A bill to prohibit public bodies from discriminating against reproductive healthcare or gender-affirming health care passed the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee by 6-to-3 party line vote on Wednesday. HB 7, Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Healthcare, is sponsored by state Rep. Linda Serrato, D-Albuquerque. The bill would enable the attorney general or a district attorney […]
A bill to end life without parole as a sentencing option for juveniles passed the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee on a 4-to-2 party line vote Tuesday. SB 64, No Life Sentence for Juveniles, is sponsored by state Sen. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, D-Albuquerque, who said the New Mexico Supreme Court has been asking the […]
When the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission was restructured, it led to problems with Open Meetings Act compliance, according to Commissioner Gabriel Aguilera. SB 434, sponsored by Sen. George Muñoz, D-Gallup, aims to fix that. The bill passed the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee on a 5-2 vote. Aguilera told the committee that, when […]
Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman, right, and Sen. Linda Lopez, D-Albuquerque, listen as members of the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee debate a bill on rebuttable presumption for