New Mexico 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 78 — ELECTION FOR SALE OF NM-PRODUCED LIQUOR

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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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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

25 added · 25 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill SB 78 clarifies the process for local option districts to approve restaurant licenses for selling alcoholic beverages. It allows these districts to hold elections on whether to permit sales of beer, wine, or both alongside distilled liquors produced in New Mexico, streamlining the requirements for initiating such elections. This is important because it gives local communities more control over alcohol sales in restaurants, potentially benefiting local businesses and the economy.

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SENATE BILL 78 54TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSIO, 2019 INTRODUCED BY William P.
SENATE BILL 78 54TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSIO, 2019 INTRODUCED BY William P.
PROVIDING THAT A LOCAL OPTION DISTRICT MAY HOLD AN ELECTION TO ALLOW THE SALE BY CERTAIN RESTAURANT LICENSEES OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS DISTILLED AND BOTTLED IN NEW MEXICO.
PROVIDING THAT A LOCAL OPTION DISTRICT MAY HOLD AN ELECTION TO ALLOW THE SALE BY CERTAIN RESTAURANT LICENSEES OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS DISTILLED AND 14 BOTTLED IN NEW MEXICO.
At any time after the effective date of the a t m m 21 Liquor Control Act, a local option district may approve the d r e 22 issuance of restaurant licenses for either the sale of beer and c e s k 23 wine only or for the sale of beer and wine and of spirituous e a n b 24 liquors distilled and bottled in New Mexico by holding an u [ election on [that question ] either option or both options .210824.1 pursuant to the procedures set out in Section 60-5A-1 NMSA 1978.
SRCº At any time after the effective date of the a t m m 21 Liquor Control Act, a»SRC SRCºA»SRC local option district may d r e 22 approve the issuance of restaurant licenses for either the sale c e s k 23 of beer and wine only or for the sale of beer and wine and of e a n b 24 spirituous liquors distilled and bottled in New Mexico by u [ holding an election on [that question ] either option or both .210824.1 options pursuant to the procedures set out in Section 60-5A-1 NMSA 1978.
The election also may be initiated by a resolution adopted by the governing body of the local option district without a petition from registered qualified electors having been submitted.
The election also may be initiated by a resolution adopted by the governing body of the local option district without a petition from SRCº registered»SRC qualified electors having been submitted.
After the approval of restaurant licenses by the registered qualified electors of the local option district and upon completion of all requirements in the Liquor Control Act for the issuance of licenses, a restaurant located or to be located within the local option district or within a designated location in a local option district as provided for in Subsection B of this section may receive a restaurant license to sell, serve or allow the consumption of beer and wine, and spirituous liquors distilled and bottled in New Mexico, if applicable, subject to the following requirements and restrictions:
After the approval of restaurant licenses by the SRCº registered»SRC qualified electors of the local option district and upon completion of all requirements in the Liquor Control Act for the issuance of licenses, a restaurant located or to be located within the local option district or within a designated location in a local option district as provided for in Subsection B of this section may receive a restaurant license to sell, serve or allow the consumption of beer and wine, and spirituous liquors distilled and bottled in New Mexico, if applicable, subject to the following requirements and restrictions:
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Action History

  1. action postponed indefinitely

  2. Sent to House Commerce & Economic Development Committee & House State Government, Elections & Indian Affairs Committee

  3. passed Senate

  4. DO PASS committee report adopted

  5. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

  6. Sent to Senate Rules Committee & Senate Corporations and Transportation Committee

  7. Sent to Senate Pre-file

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (111)

111 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

senate passage

Passed 26 Yea · 8 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11706
Republican 5001
Democrat 10101
Total 26808
% of votes cast 62%19%0%19%
How each member voted (42)
Member Party Vote
PAPEN — Yea
BURT — Yea
RODRIGUEZ — Yea
RUE — Yea
GRIGGS — Yea
SEDILLO-LOPEZ — Yea
IVEY-SOTO — Yea
KERNAN — Yea
NEVILLE — Yea
TALLMAN — Yea
O'NEILL — Yea
PAYNE — Nay
FULFER — Nay
SANCHEZ — Nay
GOULD — Nay
INGLE — Nay
SMITH — Nay
WHITE — Nay
CANDELARIA — Not Voting
SAPIEN — Not Voting
CISNEROS — Not Voting
MOORES — Not Voting
PIRTLE — Not Voting
ORTIZ y PINO — Not Voting
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez Democrat Not Voting
Benny Shendo, Jr. Democrat Yea
Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics Democrat Yea
George K. Muñoz Democrat Nay
Jeff Steinborn Democrat Yea
Joseph Cervantes Democrat Yea
Michael Padilla Democrat Yea
Mimi Stewart Democrat Yea
Pete Campos Democrat Yea
Peter Wirth Democrat Yea
Shannon D. Pinto Democrat Yea
William P. Soules Democrat Yea
Alan T. Martinez Republican Yea
Brian G. Baca Republican Not Voting
Craig W. Brandt Republican Yea
Gabriel Ramos Republican Yea
Pat Woods Republican Yea
William E. Sharer Republican Yea

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 78?
SB 78 is sponsored by William P. Soules (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 78?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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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