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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Joe Sabatini <jsabatini423@gmail.com> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 31, 2024 10:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NMLA <nmlamembership@mailman.nmsu.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] NMLA Legislative Bulletin #10<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">NMLA Legislative Bulletin #10
February 1, 2024</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">BILLS INTRODUCED</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">HB 308 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Sponsor: Derrick J. Lente</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">As expected, the 2024 General Obligation Bonds bill provides voters with the opportunity to pass a library bond issue for $19 million, with $6 million each for public, school and
academic libraries and $1 million for tribal libraries. On the ballot it will appear as Bond Issue 2. The bill also provides $30 million for senior citizen facilities and $230 million for higher education facilities. It will be heard by the House Taxation
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The text of the bill is at:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/24%20Regular/bills/house/HB0308.pdf">https://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/24%20Regular/bills/house/HB0308.pdf</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Note that the total amount for each bond issue has additional funding to pay the expenses of selling the bonds. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The House Education Committee on Wednesday heard a revised HB 134 by Representative Derrick Lente. HB 134 establishes a new Tribal Education Trust Fund to invest in tribal education
capacity for generations to come. This would secure stable and consistent resources for Tribes to support Native students in their communities and to collaborate with school districts. Tribal libraries could benefit from revenue distributions from such a
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The webcast for the Committee hearing is at:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00293/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2/20240201/-1/74578">https://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00293/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2/20240201/-1/74578</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Presentation of House Bill 134 amendments begin at 9:05:00. Committee questions begin at 9:11:40 and end at 9:27:00. The Committee votes to give the bill a "do pass" recommendation
as amended by a vote of 10-0. This bill now goes to the House Appropriations and Finance Committee. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">COMMITTEE HEARING TODAY (repeating from Bulletin # 9)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">House Bill 123, PROSCRIBING THE BANNING OF LIBRARY MATERIALS by Kathleen Cates, Harold Pope, Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, Cristina Parajon and Natalie Figueroa</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Representative Cates obtained a message from the Governor, enabling the bill to become germane in the 2024 session. This bill will be heard tomorrow afternoon in the House Consumer
and Public Affairs Committee. Valerie Nye will be Rep. Cates' expert witness.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Joanne J. Ferrary, Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Thursday, February 1, 2024 - 1:30 PM - Room 317</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">HB 239<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">CANNABIS AS PRISON CONTRABAND Zamora</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">CANNABIS LICENSURE BACKGROUND CHECKS Lujan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">PROHIBIT LIBRARY BOOK BANNING Cates</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">HB 183<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">NEGLIGENT USE OF DEADLY WEAPONS Little</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION & FEDERAL LAW Dixon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Note: Any amendments, substitutes, handouts, or supplemental information shall be submitted to
<a href="mailto:HCPAC@nmlegis.gov">HCPAC@nmlegis.gov</a> at least 24 hours before the committee hearing.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Joanne J. Ferrary 37<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Angelica Rubio 35<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Stefani Lord 22<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">John Block 51<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Andrea Romero 46<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson 24<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">ZOOM information: Please click the link below to join the webinar:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Or One tap mobile :</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Bill text at:
<a href="https://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/24%20Regular/bills/house/HB0123.pdf">https://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/24%20Regular/bills/house/HB0123.pdf</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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