Government Relations
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The NMSU Government Relations website will provide faculty, staff and students with information, background and updates on the University's state funding requests as they move through the New Mexico Department of Higher Education and the legislative process. This site will be updated as decisions are finalized.
2012 NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE
NMSU Bill Tracking
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NMSU 2012 Bill Tracking Sheet (updated Feb 3)
This tracking sheet contains bills that impact NMSU
NMSU FY2013 Legislative Priorities
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL UPDATES
House Appropriations and Finance Committee
HB 2 as Reported by the House Appropriations and Finance Committee (HAFC)
Higher Education Formula hearing held January 21, 2012 at 2:00 pm
Senate Finance Committee
Higher Education budget hearing scheduled January 24, 2012 at 1:30pm
Governor Susana Martinez Delivers State of the State Address
FY2013 Legislative Finance Committee Budget Recommendation
FY2013 Executive Budget Recommendation
Live! Watch the New Mexico Legislature
You can watch a livestream of the New Mexico House or Senate, by going to the Legislature webcast page.
Federal Update
The U.S. House convened January 17, 2012 and the U.S. Senate convened January 23, 2012.
On December 23, President Obama signed into law the $915 billion “megabus” appropriations bill, (HR 2055), concluding the FY 2012 appropriations process. The final megabus package contains funding for nine of the 12 annual appropriations bills, with the Military Construction-Veterans Affairs appropriations bill as the underlying measure, and including the Defense, Energy-Water, Financial Services, Homeland Security, Interior-Environment, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative Branch and State-Foreign Operations spending bills.
On November 17th, Congress passed a “minibus” appropriations bill, (HR 2112, H Rept 112-284) which provided 2012 fiscal year funding for Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-Science, and Transportation-Housing Urban Development.