What Bills Did Not Pass in 2023 Session | The Line / Your NM Government

Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel discuss the many bills that failed to reach the governor’s desk, including crime bills that fell short despite calls for improved public safety, and failed efforts to modernize the state’s legislature. 

Host/Correspondent: 

Gene Grant 

Line Opinion Panelists: 

Dan McKay, staff writer, Albuquerque Journal  

Inez Russell Gomez, editorial page editor, the Santa Fe New Mexican   

Shaun Griswold, editor, Source New Mexico 

For More Information: 

Governor on crime legislation: `I’m going to keep trying’ – Santa Fe New Mexican  

As assault weapons ban faces opposition, Lujan Grisham calls for waiting period, age restriction on New Mexico gun sales – Albuquerque Journal 

Bill to let unaffiliated voters participate in primaries clears Senate – NM Political Report 

Legislation to give legislators a salary passes House – NM Political Report 

Finance chair: Lawmaker pay unlikely to pass – Santa Fe New Mexican 

Legislative modernization effort moves forward – NM Political Report 

Legislative salaries still possible, but extended legislative sessions unlikely – Santa Fe New Mexican