h i g h l i g h t s 2016 fifty-second legislature SECOND session, 2016 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FIFTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE SECOND SESSION, 2016 »« NEW MEXICO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SERVICE MAY 2016 Effective Dates ▸ Acts carrying an emergency clause - immediately upon signature by the governor ▸ All other acts - May 18, 2016 or at a date specified in the act New Mexico Legislative Council Service 411 State Capitol Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 (505) 986-4600 www.nmlegis.gov 202.204295 TABLE OF CONTENTS FIFTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, SECOND SESSION, 2016 Introduction AGRICULTURE ............................................................................................................................................. 1 ALCOHOL ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE ........................................................................................................... 1 General Appropriation Act ................................................................................................................ 3 Feed Bill ............................................................................................................................................... 7 Other Appropriations ......................................................................................................................... 8 Public Finance ..................................................................................................................................... 8 New Mexico Finance Authority.......................................................................................................... 9 Capital Outlay ................................................................................................................................... 10 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ....................................................................................................... 11 COURTS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL LAW ............................................................................... 12 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................... 14 EDUCATION ................................................................................................................................................ 15 Public Schools ................................................................................................................................... 15 Post-Secondary Education ................................................................................................................ 17 ELECTIONS .................................................................................................................................................. 17 EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR .................................................................................................................... 18 ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES ................................................................. 18 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.......................................................................................................... 19 INSURANCE ................................................................................................................................................. 22 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ............................................................................................................................. 22 MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS .................................................................................................... 23 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRANSPORTATION ..................................................................................... 24 PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE ........................................................................ 27 PROPERTY .................................................................................................................................................... 27 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES .................................................................................................... 28 REGULATION AND LICENSING ............................................................................................................. 29 STATE GOVERNMENT .............................................................................................................................. 29 Legislature ......................................................................................................................................... 29 Property ............................................................................................................................................. 29 Procurement ...................................................................................................................................... 30 TAXATION .................................................................................................................................................... 30 APPENDICES APPENDIX A — DATA ON LEGISLATION .............................................................................................. 34 APPENDIX B — APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUE ............................................................................ 36 Table 1 - Summary of General Fund Appropriations ........................................................................... 36 Table 2 - General Appropriation Act of 2016....................................................................................... 37 Chart 1 - General Fund Appropriations - Fiscal Year 2017 ........................................................... 45 Chart 2 - Special and Supplemental Appropriations - Fiscal Year 2016 ......................................... 45 Chart 3 - Total State Budget from All Funding Sources - Fiscal Year 2017 ................................... 46 Chart 4 - Total State Budget from State and Federal Funding Sources - Fiscal Year 2017 ............ 46 Chart 5 - Federal Funds by Category - Fiscal Year 2017 .................................................................. 47 Chart 6 - Top 15 General Fund Appropriations by Agency/Distribution - Fiscal Year 2017 ........................................................................................................................... 47 Table 3 - General Appropriation Act Vetoes ........................................................................................ 48 Table 4 - Agency Budget Reductions ..................................................................................................... 51 Table 5 - Operating Reserve and Appropriation Account Sweeps in House Bill 311 ........................ 56 Table 6 - Bills Affecting General Fund Revenue .................................................................................. 60 Table 7 - Bills Affecting Other State Revenue ...................................................................................... 61 Table 8 - Bills Affecting Local Government Revenue .......................................................................... 65 Table 9 - Legislative Authorization for New Mexico Finance Authority Public Project Revolving Fund Projects ......................................................................................... 66 Table 10 - Legislative Authorization for New Mexico Finance Authority Water Project Fund Projects .......................................................................................................... 70 APPENDIX C — CAPITAL OUTLAY .......................................................................................................... 72 Table 11 - 2016 Capital Outlay Projects by Category (summary) ........................................................ 72 Table 12 - 2016 Capital Outlay Projects by County (summary) ........................................................... 73 Table 13 - 2016 Capital Outlay Projects by Agency (summary) ........................................................... 74 Table 14 - 2016 Capital Outlay Projects by County (detail) ................................................................. 75 Chart 7 - 2016 Capital Outlay Projects ............................................................................................ 93 Chart 8 - 2016 General Obligation Bond Projects .......................................................................... 93 Table 15 - 2016 General Obligation Bond Projects by Question and County (detail) ....................... 94 Table 16 - 2016 Capital Outlay Reauthorizations (detail) .................................................................... 98 APPENDIX D — EFFECTIVE DATES OF LAWS 2016 ........................................................................... 119 APPENDIX E — CONCORDANCE .......................................................................................................... 126 INDICES BILL INDEX ................................................................................................................................................. 133 GENERAL INDEX ...................................................................................................................................... 134 "It's not what you look at that matters, but what you see." - Henry David Thoreau A sense of perspective, useful in every endeavor, is critical in the legislative process, where hyperbole often serves as a basic form of communication.