UAD Prevention Policy UPDATE (as of 2/12)

UAD Prevention Policy UPDATE (as of 2/12)
BILL SPONSORS and Announcments new activity 2/12



O In response to debate with the HBIC on 2/5, the Attorney
General is
going to prepare another bill that would tax all ethanol (alcohol)
the same.
The tax will depend on the amount of ethanol (alcohol) manufacturers
put in
the product. At current levels this will likely be an increase. No
introduction as of 2/11.



O HB 36 PROHIBIT CERTAIN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES (formerly
titled Ban
Caffeinated Alcohol)

Relating to alcoholic beverages; prohibiting the manufacture,
distribution
and sale of flavored malt energy beverages containing stimulants;
amending
and enacting sections of the Liquor Control Act.



Rep. Ray Begaye is sponsoring the bill.



PASSED 1/29: House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee (HCPAC) Yes:
Gail
Chasey, Chair; Antonio "Moe" Maestas, Vice Chair; Karen E. Giannini,
Bill B.
O'Neill No: Thomas A. Anderson, Zachary J. Cook, Al Park



Current Location: House Business & Industry Committee (HBIC)

____________________________________________



O HB 420 Prohibit Alcohol Intoxication by Minors

Relating to alcoholic beverages; prohibiting minors from being under
the
influence of alcohol; modifying penalties.



Rep. Al Park is sponsoring the bill.



Current Location: House Consumer & Public Affairs (HCPAC)

____________________________________________



O SB 487 Local Liquor Excise Tax Authority & Limits (formerly
titled
Expand County Option for Taxing Alcohol) - introduced 2/4

Relating to liquor excise taxes; authorizing each county to impose a
local
liquor excise tax; limiting rates of local liquor excise taxes.



Sen. George Munoz is sponsoring the bill.



Current Location: Senate Corporations & Transportation Committee
(SCORC)

____________________________________________



O SB 514 Limiting Alcohol Advertising Near Youth Act (formerly
titled
Regulate Alcohol Advertising to Minors) - introduced 2/6

Senator Mary Jane M. Garcia is sponsoring the bill.



Current Location: Senate Public Affairs Committee (SPAC)

____________________________________________



O HB 78 Malt Beverages As Spirituous Liquor (formerly titled
Correct
Tax Rate for Alcopops)

Relating to taxation; classifying flavored malt beverages as
spirituous
liquor; requiring reporting of sales of flavored malt beverages;
allocating
the revenue from taxes paid on flavored malt beverages to underage
drinking
prevention programs.



Rep. Lucky Varela is sponsoring the bill.



Current Location: House Business & Industry Committee (HBIC) and House
Taxation & Revenue Committee (HTRC).



Tabled 2/3: House Business & Industry Committee (HBIC) Yes: Reps.
Debbie A.
Rodella, Chair; Thomas C. Taylor, Jim R. Trujillo, Eliseo Lee Alcon,
Andrew
J. Barreras, Jose A. Campos, Keith J. Gardner, Dona G. Irwin, Sandra
D.
Jeff, Jane E. Powdrell-Culbert, Shirley A. Tyler No: Thomas Garcia



Other UAD bills

O HB 57 Local Liquor Surtax Imposition & Rates

Relating to liquor excise taxes; authorizing each county to impose a
local
liquor surtax; limiting rates of local liquor surtaxes.



Rep. Ray Begaye is sponsoring the bill.



Current Location: House Business & Industry Committee (HBIC) and House
Taxation & Revenue Committee (HTRC)



Tabled 2/5 (to be amended, then re-presented): House Business &
Industry
Committee (HBIC) Yes: Reps. Debbie A. Rodella, Chair; Thomas Garcia,
Vice
Chair; Thomas C. Taylor, Jim R. Trujillo, Eliseo Lee Alcon, Andrew J.
Barreras, Jose A. Campos, Keith J. Gardner, Sandra D. Jeff, Jane E.
Powdrell-Culbert, Shirley A. Tyler Absent: Dona G. Irwin

____________________________________________



Media and Communication hot!



O DWI Day at the Roundhouse - Attorney General Press Conference
HOT!

WED, 18 February

9:30a

Location details to follow.



Calendar

O DWI Day at the Roundhouse

WED, 18 February

8:00a - 3:00p

With a Press Conference at 1:00p



O DWI Day at the Roundhouse - Attorney General Press Conference
HOT!

WED, 18 February

9:30a

Location details to follow.



Legislative Contacts



O Your calls, emails, letters and visits are encouraged as the
bills
are introduced and move through committees. As a constituent, your
voice is
powerful! Involve youth in the process - legislators respond to youth
and
their perspective. (A youth should include their age and school
affiliation
in their communication.)



BILL LOCATOR FOR THE 2009 REGULAR SESSION

http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/_locatorcom.aspx?year=09



MY ROUNDHOUSE

http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/myroundhouse/



DWI Bills

O SB 270 IMMOBILIZATION & INTERLOCKS ON DWI VEHICLES
Kent L. Cravens is sponsoring the bill.

PASSED 2/10: Senate Public Affairs Committee



O SB 275 INTERLOCKS & DWI LICENSE REINSTATEMENT
Kent L. Cravens is sponsoring the bill.

PASSED 2/10: Senate Public Affairs Committee



O SB 307 SEIZURE OF CERTAIN DWI-RELATED VEHICLES
Kent L. Cravens is sponsoring the bill.

Current Location: Senate Public Affairs Committee



O SB 308 HOME BREATHALYZER FOR CERTAIN DWI CONVICTS

Kent L. Cravens is sponsoring the bill.

Current Location: Senate Public Affairs Committe