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After months of protests against racism and police brutality, legislators passed a bill late Tuesday night that ends qualified immunity in state court,
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A lot of the activity here in the last days of the session, not surprisingly, is focused on money matters. The first order of business each year is of course the budget (HB 2), and that seems to be nearing the finish line with just three and a half days left to go. Also, lawmakers in the House yesterday unanimously approved a Capital Outlay package (HB 285). Now it s up to the Senate to pick up the baton.
A measure to tap more money from the Land Grant Permanent Fund is also moving forward to the full Senate, after a historic vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. A staple of recent legislative sessions, the measure has never made it this far before. All that stands between it and the Governor s desk is a full Senate vote. If all of that happens, it would still end up n the November 2022 ballot for voters to ultimately decide.
A busy weekend in the Roundhouse, capped off by yes votes for Medical Aid in Dying and Mandatory Paid Sick Leave measures. But, the big news of the weekend
Your NM Gov: In this week s episode, we ve got Jeff Proctor from the
Santa Fe Reporter telling us about all the police-reform action at the Legislature, including the Civil Rights bill.
And with the legislative session heading into the final lap, it is important that you know what is going on at the Roundhouse. Your New Mexico Government is where you can find daily updates on all the news coming out of Santa Fe. Look for No More Normal on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to get those daily updates.
NEXT WEEK: On the next No More Normal, we continue our look back at the past year, and we give a wrap up of the legislative session in Santa Fe.