Meredith Dixon — Thanked for the presentation and identified as the bill presenter.
Meredith Dixon — Asked where the bill establishes a program fund for the rebates.
Nathan Small — Announced quorum and introduced the committee substitute for House Bill 23.
Nathan Small — As chair, invited the presentation and discussion.
Nathan Small — Addressed incorrectly as 'Mr. Senate'; chair is asking for questions on the amendment.
HB23 — Committee substitute is being explained; changes to virtual education rules are being described.
Raymundo Lara — Representative Lujan is repeatedly referenced during a continuous discussion about Gallup Public Schools’ enrollment decline and its effect on funding averages. The exchange includes acknowledgment of his question, a response explaining the funding situation, and later references to his earlier point about overfunding concerns and the issue being raised previously.
Kathleen Cates — Representative Little is called on to speak; the transcript likely refers to Rep. Sam Little, but no exact member match is certain from the text.
SB19 — Senate Bill 19 is referenced as an earlier-enacted bill that changed the timing for the department’s unit value reset, allowing it to occur in February instead of January; this point is reiterated as part of the discussion of the committee substitute for 253.
HB253 — Referenced through the committee substitute as part of the legislation being discussed.
HB253 — The committee votes to adopt H.A.F.C. Amendment 1 to the House Education Committee substitute for House Bill 253.
HB253 — Public comment is opened on the House Education substitute for House Bill 253 as amended.
HB253 — Stan Rounds states support for House Bill 253 with the amendment.
HB253 — Stan Rounds explains the temporary provisions and the Gallup-related amendment within the bill.
HB253 — Witness says there are still a few issues to work on as the bill moves forward.
HB253 — Online public comment is solicited on House Bill 253.
HB253 — The bill and substitute are described as addressing reporting gaps about the programs.
HB253 — House Bill 253 was brought forward in a due pass motion on the House Education substitute as amended, and the committee approved the motion.
Joshua Hernandez — Representative Chatfield was called on to discuss the amendment and then raised a series of related concerns and questions about the bill’s impact on Mosquero, microdistricts, and small schools, including effects on funding, virtual learning options, the relevant page reference, and why the provision extends to 2027.
Stan Rounds — Testified in support of House Bill 253 as amended on behalf of New Mexico school superintendents and the Coalition of Education Leaders.
Mr. Rounds — Chair thanks Stan Rounds after his testimony.
Miguel Lozano — Miguel Lozano, Deputy General Counsel for the Public Education Department, was introduced and then explained that the substitute would allow existing virtual learning programs to continue as they currently operate until the legislature decides on further action.
Michael Padilla — Could not attend; wanted Miguel Lozano to be present.
HB130 — Referenced as a prior issue involving instruction hours, used as a comparison to the current bill.
Mark Murphy — Was thanked for the presentation and discussion of the bill.
Mark Murphy — Was addressed in discussion about the different problems being identified in various versions of the bill.
Mark Murphy — Was asked again about the impact and cost to Gallup without the bill.
Mark Murphy — Was asked to repeat the impact and cost to Gallup.
Mark Murphy — The amendment was described as reducing Gallup's impact from about $49 million to about $23 million to $26 million.
Mark Murphy — Was asked to clarify whether the 3,000 students are New Mexico kids.
Mark Murphy — Was thanked for the work put into the bill and told the speaker would support it.
Mark Murphy — The speaker said they would support Garrett's bill.
Mark Murphy — Was told the bill would be supported.
Mark Murphy — The chair announced the next speakers after this comment.
Mark Murphy — Was addressed in questions about the percentage of districts and charter schools with distance learning programs.
Mark Murphy — Was addressed in questions about how the bill affects schools offering distance learning.
Mark Murphy — Was reassured that all full-time virtual learning programs can continue under the current version.
Mark Murphy — Was being answered regarding the lack of a reporting requirement.
Andrea Reeb — Was addressed during discussion of virtual learning and the bill's amendments.
Andrea Reeb — Thanked by the chair after concluding remarks on the bill.
Andrea Reeb — Referred to as having answered the question well.
Andrea Reeb — Identified as the next speaker in the sequence.
William Hall — Representative Vincent is introduced and addressed as the next speaker in the exchange, and is later referenced as having asked the same question earlier, indicating a single continuous discussion involving Vincent.
HB153 — House Bill 153 is introduced and then explained through its committee substitute as a voluntary, market-based industrial decarbonization package. The discussion describes it as adding a third leg to a broader policy framework and laying out three complementary components, including the Industrial Carbon Reduction Act and the Environmental Product Declaration Act. Members also note that the bill provides production tax credits and capital grants to support facility construction, upgrades, and eligible products, and that an amendment clarifies environmental product declarations will not be mandatory.
HB153 — House Bill 153 is discussed as the subject of substitute adoption and public comment, followed by public testimony in support of the bill and the opening of online comment.
HB153 — A motion is made to do not pass HB 153 and do pass the committee substitute version.
HB287 — Identified as one of the final two bills on today's agenda and moved to tomorrow's agenda.
HB371 — Identified as one of the final two bills on today's agenda and moved to tomorrow's agenda.
HB320 — Referenced as the bill in which the Industrial Carbon Reduction Act was heard in House Energy.
Dharma — Identified as the presenter's expert who will answer questions.