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2009 House Bill 346 (Increase Taxes to Raise Funds for Public Schools) (House Roll Call 1895)

Passed in the House (37 to 31) on March 13, 2009, to levy a .75% compensating tax increase on goods and services for all citizens and businesses and a .75% increase on gross receipts taxes in order to spend more money on public schools. The bill is contingent upon passage of HB331. [History, Amendments & Comments]

The vote was 37 in favor, 31 against, and 2 not voting.
(House Roll Call 1895)

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In Favor In Favor
Against Against
Not Voting Not Voting
Undecided
Democrat
821882%
138713%
4964%
45 total votes
Republican
1000%
100100%
1000%
25 total votes

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Increase Taxes to Raise Funds for Public Schools

IN FAVOR

HOUSE DEMOCRATS

Alcon (D)Barela (D)Barreras (D)Chasey (D)Chavez,E. (D)
Chavez,E.H. (D)Cote (D)Egolf (D)Garcia,M.H. (D)Garcia,M.P. (D)
Garcia,T.A. (D)Giannini (D)Gonzales (D)Gutierrez (D)Jeff (D)
Lujan,A. (D)Lujan,B. (D)Lundstrom (D)Madalena (D)Maestas (D)
Martinez,R. (D)Martinez,W. (D)Miera (D)O'Neill (D)Picraux (D)
Rodefer (D)Rodella (D)Saavedra (D)Salazar (D)Sandoval (D)
Stapleton (D)Steinborn (D)Stewart (D)Thomas (D)Trujillo (D)
Varela (D)Vigil (D)   

HOUSE REPUBLICANS
none

AGAINST

HOUSE DEMOCRATS

Begaye (D)Campos (D)Cervantes (D)Heaton (D)Irwin (D)
King (D)    

HOUSE REPUBLICANS

Anderson (R)Arnold-Jones (R)Bandy (R)Berry (R)Bratton (R)
Cook (R)Crook (R)Espinoza (R)Ezzell (R)Gardner (R)
Gray (R)Hall (R)Hamilton (R)Kintigh (R)Larranaga (R)
McCoy (R)Powdrell (R)Rehm (R)Roch (R)Strickler (R)
Taylor (R)Tripp (R)Tyler (R)Vaughn (R)Wallace (R)

HOUSE LEGISLATORS WHO DID NOT VOTE

Nunez (D)Park (D)

HOUSE LEGISLATORS ALL VOTES

Y    Alcon (D)  n  Anderson (R)  n  Arnold-Jones (R)  n  Bandy (R)Y    Barela (D)
Y    Barreras (D)  n  Begaye (D)  n  Berry (R)  n  Bratton (R)  n  Campos (D)
  n  Cervantes (D)Y    Chasey (D)Y    Chavez,E. (D)Y    Chavez,E.H. (D)  n  Cook (R)
Y    Cote (D)  n  Crook (R)Y    Egolf (D)  n  Espinoza (R)  n  Ezzell (R)
Y    Garcia,M.H. (D)Y    Garcia,M.P. (D)Y    Garcia,T.A. (D)  n  Gardner (R)Y    Giannini (D)
Y    Gonzales (D)  n  Gray (R)Y    Gutierrez (D)  n  Hall (R)  n  Hamilton (R)
  n  Heaton (D)  n  Irwin (D)Y    Jeff (D)  n  King (D)  n  Kintigh (R)
  n  Larranaga (R)Y    Lujan,A. (D)Y    Lujan,B. (D)Y    Lundstrom (D)Y    Madalena (D)
Y    Maestas (D)Y    Martinez,R. (D)Y    Martinez,W. (D)  n  McCoy (R)Y    Miera (D)
  -  Nunez (D)Y    O'Neill (D)  -  Park (D)Y    Picraux (D)  n  Powdrell (R)
  n  Rehm (R)  n  Roch (R)Y    Rodefer (D)Y    Rodella (D)Y    Saavedra (D)
Y    Salazar (D)Y    Sandoval (D)Y    Stapleton (D)Y    Steinborn (D)Y    Stewart (D)
  n  Strickler (R)  n  Taylor (R)Y    Thomas (D)  n  Tripp (R)Y    Trujillo (D)
  n  Tyler (R)Y    Varela (D)  n  Vaughn (R)Y    Vigil (D)  n  Wallace (R)

House Roll Call 1895 on 2009 House Bill 346

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Most Recent Comments

1) Re: 2009 House Bill 346 (Increase Income Taxes to Raise Funds for Public Schools) [by Corey Davis on May 19, 2009]

This bill was modified in the House Appropriations and Finance Committee to strike the increased income tax altogether and increase the gross receipts tax to .75%, so it no longer plans to directly tax all individuals, but I'm sure we'll all be feeling the sting at the grocery store after Mr. Albertson takes a hit to the wallet.  The bill was stalled in the Senate Corporations and Transportation Committee.  Let's hope it'll stay that way.


No, unfortunately this bill does not nor ever could require "audits and accountability," though that might be nice, in some utopian world, to ensure before this thing ever gets enacted.


This bill does, however, allocate the first $600,000 of its revenue to the Public Education Department for the purposes of "verify[ing] and correct[ing] public school data" and "mak[ing] necessary changes to the department's data collection system."  Whether this "data" is educational or financial, we've certainly proven ourselves as a district and a state to be poor record keepers.  The graduation rates reported to the federal government only took into account Seniors who stayed in school all year and graduated, completely negating all 9th-11th graders that dropped out.  When the feds saw our claim of a 90% graduation rate, they knew we must've been kidding ourselves.  This "data" collection system was designed to collect and distribute inadequate and misleading numbers in a foolish attempt to pacify the public and the feds so that we all might turn a blind eye to the other misrepresentations in the financial department of NM's largest school district.



APS has proven itself time and again to spend our money foolishly and misrepresent the figures to everybody.  Then it thinks it can remedy the situation by suspending the self-styled whistleblowers.  Giving these irresponsible politicians more of the people's money is the last thing that needs to be on our mind.


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2) Re: 2009 House Bill 346 (Increase Income Taxes to Raise Funds for Public Schools) [by Jiner on March 17, 2009]

 Aha!  The Bill requires "audits and accountability!"


That explains why Educrat toadie Dona Irwin of Luna County voted contra.


 


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3) Re: 2009 House Bill 346 (Increase Income Taxes to Raise Funds for Public Schools) [by kralspaces on March 15, 2009]

With such a close vote in the House, I am confident that our more conservative Senate will do the right thing – Vote NO!


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