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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Joe Sabatini <jsabatini423@gmail.com> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 7, 2024 11:32 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] NMLA Legislative Bulletin #14<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 #14
February 7, 2024</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">FLOOR ACTIONS</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 of Representatives passed HB 308, the General Obligations Bonds bill today, on a unanimous 67-0 vote. HB 308 includes the $19 million library bond issue. The bill will
likely go to the Senate 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">House Bill 134 as twice amended, the Tribal Education Trust Fund will be considered on the House floor tomorrow morning. Some of the revenue generated by this trust fund could be
directed to tribal libraries if those libraries are under their tribe's education department. </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">HB 123 was heard by the House Education Committee today. The Committee gave it a "do-pass" recommendation on a 8-0 vote, which sends it to the House Floor for consideration. </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/Sessins/24%20Regular/bills/house/HB0123.pdf">https://nmlegis.gov/Sessins/24%20Regular/bills/house/HB0123.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">The webcast 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/PowerBrowserV2/20240208/-1/74678">https://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00293/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2/20240208/-1/74678</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Rep. Cates introduced the bill at 8:32:00. Val Nye is her expert witness, and she presents at 8:32:45. State Librarian Eli Guinnee expresses support for the bill, and notes that
the State Library will administer the provisions of the act if it is passed. Public comment begins at 8:30. There were sixteen public comments from the audience and on Zoom in support of the bill, and no one opposed it. Among the librarians who supported
the bill were Cynthia Shetter, Joe Sabatini, Elizabeth Martinez, Margaret Neill, Darren Hoffsteder (Spelling may not be correct) and Carol Brey. Among the others who testified were a Rio Rancho high school student, a representative of the American Federation
of Teachers, the owner of an independent bookstore, a conservationist, an anthropologist, a gay rights advocate, a representative of New Mexico Voices for Children, two parents and a board member of the Friends of the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library. Notable
testimony: "Free People Read Freely"; how books were transformative in people's lives; "The first book ever banned in the world was the Bible." </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">This broad range of support and devotion to public libraries is well worth listening to. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Committee comments begin at 8:58. Reps. Willie Madrid, Susan Herrera, Patricia Roybal Caballero and Joy Garrett each stated their support for the bill. Rep. Yanira Gurrola made
the motion for a "do pass" recommendation at 9:07:25, resulting in an 8-0 vote. Bill Co-Sponsor Senator Harold Pope was briefly in the audience but had to leave for a bill in another committee. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Joe Sabatini, Co-Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">NMLA Legislation Committee</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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