Sat Mar 8 4:51PM - 13 days, 18 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Kristina Ortez | 42 | Taos |
| Sen. Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics | 39 | San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance & Valencia |
| Rep. Reena Szczepanski | 47 | Santa Fe |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HENRC ✓ | Passed, Jan 30, with Do Pass recommendation | ||
| HAFC ❓ | Was scheduled for Feb 28. No vote recorded. Presumed stalled. | ||
This is the official nmlegis action history. I'm doing my best to translate the LONG/WEIRD-STRING to something less gibberishy. And before you ask, no, the "Legis Day" number has no mapping to the real world.
Actions: HPREF [2] HENRC/HAFC-HENRC [3] DP-HAFC
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | prefile | H | ||
| 2 | referred | HENRC/HAFC | ||
| 2 | sent | HENRC | ||
| 3 | passed | HENRC (view committee report) | DP | 7-4; nays: Henry, Montoya, Murphy, Sena Cortez |
| 3 | sent | HAFC |
This table shows bill actions detected on Ed's system, using heuristics that may not be 100% accurate and which may not reflect the "official" nmlegis chronology. It is probably more than you care to know.
| Jan 16 | filed: EXTREME WEATHER RESILIENCE FUND |
| Jan 24 | new sponsor: Reena Szczepanski |
| Jan 27 | referred to HENRC/HAFC; sent to HENRC |
| actions: 'HPREF' -> 'HPREF [2] HENRC/HAFC-HENRC' | |
| Jan 28 | scheduled for HENRC on Thu Jan 30, 08:30 |
| Jan 30 | passed HENRC; sent to HAFC |
| actions: 'HPREF [2] HENRC/HAFC-HENRC' -> 'HPREF [2] HENRC/HAFC-HENRC [3] DP-HAFC' | |
| Feb 27 | added to HAFC agenda on Fri Feb 28, 13:30 |
| Mar 4 | added to HAFC 2025-03-04 13:30 |
HOUSE BILL 109
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Kristina Ortez and Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics
and Reena Szczepanski
AN ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH; CREATING THE EXTREME WEATHER RESILIENCE FUND; MAKING A TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE EXTREME WEATHER RESILIENCE FUND; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of the Public Health Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] EXTREME WEATHER RESILIENCE FUND CREATED.--
A. The "extreme weather resilience fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations, income from investment of the fund and any other money otherwise allocated to the fund. The department shall administer the fund. Money in the fund is appropriated to the department for the purposes set forth in Subsection B of this section. Disbursements from the fund shall be made by warrant of the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary or the secretary's authorized representative. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2028 shall revert to the general fund.
B. Money in the extreme weather resilience fund may be used by the department to make grants of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000) to political subdivisions of the state or Indian nations, tribes or pueblos to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies related to extreme weather and other climate impacts; provided that grants to an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo shall be expended only within the exterior boundaries of the state.
C. The secretary shall prioritize grant applications that:
(1) emphasize planning, projects and activities that benefit people in low-income and disadvantaged communities;
(2) integrate public health concerns and recommendations with other local climate adaptation plans or local emergency preparedness plans, projects and activities;
(3) emphasize planning, projects and activities that are also eligible for grants from federal or other state programs or help New Mexico become eligible for federal funds; and
(4) involve local and tribal health councils as direct participants in the planning process.
D. At least fifty percent of the total grants approved by the secretary shall be awarded to political subdivisions with total human populations equal to or fewer than one hundred thousand according to the most recent federal decennial census."
SECTION 2. TRANSFER.--Twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) is transferred from the general fund to the extreme weather resilience fund.
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