT, THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION CODE AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW IN CONFLICT WITH THE LOCAL ELECTION ACT; MAKING CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER SECTIONS OF LAW; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION HPREF [1] not prntd-HRC [3] w/drn -germane-prntd- - ref HLELC/HJC-HLELC [6] DNP-CS/DP-HJC [7] DP/a - PASSED/H (51-10) [18] SRC-SRC [19] DP/a [20] PASSED/S (25-15) [10] h/fld cncr [20] s/fld recede [10] CC- CC- h/rpt adptd [20] s/rpt adptd HB 109 PUBLIC CORRUPTION ACT Matthew McQueen,Mark Moores RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS; CREATING THE PUBLIC CORRUPTION ACT; PROVIDING PENALTIES; AMENDING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978 HPREF [1] not prntd-HRC [2] w/drn -germane-prntd- - ref HSIVC/HJC-HSIVC [4] DP-HJC [6] DP/a - PASSED/H (61-7) [17] SJC-SJC HB 111 ELECTED OFFICIAL FORFEITURE OF SERVICE CREDIT Matthew McQueen, Mark Moores RELATING TO ELECTED OFFICIALS; REQUIRING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO IS CONVICTED OF OR PLEADS GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE TO A CORRUPTION OFFENSE TO FORFEIT CERTAIN SERVICE CREDIT HPREF [1] not prntd-HRC [2] w/drn -germane-prntd- - ref HSIVC/HJC-HSIVC [4] DP-HJC HB 127 NM UNIT FUND WATER PROJECTS Rodolpho "Rudy" S. Martinez, Bill McCamley MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE NEW MEXICO UNIT FUND TO THE INTERSTATE STREAM COMMISSION FOR WATER PROJECTS IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO. (1) twelve million dollars to fully implement the regional water project providing bulk water supplies to the communities of Hurley, Bayard, Santa Clara, Silver City and intervening public drinking water systems; (2) thirty-four million dollars ($34,000,000) to construct water trust board-approved water supply projects in the southwest New Mexico regional water planning area that meet a water supply demand and are included in the approved 2017 infrastructure capital improvements plans; (3) three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000) to contract with the bureau of geology and mineral resources at the New Mexico institute of mining and technology to collect new ground water and geologic data to increase understanding of the hydrogeologic framework and ground water quality and improve ground water flow models of the Mimbres basin aquifer system, which will provide a scientific basis to increase the resilience of public water supplies from that aquifer system; and (4) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to evaluate and plan alternatives for the city of Deming for a remote well field in a comparatively stable area of the Mimbres basin aquifer, based on the work produced by the bureau of geology and mineral resources pursuant to the appropriation made in Paragraph (3) of this subsection. B. All New Mexico unit fund payments for water supply infrastructure projects in southwest New Mexico shall require at least ten percent, but no more than twenty percent, in matching funds provided by the local project sponsor. HPREF [1] not prntd-HRC [2] w/drn -germane-prntd- - ref HAWC/HAFC-HAWC HB 128 BROADBAND COMPONENT GROSS RECEIPTS Carl Trujillo CREATING GROSS RECEIPTS AND COMPENSATING TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FACILITIES COMPONENTS HPREF [1] not prntd-HRC [2] w/drn -germane-prntd- - ref HBIC/HTRC-HBIC- DP-HTRC [8] DP - PASSED/H (59-7) HB 142 FALSE STATEMENTS TO NMED Nathan P. Small PROHIBITING FALSE STATEMENTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT BY AN OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM; PROVIDING CRIMINAL PENALTIES [2] HENRC/HJC-HENRC [5] DP/a-HJC [7] DP - PASSED/H (65-0) [18] SCONC-SCONC HB 144 BROADBAND ACCESS UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES Bill McCamley RELATING TO TRADE PRACTICES; ENACTING A SECTION OF THE UNFAIR PRACTICES ACT TO PROHIBIT AND MAKE SUBJECT TO PENALTY CERTAIN ACTS; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION [2] not prntd-HRC HB 148 ABQ-BERNALILLO WATER AUTHORITY WATER RIGHTS Miguel P. Garcia RELATING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PRECLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY FROM ACQUIRING WATER RIGHTS APPURTENANT TO IRRIGABLE LAND [2] not prntd-HRC HB 169 EMPLOYEE PREFERENCE ACT Larry R. Scott, James G. Townsend, Greg Nibert, Bob Wooley ENACTING THE EMPLOYEE PREFERENCE ACT; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT OF AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE EMPLOYEE PREFERENCE ACT; AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BARGAINING ACT; PROHIBITING MANDATORY LABOR ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP OR PAYMENT TO A LABOR ORGANIZATION AS A CONDITION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY [2] not prntd-HRC HB 192 REPEAL PUBLIC WORKS MINIMUM WAGE Larry R. Scott, James G. Townsend, David M. Gallegos, Bob Wooley AMENDING AND REPEALING SECTIONS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS APPRENTICE AND TRAINING ACT; REPEALING THE PUBLIC WORKS MINIMUM WAGE ACT; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION [2] not prntd-HRC HB 194 ALTERNATIVE EVIDENCE FOR TAX DEDUCTIONS Jason C. Harper, Carl Trujillo, Cathrynn N. Brown, Clemente Sanchez PROVIDING FOR ALTERNATIVE EVIDENCE OTHER THAN A NONTAXABLE TRANSACTION CERTIFICATE TO ENTITLE PERSONS TO A DEDUCTION FROM GROSS RECEIPTS. any person who knowingly or willfully provides false or inaccurate information on a nontaxable transaction certificate may be subject to prosecution under Sections 7-1-72 and 7-1-73 NMSA 1978 HPREF [1] not prntd-HRC [3] w/drn -germane-prntd- - ref HLELC/HJC-HLELC [6] DNP-CS/DP-HJC [7] DP/a - PASSED/H (51-10) [18] SRC-SRC [19] DP/a [20] PASSED/S (25-15) [10] h/fld cncr [20] s/fld recede [10] CC- CC- h/rpt adptd [20] s/rpt adptd HB 198 TAX CODE CLEANUP Roberto "Bobby" J. Gonzales MAKING TECHNICAL CLEANUP CHANGES TO MULTIPLE TAX ACTS; REVISING PROCEDURES TO ADJUST DISTRIBUTIONS OR TRANSFERS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS; REVISING ALLOCATION AND APPORTIONMENT PROVISIONS ON SERVICES FOR INCOME TAXES; REQUIRING INCOME RECEIVED FROM PASS-THROUGH ENTITIES TO BE ALLOCATED AND APPORTIONED