Transcript Highlights:

• All three measures are on consent. As a reminder, consent items are considered non-controversial.
• We will now take up the consent calendar. Three bills are on consent.
• Do we have a motion on the consent calendar? Yes.
• I would like to lift the call on the consent calendar at this time.
• So that means that the consent calendar is out seven to zero.

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met to consider three consent bills: SB 892, SB 968, and SB 1017. The chair explained that consent items are considered non-controversial and would not receive formal testimony unless removed from consent. A quorum was established, and the committee proceeded to the consent calendar. Senator Choi moved the consent calendar, and the committee began taking roll votes. The calendar was briefly placed on call and then lifted multiple times as additional members voted. No testimony or debate on the individual bills was presented during the hearing. After the remaining votes were taken, the consent calendar passed 7-0. The committee then concluded the agenda and adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Also on page 34, advise and consent.
• If there are no objections from consent.
• </c><00:05:10.880><c> on</c><00:05:11.600><c> consent.
• </c><00:05:12.960><c> Standing</c> and consent on consent. Standing and consent on consent.
• </c> consent? Any reservations? Reservations. consent? Any reservations? Reservations.

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• Senator Mayes consent. So moved.
• </c> entertain a motion on consent. So moved. entertain a motion on consent. So moved.
• Measure goes on consent. Thank you, it. Measure goes on consent.
• . consent. consent.
• Measure goes on consent.<00:08:52.760><c> Seeing</c>

Summary: The Appropriations and Revenue Committee met with a quorum and considered three House bills. House Bill 647, sponsored by Rep. Shawn McPherson, would continue the Grant Ready Kentucky program. Testimony described it as a successful third iteration that leverages state funds to attract federal and other project dollars, with examples cited from Jefferson County and Perry County. Members asked about county participation and the local match structure; the witness explained that the bill doubles the prior match scale based on population density, from 1-5% to 2-10%, to require more local contribution in more populous counties. House Bill 651, sponsored by Rep. Josh Bray, was presented as a cleanup measure for the Waters program, which targets the state’s most distressed water districts and provides financial incentives for system improvements and best management practices. The committee adopted a committee substitute before approving the bill. House Bill 816, the annual claims bill, was described by the chair as covering audited claims against the state that were not previously paid because of lapsed or insufficient appropriations or missing procurement documents; the claims ranged from small amounts to tens of thousands of dollars. All three measures received favorable expression by unanimous roll call votes, with 12 ayes and no nays each time. After each vote, the committee also moved the bills onto consent, and those motions were approved as well.

Transcript Highlights:

• Move consent. consent. consent.
• </c> Any objection to consent? Any objection to consent?
• Consent? >> Second. Is there any problem with consent?
• Consent. And is there anybody who objects to consent?
• All those in favor of consent consent. All those in favor of consent say<01:37:57.280><c> I.

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• Move consent. Second. All in favor of consent, I. Any opposed?
• </c><00:11:56.920><c> do</c> consent we have a motion on consent do consent we have a motion on consent
• ><c> of</c><00:13:35.680><c> consent</c><00:13:36.600><c> I</c> second consent all in favor of consent
• Motion consent. I’ll second consent. All in favor of consent? Aye. Any opposed?
• all</c><01:49:25.920><c> in</c><01:49:26.080><c> favor</c> consent I'll second consent all in favor consent

Committee: Senate Commerce

Transcript Highlights:

• Let me just ask unanimous consent to, anybody who want to make a motion for unanimous consent to change
• Yeah, let's get a unanimous consent request over me.
• We have a unanimous consent request. Any opposition?
• I ask unanimous consent to accept the language on the screen. We have a unanimous consent request.
• We have a unanimous consent request. Any objection?

Summary: The committee first approved a $3,700 dedicated-fund enhancement for the Endowment Fund Investment Board to replace a high-end laptop. It then took up several Department of Lands items. A $125,000 supplemental for Forest and Range Fire Protection to help stand up firefighters was rejected after concerns were raised that prior firefighter bonus money had gone largely to office staff rather than firefighters. The committee did approve a supplemental shifting 1.25 FTP and $160,000 from the Abandoned Mines Lands Fund to the Navigable Waterways Fund to align spending with statutory uses, and later approved a broader FY 2027 Department of Lands package including radio equipment, vehicle storage, a UTV, legal counsel fund shifts, Idaho Geological Survey support, replacement items, and OITS hardware. A proposed substitute that would have omitted the $140,500 general-fund restoration for eastern Idaho fire preparedness failed, but the original motion including that amount passed. The committee also adopted language for the Idaho Geological Survey and later approved Parks and Recreation FY 2027 enhancements for staffing, trail work, a mower, grant pass-throughs, staff housing, interpretive displays, Farragut entrance work, RV campsite development, and replacement items, after questions about federal replacement-item funding were answered by the director. A FY 2026 Parks and Recreation supplemental allowing program transfers above the 10% cap also passed. The committee then moved to the Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Public Health Services. It approved FY 2027 funding for the Idaho Home Visiting Program, immunization assessment fund restoration, disaster planning and training, fee-for-service lab testing, ARPA multi-year grants, HIV prevention, hepatitis prevention, and a $19,000 suicide prevention restoration; a substitute motion that would have reduced the home-visiting restoration to $500,000 failed, and the original motion passed. The committee adopted reporting language for suicide prevention, HIV prevention, hepatitis prevention, and immunization assessment funds. It then considered the Division of Early Learning and Development, approving funding for Idaho Child Care Program capacity, replacement items, population forecast adjustments, and the transfer of the Idaho Home Visiting Program from Public Health; a separate motion to require an open competitive acquisition process for Idaho STARS was set aside and the committee instead held the language in committee for further work. The committee also adopted language for Idaho Home Visiting reporting, Idaho Child Care Program reappropriation, Idaho Child Care Capacity Grant restrictions, and a transfer-limitation exemption for the division. Finally, the committee began the Division of Family and Community Partnerships and heard a request for $180,000 in federal funds for kinship navigation services to help relatives and close family friends care for children and prevent foster care entry. The transcript cuts off before the vote on that item, so no final action on it is shown here.

Transcript Highlights:

• I ask unanimous consent to dispense with reading of Senate Bill 1432. Consent has been requested.
• Speaker, I ask unanimous consent... No correction to title.
• Can I ask unanimous consent to dispense with further reading?
• Now, the consent has been requested. Is there objection?
• Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to the roll... Mr.

Transcript Highlights:

• If there are no objections from the members, we will be taking advise and consent on consent.
• On pages advise and consent on consent.
• If not, do we have unanimous consent?<00:12:49.519><c> Any</c> consent? Any consent?
• </c> unanimous consent? Any reservations? unanimous consent? Any reservations?
• </c><00:15:01.040><c> Any</c> unanimous consent? Any reservations? Any unanimous consent?

Transcript Highlights:

• President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate advance to the sixth order of business.
• President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate advance to the 11th order of business.
• President, I ask unanimous consent. Senator Bjerke: Mr.
• Senator Harris, I ask unanimous consent...
• I ask unanimous consent that further reading of House Bill 504 be dispensed with. Mr.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> Is there any objection to consent? Is there any objection to consent?
• </c> consent say I. I. consent say I. I.
• Do I have an objection to<00:46:28.680><c> consent?</c> to consent? to consent?
• </c> consent, say I. I. I. consent, say I. I. I.
• Is there objection to consent? Seeing none, all those in favor of consent, say I.

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> appointments be placed in the consent appointments be placed in the consent calendar<00:31:05.200
• House Bill 103 be consent calendar.
• </c> consent calendar. consent calendar.
• </c> order, second reading of bills, consent order, second reading of bills, consent calendar,<00:56:
• </c><01:14:09.120><c> calendar</c> bills on every bill's consent calendar bills on every bill's consent

Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, approved the previous day’s journal, and received several committee reports and House messages. Committee reports advanced a number of bills and appointments, including Senate Bill 163, House Bill 1320, Senate Bill 160, House Bill 1210, and several board and commission appointments recommended for the consent calendar. The chamber also received House action on multiple bills, including concurrence in Senate amendments to House Bills 1239, 1262, and 1110, a request for a conference committee on House Bill 1084, and transmission of several other measures to the Revisor of Statutes. The Senate then took up Senate Joint Resolution 22, designating July 12-18, 2026, as Plastic Pollution Awareness Week. Senator Cutter spoke in support, arguing that plastic pollution harms environmental and human health, disproportionately affects vulnerable communities, and cannot be solved by recycling alone. The resolution was adopted on a 25-9 vote, with several senators recorded in opposition, and co-sponsors were noted. The chamber also recognized guests from the Colorado Society of Enrolled Agents and the National Association of Tax Professionals, as well as visitors from the Colorado School of Mines and former Senator John Evans. Later, the Senate considered special orders on the consent calendar, including House Bills 103, 1026, and 1051, and adopted the committee reports and the bills. House Bill 1026 was amended and House Bill 1051 was advanced to third reading and final passage. The Senate also took up Senate Bill 117, concerning permissible methods for the sale of lottery tickets. Senator Bridges explained that the bill was intended to respond to lottery rules allowing online sales and credit card purchases, but said the measure had been narrowed in committee and then raised constitutional concerns under Colorado’s prohibition on slot machines outside limited gaming areas. The transcript ends during that debate, before final action on Senate Bill 117 is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> objection is going on consent calendar. objection is going on consent calendar.
• Is there any objections going on consent calendar? Seeing none, we'll put it on consent.
• Is there any objections going on consent calendar? Seeing none, we'll put it on consent.
• Is there any objections going on consent calendar? Seeing none, we'll put it on consent.
• Objection is going on consent. Seeing none, we'll put on consent.

Committee: House Housing

Transcript Highlights:

• Committee on consent calendar.
• House placed on the consent calendar.
• </c> placed on the consent calendar. placed on the consent calendar. Now. Now. Now.
• </c> Second reading of bills consent Second reading of bills consent calendar,<00:30:47.320><c> majority
• </c> reports on the two bills on the consent reports on the two bills on the consent calendar?

Transcript Highlights:

• As I mentioned, we have five bills today on the file for our proposed to be on the consent.
• On the consent calendar, Soria? Aye. Soria, aye. Hadwick? Aye. Hadwick, aye. Aguiar-Curry? Aye.
• The consent calendar has five votes. We will leave it open until the other members arrive.
• So, Madam Secretary, if you could call the roll on those on the consent calendar: Alanis? Aye.
• Consent calendar.

Summary: The committee opened with routine announcements, including hearing logistics, public comment instructions, and a brief “fun fact” about National Pecan Month and Ag Day. After establishing a quorum, the committee took up a consent calendar of four bills—AB 2423, AB 2743, AB 2778, and AB 2779—which were approved unanimously. The main item heard was AB 1711 by Assembly Member Conley, which would require more timely distribution of state funds for fairs and fairgrounds and expand allowable uses for those funds. The author and the Western Fairs Association argued that fairs are important for agricultural education, local economies, cultural events, and emergency response, and that delayed funding leads to deferred maintenance and higher costs. Several committee members spoke in strong support, noting the importance of county fairs in their districts and their role as community hubs and emergency shelters. There was no opposition testimony. The committee voted AB 1711 out on a due pass motion to the Appropriations Committee, and the bill ultimately passed unanimously. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 118.
• Resolutions on the consent calendar.
• Moving to a vote on the consent calendar, item 29 has been removed from the consent calendar.
• Does any member wish to remove an item from the consent calendar?
• Ayes 64, noes 0, consent calendar is adopted.

Transcript Highlights:

• Moved to adopt that by unanimous consent. Signal objections; we'll adopt that.
• We'll accept that by unanimous consent. There's a policy recommendation.
• We'll accept that by unanimous consent. Go ahead and present your bill.
• Committee sub will adopt by unanimous consent. Is that? We'll get it next.
• Policy recommendation, move that we accept that by unanimous consent.

Bills: HB1322 , HB2015 , HB2933 , HB2941 , HB2959 , HB2977 , HB2981 , HB3040 , HB3055 , HB3062 , HB3087 , HB3115 , HB3134 , HB3244 , HB3297 , HB3298 , HB3299 , HB3304 , HB3319 , HB3321 , HB3322 , HB3323 , HB3345 , HB3407 , HB3471 , HB3497 , HB3500 , HB3505 , HB3544 , HB3581 , HB3648 , HB3755 , HB3764 , HB3765 , HB3767 , HB3906 , HB3974 , HB3982 , HB4104 , HB4105 , HB4106 , HB4107 , HB4108 , HB4126 , HB4130 , HB4139 , HB4144 , HB4170 , HB4202 , HB4226 , HB4227 , HB4236 , HB4260 , HB4343

Committee: House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Summary: The committee heard and advanced a large number of bills, mostly by unanimous or near-unanimous due-pass votes. Early measures included HB 34, expanding “zones of safety” to include places like skating rinks, youth centers, pools, arcades, amusement parks, and water parks to bar sex offenders from loitering; HB 3407 on abandoned personal property and manufactured homes; HB 43 on rates for court-appointed property appraisers; and HB 2981 requiring school board meeting minutes to be posted online. Members also considered criminal justice and public safety bills such as enhanced penalties for people on the DOJ terrorist list (HB 3764), updating controlled dangerous substances schedules (HB 3767), and a bill to allow first responders to notify law enforcement after responding to suspected overdoses, with immunity for good-faith reporting and a fentanyl-related presumption in fatal overdoses (HB 2941). Several bills were laid over, including HB 2015, HB 2959, HB 3087, HB 3581, and HB 4227. The committee also advanced bills affecting courts, property, and administrative procedures. These included HB 3321 ending cost-arrest warrants for unpaid court fines, HB 3322 codifying rules for interpreting multiple versions of statutes, HB 3323 moving notarization requirements for electronic documents submitted to Service Oklahoma, HB 3497 clarifying appeals of pretrial orders in criminal cases, HB 3500 removing a nine-month deadline for successor affidavits after transfer-on-death property transfers, and HB 3505 creating a uniform wage garnishment law. Other measures addressed workers’ compensation and public employment, including HB 4260 creating a rebuttable presumption for first responders in workers’ comp, HB 4202 aligning radiology reimbursement with other specialties, and HB 3055 and HB 315 setting qualifications for the CLEET and DOC directors. Later in the meeting, members approved bills on consumer protection, technology, and public safety. HB 2933 tightened insurance claim timelines and penalties and made mediation mandatory for carriers; HB 3544 targeted AI chatbots that simulate emotional relationships with children; HB 3299 created a criminal offense for creating or disseminating digitized or synthetic media using another person’s name, image, voice, or likeness; HB 4107 criminalized misuse of outdoor tornado sirens; HB 4108 expanded critical infrastructure protections to airports; and HB 4139 revised home service contract rules to require truthful offerings and qualified service providers. The committee also passed HB 1322 creating a public domestic violence offenders registry, HB 4104 adding certain voyeurism-related crimes to the sex offender registry, HB 4106 lowering the grand larceny threshold to $900 and making a third petty larceny offense a felony, and HB 3974 addressing liability in shared inmate housing facilities. The meeting ended with HB 4144, which revises Open Records Act language for arrest and incident reports, and the committee adjourned with plans to meet again Tuesday.

Transcript Highlights:

• And so that is an example of some of the rhetorical questions: Is there expressed consent?
• Are some of the rhetorical questions: Is there expressed consent given by those whose information is
• </c><00:04:14.200><c> there</c><00:04:14.400><c> expressed</c><00:04:14.840><c> consent</c> questions
• is there expressed consent questions is there expressed consent given<00:04:15.840><c> by</c><00:04:
• </c><00:09:15.440><c> will</c> read without Express uh consent will read without Express uh consent will

Transcript Highlights:

• There's been unanimous consent request.
• President, unanimous consent. Mr.
• President, we have a number of unanimous consents.
• So that's the first unanimous consent request. Thank you. It has been a unanimous consent request.
• President, I ask unanimous consent that on Senate Bill 21- Mr.

Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, an invocation, pledges, and a series of announcements and guest introductions tied to several recognition days, including Disability Rights Awareness Day, Elevate the Spectrum Day, Geothermal Rising Legislative Day, DWI Awareness Day, and Adult Education and Literacy Day. Senators also welcomed guests for New Mexico Down Syndrome Day and other constituent visits, and the chamber read certificates recognizing the Hurley family and the New Mexico Military Museum, as well as adult education and literacy programs across the state. Testimony and remarks highlighted the service of the Hurley family, the importance of adult education for workforce and civic participation, and the contributions of people with disabilities and their families. The Senate adopted multiple committee reports and received House messages on several bills and resolutions. On third reading, the Senate passed Senate Bill 96, as amended, which streamlines child care licensing and reduces administrative barriers to opening or expanding child care homes and centers; an HOA-related floor amendment was adopted after discussion about local restrictions and neighborhood traffic concerns. The chamber then passed Senate Bill 14, as amended, which expands the state’s health professional loan repayment program with $25 million in funding split between physicians and allied health professionals/nurses, with questions focused on eligibility, prioritization, and whether the funding would be sufficient to address shortages. Senators also debated the bill’s support for part-time service and its role in helping New Mexico compete for medical workers. The Senate next passed Senate Bill 104 unanimously, establishing a process for removing a wildlife commissioner that requires gubernatorial initiation, notice and a hearing, and direct review by the state Supreme Court; debate centered on due process, the removal standard of incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance, and how the new process compares with prior law. Finally, the chamber took up Senate Bill 50, which would give the Law Enforcement Training Standards Council more flexibility to set training curricula for officers, especially in rural departments; sponsors said the bill preserves minimum training while allowing updates for current issues, but several senators raised concerns that the measure could weaken explicit statutory requirements for domestic violence and sexual assault training and asked how those topics would remain protected in the future curriculum.

Transcript Highlights:

• GM 637, the Chair's recommendation of advise and consent is adopted.
• GM 574, the Chair's recommendation of advise and consent is adopted.
• </c><00:43:14.680><c> any</c> recommendation advise and consent any recommendation advise and consent
• </c> recommendation is to advise and consent recommendation is to advise and consent any<00:43:29.440
• </c> recommendation is to advise and consent recommendation is to advise and consent any<00:44:13.240

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Summary: The joint hearing began with SB 59 on prescription drugs, which drew extensive testimony from insurers, pharmacies, patient advocates, and health organizations. Supporters argued the bill would address PBM practices such as spread pricing, unclear reimbursement, and patient steering, and would help independent pharmacies and lower patient costs by passing rebates through to consumers. Opponents from health plans and PBM-related groups raised concerns, while Walgreens supported the measure and suggested amendments to establish a reimbursement floor. After questions, the committee accepted the Hawaii Pharmacist Association’s proposed amendments, added technical changes and a defective date of December 31, 2050, and voted to pass SB 59 with amendments. The remainder of the hearing focused on a series of nominations and reappointments to health, aging, disability, mental health, juvenile justice, and advisory boards. Nominees and agency representatives generally described their backgrounds and interest in serving, with support testimony emphasizing experience, continuity, and the value of volunteer service. Several nominees highlighted issues such as mental health access, substance abuse treatment, elder services, language access, disability access, and rehabilitation services. The Department of Health, SHPDA, DHS, and other organizations largely testified in support of the nominees. No votes were taken on the nominations during the transcript excerpt, and the chair repeatedly thanked the nominees for their service and testimony. The hearing also included brief procedural remarks about time limits, Zoom testimony, and a possible reconvening date in case of technical difficulties.

Transcript Highlights:

• This being a money bill will not go on the consent calendar. Mr.
• </c> any problem putting this on the consent any problem putting this on the consent calendar<00:27:49.919
• </c> none please motion put it on the consent none please motion put it on the consent calendar<00:27
• Is there any objection to having this put on the consent calendar?
• </c><00:39:03.960><c> at</c> on uh marac without their consent at on uh marac without their consent at

Summary: The committee met in executive session on several House bills and first took up HB 181, which would have made the state responsible for maintaining Opticon systems for fire and emergency on state roads. Members noted that a system already exists and that towns are generally responsible for maintenance once they choose a system, so the committee voted ITL/OTL-style recommendation by a unanimous 18-0 roll call and discussed placing it on the consent calendar. The committee then considered HB 7113, concerning mile markers along Route 112/Kancamagus Highway. Supporters argued the markers would improve safety and help locate stranded motorists in a rural area with poor cell service, while another member noted the bill’s language should be clarified to refer specifically to the Kancamagus and to DOT’s usual 0.2-mile spacing. The committee voted 18-0 to recommend OTP with a fiscal note, and because it was a money bill it would not go on the consent calendar. HB 300, directing DOT to seek proposals on the Conway Branch rail line and creating a rail study committee, was recommended ITL after members said the issue had already been studied and the corridor had already been designated for rail trail; that vote was unanimous and the bill was placed on the consent calendar. HB 375, allowing municipalities to designate sections of state and local highways for all-terrain vehicles, was also recommended ITL. Members said there is already a process for towns to authorize such use and expressed concern about a blanket approach and possible local conflicts; the motion passed unanimously and was sent to the consent calendar. HB 578, relating to a sound barrier along the F.E. Everett Turnpike, drew more discussion: some members said the project should go through the 10-year plan and environmental review process, while others cited local impacts and the need for some barrier or privacy protection. The committee ultimately voted 16-2 to recommend ITL, and it was not placed on the consent calendar. Finally, the committee took up HB 561, concerning transfer of state-owned real property to municipalities. Members voted to retain the bill, with supporters saying they wanted more information, including a site visit to Merrimack’s Continental Boulevard and further discussion of how state roads are handled in other towns. The retain motion passed unanimously 18-0, and members noted that retained bills do not go on a calendar. The chair then announced the committee’s next full meeting would be on February 24 at 10:30 a.m., with a briefing on the capital budget process and a meeting with the Secretary of the Treasury.