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Bill Summaries
The list of bill numbers and short summaries of legislation introduced into the House and the Senate.
  • May 13, 1999
  • May 12, 1999
  • May 11, 1999
  • May 10, 1999
  • May 8, 1999
  • May 7, 1999
  • May 6, 1999
  • May 5, 1999
  • May 4, 1999
  • March 20, 1999
  • March 19, 1999
  • March 18, 1999
  • March 17, 1999
  • March 16, 1999
  • March 15, 1999
  • March 14, 1999
  • March 13, 1999
  • March 10, 1999
  • March 9, 1999
  • March 8, 1999
  • March 6, 1999
  • March 5, 1999
  • March 4, 1999
  • March 3, 1999
  • March 2, 1999
  • March 1, 1999
  • Feb. 28, 1999
  • Feb. 27, 1999
  • Feb. 26, 1999
  • Feb. 25, 1999
  • Feb. 24, 1999
  • Feb. 23, 1999
  • Feb. 22, 1999
  • Feb. 19, 1999
  • Feb. 18, 1999
  • Feb. 17, 1999
  • Feb. 16, 1999
  • Feb. 15, 1999
  • Feb. 12, 1999
  • Feb. 11, 1999
  • Feb. 10, 1999
  • Feb. 9, 1999
  • Feb. 8, 1999
  • Feb. 5, 1999
  • Feb. 4, 1999
  • Feb. 3, 1999
  • Feb. 2, 1999
  • Feb. 1, 1999
  • Jan. 28, 1999
  • Jan. 27, 1999
  • Jan. 26, 1999
  • Jan. 25, 1999
  • Jan. 21, 1999
  • Jan. 20, 1999
  • Jan. 19, 1999

    Senate bills introduced before Feb. 1 can be found here.
    LEGISLATIVE BILL FINDER
    • Johnson Has Time Limit for Bills
    Gov. Gary Johnson has until June 2 to review a variety of measures passed by lawmakers in a special legislative session, including an education reform task force and highway construction money.
  • $21 Million Vetoed in Budget
  • Lawmakers To Push Governor on Budget
  • Gov. Indicates Budget OK, Promises Some Vetoes
  • Legislature OKs Budget Package
  • Projects, Programs in Budget

    Legislative Clerk's DWI Paperwork Missing
    The chief clerk of the New Mexico House of Representatives was never prosecuted after his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving in September 1997.

    Lawyer: Stewart Treated Like Other DWI Suspects
    State Rep. Mimi Stewart of Albuquerque said she spent several hours handcuffed with other suspects who knocked her off a bench while she waited to be booked following her DWI arrest.

    SCHOOL VOUCHERS
    House Rejects School Vouchers
    The Democrat-dominated House on Monday killed Republican Gov. Gary Johnson's proposal to issue school vouchers to every New Mexico child.

  • Budget, Vouchers Up in Air
  • Residents Voice Fears, Hopes For School Vouchers

    A JOURNAL SPECIAL SERIES: PART 1
    School Choice
    School vouchers are Gov. Gary Johnson's new crusade, and he wants them on the front burner of public debate. His pitch is simple: Giving parents public money to send their children to schools of their choice -- public, private or parochial -- would bring "true reform" to education in New Mexico.

  • Poll: Vouchers Split New Mexicans
  • Vouchers Q&A
  • Envisioned Competition Could Take Years To Develop
  • Parochial Schools See Potential
  • Constitutional Debate
  • Sides Agree: Plan Would Add at Least Some Costs

    PART 2
    Vouchers Under Fire
    In two cities that have experimented, researchers can't agree on whether the program has helped students.

  • Satisfaction in Schools Found
  • Charter System an Option
  • New Proposal Takes 12 Years

    PART 3
    Foes: Voucher Plan Too Much, Too Fast
    Even many of Gary Johnson's fellow New Mexico Republicans don't share the praise many national organzations have for the governor.

  • Gov. Imports Voucher Support


    Experts Differ on Vouchers
    Enacting a broad voucher program such as the one Gov. Gary Johnson wants could amount to a form of "ethnic cleansing" in schools, a top Arizona educator told New Mexico lawmakers Friday.

  • Vetoes Threatened If Vouchers Not Approved
  • Governor's Plan Comes With Relatively Few Rules
  • Voucher Benefits Touted
  • Three Days Devoted to Vouchers
  • Hundreds Protest Vouchers