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• I'm Jeff Lopez, I'm the Director of the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion.
• And SB 23 builds on that momentum to strengthen learning environments in New Mexico.
• **Amanda Aragon**, New Mexico Kids Can. All right, **Ms.
• My name is **Amanda Aragon**, and I'm the Executive Director of New Mexico Kids Can.
• And so in rural New Mexico, in Elephant Butte, there is a fine storage shed.

Bills: SB23 , SB221 , SB261 , SB264 , HB294 , SB40 , SB43 , SB35

Committees: Senate Senate Judiciary , Senate House Judiciary

Keywords: student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, misappropriation, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, racketeering, criminal penalties, New Mexico, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, election integrity, voter coercion, emergency procedures, polling place security

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• school of medicine at the University of New Mexico, $55 million for a new multidisciplinary academic
• Mexico Community College. $15 million for a new agricultural science and arts building at Eastern New
• Donnelly Library at New Mexico Highlands University.
• very vital, especially in rural New Mexico.
• We expect this to generate between 300 and 1,000 new jobs. generate between 300 and 1,000 new jobs.

Bills: HB248 , HB309 , HB332 , SB48

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

Keywords: general obligation bonds, GO bonds, capital projects, bond election, property tax levy, state debt, state finance, capital outlay, senior centers, senior citizen facilities, aging services, long-term services, libraries, library acquisitions, broadband for libraries, higher education, university capital projects, community colleges, tribal schools, special schools

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• My name is Jennifer Sinsbaugh, and I am the CEO of New Mexico MEP.
• New Mexico is truly the only state with a mechanism like Trigger.
• in New Mexico.
• We've got world-class science happening right here in New Mexico.
• Certainly, that remains in rural New Mexico.

Bills: HB248 , HB309 , HB332 , SB48

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

Keywords: general obligation bonds, GO bonds, capital projects, bond election, property tax levy, state debt, state finance, capital outlay, senior centers, senior citizen facilities, aging services, long-term services, libraries, library acquisitions, broadband for libraries, higher education, university capital projects, community colleges, tribal schools, special schools

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• So we both represent rural New Mexico, and rural New Mexicans deserve access to this type of care.
• On behalf of our 239,000 members in New Mexico, AARP New Mexico strongly supports Senate Bill 152.
• occurring in New Mexico.
• There's new taxes.
• of New Mexico.

Bills: SB190 , SB152 , SB77 , SB150 , SB151 , SB156 , SB172 , SB182 , SB185 , SB212 , SB170 , SB133 , SB174 , SB163

Committee: Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Keywords: cancer treatment, revenue bonds, Gila Regional Medical Center, Nor-Lea General Hospital, healthcare funding, telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion

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• It's not arresting somebody or solving a crime. It's the crime not occurring in the first place.
• The predominant pattern is to desist from crime.
• I'm also a former crime victim advocate.
• I served victims of crime, all crimes, in Seattle, King County for my career.
• When they say don't commit new crimes, they're not saying don't commit only two new.

Bills: HB2389 , HB2456

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: juvenile justice, youth sentencing, juvenile rehabilitation, DCYF, Department of Children Youth and Families, community supervision, community transition services, suspended disposition, less restrictive alternative, sentencing grid, juvenile confinement, juvenile prison, rehabilitation, recidivism, mental health treatment, substance use disorder, chemical dependency, trauma-informed care, racial disparities, equity

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• Janet McDaniel with Pemco Insurance and Marion Smith with the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
• overseeing 13 Western states. ...for the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
• These crimes include financial exploitation, And consumers in Washington.
• These crimes do drive up costs for Washington families.
• Again, Marion Smith with the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

Bills: SB5831 , SB6031 , SB6178 , SB5928 , SB5919

Committee: Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development

Keywords: mortgage modification, uniform regulations, homeowners, financial stability, foreclosure prevention, public safety, insurance fraud, law enforcement, crime prevention, penalties, SB6178, property insurance, insurance claims, assignment of benefits, AOB, post-loss assignment, post-loss benefits, homeowners insurance, policyholder, insured

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• state employees who are participating in an immigration enforcement action or are victims of a hate crime
• support one another when other employees might be going through a difficult time experiencing hate crimes
• But there are states across the nation taking the lead—Nevada, New Jersey, Utah, Washington State—and
• House Bill 2205 is not expected to create new demand.
• So you had mentioned New Jersey, and I think almost every other state does direct money toward gambling

Bills: HB2205 , HB2309 , HB2206 , HB2123 , HB2120 , HB2411

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: sports wagering, gambling regulation, state control, licensing, consumer protection, state employment, classified service, civil service, job qualifications, degree requirements, postgraduate degree, master's degree, doctorate, higher education, Office of Financial Management, OFM, classification plan, salary survey, market rate pay, compensation

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• Two, anyone who benefits and receives money from those types of crimes.
• and anyone who benefits from those crimes.
• There are crimes so heinous, so devastating in their impact that release is not an option.
• and other property crimes as well.
• We've got thousands of officers, ABC New Scotia and New York, focusing on my sister, Nancy Gleason Taylor

Bills: HB153 , HB1828 , HB2306 , HB2498 , HB3464 , HB3488 , HB3636 , HB3673 , HB3834 , HB3860 , HB4120 , HB4937 , HB1515 , HB153

Committee: House Corrections

Keywords: education, funding, student resources, technology access, equal opportunity, veterans treatment court, mental health, criminal justice, rehabilitation, eligibility criteria, veterans, treatment court, military service, legislation, legislative leave, correctional officers, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, accumulated leave, compensatory time, parole eligibility

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• He's the new executive director.
• Here he's the new executive director of the Alabama Sheriff's Association.
• or a threat of a crime?
• Yes ma'am, a threat of a crime. And what is the penalty for this?
• Now, I know this is not new language that you're adding to it, but it...

Bills: SB76 , SB35 , SB116 , SB119 , SB118 , SB129 , SB32 , SB31 , SB115 , SB75 , HB27 , HB40

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: jury duty, nursing mothers, exemption, legal rights, parental responsibilities, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, SB116, machine gun conversion devices, switches, pistol conversion device, auto sear, firearm accessories, machine gun, automatic weapon, semiautomatic pistol, gun control

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• In the past three years, New Mexico has inspired 42 state coalitions.
• HB 165 does not create a new program or mandate.
• level of health care for New Mexico residents.
• Therefore, the crime is one of strict liability.
• I am a major with the New Mexico State Police.

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

Committee: House House Judiciary

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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• Assault Programs, New Mexico Dream Team, New Mexico Immigrant Law Center, Organized New Mexico, Planned
• Parenthood Votes New Mexico, ProgressNow New Mexico, Somos Acción, and the SIMEA Project.
• Voters New Mexico, Contigo Immigrant Justice, El Centro de Poder y Acción, Equality New Mexico, New
• Organized New Mexico, Planned Parenthood Votes New Mexico, ProgressNow New Mexico, Somos Acción, and
• individuals in New Mexico.

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

Committees: Senate Senate Judiciary , Senate House Judiciary

Keywords: SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance, privacy, data sharing, law enforcement data, immigration enforcement, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, civil liberties, surveillance, public records, Inspection of Public Records Act, New Mexico State Police, Department of Public Safety, data sovereignty, vehicle tracking

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• Here on behalf of the New Mexico Nurses Association and the New Mexico Nurse Practitioner Council.
• New Mexico State already did. Forest research for New Mexico water and carbon management.
• Watershed management, New Mexico State, working along with New Mexico Tech, already does that.
• But it’s a fairly new FFA program, but they work with the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum.
• I'm in central New Mexico.

Bills: SB83 , SB106 , SB107 , SB123 , SJR1 , SB83 , SB106 , SB107 , SB123 , SJR1

Committees: Senate Senate Education , Senate House Education

Keywords: ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections

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• Lily May Ortiz with the New Mexico School Board Association. And Mr.
• LEA, their district to include a new school.
• students under those new schools.
• My chapter alone has 200 members, and every school ranges in New Mexico.
• My chapter alone has 200 members, and every school ranges in New Mexico.

Bills: SB83 , SB106 , SB107 , SB123 , SJR1

Committee: House House Education

Keywords: ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections

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• So these are crimes that already exist.
• And furthermore, it introduces a new crime, which is the enforcement of foreign laws that are in contravention
• It's legislation that's in search of a crime.
• HB 275 does not create new crimes. It's strength in sentencing.
• And I'll give you a case from New Orleans.

Bills: HCR7 , HB76 , HB84 , HB132 , HB265 , HB275 , HB322 , HB635 , HB808 , HB883 , HB1054

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: juvenile justice, electronic monitoring, annual report, supervision outcomes, data transparency, inmate release, notification, law enforcement, victims, public safety, hit-and-run, crime of violence, felony, sentencing, battery, sound, intentional harm, physical pain, hearing impairment, video voyeurism

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• Across the country, yes, but what happened here in the state of New Mexico?
• I work with Juliana Koob on behalf of the New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs.
• I'm an attorney with the ACLU of New Mexico.
• The ACLU of New Mexico stands in strong support of Senate Memorial 14.
• Mexico, the legislature Affirms the fundamental civil liberties of all New Mexicans.

Bills: SM14

Committee: Senate Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs

Keywords: forced sterilization, coerced sterilization, Indigenous women, Native American women, women of color, reproductive justice, reproductive sovereignty, truth and reconciliation commission, memorial, trauma-informed care, reparative justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, Indian Health Service, Indian affairs, Commission on the Status of Women, survivor testimony, reproductive health access, genocide, transitional justice

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• He is a graduate of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served...
• He's a graduate of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
• He has served as senior pastor of New Beginnings Church for 25 years in Slidell, and also of the Slidell
• , applicable crimes, powers and duties of the board, eligibility, award amounts, criteria, prohibitions
• Newell, in Orleans Parish, to create the Regency Park Town Homes Crime Prevention and Security District

Bills: HR19 , HR20 , HR21 , HR22 , HR23 , HR24 , HR25 , HR26 , HR27 , HR28 , HR29 , HR30 , HR31 , HR32 , HR33 , HR34 , HR35 , HR36 , HR37 , HR38 , HCR15 , HCR16 , HCR17 , HCR18 , HB115 , HB208 , HB465 , HB832 , HB964 , HB965 , HB966 , HB967 , HB968 , HB969 , HB970 , HB971 , HB972 , HB973 , HB974 , HB975 , HR14 , HR15 , HR16 , HR17 , HR18 , HCR14 , SCR4 , SCR7 , SCR8 , HB362 , HB963 , HB207 , HB300 , HB331 , HB428 , HB464 , HB587 , HB618 , HB629 , HB801 , HB853 , HB891 , HB78 , HB112 , HB148 , HB149 , HB190 , HB221 , HB346 , HB354 , HB355 , HB356 , HB358 , HB384 , HB427 , HB657 , HB675 , HB716 , HB901

Keywords: HR19, House Resolution 19, Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association Day, LNLA, nursery industry, landscape industry, horticulture, green industry, environmental stewardship, beautification, sustainability, state capitol, special day resolution, commemoration, trade association, wholesale growers, landscape architects, grounds maintenance, interiorscapers, Louisiana agriculture

Bills: SB48 , HB250 , SB17

Committee: House House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

Keywords: 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, technology, innovation, advisory board, entrepreneurial support, stakeholder representation

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• New Mexico passed a law in 2023 making straw purchases a state crime.
• This does nothing for crime. It's an attack on small business in New Mexico.
• Most crime guns recovered in New Mexico come from legal New Mexico dealers.
• Four or five traceable guns linked to New Mexico crimes were purchased. used in crimes.
• So when we look at what crimes are being committed in New Mexico, folks with crime guns are getting them

Bills: SB48 , HB250 , SB17

Committee: House House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

Keywords: 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, technology, innovation, advisory board, entrepreneurial support, stakeholder representation

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• I loved New Mexico.
• I loved New Mexico.
• I lived in New York City, one of the I did leave New Mexico, and I came back because I loved New Mexico
• And these are new ideas to the State of New Mexico.
• But now we're talking about New Mexico. Old days. But now we're talking about New Mexico.

Bills: SB211 , SB131 , SB183 , SB222 , SB246 , SB254

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: appropriation, local government, Las Vegas, Rodriguez Park, public facilities, zoning reform, building regulations, residential apartments, commercial use, multigenerational housing, local government authority, healthcare, urgent care, emergency services, feasibility study, medical facilities, physician training, medical residency, New Mexico, massage therapy

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• in New Mexico.
• SB 17 is a gun crime prevention bill.
• This involves the use of rifles in violent crime in New Mexico.
• This is not going to stop violent crime in New Mexico. Thank you. Thank you.
• Should be New Mexico, not people in robes in D.C. New Mexicans want this bill.

Bills: SB38 , SB17 , SB41 , SB264

Committee: House House Judiciary

Keywords: SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration, New Mexico, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks, sexual crimes, statute of limitations