Please Contact Your State Legislators Today!
On Tuesday, January 30, the Senate Public Affairs Committee reported out SB 111 by State Senator Stuart Ingle (R-Portales) and SB 168 by State Senator Steven Neville (R-Aztec), NRA-backed legislation allowing Concealed Handgun Licensees to protect themselves in establishments that sell alcohol for off-premises consumption.
Please thank the following committee members who supported these bills:
State Senator Steve Komadina (R-9)
(505) 986-4377
State Senator Gay Kernan (R-42)
(505) 986-4274
State Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino (D-12)
(505) 986-4380
State Senator Mary Kay Papen (D-38)
(505) 986-4270
State Senator David Ulibarri (D-30)
(505) 986-4265
The bills now move to the Senate Judiciary Committee for consideration. Please begin contacting the following committee members and urging them to support SB 111 and SB 168. We will report to you when a hearing has been scheduled on these measures.
State Senator Cisco McSorley (D-16)
(505) 986-4485
State Senator Richard Martinez (D-5)
(505) 986-4389
State Senator William Payne (R-20)
(505) 986-4276
State Senator Rod Adair (R-33)
(505) 986-4385
State Senator Kent Cravens (R-21)
(505) 986-4391
State Senator John Grubesic (D-25)
(505) 986-4260
State Senator Clinton Harden (R-7)
(505) 986-4369
State Senator Linda Lopez (D-11)
(505) 986-4737
State Senator Lidio Rainaldi (D-4)
(505) 986-4310
State Senator Michael Sanchez (D-29)
(505) 986-4727
Also on Tuesday, the House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee could not break a tie vote on three separate attempts on HB 163, NRA-backed “Castle Doctrine” legislation sponsored by State Representative John Heaton (D-Carlsbad). The committee may reconsider the vote on the measure at its next hearing on Thursday, February 1 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 315 of the State Capitol.
Members of the committee and how they voted on Tuesday are listed below. Please contact our supporters and thank them, and please also contact opponents of the measure and urge them to reconsider their position on this important issue:
YEAs
State Representative Irvin Harrison (D-5)
(505) 986-4248
State Representative Thomas Anderson (R-29)
(505) 986-4452
State Representative Nora Espinoza (R-59)
(505) 986-4221
NAYs
State Representative Gail Chasey (D-18)
(505) 986-4844
State Representative Moe Maestas (D-16)
(505) 986-4464
State Representative Al Park (D-26)
(505) 986-4411
Please keep checking your email and www.NRAILA.org for future updates on these vital pieces of legislation in New Mexico!
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