March 8, 1999

Legislative Summary

The Associated Press
Monday, March 8
Introduced in the House
HB157S (substitute): Leaves development and use of mentoring programs up to discretion of local school boards.
HB543S (substitute): Expands Technology for Education Act to include accredited private schools.
SB74: Teacher certification.
SB128: Gaming oversight committee.
SB277: Psychologists' licensure changes.
SB350: School funds: mineral leasing revenues.
SB462: Courts: probate mediation.
Passed by the House
HB339S (substitute): Highway commissioners' districts. 34-31
HB464: Education Trust Act. 68-0
HB589: Retired legislators' health care. 47-21
HB642: Health professional recruitment. 40-28
HB659: Shooting ranges immunity. 65-2
HB710: Banking Act amendments. 67-0
HB720: Industrial training residency. 67-0
HB739S (substitute): Health care access. 46-20
HB759: Manufactured housing, freight trailers. 39-28
HB873: Abandoned vehicles. 68-0
HB920S (substitute): Domestic abuse penalties. 67-0
HJR9: Elected insurance commissioner. 50-16
HJR20: Investing public money. 63-0
SB21: Tax payment method. 65-0
SB60: Industrial revenue bonds. 64-0
SB81: Project funds revoked. 64-0
SB83: Nursing needs assessments. 68-0
SB97: Welfare jobs at schools. 67-1
SB101: Welfare reform pilot extension. 65-0
SB198: Securities Act amendments. 66-1
SB252: Jaguar protection. 65-0
SB463: GF: New Mexico Tech sinking fund. 67-0
Killed by the House
HB277: Sexual orientation discrimination. 27-35
Introduced in the Senate
SB216S (substitute): Enacts Motor Vehicle Insurance Personal Responsibility Act.
SB422S (substitute): Enacts Charitable Gaming Act to permit limited gambling activities at charitable organizations.
SB714S (substitute): Enacts Youth Development Act with purpose of involving a council of youth and adults in using a portion of tobacco settlement money.
SB749S (substitute): Provides for GF appropriation to conduct a statewide town hall meeting to unite communities for a vision of what state should be by 2012 -- New Mexico's 100th anniversary.
HB10: Small cities assistance fund.
HB86: Automated tax payment.
HB236: Youth employment: tax credits.
HB246: Taxation: weight distance.
HB261: Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty Department.
HB339S (substitute): Highway commissioners' districts.
HB407: Felonies: aggravating circumstances.
HB464: Education Trust Act.
HB478: Architect regulation.
HB536: Coal severance tax exemption.
HB571: Crime: child pornography.
HB589: Retired legislators' health care.
HB590: Crime: Mail Protection Act.
HB612: Adult basic education.
HB624: Schools: require student testing.
HB631: Nonresident liquor distributor license fee.
HB642: Health professional recruitment.
HB650: Absent Voter Act.
HB653: Reduced oil royalties.
HB659: Shooting ranges immunity.
HB683: Insurance: regional education co-ops.
HB695: Labor: temporary employees.
HB702: School bus service contracts.
HB710: Banking Act amendments.
HB718: Education technology funding.
HB720: Industrial training residency.
HB739S (substitute): Health care access.
HB740: Workforce Development Act.
HB759: Manufactured housing, freight trailers.
HB764: Elected county officials' salaries.
HB770: Natural gas pipeline: state bonds.
HB792: Manufactured housing: technicians exempt.
HB873: Abandoned vehicles.
HB879S (substitute): Taxpayer bill of rights.
HB920S (substitute): Domestic abuse penalties.
HJR9: Elected insurance commissioner.
HJR20: Investing public money.
Killed by the Senate
SB328: Extension of credit usury. 11-28
Passed by the Senate
HB285: Uniformity of legislation. 33-1
HB862: Payroll administration correction. 33-0
SB74: Teacher certification. 31-3
SB123: County officials work full time. 22-15
SB128: Gaming oversight committee. 34-0
SB277: Psychologists' licensure changes. 31-0
SB285: Licensure: acupuncturists, nurses. 32-7
SB301: Heavy truck speed limits. 21-14
SB350: School funds: mineral leasing revenues. 35-0
SB397: Insurance legislation commission. 33-3
SB409: Thanatopractice Act. 26-8
SB462: Courts: probate mediation. 34-0
SB504: Club fund-raisers limited. 30-3
SB594: Foreign health care plans allowed. 30-8
Concurred by the Senate
SB3S (substitute): Education Appropriation Act.
SB21: Tax payment method.
SB60: Industrial revenue bonds.
SB81: Project funds revoked.
SB83: Nursing needs assessments.
SB97: Welfare jobs at schools.
SB101: Welfare reform pilot extension.
SB198: Securities Act amendments.
SB252: Jaguar protection.
SB463: GF: New Mexico Tech sinking fund.
Signed by the governor
SB142: MFA loan eligibility changes.

GF, General fund appropriation.

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