February 10, 1999
Legislative Summary The Associated Press Wednesday, Feb. 10 Introduced in the House HB562: Emergency Management Assistance Compact, enters New Mexico into a multistate agreement to provide for mutual assistance in an emergency or disaster. Thompson, Pederson, Taylor, etc.
HB563: Department of Finance and Administration Local Government Division, for San Miguel County housing Mora County prisoners. Abeyta, Vigil.
HB564: State Highway and Transportation Department, highway bonds, clarifies construction of southwest loop in Albuquerque at Interstate 40. Silva, Saavedra, Taylor, etc.
HB565: Requires state purchasing agent and all central purchasing offices to send out invitations for bids on expenditures more than $10,000. Silva, Hobbs, etc.
HB566: Cooperative procurement agreements between state agencies or public bodies would no longer be regulated under Joint Powers Agreement Act. Silva, Hobbs.
HB567: Funding for four-lane construction of U.S. Highway 54 from Texas state line to Tucumcari. Mallory.
HB568 GF: New Mexico State University Board of Regents, for New Mexico Department of Agriculture's Northern New Mexico Organic Wheat Project, Taos County. Taylor.
B569 GF: University of New Mexico Board of Regents, funding for Latin American Institute, Bernalillo County. Taylor.
HB570 GF: Adds one judge to Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, bringing total number of judges to 16. J.G. Taylor, Saavedra.
HB571: Creates a fourth-degree felony to intentionally possess any visual or print medium depicting any prohibited sexual act if a person knows it's prohibited and the participant is under 14. Martinez, M.P. Garcia, Pederson, etc.
HB572: Adds a section to Public School Code directing Department of Public Education to establish a dropout prevention pilot program. Martinez, M.P. Garcia, etc.
HB573: Amends Peace Officer's Employer-Employee Relations Act to preserve confidentiality of documents in a peace officer's personnel file involved in an administrative investigation. Pederson, etc.
HB574: Limits to two years the period during which state Supreme Court is to issue a final adjudication after automatic filing of appeal in death-sentence cases. Mohorovic, Roberts, Lutz, etc.
HB575: Changes date of elections for Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District to first Tuesday after first Monday in June in each odd-numbered year. Sandoval, Saavedra, Silva, etc.
HB576: Amends Indigent Hospital and County Health Care Act to provide a formula for contributions to Sole Community Provider Fund. Heaton.
HB577: Amends Commercial Instruments and Transactions Act to impose maximum allowable interest rates for various types of transactions. M.P. Garcia, Abeyta.
HB578 GF: State Agency on Aging. for delivery of meals to homebound senior citizens in Clovis, Curry County. Urioste, Salazar.
HB579 GF: Department of Health, for health and dental services in Clovis, Curry County. Urioste.
HB580 GF: DFA Local Government Division, for community development efforts in Clovis, Curry County. Urioste.
HB581 GF: Office of State Engineer, for work on Costilla Creek in Amalia and below Cerro Diversion Dam, Taos County. Gonzales.
HB582: Provides school district workers compensation coverage to public school students 16 or older participating work-study programs. Coll, Williams Stapleton, Russell, etc.
HB583: Amends Public Assistance Act to redefine "household group." Mallory.
HB584 GF: Office of Cultural Affairs, for Hispanic Folklore Dance Workshops at Annual International Mariachi Conference in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County. Garcia, Hamilton, Taylor.
HB585: Changes definition of "major political party" to one in which a candidate received at least five percent of total votes in last general election for governor. Stewart, Beam, Lujan, etc.
HB586: Would require a minor to obtain consent from a parent or legal guardian for certain medical treatments and diagnoses. Dana, Vaughn, Lutz, etc.
HB587: Allows school districts to conduct random mandatory drug testing of all school personnel or people who apply for jobs. Dana, Williams, Lutz, etc.
HB588: Repeals present Universal Service Fund of Telecommunications Act and transfers money to a new State Universal Service Fund. Lujan, Hobbs, Larranaga, etc.
HB589: Amends Retiree Health Care Act, the Public School Insurance Authority Act and directs establishment of a central purchasing office within Public School Insurance Authority. Lujan, Saavedra.
HB590: Creates Protection of Mails Act. Dana, Mallory, Stell, etc.
HB591 GF: State Agency on Aging for services to senior citizens, Chaves County. Dana, Parsons, Foley.
HB592: Makes minor changes to Water Quality Control Act's provisions for irrigation and flood control. Stell, M.H. Garcia, Larranaga, etc.
HB593: Establishes ombudsman program to assist consumers in navigating complex managed health-care systems and resolving problems. Sandoval, Sanchez, Picraux, etc.
HJR012: Proposes the state lease to Doña Ana County for 99 years the juvenile detention facility in Doña Ana County. Kissner.
HCOR512: Appropriation to DFA Local Government Division for improvements to Riverwalk Recreation Center in Carlsbad, Eddy County. Heaton.
HCOR513: Appropriation to DFA Local Government Division for Pecos River Village Multipurpose Building in Carlsbad, Eddy County. Heaton.
HCOR514: Appropriation to Department of Public Education for walking tracks at P.R. Leyva and Alta Vista Middle Schools in Carlsbad, Eddy County. Heaton.
HCOR515: Appropriation to DFA Local Government Division for projects in Carlsbad and Loving, Eddy County. Heaton.
HCOR516: Appropriation to DFA Local Government Division for projects in Carlsbad, Eddy County. Heaton.
HCOR516: Appropriation to Department of Public Education for science greenhouse at Carlsbad High School, Eddy County. Heaton.
HCOR516: Appropriation to Department of Environment for projects, Eddy County. Heaton.
HCOR517: Appropriation to state Agency on Aging for Loving Senior Center, Eddy County. Heaton.
HCOR518: Appropriation to Department of Public Education for special education and other students at La Mesa Elementary, Doña Ana County. Taylor.
HCOR519: Appropriation to Department of Public Education for special education and other students at San Miguel Elementary School, Doña Ana County. Taylor.
HCOR520: Appropriation to Department of Public Education for projects at Valley View Elementary School in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County. Taylor.
HCOR521: Appropriation to General Services Department for Roswell Correctional Center, Chaves County. Foley.
HCOR522: Appropriation to state Highway and Transportation Department for road projects in San Juan County. Begaye, Watchman.
HCOR523: Appropriation to Office of Indian Affairs for the Shiprock Chapter, San Juan County. Begaye, Watchman.
HCOR524: Appropriation to Office of Indian Affairs for Head Start student transportation at Shiprock Chapter, San Juan County. Begaye, Watchman.
HCOR525: Appropriation to DFA Local Government Division for Hagerman Recreation Complex, Chaves County. Dana.
HCOR526: Appropriation to Department of Public Education for Mesa Vista Consolidated School District. Taos County. Rodella.
HCOR527: Appropriation to Department of Environment for projects at Artesia Industrial Park, Eddy County. Foley.
HCOR528: Appropriation to DFA Local Government Division for one-mile track around the soccer fields in Roswell, Chaves County. Foley.
HCOR529: Appropriation to DFA Local Government Division for projects in Magdalena, Socorro County. Tripp.
HCOR530: Appropriation to Department of Game and Fish, for projects in Sandoval, Catron and Taos counties. Tripp.
HCOR531: Appropriation to General Services Department for improvements at southern New Mexico Correctional Facility, Doña Ana County. Blanton.
HCOR532: Appropriation to New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology for College of Engineering, Socorro County. Larranaga, Picraux, Tripp, etc.
HCOR532: Appropriation to New Mexico State University Board of Regents for College of Engineering at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County. Larranaga, Picraux, Tripp, etc.
HCOR532: Appropriation to University of New Mexico Board of Regents for College of Engineering at University of New Mexico, Bernalillo County. Larranaga, Picraux, Tripp, etc.
HCOR533: Appropriation to DFA Local Government for Logan Police Department, Quay County. Mallory.
HCOR534: Appropriation to state Agency on Aging for senior center building at Tesuque Pueblo, Santa Fe County. Salazar, Lujan.
HCOR535: Appropriation to DFA Local Government Division for backhoe at Pecos, San Miguel County. Salazar.
HCOR536: Appropriation for expansion of New Mexico Highlands University golf course in Las Vegas, San Miguel County. Vigil.
HCOR537: Appropriation for projects at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, San Miguel County. Vigil.
HCOR538: Appropriation for construction at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, San Miguel County. Vigil.
HCOR539: Appropriation for School of Social Work at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, San Miguel County. Vigil.
HCOR540: Appropriation for New Mexico Highlands University police department in Las Vegas, San Miguel County. Vigil.
HCOR541: Appropriation for New Mexico Highlands University golf course in Las Vegas, San Miguel County. Vigil.
HCOR542: Appropriation for classroom area at La Casita Elementary School in Clovis, Curry County. Urioste.
HCOR543: Appropriation for road work in village of Taos Ski Valley, Taos County. Gonzales.
HCOR544: Appropriation for El Vado Lake Radar Historic Site, Rio Arriba County. Kissner.
Passed in the House HB84: (64-0) Drinking water financing.
HJR03: (65-0) Las Cumbres learning center.
Introduced in the Senate SB499: Clarifies plans under Metropolitan Redevelopment Code. Romero.
SB500: Establishes procedures for an application of a writ of habeas corpus in which relief is sought from a judgment imposing a death penalty. Vernon.
SB501 GF: For general supervision and coordination to teen courts and teen court programs. Leavell.
SB502 GF: For Rio Grande Educational Collaborative, to reduce dropout rate and expose students to college and career opportunities. Aragon.
SB503: Adds a section to Election Code on incorrect ballot. Rawson, Duran.
SB504: Allows clubs licensed under Liquor Control Act to be used for fund-raising events by nonprofit organizations twice in a year. Duran, Ingle, Smith, Sanchez, Altamirano.
SB505: Gives a municipality authority to restrict drilling of domestic water wells within its boundaries. Maes.
SB506 GF: For school-community health clinic project, located at Cobre High School, Grant County Altamirano.
SB507: Deletes real estate fees and sets Real Estate Commission fee rules. Boitano, Maes.
SB508: Creates a two-tiered real estate broker license with "qualifying broker" and "associate broker" categories. Boitano, Maes.
SB509 GF: For career education opportunities system. Campos.
SB510 GF: For certifying proficiency in Spanish for teachers in bilingual education. Campos.
SB511: Gives Health Policy Commission an elevated status in administering Patient Protection Act. Fidel, Ingle, Aragon, etc.
SB512: Authorizes Interstate Stream Commission to carry out water banking responsibilities. Wilson, Lyons, Eisenstadt, Feldman.
SB513: Provides for alternates on Extraterritorial Land Use Authority and the Extraterritorial Land Use Commission in certain county Maes.
SB514: Requires Secretary of the Energy, Mineral and Natural Resources Department to adopt rules on boat docks in state park lakes. Lyons, Rawson, Stockard.
SB515: Directs that 14 percent of money received from tobacco company settlements be transferred into a Rural Health Care Fund. Griego, Lyons, Campos.
SB516: Transfers all property and assets of Rural Rehabilitation Corporation to Economic Development Department. Griego, McKibben.
SB517: Increases penalties for criminal damage to property. Griego, Maloof.
SB518 GF: For contracting to provide services for people with spinal cord injuries in northwestern New Mexico. Howes, Pinto.
SB519: Declares that boards of regents, governing boards or community college boards shall evaluate and treat admission applicants from home-based or non-public educational programs fairly. Rodriguez, Howes.
SB520: Changes date of presidential primary to coincide with a Western Regional Presidential Primary. Duran, Rawson, Boitano, etc.
SJR019: Ratifies sale by Retiree Health Care Authority of property in Santa Fe. McKibben.
SCOR709: Appropriation for community multipurpose building, McKinley County. Howes, Pinto.
SCOR710: Appropriation for playground equipment at Barstow Park in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County. Gorham.
SCOR711: Appropriation for community building at Domingo Baca Park in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County. Gorham.
SCOR712: Appropriation for sewer projects in Corrales and Albuquerque, Bernalillo County. Gorham.
SCOR713: Appropriation for work on Osuna Road and Fourth Street in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County. Gorham.
SCOR714: Appropriation for community centers in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County. Gorham.
SCOR715: Appropriation for Harper Barstow Library in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County. Gorham.
SCOR716: Appropriation for multipurpose field at Rio Rancho Elementary School, Sandoval County. Eisenstadt.
SCOR717: Appropriation for work at Albuquerque Museum of Art and History. Fidel.
SCOR718: Appropriation for dinamation project in Grants, Cibola County. Fidel.
SCOR719: Appropriation for Bluewater Acres Domestic Water Users Association in Thoreau, McKinley County. Fidel.
SCOR720: Appropriation for a park in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County. Rawson.
SCOR721: Appropriation for pellet manufacturing facility in Silver City, Grant County. Altamirano.
SCOR722: Appropriation for upper Dilia community well, Guadalupe County. Campos.
SCOR723: Appropriation from state Lands Maintenance Fund for improvements at state Land Office, Santa Fe County. Maes.
SCOR724: Appropriation for road improvements, Santa Fe County. Griego.
SCOR725: Appropriation for equipment at all fire station sites, Santa Fe County. Griego.
SCOR726: Appropriation for municipal center in Edgewood, Santa Fe County. Griego.
SCOR727: Appropriation for water system in Manzano, Torrance County. Griego.
SCOR728: Appropriation for water system in Encino, Torrance County. Griego.
SCOR729: Appropriation for water system in La Manga, San Miguel County. Griego, Campos.
SCOR730: Appropriation for irrigation pump in Sabinoso, San Miguel County. Griego, Campos.
SCOR731: Appropriation for water system in Ribera, San Miguel County. Griego, Campos.
SCOR732: Appropriation for waste water treatment system in Pojoaque Valley, Santa Fe County. Griego.
SCOR733: Appropriation for Claunch-Pinto soil and water conservation district, Torrance, Lincoln, Socorro and Valencia counties. Griego.
SCOR734: Appropriation for joint county fire and sheriff's department building in Santa Fe County. Griego.
SCOR735: Appropriation for substation to Glorieta Pass Fire Station, Santa Fe County. Griego.
SCOR736: Appropriation for Eighth Street Extension Project, San Miguel County. Griego, Campos.
SCOR737: Appropriation for parks and wildlife buildings at Tesuque Pueblo, Santa Fe County. Griego.
SCOR738: Appropriation for Community Health Representative Program building in Tesuque, Santa Fe County. Griego.
SCOR739: Appropriation for law and order building at Tesuque Pueblo, Santa Fe County. Griego.
SCOR740: Appropriation for property and structures at Bullhead Park, Bernalillo County. Vernon.
SCOR741: Appropriation for flood way structure in La Puebla, Santa Fe County. Cisneros.
SCOR742: Appropriation for water and sewer line work in Red River, Taos County. Cisneros.
SCOR743: Appropriation for an alcohol and substance abuse recovery facility, Rio Arriba County. Cisneros.
SCOR744: Appropriation for an alcoholism treatment program in Embudo, Rio Arriba County. Rodarte.
SCOR745: Appropriation for technology and capital improvements to Berrendo Elementary School in Roswell, Chaves County. Adair.
SCOR746: Appropriation for technology and capital improvements at Military Heights Elementary School in Roswell, Chaves County. Adair.
SCOR747: Appropriation for technology and capital improvements at Washington Avenue Elementary School in Roswell, Chaves County. Adair.
SCOR748: Appropriation for technology and capital improvements at El Capitan Elementary School in Roswell, Chaves County. Adair.
SCOR749: Appropriation for work on field houses at Roswell and Goddard High Schools, Chaves County. Adair.
Passed in the Senate SB37: (32-0) School buses to public works.
SB63: (26-12) Hate crimes.
SB228: (30-5) Elections: ballot cancellation.
SB237: (35-0) State park fees.
SB291: (25-4) Local government powers.
GF, General fund appropriation; HCOR, House capital outlay request; SCOR, Senate capital outlay request.
