New Mexico 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 3 R cosponsors

SM 3 — SUPPORT ISRAEL & CONDEMN HAMAS

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The revised bill now recognizes "Cowboys for Cancer Research" and designates March 10, 2023, as "Cowboys for Cancer Research Day" in the Senate. This change highlights the organization's important contributions to cancer research in New Mexico and emphasizes the local impact of the funds they raise. Previously, the bill focused on supporting Israel and condemning Hamas, but this shift underscores the commitment to cancer research and acknowledges the long-standing efforts of a community initiative.

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SENATE MEMORIAL 3 56TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEWMEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2024 INTRODUCED BY Craig W.
A MEMORIAL RECOGNIZING COWBOYS FOR CANCER RESEARCH FOR ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANCER RESEARCH IN NEW MEXICO AND DECLARING MARCH 10, 2023 "COWBOYS FOR CANCER RESEARCH DAY" IN THE SENATE.
Brandt and Pat Woods and David M.
6 WHEREAS, cowboys for cancer research was established in 1982 and is the largest cancer research fundraiser in New Mexico;
Gallegos and Mark Moores 7 9 A MEMORIAL SUPPORTING THE STATE AND PEOPLE OF ISRAEL AND CONDEMNING THE HAMAS TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.
and WHEREAS, the money raised by cowboys for cancer research stays in New Mexico and is used for cancer research projects in the state;
14 WHEREAS, on October 7, 2023, Hamas, a terrorist organization, engaged in a series of premeditated, coordinated and brutal terrorist attacks against the state of Israel and e t 17 its people;
and WHEREAS, cowboys for cancer research started as a humble team roping fundraiser in Las Cruces that honored Alma Cohorn, a lifelong resident of New Mexico, whose life had tragically been taken by this awful disease in 1981;
and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, the attacks resulted in a horrific massacre, = = 19 a l including the firing of thousands of rockets into areas i a e r 20 populated by civilians, door-to-door raids in civilian a t m m 21 neighborhoods and an assault on a music festival where more d r e 22 than two hundred sixty people were indiscriminately brutalized, c e s k 23 assaulted, taken hostage and murdered;
and WHEREAS, the Alma Cohorn memorial/cowboys for cancer research endowment was established in 1999 to support cancer research at the university of New Mexico comprehensive cancer center, which is the only national cancer institute- designated cancer center in a five-hundred-mile radius;
and e a n b 24 u [ WHEREAS, over one thousand two hundred Israelis have been killed and more than five thousand Israelis and foreign .227044.2 nationals have been injured in the attacks;
and WHEREAS, cowboys for cancer research has made donations to the university of New Mexico comprehensive cancer center for more than forty years, and one hundred percent of the money that has been donated has gone toward cancer research;
and WHEREAS, one hundred thirty-two Israelis remain unaccounted for out of an estimated two hundred forty Israelis that were taken hostage by Hamas, with children and elderly people among the hostages;
and SM 3 Page 1 WHEREAS, the cowboys for cancer research endowed fund was established in 2011 to support cancer research and community outreach projects at New Mexico state university;
and WHEREAS, on December 2, 2023, the vice president of the United States confirmed that thirty-five American citizens were killed in the terrorist attacks launched by Hamas;
and WHEREAS, New Mexico state university partners with the university of New Mexico comprehensive cancer center and the Fred Hutchinson cancer center to conduct cutting-edge cancer research;
and WHEREAS, Hamas has long called for the eradication of the state and people of Israel and has sought to slaughter, brutalize and abduct innocent Israeli civilians;
and WHEREAS, the two endowment funds are worth a total of five million one hundred thousand dollars ($5,100,000);
and WHEREAS, Hamas has routinely used innocent civilians to shield their weapons and terrorist militants from legitimate military engagement, resulting in civilian deaths that are entirely the fault of Hamas;
and WHEREAS, Denny and Geraldine Calhoun, co-executive directors of cowboys for cancer research, have been involved in the charitable efforts at cowboys for cancer research since its inception, and they continue to contribute their resources and knowledge in the hope of finding a cure for cancer;
and WHEREAS, Hamas' use of human shields is a violation of e t 17 international humanitarian law and an egregious war crime;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that cowboys for cancer research be recognized for the contributions that it has made to cancer research in New Mexico;
w l n d 18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE = = 19 a l OF NEW MEXICO that the members of the senate of the state of i a e r 20 New Mexico unequivocally condemn the Hamas terrorist a t m m 21 organization and the premeditated, coordinated and brutal d r e 22 terrorist attacks it made on the state and people of Israel;
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that March 10, 2023 be declared "Cowboys for Cancer Research Day" in the senate;
c e s k 23 and e a n b 24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the senate of u [ the state of New Mexico extend their unwavering support to the .227044.2 - 2 - state and people of Israel and mourn those who were killed in the attacks;
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be transmitted to cowboys for cancer research.
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the president of the United States, the United States secretary of state, the United States ambassador to Israel, the president pro tempore of the United States senate, the speaker of the United States house of representatives and New Mexico's congressional delegation.
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  2. Sent to Senate Rules Committee & Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee

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Who sponsors SM 3?
SM 3 is sponsored by Moores, Mark, Craig W. Brandt (Republican), Pat Woods (Republican), and David M. Gallegos (Republican).
What is the current status of SM 3?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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