Legislative Session Update 3/17/2021
HB 148 Unemployment Contribution Rate Change, Rep. Chandler, was tabled in House Appropriations. This was a great win for New Mexico Businesses. This bill was the latest attempt to place the responsibility…
HB 148 Unemployment Contribution Rate Change, Rep. Chandler, was tabled in House Appropriations. This was a great win for New Mexico Businesses. This bill was the latest attempt to place the responsibility…
Here are some other reasons SB 8 should not be passed:SB 8 removes language that says the Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) cannot adopt rules more stringent than federal rules for…
On Monday New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland was confirmed as the next secretary of the Department of the Interior, making her the first Native American Cabinet secretary in the country’s…
HB 122 Health Insurance Premium Surtax by Reps Deborah Armstrong and Martínez. This bill increases the premium surtax on health insurance premiums from 1% to 3.75%. While the tax is…
HB 268 Coronavirus & Workers’ Comp by Reps Hochman-Vigil, Chandler, Dixon, Garratt, and Ely. The NM Workers’ Compensation (WC) system was developed for workplace related injuries to provide an efficient…
HB 291 Tax Changes by Reps Martinez, Chandler, and McQueen. This bill is a redistribution of wealth measure that by 2025 will raise $116 million/year and give $100 million/year to…
HB 20 Healthy Workplaces Act by Reps Chandler, Rubio, Ely, Roybal Caballero, and Senator Stewart. This bill is the most burdensome in the U.S. and while there is no consideration…
For the week ending March 12 PROTECTING LABOR’S RIGHT TO ORGANIZE: Voting 225 for and 206 against, the House on March 9 passed a bill (HR 842) that would protect…
New Mexico's liquor laws are about to receive a shake up with the passage of HB 255. After multiple amendments and debate the Senate approved the bill that would allow…
Every decade, after the full U.S. census, voting districts must be readjusted to better reflect the changing populations of the voting public. Unfortunately, because redistricting has the potential to skew…