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Senate Concedes to House Amendments on Tax Bill After Debate Over Pay Increase
Summary
The New Mexico Senate voted to concur with House amendments to Senate Bill 151, approving changes including a 1% pay increase for state employees and an extension of a high‑wage job tax credit, after a floor debate about whether the additions convert the bill into an appropriations measure.
The New Mexico Senate on Wednesday voted to concur with House amendments to Senate Bill 151, approving changes that remove gross‑receipts tax on certain medical supplies, add a 1% salary increase for state employees and extend the high‑wage job tax credit to July 2036, supporters said.
Senator Carrie Hamlin, explaining the House Tax and Revenue Committee amendment, said the House changed language on the local news credit, dropped the GRT on medical supplies and added the 1% pay…
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