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Commenter says New Mexico senators '100% behind' literacy; praises behavioral health plan, calls session 'too soft' on crime
Summary
A speaker at the meeting said state senators fully back efforts to improve literacy, praised a legislative behavioral health response, and criticized the session's approach to crime. The remarks were recorded in public comment; the transcript shows no formal votes on these topics.
Commenter, a speaker at the meeting, said state senators are “100% behind my passion for making sure that New Mexicans can read,” praised what they called “the most thoughtful and timely solution to our behavioral health crisis right now,” and criticized the legislative session’s approach to crime as “a little too soft.”
The remarks touched on three statewide issues being debated in the Legislature: literacy initiatives, behavioral health reforms, and criminal-justice measures. The commenter framed literacy as a broadly supported priority in the Senate and described the behavioral health response as both thoughtful and timely.
On crime, the commenter said they were disappointed with the session’s approach, stating, “I think we're a little too soft, maybe more than a little too soft on crime right now in this session.” The transcript records these as remarks and does not show follow-up motions or votes tied to the comments.
The transcript provides only the speaker’s statements; it does not identify the speaker by name or list any formal actions resulting from the remarks.
