The bill authorizes the spending of approximately $30 million dollars to pay for the 2021 legislative session and other legislative expenses, including $2 million for national guard and other police presence to prevent potential riots, which never happened.

The bill will spend $2 million a year on creation of the Broadband Development Division and the Connect New Mexico Act and Fund, and increase the amount of money for broadband service from $5 to $10 million.

To spend $3 million on a contract for college and career readiness programs for minorities and low-income students, with no reporting requirements.

The bill will allow sports wagering and table gambling in New Mexico in order to create a new source of revenue for the state's lottery scholarship program, using the gross receipts tax revenue.

To spend $10 million on a new Violence Intervention Program and the Firearm Injury and Death Review Committee, to give grants to tribal and other communities greatly impacted by violent crime.

The bill will essentially double exam and certification fees for water utility operators, and authorize the Water Quality Control Commission to raise them once a year.

To expand tax credits for a particular population segment by allowing all registered nurses, licensed midwives and all "essential" health care workers who worked during the corona virus pandemic to claim the Rural Health Care Practitioner Tax Credit.

The bill changes the method for determining an annual in-lieu tax payment for an electric generation or transmission facility project, provides for equal sharing of in-lieu of tax payments among all school districts in the county, and provides for a payment of 5% of payment in lieu of tax to the state. The bill also clarifies that certain payments to the state for an electric transmission project shall be made by the person proposing the electric transmission project.

The bill would allow for the development of subscriber-owned solar electric generating facilities in the service areas of investor-owned utilities, with a public utility acquiring the energy output and giving bill credits to the subscribing customers.

The bill will require health insurers to allow local community pharmacies to fill prescriptions that would otherwise be required to be filled at insurer-chosen mail-order pharmacies.

The bill will remove the $10,000 cap on permit fees for solid waste management companies and instead require that the fees increase each year by the percentage of the consumer price index published by the federal Department of Labor.

To increase the members on the Board of Nursing from seven to nine at increased cost, expand requirements for membership, allow certified nurse practitioners to give drugs to patients, and no longer require them to submit formularies to the Board of Nursing.

The bill spend $200 million on grants from the Severance Tax Permanent Fund to certain businesses impacted by the Covid-19 shutdown

The bill will require an increase in the minimum wage increase to be phased in to $15 per hour by January 1, 2024, for all employees except those in the federal government, and require an increase every year thereafter equal to the cost of living increase.

The bill will create a state housing council and spend $2 million a year to enforce new violations of property rights and expanded regulations of property owners, These include caps on late fees, prohibiting "discrimination" based on sources of income, and others.

The bill will require all county and public university hospitals to provide free health care to all non-citizens living in the county.

The bill would prohibit discrimination against veterans and other members of the military by including them in the New Mexico Human Rights Act.

The bill will give judges more flexibility in sentencing habitual offenders and others convicted of a noncapital felony, including simple possession, and allow them to choose whether to increase an offender's sentence.

The bill requirer tax preparers to have a permit from the state, impose and increase fees for tax preparers, and enact penalties up to $25,000.

The bill will spend $70 million a year on increases to teachers' salaries by $5,000 a year, and raises minimum salaries for each teacher licensure level. The bill also includes some new requirements for dual licensed instructional support.

The bill increases spending for the state budget by four percent to $7.3 billion a year.

The bill will allow employers who employ someone 25 years or younger who is homeless or in foster care to claim a $1,000 tax credit for each such person they employ each year they employ them.

The bill will require all traffic citations to be filed with the court instead of dividing citations between the courts and Motor Vehicle Division, and will no longer require drivers to decide at the time of the traffic stop whether they want to pay the citation or go to court.

The bill will authorize $1.2 million a year in spending, create the Cannabis Regulation Act, and impose a total of 16% tax and regulations on commercial and medical cannabis. It is a $49 million a year tax increase.

The bill will allow for expedited licensure for military service members and their spouses in the area of teaching, architecture, interior design, and other areas.

The bill increases taxes on health insurance carriers, raising the premium surtax by 2.75% to 3.75% of gross health insurance premiums, in order to create a new Health Care Affordability Fund. This will bring the total tax on insurance premiums to 6.753%, which is the second highest rate in the nation. This bill is a $153 million a year tax increase.

The bill will allow counties and towns to adopt ordinances to provide "a safe and hygienic space supervised by train staff" where people can consume drugs without overdosing, and grant immunity for those who use such facilities.

The bill revises the Governmental Conduct Act to provide protections for  sensitive personal information,  specifically  status as a recipient of public assistance or as a crime victim,   sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, medical condition, immigration status, national origin or religion,  and  social security number or individual tax identification number.   

The bill will require examining boards for psychologists, counselors, therapists and social workers to issue licenses to current license holders form out of state who otherwise meet statutory requirements, and allows supervision by " the appropriate" technology, and extends temporary licenses until the end of a public health emergency plus six months.

The bill will require that each school district phase in computer science as a mandatory course within three years at every high school, and makes other related requirements.

The bill will allow unaccompanied homeless youths age 25 and younger to apply for and receive free of charge a REAL-ID compliant identification card without the signature of an adult.

The bill will require applicants for school employment to disclose past ethical misconduct, require schools to track child abuse allegations, require the public education department to maintain a list of reports, require training programs, and make other requirements.

The bill will require increased reporting and transparency for pharmacy benefit managers, who are third-party administrators contracted with health insurance plans. The bill will require them to show all rebates received from manufacturers , reduce the cost of covered persons' prescription drugs by an equal amount, and make other changes.

The bill authorizes spending $8 million a year on expanded emergency medical services for illegal immigrants, and make newborns of illegal immigrants eligible for medicaid from birth.

The bill requires the Public Education Department to set standards for "equity and excellence" in gifted education programming for pre-K through 12th grade students.

The bill will require creation of an assistant secretary of Hispanic education position at the Higher Education Department and replaces the current Hispanic education liaison position at the Public Education Dept. with an assistant secretary of Hispanic Education, and makes other requirements with no funding appropriation.

The bill authorizes spending $5 million through the Human Services Dept. to provide nonperishable food items to New Mexico food banks.

The bill will authorize spending $100,000 on a pilot program to reduce college hunger.

The bill authorizes spending $3 million to establish the Family-Friendly Workplace Incentive Program, to encourage small business employers to implement family friendly workplace policies, including paid leave, health support, flexible work schedules, and economic support.

The bill authorizes spending $100,000 through the Public Education Department to work with outside experts to develop a new "at-risk" index for the public school funding formula, using demographic and performance data.

The bill will remove the division of land for oil and gas operations from the definition of the term subdivision, removing an administrative hurdle for those who wish to conduct oil and gas operations.

The bill will require utilities to transition to meeting greenhouse gas emissions more aggressively, as per Gov. Lujan-Grisham's executive order, imposes a $.15 fee per metric ton of carbon dioxide, plus penalties and other requirements.

The bill will increase the fine arts education portion of the public school funding formula and authorize spending $3 million more per year, without any money appropriated.

The bill requires that a governor's emergency declaration will last no longer than 90 days, and requires the legislature to convene into special session by the 90th day to approve continuation. The bill allows the Legislature to restrict, suspend or end the state of emergency, and makes other requirements.

The bill authorizes spending $1.5 million a year and crates the Grant Opportunities Act and Council to identify where to give grants to tribal and other governments.

The bill removes mandatory minimum three-year sentences for child rape and sexual abuse, restraining order violations and life imprisonment charges for the three-strikes rule on violent felony convictions, and allows other lessened sentences for violent crimes.

The bill will allow the Public School Capital Outlay Council to make awards to school districts and charter schools for remote learning technology using a $10 million annual amount set aside for the broadband deficiencies correction program.

The bill creates a nine-member task force on sexual misconduct at public and private schools that receive state funding. It requires the task force to develop a "sexual misconduct climate survey" to be conducted of all students, to be kept on file. It requires creation of policies for investigation of sexual assault, domestic violence, harassment, implementation of prevention and outreach programs, and makes other requirements.

The bill significantly expands the rights of crime victims, including children, allowing them the right to deny an interview. The bill would allow the defendant to petition the court for approval of written questions to be asked of the victim by a law enforcement officer in a recorded interview in a neutral setting without the presence of the defendant or either attorney. It also makes other allowances for victims.

The bill creates a new crime of damage to property by theft or attempted theft of regulated material, making it a fourth degree felony, and sets penalties. There is a threshold of $2,500 on the cost of repairing the property Anyone found guilty is required to make restitution to the property owner. This bill would target thieves who still $2500 in copper but in so doing cause tens of thousands of dollars in damage.

The bill make it a third degree felony to operate, maintain, or control a chop shop. Additionally, the bill would make knowingly transporting an illegally obtained vehicle or major part and selling, buying or receiving the same from a chop shop fourth degree felonies.

The bill changes the appointment of magistrate judges from the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts to the Chief District Court Judge, puts operation of the magistrate courts under the direction and control of district courts, and makes other changes.

The bill will make various changes to the Nutrition and Dietetics Practice Board, adding a dietician nutritionist, increases the license renewal fee from $75 to $150, allows for the use of telehealth, disciplinary procedures, and makes other changes.

The bill increases taxes by $53 million by increasing the unemployment tax rate by .02 percentage points. It also increases the taxable wage base from 60% of state average earnings to 88% of state average earnings. The bill also puts $300 million directly into the state unemployment insurance trust fund.

The bill will expand regulation of lenders by capping the maximum annual percentage rate allowable for loans from 175% to 36%, and increases the limits for what qualifies as a small loan form $5,000 to $10,000.

The bill authorizes spending $3.6 million over two years subsidizing the LEED green building industry by expanding the Sustainable Building Tax Credit.

The bill creates a scholarship program for funding to medical school students at the University of New Mexico, at an expected cost of $6 million a year.. It will give free tuition for all medial students in exchange for agreeing to work in the state for the same number of years they receive the scholarship.

The bill authorize spending $250,000 a year to contract with "a behavioral health policy agency" to run the meetings of the "Bridges Across NM Behavioral Health Consortium" and prepare a plan to address residential treatment facilities, longterm transitional housing, develop treatment programs and compare DWi laws between states.

The bill will expand those eligible to be appointed to the Chiropractic Board by the Governor from members of the New Mexico Chiropractic Association to the public at large, and allows for temporary licensure under certain circumstances.

The bill will change reporting dates for campaign donations and expenses, change the amount of donations that must be reported in a supplemental report in the final days of an election to donations of $1,000 or more for all state elections. The bill will require those who are prohibited from receiving donations during the legislative session to report any donations during the session period.

The bill will create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board, Stakeholder Council, and Fund, and give the Board the authority to control prices of prescription drugs and other medical substances.

The bill allows residents who have lived in the state one day, instead of one year, to apply for the Job Training Incentive Program.

The bill will make it a second degree felony for a police officer and probation and parole officers to have sex with a suspect, victim witness or detained person. This is already a crime in current state law.

The bill creates the Mining Act Forfeiture Fund for forfeited financial assurance if a mine operator does not complete the reclamation required by a permit. The funds will be used for cleanup.

The bill requires legislative task forces to be considered government entities and therefore subject to the open meetings act with its meetings open to the public.

The bill prohibits new or expanded regulations by stat government when public health orders are in effect, unless specifically authorized by the Governor. It also requires the governor define through executive order how the changes would affect prices of consumer goods, the cost of business operations and other factors.

The bill creates the interim Rural Opportunity Committee to study barriers to economic and educational opportunities in rural New Mexico and develop a long-term plan to address rural needs.

The bill will require that the Dept. of Health create health and safety protocols to be used by abortion facilities to prevent the spread of COVID-19, particularly with persons traveling to New Mexico from out of state to get an abortion.

The bill will allow someone charged with prostitution to claim a defense of being a human trafficking victim if the person can show a preponderance of evidence, including documentation from a government or tribal agency.

The bill will change membership of the Public Employees Retirement Association board from a 12-member elected board to a 12-member appointed board from geographically diverse areas of the state and with backgrounds in finance and investments.

The bill will exchange a half credit of math for high school graduation requirements to a half credit of financial literacy, and require schools to offer financial management as an elective in sixth through eighth grade.

The bill creates a four-year pilot project with two budget cycles to determine if biennial budgeting would improve the state budget process.

The bill creates new misdemeanor penalties for manufacturing or selling a firearm without being a licensed firearms dealer, using a 3-D printer or kit to make a firearm without a serial number, possessing a firearm made in such a way, distributing instructions for making a 3-D printed firearm or component, and other related acts.

This bill is a $90 million a year tax increase. It increases the excise tax on cigarettes and tobacco products. This bill doubles the tax on cigarettes from $.10 to $.20 per cigarette, increases the tax on tobacco proudcts from 25% of hte product value to 83% of the product value, and makes other changes.

The bill will designate the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department as the coordinating agency responsible for compliance with federal floodplain management regulations, which includes establishing rules for developments owned or partially owned or funded by the state to meet federal floodplain management regulations.

The bill will allow state funds to be used for construction, retrofits, improvements or upgrades to private buildings or infrastructure to facilitate the use of water efficint or clean energy technologies, under the Local Economic Development Act. This includes electricity generation storage and can be used to meet or exceed green building certification standards.

The bill authorizes spending $1.3 million a year and creates the Cannabis Regulation Act to tax and regulate commercial cannabis and related products.

The bill will authorize spending $100,000 to create a program for childcare centers to buy New Mexico grown fruits and vegetables.

The bill includes all school employees certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards when calculating the school funding formula (State Equalization Guarantee), at a cost of $3.7 million a year.

The bill will require the state Taxation and Revenue Dept. to create and maintain a data base of emergency contact information for individuals with limited access by law enforcement and the Motor Vehicle Dept. personnel, at a cost of at least $300,000.

The bill will no longer allow county commissions to impose solar energy improvement taxes on residential property.

The bill doubles the tax exemption for taxpayers over 65 or blind from the current maximum of $8,000 to a maximum of $16,000. All other bracket amounts are doubled as well, without adjustments on income limits.

The bill will keep school districts' and charter schools' funding at the same level regardless of whether they remain closed as a result of the pandemic or have declining enrollment.

The bill will restrict utility companies by limiting rate increases due to costs of meeting the state's renewable energy standards, to no more than two percent every year and no more than five percent in any three year period in low-income areas.

The bill will loosen restrictions on New Mexico’s cottage food industry. If passed, the bill would allow homemade food producers to sell their products online and from home and do so without a permit or a home kitchen inspection.

This bill would clarify a requirement of work experience in alcohol and drugs to qualify for licensure in the field of counseling and therapy, include "human services" and "family services" in the field of therapy, and extend the counseling and therapy board to 2027.

The bill will allow orphaned youth, social workers and educational professionals to apply for a certified birth certificate without a parent or guardian's signature, in order to make it easier for homeless youth and children to enroll in school, workforce programs, obtain a job, open a bank account, or apply for housing or public benefits.

The bill authorizes spending approximately $600,000 on safety devices for which persons would be allowed to safely surrender their infants without criminal prosecution. The bill updates the Safe Haven for Infants Act.

The bill will remove all fines and court costs for juveniles who commit crimes and their families or guardians, and replaces fines of $100 with up to 48 hours of community service for possession of marijuana.

The bill will allow schools to use either equivalent hours or additional days for both K-5 Plus Programs and Extended Learning Programs, giving flexibility to school districts and charter schools.

The bill will allow those 75 years and older to request permanent exemption from jury service without having to file an affidavit with the court requesting the exemption.

The bill lowers the authorized minimum property tax rate for county hospitals in Class A counties from $6.50 per $1,000 of net taxable value to $1.70 per $1,000 of net taxable value. This means the University of New Mexico Medical Center. The bill would greatly reduce the funding for the hospital and would trigger a corresponding reduction in tax bills for Bernalillo County residents.

The bill adds specific legal limit for blood concentrations of certain drugs (such as the active ingredient in marijuana), ensures that ignition interlocks are required only for alcohol DWIs, and removes language that the driver not be under the influence of drugs to the extend he or she cannot drive safely.

The bill requires the Public Education Department to create a license enorsement in secondary computer science with the requirements needed for that endorsement. this is at a cost of 150,000 and in addition to the Information Technology and Technology Education endorsement.

The bill will allow for the Community Governance Attorney Commission to adjust the maximum allowable salaries beyond $50 thousand for participating attorneys. The salary is not to be increased beyond that of entry-level attorneys paid by legal service assistance entities that receive funding from the federally established legal services corporation.

This bill is a $54 million a year tax increase. It exempts social security income from state tax for some taxpayers but implements an even larger tax increase consisting of a .75% tax on the value of property transferred for property valued at $500,000 or more but less than $750,000. The transfer tax does not apply to leases, divorce settlements and certain other transfers.

The bill would expose all local and state government agencies to the same liability if accused by anyone of restricting services based on discrimination.

The makes numerous major changes to the Red Flag gun bill that passed in 2020, including allowing law enforcement to take possession of any firearms discovered in plain sight or in a search no matter who they belong to. It allows a law enforcement officer to be a reporting party in the absence of credible evidence, and removes language requiring a person to be removed from the state database and requiring a sworn affidavit be provided that the order has been removed, and makes other changes.

The bill removes of some of the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority's redundant oversight, and required funds, of the Regional Housing Authorities which is vested in the Housing and Urban Development department.

The bill transfers certain authority related to the operations of the ports of entry, the trip tax, and various other acts from the Department of Public Safety to the Department of Transportation.

The bill increases spending by four percent, and spends approximately $20 billion on state operations, $12 billion in state money and $7.3 from the general fund, including more raises for teachers who have not returned to the classroom.

This bill will increase regulation of employers by requiring them to pay certain minimums of paid sick leave to employees during a closure of the business due to a public health mandate.

The bill designates the Water Trust Board as a successor to the Southwest New Mexico Water Study Group, which will prevent the use of money in the NM Unit Fund from being used for the Gila River through the Colorado River Basin Project Act. It would prevent using the money to develop up to 14,000 acre-feet per year of additional Gila River water.

The bill will require that defendants placed on probation will automatically be released if they are classified as a minimum- or medium-level risk by a "validated scoring instrument," have met all the obligations of their probation, and have completed one-half or more of the period of probation.

The bill authorizes spending $600,000 a year and creates an 11-member board to implement the next step in single-payer health care, to automaticallyprovide guaranteed comprehensive health care coverage, including behavioral health, estimated to cost $5.8 billion over five years.

The bill would require utility companies to give customers up to two years to pay utility bills accrued from during the Covid shutdown and prohibit utilities from disconnecting service as long as customers make payments under installment agreements, and makes other requirements.

The bill expands the Children's Code to include a new State Indian Child Welfare Act. It will require courts to make a written determination as to whether the federal act and the state act apply, and allows for tribal state agreements, emergency removal requirements, and makes various other requirements.

This bill will require employers who work on public works projects to make payments to approved training programs or the state public works apprentice and training fund, regulated by the Labor Relations division.

The bill increases the entry level salary for legal aid attorneys participating in the Community Governance Attorney and Conditional Tuition Waiver Program from $52,720 to $54, 502. The program provides loans and loan forgiveness to UNM law students who become employed fulltime as a community governance attorney.

The bill will make the existing New Mexico State University Carlsbad Branch Community College into an independent community college to be known as "Southeast New Mexico College. It will transfer all functions, personnel, moneys, records, equipment, and property to the new college except for Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center.

The bill creates a temporary requirement that each school district maintain a special education services fund to assist and reimburse families of students who have paid out of pocket for special education services and whose district has not provided services to special education students.

The bill requires employers to pay the same minimum wage to individuals with disabilities that they are required to pay workers generally, denying them employment opportunities.

The bill would authorize spending $1.2 million a year to give behavioral health screenings and treatment services to certain persons not eligible for Medicaid, and make other requirements.

The bill lowers minimum requirements for students to qualify for the lottery scholarship during a public health emergency. These include a grade point average of a 2.0 rather than a 2.5 and completion of 9-12 credit hours instead of 12-15. It would allow students to qualify for more than the current 7 semesters allows them to not lose their eligibility if they fail to complete a semester.

The bill will authorize spending $400,000 on a working group to study biliteracy and oral language frameworks, consisting of experts in instruction and tribal language development.

This bill will allow non-citizen college students enrolled in state-approved teacher preparation prorams to receive scholarships for paid professional leave.

The bill adds three content areas for daily instruction for kindergarten through 3rd grade, including vocabulary, fluency and writing. It also requires the Public Education Dept. to change the testing requirements to observational for students in kindergarten through 2nd grade. It will cost an estimated $2 million.

The bill creates the Office of the Special Education "Ombud, " to provide confidential and impartial assistance in resolving grievances and disputes.

The bill will cost approximately $300,000 and create a statewide disability registry to identify vehicles that may be driven or occupied by a person who has been diagnosed with a condition or disability that may make the person unable communicate with a law enforcement officer or to respond appropriately to an officer’s commands.

The bill will remove the requirement for Community Action boards to have 15 members and removes the cap of 10 years total for board service. The Boards govern Community Action Agencies and administer block grants.

The bill no longer allows grand juries to consider types of evidence that are not admissible at a jury trial.The bill sets requirements for informing targets that they are being investigated by a grand jury and what the charges are. It requires targets to be notified about their rights to testify at grand jury hearings, and allows for district courts to review grand jury indictments and dismiss them when the grand jury fails to abide by this bill's requirements.

The bill requires that students in kindergarten through twelfth grade receive appropriate instruction on ethnic studies and amends the high school graduation requirements to require four units in social science, with one-half unit in ethnic studies, and reduces the elective requirements to seven units.

The bill redirects the eighteen and seventy-five hundredths percent of the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax revenue distribution from the Local Governments Road Fund to the Transportation Project Fund.

This bill will increase the requirements for new and renewal licenses of medical schools, including agreements with at least five different medical facilities with capacity for 150 licensed beds or more, and at least one first-year resident position for every 10 students.

The bill extends the time that a consumer can file a civil lawsuit against the Real Estate Commission from by a year to two years, and increases the amount that may be recovered from $10,000 to $50,000, and a cumulative total from $30,000 to $100,000. The bill adds “property management” to the list of transactions for which a consumer can sue a licensee of the REC. The bill was authored by the NM Real Estate Commission.

The bill prohibits consolidation of polling locations on Indian lands with other non-native polling locations without the written agreement of the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo.. It requires that when registered voters cannot leave due to health concerns, regardless of whether voters reside outside the Indian nation that are able to access polling locations, at least one polling place must be located within the boundaries of the nation, tribe or pueblo.

The bill creates a new fund for replacing school ventilation systems, costing up to $5 million per school, and requires the work be done by a "skilled and trained workforce." This means 40% of the workers must be graduates of a registered union apprenticeship program.

The bill creates a court visitors' pilot program to increase oversight of and monitor guardianship cases and makes various other requirements. It also requires consideration of less restrictive alternatives to guardianship.

The bill increases the duties of the Superintendent of Insurance during states of emergency, including the ability to take action to ensure that residents have access to insurance, healthcare and other insurance-related needs during states of emergency. This includes allowing companies and individuals to use email as a method of document and information delivery, reinstatement of a company's expired certificate of authority, and other changes. at

The bill will expand the state government's role in New Mexico's economy, making New Mexico the second state to establish a public bank, and require taking $50 million out of the state treasury and another $50 million from the Severance Tax Permanent Fund to capitalize the bank.

The bill changes the position of Associate State Mine Inspector to Deputy State Mine Inspector to align with the state constitution, and to be able to take on critical duties when there is a State Mine Inspector vacancy..

This bill would require every school district to employ at least one full-time school nurse each school year, unless granted a waiver, no exceptions mentioned for private schools.

The bill will change hospital definitions in state law in order to allow the mill levy taxes for the Valencia County hospital to be used for operating a 24-hour emergency health care facility licensed as a remote location of the hospital.

The bill requires that 10%of the appropriation by the legislature from the Water Project Fund to the Water Trust Board be set aside as grants for water projects that serve mutual domestic water systems.

The bill will spend $500,000 through New Mexico State University on the Double Up Food Bucks program to help SNAP (supplemental nutrition assistance program) recipients to buy fresh fruits and vegetables at New Mexico farmers’ markets.

The bill revises the Campaign Reporting and various other related Acts to update the duties of the State Ethics Commission and Secretary of State. It imposes various fines on political action committees for filing to update reports with correct information. It also gives the SOS increased authority to waive or reduce fines for late filings of financial disclosure reports, and makes other changes.

The bill clarifies that conversion of overhead tap lines to underground service does not qualify to be included in a grid modernization project application, but that substations that are designed to reduce outages and distribution system disruption do qualify.

The bill authorizes the New Mexico Dept. of Agriculture to adopt rules for meat inspection to ensure the safety and quality of meat for human consumption, allowing state inspectors instead of federal ones.

This bill increases taxes by $4 million a year by increasing various fees on the insurance industry.

This bill would no longer limit the direction of Legislative Education Study Committee to high schools, and would remove other restrictions.

The bill requires Alzheimer's and Dementia care training at every long-term care facility licensed by the state, for every long-term care facility contractor, for each direct care staff member employed. It is estimated to cost approximately $250,000 a year.

The bill will allow for disclosure of confidential information about a minor child's mental health information for "research purposes." Written releases would not have to be obtained. It also strips a minor child's ability to control access to their behavioral health information.

The bill requires the sheriff or chief of police to report to the local district attorney in writing within 24 hours when there is great bodily harm resulting from the use of deadly force by a police officer. It requires the Governor keep a log on each case with certain information which will be made available to the public before the case is decided, and makes other requirements.

The bill raises taxes b $22.4 million a year. It allows delivery beer and wine to customers at home, provides more flexibility for restaurants, gives tax deductions and fee waivers through 2026 to existing liquor licensees, allows the holder of a retailer's, dispenser's and various other license holders to apply for an alcoholic beverage delivery permit, which are not transferrable, creates new licenses, and makes various other changes.

The bill requires the Aging and Long-Term Services Department to convene a task force to determine the feasibility of launching workforce development initiatives in rural and tribal communities across the state, at an expected cost of $100,000 a year.

The bill would stop diversion of taxes by requiring government entities to stop issuing greenfield Tax Increment Development Districts as of July 1, 2021, and to have all TIDD requirements completed by June 30, 2021

The bill will instruct the State Parks Division to give free park asses to veterans and Gold Star Families, at a cost of $510,000 a year.

The bill requires the University of New Mexico's (UNM) Geospatial and Population Studies Group to use population data in municipality incorporation petitions. it removes language requiring county commissioners to cover costs of a census, and requires them to include GPSG data showing the territory has a population density of at least one person per acre in an incorporation petition. The bill will save counties $20,000.

The bill will give a 40% tax credit for the cost and installation of energy storage systems, up to $5,000 per system.

The bill will make government entities eligible to apply for grants from the Natural Lands and Heritage Conservation funds to acquire and protect open spaces and natural areas to acquire "unique and ecologically significant lands."

The bill creates another new level 1 alternative teaching license specifically for teaching students with disabilities, and allows anyone who holds a such a license to teach special eduction at that time is not required to apply for a new license.

The bill shifts the burden of proof in a workers' compensation claim in favor of an "essential employe" when the employee claims to have contracted COVID-19 at work and establishes that the employer has not strictly complied with COVID-19 public health orders.

The bill will allow the disclosure of an person's medical records to a provider, health care institution or health group purchaser for treatment, payment or health care operation activities, without the person's consent.

This bill would make it a misdemeanor for a student to act in a way that endangers the physical or mental health of another student as part of acceptance into a student organization, without mentioning specific guidelines as to what kind of actions those would be.

The bill allows and sets requirements for testing driverless vehicles in New Mexico, prohibits government agencies from prohibiting operation of those vehicles in the state, and allows driver assisted platooning to follow closr than 300 feet on a roadway outside of a business or residential district

The bill will create a standard process for the Public Regulation Commission to administer the revenues generated from the federal Unified Carrier Registration Act and require the UCR fees to be deposited in the Motor Transportation Fee fund, and then in turn to the State Road Fund.

The bill will create a program that seeks to actively enroll more people in Medicaid by giving them the option to indicate their interest and share their personal information by checking a box on the state income tax form.

The bill will require the state transportation commission to crate a template for "fallen Officer" signs to commemorate law enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty while on a state highway, at a cost of $1200 per sign.

The bill will create a new crime, making it a misdemeanor to target a person or his or her residence by standing, marching with a sign, shouting, using a megaphone, etc., within 100 feet of the residence. Violation is punishable by a year in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.

The bill will allow a retired Public Employment Retirement Association member to change the designation of a survivor beneficiary, which has previously been allowed only once and was non-revocable, unless the member became divorced.

The bill will allow a gross receipts tax deduction from the sale of manufacturing equipment if the buyer delivers a nontaxable transaction certificate to the seller. The bill will also allow a GRT deduction from selling or leasing certain equipment if the sale or lease is with a manufacturing business or service provider.

The bill changes the Riot Control Act to prohibit the Governor from banning the possession of a firearm or deadly weapon outside a person's home or business; businesses engaged in manufacture, sale or transport of firearms and ammunition from operating; or any business engaged in training people on safety and use of firearms from operating during states of emergency.

The bill would revise the legal definition of the crime of "cramming" as it relates to telecommunications services to mean the charging of a customer for goods or services that were not telecommunications services and not authorized by the customer.

The bill will authorize spending $517.7 million on various capital outlay projects around the state.

The bill divides tha authority over a police officer's certification between the Law. Enforcement Academy Board and a new Law Enforcement Certification Board. It abolishes the public safety advisory commission which advised the secretary of the Dept. of Public Safety, and transfers disciplinary proceedings to the new board, and makes other changes.

The bill requires the Public Education Department to create a task force to conduct an asset map and gap analysis of public school students' access to culturally appropriate social services in the state.

The bill will prohibit discipline or discrimination in schools based on a student's personal traits, beliefs, culture, hairstyle or headdress, including the wearing of a burka, as historically associated with race.

This bill will give $100 million a year in low-income tax credits.

The bill will re-authorize an unspent $57.9 million and the capital outlay projects for which the money was approved in previous years, including spaceport operations and other projects.

The bill will let local governments pass ordinances to allow energy and certain other property improvements to be financed by private third-party lenders and repaid with a special property tax imposed each year.

The bill will spend $1 billion a year on the operations of the state Department of Transportation.

The bill will remove the flexibility of the state engineer to issue temporary emergency water leases by requiring a hearing first, which could cause devastating crop or other economic losses for the applicants.

The bill requires the State Personnel Office to create a pilot program for leadership, management and development, to work with state agencies to design and foster innovation, and streamline and improve services at an expected cost of $75,000 a year.

The bill will authorize spending between $50 and $94 thousand and create a commission to review and develop policy proposals to improve the legislative process.

The bill makes it illegal for all parties involved for New Mexico liquor retailers to accept anything of substantial value from manufacturers or wholesalers that entices the retailer to buy or avoid any particular brand or kind of alcoholic beverage.

The bill requires public school athletics programs to maintain separate teams for boys and girls and prohibits biological males from competing against females on female sports teams. The bill allows students who suffer harm as a result of violation to sue.

The bill would restore immunity to law enforcement that was taken from them by bills that passed the Legislature in 2020, preventing the loss of law enforcement officers planning to quit or leave the state.

To spend $5 million and require every public and charter school to hire at least one full-time nurse, with certain exceptions, or their operating budgets will not be approved.

The bill will authorize spending $50,000 on a new aviation grant program to support air service to rural parts of the state.

To give the director of the New Mexico Livestock Board more leeway in hiring inspectors and setting rules for the use of serums and vaccines.

The bill requires that the fiscal year 2022 school transportation funding be based on data from fiscal year 2020 instead of 2021.

To expand regulation of the insurance companies by prohibiting insurers from charing a specialist copay for podiatric services.

This bill would allow certified registered nurse anesthetists to work in an independent role or with other health care providers at a health care facility.

The bill will significantly increase and expand the amount and kinds of property and financial interests that could not be taken from a person in a bankruptcy, foreclosure, or other financial judgments

The bill would expand regulation of businesses by requiring them to pay certain paid sick leave benefits to employees, with various monetary penalties for violations.

To create a new government program and the Paid Family and Medical leave Act for all employees except in the federal government, placing an unfunded mandate on the state's business community. The bill will also require employers to pay a percentage of every employee's earnings to the fund, to be withheld from their paychecks.

The bill would require the sate to recognize the Piro/Manso/Tiwa Indian tribe.

The bill will allow anyone to sue state or local government for depriving his or her rights, a right that already exists under the Tort Claims act, up to $2 million. This bill however will allow costs and attorney fees to be added to the plaintiff's damages.

The bill will prohibit contracts with private detention companies in New Mexico.

The bill will expand the number of land grants in the state by adding various criteria and increasing the areas that can claim land grant-Mercedes status, thereby qualifying as political subdivisions of the state.

The bill raises the upper income limit for taxpayers who can claim a low-income tax rebate from $22,000 to $36,000, an increase of $14,000. It also increases the maximum rebate from $450 to $730, an increase of $280.

The bill creates a 23-member black education advisory council, requires racial sensitivity and anti-racism training or professional development for all school personnel, and makes other requirements.

The bill creates expands those eligible to receive unemployment to those who can't work because they have Covid-19 or another illness for which there is a public health order. It also will include those who cannot work because they have to care for family members who also have such an illness.

The bill will expand the Rural Health Care Practitioner Tax Credit to licensed pharmacists, social workers, clinical mental health counselors, art therapists and others. It will also increase the credit for certain practitioners from $3,000 to $5,000.

The bill would give the University of New Mexico $150,000 for a study of an injectable opioid treatment program, with no requirements for reporting of results.

The bill would give the University of New Mexico $3.5 million for the state climatologist to expand the weather station network throughout the state.

The bill would require that social security income no longer be taxed.

The bill will make various changes to the authority board of electric generating facility economic districts, including allowing the governor to appoint three additional members.

The bill will allow individuals to sue the state for damages for alleged violations of the Oil and Gas Act, Air Quality Control Act, Water Quality Act, and others. The bill is estimated to cost the state a minimum of $429,000 a year in salaries and benefits alone.

The bill will authorize spending $100,000 and create a publicly accessible environmental database to include the Environment Department and various other state agencies. The database will be somewhat duplicative of another state database and possibly include some sensitive and confidential private data.

The bill will create a 15-member Bilingual Multicultural Advisory Council to advise the public education system.

The bill would give $500,000 a year to the University of New Mexico to spend on operating the statewide human papilloma virus pap registry.

The bill attach the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists administratively to the Regulation and Licensing Department, and decrease regulations for barbers and cosmetologists.

The bill will require that capital outlay spending, approved bond amounts, and vetoes be published in a searchable list on the state legislative web site.

The bill will expand convictions considered sex offenses, impose stricter penalties for convictions of human trafficking, lift certain statutes of limitations, and expand the definition of human trafficking to include commercial sexual activity.

The bill will create a training and certification program through New Mexico State University for landowners and prescribed burning contractors and practitioners, in order to make it easier for landowners to get affordable liability insurance for prescribed burns.

The bill will require mandatory life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for anyone who commits three violent felonies, with certain exceptions.

The bill will require that anyone who commits two felony crimes within 25 years be considered a habitual offender and subject to habitual offender sentencing.

The bill make various revisions to the funding formula for public schools, at a cost of $103.3 million a year.

The bill will prohibit the sale of more than four vehicles ayear by anyone who is not a licensed motor vehicle dealer. The bill will also require anyone who sells a vehicle to possess the title and registration, and make other restrictions.

The bill will authorize spending $1.2 million a year and allow local governments to license reserve police officers, including retired police officers, to assist certified police officers.

The bill would revise the statute of limitations for prosecuting various felonies to six year, and require no statute of limitations on prosecuting second degree murder.

The bill will close a loophole that prevents judges from issuing search warrants for drawing the blood of those arrested for misdemeanor DWI offenses, and expand those allowed to draw blood

This bill would make it a fourth degree felony for a convicted felon to possess body armor or to use it while committing a felony, with certain exceptions.

The bill increase contribution rates for certain government employees, including state employees, municipal police and fire employees, and municipal general members, at an anticipated cost of $104.4 million for local governments over three years.

The bill would create a 22-member primary health care advisory council for reviewing various aspects of primary health care in the state and recommending regulations and legislation.

The bill permanently repeals the Space Flight Informed Consent Act, removing immunity for space flight companies and making them liable for the safety and well-being of passengers.

The bill seeks to protect privacy rights by making aerial drone operators liable for aerial, land and water trespass. It also makes landowners liable for interfering with legally permissible drone usage, and makes violations a misdemeanor. The bill makes it a fourth degree felony to operate an aerial drone over a correctional facility, to interfere with first responders or to harass hunters, fishers or trappers.

While repealing a pre-Roev.Wade law that criminalizes abortion, the bill is one of the most radical abortion bills in the country, allowing abortion up to birth and removing conscience protections for physicians who do not wish to perform abortions.

The bill will expand regulation of rental car companies to have agreements with certain provisions with a city in order to operate at that city's airport.

The bill would authorize spending $500,000 a year on education and training programs for "family-friendly" workplace policies, including paid leave.

The bill will allow convicted felons to vote once they are no longer incarcerated, and require the state to proactively register inmates to vote prior to release. A person's voter registration would not be canceled once the person is convicted.The language of the bill would allow escaped inmates to vote.

The bill would remove hospitals from the Medical Malpractice Act, leaving them with no malpractice insurance, and therefore they would no longer be paying into the Patients' Compensation Fund.

To expand the causes for which the Environmental Improvement Board may deny or revoke permits.

The bill will authorize giving $200,000 a year to the University of New Mexico to study groundwater resources in Colfax, Harding, Mora and Union counties, with no reporting requirements.

The bill will authorize spending $200,000 and transfer all rights, title, ownership and management authority and responsibility for three NM State Game Commission owned properties to the land grant of the Pueblos de Tierra Amarilla by January 2, 2028.

The bill will allow open primaries in New Mexico, allowing those not registered with a major political party to vote in major party primary elections.

The bill would allow businesses and restaurants to deliver alcoholic beverages to homes, and create a new license that would expand the number of businesses allowed to sell alcoholic beverages.

The bill will make it a third degree felony to carry a firearm while selling illegal drugs or other controlled substances.

The bill will give preference to certain businesses by the state by allowing those with fewer than 50 employees and $5 million in revenue for three previous years to apply for a certificate for a "historically underused business" designation.

The bill will significantly reduce the the number of math, history and other course credits high school students need to graduate high school. It would also remove the state graduation exam.

The bill will allow native language education to be included in calculating the education funding formula, and allow the funds to go to the Tribal Education Department. There is $10.2 million included in HB2 for this purpose.

The bill will authorize spending $22.8 million a year on tribal education and technology, in addition to more than $10.1 million for that purpose in HB2.

The bill will authorize giving $95 million a year through 2025 to Indian nations, tribes and pueblos to expand, renovate, design, construct and buy equipment and furnishings for libraries and education centers statewide. This is also matching funds to get more federal money.

The bill will authorize spending $26.2 million a year on certain public higher education institutions and tribal colleges.

The bill will expand the Environmental Improvement Board's authority to regulate hemp products, such as CBD balm or edibles, and create penalties for violations.

The bill would require changing the state's income tax forms to allow taxpayers with refunds to contribute to the "healthy soil program" through New Mexico State University.

The bill would spend $55 million a year and create the Climate Solutions Act, the Climate Leadership Council, require the state to achieve a statewide greenhouse gas emissions reduction of at least 50% below 2005 levels by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050, in addition to numerous other requirements.

The bill will require the state to approve tax credit applications within 120 days instead of 180 and provide a hold-harmless protection for the taxpayer, prohibits the use of sales suppression software and allows the start to pursue prosecutions, and limits options for appealing denials of tax credits.

The bill will raise the maximum mediation fee that metro courts may charge for small claims and criminal actions from $5.00 to $15.00.

The bill will change the water conservation fund to the safe drinking water testing fund and raise the fee from three cents per thousand gallons of water to five cents.

To restrict schools and charter schools from expelling or suspending a student except as a last resort, after numerous other measures have been exhausted and numerous factors, such as homelessness and foster care placement, have been considered.

The bill authorizes spending 35,000 through the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council on a task force to study and report on supported decision making for those with developmental disabilities instead of guardianship. Supported decision making is defined as supports and services that help a disabled adult make his or her own decisions by relying on trusted friends, family members, professionals and others.

The bill will $1.3 million a year requiring the state engineer to publish the reasoning behind approval of water permits, require analysis on climate-change related impacts on the water source, allow anyone to object to the application based on belief that approval would be detrimental to conservation or the state.

The bill prohibit certain convictions from disqualifying applicants for government employment or for licensure in a trade or profession, unless the arrest or conviction is "recent enough and sufficiently job-related" to predict performance in the job.

The bill will allow local governments to pass stricter ordinances against the tobacco industry than exist in state law.

The bill adds protections for innocent spouses, raises the threshold for protecting low-income taxpayers from wage garnishment, implements residency requirements, and makes various other changes.

The bill will reduce the maximum annual percentage interest rate on small loans from non-FDIC insured lenders from 175% to 36%.

This resolution will require that no legislation will be drafted for the 2021 legislative session after 3:00 p.m. on the 24th calendar day of the session, with certain exceptions.

The memorial will request the Legislative Council to create a legislative economic policy council to study how to create sustainable economic development in New Mexico.  

The resolution will an option on the ballot in the next general election to change the state constitution and allow the spending of an additional $220 million a year from the Land Grant Permanent Fund on early childhood education.

The resolution proposes to amend the state constitution to allow all disabled veterans, not just those 100% disabled, and their widows or widowers to receive a property tax exemption.

The resolution proposes an amendment to the state constitution to increase a property tax exemption for honorably discharged members of the armed forces and their widows and widowers from $4,000 to $10,000.

The resolution would amend the state constitution and give more authority to the legislature instead of the courts to make more defendants ineligible for bail, even when not a flight risk or a danger to society.

The resolution proposes to amend the state constitution with language stating a person’s right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife, but that the right doesn’t allow trespassing or infringement on property rights.

The resolution proposes an amendment to the state constitution to roll back the Governor’s power to declare a state of emergency, limiting it to 90 days unless the legislature votes in a special session by a three-fifth’s majority to restrict, suspend or end the declaration of emergency.

The resolution proposes an amendment to the state constitution, with the approval of Congress, to allow for public school funding to be used for the education of children who are homeschooled or attend a private nondenominational school, or attend school through distance learning during an epidemic.

The resolution proposes an amendment to the state Constitution preserving the individual’s right to hunt and fish, including through “traditional methods,” and declaring that to be the preferred means of controlling wildlife. The amendment also states that the right to hunt and fish cannot infringe on private property rights,  or the state’s sovereign authority over its natural resources, or the state’s obligation to manage lands granted to it by Congress.

The resolution proposes to amend the “anti-donation clause” of the state constitution to allow the use of state money for installation of essential household electric, Internet, natural gas, water, and wastewater connections to homes

The resolution suspends the current House rules and allows for remote participation by the representatives, and limits the public to participation via webcasts.

The bill gives a $600 tax rebate to for certain taxpayers, and a gross receipts tax deduction for bars and restaurants, excluding fast food restaurants.

To allow abortion up to birth and force doctors and other health care personnel to participate against their will in abortions by removing conscience protections. The bill will also repeal a pre-Roe v. Wade law that criminalizes abortion.

The bill will require numerous revisions to state election law and allow candidates to run for the same office for both a major and minor party simultaneously in a general election, known as fusion voting.

The bill will authorize spending $100,000 a year through New Mexico State University on an agricultural workforce development program.

The bill would allow New Mexico to stay on daylight savings time year-round, when a federal law is changed to allow it.

The bill will prohibit the sue of 140 kinds of a new class of insecticides chemically related to nicotine.

The bill will authorize spending $3.5 million through New Mexico State University for the office of state climatologist to expand the weather station network throughout the state and for administrative and operational support.

The bill will authorize spending $1 million on operational support for the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, a public safety program in which police officers exercise discretionary authority to divert individuals suspected of low level, non-violent crime driven by unmet behavioral health needs to community based health services instead of arrest, jail and prosecution.

The bill raises the surety bond that must be posted by driver education schools from $5,000 to $15,000, in order to adequately compensate students for the loss of schools fees on closure of a school.

The bill will authorize spending $3 million on a contract with an unnamed organization to provide college and career readiness systems to help low-income minority and underserved students. See also HB100.

The bill will authorize spending $300,000 a year on a perinatal service program.

The bill will authorize spending $500,000 a year on the Brain Injury Services program.

The bill will spend $1.6 million a year to create and implement the Clean Fuel Standards Act, requiring drastic reductions in CO2 emissions from vehicles.

The bill will spend an additional $15 million a year on employer payments for state education employees, an increase insurance plans by five percent for employees making $40,000 or less, instead of $25,000 or less.

The bill authorizes spending $100,000 a year to hire a professional surveyor and a property law attorney to help land grants in defining and defending their common lands.

The bill will authorize spending $100,000 a year on creating the Sustainable Economy Task Force, to develop a plan to replace the oil and gas industry as the state's primary source of revenue.

The bill will expand regulation of the construction industry by requiring all new housing to be wired so that a photovoltaic system -- which converts light to electricity - may be easily installed.

The bill will allow certain inmates who have not finished serving their sentence to be considered for parole if they meet a variety of conditions, including are aged 55 or older, suffer from a debilitating illness, is permanently physically incapacitated, or terminally ill.

The bill will require daycare centers and schools to notify the parents or guardians of children who don't arrive within one hour of the scheduled arrival time, unless an excuse has been provided.

The bill will allow the sale of unleaded fuel at airports.

The bill authorizes spending $40,000 on a contract for studying the availability and need for social workers in New Mexico, and ways to expand cultural diversity in the field of social work.

The bill will remove certain food sales from licensing, regulation and inspection requirements, to be sold only to an informed consumer; expand the exemption from gross receipts tax to all agricultural products; and require creation of a state meat inspection program to replace the federal one.

This bill removes administration and enforcement of Notarial Acts from the Governor's office and the Regulation and Licensing Department and shifts it solely to the Secretary of State.  The bill incorporates new areas including electronic notaries and allowances, automatic notary authorizations, and who can be a notary.

The bill will authorize the New Mexico Finance Authority to issue transportation project bonds up to $234.6 million after July 1, 2021, causing the NMFA's total bonding capacity to be reached.

The bill prohibits businesses that are not licensed as a pharmacy to use any kind of insignia, words or other devise to make the public think it is a pharmacy, but does not define any of these terms.

The bill will correct an omission by adding physician assistants and pharmacists to those health care practitioners who are exempted from non-compete clauses.

The bill expands regulation of health plans by shortening the time frame of reimbursement from health plans to pharmacies from 30 days to 14 days after receipt of electronic claims, improving their cash flow.

The bill will allow local governments to pass ordinances with a "yes" vote of a simple majority of members present, instead of the majority of all members.

The bill will authorize spending $1.2 million a year for the next two years on a weather modification program, usually for increasing precipitation, through New Mexico State University.

The bill will create the Office of Family Representation and Advocacy, an independent office for the representation of children and families in abuse and neglect matters, instead of the 100+ attorneys under contract with the Administrative Office of the Courts. It will also create an oversight commission. The bill is suggested by a 2019 task force and SJR11 is contingent upon passage.

The bill will provide standards for treatment, require suicide prevention training for facilities and police officers, create a suicide response coordinator, and provide for penalties, among other things.

The bill extends the timeline for the state to implement the retirement plan marketplace and the Work and Save IRA program until July 1, 2024, as part of the bill that passed in 2020.

The bill will authorize $1.2 million a year in spending, create the Cannabis Regulation Act, and impose a total of 16% tax and regulations on commercial and medical cannabis.

The bill requires that 75% of New Mexico State-owned vehicles to be powered by electricity.

The bill clarifies that the Public School Capital Improvements Act state match calculation refers to prior year final funded program units. The bill also eliminates from the state match calculation units generated for discretionary public school programs..

The bill will expand regulation of the construction industry by reuring that all new homes have photovoltaic systems installed that provide at least one watt per square foot of heated area and at least one electrical outlet for charging an electric vehicle.

The bill will create a new aviation grant program within the state Dept. of Transportation to give financial assistance to regional air service providers in rural communities through a grant program.

The bill will allow probate judges, when they are absent or otherwise unable to fulfill their duties, to designate either another probate judge or a district court judge to fulfill those duties during the absence. The county commission or other government body may also designate a visiting probate court judge.

The bill will authorize spending of $30 million and create the Opportunity Scholarship Fund for two-year scholarships for students enrolled in programs for an associates degree. The bill also creates a new category of scholarship recipients who previously received the Lottery Scholarship in two or more semesters and meet various requirements.

The bill will allow local districts to approve licenses for restaurants for the sale of beer and wine only or beer and wine and spirits distilled and bottled in NM, contingent on the restaurant showing primary source of revenue to be derived from meals, not alcohol.

The bill authorizes the New Mexico Finance Authority to make loans or grans for 37 projects from the water project fund.

The bill will authorize spending $100 million for statewide dam projects.

The bill will authorize spending $100,000 on operational improvements for the KANW radio station, a non-profit, non-commercial public radio station owned and operated by Albuquerque Public Schools.

The bill will automatically register people to vote at the Motor Vehicle Division when they apply for or renew a driver's license or ID card, and require that those registered who are not eligible will face no penalties.

The bill will allow the courts to assess retroactive child support payments that are behind, fees and other expenses for a longer retroactive period when it is shown than an action to establish paternity couldn't have been brought before the court sooner, and make other changes. The bill also seeks to correct guidelines by increasing amounts for higher-income noncustodial parents while making the amounts for the lowest income more affordable.

The bill allows for graduated responses to technical violations of probation and parole as determined by a probation and parole officer. It would also give the officers more leeway in imposing penalties, and makes other changes.

The bill would make shooting threats a misdemeanor, and require anyone convicted of this offense to reimburse the victim of the offense for economic harm.

The bill authorizes spending $7.5 million a year, in addition to an additional $110 million in other bills for the same purpose, on broadband network for education, including student connectivity, school bus connectivity, and internet connectivity at school district buildings and any network project the Public School Capital Outlay Council deems necessary, for remote learning. The bill sets a $10 million a year cap.

The bill extends the expiration date for numerous state boards and commissions from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2027.

The bill reorganizes the NM National Guard and State Defense Force command and control structure, revises the NM Military Code, establishes an Adjutant General, gives the governor greater ability to order out the state militia for actual or anticipated major disasters, and make other changes.

Originally with a $200,000 a year appropriation, the bill creates another commission on education. The Commission on Diversity, Equity and Excellence in Education, would be required to develop a longterm plan to transform public education in the state.

The bill will create a joint interim legislative redistricting committee of eight members each from the House and Senate, with political Party representation proportional to the representation of seats in each chamber. The makes other requirements.

The bill will allow the five professional members of the NM Chiropractic board to be appointed from the public at large, changes the board position of "secretary-treasurer" to vice chair, and provides for temporary licensure under certain circumstances, including federal declared disasters.

The bill would allow no water rights leases to take effect until after the application has been approved by the State Engineer and after notice of and a hearing where others may object. It requires the entire lease application process be completed prior toallowinguse of the leased water. it also specifies that the 10-year lease limit does not apply to the water rights of pueblos, under federal agreemnts.

The bill removes candidates for the Public Regulation Commission from the Voter Action Act, which provides for public campaign funds, and adds candidates for district judge.

The bill increases the gasoline and special fuel excise taxes by $63.6 million a year.

The bill will require calculating a family income index and deciding funds for schools based on that index, as well as make other requirements.

The bill requires courts to allow fines, fees and costs to be paid in installments, allows job training, schooling or participation unsocial or rehabilitation programs to count as community service toward fine reimbursement, reduces jail time for repayment of court costs, and makes other changes.

The bill makes it a misdemeanor to threaten a public official with the intent to cause actual harm to the official, place the official in fear of great bodily harm or prevent or interrupt the ability to carry out the official's job duties, with vaguely worded language.

The bill provides for notice to criminal defendants of possible collateral consequences (inability to get a job, deportation, education , public benefits, owning a gun, occupational licensing, etc.) of entering a plea of guilty or no contest, and provides a process for those consequences to be removed,

The bill transfers certain port of entry and other responsibilities from the Dept. of Public Safety to the Dept. of Transportation, allows only a special fuel user whose vehicle isn't registered with DOT to acquire a temporary special fuel or border crossing user permit from Taxation and Revenue, makes it a violation to act as temporary special fuel user without a valid permit, and makes other changes.

The bill diverts 50% of moneys for the Tobacco Settlement Permanent Fund to the Tobacco Settle Program Fund for 2022, to be available for spending.

The bill changes the name and duties of the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council to more closely align with federal requirements, resulting in less work for the department to comply. It also requires a "comprehensive review and analysis" of services for those with developmental disabilities and requires the Council be comprised at least 60% of those with developmental disabilities.

The bill requires law enforcement agencies and police officers to disclose to prosecution any evidence favorable to the accused in a criminal case, including "discrimination or bias against a protected class, bias in favor of or against a participant in the proceeding" and criminal charges and convictions. It allows suspension or revocation of an officer's certification for violations, and makes other requirements.

The bill creates a new position of "rural equity ombud" to work on issues of concern to rural communities with local, state and federal municipalities, agencies and departments, at a cost of $95,000 a year.

The bill would authorize spending approximately $500,000 on a new Children's Court Improvement Commission to study and make recommendations to reform the Children's Code in state law, and request input and appoint members from 40 different state departments, commissions, tribes, courts and other entities.

The bill would waive liquor license fees for approximately 3,800 license holders for the next year at an expected cost of $3.8 million.

The bill would redirect the 18 and 75 hundredths percent of the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax revenue from the Local Governments Fund to the Transportation Project Fund.

The bill expands the definition of teledentistry to allow dentists to diagnose patients remotely, which will be helpful to patients in rural areas and areas where there is a shortage of dentists.

The bill requires businesses doing business in New Mexico to not only register their official corporate name, but any Doing Business As name it will use in the state as well. It requires the articles of incorporation of a nonprofit, business or foreign corporation must contain the name under which the corporation transacts business, and any alternate name.

The bill expands the telecommunications companies eligible to receive grants fromthe state rural universal service fund, financed through surcharges on telecommunications customers' bills.

The bill raises the maximum age of a dependent child from 19 to 26, eliminates a Discount Prescription Drug Program that existed before Medicare Part D and Obamacare, and makes other changes.

The bill creates an Ethnic Studies Council, at unknown cost, and requires students in kindergarten through 12th grade be taught "appropriate instruction' on ethnic studies. It also changes high school graduation requirements to require four units in social science with 1/2 being ethnic studies, and reduces elective requirements to seven units.

The bill changes the requirements for members of the Interstate Stream Commission, including that no more than five members may be from one political party. The bill also requires they have at least 10 years of experience with New Mexico water resources.

The bill will prohibit defendants from using a defense known as "gay panic" as an excuse for a violent or threatening response to being propositioned by a gay, bisexual or transgender person.

The bill will remove al felony penalties for drug possession except possession by adults within a drug-free school zone. It removes felony penalties for possession of 8 or more ounces of marijuana or all other controlled substances. Instead these penalties would become misdemeanors.

The bill will require taxpayers to pay corporate income tax based on current state law instead of via the model in the Multistate Tax Compact, based on their delivering services or intangibles to a customer in the state or if they are used in New Mexico, instead of allowing the taxpayer to choose which model they want to use.

The bill will remove proof of residency requirements for certain occupations and professions and allows submission of an individual taxpayer identification number as an alternative to a social security number for certain licenses and permits.

The bill will require drivers to yield the right of way to a transit bus that is displaying an illuminated "Yield" sign on the rear of the vehicle, and makes violations a misdemeanor.

The bill creates exceptions to the requirements for law enforcement officers to wear body cameras and record their activities while responding to calls for service. Officers would not be required to record death notifications or undercover operations sanctioned in advance by a law enforcement agency or explosive recovery. it also makes requirements for requesting camera footage

The bill changes definitions of "aggregate data" and "record-level data" to allow the Department of Health to release data that is grouped by specific healthcare providers or hospitals.

The bill will authorize the NM Finance Authority to issue an additional $22 million in cigarette tax revenue bonds for completing the final phase 2 expansion at the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center. It will also allow the Center to continue receiving cigarette tax revenues after bonds are fully defeased.

The bill creates a new five-member advisory board and create a new program , at a cost of $100,000 a year, to loan money to eligible businesses and nonprofit projects.

The bill would increase regulation of health insurers by setting limits on cost sharing and coinsurance for chiropractic services, requiring them to be no higher than those on primary care services.

The bill, authored by the NM Real Estate Commission, will make it easier for consumers who have been harmed by the fraudulent actions of a real estate broker to receive financial compensation. It also increases the amount that may be recoveed from $10,000 to $50,000., and makes other changes.

The bill expands the number of students eligible for the NM Lottery Scholarship by including students who "completed home-based or non-public school primary education programs." The bill strikes the eligibility category of students who attended "accredited private NM high schools, presumably because they would qualify under the expanded "non-public school primary education" category.

The bill will reorganize New Mexico State University's Carlsbad branch campus as an independent community college called Southeast New Mexico College, which would free up approximately $4.5 million a year in state money.

The bill allows more health care providers to participate in the Patient's Compensation fund, raises the amount a patient can recover from $600,000 to $750,000, raises required malpractice insurance from $200,000 to $250,000, and makes numerous other changes.

The bill makes various changes to the Citizen Substitute Care Review Act, which is part of the Abuse and Neglect Act. These include requiring that state law must comply with the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act; requires the study of policies and procedures instead of individual children, allows the Attorney General to advise, establishes a grievance procedure, and makes other changes.

The bill delays repeal of the gross receipts tax deduction for solar energy systems and extends it to July 1, 2030, as an end date for subsidizing the solar energy industry. It also deletes the requirement that the solar energy system must deliver space heat, hot water or electricity to the property where it's installed.

The bill will allow certified nurse practitioners, in addition to physicians as being able to certify children for medical exemptions from vaccines.

The bill prohibits minors from being sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, and sets parole time frames for "youthful offenders" and "serious youthful offenders" between 14 and 18 years old.

The bill would temporarily waive penalties and interests on gross receipts and certain other unpaid taxes that came due beginning March 13, 2020 and ending two months after the Covid-19 public health order is rescinded or expires.

The bill will require that 100%, instead of 40.2%, of projected remaining balances in the Fire Protection Fund, be distributed to the Fire Protection Grant Fund. It would also require that any residual balances at the end of the fiscal year to go into the general fund. The Fire Protection Grant Council would be required to develop criteria for assessing the critical needs of recruiting and retention programs for volunteer fire fighters, and allow stipends for some volunteer firefighters.

The bill will subsidize large data centers by giving gross receipts tax deductions for new or largely reconstructed large data centers.  This bill also creates a special method of valuation for property tax purposes for certain data center property. * SB 26 would exempt receipts from the sale or lease of data center equipment to the owner or operator of a qualified data center from gross receipts. 

The bill would remove law enforcement officers' discretion in choosing the magistrate court in which to file a traffic case, and give the defendant complete discretion in choosing the venue.

The bill staggers the terms of District Judges and Metropolitan Court Judges as per the Constitutional Amendment passed in the November 2020 election.

The bill will allow the NM Housing Trust Fund to be used to provide rental and mortgage assistance, housing counseling, down payment assistance, home rehabilitation and weatherization, and programs to address homelessness.

The bill would spend $75,000 on a new "purple star public schools program" to honor schools that work to welcome and recognize military families and ease their children's transition into a new school.

The bill will prioritize enrollment for children of military families who will be attending public school and allow those families that will be relocating to a military base in New Mexico to enroll their children in public school prior to their actual physical presence in the school district. The bill will also require school districts or charter schools to accept electronic application for enrollment, and makes other requirements.

The bill redefines "rural library" as those in areas with 3,000 people or fewer, based on the most recent federal census, making them eligible to receive grants from the state.

The bill will incorporate viral diseases into the definition of hazardous substances, allowing state employees to assist state and local governments in accident response. It changes the requirement for each responsible state agency from having one designated person knowledgeable in the area of hazardous materials accident response to having one designated person knowledgeable in accident response, and make other changes.

The bill repeals the Osteopathic Medicine Act and transfers the authority to regulate the professional licensing and practice of osteopathic physicians and osteopathic physician assistants to the New Mexico Medical Board, and makes other changes.

The bill would spend $12 million through the New Mexico Housing Trust Fund on improving or weatherizing 1,300 homes statewide.

The bill allows companies who have agreements with the state for projects receiving Local Economic Development funds to renegotiate the terms of their agreements by December 31, 2021, under certain circumstances, particularly due to Covid-19.

The bill will allow peace officers, instead of transporting persons to emergency mental health evaluations themselves, to have those persons transported by Emergency Medical Technicians or Responders, upon their consent.

The bill will authorize spending $3.5 million and sets the requirements for the 2021 special election to fill the Congressional District One vacancy. it allows County Clerks to request a waiver from the Secretary of State to operate as all-mail ballot elections.

The bill will allow for the regulation and taxation of the production and sale of adult-use cannabis, create the Cannabis Control Commission and duties, and make other requirements.

The bill will authorize spending $1 million on more professional development for teachers and other school personnel who work with special education students, including gifted students.

The bill will allow public school capital outlay money nearly $3 million over the next three years on photovoltaic systems or other solar powered electric system for public schools.

The bill will increase the fee for marriage licenses from $25 to $50.

The bill will require the Motor Vehicle Devision to have a special registration plate designed and issued for those who qualify for a significant mobility limitation, that may be purchased for an additional $10 fee.

The bill will extend the Small Business Recovery Act in order to continue making interest free loans to businesses affected by the Covid-19 shutdown, and increase the maximum loan amount from $75,000 to $150,000. Businesses will no longer be required to have records demonstrating actual losses.

The bill will authorize spending $6 million a year, in addition to the $800,000 already requested, through New Mexico State University for an institute that works on data-driven prevention of childhood trauma and to expand the program into five other counties.

The bill will increase the membership of the New Mexico Educational Retirement Board from seven to nine, adding a member from the American Federation of Teachers, and someone from the NM Higher Education Department.

The bill will require the Secretary of State to collect and make available to the public, all geographic information system data for all voting districts in the state.

This bill would require every school district to employ at least one full-time school nurse each school year, unless granted a waiver, no exceptions mentioned for private schools.

The bill expands the Public Employees Retirement program to include as "state police members" those who were officers of the former motor transportation division certified and commissioned before June 30, 2015, and employees of the defunct special investigations division of the Department of Public Safety.

The bill will require 12 agencies to collect voluntary self-identification information pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity when otherwise collecting other demographic data, as part of federal programs or surveys. The bill will require the agencies report the data to the Legislature and make it publicly available in accord with state and federal law, except for personally identifying and other legally protected information.

The bill prohibits certain health insurance coverages from requiring copayments, deductibles and coinsurance for members who receive behavioral health servics between January 1, 2022 until January 1, 2027, at a cost of approximately $1.7 million a year. It raises the health insurance premium surtax from 1% to 3.75% and creates the "health care affordability fund" for those who are uninsured.

To make it illegal for anyone to use a trap or poison wildlife to capture, injure or kill an animal on public land, with certain exceptions, making violations a misdemeanor penalty. See also HB366 from 2019.

The bill includes traffic control and safety devices in the list of public roadway infrastructure protected under state law. It also makes the owner and operator of a vehicle, truck, tractor or engine that causes damage to any public highway road, bridge, sign or other device or structure liable for the actual damage caused. It allows the Dept. of Transportation to enter settlement agreements for damages.

The bill allows the water and sanitation gross receipts tax to be imposed for longer than six years from the date it went into effect.

The bill will spend $200,000 a year on the Family Infant Toddler program, training and giving technical assistance to statewide health care providers for the early detection of risk for cerebral palsy in young children.

The proposed amendment would allow the state department of transportation to use the design and build project delivery system for projects valued at $50 million or more regardless of the funding sources.  The change would include transportation projects funded with 100% state funds.

The bill will allow those who are not residents of New Mexico but have proof of enrollment in a medical cannabis program of another state or New Mexico Indian tribe or pueblo to buy medical marijuana.

The bill would transfer authority over the Community Schools fund from the Public Education Department to the Legislature.

The bill removes limits for per diem and mileage reimbursement for nonsalaried government officers, such as legislators, and allows the Dept. of Finance and Administration to set new rates each year. It also allows them to get per diem reimbursement even if they only attend meetings digitally from home, without physically attending the meeting.

The bill will require that high school students be paid the same minimum wage as adults, instead of 50 cents less for hour.

The bill will allow children, incapacitated adults and others to testify by remote video at preliminary examinations and criminal trials if the court finds that it is for the protection of the witness's welfare.

The bill changes the maximum frequency of interest rate and payment changes for adjustable rate mortgages from annually to once every six months and the limit of those adjustments from two percent each to one percent each.

The bill authorizes spending $150,000 to create a Constitutional Revision Commission, to study the state constitution and make recommendations for changing it to the Legislature.

The bill increases benefits for survivors of police officers from $250,000 to $400,000, creates a new Law Enforcement Certification Board, distributes $6 million to the Dept. of Public Safety for implementing the Law Enforcement Training Act, makes new training requirements and removes oversight of officer certification and misconduct from the Law Enforcement Academy Board and gives it to the new board.

The bill authorizes spending approximately an additional $257.5 million, most of it in annual spending, on broadband, unemployment benefits, native language programs and various items.

The bill will authorize creation of a New Mexico Miners special registration plate for an additional $20 fee.

The bill will allow non-telecommunications service charges to be added to wireless and broadband voice service bills as long as the customer has given permission for the provider to assess those charges.

The bill expands adds conditions for exempting certain campaign contributions from reporting requirements, requiring they be deposited into a separate bank account.

The bill will require disclosure of names of finalists for appointment to executive positions and exempts records that would reveal the identity of an applicant or candidate from inspection pursuant to Public Records Act (IPRA) Records that would reveal the identity of an applicant or candidate for an appointive executive position, except for finalists, are exempt from inspection pursuant to them IPRA 

The bill creates explicit timelines for the creation or redrawing of election districts and adjusting the boundaries of precincts, allowing for adjustments to the release of nominating petitions following the redistricting process.

The bill will set a maximum number of instructional days a school with K-5th grade students must provide, allow a school to make a good faith effort to keep students with their regular teacher, require all students participate and remove requirement for evaluation of student progress K-5 Plus only.

The bill authorizes creation of a new special registration plate for supporters of Make-a-Wish New Mexico, for an additional $10 fee.

The bill makes various technical changes to the school funding formula.

The bill requires New Mexico to adopt the Multistate Tax Commission's uniform model statute for federal partnership audits.

The bill will restrict a landowner or lessee from killing an animal on private land that poses an immediate threat to property or crops, unless the animal has already caused damage or under certain circumstances.

The bill increases employer contributions to educators' retirement by 4% of salary over four years.

The bill requires that a board of directors of an irrigation district shall not hie an employee or issue a contract for employee services at a salary level that exceeds that of the State Engineer.

The bill authorizes the Public School Capital Outlay Council to enter into an agreement with the school district to fully fund the demolition of an abandoned school if the costs of continuing to insure an abandoned facility outweigh any potential benefit and there is no practical use for the abandoned facility without the expenditure of substantial renovation costs.

The bill clarifies the process for the Youth Conservation Corps Commission to employ young people in public projects, specifying that the YCC Commission will issue requests for applications at least annually.

The bill repeals the local transportation infrastructure fund, in which no funds were ever deposited.

The bill will provide a one-time payment of $300 for every legislative permanent, session and contract staffer who has been working in the state capitol during the public health emergency.

The bill will authorize spending $10 million on a new research grants closing fund for higher education institutions to provide matching funds needed to get more federal money.

The bill expands eligibility for entities that can receive financial assistance in various ways, and allows the NM Finance Authority to provide financing assistance from the economic development revolving fund for projects. The bill allows greater latitude in spending federal money should it become available.