NMSSA Legislative Update 1/29

Today in the House Judiciary Committee, both HB27, the red-flag law expansion, and HB129, the house version of a 14-day waiting period, passed on party-line votes. HB129 was amended to change it from 14 business days to 14 days, but that was the only substantive change made to the bills. Both of those bills now head to the House Floor where HB114, the bill that would make the firearms industry an easy target for litigation that could put them out of business, already sits. Tomorrow 1/30, the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee will be hearing HB144. The bill would allow the state to funnel taxpayer dollars to gun control organizations. That meeting is scheduled for 1:30pm in Room 317 (zoom link). On Wednesday 1/31, the House Judiciary Committee will be hearing HB127, the under-21 gun ban, and HB137, the semiautomatic firearm and magazine ban and registry. HB137 would be the most restrictive ban on guns anywhere in the country if it is passed. The meeting is scheduled for 1:30pm in Room 309 (zoom link). Here are pre-written emails to ask legislators to Oppose HB 127 and Oppose HB137. We update the recipients of the following pre-written emails as the bills move through committees, so please continue to use them to contact legislators. Oppose HB27, Oppose HB129, Oppose HB114, Oppose SB5, Oppose SB69, Oppose SB90, Oppose SB204, and Oppose SJR12. House Judiciary Committee Christine Chandler - (D) christine.chandler@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4411 Andrea Romero - (D) andrea@andrearomero.com 505-986-4243 William "Bill" R. Rehm - (R) bill.rehm@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4214 Eliseo Lee Alcon - (D) eliseo.alcon@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4416 Gail Chasey - (D) gail@gailchasey.com 505-986-4777 Ryan Lane - (R) RYAN@LANEFORLIBERTY.COM 505-986-4758 Javier Martínez - (D) javier.martinez@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4782 Matthew McQueen - (D) matthew.mcqueen@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4423 Representative Jared Hembree - (R) jared.hembree@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4758 Andrea Reeb - (R) Andrea.Reeb@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4215 Reena Szczepanski - (D) reena.szczepanski@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4777 House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee Representative Joanne J. Ferrary - (D) 505-986-4844 joanne.ferrary@nmlegis.gov Representative Angelica Rubio - (D) 505-986-4210 angelica.rubio@nmlegis.gov Representative Stefani Lord - (R) 505-986-4453 info@lord2020.com Representative John Block - (R) 505-986-4453 John.Block@nmlegis.gov Representative Andrea Romero - (D) 505-986-4243 andrea@andrearomero.com Representative Elizabeth Thomson - (D) 505-986-4425 liz.thomson@nmlegis.gov