Senate Bill #5 & Senate Bill #264

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As a resident of New Mexico who enjoys our great outdoors, couples of Bill’s in the New Mexico Legislature have been introduced and are going through the committee process.

It greatly affects the current New Game and Fish Department and the New Game and Fish Department Commission, their mission, and hunting and fishing license fees.

If you, as New Mexicans, feel that it may affect you and your family, please read the bill and contact the sponsors and the senators on the committee that the bill is currently being heard.

The Bill’s sponsors' contact information can be found by clicking on their respective names; this is also true for the committee members at which the bill is being heard.
 

Senate Bill #5

GAME COMMISSION REFORM

SYNOPSIS:

Sponsors

Pete Campos

Peter Wirth

Matthew McQueen

Crystal Brantley

Nathan P. Small

RELATING TO THE STATE GAME COMMISSION;

REFORMING THE STATE GAME COMMISSION APPOINTMENT PROCESS; 

SETTING TERM LIMITS FOR COMMISSIONERS;

ADDING REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF COMMISSIONERS;

CREATING THE STATE WILDLIFE COMMISSION NOMINATING COMMITTEE;

 RENAMING THE DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH AS THE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE;

 RENAMING THE STATE GAME COMMISSION AS THE STATE WILDLIFE COMMISSION;

AMENDING STATUTORY POLICY;

 EXPANDING THE MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE;

ADDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS;

 AMENDING LICENSING FEES;

 PROVIDING FOR FEE ADJUSTMENTS TO ACCOUNT FOR

INFLATION; PROVIDING DISCOUNTS FOR RESIDENTS WHO RECEIVE

SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS;

PROVIDING

TRANSFERS;REPEALING SECTION 17-2-2 NMSA 1978 (BEING LAWS 1937,

 

This is the link to the bill and the links to the Bill’s home page, the amended bill and the analysis pages
 

Bill Home Page:
https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=S&LegType=B&LegNo=5&year=25
 

Amended Bill Page

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=S&LegType=B&LegNo=5&year=25
 

Fiscal impact reports

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/firs/SB0005.PDF
 

Attorney General

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/AgencyAnalysis/SB0005_305.pdf
 

State Ethics Commission

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/AgencyAnalysis/SB0005_410.pdf
 

State Land Office

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/AgencyAnalysis/SB0005_539.pdf
 

 

Senate Bill #264

SYNOPSIS:

Sponsors

George K. Muñoz

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE FEES;

 AMENDING CERTAIN GAME AND FISH

LICENSING FEES AND ALLOWING THE STATE GAME COMMISSION TO

INCREASE THE FEES BASED ON INFLATION;

PROVIDING A DISCOUNT ON THE FEES FOR RESIDENTS WHO RECEIVE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION

ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS;

INCREASING FEES TO FUND THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION;

CHANGING THE BASIS OF

CERTAIN FEES COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT FROM A

DOLLAR AMOUNT TO REASONABLE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS;

CHANGING THE

BASIS OF A FEE COLLECTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT BOARD

TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF THE PROGRAM;

 EXTENDING THE SUNSET DATE OF THE SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAM FEE;

REPEALING CERTAIN LAWS;

 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS