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• So the last time we updated our water and waste water was in 23.
• I know on our water and waste water, we did go up.
• And these property owners have never, for 130 years have never received water, waste water, or fire protection
• They will unload. their water onto our fires. And then once that fire truck is out of water...
• , the waste water, the fire hydrants.

Bills: HB602, HB1322, HB1930, HB2225, HB2304, HB2494, HB3275, HB3810, HB3919

Keywords: affordable housing, land use, zoning, urban planning, community development, housing crisis, mixed-use development, sustainability, municipal utility district, board of directors, qualifications, land ownership, Texas, taxation, residency, municipal approval, subdivision plans, local governance, plats, local government

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• Harry Eberts, Chaplain of the New Mexico Senate.
• This is a great bill for rural New Mexico.
• administration coming in to the state of New Mexico. and consensus in New Mexico that we need to kind
• This bill will help build the new starter homes that New Mexico desperately needs.
• New Mexico has the Senate's metronome.

Bills: SB273, SB37, SB100

Keywords: SB273, appropriations, general fund, hold harmless, local government finance, municipal revenue, county revenue, correctional facility, jail contract, private prison, detention facility, immigration detention, revenue bonds, clawback, child welfare, juvenile justice, protective services, school improvement, New MexiCare, aging services

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• My name is Deanna Warren, and I am a staff attorney at the ACLU of New Mexico.
• We represent families from communities all across New Mexico.
• This isn't about, we don't need this information to understand the health of New Mexico.
• I am also a member of the New Mexico 9-1-1 Directors' Affiliate.
• I hear concerns about claims under our New Mexico Civil Rights Act.

Bills: SB30, SB43, SB50, SB136

Keywords: SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting, vital statistics, public health reporting, medical records, health care providers, repeal, New Mexico, pregnancy termination, abortion data, state reporting requirements, confidentiality, reproductive health, parole, life imprisonment, rehabilitation, criminal justice, victim rights, law enforcement

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• In the past three years, New Mexico has inspired 42 state coalitions.
• I serve as the Executive Director of New Mexico Safety Over Profit.
• level of health care for New Mexico residents.
• I am a major with the New Mexico State Police.
• The New Mexico State Police supports this bill because it's the...

Bills: HB99, HB38, HB165, HB127, HB72, HB151, SB40, SB104, SB136, SB164

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

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• The bill doesn't require any new inspections.
• But y'all don't hear about it. about the news.
• We also use the Texas Administrative Code 25 if there is a dangerous condition.
• Mexico.
• Mexico for over 100 years.

Bills: HB 13, HB143, HB144, HB145, HB366, HB470, HB805, HB912, HB13, HB143, HB144, HB145

Keywords: emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection

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• It's about the election code. Again, this bill is solely within the election code.
• But it is the new frontier. It's obviously a new frontier in politics.
• We have a new city manager, a new city staff here, a new police chief. Things are turning.
• However, we have new leadership.
• This new council, this new mayor, they're not as pro-law enforcement as Kirk Watson was.

Bills: HB 13, HB143, HB144, HB145, HB366, HB470, HB805, HB912, HB13, HB143, HB144, HB145

Keywords: emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection

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• the new Water Supply for Texas Fund, broadening support for solutions that expand Texas' water supply
• through the new water supply for Texas Fund, broadening support for solutions that expand Texas' water
• We'd also like to see the inclusion of water loss mitigation under priority strategies for the new water
• HB 16, along with the associated water funding, is a legacy investment in new water supply, as has been
• $80 billion in new water supply projects reflected in the 2022 state water plan.

Bills: HB16, HB16, HB1618, HB2692, HB2712, HB2970, HB3609, HB3628

Keywords: judicial administration, court reform, juvenile diversion, court security, mental health services, drug offenses, constitutional amendments, water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control

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• Williamson County Water Plant supplies treated water to the city of Taylor and Jonah Water Special Utility
• Red Bluff Water District.
• We're injecting treated drinking water, standard water, through the aquifer, and that danger is not present
• The Water Development Board is responsible for developing both the state water plan and the state flood
• This bill provides a straightforward solution: amend the water code to exempt TWDB's water and flooding

Bills: HB16, HB1618, HB2692, HB2712, HB2970, HB3609, HB3628, HB16

Keywords: water infrastructure, Texas Water Development Board, financial assistance, water supply projects, rural municipalities, water access assessment, aquifer storage, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulations, groundwater management, San Antonio River, pollution control, flood management, water quality, conservation district, bonds, utility rates, ratemaking, water services

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• On behalf of AFT, New Mexico, I wanted to stand in support of the On behalf of AFT, New Mexico, I wanted
• Highlands University, Northern New Mexico College, and New Mexico School for the Deaf.
• University, Northern New Mexico College, and New Mexico School for the Deaf.
• Senator Isell: So we're talking about the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University.
• Senator Zell: The other two Division II schools are Eastern New Mexico and Western New Mexico University

Bills: HB30, HB120, HJR1, SB210, SB306

Keywords: teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model

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• Mexico, and on behalf of NEA-New Mexico, I urge you to support SB 64.
• I'm the special education ombud for the state of New Mexico.
• Jami Gonzalez, Public Charter Schools in New Mexico.
• My name is Bonnie Lightfoot, on behalf of the New Mexico School Superintendents' Association and New
• Bonnie Lightfoot, New Mexico School Superintendents' Association and New Mexico Coalition of Educational

Bills: HB30, HB120, HJR1, SB210, SB306

Keywords: teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model

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• But in New Mexico... But in New Mexico, our policies raise annually as individuals age.
• I’m CEO of the New Mexico Primary Care Association.
• I'm CEO of the New Mexico Primary Care Association.
• I'm the CEO of the New Mexico Finance Authority.
• There is much to do for women in New Mexico.

Bills: SB21, SB42, SB81, SB101, SB139

Keywords: SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation, senior health coverage, elderly, retiree, Medicare beneficiaries, preexisting conditions, underwriting restrictions, premium discrimination, New Mexico insurance law, superintendent of insurance, health care coverage, policy portability, healthcare

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• I have been studying it and working to reduce the impacts of it in Arizona and New Mexico for quite a
• We've gone from zero Mexican gray wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico...
• We've gone from zero Mexican gray wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico to now about 319.
• Specifically, providers can use accounting to say that their new renewable water sources are serving
• It's not a new source of water that might be accessed.

Bills: HB2013, HB2026, HB2056, HB2098, HB2113, HB2156, HB2158, HCM2011, HCR2057

Keywords: air pollution, wildfires, environmental standards, public health, Arizona Revised Statutes, assured water supply, groundwater, commingling, commingled water, water supply, Arizona Department of Water Resources, ADWR, active management area, AMA, subdivision plat, development approval, water rights, municipal provider, private water company, certificate of assured water supply

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• Uh, we represent, uh, plumbers, pipe fitters, welders, pipeliners in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico,
• Code.
• supply while meeting the requirements of the Texas Water Code.
• You know, the amount of water, the new water that we do generate for our cities and counties and, uh,
• service connection fee of $1000 when somebody builds a new house and hooks onto a public water supply

Bills: HB 5208, SB 863, SB 1243, SB 1624, SB 1965, SB 2660, SB 2702, SB 2885

Keywords: water filtration, public drinking water, health and safety, well maintenance, water quality, Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, public utility agency, dissolution, local government, regulatory framework, municipal authority, Texas Water Bank, Texas Water Trust, water rights, water banking, instream flow

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• We represent plumbers, pipe fitters, welders, and pipe liners in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.
• Code.
• The bill also repealed some other provisions that are inconsistent with Chapter 36 of the Water Code
• supply while meeting the requirements of the Texas Water Code.
• A new house that hooks on to a public water supply continues for years and years after that one-time

Bills: HB5208, SB863, SB1243, SB1624, SB1965, SB2660, SB2702, SB2885

Keywords: water filtration, public drinking water, health and safety, well maintenance, water quality, Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, public utility agency, dissolution, local government, regulatory framework, municipal authority, Texas Water Bank, Texas Water Trust, water rights, water banking, instream flow

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• Mexico.
• Mexico Medical School, not only the new facility that's needed but the capacity to produce additional
• So New Mexico is really good at research and development.
• New Mexico is really good at aerospace and defense.
• Essentially, you have set the stage for a universal early childhood system in the state of New Mexico

Bills: HB2, SB48, SB64, SB100

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance

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• New Mexico.
• At Valentine to our New Mexico lawmakers from New Mexico families.
• It requires those rules to be approved by the New Mexico Medical Board, and the New Mexico Medical Board
• Mexico, the infrastructure across New Mexico.
• And I think it's a sad day for New Mexico when we do not pay attention to what the people of New Mexico

Bills: HB145, HB164, HR1, HB20, HB65, HB66, HB80, HB306, SB29, SB37, HB99, HB206, HB213, HB270, SB104, SB193, HB38, HB254, HB256, SB58, SB64, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM20, HM51, HM1, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM46, HM53, HM54, HM39, HM29, HM43, HM59, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB253

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, lobbying, transparency, public records, government oversight, accountability, House Resolution 1, HR1, House investigatory subcommittee, special committee, legislative investigation, subpoena power, public corruption, criminal activity, Zorro ranch, Santa Fe County

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• You brought up the water districts.
• certificate of occupancy since they had a new owner and also to apply for a new multifamily housing
• registration since they had a new owner.
• The last one I want to mention is actually from a New Mexico pilot program where one-third of the participants
• This bill introduces new provisions under Chapter 180 of the Local Government Code specifically aimed

Bills: HB21, HB211, HB223

Keywords: HB 21, Texas Tax Code, ad valorem tax, property tax, delinquent taxes, tax delinquency, penalty reduction, interest rate, split payment, installment payment, tax relief, county tax collector, taxing unit, property owner, tax collection, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax increase election, supermajority, 60 percent threshold

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• The other is the Hobbs News-Sun, both New Mexico family-owned here in New Mexico, and most of what we
• print is in New Mexico.
• Mexico, and it's just a reality of New Mexico.
• Is a mechanism for us to take further advantage of the labs being here in New Mexico to support New Mexico
• support for the State Chamber of New Mexico.

Bills: SB251, SB150, SB154, SB73, SB111, SB172, SB76, SB181, SB235

Keywords: horse racing, program training, program owning, state licensing, racehorses, regulation, local news, newspaper printing, journalism, media tax credit, print media, digital news, news publisher, newsprint, press operator, printing industry, local journalism, tax credit, income tax, corporate income tax

Bills: SB251, SB150, SB154, SB73, SB111, SB172, SB76, SB181, SB235

Keywords: horse racing, program training, program owning, state licensing, racehorses, regulation, local news, newspaper printing, journalism, media tax credit, print media, digital news, news publisher, newsprint, press operator, printing industry, local journalism, tax credit, income tax, corporate income tax

Bills: SB251, SB150, SB154, SB73, SB111, SB172, SB76, SB181, SB235

Keywords: horse racing, program training, program owning, state licensing, racehorses, regulation, local news, newspaper printing, journalism, media tax credit, print media, digital news, news publisher, newsprint, press operator, printing industry, local journalism, tax credit, income tax, corporate income tax