Repeal of NM Death Penalty to Senate Public Affairs Today

From the NM Coalition to Repeal the Death Penalty:
Our repeal legislation (HB 190) will be heard in Senate Public Affairs on Friday, March 2, after the Senate floor session. It's almost impossible to predict what time the committee hearing will begin or what time HB 190 will be heard. But we suspect it will be late afternoon or evening. On Tuesday, the committee began hearing bills at about 5:30 and ended at 9:00 PM. Below is a list of Senate Public Affairs members with their office phone numbers.

The two most important legislators to contact are Sen. Gay Kernan (R-Hobbs) and Sen. Steve Komadina (R-Corrales). Everyone should contact these two legislators, but if you know anyone in Hobbs or Corrales please have them contact them too!

Members of Senate Public Affairs Committee

• Senator Gay Kernan (R); 986-4274; ggkern@valornet.com
• Senator Steve Komadina (R); 986-4377; komadina@stevekomadina.com
• Senator Dede Feldman, Chair (D); 986-4482
• Senator Mary Jane Garcia, Vice Chair (D); 986-4726
• Senator Stuart Ingle (R); 986-4702
• Senator Steve Neville (R); 986-4266
• Senator Gerry Ortiz y Pino (D); 986-4380
• Senator Mary Kay Papen (D); 986-4270
• Senator David Ulibarri (D); 986-4265

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Kathleen MacRae, Director
NM Coalition to Repeal the Death Penalty
PO Box 8552, Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-986-9536 or 505-681-3920
kmacrae@nmrepeal.org

Editor's Note: This bill was already passed in the NM House by a margin of 41-28. It's been assigned to two commitees in the Senate -- Public Affairs and Judiciary.