Proposed cockfighting ban heads to House floor

A proposal to ban cockfighting in New Mexico is headed to the House floor.

All members of the House Judiciary Committee except Minority Whip Dan Foley of Roswell voted in favor of the bill this afternoon.

If it’s approved by the House, Senate Bill 10, sponsored by Sen. Mary Jane Garcia, D-Doña Ana, will have to go back to the Senate for concurrence because of a technical amendment adopted by the House Agriculture and Water Resources Committee that made minor language changes.

The Senate approved the bill earlier in the session on a vote of 31-11.

The bill was approved by the House two years ago on a vote of 50-15.