Legislative Initiatives

Mary Kay first chose to run for the NM State Senate to make a difference for people with mental illness. Mental Illness had touched her own family and she saw first hand how the state was failing this population. Since being elected Mary Kay has fought for improvements in our mental health system and has been a loud voice when disruptions to services have occurred. See below for more initiatives Mary Kay has championed.

Some key pieces of legislation Mary Kay has carried include:

Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Act
Early Childhood Education and Care Fund
Contraception Mentoring Program
Contraception Awareness Campaign
Behavioral Health Community Integration Act
Katie's Law
Mental Health Parity
Prescriptive Authority for Psycologists
Regional Affordable Housing Authority Reform
Tax Increment Development District for Downtown Revitalization
New Markets Tax Credit
Prescription Drugs for Seniors
Colonias Infrastructure Fund
Science Early Education Program
NM Center for Autism Research
Jobs Council Creation
Funding bills for: Tortugas Drainage, NMSU, Rio Grande Theater, First Step Clinic, Downtown Revitalization, Veteran's Housing, MRVDA 911 Dispatch Center, Lower Rio Grande Public Water Works Authority, Las Cruces Septic Systems Replacement, Camino Real Utility Equipment Replacement, Roads throughout the district.

Legislative Committees Mary Kay Serves On:

National Committees

Senate President's Forum: Chair

Standing Committees

Interim Committees

Legislative Council: Co-Chair
Jobs Council: Co-Chair
Capitol Buildings Planning Commission: Member
Legislative Ethics: Member
Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force: Member
Economic & Rural Development: Advisory
Investments & Pensions Oversight: Advisory
Legislative Health & Human Services: Advisory
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight: Advisory
Science, Technology & Telecommunications: Advisory
Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight: Advisory
Water & Natural Resources: Advisory
Legislative Finance: Designee