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On Tuesday the Senate voted down the Electronic Medical Records Act, HB 37, which was part of the governor's Health Care package. The bill, which passed the House 51-10, was supposed to pass easily. But in the Senate, it wasn't even close. The vote was 13 in favor, 23 against.
Also going down in flames was Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino's SB 474, which would have required insurance companies to disclose more information to consumers about the price of policies. The bill was amended to remove the enacting clause, which means it couldn't have become law even if it passed. Ortiz y Pino said opponents made confetti.
But here's some good news: The flowers in front of Room 300 -- which is part of a memorial to the late Corinne Wolf, who was champion of human service causes -- were returned. There is goodness in this world.
I wanna be sedated.
Everyone in the Roundhouse is gripped with anticipation of the 6 o'clock showdown. What's going to happen? Those who know won't say. Those who say don't know.
A senator I talked to said the governor could offer an "olive branch" by bringing down the spending bills before six and ask the Senate for a vote on the health care bill. (The senator predicted the Senate would vote down the bill.)
Supposedly lawyers for the Legislature supposedly are prepared to file some sort of legal action with the Supreme Court.
Someone suggested that Richardson would act on the bills before 6 tonight -- but not deliver them to the Legislature until 8 a.m.
There's a rumor Richardson would veto all the Senate project, but leave the House's project relatively intact.
Meanwhile, whoever stole the flowers from Room 300, please return them!
Everyone in the Roundhouse is gripped with anticipation of the 6 o'clock showdown. What's going to happen? Those who know won't say. Those who say don't know.
A senator I talked to said the governor could offer an "olive branch" by bringing down the spending bills before six and ask the Senate for a vote on the health care bill. (The senator predicted the Senate would vote down the bill.)
Supposedly lawyers for the Legislature supposedly are prepared to file some sort of legal action with the Supreme Court.
Someone suggested that Richardson would act on the bills before 6 tonight -- but not deliver them to the Legislature until 8 a.m.
There's a rumor Richardson would veto all the Senate project, but leave the House's project relatively intact.
Meanwhile, whoever stole the flowers from Room 300, please return them!
The House Judiciary Committee, to nobody's surprise gave a do-pass to the Domestic Partners bill. It now goes to the full House for a hearing. This time it wasn't quite a party-line vote. Rep. Eric Youngberg, R-Albuquerque, voted for the bill
Remember, last year the House passed a similar bill, but the Senate killed it.
Another potential conflict is coming up Wednesday.
The governor's health care bill (HB 62, sponsored by Rep. John Heaton, D-Carlsbad) gets its first hearing Wednesday before the House Health and Government Affairs Committee. But also on the agenda is a competing healthcare bill, HB 147, sponsored by Rep. Danice Picraux, D-Albuquerque. That's 8 a.m. in Room 309.
Remember, last year the House passed a similar bill, but the Senate killed it.
Another potential conflict is coming up Wednesday.
The governor's health care bill (HB 62, sponsored by Rep. John Heaton, D-Carlsbad) gets its first hearing Wednesday before the House Health and Government Affairs Committee. But also on the agenda is a competing healthcare bill, HB 147, sponsored by Rep. Danice Picraux, D-Albuquerque. That's 8 a.m. in Room 309.
- Music:Something weird that Trip Jennings is playing in the media room
