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Votes at a glance: committee forwards several bills including community-corrections substitute and court-location changes
Summary
At Tuesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing lawmakers advanced a committee substitute for HB255 and recommended action on several other measures; the committee recorded roll calls on each item.
ALBUQUERQUE — The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday recorded multiple committee actions on a package of bills. Below are the key outcomes the committee announced on the record during the hearing.
House Bill 255 (Juvenile Community Connections/Community Corrections) Committee action: Committee recommended "do not pass" on the original HB255 and "do pass" on the House Judiciary Committee substitute for HB255. (Roll-call announced on the record.)
House Bill 352 (Relocate certain magistrate courts) Committee action: Committee reported a due pass on House Bill 352 as amended; the committee adopted a friendly amendment removing proposed closures for certain San Juan County provisions and renumbered sections as needed. The clerk announced, "Madam chair, you have a do pass on House Bill 3 52." (Recorded on the hearing record.)
House Bill 413 (Physician assistant licensure interstate compact) Committee action: Committee recommended a due pass on HB413. The hearing record shows multiple supporting organizations and testimony that the compact increases licensure portability and telehealth access for New Mexico.
House Bill 120 (Office of Accessibility / centralizing ADA coordination) Committee action: Committee recorded a "do not pass" on the original and a "do pass" on the House Judiciary Committee substitute for HB120 (the committee substitute establishes an Office of Accessibility within the Governor's Commission on Disability to coordinate ADA and digital-accessibility support across state agencies). Agency and stakeholder testimony on the substitute emphasized technical assistance, statewide coordination, and alignment with upcoming federal accessibility requirements.
House Bill 132 (Repeal deposit of wills statute) Committee action: A motion to report HB132 "do pass" was made and put to a roll-call vote on the record. The committee discussed concerns about storage practices, confidentiality, and alternatives; proponents argued the deposit statute is antiquated and creates logistical burdens for clerks.
House Bill 61 (Unfair Practices Act changes) Committee action: The committee recommended a do pass on the Commerce and Economic Development substitute for HB61, which raises civil penalties under the Unfair Practices Act and adds higher penalty enhancements for consumer-protection violations that occur during declared disasters or states of emergency. The committee cited recent instances of price-gouging and emergency-related consumer harms in support of the enhancement.
What this means The committee actions forward each measure as recorded to the next step of the legislative process (committee recommendation to the floor or to other committees, as appropriate). These recorded committee recommendations do not by themselves change state law; final enactment depends on subsequent floor action and any additional amendments.
Ending — The committee clerk recorded roll-call actions on the items above during the May 20 hearing. Members of the public and stakeholders may follow the House calendar to track each bill's next appearance.
