2017 HB 292 No State Land for Border Wall
- CVNM Position:
- Support
- Year:
- 2017
- Sponsors:
-
Javier Martínez
Bill McCamley
Angelica Rubio
Christine Trujillo
Linda M. Trujillo
- Topics:
- Land
Wildlife & Habitat Conservation - Legislative Info:
- HB 292 on nmlegis.gov »
Description
This bill would have prohibited a border wall from being built on state land between New Mexico and the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora. A border wall would be detrimental to the migration of land-based wildlife in the border region. There are ESA listed species of concern that would be impacted, e.g., jaguars.
Outcome
HB 292 died on the House calendar.
How Legislators Voted on HB 292
- = Pro Conservation Vote
- = Anti Conservation Vote
- A = Absent
- E = Excused
- R = Recused
- W = Abstain
| Legislator | Party | District | Office | Conservation Vote |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clahchischilliage, Sharon (R) | R | 4 | Representative | 2017 | |
| Herrell, Yvette (R) | R | 51 | Representative | 2017 | |
| Johnson, D. Wonda (D) | D | 5 | Representative | 2017 | |
| Lente, Derrick J. (D) | D | 65 | Representative | 2017 | |
| Louis, Georgene (D) | D | 26 | Representative | 2017 | |
| Martínez, Javier (D) | D | 11 | Representative | 2017 | |
| Martinez, Rodolpho "Rudy" S. (D) | D | 39 | Representative | 2017 | |
| McCamley, Bill (D) | D | 33 | Representative | 2017 | |
| Rehm, William "Bill" R. (R) | R | 31 | Representative | 2017 | |
| Roch, Dennis J. (R) | R | 67 | Representative | 2017 | |
| Romero, G. Andrés (D) | D | 10 | Representative | 2017 | |
| Rubio, Angelica (D) | D | 35 | Representative | 2017 | |
| Trujillo, Christine (D) | D | 25 | Representative | 2017 | |
| Trujillo, Linda M. (D) | D | 48 | Representative | 2017 |