VETOED LEGISLATION THAT BECAME LAW
House Bill 144, sponsored by Rep. Bealquin “Bill” Gomez, D-La Mesa, allows the state to begin licensing farmers to grow industrial hemp for research purposes.
Senate Bill 6, sponsored by Sen. Cisco McSorley, D-Albuquerque, allows the state to begin licensing farmers to grow industrial hemp for research purposes.
SB 134, sponsored by Sen. Jacob Candelaria and Rep. Debra M. Sariñana, both Albuquerque Democrats, allows high school students to count computer science courses toward the math or science credits needed to graduate.
SB 184, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Mary Kay Papen, D-Las Cruces, amends the Horse Racing Act to clarify exceptions to conduct requiring denial or revocation of an occupational license, as well as define the time period for denial of license. It authorizes the state Racing Commission to revoke occupational licenses for a period not to exceed five years if the licensee tried to use or conspired with others to use an electrical or mechanical device for affecting the speed or stamina of a racehorse.
HB 126, sponsored by Rep. Doreen Gallegos, D-Las Cruces, amends the policy for awarding scholarships to favor medical students who promise to work in underserved areas.
SB 24, sponsored by Sen. Michael Padilla, D-Albuquerque, and Rep. Jim Smith, R-Sandia Park, gives local governments a new option to pay for expansion of broadband access.
SB 64, sponsored by Sen. Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, allows the Public School Capital Outlay Council to continue budgeting up to $10 million of the public school capital outlay fund for education technology initiatives.
SB 67, sponsored by Sen. Nancy Rodriguez, D-Santa Fe, requires that the county treasurer be notified of the formation of any tax increment development district within that county.
SB 356, sponsored by Rodriguez, requires that the county treasurer be notified of the formation of any public improvement district within that county.
SB 222, sponsored by Sen. Liz Stefanics, D-Cerrillos, changes the definition of “political subdivision,” cutting the number of entities under the oversight of a watchdog office in the Department of Finance and Administration by an estimated 141 entities.