Sat Mar 8 5:20PM - 13 days, 17 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Harlan Vincent | 56 | Lincoln & Otero |
| Rep. Doreen Y. Gallegos | 52 | Doña Ana |
| Rep. John Block | 51 | Otero |
| Sen. Nicholas A. Paul | 33 | Chaves, Lincoln & Otero |
| Rep. Gail Armstrong | 49 | Catron, Sierra, Socorro & Valencia |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HCEDC ✓ | Passed, Feb 28, with Do Pass recommendation | ||
| HTRC | [Referred, not scheduled] | ||
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: [7] HCEDC/HTRC-HCEDC [11] DP-HTRC
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | referred | HCEDC/HTRC | ||
| 7 | sent | HCEDC | ||
| 11 | passed | HCEDC (view committee report) | DP | 6-4; nays: Lente, Matthews, Parajón, Serrato |
| 11 | sent | HTRC |
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.
| Feb 17 | filed: [Prefiled by Harlan Vincent et al; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to HCEDC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Harlan Vincent Et Al; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Gaming Tax Exemption in Disaster Area' | |
| actions: 'HPREF' -> '[7] HCEDC/HTRC-HCEDC' | |
| new sponsor: Harlan Vincent | |
| new sponsor: Doreen Y. Gallegos | |
| new sponsor: John Block | |
| new sponsor: Nicholas A. Paul | |
| new sponsor: Gail Armstrong | |
| Feb 25 | added to HCEDC agenda on Fri Feb 28, 13:30 |
| Mar 1 | passed HCEDC; sent to HTRC |
| actions: '[7] HCEDC/HTRC-HCEDC' -> '+ [11] DP-HTRC' |
HOUSE BILL 447
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Harlan Vincent and Doreen Y. Gallegos and John Block
and Nicholas A. Paul and Gail Armstrong
AN ACT
RELATING TO TAXATION; PROVIDING A TEMPORARY GAMING TAX EXEMPTION FOR A GAMING OPERATOR LICENSEE LOCATED IN AN AREA DECLARED AS A DISASTER AREA DUE TO A WILDFIRE; PROVIDING A DELAYED REPEAL; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of the Gaming Control Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] EXEMPTION--LICENSEES OPERATING IN A DECLARED DISASTER AREA.--
A. Prior to July 1, 2029, a gaming operator licensee operating in an area declared in June 2024 as a disaster area by the governor due to a wildfire shall be exempted from the gaming tax.
B. The exemption provided by this section shall be included in the tax expenditure budget pursuant to Section 7-1-84 NMSA 1978, including the annual aggregate cost of the exemption. Claiming the exemption provided by this section is authorization by the taxpayer claiming the exemption for the department to reveal return information necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 7-1-84 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 2. DELAYED REPEAL.--Section 1 of this act is repealed effective July 1, 2029.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is the first day of the month following the date this act takes effect.
SECTION 4. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.
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