Legislation 
House Bill 1 (HB 1): This act is structured to ensure the efficient operation and support of the legislative process in New Mexico, providing detailed allocations for various legislative bodies and functions. The act also details the expenses of the fifty-seventh (57th) legislature of New Mexico, first session in 2025, and other legislative expenses.
House Bill 2 (HB 2) makes general appropriations and authorizes expenditures by state agencies.
House Bill 3 (HB 3) makes general appropriations related to the Department of Transportation and authorizes expenditures.
House Bill 4 (HB 4) relates to criminal competency; HB 4 expands the list of crimes for which a defendant may be criminally committed due to incompetence to stand trial; provides for community-based competency restoration for non-dangerous defendants; provides that competency evaluations must contain additional professional opinions; adds that when a criminal case is dismissed, the court must advise a prosecutor to consider initiating proceedings for involuntary commitment or assisted outpatient treatment; and allows a prosecutor or attorney general to file a petition for assisted outpatient treatment.
House Bill 5 (HB 5) enacts the Office of Child Advocate Act (Act); provides for the State Child Advocate (Advocate); creates the Office of Child Advocate (Office) and establishes the powers and duties of that office; provides for the establishment of the State Child Advocate Selection Committee; and amends and enacts sections of the NMSA 1978.
House Bill 6 (HB 6) requires that projects undertaken by a municipality or county through the issuance of industrial revenue bonds pay the prevailing wage and comply with the provisions of Section 13-4-11 NMSA 1978.
House Bill 7 (HB 7) enacts the Children's Future Act (Act) with the intent to provide, without a guarantee, a share of a trust fund for every eligible person born in New Mexico after January 1, 2025 to use for particular purposes; creates the Children's Future Fund (Fund); provides that benefits will not be guaranteed and a property interest is not created by the Act; creates the Children's Future Task Force (Task Force); exempts money spent for beneficiaries per the Act from taxation; and makes an appropriation.
House Bill 8 (HB 8) relates to criminal competency; HB 8 expands the list of crimes for which a defendant may be criminally committed due to incompetence to stand trial; provides for community-based competency restoration for non-dangerous defendants; provides that competency evaluations must contain additional professional opinions; adds that when a criminal case is dismissed, the court must advise a prosecutor to consider initiating proceedings for involuntary commitment or assisted outpatient treatment; and allows a prosecutor or attorney general to file a petition for assisted outpatient treatment.
House Bill 9 (HB 9) relates to public safety and enacts the Immigrant Safety Act (Act). This Act prohibits public bodies from entering into agreements used to detain people for civil immigration violations and requires any existing agreements to be terminated. The Act further prohibits public bodies from using public property to facilitate detaining people for civil immigration violations.
House Bill 10 (HB 10) creates the Enforcement Bureau within the Regulation and Licensing Department (RLD), enacts a new section of the Cannabis Regulation Act providing for enforcement, creates new fourth degree offenses, and appropriates $1,500,000 to the RLD to enforce provisions of the Cannabis Regulation Act.
House Bill 11 (HB 11) enacts the Paid Family and Medical Leave act and creates the Paid Family and Medical Leave Fund. HB 11 provides for the Paid Family and Medical Leave Program to pay an eligible applicant a percentage of the employee’s wages to allow to bond with a new child, care for a family member, prepare for and adjust to a spouse’s military deployment or to take action to protect the employee or the employee’s family member from certain forms of violence. HB 11 limits the time allowed for paid family and medical leave. HB 11 provides for the administration of the program by the Workforce Solutions Department. HB 11 creates a temporary advisory committee.
House Bill 12 (HB 12) amends the Extreme Risk Firearm Protection Order Act to allow a law enforcement officer to file a petition based on information collected while carrying out the officer’s official duties, and requires a respondent to relinquish firearms immediately upon service of an extreme risk protection order.
House Bill 13 (HB 13) establishes distribution system planning requirements for public utilities; requires distribution system plans and energization reports; requires beneficial electrification plans; provides for electric public utilities to recover costs for beneficial electrification programs; requires annual reports on beneficial electrification; establishes the virtual power plant program; authorizes the Public Regulation Commission to adopt rules to establish tariffs and performance targets; and allows for compensation to electric public utility customers for participation in the virtual power plant program and utility cost recovery.
The Senate Tax, Business, and Transportation Committee amendment (STBTCa) to the House Taxation and Revenue Committee substitute for House Bill 14 (HTRCcs/HB 14) significantly expands the bill by increasing liquor excise tax rate by 20% and adding multiple new income tax credits and adjusting several taxation provisions. The amendment introduces new credits, including the Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Income Tax Credit, the Volunteer Firefighter Income Tax Credit, the Volunteer Search and Rescue Income Tax Credit, the Local Journalist Employment Income Tax Credit, and the Local News Printer Income Tax Credit. It also includes the Foster Parent and Guardian Income Tax Credit and the Quantum Facility Infrastructure Income Tax Credit, among others. Additionally, the amendment expands a gross receipts tax deduction for healthcare practitioners to include coinsurance payments, creates the University School of Medicine Fund, and introduces a gaming tax exemption for gaming operators located in disaster-declared wildfire areas. The amendment restructures tax deductions and credits, establishes new revenue distributions, and extends certain tax incentives. The bill includes an emergency clause, making it effective immediately upon passage.
House Bill15 (HB15) creates the Health Care Strategic Recruitment Program in the Workforce Solutions Department and providing services for qualified health care providers in health care shortage field. HB14 also includes an appropriation.
House Bill 16 (HB 16) relates to criminal sentencing and imposes an enhanced sentence for possession of certain amounts of fentanyl.
The House Appropriations and Finance Committee amendment of House Bill 17 (HB 17) creates the Commission on Reduction of Grocery Costs to study and develop policy recommendations aimed at lowering grocery prices for consumers in New Mexico. The commission will examine factors influencing grocery costs, including supply chain infrastructure, price manipulation, and state policies that impact affordability. The commission must submit a report with findings and legislative recommendations by November 15, 2025. HB 17 declares an emergency and takes effect immediately upon passage and approval.
House Bill 19 (HB 19) relates to economic development. HB 19 enacts the Trade Ports Development Act, providing districts and establishing criteria for trade port projects. HB 19 creates the Trade Port Advisory Committee and specifies duties for the committee and the secretary of economic development. HB 19 allows public partners to enter into public-private partnership agreements to facilitate development of trade ports. HB 19 creates the Trade Ports Development Fund and authorizes grants and loans. HB 19 provides for distributions pursuant to the Tax Administration Act and changes a distribution of the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax. HB 19 adds an exemption to the procurement code. HB 19 makes an appropriation.
House Bill 20 (HB 20), relating to economic development, creates the Technology and Innovation Division within the Economic Development Department (EDD), providing powers and duties. HB 20 creates the Technology and Innovation Network Advisory Board. HB 20 enacts the Research, Development and Deployment Fund Act and a related fund. HB 20 provides for match funding for certain projects that promote certain goals, and establishes an application process, eligibility requirements and award terms. HB 20 requires reporting. HB 20 creates the Technology Innovation Prize Program and provides requirements for eligibility and receiving prize money. HB 20 transfers office functions, personnel, money and property to the Technology and Innovation Division. HB 20 repeals Sections 9-15-16 and 9-15 17 NMSA 1978 (being laws 1991, Chapter 21, Sections 21 and 22) to remove obsolete provisions. HB 20 makes appropriations.
House Bill (HB) 21 amends the Land Grant-Merced Assistance Fund Act to change the requirement thresholds for full and seventy-five percent distributions from the fund and to make the Land Grant-Merced Assistance Fund nonreverting. HB 21 makes technical changes.
House Bill 22 (HB 22) amends the minimum wage act to prohibit employers from deducting credit card fees or costs from employee tips. Declares an emergency.
Summary: HB23: Relates to motor vehicles by creating the “Iron Horse” registration plate for motorcycles owned as collector’s items that are at least thirty-five years old. Also establishing requirements and providing penalties and making an appropriation.
Committee Substitute February 18, 2025 in HJC: HJCcs/HRDLCcs/HB 24: House Judiciary Committee Substitute for House Rural Development, Land Grants, and Cultural Affairs Committee Substitute for House Bill 24 amends the Community Governance Attorney Act by transferring administrative duties for the Community Governance Attorney and Conditional Tuition Waiver Program from the Higher Education Department (HED) to the University of New Mexico (UNM) School of Law. The bill expands the eligibility for hiring community governance attorneys to include counties and municipalities with at least one designated colonia, in addition to state agencies. It also restores the five-member composition of the Community Governance Attorney Commission, refining the eligibility requirements for members. Additionally, HJCcs/HRDLCcs/HB 24 clarifies contracting requirements for legal services, reinstating the requirement that contracts be executed only with service providers that have secured matching funding for a full-time position. HJCcs/HRDLCcs/HB 24 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill 25 (HB 25) enacts the Land Grant-Merced Infrastructure Act which creates the Land Grant Council. It defines the powers and duties that the Council will have to provide infrastructure assistance to land grants-mercedes. It contains seven definitions.
House Bill 26 (HB 26) amends the crime of ticket scalping to also consist of scalping at an event presented by the state or political subdivisions of the state or by a nonprofit organization.
House Bill 27 (HB 27) enacts the Librarian Protection Act and prohibits book banning.
House Bill 28 (HB 28) amends land valuation to specify the New Mexico Department of Agriculture, a conservancy district or a soil and water conservation district can designate whether drought conditions exist on resting land and whether the property is used primarily for agricultural purposes.
House Bill 29 (HB 29) expands the limitation of liability of landowners to include special districts organized pursuant to Chapter 73 NMSA 1978.
House Bill 30 (HB30): This bill enhances safety regulations for motor carriers transporting railroad employees. It establishes requirements for drivers, vehicles, and motor carrier operations, limits driver hours, and expands the New Mexico Department of Transportation's oversight authority.
House Bill 31 (HB 31) increases the penalty for making a shooting threat to a fourth degree felony.
House Bill 32 (HB 32) addresses electric or alternative fuel school buses in school districts.
House Bill 33 (HB 33) prohibits the construction of new sources of emissions and activities relating to oil and gas in counties where ozone concentrations are in excess of the primary national ambient air quality standards for ozone.
House Bill 34 (HB 34) requires the Oil Conservation Commission and the Oil Conservation Division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department to protect public health and the environment.
House Bill 35 (HB35): Relates to the environment and is focused on oil and gas operations. This bill establishes areas where oil and gas operations are restricted to protect children's health. It also requires oil and gas operators to create the following: (1) an inventory and map of protected zones (2) develop and implement plans for leak detection and response (3) conduct water sampling and testing. Any violations of these requirements will cause suspension of operations. This bill will establish penalties for non-compliance.
House Bill36/a (HB36/a) Expand Optometry Board Scope of Practice Synopsis: Providing additional sections to the Optometry Act, by expanding the Scope of Practice for the Board of Optometry with additional powers and duties.
House Bill 37 (HB 37) appropriates $250,000 from the General Fund to New Mexico Highlands University for Fiscal Years 2025 through 2027. The appropriation funds a feasibility study to assess the potential acquisition of Star Axis, a privately owned sculptural observatory in San Miguel County. The study includes cost assessments for legally necessary upgrades, determination of long-term operational and staffing needs, evaluation of scientific and educational uses, and the potential for establishing a land art tour network.
House Bill 38 (HB 38) creates the third degree crime of unlawful possession of a weapon conversion device.
House Bill 39 (HB 39) allows for access to juvenile delinquency records for firearm background checks and prohibits an adult subject to a juvenile disposition involving use of a firearm from receiving, transporting or possessing a firearm or destructive device.
House Bill 40 (HB 40) enacts the Traveling with Disability Act, requiring state-funded facilities to install Universal Adult Changing Stations, to address accessibility for disabled adults.
House Bill 41 (HB 41) appropriates funds from the Public Project Revolving Fund (PPRF) to the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund, Local Government Planning Fund, and Cultural Affairs Facilities Infrastructure Fund. The bill allocates $6.25 million, $2 million, and $5 million respectively for Fiscal Year 2026 and subsequent years. Unexpended funds will not revert to the (PPRF). HB 41 is endorsed by the New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee.
House Bill 42 (HB42)makes an appropriation to the Health Care Authority for 2025 providing rate increases to service providers that receive reimbursement from certain Medicaid Waiver programs. Six million three hundred thousand dollars ($6,300,000) is to be appropriated.
House Bill 43 (HB 43) requires owners to limit income screening calculations to the remaining ratio of income to rent payment after income from federal, state, local or tribal housing assistance is subtracted from the total amount of the rent payment.
House Bill 44 (HB44): This act establishes measures to safeguard minors from exposure to harmful material distributed online by imposing specific obligations on commercial entities and providing legal remedies for violations.
House Bill 45 (HB 45) introduces the Renewable Energy Production Tax Act, imposing an excise tax on electricity generated from renewable energy resources at a rate of 3.75% of taxable value. The revenue is directed to the Severance Tax Permanent Fund. HB 45 applies to electricity produced beginning January 1, 2026.
Summary: HB 46 relates to financial institutions by modifying the definition of Health-Related Equipment and by removing real property while clarifying the application of the tax exemption for real property purchased prior to July 1, 2025 with bonds purchased under the Hospital Equipment Act Loan Act.
Committee Substitute February 12, 2025 in HTRC: HTRCcs/HGEICcs/HB47: The House Taxation and Revenue Committee Substitute for House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee Substitute for House Bill 47 increases the property tax exemption for eligible veterans and their surviving spouses from $4,000 to $10,000 beginning in tax year 2025. Starting in tax year 2026, the exemption amount will be adjusted for inflation annually based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The bill also modifies the disabled veteran property tax exemption, making the exemption amount proportional to the veteran’s disability rating rather than requiring a 100% permanent service-connected disability for full exemption eligibility. Additionally, the bill revises procedures for claiming exemptions, requiring the Department of Veterans Services (DVS) to issue certificates of eligibility and ensuring exemptions are not claimed multiple times across different counties. HB 47 declares an emergency, making it effective immediately upon passage and approval.
House Bill 48 (HB 48) amends the Law Enforcement Protection Fund to provide funds for certified law enforcement training at state-supported community colleges and certain institutions of higher learning. The bill adjusts distribution rates to align with new allocations, such as $100,000 for faculty salaries and instructional materials related to law enforcement training. HB 48 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill 49 (HB 49) relates to disability accommodation, enacting the Closed Captioning Act. Places of public accommodation that display television programming are required to provide closed captioning. The attorney general must enforce the Closed Captioning Act, and penalties for non-compliance are provided.
House Bill 50 (HB 50) provides that multiple violations of crimes involving stolen vehicles apply towards sentencing regardless of which section of law was violated previously.
House Bill 51 (HB 51) establishes two new tax credits: the Energy Storage System Income Tax Credit and the Energy Storage System Corporate Income Tax Credit. These credits incentivize individuals and businesses to install energy storage systems on residential, commercial, industrial, or agricultural properties in New Mexico. The bill sets a maximum annual certification cap of $6 million for both credits combined and includes provisions for credit eligibility, certification, and reporting. HB 51will apply to taxable years starting January 1, 2025, and ending on December 31, 2029.
House Bill 52 (HB 52) proposes an expansion of the Rural Health Care Practitioner Tax Credit to include additional eligible health care practitioners. The bill revises the list of qualifying professions, such as speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and chiropractic physicians, among others. If passed, HB 52 will take effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill53 (HB 53) makes an appropriation to the HealthCare Authority to ensure that health care providers who provide vagus nerve stimulation to Medicaid recipients are fully reimbursed for their services.
House Bill54 (HB54) relates to public schools by requiring every high school to install an automated external defibrillator and requiring all high school employees to be trained in the us of automated external defibrillators.
House Bill 55 (HB 55) relates to labor by requiring the Health Care Authority to set a minimum Medicaid fee schedule for reimbursement for personal services and requiring at least seventy percent of Medicaid reimbursement for personal care services to be used for compensating direct care workers. Also, HB 55 makes an appropriation.
House Bill56 (HB 56) relates to health care by requiring the Secretary of Health Authority to ensure that Medicaid reimbursement for services provided at birth centers is the same as reimbursement for services provided at hospitals.
House Bill 57 (HB 57) amends the Family Violence Protection Act to provide alleged domestic abuse victims who are indigent with the right to be provided an attorney in related domestic abuse legal matters.
House Bill 58 makes an appropriation to the Public Education Department to support mental health training and wellness programs in schools across the state.
House Bill 59 (HB 59): This Act proposes a statewide framework to license and regulate earned wage access providers, ensuring consumer protections—like clarity around fees and the right to cancel—while exempting certain entities such as banks and direct employer payroll advances. It gives the Financial Institutions Division broad power to enforce rules, conduct investigations, and penalize non-compliant providers, all under the umbrella of exclusive state authority.
The House Finance Committee substitute for House Bill 60 (HFCcs/HB 60) enacts the Artificial Intelligence Act, establishing a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence (AI) systems used in consequential decision-making. The bill imposes disclosure, documentation, risk assessment, and consumer protection requirements on AI developers and deployers, with enforcement authority granted to the State Department of Justice. It requires developers to provide transparency regarding AI system training data, risks of algorithmic discrimination, and intended system use. Deployers of high-risk AI systems must conduct impact assessments, provide notice to consumers, and allow for appeals of adverse decisions. The bill includes exemptions for financial institutions, federal compliance cases, and certain AI applications, ensuring that only systems significantly impacting consumer rights fall under its scope. The Act takes effect July 1, 2026.
House Bill 61 (HB 61) amends definitions in the Unfair Practices Act, and civil penalties for violations of that Act are increased.
House Bill 62 (HB 62) creates a uniform investigative demand procedure and amends and repeals current sections of law that reference an investigative demand procedure.
House Bill 63 (HB 63) makes changes to the Public School Finance Act funding formula to increase the basic program unit for some grades. HB 63 defines the family income index rate. HB 63 changes the at-risk program unit and the calculation of the at risk index for charter schools. HB 63 creates an English Learner Program Unit. HB 63 provides a hold harmless provision for formula changes. HB 63 makes appropriations.
House Bill 64 (HB 64) expands the scope of the nondiscrimination policy for eligibility for post-secondary tuition rates and state-funded financial aid. The bill ensures that individuals, regardless of immigration status, can qualify for in-state tuition rates and state-funded financial aid if they meet specific criteria. HB 64 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill 65 (HB 65) amends Public Schools to clarity that local school boards and governing bodies of charter schools shall determine the total number of instructional days per year and week that students are required to be in school programs. HB 65 declares an emergency.
House Bill 66 (HB 66) makes changes to workers’ compensation by increasing the amount of money that can be advanced by employers for discovery costs and increasing the maximum amount of attorney fees that can be collected in a workers’ compensation case.
House Bill 67 (HB 67) modifies the Unemployment Compensation Law to define "reasonable assurance" for employees of educational institutions. The bill establishes explicit criteria to determine whether an employee has a reasonable expectation of reemployment, impacting their eligibility for unemployment benefits during academic breaks.
House Bill 68 (HB 68) requires a one-to-one ratio of apprentice to journeyman for construction industry trades, and requires the Apprenticeship Council to formulate standards to ensure this ratio. Further, it establishes a requirement that apprentices be supervised by certified journeymen.
House Bill 69 (HB 69) establishes the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Multiplier Act, providing a mechanism for adjunct and contingent faculty at post-secondary institutions to have their employment hours more accurately counted for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The bill requires public service employers to certify employment and disseminate information about PSLF to employees. HB 69 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill70 (HB70) relates to health care by enacting the Behavioral Health Medicaid Waiver Act , resulting in the application for a Medicaid Waiver application for behavioral health services, and by making an appropriation. The legislation also declares an emergency.
House Bill 71 (HB 71): Section 9-29A-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2020, Chapter 3, Section 1, as amended). This act focuses on modifying the financial support structure for early childhood education in New Mexico by increasing the annual transfer amount from the Early Childhood Education and Care Fund to the Early Childhood Education and Care Program Fund.
House Bill72 (HB72) relates to health care by requiring the Health Care Authority to promulgate and enforce minimum nursing staff to patient ratios for licensed hospitals and create the staffing advisory committee. Also, to require licensed hospitals to develop and implement policies and procedures. HB72 also contains administrative penalties and declares an emergency.
House Bill 73 (HB 73) eliminates the statute of limitations on lawsuits for damages due to childhood sexual abuse; this change applies retroactively.
House Bill 74 (HB 74): This act establishes guidelines for implementing peer support programs for firefighters and emergency service providers to address behavioral health challenges.
House Bill 75 (HB 75) makes an appropriation to the Department of Health for County and Tribal Health Councils statewide.
House Bill 76 (HB 76): This act amends the existing laws in New Mexico to expand the screening tests required for newborn infants, specifically targeting those at higher risk for congenital heart disease.
House Bill 77 (HB 77): This act mandates the Health Care Authority to develop and submit annual outreach plans for the Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in New Mexico.
House Bill78 (HB78) relates to prescription drugs by including a new section of the New Mexico Insurance Code to prohibit discrimination against entities participating in the Federal 340 B drug pricing program.
House Bill 79 (HB79) Relates to intergovernmental agreements by enacting the 2025 audiology and speech-language pathology interstate compact.
House Bill 80 (HB 80) prohibits the use of credit, education and occupation information in underwriting, rating, and renewing certain insurance policies.
House Bill81 (HB81) Relating to intergovernmental agreements by enacting the occupational therapy licensure interstate compact.
House Bill82 (HB82) relates to professional licensing by enacting the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact and by modifying the Physical Therapy Act to provide for state and federal criminal history background checks. The legislation includes an emergency clause.
House Bill 83 (HB 83) relates to firearms and allows for the permitless carry of firearms by adults and repeals sections of law that forbid the carrying of a firearm.
House Bill 84 (HB 84) enacts the Free Speech Act, protecting employees’ free speech from captive audience speeches, and provides remedies for violations.
House Bill 85 (HB 85) prohibits the installation of nonfunctional turf on a state-owned or state-funded property beginning in 2027. It prohibits the use of water other than recycled or reclaimed water to irrigate nonfunctional turf on a state-owned or state-funded property beginning in 2032 and requires nonfunctional turf on state-owned or state-funded property that is removed to be replaced with drought- and climate-resilient landscaping beginning in 2032.
House Bill 86 (HB 86) removes the statute of limitations for the crime of human trafficking, increases the age of a child to eighteen for the crime of sexual exploitation of children by prostitution, adds human trafficking to the definition of “racketeering”, amends the elements of the crime of human trafficking, provides for mandatory restitution and provides for forfeiture, prohibits certain defenses in a prosecution for human trafficking, adds victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation of children to the Victims of Crime Act, and limits the amount of “good time” deductions for a human trafficking sentence.
House Bill 87 (HB 87) amends the crime of criminal sexual contact by removing the requirement that the non-consensual touching be to an unclothed intimate part.
House Bill 88 (HB 88) enacts the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Zoning Act and establishes standards for permitting electric vehicle charging stations.
House Bill 89 (HB 89) proposes amendments to the Graduate Scholarship Act, focusing on increasing inclusivity, expanding financial support, and revising academic eligibility requirements. Key changes include narrowing eligibility criteria to New Mexico residents, prioritizing awards for students from underrepresented groups and those with significant financial need, increasing scholarship amounts to cover full tuition and fees, and easing enrollment and internship requirements. HB 89 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill 90 (HB 90) proposes the Veterinary Medical Loan Repayment Act, creating a program to provide loan repayment awards for veterinarians working in designated underserved areas of New Mexico. The bill establishes eligibility requirements, selection criteria, penalties for non-compliance, and an appropriated fund for program implementation. HB 90 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill 91 (HB 91) allows the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) to approve additional rate structures.
House Bill 92 (HB 92) appropriates ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the Department of Environment (NMED) to plan, design and construct projects to improve river, stream and wetland habitat and surface water quality.
House Bill 93 (HB 93) provides for the filing of advanced grid technology plans by public utilities to the Public Regulation Commission; provides for cost recovery through tariff riders or base rates; includes advanced grid technologies in utility integrated resource plans and annual reports of distribution cooperative utilities.
House Bill 94 (HB 94) addresses Public Schools Code to provide for maximum class loads for kindergarten and grades one through three. HB 94 Provides additional requirements for a school district seeking a temporary waiver of maximum class loads and requires school districts to include information about class loads in the school districts’ educational plans for budget purposes. HB 94 makes an appropriation.
House 95 (HB95) relates to insurance by enacting new sections of the Health Care Purchasing Act and the New Mexico Insurance Code to require fertility preservation services in certain cases. Other insurance laws are included for the same coverage of fertility preservation.
House Bill 96 (HB 96) 229639 provides temporary, additional, non-compounding payment to retired members under the Public Employees Retirement Act, and makes an appropriation.
House Bill 97 (HB 97) This act relates to requiring minimum insurance coverage against uninsured and underinsured motorists in New Mexico. It amends existing laws to define "evidence of financial responsibility," specifying coverage amounts for bodily injuries, deaths, and property damage resulting from vehicle accidents.
House Bill 98 (HB 98): This legislation is designed to protect the privacy and future opportunities of individuals who have been evicted, by ensuring their eviction record does not permanently affect their ability to secure housing after a reasonable period of time.
House Bill 99 (HB 99) relates to motor vehicles. HB 99 reorganizes provisions relating to nonrepairable vehicle certificates into a new section of the NMSA 1978. HB 99 allows insurance companies that pay total loss claims to vehicle owners to obtain a salvage certificate of title or nonrepairable vehicle certification. HB 99 amends and enacts sections of the NMSA 1978.
House Bill100 (HB100) relates to property management by exempting services rendered by attorneys a law and contractors in the performance of property management from the provisions of Chapter 61, Article 29 NMSA.
House Bill 101 makes an exemption to unlawful possession of a firearm at a polling place for commissioned law enforcement officers.
House Bill 102 (HB 102) classifies homicide by vehicle or great bodily harm by vehicle as a serious violent offense for determining “good time” prison deductions.
House Bill 103 (HB 103) increases the penalty for aggravated battery upon a peace officer.
House Bill 104 (HB 104) revises the definition of “criminal offense” in the Victims of Crime Act to include certain crimes against a peace officer.
House Bill 105 (HB 105) relates to traffic offenses and permits a laboratory analyst or toxicologist to appear by interactive video in a court proceeding regarding a person’s breath or blood testing in a driving while intoxicated charge.
House106 (HB106) relates to driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs and modifys the requirements for testing the blood of a person suspected of operation a mA vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs. Also, HB 106 provides that certain medical professionals are authorized to withdraw blood in the performance of chemical blood test for driving a motor vehicle a motor vehicle or operating a motorboat under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
House Bill 107 (HB 107) creates the crimes of distribution or possession of certain counterfeit substances, and creates a penalty when the trafficking of certain controlled substances results in the death of a human.
House Bill108 (HB108) relates to public health and creates the Statewide Public Health and Climate Program while including an appropriation.
House Bill109 (HB109 )relates to public health by creating the Extreme Weather Resilience Fund and making a transfer from the General Fund to the Extreme Weather Resilience Fund while making an appropriation.
House Bill 110 enacts the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact and provides for its administration.
House Bill 111 (HB 111) requires first responders in emergency situations who are made aware of a missing qualified service animal to make a reasonable effort to search for the qualified service animal.
House Bill 112 (HB 112) provides for state and national criminal history checks as a condition of eligibility for cannabis activity licensure, requires that an application for such licensure be signed by the applicant, and adds definitions to the Cannabis Regulation Act.
House Bill 113 (HB 113) creates the Animal Welfare Program to provide funding for projects that support the welfare of domestic cats and dogs and the Animal Welfare Trust Fund and Animal Welfare Program Fund. HB 113 makes an appropriation of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) and provides for a transfer from the General Fund to the Animal Welfare Trust Fund. 3/6/25 The House Appropriation and Finance Committee introduced a committee substitute for HGEICa/HB 113 (HAFCcs/HB 113) that creates the Animal Welfare Program to provide funding for projects that support the welfare of domestic cats and dogs and the Animal Welfare Program Fund.
House Bill 114 (HB 114) prohibits the submission of a deed or other document to the Office of the County Clerk that includes a discriminatory restrictive covenant or gender-specific language; declares void unlawful discriminatory restrictive covenants, restrictions and conditions from affecting the transfer of real property; and provides that a deed or other instrument of writing may include a statement that a discriminatory restrictive covenant is void and against public policy.
House Bill 115 ( HB115) relates to behavioral health by making an appropriation to the Health Care Authority to provide funding for residential treatment services.
House Bill 116 (HB116 )relates to health by requiring the Department of Health to pay licensed boarding homes for housing people discharged from the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute at Las Vegas or the University of New Mexico Adult Psychiatric Center and also making an appropriation.
House Bill117 (HB117) relates to vital statistics by allowing physician assistants to certify the death of a patient.
House Bill 118 (HB 118) enacts the Professional Recruitment and Retention Act; provides for program administration by the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority; provides loans for service to professionals for expenses related to the purchase of a home; conditions loans on practice in New Mexico; provides terms for repayment; and makes an appropriation.
House Bill 119 (HB119) modifies the Procurement Code to provide for contract adjustments and requires the state to request adjustments in reimbursement rates for health care.
House Bill 120 (HB 120): This legislative text introduces the "Accessibility Act," which proposes to enhance accessibility standards across digital and physical platforms for state agencies in New Mexico. This Act details a structured path forward for compliance, monitoring, and enforcement, ensuring that individuals with disabilities have equal access to state services and facilities.
House Bill 121 (HB 121): This act is basically designed to ensure that districting in New Mexico is conducted fairly, with an emphasis on equal population distribution, community integrity, and adherence to legal standards, while providing mechanisms for public oversight and legal challenges.
House Bill 122 (HB 122) requires that at least fifty-five percent of condominium units created on or after July 1, 2025 are owner-occupied; and requires that at least thirty-five percent of the members of the governing body of associations that manage a condominium created on or after July 1, 2025 own and occupy units within that condominium.
House Bill 123 (HB 123) enacts the Uniform Cohabitant’s Economic Remedies Act, providing a right of action to cohabitants for contractual and equitable claims; establishes requirements of a cohabitant’s agreement; providesa right to third parties to enforce judgments against cohabitants; and provides remedies.
House Bill 124 (HB 124) amends the Uniform Probate Code to provide procedures upon the death of a protected person, guardian, or conservator.
House Bill 125 (HB 125) relates to probate and allows liability waivers for conservators.
House Bill 126 (HB 126) appropriates three million dollars ($3,000,000) to the New Mexico Department of Agriculture for the operations and programs of Soil and Water Conservation Districts statewide
House Bill 127 (HB 127) appropriates one million dollars ($1,000,000) to the Department of Public Safety for the purchase of license plate readers.
House Bill 128 (HB 128) creates the Local Solar Access Fund in the New Mexico Finance Authority. It provides grants for solar energy systems and requires the New Mexico Finance Authority to establish rules. HB 128 appropriates sixty million dollars ($60,000,000).
House Bill 129 (HB 129) reduces the period of employment probation for public employees from one year to one hundred eighty days, and prohibits an additional probationary period if an employee elects to transfer or move to a different state service assignment.
House Bill 130 (HB 130): This legislation proposes the creation and establishment of the Public Bank of New Mexico, as proposed in the Public Banking Act. The Act offers details to create a public banking entity that operates with high standards of fiscal management and ethical governance to benefit the economic landscape of New Mexico through targeted financial activities.
House Bill 131 (HB131) relates to public safety by shifting responsibility for overseeing caregiver background checks from the Department of Health to the Health Authority and adding to the list of disqualifying convictions for caregivers. Also, allowing the Health Care Authority to promulgate rules to establish additional disqualifying convictions for caregivers and transferring of functions, records and equipment.
House Bill 132 repeals a section of Uniform Probate Code relating to wills.
House Bill 133 (HB 133) requires the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) to obtain identification cards for certain children fourteen years of age or older who have been in the Department’s custody for thirty or more consecutive days.
House Bill 134 (HB 134) relates to delinquency and changes how the court system treats delinquent children. The bill increases the number of offenses that trigger the imposition of an adult sentence, extends the age at which a child can be on probation or in a commitment from up to the child’s 21st birthday to up to the child’s 25th birthday, removes the requirement that a prosecutor consults with probation before filing a delinquency petition, adds that a child who is adjudicated as a youthful offender may waive their right to an amenability hearing and instead be sentenced as an adult, removes the requirement for a detention risk assessment instrument be completed to take a child into custody, removes some powers of the Children, Youth and Families Department, and repeals a section of law prohibiting the disclosure of certain juvenile records.
House Bill 135 (HB 135) amends the Local Economic Development Act and requires a qualifying entity to conduct a housing study prior to submitting an application for public support. HB 135 adds definitions. HB 135 amends the application and evaluation requirement.
House Bill 136 (HB 136) relates to crime and provides that exposure to the use of fentanyl is evidence of child abuse.
House Bill 137 (HB 137) enacts the Strategic Water Supply Act and the Strategic Water Supply Program. It authorizes the Department of Environment, the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department and the Office of the State Engineer to enter into contracts and award grants for projects that reduce the state's reliance on fresh water resources or expand water reuse opportunities. HB 137 creates the Strategic Water Supply Program Fund. It provides requirements before a person drills wells or recompletes existing wells to appropriate waters and imposes a five-cent ($.05) fee on barrels of produced water from oil or gas wells and deposits money collected from the fee into the Strategic Water Supply Program Fund. HB 137 appropriates a total of one hundred seven million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($107,750.00) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 2/22/25 The House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee (HENRC) introduced a committee substitute for CS/HB 137 HAAWC (CS/CS HB 137 HENRC) that enacts the Strategic Water Supply Act and creates the Strategic Water Supply Program. It authorizes the Department of Environment and the Office of the State Engineer to enter into contracts and award grants for projects involving brackish water that reduce the state's reliance on fresh water resources. It creates the Strategic Water Supply Program Fund and provides requirements before a person drills wells or recompletes existing wells to appropriate waters. CS/CS HB 137 HENRC appropriates a total of one hundred seven million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($107,750.000).
House Bill138 (HB138)creates the Hospital Patient Safety Act by requiring hospitals to establish hospital staffing committees for the purpose of developing hospital staffing plans to prioritize patient safety. This legislation contains an emergency clause.
House Bill 139 (HB 139): This act significantly amends the Inspection of Public Records Act in New Mexico, addressing a wide range of areas to enhance transparency, while also setting provisions to protect sensitive information.
House Bill 140 (HB 140) adds a definition of hazardous waste constituent to the Hazardous Waste Act. It amends and adds the identification and listing of hazardous waste constituents to the duties and powers of the Environmental Improvement Board.
House Bill 141 (HB 141) makes general appropriations and authorizes expenditures by state agencies.
House Bill 142 (HB 142) proposes elimination of the requirement that a board of county commissioners conduct a public hearing before adopting an ordinance allowing a property tax rebate for low-income taxpayers. The bill retains the authority of county commissioners to enact such ordinances but removes the obligation for a formal hearing. HB 142 does not specify an effective date, making it effective ninety days after the legislative session ends on June 20, 2025 if passed.
House Bill 143 (HB 143) requires a lobbying activity report on the legislation lobbied and position taken by a lobbyist or lobbyist's employer and preserves lobbying activity reports for at least ten years.
House Bill 144 (HB 144) establishes a riding circuit to Chaparral in Otero County.
House Bill 145 (HB 145): The act significantly amends existing statutes to increase the bonding authority of the State Transportation Commission, enabling it to finance a broader range of highway projects in New Mexico.
House Bill 146 (HB 146): The Railway Safety Act sets forth robust safety standards designed to prevent railway accidents and ensure swift responses to mechanical defects, enhancing the overall safety of rail transport within New Mexico.
House Bill 147 (HB 147) increases the number of judges in the Second Judicial District to thirty-one. It appropriates three hundred six thousand eight hundred dollars ($306,800).
House Bill 148 (HB 148): The Autonomous Vehicle Act establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework for the deployment and operation of autonomous motor vehicles on public highways in New Mexico.
House Bill149 (HB149) enacts the Supportive Decision Making Act by providing requirements for supported decision-making agreements and providing duties for supporters and providing a limitation of liability. Al149so, creating reporting requirements and creating a supported decision making program with the Office of Guardianship in the Developmental Disabilities Council. An appropriation is made part of this legislation.
House Bill 150 makes an appropriation to the Board of Regents of New Mexico State University for the New Mexico Department of Agriculture for grants to assist state meat processors facing economic and technological challenges.
House Bill 151 (HB 151) requires state educational institutions to provide menstrual products in campus bathrooms. HB 151 makes an appropriation.
House Bill 152 (HB 152): This act mandates that by the end of fiscal year 2026, facilities and programs providing substance use disorder treatment to minors in New Mexico—including inpatient and outpatient facilities, juvenile correction facilities, and juvenile detention facilities—must not have policies that restrict the use of medication-assisted treatment (MAT).
House Bill 153 (HB 153) enacts the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act and repeals a section of law that protects journalists from disclosing sources or information.
House Bill 154 (HB 154) exempts certain raffles from regulation under the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act. Specifically, the bill removes the requirement for tax-exempt service, educational, athletic, or extracurricular organizations that primarily serve youth under 18 years of age to comply with provisions of the act when conducting raffles for fundraising purposes. HB 154 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill 155 (HB 155) changes the employment qualifications for the Executive Director of the Gaming Control Board (GCB) and removes the limit on the annual salary of the Executive Director of the GCB.
House Bill 156 increases the minimum salaries for teachers, school counselors and school administrators.
House Bill 157 (HB 157) creates new licenses for site administrators, superintendents and other school administrators. HB 157 provides enhanced qualifications and requirements. HB 157 enacts the School Administrator Development Act, providing powers and duties and setting criteria. HB 157 provides for a delayed repeal of current school administrator licenses. HB 157 amends, repeals and enacts sections of the NMSA 1978.
House Bill 158 (HB 158) enacts the Military Base Planning and Impact Act (MBPIA); creates the Military Base Impact Fund (MBIF); provides for grants to defense communities; establishes purposes and limitations; requires reports; amends, repeals, enacts and recompiles sections of chapter 9, article 15 NMSA 1978; repeals the sunset for the Office of Military Base Planning and Support (MBPS) and the Military Base Planning Commission (MBPC); and makes appropriations.
House Bill 159 (HB 159) requires developers or owners of renewable energy or other projects to notify the chair of the Military Base Planning Commission of a notice of proposed construction or alteration, the developer or owner must also provide a description of the project’s location and basic project details, notice of federal approval or a finding of adverse impact.
House Bill 160 (HB 160): This legislative act strengthens safety protocols at railroad crossings, reflecting a comprehensive approach to reducing the risks associated with both trains and other on-track equipment. It necessitates increased diligence from drivers and businesses alike, promoting a safer public roadway environment.
House Bill 161 (HB 161) provides one day-use pass for unlimited entry into state parks or recreation areas and one camping pass for unlimited use of camping areas operated by the State Parks Division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department to veterans residing in the state..
House Bill 162 (HB 162) repeals the seven-day waiting period for the sale of a firearm.
House Bill 163 (HB 163) amends the Delinquency Act to include as a “delinquent act” the unlawful possession of cannabis by a child.
House Bill 164 (HB 164) increases the cost-of-living adjustment for certain retired members and makes an appropriation.
House Bill 165 (HB 165) relates to pretrial detention, requires a probable cause determination before a hearing to deny bail, and establishes a presumption that a defendant is dangerous under certain situations. This bill has an emergency clause, to take effect immediately.
House Bill 166 (HB 166) increases the penalty for a felon in possession of a firearm or destructive device to five years imprisonment, creates the second-degree felony for a felon in possession of a firearm or destructive device for a second or subsequent offense, and increases the penalty for a serious violent felon in possession of a firearm or destructive device to a second-degree felony.
House Bill 167 (HB 167) provides that the Higher Education Department shall pay the cost of high school equivalency credential tests and associated test preparation costs for New Mexico residents. HB 167 makes an appropriation.
House Bill 168 requires the Construction Industries Commission, the Construction Industries Division of the Regulation and Licensing Department and trade bureaus to produce cost studies for proposed rules and recommendations that are anticipated to affect the cost of commercial residential construction.
House Bill 169 (HB 169) enacts the Public Expression Protection Act (Act) that provides immunity from suit for any cause of action concerning protected speech under the Act.
House Bill 170 (HB 170): This legislative act formalizes voter identification procedures to enhance election security, while also attempting to mitigate the impact of these requirements through provisions for free identification services. The success of this act will depend heavily on its implementation and the ability of voters to comply with the new requirements without undue hardship.
House Bill171 (HB171) relates to pharmacies by modifying the Pharmacy Act to provide for custodial care facilities acquiring and possessing controlled substances for withdrawal management.
HB 172 (HB 172) declares August as New Mexico Red and Green Chile Month.
House Bill 173 (HB 173) requires the Children, Youth and Families Department to conduct assessments, provide services and conduct an investigation upon a failure to comply with a plan of care.
House Bill172 (HB172) requiring health insurance that is provided as part of the Health Care Purchasing Act to reimburse community-based pharmacies for the full cost of a prescription drug plus a dispensing fee.
House Bill 175 (HB 175) amends sections of the Forest and Watershed Restoration Act and provides definitions. It makes projects to create or maintain buffers in and around wildland-urban interfaces eligible for funding from the Forest Land Protection Revolving Fund.
House Bill 176 (HB 176) creates an income tax credit for individuals who purchase and install a backup power generator in New Mexico. The credit covers 50% of purchase and installation costs, with a total annual cap of $5 million. The tax credit is available for taxable years prior to January 1, 2035. HB 176 applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
House Bill 177 (HB 177) creates an income tax credit for parents of home-schooled children to offset curriculum material costs. The credit is capped at $2,500 per child and is refundable. The bill applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
House Bill178 (HB178) modifies the Nurse Practice Act to clarify the scope of practice for different categories of licensed nurses regarding the administration of general anesthesia, anesthetics and sedatives while making changes to the licensing process and expanding the powers of the Board of Nursing and modifying the administration of certain disciplinary actions.
House Bill 179 (HB 179) extends the sunset date for the Gross Receipts Tax deduction applied to retail sales made by certain small businesses on the first Saturday after Thanksgiving, also known as Small Business Saturday. The bill moves the expiration date from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2030.
House Bill 180 (HB 180): This legislative act establishes a new licensing category for speech-language pathology assistants while repealing the existing apprentice in speech and language license in New Mexico.
House Bill 181 (HB 181) requires state agencies to submit an accountability and evaluation plan for programs and projects that receive funding from the Government Results and Opportunity Expandable Trust to the State Budget Division of the Department of Finance and Administration and the Legislative Finance Committee.
House Bill 182 (HB 182) modifies the Judicial Retirement Act by revising fund investment policies, adjusting retirement eligibility requirements, and increasing service credit multipliers for judicial pensions. It also raises employer and employee contribution rates while refining rules governing investment management. HB 182 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill 183 (HB 183) proposes amendments to the Magistrate Retirement Act by modifying investment sources, adjusting years of service credit requirements, and increasing certain service credit multipliers for magistrate judges. The bill also clarifies the structure of the Magistrate Retirement Fund and enhances administrative oversight of investments and benefit distributions. HB 183 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill 184 (HB 184) mandates an annual income distribution of one thousand dollars ($1,000) to every New Mexico resident who files an income tax return or requests an extension. The bill defines residency requirements and establishes the Department of Finance and Administration as the agency responsible for processing these distributions. HB 184 does not specify an effective date, making it effective 90 days after the legislative session ends, June 20, 2025 if passed.
House Bill 185 (HB 185) proposes the Protection of Women’s Sports Act, which establishes requirements for athletic opportunities in public educational institutions and athletic clubs. The bill mandates the designation of sports teams and athletic competitions as male, female, or coeducational, prohibits biological males from competing in female-designated sports, and allows male practice players in certain circumstances. HB 185 also provides for private causes of action to enforce compliance and protect individuals or entities from retaliation.
House Bill186 (HB186) enacts a new Section of the Public Assistance Act to allow the Secretary of Health Care Authority to modify the New Mexico Medicaid Plan to create a state administered health coverage plan and require collaboration between the Health Care Authority and the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance to enroll individuals in the plan. The Act provides for an appropriation.
House Bill 187 (HB 187) requires state agencies to submit an accountability and evaluation plan for programs and projects that receive funding from the Government Results and Opportunity Expandable Trust to the State Budget Division of the Department of Finance and Administration and the Legislative Finance Committee.
House Bill 188 (HB 188) expands the Dona Ana District magistrate riding circuit to include Sunland Park and Chaparral.
House Bill 189 (HB189) modifies and enacts Sections of the Chiropractic Physician Practice Act to require that the Chiropractic Board include a certified advanced practice chiropractic physician member and requiring applicants for licensure to provide evidence of graduation from an accredited chiropractic program and expanding the chiropractic boards authority to create classifications for level one and level two certified advanced practice chiropractic certification registry and establish requirements and procedures for certification and certify applicants and providing for the expansion of authority for level one certified advance practice chiropractic physician and level two certified advanced practice chiropractic physicians to incorporate certain clinical procedures and prescribe dangerous drugs.
House Bill 190 (HB 190) amends the Victims of Crime Act (Act). The bill adds battery upon a health care worker and human trafficking as criminal offenses; allows a victim’s representative who is an attorney to represent the victim in court; allows for shorter notice for court hearings when there are exceptional circumstances; allows for a victim to appeal certain decisions; clarifies the requirement for victims to have interpreters in court; creates a private cause of action for violations of rights under the Act; waives sovereign immunity; authorizes the attorney general to civilly sue the state or a political subdivision for violations of the Act; and prescribes civil penalties.
House Bill 191 (HB 191) creates the Wildfire Suppression Fund and the Wildfire Preparedness Fund. It requires reporting and adds and amends definitions in the Forest Conservation Act and makes appropriations 3/5/25 The House Appropriation and Finance Committee (HAFC) introduced a committee substitute for HB 191 (HAFCcs/HB 191) that creates the Wildfire Suppression Fund and the Post-Wildfire Fund. It requires reporting and adds and amends definitions in the Forest Conservation Act and makes appropriations
House Bill 192 (HB 192) provides Department of Information Technology responsibilities to report on digital trunked radio communications system subscriber fees, and makes an appropriation.
House Bill 193 provides for the Legislative Education Study Committee to study issues pertaining to New Mexico’s public education system.
House Bill 194 permits public school students enrolled in federally recognized Indian nations, tribes and pueblos to wear tribal regalia at graduation ceremonies or public school events.
House Bill 195 (HB 195) provides a tiered salary system for school nurses. HB 195 provides minimum salaries at the same rate as teachers. HB 195 creates a program unit for National board certification of certain registered nurses.
House Bill 196 (HB 196): This act appropriates a total of sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) from the general fund to the Department of Finance and Administration for use by the New Mexico Finance Authority (NMFA) in fiscal year 2026 and subsequent years.
House Bill 197 (HB 197) amends the definition of "silver alert" in the Missing Persons Information and Reporting Act to include cognitive decline or impairment.
House Bill 198 (HB 198) proposes to amend multiple provisions of the Tax Administration Act to modify installment payment agreements, interest calculations on deficiencies and overpayments, and penalties for noncompliance. The bill increases the threshold for public disclosure of installment agreements, raises penalties for failure to pay taxes or file returns, and enhances enforcement measures against tax fraud. HB 198 takes effect on July 1, 2025, with additional provisions effective on January 1, 2026, if passed.
House Bill 199 (HB 199) proposes modifying provisions governing confidentiality of taxpayer return information to authorize the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) staff to access certain tax data for program evaluation. The bill establishes conditions under which taxpayer return information may be disclosed and sets security protocols to protect confidentiality. HB 199 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill 200 (HB 200) in Public School Finance establishes program units for licensed school employees with bilingual and teaching English to speakers of other languages endorsements. HB 200 provides for the calculation of program units for bilingual and teaching English to speakers of other languages endorsements. HB 200 provides for Public Education Department verification.
House Bill 201 raises the minimum wage for all school employees.
House Bill 202 (HB 202) establishes a refundable income tax credit for individuals who purchase secure gun storage. The tax credit covers the cost of a qualified storage device, up to $750. The credit applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and expires on January 1, 2028.
House Bill 203 (HB 203) amends the Children, Youth and Families Department Act, requiring the use of state-issued electronic devices when performing departmental duties, and requiring the backup and retention of electronic records.
House Bill 204 (HB 204) relates to criminal procedure and a child victim, child witness or adult victim the right to refuse to give pretrial statements or interviews.
House Bill 205 (HB 205) creates the Secretary of Children, Youth and Families Nominating Committee (CYFNC), requiring that the Secretary be selected from a list of qualified nominees. Rulemaking authority for the plan of care process is moved from the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) to the Health Care Authority (HCA). Plans for care are updated, requiring CYFD to develop and implement a strategic plan with specified elements. The CYFD is required to consult with the Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECCD), the HCA, and the Department of Health (DOH). The Substitute Care Advisory Council is transferred from the Regulation and Licensing Department (RLD) to the Administrative Office of the Courts. Terms are defined in the Citizen Substitute Care Review Act, and staffing is provided for the Substitute Care Advisory Council. Criteria are established for case review, rules are provided for volunteer members, and certain requirements for confidentiality are addressed. Reporting and meeting requirements are updated. Employees, property, and contractual obligations are transferred. Certain sections of the NMSA 1978 are amended, repealed, and/or enacted.
House Bill 206 (HB 206) authorizes the New Mexico Finance Authority to make loans or grants from the Water Project Fund for certain water projects and declares an emergency. The New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee endorsed this bill.
House Bill 207 (HB 207) expands the existing income tax credit for the adoption of special needs children to apply to the adoption of any child. The bill increases the amount of the tax credit from $1,500 to $7,000 per adopted child. HB 207 applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
House Bill 208 (HB 208): This legislative act integrates voter registration with the process of applying for a hunting or fishing license through the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. The recommended changes may facilitate voter registration, providing a convenient option for qualified electors engaging with this department.
House Bill 209 (HB 209): This legislative act mandates the addition of specific content to the New Mexico Sunshine Portal, which will enhance transparency and accountability regarding state funds.
House Bill 210 (HB 210) enacts the Vacant Rural Building Act. HB 210 directs the adoption of a building code variance procedure applicable to the occupancy of a vacant commercial building by a small business that will reduce compliance costs, encourage rural economic development and protect public safety. HB 210 provides powers and duties.
House Bill 211 (HB 211) modifies the New Solar Market Development Income Tax Credit by expanding eligibility, increasing the tax credit for solar systems with energy storage, and introducing a corporate income tax credit for businesses installing solar systems. The bill extends the program through December 31, 2031.
House Bill 212 (HB 212) enacts the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Protection Act. It prohibits certain products that contain an intentionally added per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substance and authorizes the Environmental Improvement Board to adopt rules prohibiting certain products that contain an intentionally added per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substance. HB 212 requires disclosure of information and testing of products sold, offered for sale or distributed for sale in this state that contain an intentionally added per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substance. It provides penalties.
House Bill 213 (HB 213) creates the School Solar Income Tax Credit and the School Solar Corporate Income Tax Credit to incentivize the installation of photovoltaic systems on public school and post-secondary educational institution properties. The credit is equal to 40% of installation costs and applies to taxable years prior to January 1, 2037.
House Bill 214 (HB214)relating to health by enacting the Doula credentialling and Access Act that requires the Secretary of Health to promulgate rules to establish a voluntary credentialing process to allow doulas to enroll as Medicaid providers. Also, HB214 provides for appointment of a credentialing advisory council and establishing a process for collaborating among state agencies, local governments entities and private entities for sharing certain information regarding services provided by credentialed doulas and requiring annual reporting and creating a doula fund and requiring hospitals and freestanding birth centers to create policies to allow doulas to accompany patients receiving certain services on their premises.
House Judiciary Committee Substitute for House Bill 215 (HJCcs/HB 215) prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate rent pricing under the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act. The bill makes it unlawful for rental property owners to contract with AI-based pricing coordinators, for coordinators to facilitate agreements that restrict competition, and for property owners to engage in AI-driven parallel pricing coordination. HJCcs/HB 215 introduces exemptions for government entities involved in rental price restriction programs and for data analytics services that provide aggregated rental data without influencing rent-setting decisions.
House Bill 206 (HB 216): This legislative act proposes to allocate financial support to address domestic violence through community-based programs in New Mexico.
House Bill 217 (HB 217): The "Counseling Compact" legislation is designed to facilitate the interstate practice of licensed professional counselors, improving public access to counseling services across state lines.
House Bill 218 (HB 218) makes comprehensive changes to various taxation and revenue statutes, including updates to outdated provisions, amendments to the Metropolitan Redevelopment Code and the Tax Increment for Development Act to align with destination sourcing, and modifications to tax distribution procedures. The bill increases the threshold for quarterly or semiannual tax filings, grants the Taxation and Revenue Department authority to compromise asserted tax liabilities in cases of refund denials, and increases the public disclosure threshold for installment agreements, abatements, refunds, and credits. It also allows a completed return to serve as a claim for a tax refund and eliminates the requirement for attorney general approval for tax closing agreements exceeding twenty thousand dollars. HB 218 includes various amendments related to tax liens, electronic filing deadlines, oil and gas tax payments, and municipal and county tax distributions. The bill does not specify an effective date and will take effect ninety days after the legislative session ends on June 20, 2025, if passed.
House Bill 219 (HB 219) provides for the development and designation of Slot Canyon Riverlands State Park as a new state park and provides restrictions on the sale, trade, barter or exchange of holdings in certain parcels of the park. It appropriates nine million dollars ($9,000,000).
House Bill 220 (HB 220): This legislation ensures fire mitigation by prohibiting unreasonable restrictions on ignition-resistant construction and by disallowing provisions that require or recommend construction or landscaping posing a fire hazard
House Bill 221 enacts the Voice and Visual Likeness Rights Act and provides for private enforcement and civil remedies.
House Bill 222 (HB 222) requires disclosures of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations and downhole operations. It prohibits the use of hydraulic fracturing fluids, drilling fluids and proppants that contain per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances and prohibits the use of chemicals in downhole operations that have not been disclosed. HB 222 prescribes penalties.
House Bill 223 in Public School Finance increases the cost differential factor used to calculate bilingual multicultural education program units by 0.1 each year for five years.
House Bill 224 (HB 224) enacts the Student Loan Bill of Rights Act (SLBRA); provides for a student loan servicer's license; delineates the duties of a student loan servicer; gives administrative responsibility and enforcement power to the Financial Institutions Division of the Regulation and Licensing Department; provides for discharge of private education loans upon a showing of permanent disability; requires that alternative repayment options be offered to borrowers equally; provides rights for cosigners, including notice and access to information; provides for cosigner release; prohibits certain acceleration of private education loans; creates the position of Student Loan Ombud; defines certain violations of the SLBRA as unfair and unconscionable trade practices; creates a private right of action; creates the Student Loan Bill of Rights Fund; provides for judicial enforcement; provides penalties; and makes an appropriation.
House Bill 225 (HB 225) establishes a refundable state income tax credit for foster parents. The bill allows foster parents to claim $100 per week for each child they foster during the taxable year. The credit applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
House Bill 226 (HB 226) increases the Rural Health Care Practitioner Tax Credit for eligible health care providers working in underserved rural areas. The maximum credit increases from $5,000 to $15,000 for physicians, osteopathic physicians, dentists, psychologists, podiatric physicians, and optometrists. The credit for other eligible practitioners increases from $3,000 to $9,000. HB 226 applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
House Bill 227 (HB 227): This legislation amends the Local Economic Development Act to include childcare facilities as qualifying entities eligible for public support.
House Bill 228 (HB 228) limits county and municipal restrictions on certain battery-charged fences with alarm systems located outside of areas zoned exclusively for residential use; and provides definitions regarding county and municipal zoning.
House Bill 229 makes an appropriation for the New Mexico Grown Approved Supplier Program.
House Bill 230 (HB 230) clarifies when drug testing for cannabis is allowed for employees who are qualified patients according to the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act; provides protections against adverse employment actions; provides requirements for determining impairment; adds definitions; and requires the Department of Health and the Workforce Solutions Department to develop guidelines for employers.
House Bill 231 (HB 231) amends the Crime Victims Reparation Act to expand the list of offenses for which reparation to victims may be made.
House Bill 232 (HB 232) prohibits a homeowner association from assessing a fee on the sale of a lot or real property by an owner in the association's development.
House Bill233 (HB233) relates to insurance by modifying Sections of the New Mexico Insurance Code, Health Maintenance organization Law, and the non-profit health care plan law to require coverage for the certain durable medical equipment for the treatment of active diabetic foot ulcers
House Bill 234 (HB 234) This legislative act mandates comprehensive medical care for all infants born alive, defines key terms related to childbirth, and enacts both criminal penalties and civil remedies for violations of the law.
House Bill 235 (HB 235) relates to firearms and prohibits an undocumented alien from receiving, transporting or possessing a firearm or destructive device
House Bill 236 (HB 236): This bill imposes new requirements on health care providers and facilities regarding the provision of information and signage for patients seeking a medication abortion that uses mifepristone. It also outlines penalties for noncompliance and grants certain individuals the right to bring a civil action against physicians who violate the requirements.
House Bill 237 (HB 237) establishes a gross receipts tax credit for small businesses with gross receipts of no more than $1,000,000 in the previous calendar year. The bill allows eligible taxpayers to claim a credit equal to 25% of their gross receipts tax liability, with a maximum credit of $20,000 per year. The credit applies to tax liabilities incurred on or after July 1, 2025, and is available until June 30, 2030. The credit is nonrefundable, but unused amounts may be carried forward to future taxable periods.
House Bill 238 (HB 238) amends Public Schools to allow up to 60 instructional hours per school year to be used for professional work hours for middle and high school grades.
House Bill 239 (HB 239) appropriates one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to the Cultural Affairs Department to partner with the Higher Education Department to conduct a feasibility study for establishing a lowrider museum in Espanola.
House Bill 240 (HB 240) allows the New Mexico Finance Authority to provide grants for the construction or rehabilitation of drinking water facilities and requires the New Mexico Finance Authority, in cooperation with the Department of Environment, to provide annual reports on the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund. It redistributes duties held between the New Mexico Finance Authority and the Department of Environment and extends repayment period requirements for loans made pursuant to the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Act. HB 240 renews the authority of the New Mexico Finance Authority to transfer up to one-third of certain grants to the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund and to the Wastewater Facility Construction Loan Fund.
House Bill 241 (HB 241) amends definitions in the Gaming Control Act to include "allowable gaming expenses" and "balance of net take".
House Bill 242 (HB 242): The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT) facilitates safe and regulated telepsychology services and temporary in-person practice across participating states. It establishes a governing commission, a coordinated licensure information system, and standardized credentialing requirements to protect public safety and improve access to psychological services.
House Bill243 (HB243) relates to licensure by enacting the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and providing for the appointment of New Mexico Compact Commissioners and requiring the filing of Interstate Commission bylaws and rules with the State Records Administrator. A duplicate Senate Bill 46 has also been introduced in the Senate.
House Bill 244 (HB 244) relates to magistrate judges and requires an elected magistrate judge to be at least 28 years old.
House Bill 245 (HB 245) prohibits receiving compensation for assisting a person to obtain veterans' benefits except as permitted under federal law.
House Bill 246 (HB 246) increases the minimum wage for certain employees; provides an annual adjustment to the minimum wages based on inflationary measures; and repeals a section of the Minimum Wage Act.
House Bill247 (HB247) relates to trade practices by enacting the Health Care Practitioner Transparency Act and establishes advertising guidelines and requiring health care practitioner identifiers and providing penalties
House Bill 248 (HB 248) relates to criminal law and creates the third-degree felony crime of unlawful carrying of a firearm while trafficking a controlled substance.
House Bill 249 (HB 249): This bill amends Section 51-1-5 of the New Mexico Unemployment Compensation Law to allow the Secretary of Workforce Solutions to waive the one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits when there is a federal or state emergency or disaster declaration.
House Bill 250 (HB 250): This bill requires all correctional facilities—whether operated by the state, local governments, or private contractors—to provide free menstrual hygiene products to individuals in custody who menstruate or experience uterine or vaginal bleeding.
House Bill 251 relates to educational retirement by providing additional options to change the beneficiary for retired members who have designated a spouse as a beneficiary.
House Bill 252 (HB 252) amends the Aging and Long-Term Services Department Act to create the Kinship Caregiver Support Pilot Program; provides pilot program participation requirements; provides duties; makes an appropriation; and declares an emergency.
House Bill 253 (HB 253) relates to court records and requires that certain court records pertaining to an eviction be sealed, and provides a process for petitioning to unseal a court record.
House Bill 254 in Public Schools educational retirement changes the period of time certain retirees are able to return to employment.
House Bill 255 (HB 255) renames the Juvenile Community Corrections Act the “Juvenile Community Connections Act”, provides that money in the Juvenile Community Corrections Fund may be used to operate programs that assist certain children in addition to adjudicated delinquents and establishes a panel to determine the next steps of a delinquent sentenced to a juvenile facility.
House Bill 256 (HB 256): This bill amends Section 2-6-1 NMSA 1978 by removing existing deadlines that prevented new legislation from being introduced after a certain day during both 30-day (even-year) and 60-day (odd-year) legislative sessions. In place of those deadlines, the bill prohibits the filing of legislation until after the date on which campaign contributions become prohibited under Section 1-19-34.1 NMSA 1978.
House Bill 257 (HB 257) provides that the division may make rules and orders regulating the transfer of oil and gas wells, including limitations on certain transfers.
House Bill 258 (HB 258) provides natural gas capture requirements for the operator of an oil or gas well or natural gas gathering system and provides exceptions.
House Bill 259 (HB 259) increases civil penalties assessed for violations of the Oil and Gas Act. It increases certain application fees in the Oil and Gas Act and adjusts them for inflation.
House Bill 260 (HB 260) amends Public School code to address allowable responses to student behavior. HB 260 limits the use of physical restraint and prohibits other types of restraint and seclusion. HB 260 requires training. HB 260 requires documentation of behaviors and techniques.
House Bill 261 (HB 261) relates g to regional spaceport districts; provides that the boards of regional spaceport districts employ the State Investment Council or State Treasurer to invest funds in a local government investment pool.
House Bill 262 (HB 262) requires an advertisement for legal services that includes monetary awards to a client to also include the monetary amount charged to the client. A violation of this law results in a civil penalty.
House Bill263 (HB263) relates to health care by enacting the Hospital Price Transparency Act by requiring hospitals to provide pricing information on services and items provided at the hospitals and requiring the Health Care Authority to implement and administer the Hospital Price Transparency Act and to provide penalties, as well as, providing civil relief to consumers.
House Bill 264 (HB 264): This proposed legislation makes several changes to state employment requirements in New Mexico, focusing on minimum salary, annual leave accrual, paid parental leave, and remote work policies. It also adds or amends provisions in the Personnel Act to promote recruitment and retention of qualified state employees.
House Bill 265 makes an appropriation to the Creative Industries Fund of the Economic Development Department for grants.
House Bill266 (HB266) relates to licensure by modifying the Physician Assistance Act to eliminate certain requirements regarding the supervision of physician assistants by physicians. Repealing Section 61-6C-8 NMSA (Being laws of 1973, Chapter361, Section 6 as amended.
House Bill267 (HB267) relates to licensure by modifying the Physicians Assistants Act to allow certain experienced physicians assistants to supervise newly licensed physicians’ assistants
House Bill 268 (HB 268): This bill amends the New Mexico Tobacco Products Act to establish registration, listing, and compliance requirements for manufacturers of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and nicotine liquids. It also provides enforcement authority to the State Department of Justice in certain circumstances.
House Bill269 (HB269) relates to health care by requiring the Health Care Authority to implement an open electronic visit verification system that is compliant with federal law. Also declaring an emergency.
House Bill 270 (HB 270) prohibits the adoption of certain rules relating to the production and delivery for sale of zero-emission vehicles.
House Bill 271(HB 271): This bill adds a new section to the New Mexico Insurance Code to clarify that health care sharing ministries are not considered insurers. It provides specific requirements and disclosures for such ministries to ensure participants understand that these programs differ from traditional health insurance.
House Bill 272 (HB 272) enacts the Trade Education Assistance Act and creates the Trade Education Assistance Fund. HB 272 makes an appropriation.
House Bill 273 (HB 273) amends the Rural Electric Cooperative Act and the Renewable Energy Act to include natural gas using combined cycle technology in the definition of renewable energy resources.
House Bill 274 (HB 274) makes the trafficking of fentanyl a first degree felony with a sentence of life in prison.
House Bill 275 (HB 275) eliminates New Mexico’s state personal income tax, setting the income tax rate at 0% for all filers. The bill also removes the requirement for individuals to file personal income tax returns, although taxpayers may choose to file voluntarily. The provisions take effect for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
House Bill 276 (HB 276) creates the Public-Private Partnership Fund and the Public-Private Partnership Program; requires the Local Government Division of the Department of Finance and Administration, in consultation with the New Mexico Finance Authority, to provide grants to public partners to complete broadband projects and transportation projects; requires rulemaking; allows appropriations from the Public-Project Revolving Fund to be made to the Public-Private Partnership Fund; exempts public-private partnership agreements from the procurement code; and makes an appropriation.
House Bill 277 amends Public School Capital Outlay to decrease the millage required for school districts with insufficient bonding capacity.
House Bill 278 (HB 278) relates to crime and excludes from the crime of voluntary manslaughter killings that are committed during an escape from the commission of a felony or while resisting lawful arrest.
House Bill279 (HB279) creates a optional process for actuarial review of proposed legislation that may change coverage requirements for health insurers and require the Legislative Council Service to retain contractors who perform actuarial reviews of the legislative proposals, and includes an appropriation.
House Bill 280 (HB 280) amends the “three strikes” law which imposes a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for a defendant who was convicted of three violent felonies.
House Bill 281 (HB 281): The bill exempts hair braiding from the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act, meaning people who braid hair exclusively will not be required to hold a barber, cosmetology, or hairstyling license, nor will they face disciplinary action for practicing hair braiding without a license.
House Bill 282 in Public School code requires employee rights in the workplace to be taught to high school students.
House Bill 283 (HB 283) relates to public records; HB 283 prohibits anyone from inspecting law enforcement reports in order to solicit victims; enacts a new section of the Inspection of Public Records Act that allows a fee to be charged for requesting public records for a commercial purpose; amends the procedure for a person who was denied a request; requires lawsuits to be filed within two years; and creates and IPRA Task Force.
House Bill 284 (HB 284) amends the Animals and Livestock code in definitions. HB 284 allows fertility control; relocation and adoption of free-roaming horses under certain circumstances; and allows a free-roaming horse expert to control the population of free-roaming horses on certain land through certain methods. HB 284 requires the New Mexico Livestock Board to make rules regarding the approval of the qualifications of a free-roaming horse expert. HB 284 prohibits the slaughter or export for slaughter of free-roaming horses. HB 284 provides a penalty.
House Bill 285 (HB 285): This legislation focuses on grocery and retail stores in New Mexico that use electronic shelf labels or digital pricing tools must be transparent about how they set prices and must not exploit certain events or personal data to unfairly raise prices. The proposed bill will also strengthen consumer rights regarding data collection and usage in the context of in-store pricing.
House Bill 286 (HB 286) relates to criminal procedure and eliminates the ability for a Crime Reduction Grant to be used to recruit or retain law enforcement officers, prosecutors, public defenders, correction officers, and mental health workers.
House Bill 287 (HB 287) amends the crime of using a telephone to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or offend to also include using text messages and social media.
House Bill 288 (HB 288) appropriates one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to conduct a feasibility study of options for local governance in Chaparral.
House Bill 289 (HB 289) amends the provisions of the Geothermal Projects Development Fund and appropriates twenty million dollars ($20,000,000).
House Bill 290 (HB 290) enacts the Vibrant Communities Act; creates the Vibrant Communities Program; provides public assistance to qualifying entities for the completion of public purpose projects upon appropriations by the legislature; requires the Department of Finance and Administration to administer the program; specifies contractual terms; requires reporting; and provides a contingent effective date.
House Bill 291 (HB 291) amends the Recycling and Illegal Dumping Act to promote the state's circular economy. It requires the Environmental Improvement Board to adopt requirements and procedures for a person to submit rules to the Board for adoption and requires the Board to determine whether to hold a hearing within sixty days.
House Bill 292 (HB 292) establishes the All Cities and Counties Fund, directing a portion of Gross Receipts Tax revenue to municipalities and counties based on a formula that accounts for population and local tax revenues. The bill requires annual distributions to ensure stable and equitable funding for local governments. The fund takes effect July 1, 2025.
House Bill 293 (HB 293) removes the income cap on the Social Security income tax exemption, allowing all taxpayers to fully exempt Social Security benefits from New Mexico state income tax regardless of their adjusted gross income. The bill applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
House Bill 294 (HB 294) amends Section 7-36-20 NMSA 1978 to allow land subject to a conservation easement to be valued as agricultural land for property tax purposes. The bill ensures that landowners who enter into conservation easements for habitat preservation, open space, or historical resource conservation receive agricultural tax valuation benefits, even if the land is not actively used for farming or ranching.
House Bill 295 (HB 295) exempts improvements on land owned by the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority from property taxation, provided the authority retains title to the property. The exemption applies to all transmission and storage infrastructure developed by the authority under the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority Act.
House Bill 296 (HB 296) relates to the 1999 Public Accountancy Act and serves to: amend definitions; change qualifications for certification; and require practitioners from other states and jurisdictions to have license requirements that are comparable to or exceed New Mexico's requirements.
House Bill 297 (HB 297) relating to school personnel provides for a licensure endorsement in computer science for all grades. HB 297 makes an appropriation.
House Bill 298 (HB 298) relates to municipalities, amending sections of the municipal code; clarifying the governing law of mayor-council forms of government; providing procedures for filling vacancies and appointment of officials and voting; clarifying mayoral authority, powers and duties; providing procedures for the nomination and appointment of employees and officials; codifying the mayor and governing body's lack of authority over judicial branch affairs; requiring organizational meetings; providing that appointed members of a governing body are not subject to merit-system ordinances; requiring members of a governing body to recuse themselves from voting when true or perceived conflicts of interest exist; removing the requirement that special elections occur within ninety days of the adoption of an ordinance to change the number of members of a governing body or trustees or such a petition; amending the powers and duties of a governing body; amending the powers of a commission in a commission-manager form of government.
House Bill 299 (HB 299): This legislation expands the scope of the state’s existing Public Safety Member Coverage Plan 1 to include state law enforcement instructors—offering them a path to higher retirement benefits—but only if they vote to adopt the plan. If approved, the law enforcement instructors would receive an increase in credited service for work performed after July 1, 2025, enhancing their potential retirement benefits under PERA.
House Bill 300 in Public School Code enacts the Seizure Safe Schools Act to provide for seizure disorder management and care by school personnel. HB 300 provides for rule making and limits liability.
House Bill 301 (HB 301): This amendment seeks to strengthen New Mexico’s Silver Alert system by leveraging text messaging through cellular and paging services at no extra cost to the public. It reinforces coordinated communication among state agencies, the media, and telecommunications providers to quickly disseminate information about individuals who go missing under the Silver Alert criteria.
House Bill 302 (HB 302) amends sections of the Development Fees Act (DFA); provides that impact fee credits are not reduced by proportional share concepts; provides that municipalities and counties cannot require the waiver of any provisions of the DFA.
House Bill 303 (HB 303) relates to crime and provides that exposure of a child to certain drugs constitutes child abuse and allows for the taking of newborn children into temporary protective custody under certain circumstances. HB 303 contains an emergency clause, to take effect immediately.
House Bill 304 (HB 304): If enacted, the Law Enforcement Officer Loan Repayment Act will provide financial relief to eligible New Mexico county or municipal law enforcement officers by helping them repay their student loans. It also sets up procedures for application, contract enforcement, and ongoing annual reporting, with an eye toward alleviating officer shortages—especially in regions where staffing is hardest to maintain.
House Bill 305 (HB 305) requires that public contracts provide for increased contractor and subcontractor reimbursement and worker wage increases in accordance with and concurrent with state minimum wage increases or increased costs as mandated by law.
House Bill 306 (HB 306) appropriates two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the Crime Victims Reparation Commission for sexual assault services programs.
House Bill 307 (HB 307) enacts the Internet Privacy and Safety Act; establishes requirements for service providers; prohibits certain uses of consumer data; provides rights to consumers; establishes limitations on processing of consumer data; prohibits waivers of rights and retaliatory denials of service; provides for injunctive relief and civil penalties; and provides for rulemaking.
House Bill 308 (HB 308) removes the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District from the Local Election Act and provides timing and other procedures for the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District elections. HB 308 defines terms and provides procedures for compiling a list of qualified electors. It eliminates certain requirements for absentee voting, election notices and polling locations. HB 308 amends and enacts sections of the NMSA 1978. It declares an emergency. 3/1/25 The House Judiciary Committee introduced a committee substitute for HB 308 (CS/HB 308 HJC that removes conservancy districts including the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District from the Local Election Act and provides timing and other procedures for conservancy district elections. It defines terms and provides procedures for compiling a list of qualified electors. CS/HB 308 HJC eliminates certain requirements for absentee voting, election notices and polling locations and amends and enacts sections of the NMSA 1978. It declares an emergency.
House Bill 309 (HB 309) provides a process for removing unlawful occupants of real property from that property; provides a form to request the removal of an unlawful occupant from real property; provides procedures for a peace officer to remove unlawful occupants from real property; prescribes procedures for notice; provides fees; and creates a cause of action for persons who were wrongfully removed from real property.
House Bill 310 (HB 310) enacts the Promoting Responsible End-Of-Life Management of Electric Vehicle Batteries Act. COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 2/25/25 : The House Transportation, Public Works and Capital Improvements Committee introduced a committee substitute for HB 310 (CS/HB 310 HTPWC) by enacting the Promoting Responsible End-Of-Life Management of Electric Vehicle Batteries Act. It amends definitions in the Hazardous Waste Act and amends the duties and powers of the Environmental Improvement Board.
House Bill 311 (HB 311) enacts the Reclaimed Water Act and provides a process for creation of reclaimed water authorities. It provides powers and duties of an authority and for the use, sale, provision and certification of reclaimed water.
House Bill 312 (HB 312): The Litigation Financing Transparency Act requires greater openness about third-party funding arrangements in lawsuits. It obligates funded parties (and their counsel) to share copies of the agreements and related details with all sides of a case, relevant agencies, and the court. It also restricts what financiers can do, including banning them from controlling a lawsuit or transferring their funding interest. Violations can void the agreements and subject the financiers to penalties under the Unfair Practices Act.
House Bill 313 (HB 313) enacts the Digital Age Verification Act; defines terms; and provides for enforcement.
House Bill 314 (HB 314): This legislation allows law enforcement officers and certain Department of Transportation personnel to take immediate action to clear hazards from roads or highway rights of way. It protects both public safety and the officials who move the hazards from liability for damage that may result from removing the obstruction.
House Bill 315 (HB 315) appropriates two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to the board of regents of New Mexico State University for the New Mexico Department of Agriculture to work with the Soil and Water Conservation Commission in cooperation with the Cultural Affairs Department to develop an archaeology field school education program statewide.
House Bill 316 (HB 316) prohibits the adoption of any law, ordinance, rule, or regulation that prohibits or restricts the use of personnel or resources to assist in the enforcement of federal immigration law or that interferes with the enforcement of federal immigration law.
House Bill 317 (HB317) makes an appropriation to the Aging and long Term Service Department to increase provider reimbursements in the aging network.
House Bill 318 (HB 318): This legislative bill amends Section 30-22-1 NMSA 1978 to increase the penalty for resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer from a misdemeanor to a fourth degree (4th) felony.
House Bill 319 (HB 319) amends Game and Fish to create an exception in the definition of “game birds” for domestic strains of quail. HB 319 allows people to raise quail without a permit.
House Bill 320 (HB 320) enacts the crimes of necrophilia and desecration of a dead human body.
House Bill 321 (HB 321): This bill amends Section 66-8-114 NMSA 1978 to increase penalties for a person who operates a vehicle in a careless, inattentive, or imprudent manner when such operation results in death or great bodily harm to another.
House Bill 322 (HB 322) provides that aggravated criminal sexual penetration and criminal sexual penetration of a child are punishable by death; creates a first degree felony for human sexual trafficking against a victim under 18 years of age that is punishable by death, and increases and establishes fines for certain offenses.
House Bill 323 (HB 323): This proposed bill modifies Section 61-23-22 NMSA 1978 of the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act, specifically clarifying exemptions for engineers who are employed by private or affiliated business entities.
House Bill 324 (HB 324) proposes the authorization of school tuition organizations to award educational scholarships to eligible low-income students for attending private schools in New Mexico. The bill establishes an Educational Scholarship Income Tax Credit for individual taxpayers and an Educational Scholarship Corporate Income Tax Credit for corporate entities contributing to school tuition organizations. HB 324 takes effect on January 1, 2025.
House Bill 325 (HB 325) creates gross receipts tax deductions for compensation received for labor performed during the construction of new residential housing and for the sale of newly constructed residential housing. The bill also establishes a hold harmless distribution to municipalities and counties to offset revenue losses resulting from these deductions. HB 325 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill 326 (HB 326) establishes the Small Business Disaster Relief Income Tax Credit to assist small businesses operating in areas declared as disaster zones by the governor. The bill provides a refundable tax credit of $5,000 to eligible business owners who meet specific revenue loss and operational criteria. HB 326 applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
House Bill 327 (HB 327) amends the Rural Electric Cooperative Act and the Renewable Energy Act to include natural gas using combined cycle technology in the definition of renewable energy resources.
House Bill 328 (HB 328) repeals provisions of law pertaining to the Clean Transportation Fuel Standard Program and prohibits the adoption or continuation of rules providing for a clean transportation fuel standard. It repeals Section 74-1-18 NMSA 1978.
House Bill 329 (HB 329): This legislation modifies the Interagency Behavioral Health Purchasing Collaborative (“collaborative”) and establishes a new Director of the Collaborative Nominating Committee.
House Bill 330 (HB 330) enacts the Land Grant-Merced and Acequia Infrastructure Act. It creates the Land Grant-Merced and Acequia Infrastructure Trust Fund, the Land Grant-Merced Infrastructure Project Fund and the Acequia Infrastructure Project Fund. It makes appropriations.
House Bill 331 (HB 331) requires cannabis establishments to enter into, maintain and abide by the terms of a labor peace agreement.
House Bill 332 (HB 332) criminalizes unlawful squatting; provides penalties; provides for a property owner to receive damages for injury to property occurring in the course of another's unlawful squatting; provides a process for removing an alleged unlawful squatter; allows an alleged unlawful squatter the opportunity to contest a citation for unlawful squatting; requires a trial to determine property rights where a purported property owner and an alleged squatter claim a right to the same real property; and provides for damages.
House Bill 333 (HB 333) appropriates fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) to the Department of Environment to assess and clean up abandoned and neglected contaminated sites, including abandoned uranium mining sites, across the state that do not have viable responsible parties to pay for and conduct cleanup actions.
House Bill 334 (HB 334) enacts the Rural Electric Cooperative Wildfire Liability Act. It requires wildfire mitigation plans and provides for a review by the Forestry Division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department. SB 281provides for approval by the Public Regulation Commission and requires public notice. It establishes limits on liability and damage awards and a two-year limitation on the filing of claims. It amends Section 30-32-4 NMSA 1978 and Section 37-1-4 NMSA 1978.
House Bill 335 (HB 335) enacts the Licensing Time Frames Transparency Act; requires the Construction Industries Division of the Regulation and Licensing Department and local agencies with expressly delegated authority for licensing and permitting to periodically publish a list of the time frames in which licenses, permits or other regulatory approvals have been finally acted upon or have remained pending without final agency action.
House Bill 336 (HB 336): This bill amends Section 10-11-8 NMSA 1978 of the Public Employees Retirement Act to allow retired public employees—specifically those who fit within an expanded definition of “peace officer”—to return to state employment under certain conditions without losing retirement benefits.
House Bill 337 (HB337) enacts the Health Care Whistleblower Act by prohibiting health care entity retaliatory actions in certain circumstances and providing for a right to civil action for damages.
House Bill 338 (HB 338) appropriates seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) to Northern New Mexico State School to implement and develop a cost-effective, energy-efficient and rapid housing construction system and corresponding curriculum.
House Bill 339 (HB 339) amends the Human Rights Act (Act) by providing that housing discrimination based on a housing applicant's source of income, including the use of an invalid screening process, is an unlawful discriminatory practice according to the Act; and provides for enforcement by the Attorney General for certain discriminatory practices related to housing.
House Bill 340 (HB 340) relates to DNA identification and provides procedures entering into CODIS the DNA of a person arrested for a felony but who dies before being charged.
House Bill 341 (HB 341) requires the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) to issue identification cards to licensed foster parents.
House Bill 342 (HB 342) amends and enacts provisions of the Property Tax Code by modifying valuation limits for residential and nonresidential property, requiring affidavits for certain property transfers, and updating property tax exemptions for veterans in accordance with constitutional amendments approved in the November 2024 general election. The bill also adjusts the compensation of county valuation protests board members, imposes administrative penalties for failing to report property transfers, and eliminates the requirement to mail certain residential classification forms. HB 342 declares an emergency and takes effect immediately upon passage and approval.
House Bill 343 (HB 343) amends and updates sections of the Children's Code to provide for plans of safe care for substance-exposed newborn children; and provides for reports to the Children, Youth and Families Department central intake system regarding certain newborns who may be at risk.
The House Health and Human Services Committee substitute for House Bill 344 (HHHCcs/HB 344) makes several modifications to the Gross Receipts Tax (GRT) deductions for health care services, medical equipment, supplies, and drugs. It removes the sunset date for a deduction related to copayments and deductibles paid by insured patients to health care practitioners. It also introduces a new GRT deduction for receipts from patients paying directly for health care services, provided that these services are not performed under a contract with a managed care organization (MCO) or health care insurer. Additionally, the bill allows for a deduction on the sale of medical equipment, supplies, and drugs used within the practice of health care providers. The bill further modifies Medicaid reimbursement regulations by requiring that gross receipts taxes be itemized within the reimbursement rates for Medicaid providers contracting with managed care organizations. The provisions take effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill 345 (HB 345): This bill amends Section 32A-3B-6 NMSA 1978 to require a behavioral health assessment for children placed in foster care.
House Bill 346 (HB 346) provides regulatory authority over hemp-finished (fit for consumption) products and semi-synthetic and synthetic cannabinoids; bans the receipt, possession, advertising, marketing or sale of semi-synthetic and synthetic cannabinoids in New Mexico; requires the Environmental Improvement Board to adopt rules regulating hemp extracts and hemp -finished products; prescribes penalties; and declares an emergency.
House Bill 347 (HB 347): This bill appropriates $10 million from the state’s general fund to the Higher Education Department (“HED”) for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
House Bill 348 (HB 348) increases the maximum penalty for a violation of water law and provides for an annual increase in penalties for a violation of water law to account for inflation.
House Bill 339 (HB339) relates to health information by requiring the Department of Health to contract with an entity or multiple entities to develop a total health care expenditure database. An appropriation is included.
House Bill350 (HB350) makes an appropriation to the Legislative Council Service to contract consulting and technical assistance to aid the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee in the Committees continued work of analyzing and developing solutions to address key health care cost drivers.
House Bill 351 (HB 351) appropriates two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) to the Board of Finance Division of the Department of Finance and Administration to provide zero- interest loans to political subdivisions of the state for projects to replace or repair public infrastructure damaged by flooding or debris flows or projects to remove debris accumulations attributable to the storm event on 19 October 2024
House Bill 352 (HB 352) closes magistrate circuit courts in McKinley, Santa Fe, Torrance, Dona Ana and Lea districts; relocates magistrate courts in the Grant and San Juan Districts; and relocates a circuit court in the Rio Arriba district.
House Bill 353 (HB 353), relating to economic development, enacts the New Mexico Youth Film and Media Development Act and provides requirements for the Higher Education Department. HB 353 creates the Youth Film and Media Grant Fund and provides for grants from the fund. HB 353 makes an appropriation.
House Bill 354 (HB 354): This bill creates a six-year pilot program—the “Community Criminal Justice Diversion Project”—within the Behavioral Health Services Division of the Health Care Authority. It aims to divert certain nonviolent offenders away from the criminal justice system and into community-based services and treatment.
House Bill 355 (HB 355): This bill expands the existing Harm Reduction Act to establish a new Overdose Prevention Program and clarifies civil and criminal liability protections for individuals and entities engaging in harm reduction services.
House Bill 356 (HB 356) provides that replacement wells within one hundred feet of the original well are not subject to protest. It allows an aggrieval and request for hearing to be filed.
House Bill 357 (HB 357) prohibits the inclusion of health care provider gross receipts taxes in a Mi Via Waiver Program participant’s individual budgetary allotment. The Health Care Authority is directed to promulgate rules ensuring that gross receipts taxes are billed and reimbursed separately rather than being factored into the participant’s budget.
House Bill 358 (HB 358): This bill creates an Interim Administrative Rule Oversight Committee (“the Committee”) within the Legislature to review and comment on executive agency rules. It also amends the State Rules Act to require a fiscal impact statement for proposed rules costing over $1 million to implement.
House Bill 359 (HB 359) amends the crime of perjury so that it applies to certain false statements made at a legislative proceeding, regardless of whether it is made under oath.
House Bill 360 (HB 360): The primary goal of this new section is to facilitate communication between state agencies and legislators regarding rulemaking activities. By creating a centralized list of email addresses for each agency’s custodian of rulemaking records, legislators can more easily request information, stay updated on rule changes, and engage with agencies about relevant regulatory matters.
House Bill 361 (HB 361) provides that the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department may authorize the conversion of an oil or gas well into a facility that provides energy storage or develops geothermal energy.
House Bill 362 (HB 362) creates a rainfall enhancement pilot project to be conducted by the Roosevelt Soil and Water Conservation District that requires reporting. It appropriates three million six hundred thousand dollars ($3,600,000).
House Bill 363 (HB 363) establishes the Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act, creating a legal framework for nonprofit associations that operate using blockchain and distributed ledger technology. The bill defines key terms related to decentralized governance, specifies how these associations may be formed and administered, and outlines rules for property holdings, governance, and liability. If passed and signed into law, HB 363 takes effect on June 20, 2025.
House Bill 364 (HB 364) requires the Children, Youth and Families Department (Department) to determine federal benefits eligibility for children in its custody, apply for federal benefits and either act as the child's representative payee or determine an appropriate alternative; sets forth the Department's obligations when acting as the child's representative payee; prohibits the use of federal benefits to pay the Department for the child's care; and sets forth provisions for the release of federal benefits provided to children in legal custody of the state.
House Bill 365 (HB 365), relating to Public Schools, provides staff to the Public Education Commission. HB 365 transfers the charter schools division from the Public Education Department to the commission.
House Bill 366, relating to employment, includes veterinarians in the definition of “health care practitioner” for the purpose of making certain provisions in the health care practitioner agreements void, unenforceable and against public policy.
House Bill 367 (HB 367) provides definitions and amends the time frame for the number of live race days necessary for a racetrack to maintain a gaming operator's license.
House Bill 368 (HB 368) amends the definition of “threshold job” under the High-Wage Jobs Tax Credit to adjust eligibility criteria for the credit. The bill modifies the calculation of the employment period required to qualify as a threshold job, aligning it with the first 52 weeks of employment rather than a calendar year. The change applies to tax credit applications submitted on or after the bill’s effective date.
House Bill 369 (HB 369): This proposed legislation is designed to improve administrative efficiency, enhance compliance by setting clear deadlines and fee structures, strike a balance between accommodating late renewals and imposing penalties that discourage chronic non-compliance. All insurers, producers, adjusters, and related business entities should review these modifications to ensure timely renewals and accurate recordkeeping to avoid penalties.
House Bill370 (HB370) relates to hospital staffing by prohibiting hospitals from denying credentialling to health care professionals base on economic factors.
House bill 371 (HB 371): This legislation clarifies and expands the authority of local and county governing bodies to allow off-highway motor vehicles, such as ATVs and certain recreational vehicles, to legally operate on paved streets and highways under strict safety and licensing conditions. It continues to disallow such operation on limited access highways and freeways and preserves existing laws governing OHMV safety and equipment requirements.
House Bill 372 (HB 372): This bill modernizes the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Act in response to the expanding market of off-highway vehicles—particularly heavier side-by-sides. It also tightens New Mexico’s ability to collect fees and regulate nonresident OHV use. Existing safety rules remain largely unchanged, but the revised definitions and permitting requirements aim to ensure that all off-highway vehicles (especially newly popular heavier or larger-displacement types) fall under the same uniform registration, fee, and safety framework.
House Bill 373 (HB 373) enacts the Revised Uniform Parentage Act; clarifies the determination of parentage, assisted reproduction and surrogacy agreements; provides penalties; amends sections of the NMSA 1978; and repeals the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act.
House Bill 374 (HB374) modifies the definition of “occurrence” in the Medical Malpractice Act.
House Bill 375 (HB 375) enacts the Graduate Behavioral Health Scholarship Act to provide debt-free education to eligible graduate students pursuing degrees in behavioral health fields. The Higher Education Department will administer the program, which will cover tuition, fees, books, and licensing costs. The bill appropriates $10 million from the General Fund to the Graduate Behavioral Health Scholarship Fund for Fiscal Year 2026 and subsequent fiscal years. Unexpended funds will not revert to the General Fund.
House Bill 376 (HB 376) creates the Border Security Division in the Department of Public Safety; provides a penalty for the trafficking of certain controlled substances that result in death; and makes $55,000,000 in appropriations. HB 376 has an emergency clause, to take effect immediately.
House Bill 377 (HB 377) amends the definition of “residential property” for property tax purposes and revises valuation methods for multiple like-kind properties and contiguous tracts owned by a single taxpayer. It also modifies requirements for property transfer affidavits, mandates the inclusion of comparable sales data in valuation notices, and prohibits penalties or interest on delinquent taxes if valuation notices are not timely mailed. HB 377 applies to property tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
House Bill 378 modifies the definition of “occurrence” in the Medical Malpractice Act and limiting the amount of damages that can be awarded due to a medical malpractice claims. Also, requiring payments from the Patent’s Compensation Fund to be made as expenses are incurred.
House Bill 379 (HB379) relates to medical malpractice by limiting the availability of punitive damages in medical malpractice claims.
House Bill 380 (HB 380) enacts the Women's Safety and Protection Act; provides definitions; requires single-sex spaces in domestic violence shelters, public schools, and juvenile detention facilities in certain circumstances.
House Bill 381 (HB 381) relates to pretrial detention and establishes a presumption that a defendant is dangerous under certain situations.
House Bill 382 (HB 382) relates to children and amends the Family in Need of Court-Ordered Services Act (FINCO) to expand the definition of what families qualify for services. The bill also appropriates $1,000,000 to the Administrative Office of the Courts to expand the scope of FINCO.
House Bill 383 (HB 383) relates to crime and makes the exposure to the use of fentanyl evidence of child abuse. HB 383 appropriates $500,000 to the Department of Public Safety to investigate child abuse and neglect cases that involve fentanyl.
House Bill 384 (HB 384) repeals the seven-day waiting period for the sale of a firearm.
House Bill 385 (HB 385) relates to criminal sentencing and requires chemical castration treatment as a condition of parole for sex offenders. The refusal to undergo chemical castration treatment is a parole violation.
House Bill 386 (HB 386) appropriates $500,000 from the General Fund to the Office of the State Auditor for a class and compensation study of the governmental accounting sector. The funding is available for expenditure in Fiscal Years 2026 through 2028, after which any unexpended or unencumbered funds will revert to the General Fund.
House Bill 387 (HB 387) enacts the Education Opportunity Account Act. HB 387 provides powers and duties. HB 387 provides for education opportunity accounts and allowable uses. HB 387 provides procedures and application requirements for parents and education service providers. HB 387 creates a review commission. HB 387 makes appropriations.
House Bill 388 (HB 388) enacts the Low-Income Education Opportunity Account Act. HB 388 provides powers and duties. HB 388 provides for low-income education opportunity accounts and allowable uses. HB 388 provides procedures and application requirements for parents and education service providers. HB 388 creates a review commission. HB 388 makes appropriations.
House Bill389 (HB389) modifies and enacts Sections of the Electronic Medical Records Act to require that the entity designated as the states Health Information Exchange shall also function as the states Health Data Utility.
House Bill 390 (HB 390) appropriates twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) to the Department of Environment to plan, design, construct, replace, and improve water lines in Curry County.
Senate Bill 307 (SB 307) enacts the Office of Child Ombud Act; provides for the State Child Ombud; creates the Office of Child Ombud and establishes the powers and duties of that office; provides for the establishment of the State Child Ombud Selection Committee; amends and enacts sections of the NMSA 1978; and makes an appropriation.
Synopsis: House Bill 392 (HB 392) enacts the Single-Use Plastic Bag Act which prohibits retail establishments from making or delivering goods using single-use plastic bags. It creates exceptions and provides for penalties
House Bill393 (HB393) makes an appropriation to the Department of Health for the New Mexico Health Service Corps to support the recruitment and retention of health care providers who treat rural of underserved populations or patients of Federally Qualified Health Centers.
House Bill 394 (HB 394) creates the Clean Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Board and prescribes duties. It appropriates one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
House Bill 395 (HB 395) creates the Health Care Preceptor Income Tax Credit, which allows eligible health care professionals who serve as preceptors for graduate students in medical and health-related fields to claim a tax credit of up to $1,000 per taxable year. The credit applies to preceptorships lasting at least four weeks and is available to licensed medical doctors, osteopathic physicians, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, dentists, pharmacists, psychologists, social workers, nurse-midwives, and individuals who provide uncompensated preceptorship services but are not formally employed by an institution of higher education. The credit is non-refundable but may be carried forward to future tax years. HB 395 applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
House Bill 396 (HB 396) modifies the governance and funding structure of regional spaceport districts by changing the composition of district boards, restricting the use of county regional spaceport gross receipts tax revenues, and limiting the issuance of bonds under the Spaceport Development Act. The bill specifies that revenue from the county regional spaceport gross receipts tax must be fully dedicated to bond repayment and that the tax must be repealed once all related bonds are discharged. HB 396 applies to county regional spaceport gross receipts taxes imposed and bonds issued on or after July 1, 2025.
House Bill 397 (HB 397) appropriates $2,000,000 from the General Fund to the Higher Education Department for stipends to support undergraduate and graduate behavioral health students completing training, supervision, or experiential requirements necessary for professional licensure. Unexpended funds at the end of Fiscal Year 2026 will revert to the General Fund. HB 397 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill 398 (HB 398): The bill primarily changes the minimum required frequency of HMO examinations from once every three years to once every five years. Otherwise, the scope, costs, and protections related to these examinations remain substantially the same.
House Bill399 (HB399) makes an appropriation to the Health Care Authority for Medicaid reimbursement to nursing homes.
House Bill400 (HB400) relates to Medicaid by requiring the Health Care Authority to conduct cost studies for each type of health care provider that is reimbursed by Medicaid
House Bill 401 (HB 401) enacts the Artificial Intelligence Synthetic Content Accountability Act, establishing civil and criminal penalties for the misuse of synthetic content created by artificial intelligence (AI). The bill requires AI-generated content to be labeled with watermarks and provenance data, restricts the dissemination of harmful synthetic content, and mandates identity verification for posting AI-generated content on large online platforms. The bill grants enforcement authority to the Attorney General and requires compliance reporting from AI providers. HB 401 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill (HB 402): This new section requires health insurance carriers to streamline their provider credentialing for dental providers, sets strict timelines for approving or denying an application, and mandates reimbursement when carriers fail to load an approved provider into their payment system on time. The objective is to reduce administrative delays, ensure providers are paid promptly, and maintain clear standards for credentialing.
The House Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Committee substitute for House Bill 403 (HENRCcs/HB 403) modifies the Oil and Gas Reclamation Fund by increasing the portion of the Oil and Gas Conservation Tax allocated to the fund and revising how funds can be used. The bill phases in an increase in tax revenue distributed to the fund over three years, eventually reaching 100% of net receipts. It also appropriates all money in the fund to the Oil Conservation Division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department for specific purposes, including personnel for well surveys and planning for plugging abandoned wells and restoring well sites.
House Bill 404 (HB 404) creates the Monetary Stipend Project as a three-year pilot project to provide monthly assistance payments to demonstrate that a monetary stipend for basic cost-of-living expenses improves educational, employment and health care outcomes for adults who are former foster or delinquent children; provides for program eligibility, program terms and reporting requirements; and makes an appropriation.
House Bill 405 (HB 405): This legislation requires certain employers to provide leave to employees who serve as volunteer firefighters so they can respond to emergencies and attend firefighter training without risking their jobs or benefits.
House Bill 406 (HB 406) relates to crimes and provides for victim compensation under the Crime Victims Reparation Act when the victim is incarcerated at the time of the crime.
House Bill407 (HB407) makes an appropriation to the Department of Health to provide training and education to prevent shaken baby syndrome.
House Bill 408 (HB 408) requires the Children, Youth and Families Department to conduct a study every five years to study the costs and reimbursement rates for providing community-based foster care placements and treatments; and makes an appropriation.
House Bill 409 (HB 409) enacts the Efficiency and Mercury Standards for Products and Lighting Fixtures Act and provides penalties.
House Bill 410 (HB 410) enacts the Consumer Information and Data Protection Act. HB 410 provides processes for the collection and protection of data and provides exceptions. HB 410 provides investigative authority. HB 410 provides civil penalties.
House Bill 411 (HB 411): This proposed bill amends Section 12-3-4 NMSA 1978, which lists official New Mexico state symbols (such as the state flower, bird, tree, etc.).
House Bill 412 (HB 412): This bill’s proposed enactment places New Mexico within a national framework designed to simplify licensure and promote consistent standards for EMS personnel crossing state lines—providing greater flexibility, improved emergency response, and continued protection of public health.
House Bill413 (HB413) relates to intergovernmental agreements by enacting the Physicians Assistants licensure Interstate Compact.
House Bill 414 (HB 414) relates to counties and allows county sheriffs to be reimbursed for transporting certain people.
House Bill 415, relating to employment law, provides that when the use of earned sick leave is not foreseeable, an employee shall notify the employer orally or in writing pursuant to the written policy of the employer.
House Bill 416 (HB 416) clarifies provisions relating to disability pensions and survivor pensions; removes inconsistencies relating to survivor pensions; provides an exemption to the procurement code for the collection of overpayments; clarifies the amount of pension earned by certain public regulation commission commissioners; allows the Public Employees Retirement Association to share certain information with the Educational Retirement Board regarding certain reciprocity retirees; clarifies certain provisions relating to gifts; clarifies the requirements for a retired member who files an exemption from membership under the Magistrate Retirement Act; and makes technical and stylistic changes.
House Bill 417 (HB 417) makes several changes to the Liquor Excise Tax Act, including amending tax distributions, imposing a new liquor excise surtax, and creating the Tribal Alcohol Harms Alleviation Fund. The bill also renames the Local DWI Grant Program Act as the Local Alcohol Harms Alleviation Program Act, expands its funding and scope, and establishes new reporting requirements for alcohol tax revenues. HB 417 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill 418 (HB 418) relates to mobile homes, prohibiting initial rental agreements shorter than twenty-four months. Further, the bill clarifies notice requirements; increases the period in which a writ (written order) of restitution may be served after judgment; prohibits landlords from unreasonably restricting the sale of a mobile home; eliminates a party's option to terminate a dispute resolution process; requires landlords to disclose a mailing address in a termination action; increases the notice period for nonpayment of rent; prohibits landlords from increasing rent during land use change notice periods; requires landlords to provide notice of land use change hearings; revises civil remedies; increases the amount a tenant may recover; and prescribes civil penalties.
House Bill 419 makes an appropriation to the local government division of the Department of Finance and Administration for the North Central New Mexico Economic Development District for a correctional reentry workforce development program.
House Bill420 (HB420) makes an appropriation to the Health Care Authority to address housing support needs and administer a housing stabilization program
House Bill 421 (HB 421) enacts the Business Security Assistance Act, and provides definitions and requires rule making. HB 421 provides rebate payments to certified vendors that sell discounted security equipment or security services to businesses. HB 421 creates the Business Security Assistance Fund. HB 421 creates a gross receipts tax deduction for sales of security equipment and services. HB 421 provides a delayed repeal. HB 421 makes a transfer from the General Fund to the Business Security Assistance Fund. HB 421 makes appropriations.
House Bill 422 (HB 422) increases stipends for teaching residents and provides insurance during residency. HB 422 provides additional funding for participating public post-secondary educational institutions and tribal colleges.
Senate Bill 423 (SB 423) makes appropriations to the Office of the State Engineer for Water Security Planning Act, Water Data Act and Rio Grande Compact compliance measure.
House Bill 424 (HB 424) enacts the Pregnancy and Family Care Act (Act) to provide for the screening of pregnant patients for substance use disorder; prioritizes treatment for those patients, including the development of family plans of care to provide services to address related needs; requires the Department of Health (Department) to develop a system to require health care providers to notify them regarding the birth of substance-exposed infants; requires all birthing facilities to provide postpartum patients with information regarding the development of voluntary family care plans; requires the Department to develop educational and training materials for health care providers and service providers for pregnant and postpartum patients; establishes statewide and county advisory councils to provide recommendations to the Department; provides for reporting; and repeals sections of the Children's Code.
House Bill 425 (HB 425) amends the State Rules Act to require agencies to respond in writing to public comments on a proposed rule before promulgation. The bill mandates that agency responses be published in the New Mexico Register along with the final rule. The measure also establishes specific criteria for agency responses and extends the timeframe for adopting proposed rules. HB 425 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill 426 (HB 426) enacts a new section of the Mobile Home Park Act to require notice before the sale of a mobile home park and creates an opportunity to purchase.
House Bill 427 (HB 427) amends the Water Project Finance Act to promote the use of real-time monitoring data to track and monitor the quality of New Mexico's drinking water.
House Bill 428 (HB 428) relates to rulemaking and amends the definition of “rule” regarding the rules concerning the release of inmates. HB 428 requires the Corrections Department to provide notice of the adoption of rules about inmates, probationers, and parolees and to provide for public comment and public a notice of the adoption of rules in certain news outlets.
House Bill 429 (HB 429): The act proposes to amend New Mexico’s Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) by introducing new requirements about public disclosure of finalists for certain executive positions, as well as certain demographic data collection and publication processes.
House Bill430 (HB430) relating to privacy by enacting the Health Data Privacy Act, providing definitions, proving duties for regulated entities, providing for enforcement, and penalties.
House Bill 431 (HB 431) amends the Watershed District Act. It provides for appointments to watershed boards of directors instead of election of these boards.
House Bill 432 (HB 432) in Public Schools enhances and expands enforcement provisions to reduce excessive absenteeism. HB 432 makes it a crime for a parent of an excessively absent student to allow that student to continue being absent from school. HB 432 provides penalties.
House Bill 433 (HB 433) directs the Higher Education Department (HED) to conduct a study on career and technical education (CTE) programs in New Mexico to assess their effectiveness and alignment with workforce needs. The study aims to evaluate factors such as program availability, student access, and overall impact on workforce development. HED is responsible for determining the study’s scope, methodology, and focus areas based on available data and institutional priorities.
House Bill 434 (HB 434) relates to delinquent children and expands the length of a short-term commitment and the mandatory supervised released period for an adjudicated delinquent child.
House Bill 435 (HB 435) requires the Public Regulation Commission to promulgate and implement rules governing the siting of renewable energy generation, storage and intrastate transmission facilities.
House Bill 436 (HB 436) requires that rules, orders or other directives issued by government entities related to the All Hazard Emergency Management Act, the Public Health Emergency Response Act, the Riot Control Act or the Energy Emergency Powers Act that close certain businesses or facilities and that include exemptions for some businesses or facilities must also include exemptions for facilities operated by religious organizations that are exempt from taxation per federal law; and amends, repeals and enacts sections of the NMSA 1978.
The House Health and Human Services Committee substitute for House Bill 437 (HHHCcs/HB 437) creates the Qualifying Foster Care Organization Income Tax Credit, which provides a tax incentive for individuals who contribute to qualifying foster care organizations. The tax credit is available for New Mexico residents who make eligible contributions and is capped at $500 for single filers and $1,000 for joint filers. The bill establishes eligibility requirements for qualifying foster care organizations, including spending thresholds and the number of individuals served. The provisions apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and the tax credit is set to repeal on January 1, 2031.
House Bill 438 (HB 438): If enacted, the bill would create a straightforward rule requiring annual payouts of unused compensatory time for public employees. While it seeks to provide a financial benefit to employees, it also increases budget planning and payroll obligations for state and local government employers.
House Bill 439 (HB 439): The Act requires all public safety telecommunicators (i.e., 911 operators and emergency dispatchers) to receive training in “high-quality telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation” (T-CPR). This ensures that 911 operators can instruct bystanders in effectively performing CPR when responding to cardiac emergencies over the phone.
House Bill 440 (HB 440) restricts homeowners associations from foreclosing on liens that are less than twelve months delinquent, less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or for assessments consisting solely of fines.
House Bill 441 (HB441) relates to intergovernmental agreements by enacting the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Interstate Compact
House Bill 442 (HB 442) relates to mobile homes, amending definitions; providing rent stabilization; revising and expanding private remedies; and prescribing civil penalties.
House Bill 443 (HB 443): This legislation proposes to lower some barriers for 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds to work in the alcohol delivery and stocking sectors. The bill maintains certain protections—such as prohibiting bartending or service to on-site customers under age 21—but removes the commercial driver’s license prerequisite for deliveries of sealed packages. This aligns with broader efforts to clarify and standardize alcohol-handling laws for younger adult workers.
House Bill 444 (HB 444): If enacted, the bill modernizes the regulation of professional unarmed combat in New Mexico by placing the Athletic Commission under the RLD, expanding and diversifying Commission membership, and creating new licensing pathways. A shift toward a Medical Advisory Committee and clarified enforcement mechanisms reinforce fighter safety and event integrity. The accompanying $200,000 appropriation underscores a legislative commitment to effectively implement these reforms.
House Bill 445 (HB 445) amends the Victims of Crime Act to include all victims directly and proximately harmed by certain crimes, amends definitions, provides that a victim has the right to notice of an offender’s release, provides that the rights and duties of law enforcement agencies begin when a victim reports a crime, requires law enforcement to treat a victim with fairness, requires the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Corrections Department and all county commissioners to maintain electronic notification systems for victims, and appropriates a total of $2,000,000 for electronic notification systems.
House Bill 446 (HB 446), relating to employment, amends the Early Childhood and Education and Care Fund to allow appropriations for parental leave compensation. HB 446 enacts the Parental Leave Act and Creates the Supplemental Paid Parental Leave Fund. HB 446 Provides for the Paid Parental Leave Program and the Supplemental Paid Parental Leave Program to pay an eligible applicant a percentage of the employee’s wages to allow the applicant to bond with a new child. HB 446 limits the time allowed for paid parental leave. HB 446 excepts certain employees. HB 446 provides for the administration of the program by the Workforce Solutions Department. HB 446 preempts similar programs. HB 446 creates a temporary advisory committee.
House Bill 447 (HB 447) provides a temporary exemption from the gaming tax for licensed gaming operators located in areas declared a disaster zone due to wildfires in June 2024. The exemption applies until July 1, 2029, and will be reported in the Tax Expenditure Budget to track its fiscal impact. The bill includes a delayed repeal provision, meaning the exemption automatically expires on July 1, 2029. HB 447 also declares an emergency, making it effective immediately upon passage and approval.
House Bill 448 (HB 448) creates the Office of Housing Planning and Production; provides powers and duties; and declares an emergency.
House Bill 449 (HB 449) establishes the Higher Education Major Projects Fund, a non-reverting state fund intended to support capital projects at four-year and two-year educational institutions in New Mexico. The fund will be administered by the Higher Education Department (HED) and will provide appropriations for major instructional, research, student housing, and student life projects. The bill sets minimum cost thresholds for projects, requires matching funds from educational institutions, and establishes design and space standards that must be followed. Institutions may request waivers for match requirements under certain financial conditions, subject to legislative approval. HB 449 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
The House Taxation and Revenue Committee substitute bill for House Bill 450 (HTRCcs/HB 450) authorizes the issuance of Severance Tax Bonds and appropriates funds from the General Fund and other sources for capital expenditures across New Mexico. The bill establishes conditions for bond issuance, appropriates bond proceeds for projects, and outlines certification requirements for the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA). It also sets deadlines for expenditure and the reversion of unspent funds. The bill allocates funds for projects in public safety, infrastructure, education, health care, state facilities, tribal communities, and water systems. HB 450 declares an emergency, making it effective immediately upon passage and approval.
House Bill 451 (HB 451) creates the misdemeanor crime of indecent exposure to a child while out of public view.
House Bill 452 (HB 452) amends the Renewable Energy Act and clarifies calculation of renewable portfolio standards.
House Bill 453 (HB 453) amends and enacts sections of the Affordable Housing Act; creates the Creditworthiness Assistance Program; provides for Creditworthiness Assistance Grants; creates the Creditworthiness Assistance Fund; and makes an appropriation.
House Bill 454 (HB 454), relating to educational retirement, provides a temporary, additional, non-compounding payment to retired members under the Educational Retirement Act. HB 454 makes an appropriation.
House Bill 455 makes an appropriation to the Early Childhood Education and Care Department to provide online math and reading support for students in pre-kindergarten through third grade.
House Bill 456 (HB 456): This legislation raises the monetary thresholds for indefinite-quantity (on-call) architectural/engineering and construction contracts in New Mexico, granting agencies greater leeway to consolidate multiple projects under a single contract. At the same time, it maintains reporting requirements and limits intended to ensure accountability and transparency in the procurement process.
House Bill 457 (HB 457) enacts the Geologic Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Act. It provides for unitization of formations for subsurface sequestration of carbon dioxide. HB 457 creates the Oil Conservation Division Systems and Hearings Fund and establishes fees.
House Bill 458 (HB 458) enacts the Geologic Carbon Dioxide Storage Stewardship Act and provides rulemaking authority. It creates a fund and permits transfer of stewardship to the state. HB 458 makes an appropriation.
House Bill 459 (HB 459) appropriates $1.5 million from the General Fund to the Higher Education Department for a program at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe. The funding supports research, education, and outreach related to pollinators, with the goal of promoting healthy habitats and conservation efforts. No more than $150 thousand of the appropriation may be used for indirect costs associated with administering the program. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of Fiscal Year 2028 will revert to the General Fund.
House Bill 460 (HB 460) proposes the repeal of the Liquor Excise Tax Act, the distributions associated with the liquor excise tax, and the Local DWI Grant Program Act. It makes conforming and technical changes to statutes affected by the repeal. The bill removes references to the liquor excise tax from the Tax Administration Act and other related provisions governing liquor license transfers and tax obligations. HB 460 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill 461 (HB 461): This bill creates a framework for prior authorization exemption for highly compliant health care professionals, providing both efficiency and accountability. It sets out clear criteria, review processes, and independent dispute resolution to ensure fairness while maintaining the insurer’s ability to oversee quality and cost. The rules take effect on January 1, 2026, with the superintendent of insurance responsible for adopting implementing regulations by the end of 2025.
House Bill 462 (HB 462) increases the notice period for nonpayment of rent.
House Bill 463 (HB 463) creates a pilot program for a perinatal investigation and support unit within the Children, Youth and Families Department; and makes an appropriation.
House Bill 464 (HB 464), relating to public schools, provides that a public school shall not deny enrollment to a school-age person on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability, socioeconomic status or residential address. HB 464 limits a local school board’s ability to establish enrollment preferences. HB 464 requires local school boards to determine the capacity of each public school by grade level, post the number of vacancies at least once every 12 weeks and enroll applicants throughout the year on a first-come first-served basis, if capacity allows. HB 464 requires local school boards to report annually to the Public Education Department on enrollment data for each public school and requiring the department to publish that data on the department’s website. HB 464 makes conforming amendments.
House Bill 465 (HB465) relates to employment providing nurses who invoke safe harbor additional protection.
House Bill466 (HB466) Enacts the Hormone Therapy and Puberty Blockers Protection Act which will prohibit certain medical procedures for minors, prohibit the distribution of hormones or puberty blockers to minors, requiring parental notification, provides for penalties and enforcement including a right of Action under the Act, and providing penalties for a violation by a licensed health care provider. Also, the Act amends the Reproductive and Gender-affirming Health Act.
House Bill 467 (HB 467), relating to public education, amends statutes pertaining to safety and support services for multicultural students. HB 467 broadens elements of discrimination or disparate treatment subject to discipline.
House Bill 468 (HB 468) establishes the manner of retiring a state flag.
House Bill (HB 469): If enacted, this legislation overhauls the Border Authority, increasing its board’s size and expertise, mandating professional qualifications for its executive director, and refining the agency’s financing tools. These reforms aim to strengthen governance, facilitate cross-border commerce, and spur economic development in New Mexico’s border regions.
House Bill 470 (HB 470) revises the definition of "neglected child" in the Abuse and Neglect Act to include circumstances when a child has unsupervised access to a firearm or deadly weapon.
House Bill 471 (HB 471) relating to livestock, restricts livestock running at large in traditional historic communities and provides a definition of “traditional historic community”.
House Bill 472 (HB 472) creates the Abandoned Building Revitalization Corporate Income Tax Credit. It provides a credit against corporate income tax liability for businesses that incur rehabilitation expenses for abandoned buildings in New Mexico. The credit is equal to 25% of eligible rehabilitation expenses, with a maximum credit of $700 thousand per taxpayer. The total amount of credits available in a calendar year is capped at $20 million. The bill applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and is repealed effective January 1, 2037.
House Bill 473 (HB 473), relating to school security personnel, provides for assistant school personnel who are registered level one or level two security guards. HB 473 provides that retired or former commissioned police officers or registered level three security guards pursuant to to the Private Investigations Act may be school security personnel. HB 473 amends the Private Investigations Act to provide that applicants for registration as a level one, level two or level three security guard may be employed by a school district or charter school. HB 473 makes conforming amendments.
House Bill 474 (HB 474): The bill creates a Trail Life USA specialty license plate, available beginning January 1, 2026, for owners of motor vehicles who want to show support for the organization. It outlines fees, distribution of revenue from those fees, and conditions under which the state may discontinue issuing the plate.
House Bill 475 (HB 475) creates the Transportation Trust Fund; makes annual transfers to the State Road Fund for providing state matching funds for federal grants; distributes a portion of gross receipts tax revenue attributable to the sale of electricity to the Transportation Trust Fund; amends distributions of the motor vehicle excise tax; amends certain sections of Laws 2021 through 2024 to require certain unexpended General Fund capital outlay appropriations to revert to the Transportation Trust Fund; and makes an appropriation.
House Bill 476 (HB 476) enacts the Price Fixing Prohibition, Consumer Transparency and Tax Fairness Act, prohibiting payment card networks and covered credit card issuers from engaging in network interchange price-fixing. The bill also prohibits charging interchange fees on tax amounts and gratuities in electronic payment transactions. It establishes penalties for violations and grants enforcement authority to the Attorney General. The bill applies to payment card networks, acquirer banks, processors, and issuers involved in electronic payment transactions.
The House Government, Elections, and Indian Affairs Committee substitute for House Bill 477 (HGEICcs/HB 477) amends the Lodgers’ Tax Act to exempt temporary lodging agreements of at least 30 consecutive days from the occupancy tax. This change ensures that individuals who enter into extended lodging contracts are not subject to the tax. The bill maintains existing exemptions for permanent residents, government institutions, religious or charitable institutions, medical facilities, and convalescent homes. The effective date of the provisions is July 1, 2025.
House Bill 478 (HB 478) revises provisions in the Liquor Control Act related to the transfer of certain liquor licenses between local option districts. The bill modifies the regulations governing the transfer of dispenser’s and retailer’s licenses originally issued before July 1, 1981, allowing them to be relocated to any local option district in the state, subject to governing body approval and compliance with Liquor Control Act regulations. The bill removes a provision that previously allowed local option districts to prohibit license transfers by election. It also clarifies that transferred licenses count toward the statutory license cap in the receiving district. Additionally, the bill allows rural dispenser’s, rural retailer’s, and rural club licenses to be transferred to any local option district within a county that has not reached its maximum number of licenses under Section 60-6A-18 NMSA 1978.
House Bill 479 (HB 479): This bill adds a new section to the Uniform Licensing Act restricting how non-physician health care providers who hold doctoral degrees can represent themselves to the public. It seeks to prevent confusion by ensuring that only physicians may use “doctor” without qualification, while non-physicians must clarify the nature of their doctoral credentials.
House Bill 480 (HB 480): This bill establishes a license plate option to support suicide prevention. A portion of the purchase fee directly funds behavioral health initiatives, while the measure includes a provision to end the program if plate sales decline significantly.
House Bill 481 (HB 481) provides that owners, operators or lessees with a current or prior interest or control of an oil or gas well, facility, pit or installation of immobile surface equipment shall be responsible for reimbursing the Oil Conservation Division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department for plugging and abandonment costs and other associated costs.
House Bill 482 (HB 482) creates a Community Water and Wastewater System Assistance Pilot Project and appropriates nine hundred thousand dollars ($900,000).
House Bill 483 (HB 483) prohibits enactment or enforcement of any law, ordinance, policy or rule that restricts the use of plastic bags by a grocery store.
House Bill 484 (HB 484) amends the Income Tax Act to exempt income received from tips from state income tax in New Mexico. The bill allows residents who earn tips as compensation for services rendered or as part of their wages to exclude those tips from taxable income when calculating net income for state tax purposes. The exemption applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
House Bill 485 (HB 485) enacts the School Marshal Act and provides powers and duties. HB 485 requires qualifications, training and law enforcement certification. HB 485 requires the New Mexico law enforcement standards and training council to develop a school marshal training course. HB 485 allows school marshals to carry concealed weapons.
House Bill 486 (HB 486) relates to children and requires a criminal background check and sexual offender registry check before the state returns a child to any person or places a child in foster care.
House Bill 487, relating to Hispanic education, includes the protection and preservation of New Mexico’s heritage Spanish language and culture in the purpose of the Hispanic Education Act. HB 487 requires the Hispanic Education Advisory Council to meet at Biannual Hispanic Education Summits. HB 487 allows per diem and mileage for council members.
House Bill 488, relating to public education, provides that bilingual multicultural education shall use students’ home or heritage language.
House Bill 489, relating to the black education liaison, assigns the day of king to an online reporting portal and provides that the information submitted to the portal is confidential.
House Bill 490 (HB 490), relating to public schools, requires changes to school discipline policies. HB 490 provides provides additional characteristics that are protected from discipline, discrimination or disparate treatment. HB 490 makes report on the online portal relating to behavior of students or school personnel confidential.
House Bill 491 (HB 491): This bill creates a licensing framework for private inspection companies to perform building inspections in New Mexico, subject to strict requirements, a certified building official on staff, and division oversight. The intent is to improve code compliance and efficiency by supplementing government inspection capacity.
House Bill 492 (HB 492), relating to state government, establishes the planning bureau within the Economic Development Division of the Economic Development Department. HB 492 provides duties and requires interagency and intergovernmental collaboration and coordination. HB 492 makes an appropriation.
House Bill 493 (HB 493) enacts the Public Finance Accountability Act; creates the Public Finance Accountability Fund; establishes funding criteria and grant management and oversight requirements; enumerates duties of the Department of Finance and Administration; and makes an appropriation.
House Bill 494 (HB 494) amends Section 7-38-17 NMSA 1978 to modify the requirements for claiming property tax exemptions for veterans and disabled veterans. The bill eliminates a provision that previously allowed disabled veterans or their unmarried surviving spouses to claim an exemption for the current tax year, while explicitly prohibiting retroactive exemptions for prior tax years. The bill also clarifies that veterans’ exemptions, once claimed and allowed, will continue to be applied automatically in subsequent years unless eligibility changes. The bill retains provisions regarding penalties for fraudulent claims and the authority of the Veterans’ Services Department to issue certificates of eligibility.
House Bill 495 (HB 495) amends the provisions governing service provider liens in personal injury cases. The bill expands the types of health care entities that may file liens on personal injury settlements by replacing “hospital” with “service provider” throughout the existing statute. The bill also introduces new requirements for service providers filing liens, mandates cost-sharing of attorney fees under the common fund doctrine, and modifies procedures for enforcing and releasing liens. The bill further amends provisions in the Motor Vehicle Code to clarify subrogation rights related to uninsured motorist coverage. HB 495 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill 496 (HB 496) increases the penalty for felon in possession of a firearm.
House Bill 479 (HB 479): This bill adds a new section to the Uniform Licensing Act restricting how non-physician health care providers who hold doctoral degrees can represent themselves to the public. It seeks to prevent confusion by ensuring that only physicians may use “doctor” without qualification, while non-physicians must clarify the nature of their doctoral credentials.
House Bill 498 (HB 498) amends the Liquor Control Act to revise the criteria governing the transfer of dispenser’s and retailer’s liquor licenses between local option districts. The bill modifies existing restrictions on inter-local option district transfers, clarifying the conditions under which licenses may be relocated within the state. It adjusts regulations on rural dispenser’s, rural retailer’s, and rural club licenses, specifying that these licenses may be transferred to local option districts within counties that have fewer than the maximum number of licenses permitted under Section 60-6A-18 NMSA 1978. The bill maintains local governing bodies’ authority to approve liquor license transfers and the existing prohibition on transferring licenses to certain class B counties.
House Bill 499 (HB 499) appropriates $2.55 million from the General Fund to the Board of Regents of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology for fiscal years 2026 through 2028. The funds are designated to cover the operational expenses of a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Student Success Center. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2028 will revert to the General Fund.
House Bill 500 (HB 500) provides for submission, review and resolution of grievances against the Children, Youth and Families Department pertaining to substitute care; defines terms in the Citizen Substitute Care Review Act; provides for staffing of the Substitute Care Advisory Council; provides for rules pertaining to volunteer members; provides access to and requirements for confidentiality of certain records and information; changes reporting requirements; and amends, repeals and enacts sections of the NMSA 1978.
House Bill 501, relating to public school personnel, enacts a new section to require school employees to report to a school administrator if a student is experiencing gender incongruence at school and requiring notification to the student’s parent. HB 501 defines terms. HB 501 allows a parent to give direction and permission for the development and implementation of a response plan.
House Bill 502 (HB 502) designates acequia rights and water rights as material facts in real estate transactions.
House Bill 503 (HB 503) relates to domestic relations and provides that parents participating in a domestic relations mediation program has the right to be represented by counsel and have counsel present at consultations, evaluations or mediations.
House Bill 504 (HB 504) amends the Gross Receipts and Governmental Gross Receipts Tax deductions for manufacturers by excluding receipts of prime contractors operating a facility designated as a national laboratory by Congress or a state-owned research facility in New Mexico. This exclusion applies to deductions for the sale of tangible personal property, manufacturing consumables, qualified equipment, and professional services to manufacturers and manufacturing service providers. The bill maintains the intent of the deductions to encourage manufacturing businesses to locate in New Mexico while clarifying that national laboratories and state-owned research facilities do not qualify for these benefits. The effective date of HB 504 is July 1, 2025.
House Bill 505 (HB 505): This legislation compels retail pharmacies to keep a minimum supply of buprenorphine on hand at all times and requires wholesale distributors to report any time they deny or delay buprenorphine orders or requests for increased supply. Both pharmacies and wholesalers are subject to graduated penalties for failing to comply. The Department of Health will regularly review and publish data to assess how well these requirements are improving access to buprenorphine and, by extension, aiding in the treatment of opioid use disorder.
House Bill 506 (HB 506) creates the Hotel Renovation Income Tax Credit and the Hotel Renovation Corporate Income Tax Credit, which provide financial incentives for hotel renovation projects in New Mexico. The credits apply to qualifying costs incurred between the bill’s effective date and January 1, 2035. The amount of the credit is 30% of qualifying costs for hotels that receive a LEED-NC silver certification and 20% for all other hotel renovation projects. The total aggregate amount of credits issued under both programs is capped at $30 million per year. The credits are non-refundable but may be carried forward for five years. HB 506 applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
House Bill 507 (HB 507) creates a special Albuquerque Isotopes registration plate. it allows for the cessation of special license plate issuance under certain conditions and makes an appropriation.
House Bill 508 (HB 508): This legislation reinforces open government principles by requiring agencies to re-notice and accept comments on substantial changes to proposed rules. It seeks to ensure that the public can review and comment on any major modifications before final rules take effect, without adding the extra burden of another full public hearing.
House Bill 509 (HB 509) enacts the Transparency in Government Contracting Act (Act); requires certain procedures for providing the public with information on government contracts; provides for the enforcement of the Act; and provides for a directory of information within the sunshine portal.
House Bill 510 (HB 510) relates to elections and provides duties of Boards of Registration (Boards) requires county clerks to develop educational programs for Boards; requires information relating to the cancellation of a voter’s registration to be reported to these Boards; requires the Boards to certify the cancellation of a voter’s registration; and requires Boards to meet quarterly.
House Bill 511 (HB 511) establishes the Retail Center Renovation Income Tax Credit and the Retail Center Renovation Corporate Income Tax Credit, providing financial incentives for the renovation and redevelopment of retail centers in New Mexico. The credits apply to qualifying renovation costs incurred between the bill’s effective date and January 1, 2035. Each credit is equal to 10% of qualifying renovation costs, capped at $1.5 million per project. The total aggregate amount of tax credits issued under both programs is limited to $15 million per year. The bill sets eligibility requirements, reporting obligations, and restrictions on the use of multiple tax incentives for the same project. The credits are non-refundable but may be carried forward for five years. HB 511 applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and is repealed effective January 1, 2036.
House Bill 512 (HB 512) establishes the Medical Residency Loan Repayment Act, creating a loan repayment program for medical residents and fellows who complete their training in New Mexico and commit to practicing medicine in the state for at least five consecutive years. The program provides financial awards to repay undergraduate and medical education loans. A newly created Medical Residency Loan Repayment Fund will administer the awards, and the Higher Education Department is responsible for overseeing the program. The bill appropriates $3 million from the General Fund for fiscal year 2026 and subsequent years to support the program. Any unexpended funds will remain in the Medical Residency Loan Repayment Fund and will not revert to the General Fund. The effective date of HB 512 is July 1, 2025.
House Bill 513 (HB 513) requires a space on license application and license renewal forms and application forms and renewal forms for public assistance benefits and services for applicants to state a desire to make an anatomical gift; requires the Motor Vehicle Division of the Taxation and Revenue Department to maintain applications with those completed statements in a statewide donor registry.
House Bill 514 (HB 514) amends the Probation and Parole Act and provides procedures for sanctions for technical violations for a parolee or probationer who violates the conditions of release or probation. It creates a graduated response system for probation and parole violations.
House Bill 515 (HB 515) appropriates $1.5 million from the General Fund to the Board of Regents of Western New Mexico University for expenditure in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to establish and support a men’s baseball program. The bill specifies that any unexpended or unencumbered funds remaining at the end of fiscal year 2027 will revert to the General Fund.
House Bill 516 (HB 516) appropriates $100,000 to the Supreme Court for a task force to study gaps in legal services for victims of domestic violence.
House Bill 517 (HB 517) mandates that public post-secondary educational institutions and public secondary schools in New Mexico provide free condoms to students. The bill requires post-secondary institutions to determine the best method for distributing condoms in consultation with student health centers and other student service providers. It also directs local school boards and governing bodies of charter schools to adopt policies ensuring that high school students have access to free condoms. The bill specifies that condoms must be placed in safe and readily accessible locations, including student health centers and restrooms in post-secondary institutions and school nurse offices and restrooms in high schools.
House Bill 518 (HB 518) designates the fourth Tuesday of January of each odd-numbered year as "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Expansive Day."
House Bill 519 (HB 519) creates the Board of Directors (Board) of the African American Performing Arts Center (Center); provides that the Board is to operate, maintain and staff the Center and exhibit hall in consultation with the Cultural Affairs Department; transfers functions, personnel, appropriations, money, records, equipment, supplies, other property and contractual obligations.
House Bill 520 (HB 520) creates the Sustain the Families Trust Fund for future issuance of subsidies for lower income residents for the purpose of assisting those in New Mexico who are most disadvantaged as a basic right.
House Bill HB 521 enacts the Agritourism Promotion Act and limits the liability of an agritourism operator in certain circumstances.
House Bill 522 (HB 522) provides an annual cost-of-living increase to the state minimum wage rate beginning in 2026; provides that certain tipped employees receive an hourly rate that is twenty-five percent of the prevailing hourly minimum wage rate plus tips; requires that public contracts provide for increased contractor and subcontractor reimbursement and worker wage increases in accordance with and concurrent with state minimum wage increases; and adds a definition of "consumer price index" to the Minimum Wage Act.
House Bill 523, relating to public schools, limits disruptive third-party access to public schools.
House Bill 524 (HB 524) creates a program for the awarding of advance purchase commitments for the purchase, three or more years in the future, of low-emissions cement, concrete, asphalt binder or asphalt mixtures.
House Bill 525 (HB 525) adds second degree homicide by vehicle to the definition of “serious violent offense” for purposes of earning good time in prison.
Currently, “restricted housing” is the solitary confinement of an inmate for 22 or more hours a day without daily, meaningful and sustained human interaction. An inmate who is pregnant cannot be held in solitary.
House Bill 527 (HB 527): This legislation would require state-run and private health insurance plans to cover medical cannabis for qualifying patients under the same standards as other prescribed medications. It ensures that patients can either be reimbursed or have direct billing to a licensed cannabis retailer for an adequate supply—all subject to Department of Health guidelines. The law is planned to go into effect on January 1, 2026, giving stakeholders time to prepare for these coverage changes.
House Bill 528 (HB 528), relating to internships, creates the High School Internship Grant Program. HB 528 creates the High School Internship Grant Program Fund. HB 528 makes appropriations.
House Bill 529 (HB 529) makes an appropriation to the Civil Legal Services Fund to provide civil legal services relating to housing.
House Bill 530 (HB 530) relates to invasion and privacy and provides that the crime of unauthorized distribution of sensitive images includes “deepfake” images and creates the crime of threatening to distribute sensitive images. The bill allows a person to sue for libel, slander or invasion of privacy based on the publication of deepfake images, and allows for claims arising from crimes related to invasion of privacy or the digital exploitation of children.
House Bill 531 (HB 531) creates the Santa Fe College of Osteopathic Medicine Escrow Fund to hold funds required for the pre-accreditation process of a new osteopathic medical college in Santa Fe. The fund is designated as a nonreverting reserve account and will remain in escrow until the college graduates its first class and receives full accreditation. If these conditions are met or by July 1, 2032, the remaining balance in the fund will be transferred back to the Tobacco Settlement Permanent Fund. The bill also mandates that the college submit annual student performance and enrollment data to the Higher Education Department for the first five years of operation. HB 531 transfers $40 million from the Tobacco Settlement Permanent Fund to the Santa Fe College of Osteopathic Medicine Escrow Fund on July 1, 2025.
House Bill 532 (HB 532), relating to public schools, requires each local school board and governing body of a charter school to develop or adopt guidance for student water safety. HB 532 requires that water safety guidance be provided to parents of each student at the beginning of each school year.
House Bill 533 (HB 533) amends the Restricted Housing Act. It expands the age limit on solitary confinement and reduces the number of hours and days an inmate may be held in solitary confinement.
House Bill 534 (HB 534) creates a trauma-informed practice using autobiographies to teach children to retell their stories to support language and emotional development.
House Bill 535 (HB 535) provides that a declaration of a state of emergency pursuant to the All Hazard Emergency Management Act or the Public Health Emergency Response Act terminates after ninety days unless the governor calls the legislature into special session to address the circumstances of the emergency; and amends and enacts sections of the NMSA 1978.
House Bill 536 (HB 536): This legislation mandates that insurers keep private any information about particularly sensitive health care services, ensuring such details do not appear on billing statements or explanations of benefits. By doing so, it enhances confidentiality for services related to reproductive care, gender-affirming care, mental health, and domestic violence treatment.
House Bill 537 (HB 537) requires post-secondary educational institutions in New Mexico, except for the New Mexico Military Institute, the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and the New Mexico School for the Deaf, to designate a full-time staff member as a higher education liaison for students experiencing homelessness. The designated liaison must provide support services, connect students with available resources, assist with financial aid applications, and publish training materials to help faculty and staff recognize and refer students in need. The bill directs the Higher Education Department to collaborate with the New Mexico Basic Needs Consortium to provide training and conduct an annual survey on student homelessness. It appropriates $500,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2026 to support training efforts, with any unexpended funds reverting to the General Fund.
House Bill 538 (HB 538) establishes two corporate income tax credits to incentivize industrial decarbonization in New Mexico. The Industrial Decarbonization Production Corporate Income Tax Credit provides a credit of $85 per metric ton of reduced carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, up to $10 million per qualified facility per taxable year, with the potential for an increased cap of $15 million for facilities meeting additional job creation and investment criteria. The Industrial Decarbonization Investment Corporate Income Tax Credit allows a credit equal to 10% of qualified expenditures, up to $5 million per facility, with a possible increase to $7.5 million under similar conditions. The Department of Environment certifies eligibility for both credits. The total aggregate amount of credits is capped at $30 million in 2026, $50 million in 2027, and $100 million in each subsequent year. The credits are non-refundable but may be carried forward for three years. The bill applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and is repealed effective January 1, 2033.
House Bill 539 (HB 539) relates to special districts; creates the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority; provides powers and duties; and provides for the issuance of revenue bonds.
House Bill 540 (HB 540): This proposed legislation should allow vacancies to be filled quickly to ensure representation is restored without delay. County commissions (or the Governor in multi-county cases) must choose a qualified applicant, someone registered and residing in the district continuously since the last proclamation date. There is a clear, uniform process for soliciting candidates, holding a special public meeting, and making a prompt appointment.
House Bill 541 (HB 541) provides that the State Treasurer may invest sinking funds or money remaining unexpended from the proceeds of an issue of bonds or other negotiable securities of the state in certain ways.
House Bill 542 (HB 542) establishes the Childbirth Income Tax Credit, allowing New Mexico residents who give birth to a child to claim a $7,000 refundable tax credit in the taxable year of childbirth. The credit requires certification of eligibility from the Children, Youth and Families Department, which will verify the taxpayer’s eligibility and issue a certificate. The credit is refundable, meaning any amount exceeding a taxpayer’s liability will be paid out as a refund. The credit must be claimed within three taxable years following the year in which the department certifies eligibility. HB 542 applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
House Bill 543 (HB 543): This legislation explicitly clarifies that minors are not granted new authority to access reproductive or gender-affirming health services without parental consent. Any services a minor seeks continue to be governed by the same consent requirements already set out elsewhere in law.
House Bill 544 (HB 544) provides for expedited licensure for professional and occupational boards.
House Bill 545 (HB 545) establishes the Gas and Electric Bill Income Tax Credit, allowing eligible residents to claim a refundable tax credit equal to 50% of their annual natural gas and electric utility bills for their primary residence. The credit applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. Taxpayers must obtain certification of eligibility from the Public Regulation Commission, which will verify that the taxpayer meets the requirements and issue certificates indicating the amount of the credit.
House Bill 546 (HB 546) amends and enacts sections of the Horse Racing Act and creates the State Racing Commission Nominating Committee. It requires members of the State Racing Commission to be selected from a list of qualified nominees created by the State Racing Commission Nominating Committee. HB 546 provides for the employment and qualifications of an executive director of the State Racing Commission.
House Bill 547 (HB 547) relates to criminal sentencing and requires a judge to only consider aggravating circumstances for the alteration of a basic sentence of a person convicted of a serious violent offense.
House Bill 548 (HB 548) enacts the Oil and Gas Equalization Tax Act, imposing a privilege tax on the severance and sale of oil and gas products in New Mexico. The tax is set at 0.85% of the taxable value of oil, condensate, and other liquid hydrocarbons removed at or near the wellhead. The bill establishes a framework for determining taxable value, collection, and reporting requirements for operators and purchasers. It also includes provisions for withholding tax payments from interest owners and outlines conditions under which the Taxation and Revenue Department may adjust product valuation. HB 548 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
House Bill 549 (HB 549) relates to criminal law and creates the third-degree felony crime of unlawful carrying of a firearm while trafficking a controlled substance.
House Bill 550 (HB 550) broadens the scope of distribution of information relating to sole source and emergency procurement contracts.
House Bill 551 (HB 551) amends requirements and procedures for liens on winnings for debt owed to or collected by the Health Care Authority.
House Bill 552 (HB 552) enacts the Medical Corporation Accountability Act, requiring hospitals that receive local or state funding to disclose ownership structures, executive compensation, and salary ranges for health care providers. The bill directs the Health Care Authority to compile and report this information to the legislature annually. It also prohibits private equity and hedge funds involved with hospitals or health care providers from interfering with medical decision-making, including treatment plans, referrals, and provider workloads. The bill grants the Health Care Authority rulemaking authority to standardize reporting requirements for all hospitals receiving public funds. HB 552 takes effect on January 1, 2026.
House Bill 553 (HB 553) enacts the Timber Grading Act. It provides for in-state structural timber grading certificates and for the use of structural timber that is graded and labeled in-state. HB 553 appropriates one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).
House Bill 554 (HB 554) allows accessory dwelling units in residential zoning districts; and allows multifamily housing in commercial districts and areas near transit.
House Bill 555 (HB 555) requires that a license to practice massage therapy issued under the Massage Therapy Practice Act shall contain a photo of the license holder.
House Bill 556, relating to public school personnel, includes community health workers in the definition of and licensure requirements for “instructional support providers”.
House Bill 557 (HB 557) allows marriages to be conducted via telecommunication.
House Bill 558 (HB 558) relates to sexually oriented material harmful to minors. HB 558 prohibits sexually explicit material at public schools, defines terms and provides for enforcement. HB 558 amends Section 30-37-5 NMSA 1978 (Being Laws 1973, Chapter 257, Section 5) to remove exclusions and defenses related to schools for the crimes enumerated in CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE 37 NMSA 1978. HB 558 makes conforming amendments.
House Bill 559 (HB 559) amends the NMSA 1978 to prohibit a court from considering a parent's affirmation of the parent's child's gender identity for purposes of custody; prohibits a court from determining custody of a child based on certain parental decisions related to the child's gender identity or gender affirmation; and provides definitions.
House Bill 560 (HB 560), relating to public education, enacts the Workforce Readiness and Student Engagement Act. HB 560 requires establishment of workforce readiness programs. HB 560 requires evaluation and reports; HB 560 makes an appropriation.
House Bill 561 (HB 561) imposes requirements on housing for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers.
House Bill 562 (HB 562): This legislation allocates $3 million to raise Medicaid reimbursements for independent rural health care providers. The goal is to strengthen rural health care services in New Mexico, with unspent funds returning to the General Fund after FY 2026.
House Bill 563 (HB 563) prohibits codes and rules that require providing electric vehicle power transfer infrastructure or electric-vehicle-capable parking spaces in residential or commercial construction.
House Bill 564, relating to economic development, establishes the New Mexico-Ireland Trade Commission.
House Bill 565 (HB 565) provides that the seven-day waiting period for the sale of firearms does not apply to certified law enforcement officers or commissioned law enforcement officers with the power to make arrests.
House Bill 566 (HB 566) provides that the seven-day waiting period for the sale of firearms does not apply to certain law enforcement officers.
House Bill 567 (HB 567) relates to motor vehicles and allows for an additional oral fluid test to determine if a person was driving under the influence of an intoxicating liquor or drug, and allows for a DWI charge for a person whose test contains the presence of a controlled substance.
House Bill 568 (HB 568) establishes the Home Fire Recovery Income Tax Credit, allowing taxpayers to claim a tax credit for site-built home expenditures incurred to replace homes destroyed by wildfires in 2021 through 2023. The credit is available for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and expires on January 1, 2032. The credit is non-refundable but may be carried forward for up to three years. The tax credit amount is reduced by any compensation received under the federal Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act.
House Bill 569 (HB 569) appropriates ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Regional Water Line Beacon-Bisti-N9, Cutter Lateral 371/Interstate 40 Project.
House Bill 570 (HB 570): This legislation broadens patient access to critical medical services by removing prior authorization obstacles for chemotherapy, dialysis, elder care, and home health care. Additionally, patients with certain chronic or severe conditions no longer face mandatory prior authorization or step therapy for drugs specifically FDA-approved for their conditions—unless a generic or biosimilar alternative exists. Overall, it ensures timely care, reducing administrative barriers while still permitting insurers to monitor and coordinate care through post-initiation notifications and treatment plans.
House Bill 571 (HB 571) designates municipalities that adopt voluntary planning and zoning strategies designed to increase New Mexico's housing inventory; provides technical support to municipalities; and enumerates duties of the Department of Finance and Administration.
House Bill 572 (HB 572) relates to elections and criminalizes the act of a person soliciting a non-U.S. citizen to register to vote or to vote in New Mexico.
House Bill 573 (HB 573) relates to elections and prohibits the Secretary of State or county clerk from sending notifications of eligibility to register to vote to persons who are not U.S. citizens.
House Bill 574 (HB 574) amends the Unfair Practices Act by adding that providing immigration consultations without being a lawyer or without being under the supervision of a lawyer (such as being an ‘notario’ or ‘notario publico’) is an unfair or deceptive trade practice.
House Bill 575, relating to state employee benefits, amends the contribution percentages for state employee health benefits and group insurance contributions for school districts, charter schools and participating entities in the Public School Insurance Authority.
House Bill 576 (HB 576) provides adopted children with free admission to state-owned museums and state parks, camping passes and fishing licenses.
House Bill 577 (HB 577) creates the Towing Services Oversight and Advisory Board and provides duties.
House Bill 578 (HB 578): This legislation establishes the Pregnancy Launch Program, providing no-cost prenatal, postpartum, and related services across New Mexico. It also requires providers who perform abortion procedures to offer information on these services before an abortion, except in medical emergencies. The DOH will oversee program administration, compliance, and will publish an annual report detailing usage and enforcement.
House Bill 579 (HB 579): This legislation creates and funds the New Mexico Resident Physician Recruitment Program to allow UNM medical residents to rotate in non-UNM facilities. The goal is to introduce residents to a variety of practice settings around the state, strengthening local physician recruitment and addressing health care needs statewide.
House Bill 580 (HB 580) creates a special Share with Wildlife registration plate. it allows for the cessation of special license plate issuance under certain conditions and makes an appropriation.
House Bill 581 (HB 581) requires the Department of Environment and local agencies to complete all inspections on existing sources owned or operated by permit applicants before the issuance of operating or construction permits for new or modified sources to such applicants. It establishes a periodic inspection program in 2025 that shall use the best available technology and requires the Department and local agencies to increase permitting fees to implement the inspection program. It requires the Department to report to the legislature in 2026 and 2027 regarding the inspection program.
House Bill 582 (HB 582) enacts a new section of the Construction Industries Licensing Act to require the Construction Industries Division (Division) of the Regulation and Licensing Department to develop and establish statewide procedures and templates for construction projects requiring permit applications; requires authorities with jurisdiction to adhere to the procedures and use the templates established by the Division; requires online electronic application access, completion and submission options; requires specific timelines for decisions for applications submitted electronically and automatic approvals for applications if decisions are not timely issued; limits county or municipality zoning authority over certain developments; and requires rule adoption.
House Bill 583 (HB 583) restricts the sale or assignment of redemption rights.
House Bill 618 (HB 618) clarifies the Department of Information Technology's role in approving information technology procurement and projects by state agencies and amends Section 9-27-6 NMSA 1978.
House Concurrent Resolution 1 (HCR 1) amends the joint rules of the house and the senate to limit the number of bills a member can introduce or sponsor in a legislative session.
House Joint Memorial 1 (HJM 1) raises awareness of the contribution of certified water and wastewater operators to public health. It urges the legislature to elevate certified water and wastewater operators to essential workers and to fund a study on providing certified water and wastewater operators with state health insurance and retirement benefits.
House Joint Memorial (HJM 2) requests the New Mexico Legislative Council to convene a task force to study combining standing and interim committees into committees that function during the legislative session and the interim.
House Joint Memorial 3 (HJM 3) relates to TRIO, a series of federally funded programs that help low-income students access higher education and recognizes the programs by declaring February 21, 2025, “New Mexico TRIO Programs Day” in the Legislature.
House Joint Memorial 4 (HJM 4) requests the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology to study the benefits and costs of direct air capture technology and report recommendations for statutory and rule changes to facilitate the development of the direct air capture industry in the state
House Joint Memorial 5 (HJM 5) requests the New Mexico state legislature to support federal administrative action and permanent protections for the upper Pecos watershed to safeguard critical water resources, the local economy, the environment and cultural heritage.
House Joint Memorial 6 supports strengthening relations between Taiwan and the United States and between Taiwan and New Mexico in trade, education, exchange of visits by officials and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations.
House Joint Memorial7 (HJM7) urges the President of the United States to honor his oath of office to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and to focus the efforts of his administration on lowering cost for Americans
House Joint Memorial 8 (HJM8) is a joint memorial requesting the Department of Transportation to establish a rest stop on United States Highway380 at the entrance to the Trinity Site near Bingham, New Mexico.
House Joint Memorial 9 (HJM 9) requests the New Mexico Legislative Council to create a special interim legislative committee dedicated to examining artificial intelligence (AI) policy and data privacy issues in the state. The committee would study the implications of AI technology, including concerns related to bias, security, workforce displacement, and ethical use, while also evaluating the state’s regulatory gaps in data privacy protections. The memorial directs the committee to hold public hearings, gather expert testimony, and develop legislative recommendations for the 2026 session to ensure responsible AI development and data governance. The memorial also urges consideration of federal, state, and international AI and data privacy policies to inform New Mexico’s approach.
House Joint Memorial 10 (HJM 10) requests the Higher Education Department to study means and strategies to create lifelong voters.
House Joint Resolution 1 (HJR 1) proposes an amendment to NM Constitution, Article 4, Section 5 that provides that each regular session of the legislature shall not exceed forty-five days, removes the restrictions on bills that may be considered in even-numbered years, and allows for veto override of a bill from a regular, special or extraordinary session.
House Joint Resolution 2 (HJR 2) proposes to amend NM Constitution, Article 4, Section 22 to provide that all bills passed by the legislature and not acted on by the governor will become law and to require veto messages on all bills vetoed in whole or in part by the governor.
House Joint Resolution 3 (HJR 3) proposes to amend NM Const. Article 2 by adding a new section that provides the people of the state with environmental rights and directs the state, counties and municipalities to serve as trustees of the state’s natural resources for the benefit of all the people.
House Joint Resolution 4 proposes an amendment to Article 12 of the Constitution of New Mexico by repealing Section 6 and Adding a new Section 6 to replace the Public Education Commission with a State School Board to set policy; to have control, management and direction, including financial direction, of the distribution of school funds and financial accounting for all public schools as provided by law; and to direct the Public Education Department.
House Joint Resolution 5 (HJR 5) is a joint resolution proposing to amend the constitution of New Mexico by adding a new section to provide for the creation of the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD), a Children, Youth and Families Commission and an executive director to assume the management and operations of the CYFD and enforce the laws under the department's jurisdiction.
House Joint Resolution 6 (HJR 6) proposes an amendment to NM Constitution, Article 20 to allow the recall of public officers elected to a constitutionally created elective office in the executive or legislative branch of government.
House Joint Resolution 7 (HJR 7) proposing an amendment to the NM Constitution, Article 10, Section 2 to allow county sheriffs to serve unlimited consecutive four-year terms
House Joint Resolution 8 (HJR 8) proposes an amendment to NM Constitution, Article 4, Section 5 that provides that each regular session of the legislature shall not exceed forty-five days, removes the restrictions on bills that may be considered in even-numbered years, and allows for veto override of a bill from certain special or extraordinary sessions.
House Joint Resolution 9 (HJR 9) proposes to remove the requirement in the constitution that only courts of record may deny bail. It also proposes to allow courts to deny bail for any criminal offense upon a finding that a defendant is either dangerous, a flight risk or had previously failed to appear in court.
House Joint Resolution 10 (HJR 10) proposes to amend the constitution to remove a felony conviction as a disqualifier to vote.
House Joint Resolution 11 (HJR 11) proposes to repeal and replace NM Constitution Article 9, Section 14 to allow the state, counties, school districts and municipalities to make donations of public funds to private persons or private entities for public purposes. It proposes to repeal NM Constitution Article 4, Section 31 which prohibits appropriations for charitable, educational or other benevolent purposes to a person or entity not under the full control of the state.
House Joint Resolution 12 (HJR 12) proposes a constitutional amendment to Article 12, Section 13 of the New Mexico Constitution, establishing fiduciary duties for board of regents members, granting district courts jurisdiction to remove regents, and allowing the attorney general or a majority of the board to seek removal.
House Joint Resolution 13 proposes an amendment to Article 12 of the Constitution of New Mexico by repealing Section 6 and Adding a new Section 6 to replace the Public Education Commission with a State School Board to set policy; to have control, management and direction, including financial direction, of the distribution of school funds and financial accounting for all public schools as provided by law; and to direct the Public Education Department.
House Joint Resolution 14 (HJR 14) proposes to remove the requirement in the constitution that only courts of record may deny bail. It also proposes to remove the requirement that only prosecutors may request a hearing to determine whether bail is denied, and would allow courts to deny bail for all criminal offenses upon a finding that release conditions will not reasonably ensure the appearance of the defendant or protect the safety of any other person or the community.
House Joint Resolution 15 (HJR 15) proposes to amend NM Constitution Article 2, Section 4 to prohibit slavery and indentured servitude.
House Joint Resolution 16 proposes to amend Articles 4 and 9 of the Constitution of New Mexico to provide by law a program to provide state funding to parents or legal guardians of school-age children for home school or private school.
House Joint Resolution17 (HJR17) proposes to amend Artilicle 4 of the New Mexico Constitution to provide that a declaration of a state of emergency pursuant to a power granted to the Governor by law and orders issued in accordance with that declaration shall terminate with in 90 days and not be re-declared unless the declaration of the state of emergency is extended, modified or terminated by a joint resolution of the Legislature on an affirmative vote of three fifths of each House of the Legislature.
House Joint Resolution18 (HJR18) Proposes to amend Article 4 of the New Mexico Constitution to create a citizens commission on legislative salaries to establish and adjust and limit the salaries of members of the legislature and to amend Section 10 to authorize payment of legislative salaries.
House Joint Resolution 19 (HJM19) is a Joint Resolution proposed in the 2025 First Session of the Legislature, to amend Article 4 of the New Mexico Constitution to create a permanent interim administrative rule oversight Committee and to allow that Committee to recommend the overturning of agency rules to the Legislature, and to allow the Legislature to overturn agency rules during a legislative session.
House Joint Resolution 20 (HJR 20) proposes an amendment to Article 8, Section 5 of the New Mexico Constitution to provide a property tax exemption for certified and commissioned police officers, deputy sheriffs, and active firefighters who are members of the Public Employees Retirement Association and have earned a pension equal to at least 95% of their final average salary. The proposed exemption amount is $5,000. The resolution requires voter approval at the next general election or at a special election called for this purpose.
House Joint Resolution21 (HJR21) is a Joint Resolution proposing an Amendment to Article 4 of the Constitution of New Mexico providing that a declaration of a state of emergency pursuant to a power granted to the Governor by law and orders issued in accordance with that declaration, shall terminate with in 90 days and not be re-declared unless the declaration of the state of emergency is extended, modified or terminated by a Joint Resolution of the Legislature on an affirmative vote of three-fifths of each house of the Legislature.
House Joint Resolution 22 (HJR 22) proposes to amend Article 2, Section 13 of the state constitution regarding the denial of bail and the imposition of pretrial detention. It creates the presumption that if a person is charged with a dangerous or violent felony offense, release conditions will not reasonably protect any other person or the community.
House Memorial 1 (HM 1) recognizes community initiatives related to local food production and efforts to end hunger in New Mexico by proclaiming January 29, 2025, as New Mexico Food and Farms Day in the state House of Representatives.
House Memorial 2 (HM 2) requests the Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) to convene an Education Data Governance and Artificial Intelligence Working Group during the 2025 legislative interim. The working group is tasked with studying and recommending a statewide structure for education data governance and policies to address artificial intelligence in educational institutions. The memorial highlights the importance of high-quality, collaborative, and secure data systems for improving educational outcomes and addressing the unique needs of New Mexico stakeholders.
House Memorial 3 (HM 3) relates to home builders and seeks to recognize their trade association.
House Memorial 4 (HM 4) relates to the $13 billion New Mexico oil and gas industry and seeks to recognize its impact on the state.
House Memorial 5 (HM 5) recognizes the city of Gallup of county of McKinley with a day dedicated to them at the state House of Representatives.
House Memorial 6 (HM 6) relates to New Mexico MESA and dedicates January 30, 2025, in the state House of Representatives to the math, engineering and science achievement program.
House Memorial 7 (HM 7) declares Fe.bruary 10, 2025, “Law Enforcement Appreciation Day” in the state House of Representatives.
House Memorial 8 (HM 8) relates to the work done in education by the Milken Family Foundation, including its 2025 educator awards.
House Memorial 9 (HM 9) declares January 29, 2025, as the 49th annual “Grant County Day” in the state House of Representatives.
House Memorial 10 (HM 10) declares February 6, 2025, “Valencia County Day” in the state House of Representatives.
House Memorial 11 (HM 11) relates to the YMCA and its work in New Mexico and recognizes the organization by declaring February 12, 2025, “New Mexico YMCA Youth and Government Day” in the state House of Representatives.
House Memorial 12 (HM 12) declares February 4, 2025, “4-H Day” in the state House of Representatives.
House Memorial 13 (HM 13) relates to public health and declares February 5, 2025, “Public Health Day” in the state House of Representatives.
House Memorial 14 (HM 14) proclaims February 5, 2025, “FFA Day” in the state House of Representatives and recognizes the work of the youth leadership organization in New Mexico.
leukemia and multiple myeloma; renal failures; breast, bladder, colon, liver, lung, esophageal, ovarian, renal, prostate and stomach cancers; gastrointestinal, neurological and blood disorders; and other conditions leading to debilitation or death;
House Memorial 16 (HM 16) relates to the victims of violent crime and recognizes the loss of their lives to their families and society.
House Memorial 17 (HM 17) recognizes the 23 Native American nations, tribes and pueblos in New Mexico and declares February 7, 2025, “American Indian Day” in the state House of Representatives.
House Memorial 18 (HM 18): This memorial recognizes a severe shortage of certified public accountants (CPAs) in New Mexico and calls for the creation of a CPA Talent Pipeline Task Force, overseen by the Office of the State Auditor, to recommend and implement solutions.
House Memorial 19 (HM 19) declares February 10, 2025, “Law Enforcement Appreciation Day” in the state House of Representatives.
House Memorial 1 (HM 20) raises awareness of the contribution of certified water and wastewater operators to public health. It urges the house of representatives to elevate certified water and wastewater operators to essential workers and to fund a study on providing certified water and wastewater operators with state health insurance and retirement benefits. House Memorial 20 (HM 20) raises awareness of the contribution of certified water and wastewater operators to public health. It urges the house of representatives to elevate certified water and wastewater operators to essential workers and to fund a study on providing certified water and wastewater operators with state health insurance and retirement benefits. HM 20 finds that: • Certified water and wastewater operators provide essential services in the state by helping maintain safe and reliable sources of drinking water and treating wastewater for release back into the environment; • Drinking water and wastewater must be properly treated to avoid health, environmental and economic injuries; • Clean water is critical for a community's recreational activities and economic development; and • Certified water and wastewater operators conduct operations and provide services that are essential to the continued operation of critical infrastructure. HM 20 requests: • The house of representatives to support legislation to elevate certified water and wastewater operators to essential workers; • The house of representatives to fund a study to add certified water and wastewater operators to state health insurance and retirement benefit program; and • The members of the house of representatives each receive a copy of HM 20. Current Law: Related Bills: HM 20 relates to HJM 1
House Memorial 21 (HM 21) relates to water governance in New Mexico and declares February 11, 2025, Acequia Day in the state House of Representatives.
House Memorial 22 (HM 22) celebrates families in New Mexico by declaring February 12, 2025, Family Day in the state House of Representatives.
House Memorial 23 (HM 23) recognizes the city of Rio Rancho and declares February 20, 2025, “Excellence in Rio Rancho Day” in the state House of Representatives.
House Memorial 24 (HM24) states : the corrections department and the Children, Youth and Families Department provide critical public safety services in this state; and the Corrections Department and the Children, Youth and Families Department must have adequate staffing levels to provide those critical services.
House Memorial 25 (HM 25) declares February 14, 2025, “African American Day” in the state House of Representatives.
House Memorial 26 (HM 26) recognizes a former secretary of higher education in New Mexico by declaring February 17, 2025, “Viola Florez Tighe Day” in the state House of Representatives.
House Memorial 27 (HN27) request the New Mexico Legislative Council to task an interim committee to assess the best methods to implement the exception the voters approved to Article 9 Section 14 of the Constitution of New Mexico, commonly known as the anti-donation clause, for the provision of state assistance for essential services and to develop legislative proposals based on the committee’s findings for the 2026 Legislative Session.
House Memorial 28 (HM 28) declares March 17, 2025, “Irish-American Day” in the state House of Representatives.
develop legislation to update New Mexico's statutes governing driver's licenses based on the committee's findings;
House Memorial 30 (HM 30) relates to the 47 soil and water conservation districts in New Mexico and recognizes them with a “Soil and Water Conservation District Day” in the state House of Representatives.
House Memorial 31 (HM 31) relates to citizen scientists and seeks an increase in the use of them and a declaration from the Governor of a “Citizen Science Day.”
House Memorial32 request the Public Education Department to study the 2025 possibility of granting teacher masters level college credit for earning microcredentials to advance from level one to level two licensure and from level two to level three licensure. Also including the identification of potential barriers and pathways.
House Memorial 33 (HM 33) requests that the Higher Education Department conduct a study examining expenditures, procurement policies, and travel policies of all public higher education institutions in New Mexico. The memorial highlights concerns over responsible spending at colleges and universities, referencing recent media attention on financial practices. The study would review expenditures made under the Procurement Code and institutional travel codes, as well as those made by constitutionally established universities and colleges that are exempt from these codes.
House Memorial 34 (HM34) request the Supreme Court to convene a task force to study the gaps in legal services for victims of domestic violence and to make recommendations for the design and implementation of cost effective legal programs to address those gaps.
House Memorial35 (HM35) requests various departments of the state to deliver recommendations for a state regulatory framework for mobile home parks.
House Memorial 36 (HM36) request the University of New Mexico to study the benefits and cost of nuclear energy and report recommendations for statutory and rule changes to facilitate the development of the nuclear industry in the state.
House Memorial 11 (HM 37) affirms the state's commitment to protecting and preserving Mount Taylor as a traditional cultural property and opposes uranium mining projects that threaten Mount Taylor's cultural and environmental integrity
House Memorial38 (HM38) ask that the Department of Transportation consider restoration of the musical highway for Route 66.
House Memorial 39 (HM 39) requests the Higher Education Department (HED), in collaboration with the Legislative Finance Committee and the Legislative Education Study Committee, to conduct a study on compensation for temporary and non-temporary instructional staff in New Mexico’s public post-secondary institutions. The study would assess salaries, benefits, workload, job security, and cost concerns related to faculty employment. If findings indicate that compensation structures should be increased, HED is directed to recommend funding methodologies. The memorial sets a deadline of December 1, 2025, for the presentation of findings and recommendations.
House Memorial 40 (HM40) request that the Legislative Council direct the creation of a group to study the feasibility of creating a State Office of Peace.
House Memorial 41 (HM 41): Freight rail lines move goods throughout New Mexico, often crossing roads at multiple points statewide. These train crossings can sometimes be blocked for up to 30 minutes, leading to congestion and safety/access issues—especially in rural areas. The purpose of the Memorial is to study and take action to resolve blocked train crossings.
House Memorial 42 (HM 42) relates to the Virginia Opossum (scientific name Didelphis Virginiana) and recognizes the animal as an important native marsupial.
House Memorial 43 acknowledges the significance of the Hispanic Education Act and the Bilingual Multicultural Education Act and requests the Legislative Education Study Committee to study Hispanic and Bilingual Educational Programs.
House Memorial 44 request the Legislative Education Study Committee to convene a working group to study the rising costs of insurance premiums for school employees and the group insurance contributions provided for in the Public School Insurance Authority Act during the 2025 legislative interim.
House Memorial 45 (HM45) request the Legislative Finance Committee to investigate the effects of federal actions on residents of New Mexico and on the state and request a report of investigative findings and recommendations.
House Memorial 45 (HM45) recognizing May 2025 as “Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month “
House Memorial 47 requests the Legislative Education Study Committee to study public school employee compensation.
House Memorial 48 (HM 48) requests the Legislative Education Study Committee to convene a task force to study the feasibility of making all educational activities offered by high schools free. HM 48 requests recommended strategies for providing free educational activities to all students.
House Memorial 49 (HM 49) requests the consideration and study of establishing a performance-based and low-interest loan program to finance upgrades to and the development of new electric transmission, distribution and generation infrastructure and facilities.
House Memorial 50 (HM 50) relates to Trinity Site, where the first atomic bomb was tested 80 years ago, and, as amended, seeks the study of a memorial and rest stop there.
House Memorial 51 (HM 51) requests that the Consensus Revenue Estimating Group (CREG) conduct a study on the implications of static scoring and dynamic scoring in evaluating fiscal policy proposals. The memorial emphasizes the importance of accurate economic forecasting to maintain New Mexico’s balanced budget and ensure that tax and budget decisions do not lead to unintended fiscal shortfalls. The study would assess the differences between static scoring, which assumes no behavioral changes in response to fiscal policy, and dynamic scoring, which incorporates potential changes in economic activity resulting from tax and spending adjustments. The CREG is directed to complete the study and report its findings to the Legislative Finance Committee by September 1, 2025.
House Memorial 49 (HM 49) requests the Economic Development Department, The Tourism Department and The Taxation and Revenue Department to establish a work group to study the economic impact, taxation and regulatory framework of short-term rentals across New Mexico; and requests suspension of reclassification of short-term rental properties until completion of the study.
House Memorial 53 (HM53) request the Department of Health and the Ageing and Long-term Services Department to collaborate with the New Mexico Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association and other entities using the best available evidence based research regarding brain health to update and integrate that research into those departments public health education and outreach programs. Also, asking those departments to seek federal funding and resources for the AI and Integrated efforts through the federal administration on ageing Alzheimer's disease programs, funds or resource that may be available.
House Memorial 54 requests the Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) to collaborate with the Department of Public Safety, the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department, and the Public Education Department to research and study public school safety during the 2025 legislative interim. LESC is requested to study public school safety and the potential benefits of establishing a school safety entity in public schools. HM 54 requests a report of the results of the study to the governor and the New Mexico legislative council.
House Memorial 55 (HM 55) urges the Office of Superintendent of Insurance to promptly approve the proposed changes to the New Mexico Property Insurance Program to provide relief to homeowners in Lincoln County and other communities throughout the state.
House Memorial 56 (HM 56) relates to maternal mental health and recognizes May as “National Maternal Mental Health Month” in New Mexico.
House Memorial 57 (HM 57) requests four stakeholders to study the issues regarding recruitment and retention of New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy instructors and make recommendations to the legislative interim committee that reviews matters related to investments and pensions.
House Memorial 58 (HM58) requests the Department of Health to study psilocybin-based medication treatment.
House Memorial 59 requests the appropriate interim legislative committee to study the benefits of a formal economic relationship with the Republic of Ireland and propose appropriate legislative initiatives.
House Memorial 60 (HM 60) requests the appropriate interim legislative committees to study the provisions, execution, and impacts of the Regional Spaceport District Act and the Spaceport Development Act, both of which were enacted nearly twenty years ago to facilitate the development of spaceports in New Mexico. The study will focus on governance structures, financial contributions of participating governmental units, representation imbalances, and the process for issuing bonds. HM 60 highlights concerns about discrepancies in financial obligations relative to decision-making authority, particularly for counties contributing to the spaceport’s funding. The findings and recommendations from the study will be used to develop potential legislative reforms for consideration in a future session.
House Memorial 61 (HM 61) requests the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) to study and implement the following: A. collaborate with speech-language pathologists and licensed behavioral and mental health care providers familiar with trauma and trauma-informed practices and experienced in autobiographical storytelling to provide language development training and workshops for families and caseworkers; B. assist children in the care of the department to develop autobiographical stories and share those stories in order to support the children's emotional health and language development; C. design events that focus on concrete activities with the child's present caregiver rather than traumatic events from the child's past; and D. provide families with a strategy plan to follow if traumatic memories arise at home. The rationale behind the proposal is detailed.
House Memorial 62 (HM 62) recognizes the impact of the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire on the residents and communities of northeastern New Mexico.
House Memorial 63 (HM 63) requests the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department to study the feasibility of creating a Nuclear Energy Commission and other issues related to continued development of a renewable energy industry in the state.
House Resolution 1 (HR 1) amends the rules of the House of Representatives to require publication of certain information on committee reports.
House Resolution2 (HR2) is a Resolution, constituting Articles of Impeachment of Michell Lujan Grisham , Governor and also, being a recitation of the grounds upon which the House of Representatives finds that Michell Lujan Grisham has committed acts that warrant impeachment and trial in the Senate pursuant to Sections 35 and 36 of Article 4 of the Constitution of New Mexico and providing for Notice of Impeachment and the prosecution of impeachment.
House Resolution3 (HR3) is a Resolution, constituting Articles of Impeachment of Michell Lujan Grisham , Governor and also, being a recitation of the grounds upon which the House of Representatives finds that Michell Lujan Grisham has committed acts that warrant impeachment and trial in the Senate pursuant to Sections 35 and 36 of Article 4 of the Constitution of New Mexico and providing for Notice of Impeachment and the prosecution of impeachment.
House Resolution 4 (HR4) modifies House rules to allow for prefiling of legislation by Member-Elects.
Senate Bill 1 (SB 1): This act proposes to create a robust financial and administrative framework to ensure long-term, sustainable funding and support for behavioral health services, while addressing critical needs in mental health and substance abuse treatment through strategic investment and resource allocation.
Senate Bill 2 (SB 2) makes appropriations for Public Health and Safety initiatives.
Senate Bill 3 (SB 3): This act represents a comprehensive approach to improving behavioral health infrastructure and services, emphasizing systematic planning, regional coordination, and funding allocation to meet diverse community needs within New Mexico.
Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) establishes statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits and requires greenhouse gas emissions reporting. SB 4 provides that state agencies apply climate equity principles to policy and rule development and expands the duties and powers of the Environmental Improvement Board. It appropriates three million dollars ($3,000,000).
Senate Bill 5 (SB 5) reforms the State Game Commission appointment process and sets term limits for commissioners. It adds requirements for appointment and removal of commissioners and creates the State Wildlife Commission Nominating Committee. SB 5 renames the Department of Game and Fish as the Department of Wildlife and the State Game Commission as the State Wildlife Commission. It amends statutory policy, expands the management of wildlife, and adds definitions. SB 5 provides reporting requirements and amends licensing fees. It provides for fee adjustments to account for inflation and for discounts for residents who receive supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. SB 5 provides transfers and repeals Section 17-2-2 NMSA 1978.
Senate Bill 6 (SB 6) relates to children and expands the eligibility for the Fostering Connections Program.
Senate Bill 7 (SB 7) relates to municipalities, authorizing them to acquire, operate and maintain a municipal utility to provide for storm water service and to charge fees or advance payments for this service. The bill also adds storm water facilities to the definition of “Municipal Utility” in the Municipal Code.
Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) enacts the Veterinary Medical Loan Repayment Act (Act), a program to incentivize veterinarians to practice in underserved areas of New Mexico. It provides loan repayment awards for eligible veterinarians and outlines program administration by the Higher Education Department. The bill creates a dedicated fund and sets penalties for non-compliance. The Act takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) enhances civil penalties for violation of the Pipeline Safety Act to conform to federal guidelines.
The Senate Education Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 10 (SECcs/SB 10) enacts the Anti-Hazing Act, which establishes criminal penalties for hazing, requires post-secondary institutions to adopt anti-hazing policies, and mandates hazing prevention education and annual reporting of hazing violations. The bill applies to public and private post-secondary educational institutions and creates specific obligations for fraternities, sororities, and other student organizations. SECcs/SB 10 takes effect for the 2025-2026 academic year and establishes strict penalties for individuals and organizations found responsible for hazing.
Senate Bill 11 (SB 11) adds to Public School Code to define anti-distraction policy and require the Public Education Department to encourage school districts and charter schools to adopt such policies. Provides reimbursement for specialized equipment. SB 11 makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 12 (SB12) allows out of state health care providers who have obtained a New Mexico Telehealth License to provide second opinions and consultations for treatment of patients in New Mexico. SB12 also expands the number of health care providers to provide telehealth services.
Senate Bill 13 (SB 13) enacts the State-Tribal Education Compact Schools Act (Act). The Act provides authorization to the Public Education Department to enter in state-tribal education compact school compacts, as well as specifying: - an application process; - rule making authority; - requirements for operation; - exemptions from certain state statutes and rules; - reporting requirements; - allowing state and federal funding - allowing for employment preferences and admissions prioritization; - including State-tribal education compact schools in the Public School Capital Outlay Act.
Senate Bill 14 (SB14) Relates to health care by enacting the Health Care Consolidation and Transparency Act, by providing oversight of acquisitions, mergers, affiliations and other transactions that involve direct or indirect changes of control or assets of hospitals and other health care entities. Also, providing powers and duties by providing preliminary and comprehensive reviews of proposed transactions and providing approval, approval with conditions or disapproval of proposed transactions while limiting confidentiality and providing protections for whistleblowers and providing for penalties.
Senate Bill 15 (SB 15) establishes two new income tax credits: the Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Income Tax Credit and the Volunteer Firefighter Income Tax Credit. These credits aim to incentivize and reward volunteer service in New Mexico’s emergency response systems. The credits, capped at $1,000 per eligible taxpayer annually, are refundable and cannot be claimed for the same taxable year. SB 15 is effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and includes a delayed repeal date of January 1, 2035.
Senate Bill 16 (SB 16): The act proposes to modify existing regulations concerning primary elections in New Mexico, specifically facilitating the inclusion of voters who have not designated a major political party affiliation.
Senate Bill 17 (SB 17) relates to parole and amends factors to be considered by the parole board when considering parole of an inmate sentenced to life imprisonment. The bill amends the removal process of parole board members and provides for the conscientious scheduling of parole hearings in homicide cases.
Senate Bill 18 (SB 18) creates the crime of “swatting” and increases the penalty for making a shooting threat to a fourth degree felony.
The Senate Education Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 19 (SECcs/SB 19) mandates that all members of the boards of regents of state educational institutions and the governing boards of other public post-secondary institutions complete 10 hours of training within the first six months of their terms. The Higher Education Department (HED) is responsible for developing, compliance monitoring, and delivering the training, which covers legal, financial, governance, ethics, and student success topics. The provisions apply to new board members appointed after the bill’s effective date, as well as current members with at least one year remaining in their terms, who must complete training by December 31, 2025.
Senate Bill 20 Committee Substitute increases the Tobacco Products Tax, modifies definitions in the Tobacco Products Tax Act, and distributes revenue from the tax increase to a newly created Nicotine Use Prevention and Control Fund. The bill increases the tax on tobacco products. The Department of Health (DOH) will administer the Nicotine Use Prevention and Control Fund, with funds allocated for nicotine prevention and education programs targeting individuals aged five to twenty-five. If passed, SB 20 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 21 (SB 21) enacts the Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act It requires permits for discharges into waters of the United States and for the Water Quality Control Commission to adopt rules to implement the discharge program. It provides powers and duties of the Department of Environment and for enforcement of the program. It provides for appeals to the Water Quality Control Commission and the court of appeals. SB 21 creates a private right of action and requires for publicly accessible records. COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE CS/SB 21 SJC alphabetizes and adds definitions to the Water Quality Act. It provides for certain Water Quality Control Commission rules relating to the regulation of water pollution. It creates the Neglected and Contaminated Sites Fund. CS/SB 21 SJC provides for general permit coverage for multiple dischargers. It revises the Water Quality Management Fund and distribution of certain penalties. It allows for the denial of permits that would contribute to water contaminant levels in excess of downstream state or tribal water quality standards and amends notice requirements for Water Quality Act permits. It provides for certain uses of permit fees and amends the purposes of the Water Quality Management Fund. It creates certain exceptions for surface water discharges and addresses potential liability. It enacts the New Mexico Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act and requires permits for discharges into waters of the United States. CS/SB 21 SJC requires the Water Quality Control Commission to adopt rules to implement the discharge program and provides powers and duties of the Department of Environment, enforcement of the program, and penalties. It provides for appeals to the Water Quality Control Commission and the court of appeals and for publicly accessible records. CS/SB 21 SJC declares an emergency.
Senate Bill 22 (SB 22) alphabetizes and adds definitions to the Water Quality Act and provides for certain Water Quality Control Commission rules relating to the regulation of water pollution. SB 22 creates the Neglected and Contaminated Sites Fund and provides for general permit coverage for multiple dischargers. It revises the Water Quality Management Fund and distribution of certain penalties and amends the Fund’s purposes. SB 22 allows for the denial of permits that would contribute to water contaminant levels in excess of downstream state or tribal water quality standards. It amends notice requirements for Water Quality Act permits and provides for certain uses of permit fees. It creates certain exceptions for surface water discharges. SB 22 appropriates fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) and declares an emergency.
Senate Bill 23 (SB 23) sets the royalty rate on future oil and gas development leases on certain state trust lands to enhance revenue for beneficiaries. 2/19/25 CS/SB 23 SFC sets the royalty rate on future oil and gas development leases on certain state trust lands to enhance revenue for beneficiaries and requires the manner of posting of certain information.
Senate Bill 24 (SB 24): This Act relates to Public Works requiring contributions to apprentice and training programs or to the Public Works Apprentice and Training Fund for all Public Works Construction Projects.
Senate Bill 25 (SB 25) provides for a three-year increase to the basic sentence of selling or trafficking fentanyl to an adult or minor.
Senate Bill 26 (SB 26) renames the Family Violence Protection Act as the Protection Against Abuse and Violence Act; clarifies definitions; specifies the standard to be implemented for certain orders of protection; and amends and repeals sections of the NMSA 1978.
Senate Bill 27 (SB 27) modifies Section 7-14-10 NMSA 1978 to eliminate the distribution of Motor Vehicle Excise Tax revenue to the General Fund and increase the allocation to the State Road Fund. The bill also maintains the existing allocation to the Transportation Project Fund. SB 27 takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Senate Bill 28 (SB 28) redirects all revenue from the corporate income tax to the State Road Fund. This redistribution aims to provide a dedicated funding source for road infrastructure projects across New Mexico. SB 28 takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Senate Bill 229568 (SB) appropriates two hundred twenty-two million dollars ($222,000,000) to the Water Project Fund.
Senate Bill 30 (SB 30) restores a two percent cost-of-living adjustment for certain retired participants in the Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico (PERA), and makes an appropriation of ten million dollars ($10,000,000).
Senate Bill 31 (SB 31) provides zero-interest loans to political subdivisions of the state and electric cooperatives that have been approved for federal public assistance funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a federally declared natural disaster; requires reimbursement contracts; provides for enforcement of the terms of the loan contracts; creates the Natural Disaster Revolving Fund (NDRF); provides an annual transfer from the appropriation contingency fund to the NDRF; provides that the state reserves must consist of certain funds; creates the Federal Reimbursement Revolving Fund; makes appropriations; and declares an emergency.
Senate Bill 32 (SB 32) creates the fourth degree crime of unlawful possession of a stolen firearm.
Senate Bill 33 (SB 33) enacts the Wildfire Prepared Act and amends and recompiles a section of the NMSA 1978 to be a section of the Wildfire Prepared Act. It adds members and duties to the Fire Planning Task Force. SB 33 creates the Wildfire Prepared Program and the Wildfire Prepared Fund. It reconciles conflicting enactments of the same section of law by repealing laws 2003, chapter 115, section 1. SB 33 appropriates twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) and declares an emergency.
Senate Bill 34 (SB 34): This act proposes revisions to the existing Night Sky Protection Act in New Mexico. The primary focus is on the requirements for shielding outdoor light fixtures to reduce light pollution and preserve the clarity of the night sky.
Senate Bill 35 (SB 35) relates to crime and provides that shooting at a motor vehicle and shooting from a motor vehicle are separate crimes and increases the penalties.
Senate Bill 36 (SB 36) enacts the Nondisclosure of Sensitive Personal Information Act which prohibits the disclosure of sensitive personal information by state agency employees, and provides for civil penalties.
Senate Bill 37 (SB 37) creates the Strategic Water Reserve Fund to be administered by the Interstate Stream Commission. It provides that the Strategic Water Reserve shall be used to assist in water management and conservation efforts designed to support aquifer recharge or reduce ground water depletion SB 37 allows the Interstate Stream Commission to prioritize water transactions that provide supplementary benefits in addition to at least one authorized purpose. SB 37 makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 38 (SB 38) enacts the Special Education Act. SB 38 creates the Office of Special Education providing powers, duties and the transfer of certain federal funding from the Public Education Department to the Early Education and Care Department. SB 38 reorganizes the office of the State Special Education Ombudsman by removing the office from the Developmental Disabilities Council to the Public Education Department. SB 38 recompiles the Special Education Ombudsman Act in the Public School Code and makes conforming amendments.
Senate Bill39 (SB39) relates to insurance by modifying the Prior Authorization Act to add more classes of drugs that are not subject to prior authorization or step protocols.
Senate Bill 40 (SB 40) requires those convicted of driving on a revoked license to install an ignition interlock device, makes driving on a revoked license a ‘case of record’ in metropolitan court, provides that an interlock license is valid for four or eight years, provides that an interlock may be removed without a court order, and amends ways to qualify for the interlock device fund.
Senate Bill 41 (SB 41): This bill amends the Missing Persons Information and Reporting Act to create and implement a Turquoise Alert for missing American Indians.
Senate Bill42 (SB42) relates to child welfare by enhancing the state program, 2025 administered pursuant to the Federal Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act of 2016, and moving the program froj the Children, Youth, and Families Department to the Department of Health and amending requirements for Plan Safe Care and providing for rulemaking
Senate Bill45 (SB45) relates to health care by modifying the Indigent Hospital and County Health Care Act to allow for additional authorized use of county assistance funds.
Senate Bill46 (SB46 )relates to licensure by enacting the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and providing for the appointment of New Mexico Compact Commissioners and requiring the filing of Interstate Commission bylaws and rules with the State Records Administrator
Senate Bill 47 (SB 47) amends a section of Chapter 49, Article 1 NMSA 1978 to include the Santa Cruz de la Canada land grant-merced as a land grant governed pursuant to Chapter 49, Article 1 NMSA 1978. The Land Grant Committee requested the introduction of SB 47.
Senate Bill 48 (SB 48): The bill proposes the creation of the "Community Benefit Fund" in the state treasury, which will be funded through various sources such as appropriations, donations, and income from investments.
Senate Bill 49 (SB 49): Is designed to allocate and manage appropriations from the Community Benefit Fund, contingent on the fund's establishment and sufficient funding as outlined in this bill.
Senate Bill 50 (SB 50): This act integrates telecommunicators into existing retention and training frameworks, enhances professional standards, expands accreditation, and modernizes police officer and telecommunicator education across New Mexico to align with national best practices and emerging public safety challenges.
Senate Bill 51 (SB 51) makes an appropriation to the local government division of the Department of Finance and Administration for communication infrastructure, including cellular telephone and radio towers, for Dona Ana, Hidalgo, and Luna Counties.
Senate Bill 52 (SB 52) adjusts the reimbursement rates for public officers/employees when traveling by privately owned automobiles and airplanes.
Senate Bill53 (SB53) related to psychologist by allowing certain prescribing psychologists with experience to become “independently licensed prescribing clinicians
Senate Bill 54 (SB 54) makes numerous changes relating to public safety including providing training for county detention officers; coordinating reentry from prison efforts; requiring the New Mexico Sentencing Commission to create a crime data dashboard; expanding medication-assisted treatment programs in prisons; expanding the criminal justice workforce; providing training for interactions with a person in crisis; providing eligibility requirements for pre-prosecution diversion programs; allowing judicial districts to establish treatment courts; allows courts to impose probation conditions to maintain public safety; allowing for crime mapping; providing for judges to be educated on substance use disorder and mental health conditions; creating the Law Enforcement Intervention Plan for transferring persons in crisis; creating the Forensic Laboratory Bureau Fund, creating the Jail Reentry Fund; creating the Clinical Supervision Fund; provides a temporary provision for a statewide community-based crisis treatment system.
Senate Bill 55 (SB 55) revises requirements for residential property insurance for payment of depreciation.
Senate Bill 56 (SB 56) enacts a new section of the Livestock Code to restrict access to certain information during an epidemic.
Senate Bill 57 (SB 57): This act proposes an amendment to the Inspection of Public Records Act of New Mexico, specifically adding a new exception to the types of public records that are exempt from disclosure.
Senate Bill 58 (SB 58): The "Child Care Facility Licensing Act" is proposed legislation aimed at regulating childcare facilities in New Mexico. It establishes strict licensing requirements and provides for the supervision and regulation of both licensed and license-exempt childcare facilities by the Early Childhood Education and Care Department.
Senate Bill 59 (SB 59) relates to Public Works, adding off-site fabricators to the Public Works Minimum Wage Act.
Senate Bill 60 (SB 60) creates the High School Water Management and Conservation Project, a pilot project. SB 60 requires the Public Education Department to develop an elective high school course in water management and conservation to be tested in five school districts, which will be awarded assistance grants. SB 60 allows for collaboration with the Department of Environment, postsecondary education institutions, and counties and municipalities. Annual reporting and a final report required. SB 60 makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 61 (SB 61): This act proposes amendments to the Landscape Architects Act in New Mexico to modify the requirements for licensure in landscape architecture. The changes' main objective is to make the licensure process more flexible and aligned with national standards.
Senate Bill 62 (SB62) relates to pharmaceutical benefits by modifying the Pharmacy Benefits Manager Regulation Act to restrict the types of fees that pharmacy benefits managers can collect and by declaring certain actions made by pharmacy benefits managers as unfair or deceptive trade practices,
Senate Bill 63 (SB 63) establishes the process for the retiring of a state flag.
Senate Bill 64 (SB 64) creates in the Public Education Department the Career Development Success Pilot Project and provides for financial incentives to school districts that promote and encourage student enrollment in and successful completion of career development programs. SB 64 provides for the administration of the pilot project and assigns duties to the department. SB 64 requires annual reporting. SB 64 creates the Career Development Success Pilot Project Fund and makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 65 (SB 65): The "Consumer Solar Protection Act" introduced by the New Mexico legislature is a legislative initiative designed to safeguard consumers in the residential solar energy market. This act outlines a framework of regulations for the sale, installation, and financing of residential solar energy systems, aiming to ensure transparency and protect consumer rights.
Senate Bill 66 (SB 66) provides that the Criminal Offender Employment Act does not apply to certain agencies, and requires the exempt agencies to create rules related to criminal history screening. This bill contains an emergency clause and is to take effect immediately.
Senate Bill 67 (SB 67) requires, upon the request of a law enforcement agency, a wireless service or internet service provider to provide location information regarding a device used to make a 911 call involving the risk of death or serious physical harm.
Senate Bill 68 (SB 68) makes changes to the Graduate Scholarship Act to revise eligibility criteria, update definitions, and increase award amounts. The bill removes citizenship and permanent residency requirements, lowers the minimum enrollment threshold, and adjusts scholarships to cover up to 100% of tuition and fees for an academic year. SB 68 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 69 (SB 69): The "Right to Repair Consumer Electronics Act" proposed by the New Mexico legislature is a significant piece of legislation designed to empower consumers and independent repair providers with the ability to maintain, diagnose, and repair their electronic devices. This act focuses on ensuring that original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) provide necessary resources like documentation, tools, and parts under fair and reasonable terms.
Senate Bill 70 (SB 70) amends the Racketeering Act by adding certain crimes to the definition of “racketeering” in the Racketeering Act, adding a definition of “criminal gang”, and creates new crimes for criminal gang activity.
Senate Bill 71 (SB 71) enacts the Automatic License Plate Reader Act which governs how law enforcement investigations use license plate data.
Senate Bill 72 (SB 72) amends property law to allow nonprofit condominium associations to transact business remotely.
Senate Bill73 (SB73) Bicycle Stop Sign Requirement operators of a bicycle will be required to stop at stop and yield signs.
Senate Bill 74 (SB 74) removes the statute of limitations for the crime of human trafficking, increases the age of a child to eighteen for the crime of sexual exploitation of children by prostitution, adds human trafficking to the definition of “racketeering”, amends the elements of the crime of human trafficking, provides for mandatory restitution and provides for forfeiture, prohibits certain defenses in a prosecution for human trafficking, adds victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation of children to the Victims of Crime Act, and limits the amount of “good time” deductions for a human trafficking sentence.
Senate Bill 75 (SB 75) makes changes to the Educational Retirement Act to clarify restrictions on receipt of gifts; provide for unclaimed member contributions to be deposited into the Education Retirement Fund; and clarify certain terms. SB 75 will allow a member on disability status who is over 60 with an annuity adjustment to continue receiving the annuity adjustment. SB 75 requires payment of allowed service within 90 days. SB 75 allows for disclosure of member information to the Public Employees Retirement Board.
Senate Bill 76 (SB 76) modifies the Back-to-School Sales Gross Receipts Tax Deduction by changing the applicable sales period to the last weekend in July and increasing the price limits for eligible items. Specifically, the bill raises the sales price limit for clothing and footwear from $100 to $150, for computers from $1,000 to $1,500, and for associated computer devices from $500 to $750
Senate Bill 77 (SB 77) This act addresses housing affordability and access by restricting certain entities from acquiring single-family residential properties in New Mexico.
Senate Bill 78 (SB78) relates to nursing by providing for an independent role for certified registered nurse anesthetist.
Senate Bill 79 (SB79) creates the Unleaded Aviation Fuel Grant Program and a fund. It appropriates five million dollars ($5,000,000).
Senate Bill 80 (SB 80): The proposed amendments are designed to provide greater flexibility and protection for Medicare beneficiaries in New Mexico, ensuring they have annual opportunities (mandated open enrollment periods) to review and adjust their supplemental health coverage without the risk of discrimination or exclusion due to their health status. This amendment promotes transparency and fairness in the health insurance market, particularly for older residents navigating their health coverage options.
Senate Bill 81 (SB 81) creates the New Mexico Property Insurance Program Association Board to administer the FAIR Plan Act; establishes Board duties and responsibilities; creates new requirements for insurance policies offered under the FAIR Plan Act; prescribes fees; makes an appropriation; and declares an emergency.
Senate Bill 82 (SB 82) amends public school capital outlay projects grant assistance to extend provisions to reduce shares for certain school districts through Fiscal Year 2027. SB 82 eliminates some of the criteria the Public School Capital Outlay Council is required to consider before making an adjustment to a school district’s local share and makes conforming amendments.
Senate Bill 83 (SB 83) creates the Innovation in State Government Fund for state agencies to create master plans and increase agency capacity to implement climate change policy. It makes a transfer from the General Fund to the Innovation in State Government Fund. SB 83 makes appropriations from the Innovation in State Government Fund.
Senate Bill 84 (SB 84) specifies to whom and under what circumstances information that is held by the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) that pertains to child abuse and neglect may be shared; requires that information be provided about child fatalities or near fatalities; protects personal identifier information of department clients; requires the court's written order when excluding media from an abuse or neglect proceeding; and requires reports on the department's website.
Senate Bill 85 (SB 85) proposes changes to the Campaign Reporting Act to introduce new disclosure requirements for electronic communications, revise the reporting schedule for campaign expenditures and contributions, and standardize supplemental reporting requirements across all elections for contributions of $1,000 or more. The bill also prohibits the use of campaign funds to repay loans made by candidates that carry interest and introduces a broader definition of campaign-related terms, including "advertisement," "artificial intelligence," and "materially deceptive media."
Senate Bill 86 (SB 86) appropriates six hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($625,000) to the Department of Finance and Administration to contract for training and outreach services for soil and water conservation districts statewide.
Senate Bill 87 (SB 87) prohibits the adoption of any law, ordinance, rule or regulation that prohibits or restricts the use of personnel or resources to assist in the enforcement of federal immigration law or that interferes with the enforcement of federal immigration law.
Senate Bill 88 (SB 88) creates the Medicaid Trust Fund (MTF) and the state-supported Medicaid Fund; requires the legislature to provide for the transfer of reversions of General Appropriation Act appropriations and General Fund appropriations for capital outlay projects to the MTF for a limited time; requires certain investment income credited to the General Fund to be credited to the MTF for a limited time; amends certain laws to require General Fund capital outlay appropriations to revert to the MTF; and makes a transfer from the General Fund to the MTF.
Senate Bill 89 (SB 89) eliminates the planned incremental increases to the Cannabis Excise Tax, maintaining a fixed rate of twelve percent for all cannabis product sales in the state. The bill excludes sales of medical cannabis products to qualified patients, caregivers, and reciprocal participants from the excise tax. SB 89 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 90 (SB 90) prohibits former legislators from accepting compensation as lobbyists for a period of two years after service as a legislator and prohibits employers of lobbyists from compensating former legislators as lobbyists for two years after their service as a legislator. Further, it requires lobbyists, when registering, to state under oath whether the lobbyist served as a legislator in the past two years, and also to provide notice to their employer regarding the same. Penalties are provided for non-compliance.
Senate Bill 91 (SB 91): This act addresses the enforcement of municipal penalty assessment programs, particularly concerning the collection of unpaid penalties for speeding violations detected by automated cameras or devices.
Senate Bill 92 (SB 92) creates the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Authority and Jockey and Exercise Rider Insurance Fund to provide a process for paying the costs of jockey and exercise rider insurance and complying with state and federal law. SB makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 93 (SB 93) makes an appropriation to the Public Education Department for statewide out-of-school programming for public school students.
Senate Bill 94 (SB 94) increases the statutes of limitations for certain criminal sexual penetration offenses against children.
Senate Bill 95 (SB 95) makes the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death a capital felony.
Senate Bill 96 (SB 96): This act proposes amendments to the definitions within the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Act in New Mexico. These amendments are designed to update and clarify the classifications and requirements of off-highway motor vehicles, reflecting changes in vehicle design and market trends.
Senate Bill 97 (SB97) makes an appropriation to the Health Care Authority to make an increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates to nursing homes.
Senate Bill 98 (SB 98) prohibits covenants, conditions and restrictions that increase the cost of purchasing and installing a solar collector by more than ten percent or a total of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or reduce the efficiency of operating a solar collector by more than ten percent
Senate Bill 99 (SB 99) prohibits transportation fuels from being assigned a carbon intensity value of less than zero under the Clean Transportation Fuel Standard Program rules.
Senate Bill 100 (SB 100) increases the limit of outstanding indebtedness of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority.
Senate Bill 101 (SB 101) proposes increasing fees for services relating to livestock.
Senate Bill 102 (SB 102) requires the Department of Health (DOH) to evaluate the impacts of universal basic income on pregnant people, and makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 103 (SB103) relates to health care by requiring entities participating in Medicaid personal care programs to report to the Health Care Authority on the status of the direct care workforce and requiring the Health Care Authority to develop reports on the direct care work force.
Senate Bill 104 (SB 104): The "Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact" is designed to streamline the process of interstate practice for audiologists and speech-language pathologists, addressing the increasing mobility of the workforce and the need for flexible responses to public health needs across state lines. It also supports military families by facilitating easier transitions for relocating service members and their spouses who are practitioners. The compact structure ensures that while member states retain their regulatory authority, they cooperate in enhancing service accessibility and regulatory efficiency through shared standards and reciprocal recognition of professional credentials.
Senate Bill 105 (SB 105) enacts the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact.
Senate Bill 106 (SB 106): The "Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact’s" objective is to reduce barriers to the cross-state practice of psychology, making psychological care more accessible, especially through telepsychology. It also supports temporary, face-to-face interactions across states, benefiting psychologists who may need to practice temporarily in another state due to client relocation or other reasons.
Senate Bill 107 (SB 107) establishes a Center of Excellence for Innovation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) at New Mexico State University (NMSU) and creates the STEM Innovation Network to connect students and educators with STEM opportunities statewide. SB 107 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 108 (SB 108) appropriates ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the Department of Environment (NMED) to plan, design and construct projects to improve river, stream and wetland habitat and surface water quality.
Senate Bill 109 (SB 109): This act clarifies distinctions between the Public Regulation Commission (PRC) and the agency that supports it, outlines the agency's duties, and makes updates to rules, procedures, and ethical standards.
Senate Bill 110 (SB 110) establishes the Local Journalist Employment Income Tax Credit and the Local Journalist Employment Corporate Income Tax Credit. The bill allows owners of qualifying local news organizations and corporations to claim a tax credit equal to 30% of wages paid to journalists, subject to a $4 million annual cap on total credits certified statewide. Eligible taxpayers must apply for certification, and unused credits are refundable. SB 110 applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and sunsets on January 1, 2030.
Senate Bill 111 (SB 111) introduces two new refundable tax credits, the Local News Printer Income Tax Credit and the Local News Printer Corporate Income Tax Credit, to support local news organizations in New Mexico. These credits are designed to incentivize local news printers to employ qualified employees by offering tax credits based on wages paid. The bill applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and will expire on January 1, 2030.
Senate Bill 112 (SB 112) amends Section 7-36-4 NMSA 1978 to exempt certain student housing facilities from property taxation. The exemption applies when the facilities are located on land owned by an exempt higher education institution, leased by the institution to a nonexempt entity, and used to operate or assist in the operation of residential housing for students or medical residents. SB 112 is effective for property tax years beginning in 2026.
Senate Bill 113 (SB 113): This act proposes amendments to extend the operational life and sunset dates of several regulatory boards and commissions in New Mexico. The affected bodies oversee various professions and industries, including nursing home administrators, barbers and cosmetologists, landscape architects, coal surface mining, and water quality control.
Senate Bill 114 (SB 114) alters land acquisition procedures by requiring the approval of acequia associations, land grants, boards of county commissioners and the legislature prior to acquiring land or water rights. It institutes reporting requirements.
Senate Bill 115 (SB 115) authorizes the New Mexico Finance Authority (NMFA) to make loans for public projects from the Public Project Revolving Fund. SB 115 declares an emergency and takes effect immediately upon its passage and approval, provided it is passed by a two-thirds vote of each house.
Senate Bill 116 (SB 116) creates a math lab pilot project, which provides awards to participating school districts for participating public schools, to improve math proficiency. SB 116 makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 117 (SB 117) repeals and enacts a new section of 10-11-118 NMSA 1978 related to cost-of-living adjustments for qualified pension recipients participating in the Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA), provides cost-of-living adjustments that are equal to social security and supplemental security income cost-of-living adjustments, and makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 118 (SB 118) requires a space on license application and license renewal forms for applicants to state a desire to make an anatomical gift and requires the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) of the Taxation and Revenue Department to maintain applications with those completed statements in a statewide donor registry.
Senate Bill 119 (SB 119) amends and enacts sections of the Bioscience Development Act. SB 119 authorizes investment in bioscience companies and establishes requirements and provides penalties. SB 119 makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 120 (SB120) relates to health by modifying Sections of the Health Care Purchasing Act and the New Mexico Insurance Code to permanently eliminate behavioral health services cost sharing.
Senate Bill 121 (SB121) relates to medical malpractice by providing immunity from liability to the third-party administrator that administers the Patients Compensation Fund.
Senate Bill 122 (SB 122): This legislative act proposes significant expansions and changes to the existing prescription drug donation program in New Mexico. The act’s objective is to broaden the participation base, allowing more donors and recipients to engage in the redistribution of unused prescription drugs.
Senate Bill 123 (SB 123) relates to law enforcement and amends the Regional Transit District Act to clarify persons responsible for law enforcement.
Senate Bill 124 (SB 124) provides the Superintendent of Insurance with the power to issue a civil investigative subpoena and provides procedures to compel compliance with such a subpoena.
Senate Bill 125 (SB 125) amends and adds to the Public School Capital Outlay code. SB 125 creates the Building System Innovation Project Initiative to provide grant assistance for the replacement of building systems to extend the useful life of a building and makes conforming amendments to the Public School Capital Outlay Act. SB 125 makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 126 (SB 126): This Act relates to telecommunications; increasing the amount from the state rural universal service fund allocated to the broadband program and increasing the cap on obligations of the state rural universal service fund plus amending the administrative expenses and fund balance criteria.
As amended, Senate Bill 127 (STBTCa/SB 127) modifies the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act to exempt make-up artists and hairstylists working in theatrical or cinematic productions from licensure requirements. Additionally, the bill updates exemptions for medical and surgical officers, expanding it to include officers of the army, navy, marine, and air force hospital services.
Senate Bill 128 (SB128 ) relates to transportation by prohibiting special registration plates from displaying certain characters.
Senate Bill 129 (SB 129) creates a tax credit for railroads that incur eligible expenses related to the reconstruction, replacement, or development of rail infrastructure in New Mexico. The Rail Infrastructure Corporate Income Tax Credit (credit) is intended to incentivize investments in rail infrastructure that support economic growth and improve transportation networks. The bill establishes application and certification processes and sets an annual cap on total credits issued. SB 129 is effective for taxable years from 2025 through 2035.
Senate Bill 130 in Public Schools code creates career technical education program units and adds the units to the program cost calculation.
Senate Bill 131 (SB 131) prohibits the adoption of certain rules relating to the production and delivery for sale of zero-emission vehicles.
Senate Bill 132 (SB 132) limits the amount of punitive damages that can be awarded in a legal action.
Senate Bill 133 increases the salary a retired member may earn without a suspension of the member’s retirement benefits when returning to work.
Senate Bill 134 (SB 134) provides zero-interest loans to political subdivisions of the state that have been approved for federal public assistance funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a federally declared natural disaster; requires reimbursement contracts; provides for enforcement of the terms of the loan contracts; creates the natural disaster revolving fund; provides an annual transfer from the Appropriation Contingency Fund to the Natural Disaster Revolving Fund (NDRF); provides that the state reserves consist of certain funds, including the NDRF; makes an appropriation; and declares an emergency.
Senate Bill 135 (SB 135) allows reimbursement for out-of-state travel on legislative business for legislators who are not on a primary or general election ballot.
Senate Bill 136 (SB 136) adds a new section of Public School Code to create the Firearm Detection Software Fund; provide grants to school districts and charter schools; and make an appropriation.
Senate Bill 137 (SB 137) renames the Enhanced 911 Act; renames the Enhanced 911 Fund as the 911 Emergency Service Fund; renames the Enhanced 911 Bond Act as the 911 Bond Act; updates definitions, increases the 911 surcharge, and expands grant funding.
Senate Bill 138 (SB 138) removes distributions from the Oil and Gas Proceeds and Pass-Through Entity Withholding Tax Act to the Magistrate Retirement Fund and Judicial Retirement Fund and reallocates those funds to the Legislative Retirement Fund. SB 138 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 139 (SB 139) prohibits the adoption of certain rules relating to the production and delivery for sale of zero-emission vehicles.
Senate Bill 140 (SB 140) establishes a state income tax exemption for individuals with certain income levels. The bill exempts state income taxes for single filers earning $40,000 or less, married individuals filing separately with incomes of $30,000 or less, and married individuals filing jointly with incomes of $60,000 or less. SB 140 applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 141 (SB 141) proposes amendments to New Mexico’s tax laws, including an increase in the corporate income tax rate, expanded nexus requirements for businesses without a physical presence in the state, and the introduction of a new gross receipts tax deduction for qualifying small businesses. The bill also includes a $100,000 appropriation to the Taxation and Revenue Department (TRD) to improve tax administration systems to accommodate these changes. SB 141 takes effect on January 1, 2026, with the provisions for corporate income tax rate changes applying to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
Senate Bill 142 (SB 142) relates to the Grid Modernization Roadmap and Grant Program (GMRGP); requires the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (ENMRD), in consultation with the Public Regulation Commission (PRC), to develop a roadmap for grid modernization; adds school districts and charter schools as eligible locations for proposed projects; amends the definition of "grid modernization"; and makes appropriations.
Senate Bill 143 (SB 143) creates the Utility Oversight Fund (UOF); increases certain fees and changes distribution of collected fees and penalties; provides for the enforcement of fees by the Public Regulation Commission (PRC).
Senate Bill 144 (SB 144): This legislative act involves an appropriation of funds intended to support affordable housing initiatives in New Mexico.
Senate Bill 145 (SB 145): This legislative act details a substantial appropriation aimed at enhancing affordable housing in New Mexico through the New Mexico Housing Trust Fund. This legislative act proposes to bolster the capacity of local governments to meet the affordable housing needs of their communities through significant state funding and strategic incentives, aligning financial resources with regulatory and planning frameworks to maximize the impact on housing availability and affordability.
Senate Bill 146 corrects a reference to a United States code provision in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
Senate Bill 147 (SB 147) enacts the Exclusionary Practices Act in Children’s Code. SB 147 provides limitations on the expulsion or suspension of children in an early pre-kindergarten or pre-kindergarten program or in a licensed child care facility, with some exceptions. SB 147 requires reporting.
Senate Bill 148 (SB 148) proposes the Anti-Hazing Act, establishes criminal penalties, civil liabilities, and preventative measures to combat hazing in schools and post-secondary educational institutions. The bill creates the crimes of hazing and failure to report hazing, introduces civil liabilities for hazing-related injuries, and requires institutions to adopt anti-hazing policies, prevention education, and hazing prevention committees.
Senate Bill 149 (SB 149) creates the crime of cyberbullying, with the penalty ranging from a misdemeanor to a second degree felony.
Senate Bill 150 (SB 150) amends the Judicial Retirement Act to improve the financial sustainability of the Judicial Retirement Fund. The bill adjusts years of service credit requirements for judges, increases pension benefit caps, and raises member and employer contributions effective July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 151 (SB 151) proposes amendments to the Magistrate Retirement Act. The bill establishes mechanisms for appropriations and investment-derived income to be credited to the Magistrate Retirement Fund. It adjusts the years of service credit required for certain magistrate judges, modifies the service credit multipliers used in calculating retirement pensions, and increases both member and employer contribution rates effective July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 152 (SB 152) allows counties to petition the Cannabis Control Division of the Regulation and Licensing Department for a moratorium on new cannabis producer licenses.
Senate Bill 153 (SB 153) relates to larceny and removes “dwelling” from aggravated burglary, and enacts a new second degree crime of home invasion.
Senate Bill 154 (SB 154) limits a court’s ability to defer the sentence of a person who commits certain traffic violations.
Senate Bill 155 (SB 155) relates to embezzlement and allows for a 12-month total of incidents of embezzlement to determine the penalty.
Senate Bill 156 (SB 156) relates to energy, alphabetizing definitions and adding a definition for "low-income customer" to the public utility act; exempts low-income customers from rate riders for new interconnected customers; and provides instructions for the qualification of low-income customers.
Senate Bill 157 (SB 157): This legislative act modifies the existing forfeiture laws in New Mexico, specifically focusing on the management and application of forfeiture proceeds related to property seized by law enforcement agencies participating in federal equitable sharing programs.
Senate Bill 158 (SB 158) adds to the Local Economic Development Act (Act) to require the Economic Development Department (EDD) to compile and present an annual report on projects funded with public support pursuant to the Act. SB 158 requires the EDD and the Workforce Solutions Department to provide information to the staff of the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) for purposes of evaluating economic development incentives. SB 158 requires the Industrial Training Board to report certain development training data to the LFC.
Senate Bill 159 (SB 159): This legislation proposes to authorize the issuance of special independent theater dispensing licenses for serving beer and wine at independent theaters in New Mexico. It is designed to support the local entertainment industry by allowing independent theaters to diversify their services while maintaining stringent regulatory oversight to address public health and safety concerns.
Senate Bill 160 (SB 160) adds to Public Schools Code to require that each school district and charter school adopt and implement a policy for the use of wireless communication devices by students in public schools. SB 160 requires the Public Education Department to provide policy guidelines. SB 160 requires annual policy evaluations.
Senate Bill 161 (SB 161) requires state and national criminal background checks for applicants, employees, and volunteers of the Department of Military Affairs who work with minors in programs such as the Youth Challenge Academy, Job Challenge Academy, and the Governor’s Summer Program. The bill outlines the process for conducting background checks, establishes restrictions on the use of criminal background information, and provides for the suspension or reassignment of personnel pending the resolution of criminal charges. SB 161 also grants the Adjutant General authority to use appropriations and other funding sources to support youth programs.
STBTCa/SB 162: The Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee amendment to Senate Bill 162 (SB 162) proposes amending the investment policies of the Severance Tax Permanent Fund by capping the amount that may be invested in New Mexico private equity funds or New Mexico businesses at $1 billion. The bill replaces the current percentage-based limitation with a fixed-dollar cap and refines the criteria for qualifying investments. If passed, STBTCa/SB 162 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 163 permits public school students enrolled in federally recognized Indian nations, tribes and pueblos to wear tribal regalia at graduation ceremonies or public school events.
Senate Bill 164 (SB 164) proposes revisions to the Wireless Consumer Advanced Infrastructure Investment Act by broadening the definition of authority to include political subdivisions and state agencies. The bill also clarifies the definition of "right of way" to specify that it includes certain public areas but excludes federal or state highways.
Senate Bill 165 (SB 165): This legislation amends the Public Employees Retirement Act to allow certified lifeguards to return to work under specific conditions without affecting their pension benefits.
Senate Bill 166 (SB 166): This legislative proposal seeks to redefine critical terms within the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Act. Specifically, it provides more detailed definitions for "harm to self" and "harm to others," aiming to clarify the conditions under which individuals may be subjected to involuntary commitment or outpatient treatment due to mental health issues.
Senate Bill 167 (SB 167) renames and transfers the balance of the Early Childhood Education and Care Fund to the Early Childhood Trust Fund and expands the fund’s allowable uses to include prenatal programs and services. The bill's implementation is contingent on the approval of a constitutional amendment (Article 20, Section 23 of the Constitution of New Mexico proposed by Senate Joint Resolution 6) creating the Early Childhood Trust Fund.
Senate Bill 168 (SB 168): The "Travel Insurance Act" proposes a level of clarity, fairness, and enhanced regulatory oversight to the travel insurance industry in New Mexico, aligning it with contemporary needs for consumer protection and industry standards.
Senate Bill 169 enacts the Strategic Economic Development Site Readiness Act and makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 170 revises definitions in the New Mexico Finance Authority Act; amends permitted uses for money in the Public Project Revolving Fund; revises economic development rates for gas and electric utilities; and provides for expedited ratemaking orders.
Senate Bill 171 (SB 171): The proposed amendment to Section 14-8-9.1 NMSA 1978 reflects a legislative effort to balance public access to information with the need to protect individual privacy. It provides clear guidelines for what information should be redacted from public records to minimize risks of misuse while maintaining the functional utility of these records for public, legal, and administrative uses.
House Bill172 (HB172) relates to health care by increasing the states Health Care Workforce Development Act by enacting the Immigrant Health Care Workforce Development Act and providing for an immigrants health professional acceleration program and providing for an immigrant primary care physician readiness pathway and providing for an immigrant primary care residency pathway and providing for an immigrant primary care residency grant program and creating the immigrant workforce development fund and creating the immigrant health care workforce advisory group, while modifying definitions in the Medical Practice Act and including an appropriation.
Senate Bill 173 (SB 173) relates to public employee retirement, and includes public safety telecommunicators as police members under the Public Employees Retirement Act, and provides for elections.
Senate Bill 174 (SB 174) requires boards of regional spaceport districts to employ the State Investment Council or the State Treasurer to invest district funds in a local government investment pool. The bill mandates adherence to the prudent investor rule outlined in the Uniform Prudent Investor Act. SB 174 takes effect on July 1, 2025 if passed.
Senate Bill 175 amends the Child Care Facility Revolving Loan Fund; allows the Early Childhood Education and Care Department and the New Mexico Finance Authority to contract for services with providers or employers seeking to create or expand childcare programs and employees; provides conditions; and expands uses of the loans.
Senate Bill176 (SB176) relates to medical malpractice by requiring payments from the Patients Compensation Fund to be made as expenses are incurred and requiring seventy-five percent of the punitive damages awarded in medical malpractice claims to be awarded to the state and limiting attorney fees in malpractice claims. Also, creating the Patient Improvement Fund while making an appropriation.
Senate Bill 177 (SB 177) establishes the U Visa Certification Act which provides for eligibility for U visa certification, provides procedures, and gives the district court jurisdiction to sign a certification form.
Senate Bill 178 (SB 178) amends and enacts sections of the Produced Water Act and amends the Water Quality Act and the Tax Administration Act. It restricts the use of produced water off the oilfield for research purposes only and imposes a five-cent ($.05) produced water fee on barrels of produced water from oil or gas wells. SB 178 creates the Plugging and Remediating Abandoned Wells Fund and deposits money collected from the produced water fee into the Plugging and Remediating Abandoned Wells Fund.
Senate Bill 179 (SB 179) proposes amending the Rental Purchase Agreement Act to allow required cost disclosures to be made electronically for rental-purchase agreements conducted online. The bill ensures that consumers entering into these agreements through electronic commerce receive clear pricing information before completing a transaction. SB 179 does not specify an effective date, making it effective ninety days after the legislative session ends, June 20, 2025, if passed.
Senate Bill 180 (SB 180) revises provisions of the Self-Service Storage Lien Act to clarify rental agreement terms, expand notification options for lien enforcement, and shorten the timeline before an owner may sell a tenant’s stored property after default. The bill also establishes a late fee structure for rental payments and allows for an alternative contact to receive lien notices. SB 180 does not specify an effective date, making it effective ninety days after the legislative session ends, June 20, 2025, if passed.
Senate Bill 181 amends the Local Economic Development Act to include new qualifying entities.
Senate Bill 182 (SB 182) establishes coverage limits on insurance coverage offered by the Risk Management Division of the General Services Department.
Senate Bill 183 promotes economic development in the lower estancia valley and makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 184 (SB 184) eliminates the income cap on the Social Security income tax exemption, allowing all taxpayers to fully exempt Social Security income from state taxation regardless of their adjusted gross income. The bill applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 185 (SB 185) creates the crime of unlawful use of underground water and provides penalties.
3/4/25 Bill died Senate Bill 186 (SB 186) creates a special method of valuation for certain multifamily housing by proposing a new section in the Property Tax Code, Section 7-36-34 NMSA 1978. The bill limits the per-unit valuation of multifamily housing for property tax purposes, prohibits attributing value to certain amenities, and provides an alternative valuation method based on actual construction and land costs. SB 186 applies to the 2026 and subsequent property tax years.
Senate Bill 187 (SB 187) imposes the death penalty for murdering a peace officer.
Senate Bill 188 (SB 188) appropriates one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department to create a link on the department's website that directs a user to the webpage on the state Department of Justice's website that displays consumer complaints filed against rooftop solar panel installers and includes directions for consumers to file complaints against rooftop solar panel installers
Senate Bill 189 (SB 189): This legislation proposes significant expansions and amendments to New Mexico's public assistance programs, particularly in relation to cash assistance, services, and eligibility requirements.
Senate Bill 190 (SB190) Health Care Authority and also creating the Interagency Homelessness Reduction Task Force. In addition, the Homeless Reduction Advisory Council is created. An appropriation is also made in this legislation.
Senate Bill 191 (SB 191): This appropriation reflects the legislature's commitment to addressing and mitigating the impacts of domestic violence through community-based initiatives, ensuring targeted support for victims within the state.
Senate Bill 192 (SB 192) modifies property tax provisions, including adjustments to veteran exemptions in accordance with constitutional amendments approved in the November 5, 2024, general election. The bill also clarifies property valuation limits, establishes penalties for failure to report property transfers, adjusts administrative procedures for property valuation protests, and revises county property valuation fund revenue streams. The bill includes an emergency clause, making it effective immediately upon passage.
Senate Bill193 (SB193) relating to insurance by requiring health insurers to provide coverage for weight loss drugs.
Senate Bill 194 (SB 194) adds a definition to the Franchise Termination Act. SB 194 requires notice of termination of franchises. SB 194 clarifies applicability of the Franchise Termination A
Senate Bill 195 (SB 195) enacts a new section of the Human Rights Act, defining "antisemitic" as an expression of hatred toward Jewish people or non-Jewish people who are perceived to be Jewish, or toward Jewish community institutions or religious facilities.
Senate Bill 196 (SB 196) relates to pretrial release and establishes when a rebuttable presumption arises in order to hold a defendant in jail before trial. The bill contains an emergency clause, to take effect immediately.
Senate Bill 197 (SB 197) allows money in the Emergency Medical Services Fund to be redirected to the New Mexico Finance Authority to make loans to purchase equipment for emergency medical services system improvement projects for which funding has been granted pursuant to the Emergency Medical Services Fund Act, and makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 198 (SB 198) makes an appropriation for a current-year supplemental appropriation for the reinstatement of the provider rate increase in the Family, Infant, Toddler Program, and an emergency is declared.
Senate Bill 199 (SB 199) increases the amount of the local DWI Grant Fund that may be used for administration of the local DWI Grant Program.
Senate Bill 200 (SB 200): The legislation establishes the first Tuesday in November as a public holiday, specifically designated as "State Holiday to Vote" in New Mexico. This change underscores New Mexico’s commitment to democracy by legally recognizing the importance of voting and making it more accessible for all eligible voters.
Senate Bill 201 (SB 201) amends Public School Finance to change the use of the Public Education Reform Fund to allow funding for reform projects included in accountability and evaluation plans approved by the Department of Finance and Administration. SB 201 requires the Department of Finance and Administration to consult with the Legislative Finance Committee and the Legislative Education Study Committee prior to approving instructions for accountability and evaluation plans.
Senate Bill 202 (SB 202): This act is designed to improve the fiscal management and transparency of state funds. By standardizing the investment criteria and streamlining the processes, it proposes to enhance the efficiency of fund utilization, reduce unnecessary administrative burdens, and ensure greater accountability in handling public funds.
Senate Bill 203 (SB 203): This act seeks to tighten licensure requirements and establish rigorous oversight and penalties, this act proposes to elevate the massage therapy profession, ensuring it is recognized as a legitimate and professional healthcare service. The new regulations are expected to foster a safer and more reliable environment for both practitioners and consumers.
Senate Bill 204 (SB 204): This act establishes a robust legal framework for the practice of nutrition and dietetics in New Mexico, proposing to enhance the quality and safety of nutritional care and therapy provided to residents. By standardizing qualifications and creating an advisory board, the act intends to uphold high professional standards in the field, contributing to better health outcomes for individuals and communities across the state. This approach not only protects the public but also supports the professional development of dietitians and nutritionists.
Senate Bill 205 (SB 205) creates the Office of Housing Planning and Production, provides powers and duties, and declares an emergency.
Senate Bill 206 (SB 206) relates to procurement, increasing minimum amounts for certain local public works projects and state public works projects; modifying payments for certain purchases; increasing small purchase amounts, adding the definition of "public-private partnership agreement" to the procurement code; adding new requirements, exclusions, exemptions and allowances; modifying the bid process; and increasing maximum terms for certain contracts.
Senate Bill 207 (SB207) relating to insurance by modifying the Prior Authorization Act to add more classes of drug that are not subject to prior authorization or step therapy protocols.
Senate Bill 208 (SB 208) increases the annual transfer from the New Mexico Irrigation Works Construction Fund to the Acequia and Community Ditch Infrastructure Fund.
Senate Bill 209 (SB 209) appropriates $29.5 million from the General Fund to the Rural Libraries Endowment Fund for expenditure in FY26 and subsequent fiscal years. The bill ensures that any unexpended or unencumbered balance at the end of a fiscal year will not revert to the General Fund.
Senate Bill 210 (SB 210) increases the maximum penalty for a violation of water law and provides for an annual increase in penalties for a violation of water law to account for inflation.
Senate Bill 211 (SB 211) establishes two new tax credits: the Quantum Facility Infrastructure Income Tax Credit and the Quantum Facility Infrastructure Corporate Income Tax Credit. These credits incentivize investments in infrastructure for quantum technology facilities in New Mexico by providing a refundable credit for qualifying expenditures. The total available credits are capped at $75 million with a potential increase to $150 million if the state receives a National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines Award for Quantum Technologies. The credits are available for taxable years before January 1, 2035, and the bill includes a delayed repeal effective January 1, 2036.
Senate Bill 212 (SB 212) creates the Quantum Testing and Evaluation Gross Receipts Tax Credit, allowing national laboratories conducting quantum research under a memorandum of agreement with a federal quantum agency to claim a credit against gross receipts tax liability. The credit amount matches federal funding received for quantum testing and evaluation services, with a total statewide cap of $15 million per year and an aggregate program cap of $60 million. The credit applies to taxable periods beginning July 1, 2025, and expires July 1, 2035.
Senate Bill 213 (SB 213): This act is designed to facilitate safer and more efficient operations for public transit buses by clarifying the conditions under which other vehicles must yield the right of way. By doing so, it seeks to improve the reliability of public transportation services and enhance road safety for all users. The change will require drivers to be more attentive to the signals given by transit buses and adjust their driving behavior accordingly.
Senate Bill 214 (SB 214) relates to the New Mexico Department of Agriculture to update acts; provides for a standardized administrative penalty system; conforming regulation to current standard practices. SB 214 defines additional terms, increases fee and fine caps, and prescribes penalties. SB 214 amends, repeals, enacts and recompiles sections of the NMSA 1978.
Senate Bill 215 (SB 215): This legislative act seeks to refine and clarify insurance coverage rules in New Mexico, particularly enhancing protections for residential property owners. By specifying coverage expectations and clarifying the handling of mixed-cause losses, the act intends to improve the insurance landscape for consumers while maintaining a viable market environment for insurers. This approach not only aids in consumer protection but also supports market stability and the growth of the insurance sector within the state.
Senate Bill 216 (SB 216) repeals the prohibition on political subdivisions and home rule municipalities from enacting rent control for privately owned real property.
Senate Bill 217 (SB 217) clarifies the Department of Information Technology's role in approving information technology procurement and projects by state agencies.
Senate Bill 218 (SB 218): The act proposes comprehensive reforms designed to enhance the transparency, security, and efficiency of the election process in New Mexico. These changes reflect a proactive approach to addressing contemporary challenges in election administration, such as cybersecurity threats and the need for consistent training and standards across all counties. The detailed procedures for managing provisional ballots and recount conditions further proposes to ensure that elections are fair and that all votes are accurately counted.
Senate Bill219 (SB219) enacts the Medical Psilocybin Act with will allow the use of Psilocybin in an approved setting to treat qualified medical conditions, also, an advisory board is created and provides powers and duties. SB219 also modifies the Control Substances Act to remove psilocybin and psilocin from the schedule for the purposes of qualified medical treatment and providing a gross receipts tax deduction for medical psilocybin. Also, providing for penalty for prescribing and making appropriation.
Senate Bill 220 (SB 220) relates to risk management. It requires state agencies to make public the terms of legal settlement agreements and provides for loss prevention review teams. SB 220 was in interim bill for the Legislative Finance Committee.
Senate Bill 221 (SB 221): The proposed amendment to Section 59A-16-20 NMSA 1978, as outlined in the act, proposes to further define and expand the list of practices considered unfair and deceptive when handling insurance claims in New Mexico. This amendment is significant as it introduces specific changes and additions to combat unfair claims practices more effectively.
Senate Bill 222 (SB 222): The proposed legislative act seeks to shift the responsibility for overseeing caregiver background checks from the Department of Health to the Health Care Authority. This shift includes managing the criminal history screenings and the regulatory framework around them.
Senate Bill 223 (SB 223) amends the Local Economic Development Act to require a qualifying entity to conduct a housing study prior to submitting an application for public support. Adds definitions. SB 223 amends application and evaluation requirements.
Senate Bill224 (SB224) relates to medical malpractice by allowing the Superintendent of Insurance to intervene in mediation and court proceeding that involve the Medical Malpractice Act
Senate Bill 225 (SB 225) increases the penalties and fines for various offenses. SB 225 increases fines for littering, increases hours of community service for committing graffiti, increases the penalty for the improper use of a travel lane, and increases and provides penalties for violations of the Recycling and Illegal Dumping Act.
Senate Bill 226 (SB 226): This legislative proposal seeks to address safety concerns associated with truck tractors by establishing a maximum speed limit and attaching penalties for non-compliance. This act intends to reduce the likelihood and severity of accidents involving large vehicles on highways, promoting safer travel conditions for all road users.
Senate Bill 227 (SB 227) provides that state reserves consist of certain funds.
Senate Bill 228 (SB 228) relates to crime. It creates a fourth degree felony crime for a person to enter a retail establishment with the intent to commit a felony or theft after receiving notice that the person is not authorized to enter the establishment.
Senate Bill 229 (SB 229) makes general appropriations and authorizes expenditures by state agencies.
Senate Bill 230 (SB 230): This legislation primarily raises the maximum amounts notaries may charge for acknowledgments, oaths, jurats, copy certifications, and electronic notarizations, aligning notarial fees more closely with modern costs and practices while maintaining regulations on how and when additional fees (travel or technology) can be charged.
Senate Bill 231 (SB 231) enacts the Beneficial Substances Act, creating a statewide regulatory framework for the registration, labeling, and sale of plant biostimulants, soil amendments, and other beneficial agricultural substances. The bill transfers regulatory oversight of soil conditioners from the New Mexico Fertilizer Act to the Beneficial Substances Act, requires product registration and labeling, establishes inspection fees, and sets criminal penalties for misbranded or adulterated products. SB 231 takes effect January 1, 2026.
Senate Bill 232 (SB 232) appropriates five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to the Local Government Division (LGD) of the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) to contract for master planning for permanently affordable housing in the city of Albuquerque. Related Bills:
Senate Bill 233 relates to consumer protection making failure to provide the written statement required by the Distributed Generation Disclosure Act an unfair or deceptive trade practice.
Senate Bill 234 creates the Tribal Education Trust Fund. SB 234 provides reporting requirements. SB 234 creates the Tribal Education Trust Disbursement Formula Task Force. Makes appropriations.
Senate Bill 235 (SB 235) amends the Mathematics and Science Education Act. SB 235 defines terms. SB 235 provides the Mathematics and Science Bureau of the Public Education Department monitor the implementation of instructional and professional development programs. SB 235 requires school districts and charter schools to develop mathematics professional learning plans. SB 235 requires the Public Education Department to establish a mathematics instructional leadership framework. SB 235 requires mathematics screeners for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. SB 235 requires immediate interventions and parental notification if a student is identified as having characteristics of dyscalculia.
Senate Bill 236 (SB 236): This bill amends Section 66-3-424.40 of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated (NMSA), specifically dealing with “Look Twice for Motorcycles” special registration plates. The amendment expands the original statute by adding a new special registration plate for motorcycles (as distinct from motor vehicles generally) and clarifies how fees for both types of plates will be handled and distributed. The goal of both types of plates (motor vehicle plates and motorcycle plates) is to promote driver awareness and motorcycle safety.
Senate Bill 237 (SB 237) appropriates two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission for commission activities.
Senate Bill 238 (SB 238) appropriates one million four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,450,000) for a youth behavioral health prevention project for public school students.
Senate Bill 239 (SB 239) amends the Homeowner Association Act to provide an additional remedy for lot owners.
Senate Bill 240 (SB 240) enacts the Structural Wood Grading Act, establishing a state-based structural wood grading system for lumber milled in New Mexico. The bill requires the Forestry Division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) to develop a licensing program for sawmill owners and their employees to certify structural wood grades for use in construction. The bill allows for in-state structural wood grade certificates as an alternative to grade stamps issued by national grading agencies. SB 240 takes effect July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 241 (SB 241) relates to motor vehicles. SB 241 enacts the Highway Construction Zone Automated Speed Enforcement Act that allows for the use of automatic speed detection devices to detect, issue and enforce civil fines for speeding within construction zones.
Senate Bill 242 (SB 242) adds to Public School code to enact the Advancing Science of Reading Act. SB 242 requires teacher licensing candidates to demonstrate competency in structured literacy and the science of reading. SB 242 requires the use of high-quality instructional materials for all student teaching and supervised field experiences. SB 242 disallows balanced literacy as a teaching method in public schools and state institutions. SB 242 provides for literacy coordinators. SB 242 provides monitoring and enforcement.
Senate Bill 243 (SB 243) creates the All Cities and Counties Fund, directing a portion of gross receipts tax revenue to municipalities and counties. The bill establishes a formula-based distribution system, ensuring funds are equitably allocated based on population and county revenue levels. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 244 (SB 244) creates the crime of unlawful transfer of a firearm to a minor, and adds this crime to the definition of “Racketeering”.
Senate Bill 245 (SB 245) amends codes to require charter schools to be boards of finance. SB 245 separates charter school audits from those of their chartering authorities.
Senate Bill 246 (SB 246) in Public School Code enacts the Seizure Safe Schools Act to provide for seizure disorder management and care by school personnel. SB 246 provides for rule making and limits liability.
Senate Bill 247 (SB 247) adds a new section to Public Schools requiring the Public Education Department to publish the results of the department-approved summative assessments for science, mathematics and English language arts. SB 247 establishes a deadline for publication, requirements for the report and requires user-friendly access. SB 247 assigns duties to the Public Education Department.
Senate Bill 248 (SB 248) amends the Lobbyist Regulation Act, providing definitions and expanding expenditure report requirements.
The Senate Finance Committee substitute for Senate Bill 249 (SFCcs/SB 249) modifies the Public Assistance Act to require managed care organizations (MCOs) to reimburse health care providers for gross receipts taxes (GRT) they pay on Medicaid reimbursements. The bill mandates that MCOs itemize the GRT reimbursement separately from the Medicaid service reimbursement in all payment documentation. The effective date for the provisions of the bill is January 1, 2026.
Senate Bill 250 (SB 250) relates to the federal use of state resources and prohibits state and local agencies from using resources to enforce federal immigration laws. The bill makes the detainment of federal prisoners discretionary under federal law and repeals an obsolete federal reference.
Senate Bill 251 (SB 251): This legislation expands the definition of “peace officer” to encompass more law enforcement roles in return-to-work provisions, enabling certain retirees to resume public safety positions after a 90-day break and still receive pension payments for up to 36 months. It also imposes documentation, vacancy, and layoff-priority requirements on public employers to ensure fair hiring practices and workforce management.
Senate Bill252 (SB252) relates to telehealth by modifying the New Mexico Telehealth Act to allow all licensed social workers to provide telehealth services.
Senate Bill 253 (SB 253) increases the penalty for a felon and serious violent felon found in possession of a firearm and provides that those convicted of possession of a firearm or destructive device are not eligible for good time deductions.
Senate Bill 254 (SB 254): This legislation renames the Cybersecurity Office to the Office of Cybersecurity, clarifies its expanded duties in setting cybersecurity standards and coordinating incident responses for state and local entities, and modifies the membership of the Cybersecurity Advisory Committee to include a broader range of representatives from government, education, healthcare, and the private sector. These proposed changes will strengthen statewide cybersecurity governance and enhance collaborative protection of state and local IT infrastructures.
Senate Bill 255 (SB 255) creates the crime of facilitation of the unlawful sale of a firearm without a background check, increases the penalty for unlawful sale of a firearm without a background check, and adds these crimes to the definition of “Racketeering”.
Senate Bill 256 (SB 256) in Public Schools enacts the School Teachers On-Site Protection Act. SB 256 requires the Department of Public Safety conduct school employee firearm training. SB 256 establishes procedures for school employees to be licensed and appointed to carry handguns on school premises. SB 256 adds school employees licensed and appointed to carry a handgun to exceptions to unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon on school premises.
Senate Bill 257 (SB 257): The Border Security Act creates the Office of Border Security, led by a Director appointed by the Governor. This act grants the office broad powers, including eminent domain, for constructing and maintaining a border fence along the New Mexico–Mexico boundary. Additionally, it creates a Border Security Fund to finance these efforts and appropriates $6 million from the General Fund for office setup, operations, and fence construction. The act carries an emergency clause, making it effective upon enactment.
Senate Bill 258 (SB 258): This act mandates the inclusion of comprehensive human sexuality education within health education courses in middle and high school grades starting from the 2027-2028 school year in New Mexico.
Senate Bill 259 (259) amends the Charitable Solicitations Act, revising requirements for professional fundraisers and third-party solicitors.
Senate Bill 260 (SB 260) appropriates fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) to the Department of Environment to assess and clean up abandoned and neglected contaminated sites, including abandoned uranium mining sites, across the state that do not have viable responsible parties to pay for and conduct cleanup actions.
Senate Bill261 (SB261) relates to public health by creating the Hub and Spoke Pilot Project in the Department of Health to deliver preventive health care services at public schools in underserved areas of the state and defining terms. Also, providing project goals and parameters and assigning duties. The bill included appropriation.
Senate Bill 262 (SB 262) appropriates one hundred thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($137,500) each to the State Parks Division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, the Department of Environment and the Department of Game and Fish for program coordinators to oversee citizen science projects. It appropriates two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to the board of regents of the University of New Mexico to oversee the program coordinators and create and maintain web portals and information systems to track and evaluate the citizen science projects. 2/19/25 CS/SB 262 SCONC appropriates nine hundred fifty thousand dollars ($950,000) for program coordinators to oversee citizen science projects and to create and maintain web portals and information systems to track and evaluate citizen science projects.
Senate Bill 263 (SB263) relates to insurance by enacting a new Section of the Prior Authorization Act to require health insurers to establish procedures to grant exemptions from their prior authorization process for health care providers that meet certain criteria.
Senate Bill 264 (SB 264) amends various fees and the basis for certain fees; allows for fee increases based on inflation; extends the sunset date of the spay and neuter program fee; repeals certain laws; and makes appropriations.
Senate Bill 265 (SB 265) relates to motor vehicles and increases the penalty assessment for certain misdemeanor violations of the Motor Vehicle Code and the Boat Act.
Senate Bill 266 (SB 266) enacts the Higher Education Accountability Act, requiring review and approval by the State Board of Finance for certain agreements with administrators at state educational institutions or community colleges. It mandates attorney general review of release and indemnification terms within administrator agreements and requires annual reporting of agreements reviewed by the State Board of Finance. The bill also creates a civil cause of action against boards of regents and community college governing boards for breaches of fiduciary duty and requires institutions to secure independent legal counsel in cases where a board member is accused of a fiduciary breach.
Senate Bill 267 (SB 267) requires owners to provide notice to dwelling unit applicants of fees related to applicant screening; requires owners to return an applicant screening fee in certain circumstances; requires owners to provide notice of fee increases; extends the notice period for rent increases; reduces the limit on late fees; expands private remedies; and prescribes civil penalties.
Senate Bill 268 (SB 268) appropriates two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) to the board of regents of the University of New Mexico to fund athletics and appropriates two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) to the board of regents of New Mexico State University, with a contingency, to fund athletics.
Senate Bill 269 (SB 269) relates to medical cannabis; clarifies when drug testing for cannabis is allowed for employees who are qualified patients according to the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act; provides protections against adverse employment actions; provides requirements for determining impairment; requires the Department of Health and the Workforce Solutions Department to develop guidelines for employers.
Senate Bill270 (SB270) relates to health by making an appropriation to the Department of Health to support the operations of Federally Qualified Health Care Centers
Senate Bill 271 (SB 271): This bill amends Section 2-5-1 of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated (NMSA) 1978, which governs the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC). Although the total number of committee members (16) remains the same—eight from the House of Representatives and eight from the Senate—the composition is adjusted to explicitly include representation from the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee (LHHS). The bill also updates language to be gender-neutral and includes an emergency clause so that it takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Senate Bill 272 (SB 272) creates an income tax exemption for individuals who are foster parents, guardians of their grandchildren, or adoptive grandparents. The exemption applies to taxable years beginning January 1, 2025, and is contingent upon the child or grandchild being under 18 years of age during the taxable year. The bill defines “foster parent” as a person licensed or certified by the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) or a child placement agency to provide care for children in the custody of the department or agency. A “guardian” is defined as a person appointed under the Kinship Guardianship Act. The exemption applies to all taxable income earned by the qualifying individual during the relevant tax year. The exemption must be included in the state’s tax expenditure budget under Section 7-1-84 NMSA 1978, requiring the annual reporting of its fiscal impact on state revenues. The provisions of SB 272 apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 273 (SB 273) makes an appropriation to the Veterans' Services Department to contract for services to support transitional housing for veterans and their families.
Senate Bill 274 (SB 274) amends Section 13-6-1 NMSA 1978, raising the threshold for State Board of Finance approval on state agency and local public body property sales, trades, or leases. The bill increases the approval threshold from $5,000 to $30,000 for obsolete, worn-out, or unusable tangible personal property and raises the approval threshold for real property transactions from $25,000 to $150,000.
Senate Bill 275 (SB 275) enacts the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act, allowing the state treasurer and state investment council to invest in bitcoin as part of the state’s permanent funds. The bill establishes investment parameters, secure custody requirements, and limits on total bitcoin holdings. It also creates a process for accepting taxes and fees in bitcoin, converting non-bitcoin digital assets, and permitting bitcoin lending under specified conditions. SB 275 takes effect July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 276 (SB 276) appropriates two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the Uranium Mining Reclamation Revolving Fund.
Senate Bill 277 (SB 277): The Bill amends the Insurance Holding Company Law (Article 37 of Chapter 59A NMSA 1978) by introducing new definitions, clarifying supervision of internationally active insurance groups, and adding requirements for annual group capital calculations and liquidity stress tests.
Senate Bill 278 (SB 278): The bill makes several key changes to coronary artery calcium screening requirements across various statutes in New Mexico law, including eliminating cost sharing and broadening eligibility criteria and ensures coverage for subsequent cardiac care is guided by medical necessity and standard coverage rules.
Senate Bill 279 (SB 279) enacts the Gas-Operated Semiautomatic Firearms Exclusion Act (Act) that prohibits gas-operated semiautomatic firearms. The bill also prohibits large-capacity ammunition feeding devices and devices that increase the rate of fire or approximate the action of a machine gun, machine guns and rapid fire devices. It requires the certification of semiautomatic firearms and requires the attorney general to list which gas-operated semiautomatic firearms are subject to the Act.
Senate Bill 280 adds the New Mexico Military Institute to the Public School Capital Outlay Act as one of the constitutional special schools.
Senate Bill 281 (SB 281) enacts the Rural Electric Cooperative Wildfire Liability Act. It requires wildfire mitigation plans and provides for a review by the Forestry Division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department. SB 281provides for approval by the Public Regulation Commission and requires public notice. It establishes limits on liability and damage awards and a two-year limitation on the filing of claims. It amends Section 30-32-4 NMSA 1978 and Section 37-1-4 NMSA 1978.
Senate Bill 282 (SB 282) relates to the courts and amends the Structured Settlement Protect Act to require a guardian ad litem be appointed in all structured settlement transfers.
Senate Bill 283 (SB 283) requires the Children, Youth and Families Department (Department) to determine federal benefits eligibility for children in its custody, apply for federal benefits, and either act as the child's representative payee or determine an appropriate alternative; sets forth the Department's obligations when acting as the child's representative payee; prohibits the use of federal benefits to pay the Department for the child's care; requires the Department to provide financial literacy and planning tools; and sets forth provisions for the release of federal benefits provided to children in legal custody of the state.
Senate Bill 284 (SB 284) declares that foster children are not residents of foster homes for purposes of homeowners insurance.
Senate Bill 285 (SB 285) exempts tips received by employees from state income tax, removing the requirement to include tip income in net taxable income for New Mexico tax purposes. The bill applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 286 (SB 286) enacts the Education Freedom Account Act. SB 286 provides powers and duties. SB 286 provides for education freedom accounts and allowable uses. SB 286 provides procedures and application requirements for parents and education service providers. SB 186 creates a review commission. SB 286 makes appropriations.
Senate Bill 287 (SB 287): This legislation establishes a dedicated framework for recreational vehicle manufacturer-dealer relationships in New Mexico. It prescribes specific rules and protections for both RV dealers and manufacturers, including exclusive sales territories, restrictions on termination, repurchase obligations, warranty requirements, and a mediation process to resolve disputes before going to court. This bill supersedes certain aspects of the existing franchise law for RVs, ensuring that dealerships and manufacturers of new RVs operate under a tailored legal scheme.
Senate Bill288 (SB288) makes an appropriation to the Aging and Long Term Services Department to increase provider reimbursements in the aging network.
Senate Bill 289 (SB 289) adjusts the distribution of motor vehicle excise tax revenue, increasing the percentage allocated to the State Road Fund and the Transportation Project Fund while reducing the portion directed to the General Fund. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Senate Bill 290 (SB 290) raises marriage licensing fees and adjusts the disposition of fees.
Senate Bill 291 (SB 291) provides that law enforcement officers employed by the State Parks Division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department shall enforce game and fish laws. It provides conservation officers with the authority to enforce provisions of the Criminal Code, the Motor Vehicle Code and the Boat Act.
Senate Bill 292 (SB 292): This legislation adds “protective service worker” to the list of positions eligible for the return-to-work provisions under PERA. By doing so, it enables these retirees to keep their pension while resuming public employment—subject to specific constraints on break-in-service, position vacancy rates, contribution requirements, and time limits on receiving pension payments while re-employed.
Senate Bill 293 (SB 293) amends the Tax Increment for Development Act, expanding the eligibility criteria for Tax Development Districts (TDDs) to support housing and mixed-use developments. The bill enhances financing mechanisms for housing infrastructure, allowing local governments to use tax increment financing (TIF) to fund residential and mixed-use projects. It also clarifies requirements for local government participation, developer obligations, and the approval process for district formation. The provisions take effect July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 294 (SB 294) increases the Child Income Tax Credit for children under the age of six by doubling the amount of the credit provided to taxpayers. The bill retains the income-based credit structure while ensuring that families with young children receive additional financial support. The bill applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
Summary Senate Bill 295 (SB 295) expands gross receipts tax deductions for health care services by removing the sunset date for certain health care-related deductions and creating new deductions for medical equipment, medical supplies, and prescription drugs. The bill also ensures that health care providers receiving Medicaid reimbursements are fully compensated for gross receipts taxes paid on those reimbursements. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 296 (SB 296) establishes a Physician Income Tax Credit for licensed physicians, osteopathic physicians, and dentists who have completed a medical residency and practice full-time in New Mexico. Eligible physicians may claim a tax credit of $50,000 per year for up to five consecutive years if they maintain an outstanding balance on student loans taken to fund their medical education. The Higher Education Department will certify eligibility for the credit, and any unused portion of the credit exceeding the taxpayer’s liability will be refunded. SB 296 applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
Senate Bill297 (SB297) requires the Health Care Authority to conduct regional commercial insurance market assessments and requires increased Medicaid reimbursement for health care services.
Senate Bill 298 (SB 298) exempts income earned by health care practitioners from state income tax for ten years. Eligible practitioners include a broad range of licensed medical professionals who practice full-time in New Mexico. This exemption applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and will expire for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2035.
Senate Bill 299 (SB 299): The Proposed Legislation amends Section 2-1-1 NMSA 1978 to require the Secretary of State to provide written notice of a legislative vacancy to the county commissioners of all counties in the district of the vacant legislative office.
Senate Bill 300 (SB 300): The Proposed Legislation appropriates ten million dollars ($10,000,000) from the general fund to the Higher Education Department for expenditure in fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
Senate Bill 301 (SB 301) creates the Court Emergency Property Reserve Fund and appropriates to this fund $450,000.
Senate Bill 302 (SB 302) requires a background investigation of contractors seeking unescorted access to facilities of the Gaming Control Board (GCB); amends application and renewal requirements for gaming licenses, certifications of findings suitability and work permits; and provides for background investigations of applicants for a license or permit issued according to the terms of the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act.
Senate Bill 303 (SB 303) requires that gaming machines meet the standards and specifications of state laws and rules.
Senate Bill 304 (SB 304) establishes the Qualifying Foster Care Organization Income Tax Credit, which allows individuals to claim a tax credit for contributions made to qualifying foster care organizations. The credit is capped at $500 for single filers and $1,000 for joint filers. To qualify, contributions must be made to organizations that provide foster care services and meet specific financial and service-based criteria. The credit is non-refundable but may be carried forward for up to five years. SB 304 applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 305 (SB 305) creates the Quality Foster Parent Recruitment and Retention Task Force; requires a final report; and makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 306 (SB 306): This bill appropriates one million dollars ($1,000,000) from the general fund to the local government division of the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) for fiscal year 2026.
Senate Bill 307 (SB 307) enacts the Office of Child Ombud Act; provides for the State Child Ombud; creates the Office of Child Ombud and establishes the powers and duties of that office; provides for the establishment of the State Child Ombud Selection Committee; amends and enacts sections of the NMSA 1978; and makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 308 (SB 308) enacts the Native American Ombud Act; establishes the Office of the Native American Ombud; provides duties; requires investigation and resolution of concerns; provides for the confidentiality of records; provides potential actions for noncompliance; requires an annual report; and makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 309 (SB 309) relates to criminal procedure and adds notification requirements for violations of pretrial conditions of release. SB 309 provides that pretrial conditions of release are public records, and provides access to GPS data on defendants on pretrial release to law enforcement officers.
Senate Bill 310 (SB 310) relates to zoning. SB 310 eliminates building height restrictions except in historic districts. SB 310 allows development of duplexes and townhouses except in historic districts. SB 310 allowing small scale commercial uses in residential zones.
Senate Bill 311 (SB 311) relates to metropolitan redevelopment; it gives local governments the power of eminent domain to carry out the Metropolitan Redevelopment Code.
Senate Bill 312 (SB 312) restricts appeals of decisions of zoning and planning authorities to people who have an ownership interest in the real property that is the subject of the decision or a property that is adjacent to the property that is the subject of the decision.
Senate Bill 313 (SB 313): This bill prohibits local governments (cities, counties, or other political subdivisions) from requiring a minimum number of off-street parking spaces for residential, commercial, or industrial properties.
Senate Bill 314 makes an appropriation for Torrance County Farm and Livestock Bureau to develop curriculum for a high school New Mexico history course focused on the settlement of the lower Estancia Valley.
Senate Bill315 (SB315) modifies Section 12-3-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1927, Chapter 102, Section 1, to add the State Bread as the Tortilla
Senate Bill 316 (SB 316) requires uranium waste disposal in federally managed underground facilities and limits the issuance of permits for uranium waste disposal to federally managed underground hazardous waste depositories.
Senate Bill 317 (SB 317) in Workforce Development creates the Youth Internship Opportunity Program. SB 317 provides for the payment of wages for apprenticeships and internships for sixteen- to eighteen-year-olds. SB 317 makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 318 (SB 318) includes firearms and destructive devices in the Unfair Practices Act, and expands private remedies for unfair, deceptive and unconscionable trade practices.
Senate Bill 319 (SB 319): This bill amends Section 66-5-301 NMSA 1978 to require uninsured (UM) and underinsured (UIM) motorist coverage in all automobile liability policies and clarifies related provisions.
Senate Bill320 (SB320) makes an appropriation for the North Central New Mexico Economic Development District to support mobile home replacement initiatives by the Non-Metro New Mexico Area Agency on Aging.
Senate Bill 321 (SB 321) relates to law enforcement and requires that members of the New Mexico State Police be the highest-paid law enforcement officers in the state and appropriates $100,000 to the Department of Public Safety to study state police salaries.
Senate Bill 322 (SB 322) relates to children and limits when a strip or cavity search may be performed in a detention facility. SB 322 prohibits cameras or filming in certain areas of a detention facility.
Senate Bill 323 (SB 323) provides that the New Mexico Horsemen's Association is the horsemen's group required by the Federal Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978. It provides that certain wagering and gaming machines are permitted on weeks of races and that the state auditor may audit racetracks.
Senate Bill 324 (SB 324) relates to employment. SB 324 prohibits nondisclosure and non-disparagement agreements. SB 324 amends a section of the NMSA 1978.
Senate Bill 325 (SB 325) establishes a post-secondary education program for an associate degree in alcohol and drug abuse counseling for qualified inmates in all state correctional facilities. The Corrections Department will administer the program, with Luna Community College granting the associate degree and New Mexico Highlands University developing the curriculum and providing technical assistance. The bill appropriates $500,000 from the General Fund to the Corrections Department for the program’s implementation. Any unexpended or unencumbered funds will not revert to the General Fund.
Senate Bill 326 (SB 326) relates to delinquency and changes how the court system treats delinquent children. The bill increases the number of offenses that trigger the imposition of an adult sentence, extends the age at which a child can be on probation or in a commitment from up to the child’s 21st birthday to up to the child’s 25th birthday, removes the requirement that a prosecutor consult with probation before filing a delinquency petition, adds that a child who is adjudicated as a youthful offender may waive their right to an amenability hearing and instead be sentenced as an adult, removes the requirement for a detention risk assessment instrument be completed to take a child into custody, removes some powers of the Children, Youth and Families Department, and repeals a section of law prohibiting the disclosure of certain juvenile records.
Summary: SB229345 is an Act relating to motor vehicles and enacting a new Section of the Motor Vehicle Code to create an America’s Lowriders Capital special registration plate and establishing criteria for cessation of issuance and making an appropriation.
Senate Bill 328 (SB 328) revises provisions governing racetrack licenses and gaming operator licenses; provides for confidentiality of certain documents; and revises license terms.
Senate Bill 329 (SB 329) creates the crime of soliciting or recruiting a child into a criminal street gang.
Senate Bill 330 (SB 330) enhances the basic sentence for crimes committed in furtherance of criminal street gang activity.
Senate Bill 331 (SB 331) relates to domestic violence and requires that a person convicted for certain criminal offenses complete a domestic violence offender treatment or intervention program. The bill also provides that a person who violates a condition of probation ordered pursuant to a suspended or deferred sentence may be subject to any sentence the court could have originally imposed.
Senate Bill 332 (SB 332) appropriates five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the Local Government Division of the Department of Finance and Administration for the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District to conduct wildfire prevention measures.
Senate Bill 333 (SB 333) enacts the Children's Benefits Account Act; provides for the Children, Youth and Families Department (Department) to be appointed as the representative payee to manage and maintain the retirement, survivors and disability insurance funds of children in the Department's custody; provides for the establishment of benefits accounts for beneficiaries; provides Department duties to manage benefits accounts on behalf of beneficiaries; provides definitions; provides for account closures and disbursements; provides for confidentiality; and provides for rule adoption.
Senate Bill 334 (SB 334) creates the crimes of assault and battery upon a child welfare worker of the Children, Youth and Families Department, and establishes penalties.
Senate Bill 335 (SB 335) establishes a refundable state income tax credit for foster parents and guardians. The bill aims to provide financial support to individuals caring for children in state custody, potentially encouraging more people to become foster parents.
Senate Bill 336 (SB336) relates to public assistance by requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to have a proportional amount of Medicaid recipients.
Senate Bill 337 (SB 337) clarifies provisions relating to disability pensions and survivor pensions; removes inconsistencies relating to survivor pensions; provides an exemption to the procurement code for the collection of overpayments; clarifies the amount of pension earned by certain Public Regulation Commission commissioners; allows the Public Employees Retirement Association to share certain information with the Educational Retirement Board regarding certain reciprocity retirees; clarifies certain provisions relating to gifts; clarifies the requirements for a retired member who files an exemption from membership under the Magistrate Retirement Act; and makes technical changes.
Senate Bill 338 (SB 338) appropriates five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the Department of Health for the New Mexico Health Service Corps to support the recruitment and retention of health care providers who treat rural or underserved populations or patients of federally qualified health centers.
Senate Bill 339 (SB 339) appropriates twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) to the Department of Environment to plan, design, construct, replace, and improve water lines in Curry County.
Senate Bill 340 (SB 340) relates to public emergencies and terminates declarations of emergency and orders or rules restricting commerce, public assembly and personal conduct after thirty days; authorizes limited gubernatorial extensions of declarations, orders or rules; provides for legislative extensions of declarations, orders or rules; and amends sections of Chapter 12 NMSA 1978.
Senate Bill 341 (SB 341) imposes the death penalty for certain crimes, including child abuse that results in the death of a child and causing the death of a child or law enforcement officer while committing a felony.
Senate Bill 342 (SB 342) requires the Department of Environment to promulgate rules for the use of brackish water and appropriates a total of seventy million ($70,000,000) to the Office of the State Engineer for brackish water use exploration, treatment and aquifer characterization for water projects; to the board of regents of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and the Board of Regents of New Mexico State University for the development of technology for projects related to brackish water use.
Senate Bill 343, relating to education, removes exceptions to level one, level two and level three-A licensed teacher salary rates and amends the related sections of Public Schools code.
Senate Bill 344 makes an appropriation to the Public Education Department to provide vision and hearing screening for kindergarten through fourth grade students.
Senate Bill 345 (SB 345) relating to school personnel allows the use of a teacher portfolio for level one licensure. SB 345 allows reciprocity for levels two and three New Mexico licensure for instructional support providers who are licensed in other states.
Senate Bill 346 (SB 346) appropriates funds from the General Fund for various capital improvements, operational programs, public safety initiatives, educational enhancements, and community services throughout New Mexico. The appropriations cover projects in multiple counties, including funding for public safety equipment, school programs, social services, and infrastructure development. Unless otherwise indicated, unexpended or unencumbered funds will revert to the General Fund at the end of Fiscal Year 2026. SB 346 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 347 (SB 347): The proposed Health Care Workers Conscience Protection Act provides legal protections for health care workers, institutions, and payers that decline to participate in abortion services for reasons of conscience. It also outlines notice requirements and includes an emergency clause for immediate effect.
Senate Bill 348 (SB 348) requires the state to make payments in lieu of taxes (PILT) to local governments when acquiring real property. The bill establishes a Payments in Lieu of Taxes Fund, administered by the Taxation and Revenue Department, to compensate political subdivisions for lost property tax revenue. The requirement does not apply to property acquired by the Department of Transportation for public roadways. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 349 makes appropriations for the north central New Mexico Economic Development District.
Senate Bill350 (SB350) makes an appropriation to the Health Care Authority to address housing support needs and administer a housing stabilization program
Senate Bill 351 makes an appropriation to the local government division of the Department of Finance and Administration for the North Central New Mexico Economic Development District for a correctional reentry workforce development program.
Senate Bill 352 (SB 352) relates to medical investigations and makes certain autopsy photographs confidential and inaccessible to the public other than in civil or criminal proceedings.
Senate Bill 353 (SB 353): This bill amends the Search and Rescue Act to establish new protocols for coordinating search and rescue (SAR) operations among federal, state, and local responders.
Senate Bill 354 (SB 354) appropriates $200,000 from the General Fund to the Board of Regents of Northern New Mexico State School to contract for the production of an educational documentary about Padre Antonio José Martínez, a historical figure in New Mexico. Unexpended or unencumbered funds at the end of Fiscal Year 2026 will revert to the General Fund. SB 354 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 355 (SB 355): This act creates new requirements and oversight measures related to the Public Finance Accountability Act. The bill assures state-granted funds will be properly managed and there is a level of accountability related to public finances.
Senate Bill 356 (SB 356): The Diversity Act creates new requirements and structures to promote and monitor diversity, equity, and inclusion within New Mexico state government. The Act establishes a Chief Diversity Officer and diversity liaisons across state agencies, requires annual reporting, and provides funding to support these initiatives.
Senate Bill 357 (SB 357) creates the Essential Services Development Act to allow state support for infrastructure projects that allow access to internet, energy, water and wastewater services primarily for residential purposes.
Senate Bill 358 (SB 358) amends provisions relating to the Equine Shelter Rescue Fund and establishes the Equine Welfare Trust Fund. SB 358 makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 359 (SB 359) provides a process for removing unlawful occupants of real property from that property; provides a form to request the removal of an unlawful occupant from real property; provides procedures for law enforcement to remove unlawful occupants from real property; prescribes procedures for notice; creates a cause of action for persons who were wrongfully removed from real property; and amends the classification of the crimes of criminal damage to property and fraud.
Senate Bill 360 (SB 360) amends the Safe Haven for Infants Act (Act) and allows a parent or a parent’s designee to leave an infant in an infant safety device without criminal prosecution in certain circumstances; assesses fines for disclosure of confidential information relating to infants left pursuant to this Act; provides for the installation and monitoring of these devices; provides limited immunity for a safe haven site and its staff; and requires the Children, Youth and Families Department to create rules to implement the Act.
Senate Bill 361 (SB 361) requires the Children, Youth and Families Department (Department) to issue a request for proposals and contract with an independent expert to assess the Department's programmatic performance.
Senate Bill 362 (SB 362) relates to children and allows for court intervention or other family services after the Children, Youth and Families Department has substantiated an allegation of child abuse or neglect.
Senate Bill 363 (SB 363) enacts the Child Protection Authority Act; creates the Child Protection Authority; and prescribes duties.
Senate Bill 364 (SB 364) relates to law enforcement and allows people who are authorized to work by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to become certain law enforcement officers.
Senate Bill (SB 365) - Appropriates $100,000 from the state’s general fund to the Commission on the Status of Women to be used in Fiscal Year 2026.
Senate Bill 366 (SB 366) appropriates $200,000 from the General Fund to the Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico to support the Corinne Wolfe Center for Child and Family Justice in continuing the work of the Children’s Code Reform Task Force. The funding will be used for reviewing and recommending updates to the Children’s Code. Any unexpended or unencumbered funds at the end of Fiscal Year 2026 will revert to the General Fund. SB 366 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 367 (SB 367) appropriates $350,000 from the General Fund to the Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico for the Health Sciences Center Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The funding will support Spanish-language curriculum development and implementation to enhance the Medical Spanish Education Program for Health Sciences Center students. Unexpended or unencumbered funds at the end of Fiscal Year 2027 will revert to the General Fund. SB 367 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 368 (SB 368), relating to cremation, expands the definition of “cremation” to include reduction by chemical agent or biological process. SB 368 provides for traditional and non traditional cremation process in the Funeral Services Act.
Senate Bill 369 (SB 369) appropriates $3,000,000 from the General Fund to the Board of Regents of New Mexico State University for the New Mexico Department of Agriculture. The funding will support projects, programs, promotions, and educational and civic events commemorating the 400th anniversary of winemaking in America. The appropriation is available for expenditure in FY 2026 through FY 2028. Any unexpended or unencumbered funds at the end of FY 2028 will revert to the General Fund. SB 369 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 370 (SB370) relates to health care by requiring the Medicaid reinstatement rate for obstetrics or gynecology health care services to increase by two hundred fifty percent. SB370 also makes an appropriate.
Senate Bill 371 (SB 371): This bill proposes to advance healthcare legislation by integrating safety standards for abortion care, mandating licensed physicians and facilities, and establishing civil penalties.
Senate Bill 372 (SB 372) increases the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) surcharge from 0.33% of a customer’s telecommunications bill to a flat rate of $0.51 per bill. The bill ensures continued funding for relay services that assist individuals with hearing and speech disabilities in making telephone calls. SB 372 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 373 (SB 373) relates to military affairs. SB 373 requires notice to the military if a person involved in an allegation of child abuse, neglect or domestic abuse is a member of the military; allows for remote appearances in order of protection hearings; requires that a copy of a domestic violence order of protection be sent to the military if a party to the order is a member of the military.
Senate Bill 374 (SB 374) enacts the Land Grant-Merced and Acequia Infrastructure Act. It creates the Land Grant-Merced and Acequia Infrastructure Trust Fund, the Land Grant-Merced Infrastructure Project Fund and the Acequia Infrastructure Project Fund. It makes appropriations.
Senate Bill 375 (SB 375) relates to probation. SB 375 removes the requirement that parolees pay for the cost of parole services; allows a minimum-risk defendant to be released from probation in certain circumstances; and amends good-time deductions for inmates.
Senate Bill376 (SB376) modifies contribution percentage for state employee’s health benefits and authorizes the Secretary of Health Care Authority to use funds appropriated from the Health Care Affordability Fund to reduce or eliminate premiums for certain government employees.
Senate Bill 377 (SB 377): This proposed legislation would create a special New Mexico United Soccer Team license plate. The special plate would allow supporters of New Mexico United to publicly show their support while generating additional revenue for sports-related tourism initiatives throughout the state. The bill also includes a check on long-term viability; if public interest in the plate drops significantly, the MVD will discontinue issuance, ensuring efficient use of state resources.
Senate Bill 378 (SB 378) amends the Liquor Excise Tax Act by increasing tax rates on various alcoholic beverages, including spirituous liquors, beer, wine, cider, and fortified wine. The bill also adjusts tax rates for microbreweries, small winegrowers, and craft distillers. SB 378 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 379 (SB 379) designates Gracias New Mexico, written by Carol J. Mayberry-Sanchez, as the official state winter holiday song. The lyrics of the song celebrate New Mexico’s cultural traditions, foods, and winter scenery. SB 379 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill380 (SB380) creates the Physicians Graduate Medical Education Trust Fund and the Physicians Graduate Medical Education Program Fund and makes a transfer from the General Fund to the Physicians Graduate Medical Education Trust Fund.
Senate Bill 381, relating to crime, defines “livestock” in the criminal code and amends the crime for larceny of livestock and firearms to permit multiple offenses.
Senate Bill 382 (SB 382) creates a gross receipts tax deduction for the sale of gold and silver coins and bullion. The deduction applies to sales of gold and silver that meet specific purity and valuation criteria. SB 382 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
The Senate Tax, Business, and Transportation Committee substitute for Senate Bill 383 (STBTCcs/SB 383) authorizes municipalities to issue flood recovery revenue bonds to fund the rebuilding, repairing, replacing, and hardening of municipal property that has been damaged by a flood. The bill also establishes a Municipal Flood Recovery Gross Receipts Tax, which allows municipalities to impose a temporary gross receipts tax to repay the flood recovery revenue bonds. The tax remains in effect until the bonds are fully discharged or otherwise provided for in full. The bill declares an emergency, ensuring that the provisions take effect immediately upon passage.
Senate Bill 384 (SB 384) appropriates one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to plan, develop and create a Rio Hondo Watershed District.
Senate Bill 385 (SB 385) revises the method for determining legal service fees charged by the attorney general to state agencies for noncriminal legal services. The bill removes the requirement that fees be set according to a fee schedule approved by the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) and instead ties rates to those used in current contracts between the Risk Management Division (RMD) of the General Services Department and private counsel providing legal services to the state. The bill standardizes fee-setting by aligning attorney general rates with existing state legal service contracts. SB 385 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill386 (SB386) updates the protocols that are used when youth athletes have suffered a possible brain injury to now include chiropractic physicians with the definition of a “Licensed Health Care Professional”.
Senate Bill 387 (SB 387), relating to public schools, changes the community school framework. SB 387 renames the Community Schools Fund to honor Dr. Jeannie Oakes.
Senate Bill 388 (SB 388), relating to business, invalidates the articles of incorporation for cooperative associations, nonprofit corporations and foreign and instate business corporations and the filing of unincorporated associations and clubs when articles or filings would be considered invalid for the reasons specified in SB 388. SB 388 makes it a misdemeanor to file such invalid articles of incorporation or an invalid filing of an unincorporated association or club. SB 388 requires the removal of of registration or filing. SB 388 prescribes penalties. SB 388 amends sections of Chapter 53 NMSA 1978.
Senate Bill389 (SB389)Extends the delayed repeal of the Health Care Consolidation Oversight Act.
Senate Bill 390 (SB 390): This legislation amends multiple sections of New Mexico’s insurance statutes to strengthen mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) parity and specifically requires insurers (including carriers and health care plans) to reimburse behavioral and mental health care providers for all medically necessary services they perform, provided the service is within the scope of the provider’s license.
Senate Bill 391 (SB 391) amends civil penalties for violations of the Air Quality Control Act.
Senate Bill 392 (SB392) a new Section of the Hospital Funding Act requiring hospitals to charge affordable payment plans under certain circumstances.
Senate Bill 393 (SB 393) provides a temporary exemption from the gaming tax for licensed gaming operators located in areas declared a disaster zone due to wildfires in June 2024. The exemption applies until July 1, 2029, and will be reported in the Tax Expenditure Budget to track the fiscal impact. The bill includes a delayed repeal provision, meaning the exemption automatically expires on July 1, 2029. SB 393 also declares an emergency, making it effective immediately upon passage and approval.
Senate Bill 394 (SB 394) appropriates $1,500,000 from the General Fund to the Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico for site preparation, construction, equipping, furnishing, and landscaping of the Cielo Centro Observatory at UNM-Taos. The funding is available for expenditure in Fiscal Years 2026 through 2029, with any unexpended or unencumbered balance reverting to the General Fund at the end of Fiscal Year 2029. SB 394 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill395 (SB 395) appropriates one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to the Tourism Department for Special Olympics.
Senate Bill 396 (SB 396), relating to Public Schools, amends sections of the Hispanic Education Act to include provisions for ensuring the maintenance of the Spanish language. SB 396 requires the Hispanic education liaison to advise of the implementation of five-year plans for post-secondary schools. SB 396 requires the statewide Hispanic education status report to include initiatives to increase school attendance and report on student achievement as measured by a statewide test. SB 396 creates a systemic framework for improving educational outcomes for Hispanic students.
Senate Bill 397 (SB 397) enacts the New Mexico Next Generation Act, establishing the Next Generation Trust Fund and the Baby Bonds Fund to provide financial assistance to eligible New Mexico residents for educational expenses or a down payment on a home. The bill creates an investment mechanism to grow the trust fund over time, with distributions beginning in 2043. Eligibility is limited to individuals born in New Mexico on or after July 1, 2025, with at least one parent who has resided in the state for five consecutive years before the child’s birth, or to minors who have been placed in state protective custody. Beneficiaries must be between 18 and 40 years old and complete a financial literacy course to claim funds. The bill appropriates $500 million to the Next Generation Trust Fund and $100 thousand to the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) for program administration. SB 397 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 398 (SB 398) establishes the Citizen Income Tax Rebate, providing $500 per eligible taxpayer, with additional rebates of $500 per dependent and $500 for a spouse in joint filings. The rebate applies to New Mexico residents who are U.S. citizens, file an individual income tax return, and are not claimed as dependents by another taxpayer. The rebate is fully refundable, meaning any excess amount beyond a taxpayer’s liability will be refunded. The program applies to taxable years prior to 2033, with rebates claimed no later than May 31 of the year following the taxable year. SB 398 takes effect on January 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 399 (SB 399) creates the Local Government Border Support Reimbursement Fund (Fund); requiring the Department of Finance and Administration to administer the Fund; provides for the reimbursement of certain border-related expenses to local governments; requires rulemaking; and makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 400 (SB 400) allows residents who are victims of domestic violence or sexual assault to be released without penalty from rental agreements; provides that other parties to the rental agreement may be released from financial responsibility and allowed to enter into a new rental agreement; provides that a person alleged to have committed domestic violence or sexual assault may be civilly liable to an owner regardless of whether the person was a party to the rental agreement; and makes conforming amendments.
Senate Bill 401 (SB 401), relating to broadband, amends the Severance Tax Bonding Act to provide for the issuance of supplemental severance tax bonds for education technology infrastructure. SB 401 amends the Broadband Access and Expansion Act. SB 401 adds definitions. SB 401 Creates the Education Technology Infrastructure Fund. SB 401 provides for rulemaking. SB 401 authorizes grants. SB 401 transfers the Public School Facilities Authority’s Broadband Deployment and Connectivity Program and statewide education network to the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion. SB 401 makes and appropriation.
Senate Bill 402 (SB 402) relating to public employee pensions; allowing a member who entered a uniformed service of the United States for any amount of time to purchase service credit, subject to certain conditions.
Senate Bill 403 (SB 403): This legislation amends Section 59A-16-20 NMSA 1978 of the New Mexico Insurance Code to add a new prohibited practice that constitutes an unfair or deceptive claims practice for insurance providers.
Senate Bill 404 (SB404) strengthening privacy protections for patient records by requiring segregation of certain health care information and prohibiting disclosure of certain health care information and repealing certain Sections of the statutes.
Senate Bill 405 (SB 405): This bill creates a “bipartisan blue ribbon behavioral health statutory review committee” to evaluate and reform New Mexico’s behavioral health laws, particularly in areas intersecting with the criminal justice system. The bill also establishes a Criminal Justice Policy Collaborative Task Force under the committee’s direction.
Senate Bill 406 (SB 406) relates to child welfare and removes a presumption of abandonment as a basis to consider termination of parental rights.
Senate Bill 407 (SB 407) enacts the Wrongful Conviction Compensation and Services Act which provides for damages and relief for a wrongfully convicted person. It appropriates $9,000,000 to the newly created Wrongful Conviction Compensation Fund.
Senate Bill 408 (SB 408): This legislation amends Section 13-1-154.1 NMSA 1978 to increase contract dollar limits and other parameters that apply when state agencies and local public bodies use “on-call” (indefinite quantity) contracts for architectural/engineering (A/E) services and construction.
Senate Bill 409 (SB 409): Establishing “Football Monday” as a State Holiday. This bill amends Section 12-5-2 NMSA 1978 to add the second Monday in February as a legal public holiday in New Mexico, designated as “Football Monday.”
Senate Bill410 (SB410) relates to controlled substances by rescheduling crystalline polymorph psilocybin in accordance with federal law.
Senate Bill 411 (SB 411) enacts the Physician Loan Repayment Act, establishing a loan repayment program for physicians practicing in designated health professional shortage areas in New Mexico. The program will be administered by the Higher Education Department (HED), which will grant loan repayment awards to eligible physicians in exchange for a minimum four-year service commitment in underserved areas. The bill creates the Physician Loan Repayment Fund, appropriating $15,000,000 from the General Fund to support loan repayments. The bill establishes eligibility requirements, award limits, penalties for noncompliance, and reporting requirements. SB 411 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 412, relating to veterinary medicine, adds an exemption for equine dental maintenance.
Senate Bill 413 (SB 413) amends the Severance Tax Bonding Act to increase the percentage of the severance tax permanent fund that may be invested in New Mexico private equity funds and New Mexico businesses from 11% to 14%. The bill maintains the requirement that such investments enhance the economic development objectives of the state and ensures that investments comply with guidelines established by the State Investment Council (SIC). SB 413 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill414 (SB414) makes an appropriation for a medical complex in Taos
Senate Bill 415 makes an appropriation to the board of rents of New Mexico State University for the New Mexico Department of Agriculture to operate an agritourism program that will focus on marketing and promoting New Mexico’s agritourism industry.
Senate Bill 416 makes an appropriation to the Early Childhood Education and Care Department to provide online math and reading support for students in pre-kindergarten through third grade.
Senate Bill 417 (SB 417) amends and enacting sections of the Adoption Act and the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act to provide for confirmatory adoptions.
Senate Bill 418 (SB 418) establishes a legal framework for self-sourced power generation and the operation of qualified microgrids in New Mexico. The bill allows individuals and entities to generate and distribute electricity through a microgrid that may also connect to public utility infrastructure under electric service agreements. It also creates the Qualified Microgrid Income Tax Credit, which provides up to $100,000 per microgrid installation for taxpayers who construct and install microgrids in underserved communities before January 1, 2031. The tax credit is transferable, may be carried forward for twenty years, and is subject to certification by the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD). SB 418 applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
House Bill 419 (HB 419): This bill makes an appropriation of $13,500,000 from the State of New Mexico’s general fund to the Local Government Division (LGD) of the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA). The funds are to be disbursed to the North Central New Mexico Economic Development District to administer and expand a comprehensive correctional reentry workforce development program.
Senate Bill 420 (SB 420) enacts the Community Privacy and Safety Act; establishes requirements for service providers; prohibits certain uses of consumer data; provides rights to consumers; establishes limitations on processing of consumer data; prohibits waivers of rights and retaliatory denials of service; provides for injunctive relief and civil penalties; and provides for rulemaking.
Senate Bill 421 relating to Educational Retirement to clarify powers of the Educational Retirement Board.
Senate Bill 422 (SB 422) appropriates five million dollars ($5,000,000) for operational support for affordable housing nonprofit organizations.
Senate Bill 423 (SB 423): The bill substantially revises how New Mexico state agencies adopt and maintain rules. It grants new authority to the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC), creates a process for legislative approval of major rules, requires gubernatorial approval of all rules, and introduces automatic expiration of rules after five years unless the legislature renews them. The bill also sets notice and cost-benefit analysis requirements for proposed rules and clarifies standards for judicial review of new or existing rules.
Senate Bill 424 (SB 424) expands the Rural Health Care Practitioner Tax Credit to include licensed respiratory care practitioners and polysomnographic technologists. These professionals will now be eligible for the $3,000 tax credit if they provide services in rural, underserved areas of New Mexico. The bill applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
Senate Finance Committee substitute for Senate Bill 425 (SFCcs/SB 425) revises existing appropriations by reauthorizing or reappropriating unexpended balances, modifying the intended use of funds, extending expenditure periods, and shifting the administrative oversight of specific projects. The bill affects numerous capital projects across the state, including infrastructure development, road and bridge improvements, water and wastewater system enhancements, facility renovations, and equipment purchases. It changes the agencies responsible for certain projects and ensures that funds remain allocated for their intended purposes beyond their original expiration dates. Additionally, the bill establishes conditions for the reversion or transfer of funds that remain unspent after the specified period. SFCcs/SB 425 declares an emergency, making it effective immediately upon passage.
Senate Bill 426 repeals Public Schools section 22-14-20 NMSA 1978 (being laws 1971, Chapter 324, Section 5, as amended) as an obsolete provision relating to the New Mexico school for the visually handicapped.
Senate Bill427 (SB427) Makes an appropriation to the Health Care Authority to create new physician’s residency programs and positions
Senate Bill 428 (SB 428) enacts the Crossover Youth Act; creates the Crossover Youth Program; requires crossover youth training; requires intra-agency and interagency collaboration; provides basic rights; and makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 429 (SB 429) relates to child welfare and enacts the Reinstatement of Parental Rights Act.
Senate Bill 430 (SB 430) revises the definition of "neglected child,” and provides certain requirements when a child experiencing poverty is placed in custody.
Senate Bill 431 (SB 431) amends the Liquor Excise Tax Act by modifying the distribution of liquor excise tax revenues, imposing a new liquor excise surtax on alcohol retailers, and establishing the Tribal Alcohol Harms Alleviation Program Act to provide funding for programs addressing alcohol-related harms in tribal communities. The bill also renames the Local DWI Grant Program Act as the Local Alcohol Harms Alleviation Program Act, expanding its funding scope beyond impaired driving prevention to include general alcohol harm reduction initiatives. Additionally, the bill requires the legislative finance committee and the revenue stabilization and tax policy committee to review liquor excise tax rates and distributions by December 1, 2032, to assess whether changes should be made. SB 431 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 432 (SB 432): The bill aims to bolster community-based behavioral health prevention, treatment, and screening programs by creating a Behavioral Health Grant Program and Behavioral Health Grant Program Fund, and directing a portion of liquor and cannabis excise tax revenues to support those initiatives. It also directs some liquor excise tax receipts to the Health Care Authority to increase Medicaid reimbursements for certain behavioral health services.
Senate Bill 433 (SB433) relates to intergovernmental agreements by enacting the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Interstate Compact (Duplicates HB441)
Senate Bill 434 (SB 434) requires academic support, intervention and accelerated instruction for students with a mathematics or reading deficiency. SB 434 establishes requirements for accelerated instruction.
Senate Bill 435 (SB 435) appropriates $1,000,000 to the state Department of Justice to create a public relations campaign to inform New Mexicans of their rights if they are in danger of deportation and an identification system for members of Indian nations, tribes and pueblos.
Senate Bill 436 (SB 436) makes an appropriation to the Workforce Solutions Department (Department) to provide for increased operational costs attributable to increasing numbers of clients served by the Department.
Senate Bill 437 (SB 437), relating to education, declares that the public policy of the state is that corporal punishment shall not be used in early childhood education and care and primary and secondary education. SB 437 provides that the state or a political subdivision of the state shall not offer or grant any benefit to or execute a contract with a person who provides early childhood education and care or priory or secondary education unless the person prohibits the use of corporal punishment on the person’s premises.
Senate Bill 438 (SB 438) provides an equal calculation of the credited service accrued for all state police members covered under the state public safety member coverage plan.
Senate Bill 439 (SB 439) enacts the Deceptive Franchise Practices Act, which regulates franchise agreements and prohibits unfair terms and practices. The bill establishes legal protections for franchisees, restricting franchisors from imposing excessive restrictions, unfair competition, or deceptive business practices. It provides franchisees with legal recourse to recover damages or seek contract modifications if they are subject to prohibited franchise terms. SB 439 applies to agreements entered into or renewed after June 30, 2025, and takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 440 (SB 440) makes an appropriation to the Department of Finance and Administration to support state agency language plans.
Senate Bill 441 (SB 441) relates to domestic affairs and requires child abuse and domestic violence abuse training for judges and court personnel; broadens the standards for determining child custody to include evidence of child or domestic abuse; and prohibits courts from ordering reunification treatment or professional evaluations in contested custody cases when there is evidence of child or domestic abuse.
Senate Bill 442 (SB 442) makes general appropriations and authorizes expenditures by state agencies.
Senate Bill 443 (SB 443): The bill prohibits cost sharing (e.g., copayments, coinsurance, deductibles) for cholesterol-lowering drugs under various types of health insurance arrangements in New Mexico. If a health plan covers cholesterol-lowering medications, an insurer may not require enrollees to pay anything out of pocket (other than premiums) for those drugs.
Senate Bill 444 (SB 444): This legislation modifies the Medical Malpractice Act to require that the amount of any punitive damage award be determined by a judge, not the jury. It also maintains that punitive damages are a healthcare provider’s personal liability (unless covered by a specific insurance contract) and clarifies that, starting January 1, 2027, the patient’s compensation fund will no longer cover any portion of a judgment or settlement for malpractice injuries or deaths caused by hospitals or outpatient facilities after December 31, 2026.
Senate Bill 445 (SB 445) removes the six-year limitation on the imposition of the Water and Sanitation Gross Receipts Tax for ordinances imposing the tax that are approved by voters on or after July 1, 2025. Under current law, the tax is imposed for a period of six years before requiring reauthorization. The bill eliminates this limitation, allowing the tax to remain in effect indefinitely unless repealed by future voter action. SB 445 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 446 (SB 446) appropriates $200,000 from the General Fund to the Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico (UNM) for the Political Science Department to conduct research on the demographics of individuals who speak for or against housing- and construction-related matters at zoning and planning hearings or meetings and city council hearings or meetings in Santa Fe and Albuquerque during Fiscal Year 2026. The research will involve collecting and analyzing demographic data, including age, sex, race, homeownership status, place of birth, and whether individuals represent a neighborhood or homeowner association. The findings must be summarized in a report and submitted to the governor, the Legislative Finance Committee, and other relevant legislative committees by June 30, 2026. Any unexpended or unencumbered funds remaining at the end of Fiscal Year 2026 will revert to the General Fund.
Senate Bill 447 (SB 447) requires the installation of electric vehicle charging stations in the parking structure under the state capitol building.
Senate Bill 448 (SB 448) allows employers with 50 or fewer employees to elect not to withhold state income tax from employees’ wages. Employers making this election must notify the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department (TRD) and their employees, who would then be responsible for making quarterly estimated tax payments. The bill applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
Senate Bill 449 (SB 449): This legislation revises where medical malpractice suits may be filed, how damages and future medical expenses are paid from the Patient’s Compensation Fund, caps attorney fees, directs a majority of punitive damages to the state for patient safety improvements, and eventually excludes hospital-related claims from the PCF altogether for post-2026 injuries.
Senate Bill 450 (SB 450) enacts the Corporate Practice of Medicine Act, provides definitions, details prohibitions pertaining to certain health care centers, and allows for civil action by an individual or by the Attorney General on behalf of the state.
Senate Bill 451 (SB 451) amends duties of the Construction Industries Division of the Regulation and Licensing Department and specifies minimum building code requirements.
Senate Bill 452 (SB 452) relates to elections and criminalizes the act of a person soliciting a non-U.S. citizen to register to vote or to vote in New Mexico.
Senate Bill 453 (SB 453) relates to elections and prohibits the Secretary of State or a county clerk from sending notifications of eligibility to register to vote to persons who are not U.S. citizens.
Senate Bill 454 (SB 454) changes the age and service credit requirements and calculations for public safety, municipal police, and municipal fire plans.
Senate Bill 455 (SB 455) expands the gross receipts tax deduction for health care practitioners to include amounts received from coinsurance payments made by patients. Currently, deductions apply only to commercial contract services and Medicare Part C payments made by managed care organizations and health insurers. The bill allows practitioners to also deduct coinsurance payments received from patients under commercial insurance plans. SB 455 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 456 (SB 456) relates to the legislature and creates the “Courts and Justice Committee” as a permanent, joint interim committee.
Senate Bill 457 (SB 457) appropriates $20,000,000 to the Civil Legal Services Fund to provide civil legal services to low-income persons.
Senate Bill 458 (SB 458) relates to child care, creates the Secretary of Children, Youth and Families Nominating Committee; prescribes the process for the Secretary’s selection; makes administrative changes and establishes new requirements.
Senate Bill 459 (SB 459) relates to human rights, and enacts the Protection of Women's Sports Act; requires equal athletic opportunities for males and females; and establishes rules related to sport venues, events, and actions.
Senate Bill 460 (SB 460) amends the investment provisions of the Severance Tax Permanent Fund to allow loans at a zero percent to market rate of interest for independent New Mexico film projects. The bill defines an independent New Mexico film project as a production filmed entirely in the state, employing a majority of New Mexico residents in its crew, and produced and distributed by an entity that is not a major motion picture studio, a network or cable television company, or a multinational internet streaming service. The bill retains existing requirements for investment approval, including review by the New Mexico Film Division of the Economic Development Department and final approval by the State Investment Council.
Senate Bill 461 (SB 461), relating to public schools, creates an interim Legislative Equity and Excellence in Education Task Force. SB 461 provides for the appointment of members. SB 461 requires the task force to review the Martinez and Yazzie consolidated lawsuit, study education systems, examine expenditure of state and federal funding and make recommendations. SB 461 creates the Equity and Excellence in Education Fund. SB 461 makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 462 (SB 462): This proposed legislation modernizes the definition of recreational off-highway vehicles by expanding weight and removing displacement limits. The proposal also streamlines registration by removing reciprocity, requiring most nonresident owners to register or get a permit in New Mexico. The bill also Enhances Safety & Oversight through consistent enforcement of noise standards, helmet requirements for minors, and robust departmental programs. Improves responsiveness to the growing off-highway motor vehicle industry, ensuring adequate funds for trail safety, enforcement, and public education. These amendments seek to reduce confusion for off-highway motor vehicle users, close regulatory gaps, and protect public safety, private property, and the environment, while also supporting recreational and tourism-related opportunities in New Mexico.
Senate Bill 463 (SB 463): The amendments clarify the definition of record-level data to include all personal identifiers and expand the ability of Legislative Finance Committee staff to access claims and payer-source information (with patient identities removed). Overall, this strengthens data confidentiality and ensures that privacy protections remain intact while allowing legislators to perform more in-depth policy and budgetary analysis.
Senate Bill 464 (SB 464) establishes the University School of Medicine Fund and mandates the distribution of governmental gross receipts tax revenue from hospitals licensed by the Health Care Authority to this fund. The bill specifies that the Health Care Authority will administer the fund, with appropriations designated for the construction and reconstruction of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Additionally, the University of New Mexico School of Medicine is required to deposit $4 million annually into the fund from non-state appropriated revenue sources from July 1, 2025, through July 1, 2034. The effective date of SB 464 is July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 465 (SB 465) prohibits schools from restricting participation in an athletic activity because the student participated in that activity while attending a different school. SB 465 permits students to participate in club or outside sports or athletic training camps without penalty. SB 465 allows private schools to offer scholarships to students to participate in athletic activities. SB 465 allows eighth grade students to play high school sports without losing a season of eligibility.
Senate Bill 466 (SB 466) makes several amendments to liquor licensing regulations in New Mexico. The bill reduces renewal fees for Type B restaurant licenses, removes the restriction on the number of alcoholic drinks per customer, and allows holders of Restaurant A licenses to obtain a Restaurant A New Mexico Spirituous Liquors Permit without maintaining a twelve-month good standing period. SB 466 also introduces a Restaurant C license, removes proximity restrictions for liquor licensees near churches, reduces certain permit fees, and allows local governments to establish entertainment zones where they may regulate alcohol sales and consumption independently. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 467 (SB 467) relates to criminal records and removes the time requirement for the court to issue an order in an expungement case, removes the requirement for notice to the Department of Public Safety and law enforcement agencies in certain circumstances, and removes embezzlement as a disqualifying offense for expungement.
Senate Bill 468 (SB 468) appropriates $33,000,000 to the Local Government Division of the Department of Finance to fund a tribal liaison program in each county.
Senate Bill 469 (SB 469) appropriates fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) to the Local Government Division of the Department of Finance and Administration for Mora County to pay for the removal of hazard trees near the power transmission lines of the Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative.
Senate Bill 470 (SB 470) provides that only stockmen or stock owners desiring to impound any of the surface waters of the state for watering of livestock shall apply to the state engineer.
Senate Bill 471 (SB 471) creates a rainfall enhancement pilot project to be conducted by the Roosevelt Soil and Water Conservation District that requires reporting. It appropriates one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000).
Senate Bill 472 (SB 472): This legislation expands local and county control over where ROVs and ATVs may operate on paved roads. By passing an ordinance or resolution, local or county governments can decide whether to permit off-highway vehicles on public roads within their jurisdiction—provided they meet safety, equipment, and licensing standards.
Senate Bill 473 (SB 473) establishes a Volunteer Search and Rescue Income Tax Credit for individuals who participate in search and rescue missions in New Mexico. The bill allows eligible volunteers to claim a tax credit of either $500 or $1,000 based on the number of missions or hours volunteered in a taxable year. The total amount of tax credits issued in any given year is capped at $3,000,000. The credit is refundable, meaning any amount exceeding a taxpayer’s liability will be refunded. The bill applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, and includes a delayed repeal date of January 1, 2036.
Senate Bill 474 (SB 474) amends the Adoption Act to streamline the adoption process for children who are prenatally abandoned.
Senate Bill 475 (SB 475): This legislation requires all districts involved in regular local elections to create and submit GIS-based maps of their boundaries by March 1, 2027, and subsequently each decade. The Earth Data Analysis Center at UNM will help generate these maps, supported by a $200,000 appropriation from the General Fund.
Senate Bill 476 (SB 476): This legislation waives all retiree health care premiums and fees for first responders who have served at least 20 years. To cover the shortfall, the Retiree Health Care Authority will receive a $7.5 million appropriation. This measure aims to honor and support long-tenured law enforcement officers, firefighters, and EMTs by reducing their financial burden in retirement.
Senate Bill 477 (SB 477): This legislation bans prior authorization and step therapy for certain high-need prescriptions—including GLP-1 agonists and related diabetes/weight management drugs—except when a lower-cost biosimilar or generic option is available. The bill seeks to streamline patient access to potentially life-saving or crucial therapies.
Senate Bill 478 (SB 478) creates the State Aviation Commission (Commission); tasks the Commission with determining matters of policy for the Aviation Division; administratively attaches the Aviation Division and the state Commission to the Department of Transportation; and assigns duties and powers.
Senate Bill 479 (SB 479) makes an appropriation to the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of constructing a high-speed passenger railroad in New Mexico.
Senate Bill 480 (SB 480) requires the Public Education Department to create an annual report of all students who are school-age and have not graduated from high school within four years from entering the ninth grade. SB 480 requires the report be provided to certain recipients who provide adult education or programming to attain a high school equivalency credential.
The Senate Tax, Business, and Transportation Committee substitute for Senate Bill 481 (STBTCcs/SB 481) establishes the State Fairgrounds District Act, creating a special district encompassing the New Mexico State Fairgrounds and authorizing it to issue up to $500 million in bonds for infrastructure and economic development projects within the district. The bill grants the district broad powers to acquire, develop, and sell property, levy property taxes, and receive a portion of state gross receipts and gaming tax revenues generated within the district. The measure also establishes a governance structure for the district, details financial oversight provisions, and outlines public reporting requirements. The act takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 482 (SB 482) authorizes the issuance of bonds up to $1 billion secured by a state gross receipts tax increment for a Tax Increment Development District that encompasses all state-owned land commonly known as the state fairgrounds, located within the exterior boundaries of the City of Albuquerque. The bill establishes conditions for bond issuance, oversight by the State Board of Finance and the New Mexico Finance Authority, and a 25-year authorization period. It restricts capital outlay projects within the district while bonds are outstanding, except for specific public infrastructure projects. SB 482 takes effect upon the approved formation of the Tax Increment Development District.
Senate Bill 483 (SB 483): If enacted, this bill will make the first Tuesday in November a state-recognized holiday for all public employees, guaranteeing a paid day off to vote. Certain employees (like election officials and law enforcement) would be exempt, ensuring critical services and election administration continue uninterrupted.
Senate Bill 484 (SB 484) enacts the Government Accountability to Taxpayer Act, creating the Government Accountability to Taxpayer Office as an adjunct agency within the executive branch. The office is responsible for conducting performance audits of state agencies and programs, recommending improvements to increase efficiency and reduce waste, monitoring the implementation of its recommendations, and preparing an annual report for the legislature. The office is led by an executive director appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for a four-year term. The bill grants the office authority to access non-confidential records, subpoena witnesses, and employ staff as necessary. SB 484 takes effect on July 1, 2025, and requires the governor to appoint an executive director-designate no later than October 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 485 (SB 485): This legislation shortens the overall early voting period to 15 days before an election (instead of 28) and sets 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM as the mandatory, daily hours of operation for all in-person early voting locations (county clerk’s office and alternates) through the Saturday before the election.
Senate Bill 486 (SB 486) creates the Child Safety and Welfare Services Authority (Authority); provides powers and duties; transfers money, property, contracts and statutory references from the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) to the Authority; prescribes penalties; and amends, repeals and enacts sections of the NMSA 1978.
Senate Bill 487 (SB 487) amends the Election Code to provide emergency voting procedures and provides absentee voter assistance units.
Senate Bill 488 (SB 488): This legislation expands the Legislative Health & Human Services (LHHS) to 12 members, provides dedicated full-time staff, increases oversight powers (including subpoena authority), and requires state agencies to comply with requests for information. An appropriation of $500,000 supports these enhanced responsibilities.
Senate Bill 489 (SB 489): This legislation clarifies and expands the children’s court’s power to mandate mental or behavioral health services for an abused or neglected youth aged 14+, subject to best-interest and necessity determination after a hearing.
Senate Bill 490 makes an appropriation to support evidence-based school reengagement programs for youth in central New Mexico.
Senate Bill 491 (SB 491) relates to legal representation and allows employment at the Office of Family Representation and Advocacy to be eligible for law loan repayment; adds the director of the Office of Family Representation and Advocacy to the Public Service Law Advisory Committee; enacts the Child and Family Welfare Worker Loan Repayment Act; creates the Child and Family Welfare Loan Repayment Fund; and provides for the representation of children of indigent or similarly situated parents.
The Senate Education Committee substitute for Senate Bill 492 (SECcs/SB 492) appropriates $40 million from the Government Results and Opportunity Program Fund to the Board of Regents of New Mexico State University (NMSU) for the development of an online enrollment hub. The hub is intended to serve all four-year public post-secondary educational institutions in the state by centralizing and streamlining online enrollment services. The appropriation covers fiscal years 2026 through 2028, with any unexpended or unencumbered funds reverting to the Government Results and Opportunity Program Fund at the end of fiscal year 2028.
Senate Bill 493 (SB 493) appropriates $500,000 from the Government Results and Opportunity Program Fund to the Public Education Department for fiscal year 2026 to support the KANW educational radio station. The funds are designated for purchasing equipment and adding resources for reporters to enhance coverage of rural news in New Mexico. Any unexpended or unencumbered funds at the end of fiscal year 2026 will revert to the Government Results and Opportunity Program Fund.
Senate Bill 494 makes an appropriation to the Public Education Department to provide defibrillator training to educational personnel in rural school districts.
Senate Bill 495 (SB 495) expands the scope of the Educational Television Equipment Replacement Fund to include educational radio stations operated by state institutions of higher education or public schools. The bill directs the Higher Education Department to develop criteria and promulgate rules for disbursing money from the fund for the replacement of equipment at both educational television and radio stations. The legislation also clarifies that future appropriations for educational radio shall be included in budget recommendations for educational television and radio.
Senate Bill 496 (SB 496) requires the Legislative Finance Committee to identify agencies that have failed to meet performance standards and to recommend reductions in the budgets of those agencies
Senate Bill 497 (SB 497) removes the current limit on the amount of income tax exemption available for armed forces retirement pay. The bill eliminates the existing $30,000 cap, allowing retired armed forces members and their surviving spouses to exempt the full amount of their military retirement pay from state income tax. SB 497 applies to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
Senate Bill 498 (SB 498) declares lowriders the official state vehicle.
Senate Bill 499 (SB 499) amends the Safe Haven for Infants Act; provides for safe haven baby boxes at safe haven sites; provides procedures for a parent to leave an infant in a safe haven baby box; provides that reunification of an infant relinquished at a safe haven site and the infant's parents is not required under certain circumstances; requires the Children, Youth and Families Department to file a motion to terminate parental rights if the parents of an infant relinquished at a safe haven site do not contact the department within a specified time period; prescribes guidelines for permanency plans for an infant relinquished at a safe haven site; and amends the abuse and neglect act.
Senate Bill 500 (SB 500): This proposed legislation prohibits health providers from offering gender transition services or information to minors; mandates disclosures about purported risks; requires extensive reporting to the state; and creates broad legal liabilities for providers, including strict liability for detransition costs. It also establishes a new private right of action for parents and detransitioners and imposes significant penalties on noncompliant clinics or providers. The bill’s provisions would go into effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 501 (SB 501) creates a special Make-A-Wish New Mexico registration plate. it allows for the cessation of special license plate issuance under certain conditions and makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 502 (SB 502): This legislation discontinues the old apprentice license for speech-language pathology and introduces a formal Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA) license. It defines the scope of practice and supervision requirements for SLPAs, outlines their licensure pathways, and adjusts existing fee and renewal rules accordingly.
Senate Bill 503 (SB 503) amends the Pharmacy Benefits Manager Regulation Act to prohibit certain practices by pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs). The bill expands definitions to include patient steering and spread pricing, prohibits PBMs from engaging in these practices, and imposes transparency requirements on PBM contracts. It also strengthens protections for pharmacies and pharmacists by ensuring they are not penalized for mailing prescriptions, providing cost information to patients, or disclosing relevant data to state regulators. SB 503 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 504 (SB 504) appropriates $12,000,000 to the Administrative Office of the Courts for transcription services.
Senate Bill 505 (SB 505) relates to law enforcement and strengthens the presumption of “bad faith” for peace officers who fail to comply with body-camera policies, and amends the definition of “law enforcement agency” to include police departments of post-secondary educational institutions.
Senate Bill 506 (SB 506): This legislation caps the total fire coverage available under the FAIR plan at $600,000 for property in higher-risk fire service areas (class 8–10) and $750,000 for property in lower-risk areas (class 1–7). It ties these limits to fire department ratings from a nationally recognized insurance company.
Senate Bill 507 (SB 507) relates to firearms and amends and enacts sections of the Concealed Handgun Carry Act. The bill provides terms and conditions for a concealed handgun carry license, and a process for license renewal and transfer of a license from another state.
Senate Bill 508 (SB 508): This comprehensive legislation broadens insurance coverage for reproductive and gender-affirming health care in New Mexico’s public and private insurance markets. It ensures no cost sharing for abortion services, eliminates utilization controls for family planning, expands contraceptive benefits, and requires coverage of gender-affirming care. The effective date is January 1, 2026, giving insurers and government programs time to implement these expanded benefits.
Senate Bill 509 (SB 509) enacts the Pathway Act to provide $2,000 to every eligible foster child to use for housing, education or workforce training. SB 509 creates the the Pathway Program and the Pathway Program Fund. SB 509 provides that benefits shall not be guaranteed and a property interest shall not be created by the Pathway Act. SB 509 exempts money transferred to or spent on behalf of a beneficiary pursuant to the Pathway Act from taxation. SB 509 makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 510 (SB 510) is a compilation of five crime bills already introduced this legislative session (House Bill 4, House Bill 86, House Bill 107, House Bill 134, and Senate Bill 74). It also creates the crime of a stash house, provides factors to be considered in determining pretrial release, and appropriates $500,000 to the Administrative Office of the Courts for costs associated with pretrial release conditions.
Senate Bill 511 (SB 511) restructures the audit requirements under the Audit Act, expands the definition of “agency,” revises local public body audit thresholds, establishes provisions for statewide single audits, updates terminology, and modifies the Audit Fund. The bill increases the revenue threshold for local public bodies required to undergo audits, changes financial reporting requirements based on revenue and expenditure levels, and requires a statewide single audit for compliance with federal regulations. SB 511 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 512 (SB 512): The bill updates how “surprise bill” reimbursement is calculated. Rather than being tied to 2017 data, the method now references current claims from two years earlier and retains a floor of 150% of the recent Medicare rate for that same service.
Senate Bill 513 (SB 513) amends the time frame for the number of live race days necessary for a racetrack to maintain a gaming operator's license and establishes a race meet minimum length of time.
Senate Bill 514 (SB 514) codifies the existing practice of distributing severance tax bonding capacity equally among the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Governor. The bill also limits the Governor’s share of bonding capacity to projects involving state assets or those of statewide or regional significance.
Senate Bill 515 (SB 515) moves the Arch Hurley Conservancy District from the Local Election Act and provides timing and other procedures for the Arch Hurley Conservancy District 's elections. It restores election provisions for the district that were repealed by the Local Election Act and amends and enacts sections of the NMSA 1978.
Senate Bill 516 (SB 516), relating to public schools, requires school district and charter school financial monitoring. SB 516 requires the Public Education Department to synthesize school district and charter school financial monitoring data and publish an annual return on investment report for public education. SB 516 makes an appropriation.
Senate Bill 517 (SB 517) makes an appropriation to the Department of Health to establish a “safe sleep for infants outreach and education program” that provides new parents items that can be used for safe sleep.
Senate Bill 518 (SB 518) makes appropriations for the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center to support programs that provide services to mothers and young children.
Senate Bill 519 (SB 519) proposes amendments to the Oil and Gas Conservation Tax Act and the Oil and Gas Reclamation Fund. It increases the portion of tax revenue distributed to the Oil and Gas Reclamation Fund and revises the permitted uses of the fund. The bill establishes a minimum annual funding threshold and eliminates previous allocations for energy education programs. SB 519 takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Bill 520 (SB 520): This legislation updates New Mexico’s Fair Plan Act so that standalone dental or vision policies (or combined dental & vision policies) are exempt from the health insurance premium surtax. It aims to clarify the law and reduce costs for consumers purchasing separate dental or vision plans. The new rules start January 1, 2026.
Senate Bill 535 (SB 535): Employers covered by the Workers’ Compensation Act will pay higher quarterly fees; employees’ withholdings also rise accordingly. Telecommunications & VoIP Providers will charge a higher relay service surcharge on intrastate calls and must remit 1.66% (minus their small administrative deduction) to the Taxation and Revenue Department.
Senate Bill 552 enacts the protection of School Library Materials Act.
Senate Bill 558 (SB 558): This legislation requires the Health Care Authority to seek federal approval for a new Medicaid home-based care option for seniors with chronic debilitating diseases, aiming to keep them at home with supportive services. A $2 million appropriation covers the planning and waiver development, and the bill goes into effect immediately.
Senate Bill 559 (SB 559) proposes extensive revisions to the state’s tax structure, affecting income tax brackets, corporate income tax rates, gross receipts tax, governmental gross receipts tax, compensating tax, and various excise taxes. The bill reduces personal income tax rates and corporate income tax rates, lowers the gross receipts tax, compensating tax, and governmental gross receipts tax, and repeals numerous tax credits, deductions, and exemptions. It eliminates certain tax increment financing mechanisms and repeals multiple excise tax acts, including the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Act and Insurance Premium Tax Act. Additionally, the bill repeals the Estate Tax Act and phases out several economic development tax credits, including the High-Wage Jobs Tax Credit and the Film Production Tax Credit. It also imposes additional registration fees on electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles and introduces new gross receipts tax exemptions for donations to nonprofit organizations. The bill includes a delayed repeal of the Film Production Tax Credit Act. If enacted, SB 559 will take effect on July 1, 2025.
Senate Joint Memorial 1 (SJM 1) requests the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department and the Economic Development Department to jointly study and make recommendations to expedite forest restoration through economic development in New Mexico
Session,2025 requesting the Governor to appoint a task force to study the needs of frontier areas of the state and to consider the efficacy of the community-operated infrastructure network model for the improved delivery of necessary services.
Senate Joint Memorial 3 (SJM 3) honors the efforts of bilingual education faculty in New Mexico’s institutions of higher education and requests that the legislature support the creation of a joint bachelor’s degree in elementary bilingual multicultural education among the University of New Mexico, Western New Mexico University, New Mexico Highlands University, and New Mexico State University. The memorial also calls for the Higher Education Department to review scholarship opportunities for bilingual education students, develop additional faculty lines, and ensure that students who graduate with the State Seal of Bilingualism-Biliteracy receive college credit. The memorial further urges the Public Education Department to fully implement constitutional and statutory protections for bilingual multicultural education in response to the Martinez/Yazzie v. State of New Mexico ruling.
Senate Joint Memorial 4 (SJM 4) requests that the governor instruct state agencies and authorities to advance and coordinate the conversion, purification and transmission of remote agricultural water resources on an emergency basis to the city of Portales and Roosevelt County for municipal drinking water Senate Joint Memorial 4 (SJM 4) requests that the governor instruct state agencies and authorities to advance and coordinate the conversion, purification and transmission of remote agricultural water resources on an emergency basis to the city of Portales and Roosevelt County for municipal drinking water. SJM 4 finds: • For decades, the city of Portales has successfully managed its own municipal water system, which currently serves approximately twenty thousand New Mexico residents; • Its sole source of water supply is the Ogallala/High Plains aquifer, which has been pumped for agricultural and municipal use at a rate that exceeds natural recharge for the last seventy years; • Since 2000, the ground water supply beneath Portales's existing Blackwater, Sandhill and Baker Farm wellfields has been depleted by sixty-five percent, so the saturated thickness is becoming critically low; • Beginning in 2000, the Portales water system initiated a forty-year water conservation plan that reached its initial long-term objective within ten years, cutting residential water usage by nearly fifty percent; • In 2014, the city of Portales updated its water conservation plan and then adopted an emergency drought management ordinance to impose further conservation and reuse policies on the water system's customers; • In 2010, the legislature enacted the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority Act, creating the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority (ENMWUA) with the legislature’s direction to supply water by “any available means”; • The boundaries of the ENMWUA are essentially the boundaries of Curry and Roosevelt counties, and the city of Portales is a member of the ENMWUA; • The city of Portales has committed millions of dollars to the ENMWUA, but the benefits are years away from realization with the anticipated completion of the Ute Pipeline Project, which is the backbone water supply infrastructure within the boundaries of the ENMWUA, to be 2031; • In 2017, the governor exercised her authority to declare a state of emergency due to drought conditions statewide and ordered the governor's drought task force to conduct a review and update of the New Mexico drought plan in accordance with the All Hazard Emergency Management Act and to consider recommendations to allocate emergency funding for drought relief pursuant to the Disaster Location Act; • The city of Portales has been under stage 2 and stage 3 water restrictions that severely limit the use of potable water by its residents since 2023; • Large-scale dairies such as those adjacent to Cannon Air Force Base consume more than eighty percent of the fresh water supply in New Mexico, compared to just ten percent used by municipal and private wells for drinking water; • The city of Portales has advised the legislative members from Roosevelt County and Curry County that it has entered into a July 2024 option and exploration agreement for drinking water with an owner of one of the large-scale dairies in Curry County, which is located atop the Ogallala Aquifer as a near-term solution; • The Department of Environment and the ENMWUA have in recent years detected the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, in many area water resources. These water resources have the capacity to be successfully filtered using off-the-shelf technologies, and the NMED has received funding from the US Environmental Protection Agency and other resources for the express purpose of purifying drinking water resources of PFAS and should be involved in identifying opportunities to fund and enable the purification of any such water resource for the benefit of the city of Portales; and • Strong leadership from the state is required to coordinate and optimize the city of Portales's and Roosevelt County's interests in securing needed additional, purified ground water. SJM 4 resolves: The city of Portales has maximized its water conservation potential in an exemplary manner over residents should likewise be afforded the full benefit of the resources of the state of New Mexico to secure their current and future drinking water needs, particularly until the Ute Pipeline Project is completed. SJM 4 requests: • The governor to develop a comprehensive and coordinated plan for the delivery of purified drinking water resources for the city of Portales and Roosevelt County, including from remote ground water sources, including those currently identified as agricultural water resources, and using to the greatest extent possible the state's finished water 3 pipeline in Curry and Roosevelt counties; • The governor to take the following actions: o Instruct the governor's drought task force to investigate all potential resources that may be made available to the city of Portales, the ENMWUA, the NMED and other state agencies to deliver plentiful, purified drinking water to the city of Portales and Roosevelt County, whether under the All Hazard Emergency Management Act, the Disaster Location Act or other law; o Declare an emergency related to drinking water insecurity for Portales and Roosevelt County; o Instruct the state engineer (OSE) to coordinate with the city of Portales, the ENMWUA, the NMED, the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) and Curry and Roosevelt counties to develop and execute a holistic regional water plan to adjust the use of ground water resources, including those which are currently allocated toward agricultural irrigation and farming, for use by the city of Portales and Roosevelt County for municipal drinking water; o Instruct the board of directors of the ENMWUA to exercise its authority "by any available means", to enable the city of Portales to use the finished water 3 pipeline to deliver drinking water to the city's water system from ground water resources upon the city's request and without delay and to reform and amend any relevant funding instruments that have been put in place or that shall be negotiated with the federal government, including the federal Bureau of Reclamation, to accommodate this purpose; o Send a copy of SJM 4 to the governor, the OSE, the governor’s drought task force, the NMED, the ENMWUA, the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) and the NMDA.
Senate Joint Resolution 1 (SJR 1) proposes to amend NM Constitution Article 4 to add a new section to create a citizen commission on legislative salaries to establish, adjust and limit the salaries of members of the legislature and to amend Section 10 of this Article to authorize payment of legislative salaries.
Senate Joint Resolution 2 (SJR2 ) A Joint Resolution proposing to amend Article 20 of the Constitution of New Mexico by adding a new section to prohibit the expenditure or encumbrance of trust funds created by for Public Employees Retiree Health Care for any purposes except for the sole and exclusive benefit of the trust beneficiaries and providing for the administration of the trust funds and affirming certain property rights.
Senate Joint Resolution 3 (SJR 3) proposes an amendment to Article 12 of the Constitution of New Mexico by repealing Section 6 and Adding a new Section 6 to replace the Public Education Commission with a State School Board to set policy; to have control, management and direction, including financial direction, of the distribution of school funds and financial accounting for all public schools as provided by law; and to direct the Public Education Department.
Senate Joint Resolution 4 (SJR 4) proposes to amend NM Const. Article 2 by adding a new section that provides the people of the state with environmental rights and directs the state, counties and municipalities to serve as trustees of the state’s natural resources for the benefit of all the people.
Senate Joint Resolution 5 (SJR 5) requests the US Congress to call a convention, upon the application of two-thirds of the states, for the limited purpose of proposing amendments to the US Constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for federal officials and members of Congress.
Senate Joint Resolution 6 (SJR 6) proposes an amendment to the New Mexico Constitution to create the Early Childhood Trust Fund. The fund would serve as a permanent trust, generating investment income for prenatal and early childhood programs. Distributions from the fund would be limited to supporting these programs, except in instances where state fund balances are insufficient to meet previously authorized expenses. The amendment will be submitted to voters in the next general election or an earlier special election.
Senate Joint Resolution 7 (SJR 7) proposes an amendment to the NM Constitution, Article 12, Section 13 to establish nominating committees to provide lists of nominees to the governor for appointment of nonstudent members to the boards of regents of state educational institutions.
Senate Joint Resolution8 (SJR8) proposes to amend Article 2 of the Constitution of New Mexico by adding a new Section 25 to establish rights of children to include health care, nutrition, safe housing, transportation to access service, home visitation, early childhood programs, fully resourced community schools, school-based health centers, youth mentorship programs and attainment of skills for quality employment and to require establishment and administration of laws to protect those rights.
Senate Joint Resolution 9 (SJR 9): This joint resolution proposes amending Article 4, Section 3 and Article 20 of the New Mexico Constitution to create an Independent Redistricting Commission that would develop and adopt redistricting plans. The proposed amendment will be placed on the ballot for approval or rejection at the next general election or at a special election called for that purpose.
Senate Joint Resolution 10 (SJR 10) proposes an amendment to Article 8, Section 5 of the New Mexico Constitution to provide a 50% property tax exemption for active emergency first responders and retired emergency first responders who have earned a pension equal to 100% of their final average salary. To qualify, the first responder must occupy the property as their primary residence. The proposed constitutional amendment will be submitted to voters for approval at the next general election or at a special election called for that purpose.
Senate Joint Resolution 11 proposes to amend Article 7, Section 1 of the Constitution of New Mexico to permit school elections to be held at the same time as partisan elections.
Senate Joint Resolution 12 (SJR 12) proposes an amendment to NM Constitution, Article 4, Section 5 that provides that each regular session of the legislature shall not exceed sixty days, removes the restrictions on bills that may be considered in even-numbered years, and allows for veto override of a bill from certain special or extraordinary sessions.
Senate Joint Resolution 13: This joint resolution seeks to open New Mexico’s primary election process to all registered voters, regardless of their party preference. It would amend the New Mexico Constitution to create a “voter-nomination” system for state-funded primary elections. If the Legislature approves the resolution, the amendment will appear on an upcoming ballot for final public approval or rejection.
Senate Joint Resolution 14 (SJR 14) proposes to remove the requirement in the constitution that only courts of record may deny bail. It also proposes to allow courts to deny bail for any criminal offense upon a finding that a defendant is either dangerous, a flight risk or had previously failed to appear at court.
Senate Joint Resolution 15 (SJR 15) proposes an amendment to Article 12, Section 6 of the Constitution of New Mexico to provide for an appointed state board of education that appoints a superintendent of public instruction as the head of the Public Education Department and sets policy for public schools as provided by law. SJR 15 retains the elected Public Education Commission to serve as the chartering authority for state-charted schools and have other powers and duties as provided by law.
Senate Memorial 1 (SM 1) requests the Crime Victims Reparation Commission to convene a statewide Gun Violence Prevention Task Force to study gun violence in New Mexico and make recommendations.
Senate Memorial 2 (SM 2) requests the New Mexico Legislative Council to direct the creation of a wildfire study group to study and develop a comprehensive approach to address and mitigate wildfires in New Mexico.
Senate Memorial 3 (SM 3) recognizes the watershed health benefits of North American beaver populations and requests recommendations for a statewide beaver management plan.
Senate Memorial 4 (SM 4) declares February 18, 2025, ALS Awareness Day in the New Mexico Senate.
Senate Memorial 5 (SM 5) relates to water governance in New Mexico and declares February 11, 2025, Acequia Day in the state Senate.
Senate Memorial 6 (SM 6): This memorial from the New Mexico Senate requests that the Department of Health study the impact of a proposal to revise the Children’s Code so that both parents and their minor children (ages fourteen to seventeen) would hold the right to consent to mental health treatment.
Senate Memorial 7 (SM 7) relates to lowrider vehicles, declares February 11, 2025, “Lowrider Day” in the state Senate and seeks recognition of this type of vehicle as the official car of New Mexico.
Senate Memorial 8 (SM 8) requests that the State Auditor convene a workgroup to study financial oversight and the causes of deficiency appropriation requests. The workgroup will evaluate financial management practices in state agencies and recommend measures to enhance transparency and enforcement. The memorial references findings from the State Auditor’s Office that indicate a significant increase in deficiency appropriation requests over the past decade. The workgroup will be tasked with drafting legislation to implement recommendations and improve state fiscal oversight
Senate Memorial 9 (SM 9): The memorial recognizes the critical importance of Native American language and culture in New Mexico schools and requests that the Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) convene a working group to study, evaluate, and improve the state’s 520 Native American Language and Cultural Certification Program.
Senate Memorial 10 (SM 10) requests that the United States, New Mexico and Native American tribes take steps to protect children and all victims of sexual crimes and hold perpetrators accountable.
Senate Memorial 11 (SM 11) affirms the state's commitment to protecting and preserving Mount Taylor as a traditional cultural property and opposes uranium mining projects that threaten Mount Taylor's cultural and environmental integrity
Senate Memorial 12 (SM 12): Recruitment Challenges involving Medical specialty groups in New Mexico are finding it difficult to recruit new physicians. New Mexico has the highest average age of physicians nationwide, risking future shortages as doctors retire.
Senate Memorial 13 (SM 13) relates to citizen scientists and seeks an increase in the use of them and a declaration from the Governor of a “Citizen Science Day.”
Senate Memorial 14 (SM 14) affirms the state's commitment to protecting and preserving Mount Taylor as a traditional cultural property and opposes uranium mining projects that threaten Mount Taylor's cultural and environmental integrity
Senate Memorial 15 (SM 15) relates to citizen scientists and seeks an increase in the use of them and a declaration from the Governor of a “Citizen Science Day.”
Senate Memorial 16 (SM 16) expresses opposition to the use of eminent domain to establish a national interest electric transmission corridor in eastern New Mexico.
Senate Memorial17 (SM17) recognizes the Centennial of Route 66 and its legacy in New Mexico.
Senate Memorial 18 (SM 18) recognizes the achievements and future vision of New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) and encourages the legislature to support the university’s request for $100,000 to develop a master plan for modernizing its main campus. The memorial highlights NMHU’s long-standing commitment to providing high-quality, accessible education and acknowledges the challenges it faces, particularly in student retention, facility upgrades, and housing shortages. The memorial outlines NMHU’s strategic goals for expanding academic opportunities, improving student services, and enhancing campus infrastructure, ensuring that the university remains a premier institution for academic and athletic excellence.
Senate Memorial 19 requests the New Mexico Department of Agriculture and the Public Education Department to convene a work group to develop a plan in which 50 percent of beef, cheese and milk served in public schools originates from and is processed by New Mexico producers.
Senate Memorial 20 (SM 20) raises awareness of the deterioration of dams in New Mexico and urges state leaders to collaborate in establishing a comprehensive, statewide dam rehabilitation program.
Senate Memorial 21 (SM 21) relates to state symbols and state songs and seeks consideration of a new state chile song in New Mexico.
Senate Memorial 22 requests the Public Education Department to study the feasibility of developing a water conservation and management curriculum to be incorporated into multiple subjects in kindergarten through twelfth grade education.
Senate Memorial 23 (SM 23) requests the Office of the State Engineer (OSE) to study the benefits, costs and feasibility of constructing an earthen water impoundment for wildfire suppression and structure protection in Taos County and the necessary water rights to fill the impoundment and to report recommendations to the legislature.
Senate Memorial 24 (SM 24) relates to the El Santuario de Chimayó and the annual pilgrimage to the northern New Mexico site, recognizing them for their historical and cultural significance.
Senate Memorial 25 (SM25) requests the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance, the Department of Health and the Health Care Authority to convene a joint task force to examine the medical malpractice system in New Mexico to identify issues in the system and recommend solutions to the issues.
Senate Resolution 1 (SR 1) enacts a new senate rule regarding the consumption of alcohol by senators.
Senate Resolution 2 (SR 2) proposes multiple amendments to the Senate Rules, affecting procedures related to bill postings, voting, committee operations, debate decorum, campaign contribution restrictions, legislative processes, and public access to legislative materials. The resolution mandates the daily online posting of bills pending before each standing committee, modifies committee reporting and bill introduction procedures, and clarifies protocols for excusing senators from votes. It allows senators to sit while presenting legislation if another member is recognized, eliminates the requirement to immediately document words spoken when a senator is called to order, and removes restrictions on soliciting personal campaign contributions during legislative sessions. Additional changes involve adjustments to the consent calendar process, revisions to committee structure and appointments, modifications to live-streaming requirements, and the elimination of certain administrative oversight provisions. The resolution becomes effective after the conclusion of this session.