Two upcoming U.S. Supreme Court cases this term could impact abortion rights and victims of domestic violence. The high court has not set a date yet to hear oral argument for Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. Food and Drug Administration but the question around gun rights for individuals with domestic violence restraining orders will be […]
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A bill that would amend the New Mexico Human Rights Act to make clear that public bodies and state agencies are subject to its provisions passed unanimously in committee hearing Saturday.
HB 192 is sponsored by House Rep. Brittany Barreras, an independent from Albuquerque who caucuses with the Democrats. Called the Extend Human Rights Act to Public Bodies, the bill passed the House Local Government, Land Grants and Cultural Affairs unanimously.
Barreras and co-sponsor Rep. Angelica Rubio D-Las Cruces, amended the bill to modernize the language and change “handicapped” to “disabled” and clarified that public agencies would not have to change programmatic focus under the bill.