HB 203 Hearing Not Yet Rescheduled
After being taken off the agenda on Tuesday, the Health Security Planning & Design Board Act (HB 203) has not yet been rescheduled for its hearing in the House Appropriations & Finance Committee.
The committee did not meet Thursday, and to our surprise, is not meeting today (Friday) either. It’s unclear at this point whether it will meet over the weekend. We will let you know as soon as HB 203 is back on the agenda.
While the legislative session ends in just over two weeks, a lot can happen in that time!
HB 203 Postponed in House Appropriations
At the last minute, the hearing on the Health Security Planning & Design Board Act (HB 203) in the House Appropriations & Finance Committee has been postponed until later this week.
Hang in there—this is part of what happens during the legislative session, and we have great bill sponsors who are fighting for HB 203!
We'll let you know as soon as we know more.
HB 203 in House Appropriations This Afternoon
The Health Security Planning & Design Board Act (HB 203) is scheduled to be heard in the House Appropriations & Finance Committee early this afternoon (Tuesday)!
HB 203 is second on the agenda. This is a fast-moving committee, so please join the meeting promptly at 1:30 PM. They should start on time.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81049777380
Webinar ID: 810 4977 7380
It's hard to know how much public participation, if any, the committee will invite. They might take an online poll to measure support for the bill—so try to be on Zoom in case they do—or they might allow very limited testimony by a few key supporters.
If your representative is on House Appropriations & Finance and you haven't already called them, please call THIS MORNING and ask them to vote in favor of HB 203, the Health Security bill!
Just a reminder: HB 203 will set up a board to develop the details of the Health Security Plan, which will automatically provide guaranteed, comprehensive health care coverage to most New Mexicans.