The 2022 session of the New Mexico State Legislature begins Tuesday, Jan. 18 and The University of New Mexico has been hard at work identifying this year’s legislative priorities. The state's abbreviated legislative sessions in even-numbered years.
Credit Rep. Patricia Lundstrom LAS CRUCES - The New Mexico House passed a $7.39 billion budget Wednesday, Feb. 24, that would increase spending by 4.6 percent, with much of that going to schools, health care and state employees.
After moving through the House Finance and Appropriations Committee on a unanimous vote, House Bill 2 passed the House on a 60-10 vote. Republicans who opposed the bill questioned some of the increases, but praised the process led by Committee Chair Rep. Patricia Lundstrom, D-Gallup.
“We can proudly say that we completed our constitutional responsibility of preparing a state budget during one of the most trying times the state of New Mexico has ever faced,” she said. “The pandemic, along with economic volatility, is a challenge for any budget maker, but we pushed through, and proudly, with a unanimous vote coming out of committee.”
New Mexico Gambling Expansion Bill Stalled
Friday April 16, 2021 2:51PM
New Mexico Gambling Expansion Bill Stalled By In Summary:
A bill to pass sports betting and table games at racinos in New Mexico is facing opposition from tribal officials, as it would violate gambling compacts
Sponsors say the legislation would boost the Lottery Scholarship Fund, but opponents claim it is a ploy to bring out of state corporations on the state gambling market
If the bill were to pass, New Mexico could lose the consequent revenue it receives every year from the tribes
New Mexico’s House Bill 101 to legalize sports and casino wagering at state racetracks has been stalled and seems unlikely to ever pass.
Bill to expand casinos at racetracks stalls in New Mexico Legislature
Walter Rubel
LAS CRUCES - A bill seeking to bolster the Lottery Scholarship Fund by allowing sports betting and table games at the state’s horse racing tracks was likely doomed the evening before The Feb. 8 meeting of the House Education Committee.
In the fiscal impact report on House Bill 101 delivered to legislators Sunday evening, officials from both the state Attorney General’s office and the State Gaming Commission said the proposed expansion would be a violation of the state’s gaming compacts governing tribal casinos, and would result in the forfeiture of its share of the revenue.