The Clear Horizons & Emissions Codification Act died on the New Mexico Senate floor when seven Democratic senators joined all of the minority Republican caucus to kill it. While several Democrats spoke in favor of the bill, also known as SB18, not one person spoke against it — a hint that the vote was decided before the Feb. 11 hearing began.
When Sen. William Sharer (R-San Juan), the minority floor leader, voted, you could hear the sing-song in his “No!”
After the vote tally was read — 19-23 — bill sponsor Sen. Mimi Stewart (D-Bernalillo) quietly said, “Thank you to the body for the discussion,” though there had been no real discussion.
