HB 139 to give legislators a seat at table in emergencies moves forward

HB 139 introduced by Rep. Greg Nibert is a top priority for the Rio Grande Foundation and should be for anyone who cares about separation of powers in New Mexico government.

On February 3 it passed the House State Government, Elections, and Indian Affairs Committee on a bi-partisan basis. Here are the votes (you can find the emails at the link above (bottom of the page).

For:

Rep. D. Wonda Johnson

Rep. Daymon Ely (Sponsor)

Rep. Doreen Gallegos

Rep. Greg Nibert (Sponsor)

Rep. Kristina Ortez

Rep. Bill Rehm

Rep. Martin Zamora

Against:

Rep. Georgene Louis

Rep. Gail Chasey

The next step is House Judiciary Committee where Gail Chasey is the Chair and can be reached at: gail@gailchasey.com. She needs to hear from those who support this basic good government measure. You can find the emails of all committee members here.