We now have less than two weeks to go in the 2023 New Mexico Legislative Session. We found out today that HB101 will be not heard in the House Judiciary Committee on Monday, but it could be heard later in the week, so be on the lookout for our alerts. The bill would ban the sale of semiautomatic rifles in New Mexico and require current owners to register them with the state.
HB100, the house version of a 14-day waiting period for firearm sales, still hasn’t been heard on the House Floor yet. This means we have to keep up the pressure against the bill. You can use this link to send a pre-drafted email to your state representative asking them to oppose the bill.
Today in the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee, both SB427 and SB428 were passed on party-line votes of the senators present. SB427 is another version of a 14-day waiting period. SB428, while amended today to try to make it fall in line with the Federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, would still target gun manufacturers and retailers with lawsuits over the criminal acts of third-parties. We remain firmly opposed to the bill. The next stop for both bills is the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Wd don’t have final confirmation yet, but it appears likely that HB101 will be heard in the House Judiciary Committee sometime next week, quite possibly Monday. The bill would ban the sale of semiautomatic rifles in New Mexico and require current owners to register them with the state. We will send another update when we receive the official schedule for the committee meeting with the Zoom link. Here is a pre-drafted email opposing HB101.House Consumer and Public Affairs Members
Joanne J. Ferrary – (D) joanne.ferrary@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4844
Angelica Rubio – (D) angelica.rubio@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4210
John Block – (R) John.Block@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4220
Stefani Lord – (R) stefani.lord@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4453
Andrea Romero – (D) andrea@andrearomero.com 505-986-4243
Liz Thomson – (D) liz.thomson@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4425
House Judiciary Members
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 MartÃnez – (D) javier.martinez@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4782
Matthew McQueen – (D) matthew.mcqueen@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4423
Greg Nibert – (R) greg.nibert@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4211
Andrea Reeb – (R) Andrea.Reeb@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4215
Reena Szczepanski – (D) reena.szczepanski@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4777
Zac Fort
NMSSA
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