Gov. Richardson signed 116 bills from 2010 regular session

Today was the final day for Governor Bill Richardson to sign bills that were passed in the final days of the 2010 regular session. The eight bills that Richardson did not sign into law were pocket-vetoed. Richardson only vetoed one bill, SB 165, the Delay School Athletics Equity Act.

Richardson’s full bill action, along with links to each piece of legislation are available below.

Signed January 28

• HB 1 — Feed Bill (with partial veto)

Signed February 8

• HB 64 –School Equalization Distribution Date Change

Signed February 23

• SB 6 — Create Additional Judgeships

Signed February 26

• SB 12 — HIV At-Risk Individual Partner Services
• SB 32 — DWI Chemical Test Fee Increase
• SB 41 — Notice to Land Grants of Nearby Surveys
• SB 26 — Magistrate Courts Operations Fund & Fees

Signed February 27 (In Las Cruces)

• HB 165 — Whistleblower Protection Act
• SB 279 — Colonias Infrastructure Act & Fund
• HB 112 — Las Cruces Tax Increment Project Bonds
• SB 95 — Las Cruces Tax Increment Project Bonds
• SB 9 — Space Flight Informed Consent Act

Signed March 1

• SB 18 — Changes to State Investment Bodies
• SB 138 — Limit Appraisal Management Company Fees

Signed March 2

• HB 16 –Retirement Beneficiary De-selection Option
• HB 80 — Mining Emergency Notice Appeals
• HB 264 — Indian Law Institute for Legislators
• SB 59 — Extend gas Tax Sharing Agreement Terms
• SB 120 — NMFA Securities Requirements
• SB 144 — Affordable Housing Tax Credit Use & Vouchers
• SB 207 — Public Employees Returning to Work

Signed March 3

• HB 53 — Financial Literacy as School Math Requirement
• HB 63 — HIV Testing for Certain Crimes
• HB 81 — Petroleum Storage Tank Definition Changes
• HB 198 — Voting System Maintenance and Storage
• HB 207 — Interlock Fund Eligibility
• HB 233 — No Solar Panels as Property Tax Improvements
• SB 94 — Land Grant Tort Liability Coverage
• SB 129 — Continue Military & Vets’ Affairs Committee
• SB 264 — Interim Disabilities Concerns Subcommittee

Signed March 4

• HB 203 — Business Retention Gross Tax & Gaming Tax

Signed March 5

• HB 90 — Native American Schools Dual Credit Program
• HB 162 — Severance Bonds for Tribal Infrastructure
• SB 55 — Missing Person & Amber Alert Info & Training
• SB 107 — Indian Arts & Craft Crime Consistencies
• SB 167 — Add Domestic Abuse to Missing Persons Info
• SB 195 — Sunshine Portal Transparency Act

Signed March 6

• HB 15 — Create Eastern NM Water Utility Authority
• HB 93 — Certain Auto Dealer Acts as Unlawful
• SB 58 — Certain Auto Dealer Acts as Unlawful

Signed March 8

• HB 8 — Development Training Funds
• HB 24 — Educational Opportunity for Military Children
• HB 25 — Online & Phone Driver’s License Renewal
• HB 26 — Medical-Assistance Home Program Osteopathy
• HB 30 — Capital Outlay Gross Receipts Restrictions
• HB 37 — Military Discount for Hunting Licenses
• HB 38 — Public Project Revolving Loan Fund Projects
• HB 56 — NMFA Water Fund Projects
• HB 74 — Charter School Oversight for 1 Year
• HB 79 — Tobacco Settlement Fund Distribution
• HB 101 — Nuclear Worker’s Assistance Fund
• HB 108 — Drinking Water System Financing
• HB 109 — Human Services Department Contractor Procedures
• HB 113 — Aquatic Invasive Species Control
• HB 114 — Postpone Fire Protection Fund Distribution
• HB 120 — Tax Withholding Changes
• HB 127 — Qualified Minors on Precinct Boards
• HB 131 — Consumer Reporting Info Removal for ID Theft
• HB 144 — Unemployment Contribution Schedule
• HB 145 — Qualified School Construction Bonds
• HB 171 — Transport of Dairy Waste for Gas Tax Credit
• HB 201 — Add Diseases to Tests for Newborns
• HB 204 — Transportation Services Definitions
• HB 205 — Mortgage Foreclosure Consultant Fraud
• HB 216 — Medical Insurance Pool High Risk Programs
• HB 217 — No Abuse In Resident or Care Provider Homes
• HB 230 — Dyslexic Student Intervention
• HB 231 — Disclosure of Educational Pension Amounts
• HB 239 — No Educational Retirement Benefit Adjustments
• HB 261 — Solar & Wind Energy Equipment Gross Receipts
• HB 266 — Unexpended Funds for NM Recovery Fund
• SB 2 — Domestic Violence Household Member Defined
• SB 26 — Create NM Domestic Violence Commission
• SB 47 — Economic Development Tax Incentive Changes
• SB 60 — Hazardous Duty Officers’ Employee Relations
• SB 66 — Economic Development Revolving Fund Projects
• SB 70 — Continuing Care Community Consumer Protection
• SB 77 — State Agency Credit Card Processing Fees
• SB 85 — School Leadership Institute
• SB 87 — Delay School Year & Day Length Changes
• SB 91 — Delay Educational Retirement Contributions
• SB 97 — School District Budget Flexibility
• SB 100 — Fire Protection Grants as Volunteer Stipends
• SB 137 — Alternative Driver’s License Renewal
• SB 152 — College Student Lists to Credit Companies
• SB 162 — County Gross Receipts Tax for County Projects
• SB 186 — Natural Heritage Conservation Act
• SB 193 — Fishing License For Certain Military Members
• SB 200 — Public Building Energy Efficiency Standards
• SB 201 — Electric Generating Facility Gross Receipts
• SB 209 — Disabled-Accessible Parking Changes
• SB 234 — County Hospital Gross Receipts Purposes
• SB 254 — Consideration of Crime Conviction for Jobs

Signed March 9

• HB 12 — Health Insurer Service Reimbursement
• HB 208 — Oil & Gas Tax to Reclamation Fund
• HB 229 — Establish Metro Court in Certain Counties
• HB 237 — Government Restructuring Task Force
• HB 269 — Utility Right-of-Way Access
• SB 1 — School Athlete Head Injury Safety Protocols
• SB 148 — No Use of Gender for Health Insurance Rating
• SB 216 — Repeal “Guilty But Mentally Ill” Plea

Signed March 10

• HB 44 — Health Education Required for Graduation
• HB 68 — Public School Capital Outlay Omnibus Bill
• HB 69 — Reporting of Cohort Graduation Data
• HB 70 — Educational Data System
• HB 71 – Mentorship Requirements for Level 1 Teachers
• HB 150 — Hispanic Education Act
• HB 181 — Public Utility Definitions & Cost Recovery
• HB 227 — School Board Finance & Audit Committees
• HB 232 — Standardized School Finance Reporting Dates
• SB 40 — Concealed Guns in Certain Restaurants
• SB 111 — Additional Teacher Evaluation Standards
• SB 132 — Hispanic Education Act
• SB 134 — Military Veteran Lottery Scholarship
• SB 182 — Capital Outlay Reversions for Solvency
• SB 190 — Public Utility Definitions & Cost Recovery

Vetoed March 10

• SB 165 — Delay School Athletics Equity Act

Pocket Vetoes

• HB 21 — School Priority for Certain Students
• HB 116 — Game & Fish Licenses for Military on Leave
• HB 197 — Severance Fund Investment in Renewable Energy
• HB 247 — LFC Oversight of Certain Federal Funds
• SB 78 — Alternative School Curricular Plans
• SB 84 — New School Sustainability Features
• SB 96 — Whistleblower Protection Act
• SB 156 — Human Services Department Contractor Compensation

Note: House Bills 93 and Senate Bill 58 are identical. SB 195 and SB 55 were both signed into law by Denish while Richardson was out of state. While Richardson pocket vetoed SB 96, he signed an identical bill on February 27.