The Domestic Partnership rights bill would give specific legal rights to un-married couples in New Mexico, both Gay and straight. If you know anyone in New Mexico, please ask them to support this bill and contact the congressmen listed below. We lost by one vote last year after clearing committees and votes in both chambers of the legislature.
Hello,
Well it's one year later and Rep. Mimi Stewart has once again introduced a Domestic Partnership rights bill(HB9 formerly HB28)in the House:
http://legis.state.nm.us/...
Last year, this bill failed by ONE vote. All Republicans voted against it!
THESE FOUR DEMOCRATIC SENATORS (voted no last year and failed by one vote) MUST ESPECIALLY BE CONTACTED (email or letter OR BOTH) AND KINDLY ASKED TO SUPPORT THE BILL:
Senator Tim Jennings
Box 1797
Roswell, NM 88202-1797
Capitol Office Phone: (505)986-4362
Office Phone: (575) 623-8331
Home Phone: (575) 623-9378
Senator John Arthur Smith
Box 998
Deming, NM 88031
email: john.smith@nmlegis.gov
Capitol Office Phone: (505) 986-4363
Office Phone: (575) 546-4979
Home Phone: (575) 546-8546
Senator Lidio Rainaldi
1101 Martinelli
Gallup, NM 87301
Capitol Office Phone: (505) 986-4310
Home Phone: (505) 863-3643
SURPRISE 'NO' VOTE:
Senator Carlos Cisneros
Box 1129
Questa, NM 87556
email: carlos.cisneros@nmlegis.gov
Capitol Office Phone: (505) 986-4863
Home Phone: (505) 670-5610
CURRENT LOCATION OF HOUSE BILL as of 1/21/08:
The Domestic Partnership Rights and Responsiblites act has been renumbered to House Bill 9. The bill passed it's first committee, House Consumer and Public Affairs on a party line vote, 4 DEMS yes, 4 REPS no.
It now goes to the House Judiciary Committee.
Send a letter or email of support to the following Judiciary Committee members by clicking on the links below their names:
Representative Al Park Chair Democrat
http://legis.state.nm.us/...
Representative Joseph Cervantes Vice Chair Democrat
http://legis.state.nm.us/...
Representative Elias Barela Democrat
http://legis.state.nm.us/...
Representative Gail Chasey Democrat
http://legis.state.nm.us/...
Representative Daniel R. Foley Republican
http://legis.state.nm.us/...
Representative Antonio "Moe" Maestas Democrat
http://legis.state.nm.us/...
Representative W. Ken Martinez Democrat
http://legis.state.nm.us/...
Representative William "Bill" R. Rehm Republican
http://legis.state.nm.us/...
Representative Mimi Stewart Democrat
http://legis.state.nm.us/...
Representative Thomas E. Swisstack Democrat
http://legis.state.nm.us/...
Representative Gloria C. Vaughn Republican
http://legis.state.nm.us/...
Representative Eric A. Youngberg Republican
http://legis.state.nm.us/...
Representative Teresa A. Zanetti Member Republican
http://legis.state.nm.us/...
From the Alamogordo Daily News:
The House will try to act quickly on a domestic partnership proposal and send it to the Senate, says House Speaker Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe.
''We'd like to get it done within the first week or at the very least very early in the second week,'' said Lujan.
The proposal ran into trouble last year in the Senate, and opponents portrayed it as an attempt by Richardson to gain political support in the gay community for his presidential bid.
UPDATED 01/19/08 @ 11:10pm