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The Economy
US National Debt Clock
  • A trillion one dollar bills weighs about 2.2 BILLION pounds One trillion seconds is about 30,000 years
  • The national debt is increasing by ONE TRILLION DOLLARS every 100 DAYS !!!
  • The federal government has spent more on paying interest on the national debt than on the military in fiscal year 2024.
  • The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicts the national debt will reach $50 TRILLION in 10 years
  •  The US Dollar is not on the path to be the world's reserve currency
  •  Social Security benefits expected to be reduced to 83%  in 2035 - See Article
                                                      
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2025 60 Day General Session
January 2, 2025 - The First Session of the 57th Legislature
January 17 - Legislation may be prefiled
January 21 - Opening day (noon)
February 20 - Deadline for introduction
March 22 - Session ends (noon)
April 11 - Legislation not acted upon by the governor is pocket vetoed
June 20 - Effective date of legislation not a general appropriation bill or a bill carrying an emergency clause or other specified date


NM Legislature Home Page

Find your LEGISLATOR

Rio Grande Foundation Freedom Index - How your legislators  voted during the session  

1,328 pieces of legislation introduced- 247 passed 

Legislation Passed by House and Senate (PDF)

Legislation Passed by House and Senate (online)

Action by Governor (online)

Albuquerque Journal Session Recap
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Legislation of Note Not Passed 

HB 9 IMMIGRANT SAFETY ACT

HB 11 PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE ACT  
HB 27 LIBRARIAN PROTECTION ACT 
HB 33 PROHIBIT NEW EMISSIONS IN HIGH OZONE COUNTIES    
HB 38 POSSESSION OF WEAPON CONVERSION DEVICE 
HB 44 PROTECT OF MINORS FROM HARMFUL MATERIAL  
HB 83 PERMITLESS CARRY OF FIREARMS   
HB 84 EMPLOYEE FREE SPEECH  ACT
HB 151 MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS IN ED. INSTITUTIONS   
HB 162 REPEAL FIREARM SALE WAITING PERIOD   
HB 170 REQUIRE VOTER I.D.   
HB 185 PROTECTION OF WOMEN'S SPORTS ACT HCPAC
HB 234 MEDICAL CARE FOR ALL INFANTS BORN ALIVE     
HB 235 FIREARMS & CERTAIN PERSONS    
HB 236 NOTICE FOR MEDICATION ABORTIONS   
HB 250 MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES 
HB 270 ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE RULES 
HB 316 INTERFERENCE WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW
HB 328 REPEAL CLEAN FUEL STANDARDS   
HB 392 SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAG ACT   

HB 457 GEOLOGIC CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION ACT 
HB 470 NEGLECTED CHILD DEFINITION
HB 518 LGBTQ+ DAY 

HB 538 INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION PRODUCTION CREDITS
HJR 03 ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS, CA 
HJR 10 ALLOW VOTING WITH FELONY CONVICTION
HR 2 ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT

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SB 04 CLEAR HORIZONS & GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

SB 20 INCREASE CIGARETTE & TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAXES
SB 22 WATER QUALITY & POLLUTION  
SB 77 PURCHASE OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES 
SB 131 ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE RULES    
SB 139 ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE RULE PROHIBITION   
SB 140 CERTAIN INCOME TAX EXEMPTIONS  
SB 218 ELECTION CHANGES 

SB 244 UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF FIREARM TO A MINOR 
SB 250  STATE ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAW 
SB 255  SALE OF FIREARMS WITHOUT BACKGROUND CHECK
SB 257  CREATE OFFICE OF BORDER SECURITY   
SB 258 HUMAN SEXUALITY EDUCATION
SB 279 GAS-OPERATED SEMIAUTO FIREARMS EXCLUSION ACT
 SB 318 FIREARMS IN UNFAIR PRACTICES ACT
SB 356 STATE DIVERSITY OFFICE
SB 484  GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY TO TAXPAYER ACT 
SB 497  NO ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT TAX EXEMPT LIMIT
SB 507  FIREARM LICENSES & TRANSFERS
SJR 04  ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS
SJR 05  CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION     

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By executive action, the governor aims to implement the California emissions standards and mandate EV charging station construction. Would REQUIRE 43% of new vehicles sold in New Mexico be electric or hybrid in 2027,  rising to 82% by 2032
UPDATE 11-16-23: The Environmental Improvement Board voted 3-2 to approve the mandate. Voting in favor: Ely, Garcia, Suina. Voting against: Bitzer, Trujillo-Davis. Not voting: Honker, Cates
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Jan 3, 2024 - NM Construction Industries Commission held a public comment hearing
(Repeal and replacement of 14.7.6 NMAC 2018 New Mexico Residential Energy Conservation Code and 14.7.9 NMAC 2018 Commercial Energy Conservation Code) making proposed changes to the residential and commercial building codes. Among the changes:
  • requiring installation of an Electric Vehicle (EV) receptacle in new residential construction
  • requiring installation of charging stations at parking facilities (see above)
  • require minimum number of EVs available for sale (see above)
Notice of Hearing
Residential Code Changes- Final Draft
Commercial Code Changes - Final Draft


Congress Takes on the EV Mandate (WSJ-12/4/23)
Biden's billion-dollar plan to build 500,000 EV chargers has yet to yield a single charger (Fox News 12/6/23)
4000 Car Dealers Urge Pause On EV Mandate ( Road & Track 11/29/23)

Cold Weather Sucks the Life Out of EV Batteries (1-16-24)
HIDDEN COSTS OF EVS
Moneywise     
Bob Vila

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Governor Grisham's  Executive Order suspending open and concealed carry of firearms in Bernalillo County
The latest-
Jan 2024-U.S. District Court judge's decision blocks portions of the public health order that would suspend the right to carry firearms in many public parks in the Albuquerque area, with appeals pending before a higher court.

Dec 1- MLG extended to Dec 29th  (KOB-TV Article)
Oct 11- Judge allows part of the revised order to stand, prohibiting firearms at parks and playgrounds.

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REFERENDUM PROJECT- You may have heard about the current initiative to bring several bills from the 2023 New Mexico Legislative session that were signed into to law before voters in the 2024 General Election. Petitions are being circulated for the following bills:
  • SB 180 -ELECTION CHANGES -  Automatic voter registration. Compels counties to use internet connected poll books. Provides for internet petitions for candidates.  Ballot counting would stop at 11:00pm
  • HB 4 VOTING RIGHTS PROTECTIONS.  Would expand use of drop boxes and automatically send ballots to voters on a PERMANENT absentee voter list.
  • HB 7 -REPRODUCTIVE & GENDER-AFFIRMING HEALTH CARE  - "A public body or agent of a public body shall not, directly or indirectly, deny, restrict or interfere with a person's ability to access or provide reproductive health care or gender-affirming health care within the medical standard of care. "  Civil penalties for violations.
  • SB 13 - REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROVIDER PROTECTIONS  -  Protects providers, recipients etc. engaging in "reproductive and gender affirming healthcare"
  • SB 397- SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS
  • HB 207- EXPAND HUMAN RIGHTS ACT SCOPE
Click on the button below to access the Better Together New Mexico website for further details
Referendum Project Information

Crime Prevention Research Center - Dedicated to conducting academic quality research on the relationship between laws regulating the ownership or use of guns, crime, and public safety
CPRC Website

 Albuquerque Homeless Issue
  • The Campus Model : A  Possible Solution for the Homeless
Campus Model
  • Three Part Series on "Safe Outdoor Spaces"
Part One - Click HERE
Part Two - Click HERE    
Part Three-Click HERE  


"How to Earn Voters" Trust: The Heritage Foundation’s Election Integrity Scorecard (NM ranked 31- the best score was Georgia at 83 and the lowest was Hawaii at 26)
Election Integrity Scorecard

HIILSDALE COLLEGE
Free online course with Victor Davis Hanson " American Citizenship and Its Decline"
Lecture- American Citizenship and Its Decline

Free Course: - "constitution 101- The Meaning & History of the Constitution"

The Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum - American History and Civics Lessons for K-12 Classrooms - Free Online
Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum

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