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Today at the Roundhouse
The Legislature seems to get busier and busier every day, so make sure to arrive at the Roundhouse early if you want a spot at the Capitol parking facility. Here are bills and events to watch out for on Thursday, Feb. 6.
Energy: After getting rolled back from the Senate Conservation Committee on Tuesday, a measure to increase the cap on oil and gas royalty rates is first up for the committee at 8:30 a.m. Also happening in the morning, legislation that would require the Public Education Department to give schools the option of replacing buses with electric or zero-emission alternative fuel school buses will be heard in the House Transportation, Public Works and Capital Improvement Committee.
Housing: A bill to add housing studies as a requirement for Local Economic Development Act funds goes to its first committee, House Rural Development, Land Grants and Cultural Affairs, at 9 a.m.
Public safety: Republican Reps. Nicole Chavez and Andrea Reeb have three crime bills lower down on the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee schedule for the afternoon: granting additional law enforcement exceptions to the law prohibiting firearms at polling places, changing how meritorious deductions work for prisoners and increasing penalties for aggravated battery on peace officers.
Empowering the spectrum: Thursday is Autism Day. It’s also League Day, hosted by the League of Women Voters, at the State Land Office. The New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau is hosting an invite-only breakfast and the Economic Development Corp. of Lea County has an invite-only dinner and reception in the evening.
