This article has been updated.
The Senate is currently taking up its first debate on a major piece of ethics-reform legislation this session.
Right now, the Senate is debating campaign contribution limits. It’s a committee substitute for Senate Bill 116, sponsored by Dede Feldman, D-Albuquerque, and several other related bills. It wasn’t originally on the Senate calendar for today but was added by Majority Leader Michael Sanchez a short while ago, then almost immediately brought up for consideration.
Think it has anything to do with Feldman planning to try a procedural move to bypass the Senate Rules Committee on a proposal to open legislative conference committees to the public?
You can listen to a live audio webcast of the debate by clicking here or here.
Update, 1:05 p.m.
The bill is being carried on the Senate floor by Peter Wirth, D-Santa Fe.