[LWVNM Action] Updated Testimony for SB144 & SB145, Hearing tomorrow, Sunday Mar 2, 1pm

[Janie McGuigan]

Hello All,
There will be a Hearing at the HPAC on Sunday, Mar 2, 1pm for Housing Bills
SB144 and SB145.

Since I will be out of state from Sunday March 2 at 7am until Saturday,
March 8, and the 2nd Housing lobbyist, Beth Bardwell, LWVSNM is also out of
State,  I would appreciate it if Hannah Burling or some other LWVNM
Lobbyist could cover and testify for the 2 bills.  Below the listing of
HPAC Bills is the abbreviated /suggested Testimony for SB144 and SB145.

Karen Wentworth has volunteered to track these Housing bills as necessary
during the next week.
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*HEALTH AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - Senator Linda M. Lopez, ChairSunday
March 2, 2025 - 1:00 pm - Room 311*
CARRYOVER
SB 105 SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE COMPACT (TRUJILLO/SEDILLO LOPEZ)

NEW BUSINESS
SB 144   AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT FUNDING (GONZALES)
SB 145   HOUSING TRUST FUND & AFFORDABLE HOUSING (GONZALES)
SB 216   RENT CONTROL & CERTAIN ENTITIES (LÓPEZ/SEDILLO LOPEZ)
* SB 198 FAMILY INFANT TODDLER FUNDING (JARAMILLO)
SB 232 ABQ AFFORDABLE HOUSING (O'MALLEY/DUHIGG)
CS/ SB 235 /a SCHOOL MATH CHANGES (SOULES)
SB 322 STRIP SEARCHES & CAMERAS (LÓPEZ/POPE)
SB 173 TELECOMMUNICATORS AS POLICE IN PERA (GALLEGOS/MAESTAS)
SB 127 MOVIE EXEMPTION FROM BARBER & COSMETIC
ACT  (TRUJILLO)
SB 189 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ELIGIBILITY (STEFANICS/SERRATO)
SB 250 STATE ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAW (MAESTAS/NAVA)

*Zoom Webinar Link*: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81287336647 Webinar ID:
812 8733 6647, Zoom Call: 1-719-359-4580

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*Testimony for SB 144:   Affordable Housing Act Funding*

*SB144*

*Affordable Housing Act Funding*

*Gonzales*



*SHPAC*



My name is _____________  and I am a registered lobbyist for the League of
Women Voters of New Mexico.



*The League of Women Voters of New Mexico stands in strong support of the
$500,000 appropriation  in SB145 to administer the Affordable Housing Act.*



This Affordable Housing Act Funding ensures access to affordable housing
for people of all income levels.   Adequate and affordable housing is
crucial for a well-functioning economy.



The League urges the committee to give this bill/ SB144 a ‘do pass’
recommendation.

Thank you Senator Gonzales, for your leadership and support to
ensure affordable housing options are available for all New Mexicans.


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*Testimony for SB 145:   NM Housing Trust Fund*

*SB145*

*Housing Trust Fund & Affordable Housing*

*Gonzales*



*SHPAC*



My name is _____________  and I am a registered lobbyist for the League of
Women Voters of New Mexico.



*The League of Women Voters of New Mexico stands in strong support of the
$500 Million budget request for the NM Housing Trust Fund in SB145.   *



According to two recent state and National studies the need for affordable
housing in our State is at a critical juncture.     This appropriation will
provide the needed funding to rehabilitate or build new housing to help
alleviate  the current housing market supply crisis.



An important provision in SB145 provides for a 10% ten percent set aside to
a municipality or county.  This provides a strategic  tool for local
communities to directly address the housing needs in their community -- urban
or rural.


The League urges the committee to give this bill/ SB145 a ‘do pass’
recommendation.

Thank you Senator Gonzales,  for your leadership to ensure affordable
housing options are available for all New Mexicans.

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THANK YOU,

 *Janie*
Janie McGuigan
LWVCNM
janiemc07 at gmail.com
505-918-1884
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